DMRC emerges as lowest bidder to operate and maintain Mumbai Metro’s Line 3

Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has emerged as the lowest bidder to operate and maintain the 33.5-km Line 3 of the Mumbai Metro, officials said.

Mumbai Metro’s proposed Line 3 will run from Aarey to Cuffe Parade, covering 27 stations. The process will pave the way for the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to foray into a region much beyond the National Capital Region (NCR), if it gets the job.

Mumbai Metro Line 3 is currently under construction under the MMRDA (Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority) and is expected to be operationalised in parts from the end of this year onwards, the DMRC said in a statement.

Delhi Metro has emerged as the “lowest bidder to operate and maintain the 33.5-km Line 3 of the Mumbai Metro, from Aarey to Cuffe Parade covering a total of 27 stations, from the south of the western metropolis to the north, it said.

Delhi Metro, besides running its own range of corridors, also operates the Rapid Metro in Gurgaon. It built the Kochi Metro, Jaipur Metro and the Noida Metro, and also served as a consultant for a number of other projects across the country. It is currently building the Patna Metro.
 
Delhi Metro is gradually expanding its footprint in the consultancy business across the world. In India, it is involved in the construction of the Mumbai and Patna metros, besides acting as the consultant for various other metros. Internationally, in Dhaka, DMRC is currently working as a general consultant, the statement said.

Management of contracts will cover training and timely organising competency of their staff, to be awarded by the employer, including housekeeping, security (guards for watch and ward), call centre, horticulture and parking, etc, the statement said. The validity of the contract will be for a period of 10 years.