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The Rail Infrastructure Development Company (Karnataka) Ltd. (K-RIDE) has invited caller tenders for the equilibrium civilian works of Corridor-2, besides known arsenic the Mallige Line, betwixt Benniganahalli and Chikkabanavara.
The task has been divided into 3 abstracted packages to expedite completion of the long-delayed Bengaluru Suburban Rail Project (BSRP).
The determination comes successful the aftermath of what was termed the ‘unilateral and illegal’ termination of contracts for some Corridor-2 (Mallige Line) and Corridor-4 (Kanaka Line) by Larsen and Toubro (L&T), which was the archetypal contractor for the 2 corridors.
According to K-RIDE officials, the institution has present re-invited tenders to implicit the pending works of Corridor-2 aft the termination by L&T.“The tenders issued outline circumstantial plan and operation scopes for each package,” an authoritative said.
Three packages
Under Package 1, the tender covers the plan and operation of an elevated viaduct, including ramps, for a 7.795-km agelong betwixt Benniganahalli and Shettihalli. It besides includes the plan and operation of a double-decker viaduct with a flyover astatine Level 1 and BSRP tracks astatine Level 2, spanning 1.20 km betwixt Lottegollahalli and Yeshwanthpur. This bundle includes the Mathikere presumption and the presumption astatine Benniganahalli, with a completion deadline of 24 months.
According to the officials, bundle 2 involves the plan and operation of an at-grade conception covering 11.569 km betwixt Benniganahalli–Banaswadi and Banaswadi–Hebbal. It includes the presumption boxes astatine Nagavara and Kanakanagar, on with the operation of large and insignificant bridges, roadworthy under-bridges (RUBs), and retaining walls. This bundle has an 18-month completion target.
Meanwhile, Package 3 focuses connected the at-grade conception betwixt Yeshwanthpur and Chikkabanavara, spanning 5.8 km. It includes an elevated viaduct conception of 185 metres and has besides been allotted an 18-month deadline.
Decision astatine committee meeting
The determination to interval caller tenders was taken during a K-RIDE Board gathering chaired by the Chief Secretary of Karnataka successful October. The Chief Secretary besides serves arsenic the Chairman of K-RIDE. The committee has authorised the Managing Director to initiate the tender process to guarantee that enactment connected the suburban obstruction task continues without further delay.
The authoritative said, “The determination follows the proposal of the Advocate General of Karnataka, who recommended calling for caller tenders adjacent arsenic arbitration proceedings betwixt K-RIDE and L&T continue.”
The L&T primitively signed contracts with the K-RIDE for Corridor-2 connected August 26, 2022, and for Corridor-4 connected December 30, 2023. The institution was fixed extended completion deadlines until September 2026 and October 2026, respectively. However, disputes arose implicit task execution, starring to L&T’s unilateral withdrawal recently.
