MRVC invites international bids to procure 238 Vande Metro trains for Mumbai's suburban network
The Hindu
The MRVC has issued an international tender for procurement of 2,856 coaches of Vande Metro trains for Mumbai. A two-year period for manufacturing of the prototype and another five-year period for the supply of average 50 trains every year
The MRVC (Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation) has issued an international tender for procurement of 2,856 coaches of Vande Metro trains for Mumbai's suburban network, officials said.
This is part of the ambitious MUTP (Mumbai Urban Transport Project), they said.
Under Phase-3 and 3A of MUTP projects worth ₹10,947 crore and ₹33,690 crore respectively, the bids for procurement of 2,856 coaches - equal to 238 trains of 12 coach composition - have been invited, a senior MRVC official said on June 21.
Along with the procurement-cum-lifetime maintenance of Vande Metro rakes, the successful bidder will have to set up new maintenance depots for Vande Metro and upgrade the existing maintenance facilities, the official said citing the tender document.
The MRVC issued the tender a month after the Railway Board, the policy-making body of Indian Railways, gave nod for procurement of 238 Vande Metro rakes for Mumbai's suburban railway network in May 2023.
As per the tender document uploaded on MRVC's website, the successful bidders will have to supply the air-conditioned Vande Metro rakes within seven years along with setting up of new car sheds at Vangaon (Palghar district) and Bhivpuri (Raigad district) respectively, the official said.
A two-year period for manufacturing of the prototype of Vande Metro trains has been considered, and another five-year period for the supply of average 50 trains every year, the official said, adding the bidder will also have to look after comprehensive annual maintenance of the trains and the maintenance depot for 35 years.
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