Chennai Electric Bus Fleet Procurement, Operation, and Infrastructure Development

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

The Metropolitan Transport Corporation (Chennai) Ltd., a State Government and UT entity, invites bids for an Open Tender (Tender ID: 2026_MTC_668487_1, Reference Number: 00033/Proj/MTC/2025). This critical "Services" tender focuses on the Procurement, Supply, Operation, and Maintenance of 300 AC 7-meter Low Floor Electric Buses, coupled with the development of allied electric and civil infrastructure, all under a Gross Cost Contract Model. Bidders are advised to note the important dates: document download and sale commenced on February 28, 2026, at 3:00 PM and concludes on August 19, 2026, at 4:00 PM. The bid submission period opens on March 16, 2026, at 12:00 PM and closes concurrently with the document download end date, August 19, 2026, at 4:00 PM. Bid opening is scheduled for August 19, 2026, at 4:30 PM. A Pre-Bid Meeting is scheduled for March 9, 2026, at 3:00 PM at Metropolitan Transport Corporation Chennai Limited, No.2, Pallavan Salai, Pallavan House, Anna Salai, Chennai - 600 002. The Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) is fixed at ₹1,50,00,000. This tender is structured with two covers: Cover 1 for Technical Bid, comprising the Request for Proposal (RfP) and Draft Concession Agreement (DCA), and Cover 2 for the Finance Bid, including the Bill of Quantities (BOQ). The tender value is not specified, and there is no tender fee. The contract is on an Item Rate basis, with a bid validity period of 180 days. Further details and tender documents can be accessed online, with the primary documents including Tendernotice_1.pdf (Technical Bid RfP) and Tendernotice_2.pdf (Technical Bid DCA).