Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC), the nodal agency, opened the financial bids submitted by qualified contractors for the work of construction of 13 packages of 700.65 kms long Nagpur-Mumbai Communication Super Expressway or ‘Samruddhi Mahamarg’. With this development, MSRDC now expects to start the construction work of the project ‘within next two weeks’.
The construction for ‘Samruddhi Mahamarg’ has been divided into 16 packages and the bid process for the remaining three packages is under progress. After opening the bids, 18 bidders were found eligible. These include Megha Engineering & Infrastructure Ltd, NCC Ltd, TPL CENGIZ JV, L&T Ltd, Sadbhav Engineering Ltd, Reliance Infrastructure, PNC Infratech Ltd, Afcons Infrastructure Ltd, BSCPL GVPR J/V, Navyuga Engineering Company Ltd, APCO Infratech Pvt Ltd, ILFS Transpiration Network Ltd, KNR Constructions Ltd, Dilip Buildcon Ltd, Montecalro Ltd, Iron Tingle Ltd, Ashoka Buildcon Ltd, Gayatri Projects Ltd, and Oriental Structural Engineering Pvt Ltd.
Project length in various districts
District Road length
Nagpur 28.42 kms
Wardha 60.73 kms
Amravati 73.37 kms
Washim 97.23 kms
Buldhana 87.29 kms
Jalna 42.60 kms
Aurangabad 112.30 kms
Ahmednagar 29.40 kms
Nashik 100.61 kms
Thane 68.70 kms
Total 700.65 km
Radheshyam Mopalwar, Vice-Chairman and Managing Director of MSRDC, stated in a release on Wednesday, “With the opening of financial bids, we have achieved a milestone in the implementation process of the project. We are now very close to the historic moment of inauguration. We shall soon undertake an evaluation of the eligible bids before issuing the work orders. We are expecting beginning of the construction work for ‘Samruddhi Mahamarg’ within next two weeks.”
The project with an estimated cost of Rs 46,000 crore will connect 10 districts, 26 talukas and 392 villages in Maharashtra. Devendra Fadnavis, Chief Minister, treats it as his dream project. He has been reiterating that the project will help Maharashtra prosper through a holistic process that integrates road connectivity with sustainable rural development through agri-business ecosystem and multi-dimensional sub-projects.
The greenfield project will have access control. Its design and alignment is prepared as per International Road Congress (IRC) standards. ‘Samruddhi Mahamarg’ will not only connect Nagpur and Mumbai but also reduce current travel time between the two cities from 18 hours to eight hours, officials said.
So far, the Government has acquired 80.25 per cent of private and Government lands required for the project, and has paid a total compensation of Rs 4,788 crore.
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