The 33.5-km long Colaba-Bandra-SEEPZ Metro-3 corridor project has received an overwhelming response from national and international companies.  In all 31 bids from 9 consortiums have been received by the MMRC for the 7 packages. There are 4 bidders each for the first four packages and there are 5, 7 and 3 bidders for the next three packages respectively.
 
“The response shown is very encouraging,” said Ashwini Bhide, Managing Director, MMRC, which is the nodal agency for the project. “The response also indicates the kind of confidence bidders have in the government and its agency. The Metro-3 corridor will certainly reduce the congestion in the suburban railway and avoid unfortunate loss of life due to congestion. It is high time we respected human life.”
 
Consortiums that filed the 31 bids are:
•             AFCONS Infrastructure Ltd./Kyivmetrobud
•             Continental Engineering Corporation/ITD Cementation India Ltd/Tata Projects Ltd
•             DOGUS/SOMA
•             IL&FS Engineering and Construction Company Ltd/China Railway 25th Bureau Group Co. Ltd.
•             J. Kumar Infraprojects Ltd/China Railway No.3 Engineering Group Co. Ltd.
•             Larsen & Toubro Ltd/Shanghai Tunnel Engineering Co. Ltd.
•             OSJC Moscow Metrostroy/Hindustan Construction Co. Ltd.
•             Pratibha Industries Ltd/Guandong Yuantian Engineering Co.
•             Unity Infraprojects Ltd/IVRCL Ltd/China Railway Tunnel Group Co. Ltd.