Chennai's 300 Low-Floor Electric Bus System with Full Infrastructure Development

The Metropolitan Transport Corporation (Chennai) Ltd., a State Government undertaking, hereby invites eligible bidders for an Open Tender (Reference Number: 00033/Proj/MTC/2025) for the "Procurement, Supply, Operation and Maintenance of 300 AC 7-Metre Low Floor Electric buses and Development of Allied Electric and Civil Infrastructure on a Gross Cost Contract Model." This significant project falls under the Services category with an Item Rate form of contract. The tender was e-published and document download commenced on 28th February 2026 at 03:00 PM. A mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting will be held on 9th March 2026 at 03:00 PM at Metropolitan Transport Corporation Chennai Limited, No.2, Pallavan Salai, Pallavan House, Anna Salai, Chennai - 600 002. Bid submission will open on 16th March 2026 at 12:00 PM and close on 30th July 2026 at 04:00 PM, which is also the deadline for document download. The bids will be opened on 30th July 2026 at 04:30 PM in Chennai. A bid security (EMD) of ₹1,50,00,000 (Rupees One Crore Fifty Lakhs only) is required, while the tender fee is ₹0. Bids will be valid for 180 days from the bid opening date. The tender involves a two-cover system comprising a Technical Bid and a Finance Bid. Interested parties are encouraged to download the tender documents and participate in this vital initiative for public transport modernization in Chennai. For further details, please contact the Managing Director, MTC (Ch) Ltd.