For the Hyderabad Airport Metro project, international bids have been requested for the selection of the Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contractor.
N.V.S. Reddy, the managing director of Hyderabad Airport Metro Ltd (HAML), stated on Tuesday that this is a thorough open tender with an estimated contract value of Rs. 5,688 crore for design and construction of all civil structures, including elevated viaduct, underground structures, stations, track works, electrical and mechanical works, supply and commissioning of rolling stock (train sets), electric traction and power supply, signaling, telecommunications, and train control.
According to Reddy, the majority of the preparatory tasks, including the survey, peg marking, alignment fixing, etc., have been finished, and the soil testing process is well underway.
He said that the revised survey and alignment fixing had resulted in a 31 km corridor with an elevated component of 29.3 km and a subterranean portion of 1.7 km between Raidurg metro station and Airport terminal station.
It will include nine stations, one of which will be an underground station next to the airport terminal.
Provision has also been made for the construction of four additional stations in the future in light of the extensive development of commercial and residential skyscrapers along the airport metro line and Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao’s vision of facilitating affordable housing on the periphery and reverse commute to work places in the city by Airport Metro line.
The lengthy tender paperwork will be posted on the Telangana government’s e-portal by July 5 this year, the deadline for bid submission.