BMRCL floats tender for 318 metro cars, new condition to maintain coaches for 15 years

Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) has floated a tender for procuring 318 metro cars for running them on various lines under the phase II and phase II a & b lines.

For the first time, the BMRCL has also imposed a clause of maintenance of coaches. The manufacturer has to maintain the coaches for a period of 15 years. 

Anjum Parwez, MD, BMRCL, told The Hindu that a clause on the maintenance of coaches will help the corporation to save its resources. “We have taken a cue from the Delhi Metro. Currently, a lot of resources are being spent for maintenance of the coaches that include periodical repair works, spare parts, and others. To save money in the long run, other metros too have started imposing this condition while procuring coaches“.