π Tender Overview
Scope : Construction work on Chennai Metro Line-3
Brief Scope: Construction of three (03) underground stations at Adyar Depot, Indira Nagar and Taramani Road Jn and Ramp and works other than diaphragm wall of underground station station Thiruvanmiyur Metro
Sam India Builtwell has now also officially started construction work on 45.4 km Chennai Metro Line-3 which will connnect Madhavaram Milk Colony and SIPCOT via 49 stations.
Sam India held a groundbreaking ceremony for Package UG05-RT-01 at Indira Nagar Station with officials from Rail Vikas Nigam (RVNL) β the original contractor β and Chennai Metro Rail Ltd. (CMRL).
Following a puja ceremony, Sam India deployed a Schwing-XCMG trench cutter machine to start grabbing and trenching works to construct the diaphragm wall (D-wall) around Indira Nagar Station.
CMRL had awarded Package UG05-RT01βs Rs. 665.99 crore contract to RVNL in July 2023 with a 1725 day (4.7 year) deadline. They in turn subcontracted out its construction work to Sam India Builtwell for an undisclosed amount.
This package includes entire civil work at 3 stations, partial works at 1 station and one ramp leading to Line-3βs elevated section towards Sholinganallur and SIPCOT.
RVNL had won 3 station packages (UG03-RT01, UG04-RT01, UG05-RT01) with a total of 16 stations between KMC β Taramani Road Junction. Larsen & Toubro started tunneling work to connect them in February 2023.