The pre-bid meeting of the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) PPP project in Mumbai organized by Niti Aayog and Indian Railways received a tremendous response from the private investors. A total of 43 companies prospective bidders joined the meeting including Adani Group, Tata Projects Ltd., Eldeco, GMR Group, JKB Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd, SNCF Hubs & Connexions, I Squared Capital, Kalpataru Power Transmission Ltd., Ace Urban developers, GR Infrastructure, Essel Group, Larsen & Toubro; BDP Singapore, Hafeez Contractor, AECOM; Anchorage Infrastructure Investment Holdings Ltd., Brookfield, JLL, Boston Consultancy Group, KPMG, PwC India, and EY.
The scope of works involves the construction of commercial spaces including restaurants and cafes along with parking spaces for passengers inside the terminus as well as segregation of outstation and local train passenger movements with the help of connecting decks.