DMRC invites bids for CP-Airport link

New Delhi, Jan 1 (UNI) The Delhi Metro Rail corporation has invited bids, from foreign as well as Indian firms, for the Airport express metro link project which will connect Connaught Place in the heart of Delhi to the international airport.

The spokesperson said the DMRC has invited bids from Indian and foreign firms or consortium of firms to design, supply, instal, commission and operate all systems except the civil works for the project that will link the New Delhi railway station to the international airport.

The link between New Delhi Railway station and the Indira Gandhi International Airport will be about 19 kms long and comprise underground and elevated sections. There will be intermediate stations at Shivaji Stadium and Moti Bagh. Trains will cover the entire distance in 16 minutes and check-in facilities will be available at New Delhi, Shivaji Stadium and Moti Bagh stations.

''The concessionaire engaged will be responsible for installation of all systems including rolling stock, overhead electrification, track, signaling and telecommunication, ventilation and air conditioning, automatic fare collection, baggage check-in and handling, depot and other facilities and for commissioning and operating the system for 30 years including construction time,''the DMRC spokesperson said.

The design and construction of the basic civil structure will, however, be done by the DMRC and these would then be made available to the concessionaire, he added.

The spokesperson said the Expression of Interest (EOI) documents would go on sale from January 10.

The concessionaire firm or one of the consortium members should have either executed at least one such project or operated and maintained such a project or should have been a major supplier of equipments for a rail-based transit system which was successfully implemented.

The DMRC will also shortlist, through global pre-qualification, tunneling contractors of international repute for the underground works of the Airport express link.

UNI