RInfra qualified to bid for Phase-I of Jaipur Metro Rail

Reliance Infrastructure (RInfra) today said it has qualified to bid for Jaipur Metro Rail project Phase-I, along with other three firms who had formed consortia for the project.

"Where other qualified bidders had formed consortium for Jaipur Metro, RInfra has bid the project on its own technical, financial and execution strength," the company said.

The phase-I of the Jaipur Metro Rail project will consist of two corridors providing connectivity to North-South and East-West corridor. The 23 km long, Corridor-I will connect Sitapura to Ambabari. This corridor will be 5 km underground and 18 km elevated.

The other three bidders, RInfra said, included Consortium led by Essar Projects (India) and consisting of Samsung C & T Corporation, Korea; Consortium led by Soma Enterprises and consisting of Inversiones En Concesiones Ferroviarias, S.A.U, Spain and Consortium led by Gammon Infra Projects consisting of Iridium Concesiones de Infraestructuras, S.A, Spain."

About the project it said, the 11.6 km long, Corridor-II will connect Mansarovar to Badi Chaupar with 2.3 km being underground and rest 9.3 km elevated. Major part of Corridor-II work is currently being executed by Government and rest all will be awarded on PPP basis.

The company said it is the only private player, which is currently implementing three metro rail projects on a build operate and transfer basis in the country -- one in Delhi and two in Mumbai at a total project cost of about Rs 16,500 crore.

RInfra also provides engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) for developing power and road projects and have an orderbook of about Rs 24,325 crore.