Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation has floated a ₹879.27 crore Ahmedabad metro tender covering 4.97 km of elevated viaduct, five stations and a twin cut and cover tunnel, closing 28 September 2026.
What Phase-2A actually asks for
This package runs from the Koteshwar Road dead end to the start of the underground ramp. Along that 4.97 km the contractor builds the elevated viaduct and four elevated stations at Ashram Road, Koteshwar Prachin Mandir, Sabarmati River and Sardar Nagar. Then the work goes below ground: 1.01 km of twin cut and cover tunnel between the ramp and the dead end, the ramp itself, and one underground metro station. Design sits with the bidder on the underground stretch, so this is not a pure build to drawing job.
The document set is unusually complete for a tender this size. Twenty seven files are up, including separate engineering requirement volumes for the elevated and underground sections, technical specifications split into civil, architectural and public health engineering, tender drawings and a soil testing report. GMRC has also put the priced bill of quantities out as its own volume. A bidder can price the job properly before committing the deposit rather than guessing at ground conditions.
Who should be looking at this
An ₹879.27 crore metro package with 180 day bid validity is EPC territory. You need a track record in elevated viaduct work, segment casting and cut and cover tunnelling, plus the balance sheet to carry a job of this length. The earnest money deposit is ₹8,79,00,000, which works out to almost exactly 1 per cent of the estimate, and the tender fee is ₹50,000. EMD exemption is allowed, so check whether your registration category qualifies before you block the money.
For machine owners the interest is in what a metro corridor consumes over three to four years. Cut and cover work in a built up part of Ahmedabad means deep excavation next to live roads, and that keeps a fleet busy well beyond the main contractor.
Plant this corridor will pull in
Piling rigs and rotary drills open the account on the viaduct foundations. Crawler cranes and launching girders handle pier caps and segment erection. The underground stretch needs long boom excavators for the cut, sheet pile and shoring gear to hold the sides, and a steady run of tippers to clear muck. A batching plant near site feeds transit mixers and concrete pumps for both the viaduct and the tunnel box. Add hydra cranes, dewatering sets and night lighting, because road level work near Ashram Road will get pushed into low traffic hours.
Key facts
Tender ID
2026_GMRCGMRCLi_335196_1
Reference no.
GMRC/CONS/STNS+VDCT+UG/PH-2A/2026
Issuing authority
Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation Limited, Commercial Department (GM Contract)
Location
Koteshwar Road to Sardar Nagar, Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Estimated value
₹879.27 crore
EMD
₹8,79,00,000 (EMD exemption allowed)
Tender fee
₹50,000
Form of contract
Works
Published
21 August 2026
Bids close
28 September 2026
Bid opening
Not specified. Bids are opened by GM Contract, GMRC.
Search by tender ID 2026_GMRCGMRCLi_335196_1 (reference no. GMRC/CONS/STNS+VDCT+UG/PH-2A/2026) under Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation.
Register on the portal and keep a valid Class III digital signature certificate ready.
Download the NIT, the six tender volumes, the bill of quantities and the soil testing report, then check eligibility, the ₹8,79,00,000 EMD and the ₹50,000 tender fee.
Submit your bid online before 28 September 2026. Bid validity is 180 days and withdrawal is not permitted.
It covers 4.97 km of elevated viaduct from the Koteshwar Road dead end, four elevated stations at Ashram Road, Koteshwar Prachin Mandir, Sabarmati River and Sardar Nagar, plus 1.01 km of twin cut and cover tunnel, the ramp and one underground station on Phase-2A of the Ahmedabad Metro Rail Project.
What are the estimate, EMD and tender fee?
The estimate is ₹879.27 crore. The earnest money deposit is ₹8,79,00,000, which is close to 1 per cent of the estimate, and the tender fee is ₹50,000. EMD exemption is allowed for qualifying bidders.
Does the contractor carry design responsibility?
Partly. The underground section is tendered as design, construction and completion, so the bidder carries design on that stretch. The elevated viaduct and stations are built against GMRC requirements set out in the volume three engineering requirement documents.
When do bids close and how long must they stay valid?
Bids close on 28 September 2026 with 180 day validity. Withdrawal is not allowed once a bid is submitted, so confirm eligibility before lodging the deposit.
Tender details are summarised for convenience and may change. Always verify the latest dates, terms and documents on the official tendering portal before bidding. DesiMachines is not responsible for changes made by the issuing authority.
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