IRCON Wins $75M Mumbai Metro Line 6 Contract

20 Feb 2025 CW Team

The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has declared IRCON International the lowest bidder for Package CA-233 of Mumbai Metro Line 6 (Pink Line), a 15.18 km corridor connecting Swami Samarth Nagar (Lokhandwala) to Vikhroli.

MMRDA floated the tender in January 2024 with an estimated cost of $71 million. Four firms submitted bids, with three qualifying for the financial evaluation stage. IRCON emerged as the lowest bidder with an offer of $75 million—just 6.71% above MMRDA’s estimate.

Financial Bids (? billion/million):

IRCON International – Rs 6.27 billion ($75 million) Larsen & Toubro (L&T) – Rs 8.34 billion ($100 million) Ashoka – PMPL – RVNL JV – Rs 10.8 billion ($130 million)

The contract covers the design, supply, installation, and commissioning of critical metro systems, including:

Power supply & traction system Electrical & mechanical (E&M) systems Lifts & escalators at 13 elevated stations

Additionally, the project includes five years of comprehensive maintenance after a two-year defect liability period.

With IRCON’s bid only marginally exceeding the estimate, MMRDA is expected to award the contract in the coming weeks.

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