Hyderabad Metro Rail Limited (HMR) has selected Spanish consultancy firm, Eptisa Servicios de Ingenieria, as the Safety Consultant for the Metro Rail Project through international competitive bidding, here today.
The Safety Consultant was selected by the HMR Tender Committee for Major Works headed by HMR Mangaing Director N V S Reddy, a press release here today said.
Eptisa Ingenieria will carry out safety audit of the designs, drawings, Design Basis Reports (DBRs) and other documents prepared by the Concessionaire L&T Metro Rail Hyderabad Ltd (L&TMRHL) and it’s various consultants.
The safety audit will be completed in three months.
In a related development, Andhra Pradesh Chief Secretary and HMR Chairman Mr Pankaj Dwivedi reviewed the progress of designs and drawings and instructed L&TMRHL MD V B Gadgil and HMR MD N V S Reddy to expedite the design process and start pier (pillar) construction activity in Nagole-Mettuguda stretch (8 km) of Metro Rail Corridor-3 at an early date. UNI