Electric Bus Procurement, Operation, and Infrastructure Development for Chennai

Work Description - Procurement, Supply,operation And Maintenance Of 300 Ac 7mtre Low Floor Electric Buses And Development Of Allied Electric And Civil Infrastructure On Gross Cost Contract Model

This tender, reference number 00033/Proj/MTC/2025, is issued by the Metropolitan Transport Corporation (Chennai) Ltd. for the "Procurement, Supply, Operation and Maintenance of 300 AC 7Metre Low Floor Electric buses and Development of Allied Electric and Civil Infrastructure on Gross Cost Contract Model". This open tender, categorized under Services and specifically for Operations & Maintenance Contracts, involves the comprehensive provision of electric buses along with the necessary supporting infrastructure. The contract will be based on a Gross Cost Contract model, with a bid validity period of 180 days. Key dates include the document download start and end dates from February 28, 2026, 03:00 PM to September 28, 2026, 05:00 PM respectively, with bid submissions accepted from March 16, 2026, 12:00 PM until the closing date of September 28, 2026, 05:00 PM. The bid opening is scheduled for September 29, 2026, at 04:30 PM. A pre-bid meeting will be held on March 9, 2026, at 03:00 PM at the Metropolitan Transport Corporation Chennai Limited, No.2, Pallavan Salai, Pallavan House, Anna Salai, Chennai - 600 002. The Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) required for this tender is ₹1,50,00,000. The tender involves two covers: Cover 1 for Technical Bid, Tender Document RfP, and Draft Concession Agreement, and Cover 2 for the Finance Bid (BOQ). There is no tender fee associated with this procurement.