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Shellinfo Awarded Over Rs 42 Crores Contract for Chennai Metro Phase 2

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CHENNAI (Metro Rail News): A Shellinfo Singapore & Shellinfo India consortium has been awarded a contract for the Automatic Fare Collection System of 26.09 Km of Chennai Metro. 

Bids Invited 

CMRL had invited bids for the same in February 2023. The New Development Bank is financing it with an unknown estimate and a deadline of 4.3 years. 

Bidders 

The bidders for the contract are as follows:

Firm Bid 
Shellinfo42.57 Crores 
Aurionpro Solutions46.13 Crores 
Nippon Signal94.87 Crores 
MSI Global96.63 Crores 

Scope of the Contract 

The contract scope includes Design, Manufacture, Supply, Installation, Testing, Commissioning and integration of the Back Office for the Automatic Fare Collection (AFC) System for CMRL Phase II – Corridor 4. 

Chennai Metro, Phase 2 

Phase 2 of the Chennai Metro Project pitches for a 118.9 km Network consisting of 3 corridors, namely: 

  1. Corridor 3: Madhavaram to SIPCOT (45.8 Km) – Work is underway on this line, with land acquisition in progress. It will be connecting major IT hubs and educational institutions. 
  2. Corridor 4: Lighthouse to Poonamalle Bypass (26.1 Km)- This line faces delays due to Coastal Regulation Clearance issues. It will be improving connectivity to the northern suburbs of Chennai. 
  3. Corridor 5: Madhavaram to Sholinganallur (47 Km)- Work is underway on this line, with 63 steel bridges already installed. It will be the first of lines in the Chennai metro rail network to feature driverless metros. 

Currently, 36 out of the 61 packages, encompassing Civil, Track, and System components for Corridor 3, Corridor 4, and Corridor 5, have been granted, and construction is underway. The project is scheduled for completion by the conclusion of 2026.


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