Reliance Infrastructure Limited (RInfra), a Reliance Group company has qualified for Jaipur Metro Rail project Phase-I, along with other three bidders. 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 being India’s largest metro company has in-house strength and expertise in constructing and operating metro projects.
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 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.
Four bidders including Reliance Infrastructure; Consortium led by Essar Projects (India) Limited and consisting of Samsung C & T Corporation from Korea; Consortium led by Soma Enterprises Limited and consisting of Inversiones En Concesiones Ferroviarias, S.A.U (ICF) from Spain and Consortium led by Gammon Infrastructure Projects Limited consisting of Iridium Concesiones de Infraestructuras, S.A from Spain; have been short-listed by Jaipur Metro Rail Corporation to bid in the financial stage of the project
RInfra is the only private player, which is currently implementing three metro rail projects on a BOT basis in the country (one in Delhi two in Mumbai) at a total project cost of about Rs 16,500 crore, with one Project (Delhi) already under operation, one nearing completion (Mumbai I) and one in the execution phase (Mumbai II).
The Mumbai Metro I, Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar Corridor project was awarded by Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) through a global competitive bidding process on Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) framework to RInfra led consortium in 2006. This was the first metro project awarded in the country on a PPP basis and entails design, financing, construction, operation and maintenance of a 12 km elevated metro with 12 stations enroute.
Delhi Airport Express Line project was awarded by Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) through a global competitive bidding process on Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) framework to RInfra led consortium in 2008. This was the first high speed airport link project with Airport City Check-in awarded in the country on a PPP basis and entails design, financing, construction, operation and maintenance of a 23 km line with 6 stations enroute.
The Mumbai Metro II, Charkop-Bandra-Mankhurd Corridor project was awarded by Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) through a global competitive bidding process on Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) framework to RInfra led consortium in 2009. This project entails design, financing, construction, operation and maintenance of a 32 km elevated metro with 27 stations enroute.