RITES consortium bags Bangalore Metro project

New Delhi, June 25: An international consortium, led by RITES, has been awarded a Rs 215 crore project for providing 'General Consultancy Services' for the implementation of Bangalore Metro Project Phase 1.

The other constituents of the Consortium of RITES Ltd. are PCI (Japan), PBI (US) and SYSTRA (France).

RITES is leader of the consortium of the international consultants who are world leaders in the field of urban transport.

The Consortium has won this contract from Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd under stiff competition from other international companies.

The total value of the consultancy services is Rs 215 crores out of which the RITES' share is Rs 126.50 crore (58.8 per cent).

In terms of the manmonths, the share of RITES, a public sector undertaking of Railway Ministry, is 8795 manmonths (94 per cent of the total technical manmonths).

Consultants would advise on the system design for the commissioning of the project, including its integration with the other modes of transport in Bangalore.

The project consists of 33 km of the metro network in two corridors, East-West corridor (18 Km) and North-South Corridor (15 km). It includes 7 km of the underground portion while the remaining portion will be an elevated structure.

The project, scheduled to be commissioned by 2011, is partly being funded by JBIC, Japan.

''The present assignment is of much significance and prestige to RITES in view of the fact that it is the leader of the consortium,'' a ministry official said today.

RITES was also involved as a consortium member in providing the general consultancy services for Delhi Metro Project Phase I, which has since been completed.

RITES was also providing consultancy services as member of the consortium for Delhi Metro Phase-2 as well as for the Airport Metro Line.

UNI