{"id":1021,"date":"2019-09-24T16:19:08","date_gmt":"2019-09-24T10:49:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/railsamachar.com\/english\/?p=1021"},"modified":"2019-09-24T16:19:11","modified_gmt":"2019-09-24T10:49:11","slug":"bhel-complains-to-rlybd-on-tender-favouring-select-companies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/railsamachar.com\/english\/?p=1021","title":{"rendered":"BHEL complains to RlyB’d on tender favouring select companies"},"content":{"rendered":"

Another major manufacturer alleged that the tender conditions favour only one selected Indian company<\/strong><\/p>\n

Another major rolling stock and wagon manufacturer for Indian Railways, Titagarh Wagons, has asked the railways to increase the tender submission timeline so that the bids can be more competitive<\/strong><\/p>\n

New Delhi:\u00a0<\/strong>State-run Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) has written to the Railway Board<\/strong>\u00a0saying a recent tender floated by the transporter for the supply of propulsion systems favours select companies.<\/p>\n

\"\"The Integral Coach Factory<\/strong>\u00a0(ICF) in Chennai has floated a tender for acquiring propulsion systems for 141 electric trains. BHEL, which has been regularly supplying locos and equipment to the railways, has complained that it is being kept out as the tender favours only three Indian companies. Another potential bidder from the private sector has sought more time.<\/p>\n

In a letter to\u00a0Chairman, Railway Board Ashwani Lohani,<\/strong>\u00a0BHEL has said this may lead to cost escalation.\u00a0\u201cBHEL is getting deprived of the opportunity for being considered for bulk quantity in view of the change in eligibility criteria,\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0BHEL chairman Atul Sobti<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0wrote in the letter.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the earlier tender, the qualifying criteria was that the participant should have supplied one AC rake (one train set), which has now been increased to ten,\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0wrote Sobti, who is also the company\u2019s managing director.<\/p>\n

The tender, estimated to be worth Rs 1,200-1,500 crore, opens on November 15.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have been told that three parties may be eligible for bulk tender, whereas BHEL, the only public sector company, is getting eliminated. If the conditions are not changed, BHEL will not only be denied a fair opportunity to submit its competitive bid but the reduced competition may also preclude the discovery of the most economical price for Indian Railways,\u201d Sobti said in his letter.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, another major rolling stock and wagon manufacturer for Indian Railways,\u00a0Titagarh Wagons,<\/strong>\u00a0has asked the railways to increase the tender submission timeline so that the bids can be more competitive.<\/p>\n

In a letter to Sudhanshu Mani, GM\/ICF,\u00a0Titagarh Wagons,<\/strong>\u00a0said,\u00a0\u201cWe have a feeling that the given timeframe for tender submission is not adequate to prepare a detailed, most competitive and attractive techno-commercial proposal, given the volume of this project. Therefore, we earnestly request to extend the due date of submission by two months.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Another major manufacturer, who did not want to be identified, alleged that the tender conditions favour only one Indian company.<\/p>\n

The manufacturer said it would soon file a complaint with the Competition Commission of India and the Prime Minister’s Office as the tender condition did not fulfil the \u2018Make in India\u2019 criteria in entirety.<\/p>\n

In February,\u00a0the department of industrial policy and promotion<\/strong>\u00a0(DIPP), had raised red flags over a similar tender for the train-set project \u2013 which had resulted in a single bidder outcome as a consortium led by rolling stock manufacturer Medha was the sole bidder.<\/p>\n

In a letter to the Railway Board,\u00a0DIPP secretary Ramesh Abhishek<\/strong>\u00a0had observed that the eligibility conditions set in the train-set tender \u201cprima facie seem to be non-compliant to the public procurement (preference to make in India) order\u201d. The tender was later scrapped.<\/p>\n

Courtesy: Economic Times<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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