By rosebell
Following revised bids were submitted on November 21, T&TI sister publication Meed reports that a consortium of FCC, China State Construction Engineering Corporation and Alstom has emerged as the lowest bidder for Dubai Metro’s Blue Line extension.
Considering that for decreasing the price the project client, Dubai’s Roads & Transport Authority (RTA), asked bidders to submit proposals with alternatives,the consortium submitted an offer of AED19.8bn, whereas its price is almost 18% lower than its original base offer of AED24.1bn submitted on October 8.
While on November 14, the RTA had received another round of updated offers, the Limak/Mapa/CRCC team submitted the lowest bid with a price of AED21.7bn on that time.
The lowest-priced revised base offer of AED22.2bn, for the first round of revised offers on November 7, belonged to the group of China Tiesiju Civil Engineering Group, Egypt’s Arab Contractors, the local Binladin Contracting Group and Spain’s CAF.
The CTCE/Arab Contractors/Binladin/CAF group submitted the lowest base offer when the bids were first submitted on October 6.
The responsibility of advancing all civil works, electromechanical works, rolling stock and rail systems, will be up to design-and-build contractor for the Blue Line and once completed the contractor is due to assist with maintenance and operations for an initial three-year period.
Linking the existing Red and Green lines, the Blue Line is going to have a total length of 30km,15.5km underground and 14.5km above ground.
Involving 14 stations, this line’s seven stations will be elevated and there will be five underground stations, including one interchange station, and two elevated transfer stations connected to the existing Centrepoint and Creek stations.
Additionally, supplying of 28 driverless trains, the construction of a depot to accommodate up to 60 trains as well as the construction of all associated roads, facilities and utility diversion works, will be the contents of this contract.
