Lucknow Metro invites Rs 326.81 crore tender for systems at seven underground stations

The Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation (UPMRC) has invited bids for electrical and mechanical systems worth approximately Rs 326.81 crore at seven underground stations planned under Lucknow Metro Phase 1B.

The tender, issued on October 10, covers systems required to operate the stations, including diesel generator sets, environmental-control systems, tunnel ventilation and building-management systems.

The seven stations included in the package are Charbagh, Gautam Buddha Nagar, Aminabad, Pandey Ganj, City Railway Station, Medical Chauraha and Chowk Chauraha.

The work includes design verification, detailed engineering, supply, installation, testing and commissioning of the specified systems. The estimated tender value is Rs 326.81 crore. It is an invitation to bid, not an announcement that the contract has been awarded.

According to the procurement schedule, the online pre-bid meeting is set for October 27. Bid submission is scheduled to open on November 14, with the deadline at 3 pm on November 25. Bids are scheduled to be opened at 3 pm on November 26.

The systems package is separate from the civil construction contract for the underground section between Charbagh and Chowk.

Afcons Infrastructure has separately emerged as the lowest bidder for the civil contract valued at Rs 1,383.30 crore, covering approximately 6.70 km of underground infrastructure. That contract has a stated completion period of 1,095 days.

Lucknow Metro Phase 1B is planned as an 11.165-km corridor with 12 stations, comprising seven underground and five elevated stations. The project has a sanctioned cost of Rs 5,801 crore.

The expansion is intended to extend Metro connectivity into densely populated parts of the city, including Aminabad, Chowk and surrounding areas, while improving access to commercial districts and important public destinations.

The latest systems tender is a procurement milestone for the underground stations. The next steps will depend on the bidding process, contract award and coordination between the civil-construction and station-systems packages.