DCI lowest bidder for dredging contract at Mumbai Port

Press Trust of India  |  New Delhi 

of today said it has emerged as the lowest bidder for a three- year dredging contract from Port

"The project involves dredging of around 11 million cum at an estimated cost of Rs 141.06 crore for three years," DCI said in a filing to the


It said it emerged as the lowest bidder in a tender invited by Port for maintenance of dredging works for three years from 2017-18 in a stiff competition with an international company.

The company said Port is expected to issue the work order soon.

DCI has recaptured the maintenance dredging work after almost a decade at Port, the PSU added.

DCI comes under the administrative control of the Ministry of Shipping.

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