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K.V. Kurmanath

Hyderabad, Aug 14

With the ball set in motion for the Rs 12,000-crore metro rail project, Hyderabad Metro Rail Ltd (HMRL) will call for global bids in a few days to appoint independent engineers (IE) to evaluate the design for the project.

The IE would have 200-250 engineering professionals with expertise in assessing and scrutinising a variety of aspects that would go into the totally elevated project.

“We will be floating global bids for short-listing and selecting the IE group to take up the assignment that is estimated at Rs 120 crore. Being a neutral body, it will study the project and submit its report,” Mr N.V.S. Reddy, Managing Director of HMRL, told Business Line.

The IE group could either be one single company, or, it could be a consortium comprising not more than three firms, which developed expertise in this particular area.

The mass rapid transport system, which is being built in a unique model where the Government will earn money for awarding the project to a private party, would have a total of five broad agencies to assess, advice, supervise and implement the 71.16-km project.

The Maytas-Nava Bharat Ventures consortium, which would implement the project under the design, build, finance, operate and transfer (DBFOT) mode, would appoint its own general consultant for the design part.

The design prepared by this consultant would go for scrutinising to check whether it has met the basic specifications agreed upon.

“On the other hand, we (HMRL) will have our own consultant (the Delhi Metro) to assist us,” Mr Reddy said.

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