L&T, Tata Projects, JMC, NCC in race for India's first bullet train tender

Technical bids for the design and construction of 237 kilometres of mainline for Mumbai- Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail corridor were opened on Wednesday.

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The National High-Speed Rail Corporation, which is responsible for executing the Mumbai–Ahmedabad high-speed project, said it will alone create more than 90,000 direct and indirect jobs during the construction phase

Shine Jacob New Delhi
Mega industry players, including Larsen & Toubro (L&T), Tata Projects, JMC Projects and NCC have evinced interest in the Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed rail (MAHSR) or bullet train project.

As technical bids for the design and construction of 237 kilometers (kms) in the Mumbai-Ahmedabad corridor was opened on Wednesday, a total of three bids were submitted — by L&T and two separate consortium of companies. 

The first consortium includes Afcons Infrastructure, IRCON International and JMC Projects, while the second group of companies include NCC, Tata Projects and J. Kumar Infra Projects.   

First Published: Sep 23 2020 | 7:36 PM IST

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