Bhubaneswar, July 20: The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has floated tenders for procurement of 39 coaches at Rs 509.68 crore for the Bhubaneswar metro rail project.
According to sources, 13 trains each comprising three coaches will run between Biju Patnaik International Airport and Trisulia in the first phase.
The tender was floated on July 18 and the bids will open on September 2. A pre-bid meeting in this regard is scheduled to take place on August 2.
The contract period will be three years in which the prototype will be delivered within two years, while the remaining 12 set of coaches will be delivered in phases in another one year, sources said.
Former Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik had laid the foundation stone for the proposed metro project at Trisulia on January 1 this year.
Odisha government has roped in DMRC for the project with a deadline of four years. Rs 6,255 crore will be invested for the Bhubaneswar Metro Rail Corporation (BMRC) in the first phase.
