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A consortium led by KPMG and Arup Consulting Engineers has been selected by the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority for carrying out techno-economic feasibility study of the, Mumbai Trans Harbour Link (MTHL).
The project, costing over Rs 12,000 crore, will connect Sewri in Mumbai with Nhava in Navi Mumbai with a six-lane sea bridge for vehicular traffic and dual railway lines for the metro rail movement.
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Mr Rahul Asthana, Metropolitan Commissioner, MMRDA, in a press release, said that the study will be completed by October 2012, “While most of the work has already been done, we expect the consultants to secure renewal of a few permissions and highlight other ground realities to pave way for the actual construction of the project,” he said.
bids
A number of top global consultancy firms had submitted bid documents for carrying out the techno-economic feasibility study.
But, only three firms qualified and Arup-KPMG consortium bagged the contract by scoring maximum marks in the evaluation criteria.
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