Infrastructure
Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train Project: NHSRCL Invites Bids For Multi-Modal Integration And Station Plaza Development At Vadodara And Anand
The high-speed rail will cover 508.17 km distance between Mumbai and Ahmedabad (Representative Image) (Pic Via Wikipedia)
The National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) has floated a tender inviting bids for the design, construction, testing, and commissioning of works linked to multi-modal integration (MMI) and station plaza development at two key stations in Gujarat — Vadodara and Anand — under the Mumbai–Ahmedabad Bullet Train project.
Scope of Work
The tender includes civil, mechanical, electrical, and ancillary works. Key features are:
Development of station plazas at Vadodara and Anand.
Construction of an underpass at Channi Road in Vadodara.
Building of foot over bridges (FOBs) at Vadodara station for seamless passenger movement.
The project will follow a Design-Build Lump Sum Price model, requiring the contractor to manage both design and execution.
Eligibility and Bidding Process
Only Indian companies are eligible to participate, with bidders required to demonstrate prior experience in similar projects.
The tender will be conducted through a single-stage, two-envelope bidding process, comprising technical and financial evaluations.
Availability of documents: 9 September to 12 November 2025.
Pre-bid meeting: 23 September 2025, via video conference.
Bid submission: 1 November to 13 November 2025, through the NIC e-procurement portal.
Technical bid opening: 14 November 2025.
Tender fee: Rs 59,000 (inclusive of GST).
Bid security: Rs 81.55 lakh, to be submitted physically to NHSRCL’s New Delhi office.
The integration and station development works are expected to enhance last-mile connectivity, ease passenger flow, and provide modern infrastructure at two important stations on the country’s first high-speed rail corridor.
The Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail project, popularly known as the “Bullet Train Project,” aims to revolutionize passenger travel in India with trains running at speeds up to 320 km/h between Mumbai and Ahmedabad.
