Three of the five consortiums have qualified for the tenders invited for appointment of consultant for Bangalore Metro rail Corporation's elevated light rapid transit system (ELRTS) for Bangalore city.

Five consortiums had submitted their proposals in response to the tender floated by BMRC in January 2007.The consortiums are as follows:

• SOWiLL, Mumbai, along with SSDL, China
• SBI Capital Market Ltd., Mumbai; and ALMT Legal Bangalore
• RITES Ltd., New Delhi
• Tonichi Engineering Consultants, Japan, and iDeck, Bangalore
• Semaly France with TOSTEMS, Japan and BCEOM India Pvt. Ltd., Faridabad.

Each of the consortiums had submitted proposals in three separate covers - the first for pre-qualification, the second for technical proposal and the third consisting of financial bid. The covers for pre-qualification were opened in early-April 2007 and the second covers were opened on 2 May 2007 for evaluation.

The third set of covers that pass the technical criteria will be opened and the lowest bidder will be appointed consultant after obtaining the approval of the state Government. The consultants so appointed will advice the BMRC on the technology to be adopted and the type of public-private partnership model to be followed in implementing the different corridors of monorail.

The following corridors have been identified for operating monorail:

• Corridor - I: From Kanakapura Road to Mysore Road Junction with a T connection from Kathriguppe to National College.
• Corridor - II: From Bannerghatta National Park to Adugodi.
• Corridor - III: From Jnanabhararthi to Mysore Road (Outer Ring Road) with a T connection to Tollgate on Magadi Road.
• Corridor - IV: From Tumkur Road on Outer Ring Road to Bellary Road.