L&T, HCC, Shapoorji Pallonji, 26 others shortlisted for 22-km MTHL project

However, consortium consisting of R Infra and Russian firm Volgomost does not figure

Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has shortlisted 29 contractors for the three packages of the 22-km-long Mumbai Trans Harbour Link. The authority has shortlisted seven contractors each for the first two packages and 15 for the third package. The shortlisted bidders include Larsen and Toubro (L&T), HCC, Shapoorji Pallonji, Daweoo Engineering, Afcons Infrastructure, IL&FS Transportation Networks, China Railway Major Bridge Engineering Group Company, Simplex Infrastructures, Sumitomo Mitsui Construction Company, and NCC Limited. They will have to give request for proposal (RFP) by April 5.
 
A consortium of Reliance Infrastructure and Russian company Volgomost, which had filed Request for Quotation last year, did not figure in any of the shortlists. This was the second time after 2008 that Reliance Infrastructure filed bid for the project. It had emerged the lowest bidder by quoting a concession period of nine years and 11 months for the project. On the other hand, Reliance Industries Limited had quoted a concession period of 75 years.

 
Mumbai Trans Harbour Link is expected to de-congest Mumbai and connect the city to Navi Mumbai and provide direct access to Navi Mumbai, New International Airport and a gateway to Pune Expressway and southern India.
 

MMRDA official told Business Standard that the three civil packages comprised construction of 10.380 km long bridge section across the Mumbai Bay and Sewri interchange, 7.807 km long bridge section across Mumbai Bay and Shivaji Nagar inter change and 3.613 km long viaduct including interchanges at state highway 52 and at state highway 54 and at national highway 4B near Chilre in Navi Mumbai.

 
The project entails an investment of Rs 17,750 crore of which MMRDA is expected to get 80% loan from Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).Of the total length, 16.5 km would be a bridge, and the remaining would be on the coast at Sewri and Nhava.
 
The seven contractors for Package-1 are – consortium consisting of AFCONS Infrastructure Ltd, FLUOR Australia and Shapoorji Pallonji, consortium consisting of Daweoo Engineering & Construction and Tata Projects, consortium consisting of Gayatri Projects and China Railway Major Bridge Engineering Group Company, consortium consisting of Hindustan Construction Company (HCC) and SK Engineering & Construction, consortium consisting of IL&FS Transportation Networks and SP Singla Constructions, consortium consisting of ITD Cementation India, Simplex Infrastructures, Italian Thai Development Public Company, Sumitomo Mitsui Construction Company and JV comprising Larsen & Toubro (L&T) and IHI Infrastructure Systems Company.

 
The seven contractors for Package-2 are consortium consisting of AFCONS Infrastructure, FLUOR Australia, and Shapoorji Pallonji, consortium consisting of Daweoo Engineering & Construction Company and Tata Projects, consortium consisting of Gayatri Projects and China Railway Major Bridge Engineering Group Company, consortium consisting of HCC and SK Engineering & Construction Company, consortium consisting of IL&FS Engineering and Ranjit Buildcon, consortium consisting of ITD Cementation India, Simplex Infrastructures, Italian Thai Development Public Company and Sumitomo Mitsui Construction Company and consortium consisting of L&T and IHI Infrastructure Systems Company.
 
Further, the 15 contractors shortlisted for Package-3 are consortium consisting of AFCONS Infrastructure Ltd, FLUOR Australia and Shapoorji Pallonji & Company, consortium consisting of Gayatri Projects and China Railway Major Bridge Engineering Group Company, consortium consisting of HCC and SK Engineering & Construction Company, consortium consisting of IL&FS Engineering & Construction Company and IL&FS Transportation Networks, consortium consisting of ITD Cementation India, Thakur Infraprojects and JM Mhatre Infra, consortium consisting of JMC Infraprojects (India) and China Railway Construction Bridge Engineering Bureau Group Company, JV comprising Ranjit Buildcon and Royal Infra Engineering. This apart L&T, J Kumar Infraprojects, Navayuga Engineering Company, NCC Limited., Obrascon Huarte Lain SA and Constructora De Proyectos Viales De Mexico S.A.C.V.D, Simplex Infrastructures and Singla Constructions have also been shortlisted for this package.