more-inAlmost a week has passed since the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) cancelled the tenders for the Pandit Nehru Bus Station–Nidamanur corridor of the Vijayawada metro railway and it is yet to issue a fresh Notification Inviting Tenders (NIT) while the factors that led to the temporary setback are being still examined by the Amaravati Metro Corporation Limited (AMRC). The DMRC had invited bids for part design and construction of an elevated viaduct, depot connection and 12 elevated stations at the railway station south, railway station east, Besant Road, Seetharampuram signal, Machavaram down, Padavalarevu, Gunadala, Ramavarappadu ring, Prasadampadu, MBT Centre, Enikepadu and Nidamanuru. Time extendedMeanwhile, the DMRC has made certain changes in the tender schedule it had issued in March 2017 for design, manufacture, supply, testing and commissioning and maintenance of 54 standard gauge cars for the Vijayawada metro rail. The last date for submitting the tenders has been extended from June 2 to July 14. It (AMRC) could not go ahead with the existing schedule as it might be asked to cancel the tenders which would be essentially at variance with the changed norms, he observed.

Source: The Hindu June 04, 2017 20:02 UTC