L&T wins 1,797 Cr Civil Contract for Delhi-Meerut RRTS

L&T Ltd., the civil and engineering works major in India has won two civil works contract packages from National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC). The two contracts worth Rs. 1,797 Cr are part of the Delhi-Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) corridor.
Scope of work and Winning Bids
The contract package was divided in two lots. The Lot-1 scope of work includes the construction of elevated viaduct starting from Duhai (EPE) to North Modi Nagar and two elevated stations in Murad Nagar and Modi Nagar South under the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS corridor. This excludes architectural finishing and pre-engineered steel roof structure of stations.
The estimated cost for this package was Rs. 860 crores for which L&T put in a winning bid of Rs. 784 crores. The L2 bidder was Afcons Infrastructure Ltd. at 871.25 Cr.

The Lot-2 scope of work includes elevated viaduct from Modi Nagar North station to Shatabdi Nagar station and elevated stations at Modi Nagar North, Meerut South, Partapur, Rithani & Shatabdi Nagar of Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS corridor. This will also be excluding architectural finishing and pre-engineered steel roof structure of stations.
L&T’s winning bid of Rs. 1013.95 Cr was only marginally lower to Afcons Infrastructure Limited’s Rs. 1114.97 Cr bid.
About L&T Ltd.: L&T Ltd. is one of the biggest companies in India in the field of engineering, infrastructure and construction. It is a multinational conglomerate with its headquarters in Mumbai, with INR. 1.41 lakh Cr revenue as on 31st March 2019.
About NCRTC: Founded in 2013, National Capital Region Transport Corporation is a Joint Venture company of Government of India and States of Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh and headquartered in Delhi. It is mandated for implementing the Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) project across the National Capital Region (NCR). It is Headquartered in Delhi.