New tender to be floated to complete work
C Shivakumar
Chennai:
The under ground stretch of Chennai Metro suffered a major blow as
Chennai Metro Rail is set to scrap the contract with Gammon India for
construction of seven underground stations along with twin bored
tunnels covering a length of 6.4 km.
“The contract, covered under two tender packages, is worth around Rs
1,947 crore and we have decided to scrap the contract with Gammon
India as the work is progressing at a snail’s pace,” said a senior
Chennai Metro Rail official.
A metro rail official said that Gammon completed only 50 per cent of
the work in the underground stretch where as by now they should have
completed 80 per cent of the work. “By the beginning of next year the
work should have been completed in the stretch,” he said.
Interestingly, this could be a second big blow for Chennai Metro which
is trying to recover from the abrupt walkout from the project by
Russian-based firm Mosmetrostroy, which was involved in metro
development for the last 80 years in Moscow.
Interestingly, it was Mosmetrostroy and Gammon who were jointly
awarded the contract to construct stations at Govt Estate, LIC
building, Thousand light, Gemini, Teynampet, Chamiers road and
Saidapet along with twin bored tunnels covering a total length of over
6.4km.These contracts are part of the five tender packages floated by
the CMRL for design and construction of underground stations and
associated tunnels covering a total length of 18 km and 19 underground
stations.
The joint venture between Mosmetrostroy and Gammon covers two
packages. These includes Saidapet to DMS and May Day Park to DMS. The
projects have a value of Rs 932.88 crore and Rs1014.42 crore.
While one part of the stretch along the Saidapet to DMS is complete
the tunnel boring machine in the other stretch is short of 300 metres.
Similarly, both the stretches between May Day Park to DMS is only 50
per cent complete.
“We would be working out the cost escalation and reworking the tender
which could be worth rs 1,000 crore,” said the official.
A Gammon official confirmed that work has been stopped along the
stretch and efforts are on to work out an agreement. However, Chennai
Metro officials said that they have already decided to scrap the
contract.
This means the underground stretch between Chennai Central to Saidapet
is likely to be delayed more.
Factfile:
Gammon India - Mosmetrostroy joint venture
Packages: Two
May Day to DMS
Saidapet to DMS
Total cost: Rs 1,947 crore
Total length of project: 6.4 km
Underground Stations: 7 (Govt Estate, LIC building, Thousand light,
Gemini, Teynampet, Chamiers road and Saidapet)
Work completed: 50 pc
Work should have been completed: 80pc
Target date: By the begining of 2016
C Shivakumar
Chennai:
The under ground stretch of Chennai Metro suffered a major blow as
Chennai Metro Rail is set to scrap the contract with Gammon India for
construction of seven underground stations along with twin bored
tunnels covering a length of 6.4 km.
“The contract, covered under two tender packages, is worth around Rs
1,947 crore and we have decided to scrap the contract with Gammon
India as the work is progressing at a snail’s pace,” said a senior
Chennai Metro Rail official.
A metro rail official said that Gammon completed only 50 per cent of
the work in the underground stretch where as by now they should have
completed 80 per cent of the work. “By the beginning of next year the
work should have been completed in the stretch,” he said.
Interestingly, this could be a second big blow for Chennai Metro which
is trying to recover from the abrupt walkout from the project by
Russian-based firm Mosmetrostroy, which was involved in metro
development for the last 80 years in Moscow.
Interestingly, it was Mosmetrostroy and Gammon who were jointly
awarded the contract to construct stations at Govt Estate, LIC
building, Thousand light, Gemini, Teynampet, Chamiers road and
Saidapet along with twin bored tunnels covering a total length of over
6.4km.These contracts are part of the five tender packages floated by
the CMRL for design and construction of underground stations and
associated tunnels covering a total length of 18 km and 19 underground
stations.
The joint venture between Mosmetrostroy and Gammon covers two
packages. These includes Saidapet to DMS and May Day Park to DMS. The
projects have a value of Rs 932.88 crore and Rs1014.42 crore.
While one part of the stretch along the Saidapet to DMS is complete
the tunnel boring machine in the other stretch is short of 300 metres.
Similarly, both the stretches between May Day Park to DMS is only 50
per cent complete.
“We would be working out the cost escalation and reworking the tender
which could be worth rs 1,000 crore,” said the official.
A Gammon official confirmed that work has been stopped along the
stretch and efforts are on to work out an agreement. However, Chennai
Metro officials said that they have already decided to scrap the
contract.
This means the underground stretch between Chennai Central to Saidapet
is likely to be delayed more.
Factfile:
Gammon India - Mosmetrostroy joint venture
Packages: Two
May Day to DMS
Saidapet to DMS
Total cost: Rs 1,947 crore
Total length of project: 6.4 km
Underground Stations: 7 (Govt Estate, LIC building, Thousand light,
Gemini, Teynampet, Chamiers road and Saidapet)
Work completed: 50 pc
Work should have been completed: 80pc
Target date: By the begining of 2016
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