Dilip Buildcon Limited has emerged as the lowest bidder for the metro depot at Sector 33 in Gurugram. The company has bid Rs. 419.47 crore, including GST for the construction of the metro depot, which will be a part of the upcoming metro corridor connecting Millennium City Centre and Cyber City.
The company disclosed its lowest bidder status in a stock exchange filing on November 12, 2026. Gurugram Metro Rail Limited (GMRL) is yet to formally award the contract. The bid is slightly higher than the original tender estimate of Rs. 409 crore.
Sector 33 Metro Depot to Come Up on 50 Acres
The depot-cum-workshop will be developed on around 50 acres in Sector 33. The Haryana Shahari Vikas Pradhikaran (HSVP) has decided to lease the land to GMRL at a nominal rent of Rs. 1 per square metre. The marble market that previously occupied the site has been cleared to make way for the project.
The contract covers civil, architectural, electrical and mechanical works. The depot will have space for parking metro trains, along with workshops for their inspection, servicing and repair.
Construction of the depot is expected to take 21 months. The facility will serve trains operating on both phases of the new metro corridor. Work on the first phase of the line, between Millennium City Centre and Sector 9, is already underway.
Land and Utility Issues Remain at Sector 33 Metro Depot
GMRL first invited bids for the depot in March 2026. However, the tender deadline had to be extended several times because of limited participation. The agency eventually floated a fresh tender in June.
Six companies participated in the second round of bidding, but only two qualified for the financial bidding stage. The process was further delayed as the appointment of GMRL's managing director was pending. Ajay Kumar's appointment to the post was cleared in October.
GMRL is yet to resolve an issue involving a privately owned land parcel of around 0.8 hectares required for the depot. Utility relocation work at the site is also pending.
Another issue is the relocation of electrical equipment at the Sector 33 substation, where two 66 kV bays obstruct the proposed entrance to the depot.
The Haryana Vidyut Prasaran Nigam Limited (HVPNL) plans to shift the bays and associated equipment to another part of the substation. The work is estimated to cost Rs. 38 lakh and is expected to be completed by March 2027.
Civil Work on Gurugram Metro Phase 1 Reaches 35%
The new Gurugram Metro corridor is being built in two phases. Phase 1 of the project covers a 15.3-km stretch from Millennium City Centre to Sector 9, where a joint venture of Dilip Buildcon and RBL is carrying out construction.
Around 35% of the civil work on the first phase has been completed. Construction is scheduled for completion in 2027. Work is also underway on the assembly of U-girders, which will form part of the elevated metro structure.
GMRL invited bids in October for the second phase, covering 14.2 km between Sector 9 and Cyber City. This stretch will have 13 metro stations. The construction package also includes two elevated structures that will accommodate both road and metro infrastructure.
The overall cost of the Gurugram Metro project was revised to around Rs. 8,500 crore in May 2026. The revised plan includes a 1.8-km link between Sector 5 and Gurugram railway station, besides the spur towards Dwarka Expressway that was part of the earlier plan.
Gurugram has not seen a metro expansion since 2017, even as residential and commercial development has spread across the city. The proposed corridor will connect older residential areas with Cyber City, providing metro access to one of Gurugram's major employment hubs.
