DRA – DMRC Wins Ahmedabad Railway Station’s Redevelopment Work

Dineshchandra R Agrawal Infracon – Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DRA – DMRC JV) was today declared as the lowest bidder among 6 to redevelop Ahmedabad Junction Railway Station (ADI) in Gujarat.

This EPC project by India’s Rail Land Development Authority (RLDA) in Ahmedabad’s Kalupur neighborhood involves completely transforming the existing Indian Railway facility into a modern facility with commercial, residential & retail developments that integrates local heritage monuments strewn in the vicinity, such as Brick Minar and Jhulta Minar.

This is a contract retender. The prior round was cancelled in April 2023 when Afcons Infrastructure, the lowest bidder, placed a Rs. 5355 crore bid which was significantly higher than RLDA’s estimate of Rs. 2563 crore.

RLDA re-invited tenders in July 2023 with a 3 year completion deadline while keeping the same estimate. I’m not aware of any scope changes.

Financial Bid Values

Firm	Bid (Rs. Crore)
DRA – DMRC JV	2383.59
NCC	2785.72
Afcons Infrastructure	3094.56
ITD Cementation	3194.77
PSP – DBL JV	3302.93
Larsen & Toubro (L&T)	3447.23

Brief Scope: Re-development of Ahmedabad Railway Station and construction of associated infrastructure on Engineering Procurement & Construction (EPC) Mode

The new station building’s design is inspired by Modhera Sun Temple, and the station premises will include an open space Amphitheatre inspired by Adalaj Stepwell.

DRA – DMRC JV’s bid of Rs. 2383.59 crore was 7% lower than RLDA’s estimate of Rs. 2563 crore, so we should see a contract getting awarded in the coming months after the Railway Board’s approval.

On the eastern-end of Ahmedabad Railway Station, DRA as part of IRCON – DRA JV is coincidentally currently constructing Ahmedabad Station of the 508 km Mumbai – Ahmedabad Bullet Train project’s 18.12 km Package C7. That station can be seen in the right corner of the below rendering with a blue colored PEB roof.

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– TMRG

Hat-tip: Himanshu