HCC-KEC JV bags Rs 1,309 cr order from Chennai Metro Rail

(EPT) : A consortium of Hindustan Construction Company and KEC International has won a contract worth Rs 1,309 crore from the Chennai Metro Rail Ltd.

The contract is for the construction of 11.61 kilometers of elevated viaduct section and eleven elevated stations on Corridor 5 of phase II of the Chennai Metro.

The scope of work involves civil works, architectural works and signages, plumbing and drainage works and temporary services as per the employer’s drawings and the works requirements, it added.

In a statement on Monday,  Hindustan Construction Company (HCC) said this was the second order secured by the HCC-KEC Consortium for Chennai Metro. The company’s share in the joint venture is 51 per cent and in value terms, it is Rs 668 crore.

Prior to this order, the HCC-KEC JV won a Rs 1,147 crore order from Chennai metro in May 2021.

Under this contract the eleven elevated stations to be constructed are Madipakkam, Kilkattalai, Echangadu, Kovilambakkam, Vellakkal, Medavakkam Koot Road, Kamaraj Garden Street, Medavakkam Junction, Perumbakkam, Global Hospital and Elcot. The project completion timeline is 36 months.

Earlier HCC secured many orders of Metros across India & Currently, HCC is executing a section of Mumbai Metro Line III, one package of Delhi Metro, two contracts for Pune Metro, one package of Bangalore Metro Rail Project and one package of Chennai Metro.