L&T bags second major contract for Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train

19 Jun 2023 CW Team

The scope of work includes the construction of viaducts, bridges, tunnels, earth structures, and stations at Thane, Virar, and Boisar.

This is the second major civil contract package that L&T has won for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train project. In 2021, the company won the contract for package C4, which involves the construction of 237.1 km of the elevated high-speed rail line between Zaroli and Vadodara.

NHSRCL has requested bids for the construction of C3 in November 2022, with an undetermined estimate and a completion deadline of 1704 days (4.66 years). In April, technical proposals were opened, revealing that four firms (3 in a consortium) had submitted bids.

Financial Bid Values

Final Net Price Values (after applying discount and currency conversion)

Firm	Bid (Rs. Crore)
Larsen & Toubro	15,697
NCC – J Kumar JV	16,853
Afcons – KPTL JV	18,500 (approx)

Brief Scope: Design and Consttruction of Civil and Building Works including Testing and Commissioning on Design Build Lump Sum Price Basis for Double Line High Speed Railway involving Viaducts & Bridges (excluding fabrication and transportation of steel truss girder components), Maintenance Depot, Tunnels, Earth Structures and Stations (Thane, Virar and Boisar), between Shilphata in the State of Maharashtra and Zaroli at Maharashtra-Gujarat border from MAHSR Km 21.150 to MAHSR Km 156.600 [excluding Thane Depot] for the Project for Construction of Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail.

The awarding of Package C3 will be a major milestone for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train project. It will mean that all of the civil packages for the project in Maharashtra have been awarded, and the project will be one step closer to completion.

Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has won the contract to construct Package C3 of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train project in Maharashtra by India’s National High Speed Rail Corporation Ltd. (NHSRCL). The contract, which is worth ₹15,697 crore, involves the design and construction of 135.45 km of high-speed railway between Shilphata in Thane (chainage Km 21.150 – Km 156.600) and Zaroli at the Maharashtra-Gujarat border. The scope of work includes the construction of viaducts, bridges, tunnels, earth structures, and stations at Thane, Virar, and Boisar. This is the second major civil contract package that L&T has won for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train project. In 2021, the company won the contract for package C4, which involves the construction of 237.1 km of the elevated high-speed rail line between Zaroli and Vadodara. NHSRCL has requested bids for the construction of C3 in November 2022, with an undetermined estimate and a completion deadline of 1704 days (4.66 years). In April, technical proposals were opened, revealing that four firms (3 in a consortium) had submitted bids. Financial Bid ValuesFinal Net Price Values (after applying discount and currency conversion)FirmBid (Rs. Crore)Larsen & Toubro15,697NCC – J Kumar JV16,853Afcons – KPTL JV18,500 (approx) Brief Scope: Design and Consttruction of Civil and Building Works including Testing and Commissioning on Design Build Lump Sum Price Basis for Double Line High Speed Railway involving Viaducts & Bridges (excluding fabrication and transportation of steel truss girder components), Maintenance Depot, Tunnels, Earth Structures and Stations (Thane, Virar and Boisar), between Shilphata in the State of Maharashtra and Zaroli at Maharashtra-Gujarat border from MAHSR Km 21.150 to MAHSR Km 156.600 [excluding Thane Depot] for the Project for Construction of Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail. The awarding of Package C3 will be a major milestone for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train project. It will mean that all of the civil packages for the project in Maharashtra have been awarded, and the project will be one step closer to completion.

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