Navi Mumbai: It's been close to three years since Cidco floated the tender for designing and developing the four stations along Seawoods-Uran rail link, but it is yet to appoint an architect.
Chief engineer (special projects), Sunil Darade said, "We can technically go ahead with the single tender, as there have been two extensions, but a final call will be taken only after scrutinizing the bid."
Cidco MD has held discussions about going ahead with the single bid for the tender, and the process to assess the bidder, a prominent city-based architect, is on, said sources.
The tender was floated for the second time in August 2014, after two extensions, closed on February 25.
The project has an estimated two-year period to develop the stations and a window period for the design selection and tendering process.
The first phase of eight kilometres, of the 27-km rail corridor, was to be thrown open by end of 2017.
Sources said that Cidco will have to take a call soon to appoint an architect to design the four stations providing connectivity from Seawoods station to Ulwe.
The four stations in phase I to be designed and developed are Sagar Sangam, Targhar, Bamandongri and Kharkopar. The second phase has been planned to be completed by 2018. The Seawoods-Uran rail link has a total of 10 stations (including Seawoods, which will serve as a junction) and connect Uran and Dronagiri with the city, CST and Panvel on the Harbour and Thane on the Trans-Harbour track.
Sources said that Cidco is attempting to fast-track the rail corridor to sync with the infra projects it has undertaken in Ulwe township.
Chief engineer (special projects), Sunil Darade said, "We can technically go ahead with the single tender, as there have been two extensions, but a final call will be taken only after scrutinizing the bid."
Cidco MD has held discussions about going ahead with the single bid for the tender, and the process to assess the bidder, a prominent city-based architect, is on, said sources.
The tender was floated for the second time in August 2014, after two extensions, closed on February 25.
The project has an estimated two-year period to develop the stations and a window period for the design selection and tendering process.
The first phase of eight kilometres, of the 27-km rail corridor, was to be thrown open by end of 2017.
Sources said that Cidco will have to take a call soon to appoint an architect to design the four stations providing connectivity from Seawoods station to Ulwe.
The four stations in phase I to be designed and developed are Sagar Sangam, Targhar, Bamandongri and Kharkopar. The second phase has been planned to be completed by 2018. The Seawoods-Uran rail link has a total of 10 stations (including Seawoods, which will serve as a junction) and connect Uran and Dronagiri with the city, CST and Panvel on the Harbour and Thane on the Trans-Harbour track.
Sources said that Cidco is attempting to fast-track the rail corridor to sync with the infra projects it has undertaken in Ulwe township.
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