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NOIDA: The Sector 51 to Knowledge Park V corridor of Aqua Line, tenders for which had been floated earlier this month for the third time, has again got a response from just two bidders, the same ones that had applied in the previous round.
The Noida Metro Rail Corporation (NMRC) will now weigh their technical capabilities and assess the viability of the bids, officials said.
The latest round of the tendering process concluded on December 18. In the second round, that ended on November 20, RG Construction and Sam India Builtwell had shown interest in the project.
The detailed project report (DPR) of the extension has been long approved by the state cabinet. The project, however, has failed to generate interest among construction companies. NMRC wanted a minimum of three bidders to be in the fray. That’s why the first two rounds failed. But with the third round being no different, it seems the NMRC will have to find a way forward for a project that is important for the newer residential areas of Noida Extension and the parts of Greater Noida that the current Aqua Line route does not service with the bidders in the fray.