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Publish Date : 05-Dec-2015

Although the bidders for the civil work have not been finalized still, the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation (MMRC) has launched the process of procuring the rolling stock (rakes) to operate the services on the Metro-III corridor.

According to the original deadline set by the government, the 32.5km-long Metro-III corridor (Colaba-Bandra-Seepz) would be ready by 2019.

MMRC has invited bids to shortlist the bidders to design, produce, supply, install and commission the rolling stock.

A top MMRC official said, "We plan to have 35 rakes of six coaches on the system. As per our estimated, the cost of procuring the rolling stock will be around Rs 1700 crore to Rs 2000 crore."

Another official added, "The civil work bids have not be finalized but that does not mean that the work cannot begin on other equally important components of the project. There will be financial bids too and there after the bidder will be selected. It is long drawn process and we do not want the project to get delayed because of procedural reasons. The manufacturer too will need to adequate time to deliver the rakes in time to ferry commuters."

The civil work for station and underground tunnel is expected to start before the current financial year ends.

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