Indian contracting giant Larsen & Toubro (L&T) closes 2021 with a pair of what it called “significant” construction contracts, one to build a 39-tower residential scheme in Bengaluru, the other to build a section of twin tunnels and stations for an underground metro being developed in Patna, the capital of the state of Bihar.
L&T counts as “significant” any contract valued between $134m (10 billion rupees) and $335m (25 billion rupees).
Bengaluru, also known as Bangalore, is one of India’s fastest growing cities and a hub for IT and other high-tech sectors. The project there will be one of the biggest residential townships in the city, comprising 6,768 apartments in 39 towers of between 27 and 31 floors in height. L&T will also build 149 villas, club houses, swimming pools and other amenities.
The project is scheduled to take 42 months, and the scope of works includes design and construction of the entire civil structure, including waterproofing, masonry, plastering and electrical conduiting.
In Patna, L&T’s Heavy Civil Infrastructure business won an order from Delhi Metro Rail Corporation for the design and construction of part of Phase 1 of the Patna Mass Rapid Transit scheme (MRTS).
L&T will use a TBM to bore 6km of twin tunnels, further tunnel by cut and cover, and six underground stations.
This project is also expected to take 42 months, L&T said.
