L&T Metro Rail (Hyderabad) Ltd (LTMRHL) has awarded Otis Elevators Company India Ltd the contract for supply of elevators and escalators for the Hyderabad metro project.

The Letter of Award (LOA) was signed and exchanged by V. B. Gadgil, Chief Executive & Managing Director, LTMRHL and Sebi Joseph, Managing Director, Otis Elevator Company (India) Ltd.

The heavy-duty elevators and escalators for the Hyderabad Metro Rail project will be fabricated in Otis factories in China at Guangzhou Otis Elevator Company Ltd (Escalators) and Otis Elevator (China) Company Ltd (Lifts). Installation will be done by Otis Elevators. The total value of the elevators and escalators is in excess of Rs 400 crore.

Otis will also maintain the lifts and escalators for 10 years after the two-year warranty period, for which a separate maintenance contract is being entered with Otis India.

Gadgil, said, “I am pleased that as of now we are well within our timeframe of executing the project ahead of schedule. We have successfully accomplished placing all major equipment contracts on schedule.”

Otis has been contracted to supply and install 670 Gen2 premier elevators and 520 NPE escalators for the project. Of this, 260 elevators and 410 escalators will be installed in over 66 metro stations, workshops and other buildings at depots, the company said.

In a statement, Patrick Blethon, President, Otis Pacific Asia Area said, "Our experience with the Taipei Metro System, the Shanghai Metro Line 6, Singapore East-West metro line, Tianjin Subway and the Beijing South Railway station will help in delivering the best solutions for this project."

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