Chennai Metro Connectivity Boost: 220 Electric Buses and Integrated Infrastructure

The Metropolitan Transport Corporation (Chennai) Ltd., a State Government undertaking, hereby issues an Open Tender (Reference Number: 00056/Proj/MTC/2025, Tender ID: 2026_MTC_668581_1) for the "Procurement, Supply, Operation and Maintenance of 220 AC Low Floor Electric Buses (7Mtr 70Nos and 5Mtr 150Nos) and Development of Allied Electric and Civil Infrastructure on Gross Cost Contracting for First and Last Mile Connectivity to CMRL". This service-category contract, offered on an Item Rate basis, invites bids for a comprehensive solution to enhance connectivity in Chennai. The tender was ePublished and available for document download starting from 28-Feb-2026 at 04:00 PM. Interested bidders can commence bid submission from 06-Apr-2026 at 12:00 PM, with the final deadline for bid submission and document download being 30-Jul-2026 at 04:00 PM. Technical and financial bids will be opened on 30-Jul-2026 at 04:30 PM. A mandatory Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) of ₹ 1,10,00,000 is required, while there is no tender fee. A pre-bid meeting is scheduled for 17-Mar-2026 at 04:00 PM at Metropolitan Transport Corporation Chennai Limited, No.2, Pallavan Salai, Pallavan House, Anna Salai, Chennai - 600 002. Bids will remain valid for 180 days from the bid opening date. The tender process involves a two-cover system: Cover 1 for Technical Bid RfP Documents and Cover 2 for Finance Bid BOQ. The Tender Inviting Authority is the Managing Director, MTC (Ch) Ltd., located at Metropolitan Transport Corporation Chennai Limited.