Mosmetrostroy

Mosmetrostroy

OJSC Mosmetrostroy (Russian: Мосметрострой, abbr. of "Moscow Metro Construction [Department]") is a major Russian construction company,[3] which deals with solving engineering problems related to performance of a wide range of under and above-ground works.[citation needed] The company is the successor of the Metrostroy Department formed in 1931 to set a new branch of construction industry — metro and tunnel construction.[4] In eight decades Mosmetrostroy has constructed 180 metro stations in Moscow[5] along with implementing its projects throughout the post-Soviet space and abroad.[citation needed] At the present moment Mosmetrostroy acts as general contractor building metro stations in Moscow[6] and has won a contract to construct a segment of Mumbai Metro Rail's underground line.[7] via a joint venture with Hindustan Construction Company Ltd.

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Earlier it had been awarded two contract packages to performing tunnelling and station construction in consortium with Gammon India Ltd. in Chennai, India.[8][9][10] However it abandoned the Chennai Metro Rail project partway through after its requests for cost escalation were denied. The contract was terminated, and the subsequent court case allowed re-tendering of the remaining work to other vendors [11][12]

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References

  1. "Интервью генерального директора ОАО "Мосметрострой" Е. И. Кашина в газете "Ведомости" (Ведомости, № 49): "Я НЕ ФРОНТУЮ ЧИНОВНИКОВ"" (in Russian). Vedomosti. 2012-03-20. Archived from the original on 2013-06-16. Retrieved 2012-07-01.
  2. "Мосметрострой достался Когану и пapтнеpу Абрамовича" (in Russian). Reuters. 2012-12-23. Archived from the original on 2014-09-21. Retrieved 2012-07-01.
  3. "The Moscow Metro: Russia's Tube". Daily Telegraph. 2009-07-06. Archived from the original on July 10, 2009. Retrieved 2012-07-01.
  4. "Stalin's metro sold by govt for $247 mln -sources-UPDATE 1". Reuters. 2010-12-24. Retrieved 2012-07-01. Note: Mosmetrostroy has built 182 metro stations according to the source, 177 according to the company website.
  5. "Russian company bags Mumbai metro project". Russia & India Report. 2016-07-13. Retrieved 2017-02-07.
  6. "Gammon India to build Metro tunnels, stns along Anna Salai". The Times of India. 2011-02-23. Archived from the original on 2011-05-24. Retrieved 2012-07-01.

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