For the implementation of the Rs.6,366 crore metrorail project (MRTS) in Hyderabad, seven international consortia formed by several local and Indian companies have filed their EoIs along with bids for pre-qualification. The bids were opened on 7 November 2005.

The list of consortia is as follows:

• Essar Constructions (Mumbai), Srei (Kolkata), SembCorp, STE (Singapore) and Singapore MRT;
• Magna Allmore (Malaysia), Siemens AG (Germany), ETA (Dubai) and NCC (Hyderabad);
• Reliance Energy (Mumbai) and Bombardier (Canada);
• Metrail (Switzerland), Macquarie Bank (Australia and MMC (Malaysia);
• GVK (Hyderabad), Gammon India (Mumbai), Alstom (France) and IDFC;
• Navabharat (Hyderabad), Maytas(Hyderabad), ItalThai (ITD-Thailand) and ITD Cem (Delhi);
• IVRCL (Hyderabad), Hitachi (Japan) and BHEL.

The MRTS system will be developed on BOT basis and the evaluation of the bids is expected to be completed by December 2005.

Also see:

Reliance Energy bids for Hyderabad metro project (08-Nov-05)