TATA and Nippon Bag Projects Management Contract for Bullet Train

Apr, 2021 - By SMI

NHSRCL reported that Tata Consulting Engineers Limited's joint venture was the lowest bidder for the PMC contract for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train (MAHSR project).

The project management consultancy (PMC) services for the construction of the 508.17 km Mumbai–Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail (MAHSR) project have been awarded to two multinational consortia led by Tata Consulting Engineers and Nippon Koei.

The National High-Speed Rail Corporation (NHSRCL) hired a General Contractor (GC) team in December 2016 consisting of Japan International Consultants for Transportation—Nippon Koei–Oriental Consultants Global, and is now searching for a dedicated PMC company to oversee construction work, the majority of which is being performed by Larsen and Toubro (L&T).

On November 11, 2020 NHSRCL delivered a solicitation for proposition for Project Management Consultancy (PMC), to choose a specialist utilizing the Quality and Cost Based Selection (QCBS) measure. Three bidders were uncovered after specialized offers were opened in December of a year ago. PMC administrations for the advancement of common works bundles for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad HSR are remembered for the extent of work.

Engineers India-RODIC Consultants-STUP Consultants-LEA Associates South Asia joint endeavor were among the bidders who were excluded. Nippon Koei India Pvt Ltd (NK India) is a completely claimed auxiliary of Nippon Koei Co Ltd (Nippon Koei), a Japanese designing consultancy and electric force designing firm with central command in New Delhi. Undertakings in India and other non-industrial nations are the organization's principle need.

The overall project expense of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad project is about Rs 1.08 lakh crore, with a credit from the Japan International Cooperation Agency wanted to take care of 81% of the expense, or Rs. 88,000 crore (JICA). The 508.17-kilometer long organization will go through three regions (Mumbai, Thane, and Palghar) in Maharashtra and eight areas (Valsad, Navsari, Surat, Bharuch, Vadodara, Anand, Kheda and Ahmedabad) in Gujarat.