Mumbai, Oct. 8 -- Alcon Builders and Engineers, a wholly owned subsidiary of GPT Infraprojects, has been declared the L1 bidder for a Rs. 1.49 bn project from Western Railway. The contract covers work in the Bhavnagar Division and has been awarded by DYCSTE-W-RJT-S and T of Western Railway.
The project involves the codal life-based replacement of existing panel interlocking stations with electronic interlocking, a multi-section digital axle counter system and in-built block working. Signalling and telecom equipment will be replaced at 18 stations under the contract.
Alcon Builders' responsibilities will include the design, supply, installation, programming, testing and commissioning of the equipment. The project is expected to support the modernisation of railway signalling infrastructure in the division, while improving train movement management and operational coordination.
The company had earlier disclosed another railway order valued at Rs. 4.84 bn, including GST, from Rail Vikas Nigam for the construction of a major bridge over the Mahanadi River in Odisha. The contract involves Important Bridge 544, a 32x65.84-metre open web steel girder bridge.
The bridge forms part of the construction of the third and fourth railway lines between the Nergundi-Barang section in the Khurda Road Division of East Coast Railway. The order is valued at Rs. 4.1 bn excluding GST and is scheduled for completion within 1,095 days from the appointed date.
The Mahanadi bridge contract was awarded by the Chief Project Manager of Rail Vikas Nigam in Bhubaneswar and is classified as bridge works for the Railways. GPT Infraprojects shares closed at Rs. 118 on October 1, 2026, on the National Stock Exchange, down Rs. 0.34 from the previous close.
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