Title - Monorail issues tenders for consultant - The Times of India

CHENNAI: The Metropolitan Transport Corporation on Thursday called for consultants to help the corporation prepare a manual for the design and functioning of the proposed monorail in the city.

The consultant will prepare a 'manual of specification and standards' for the monorail project which will be executed by the company selected for the construction. August 8 is the last date for submission of bids.

The first bid for the monorail project was announced on December 1, 2011 for companies or consortia to build the system. The project is expected to be completed within two years of choosing the company.

The consultants to prepare the manual must have experience in providing concept design or feasibility study for at least one project in the last three years which has a mimimum carrying capacity of 8,000 passengers per hour per direction. The assignment should have been completed with a minimum budget of Rs 2,500 crore.