Electric Bus Procurement, Operation, and Infrastructure Development for Chennai Metro First and Last Mile Connectivity

Work Description - Procurement, Supply, Operation And Maintenance Of 220 Ac Low Floor (7mtr 70nos And 5mtr 150nos) Electric Buses And Development Of Allied Electric And Civil Infrastructure On Gross Cost Contracting For First And Last Mile Connectivity To Cmrl

This tender, reference number 00056/Proj/MTC/2025, is an Open Tender for Services issued by Metropolitan Transport Corporation (Chennai) Ltd. (MTC), a State Government and UT organization. The primary objective is the Procurement, Supply, Operation, and Maintenance of 220 AC Low Floor Electric Buses, comprising 70 units of 7-meter buses and 150 units of 5-meter buses. This initiative also includes the Development of Allied Electric and Civil Infrastructure, all to be undertaken on a Gross Cost Contracting basis. The purpose of this project is to enhance first and last-mile connectivity to Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL). The tender is structured as a two-cover system, with Cover 1 for Technical Bid/RfP Documents and Cover 2 for the Finance Bid/BOQ. The EMD amount is ₹1,10,00,000. Key critical dates include the document download start and end dates from February 28, 2026, 04:00 PM to August 19, 2026, 04:00 PM respectively. Bids can be submitted from April 6, 2026, 12:00 PM until August 19, 2026, 04:00 PM, with the Bid Opening scheduled for August 19, 2026, at 04:30 PM. A Pre-Bid Meeting is scheduled for March 17, 2026, at 04:00 PM at Metropolitan Transport Corporation Chennai Limited, No.2, Pallavan Salai, Pallavan House, Anna Salai, Chennai - 600 002. The Tender Fee is ₹0.00. The tender invites qualified bidders to provide comprehensive solutions for modernizing public transport infrastructure.