Sojitz Corporation-led consortium secures Iqbalgarh-Vadodara section contract

Sojitz Corporation-led consortium comprising Larsen & Toubro (L&T) and Gayatri Projects Limited secured the engineering, procurement and construction contract for the Iqbalgarh-Vadodara stretch of the Western DFC project. It is estimated to cost Rs 4.74 billion. The scope of the work includes the design and construction of civil, building and track works for the double-line stretch, involving the development of embankments, bridges, structures, buildings, ballast on formation, track works, and works relating to building bridges across the Mahi and Sabarmati rivers. The scope of work will also include the testing and commissioning of the Iqbalgarh-Vadodara section, on design-build lump-sum price basis.