Ahmedabad Metro Update: GMRC invites tender for supply of UIC 60/60E1 Turnouts for Track work of phase- 2

The Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation (GMRC) has invited e-tenders from the eligible Bidders for the Design and Supply of UIC 60/60E1 Turnouts for Track work of Ahmedabad Metro Rail Project Phase-II.

  • Tender No: GMRCL/Turnouts/Ahmedabad/Ph-2/2022
  • Name of Work: Design and Supply of UIC 60/60E1 Turnouts for Track work of Ahmedabad Metro Rail Project Phase-II
  • Document Sale: 25/03/2022 to 11/05/2022
  • Pre-Bid Date: 11/04/2022
  • Submission upto: 11/05/2022
  • Opening Date: 11/05/2022

Notes for the Bidder: 

  • For contracts under which the Bidder participated as a JV member, only the Bidder’s share, by capacity/value, shall be considered to meet this requirement. Work experience of only substantial partner (partner with share of 26% or more in the JV / Consortium) shall be considered for evaluating of JV/Consortium.
  • The similarity shall be based on the physical size, complexity, methods/technology  and/or other characteristics described in Section VII, Employer’s Requirements.
  • Bidder shall furnish year wise and consignee wise details of design and supply  during last seven years. Completion / Supplyshall be evidenced by submission of end-user certificates such as Taking-over Certificates and CompletionCertificates as required to be submitted as attachment to Form EXP-4.1of Section IV, Bidding Forms.
  • For projects executed outside India, all documents including Completion Certificates or Performance Certificates, or Implementation Completion Reports shall be translated to unambiguous English language stated in ITB 10. 
  • For contracts under which the Bidder participated as a JV member or sub contractor, only the Bidder’s share, by value, shall be considered to meet this requirement.
  • Value of successfully completed portion of any ongoing work up to last day of the month previous to the month of tender submission will also be considered for qualification of work experience criteria, provided at least 70% of work (i.e. supply of turnouts) is completed. The necessary documentary evidence to be submitted by bidder for claiming the ongoing work under this clause.
  • In case of JV/Consortium, change in constitution or percentage participation shall  not be permitted at any stage after their submission of application otherwise the applicant shall be treated as non-responsive.
  • Participation by Subsidiary Company / Parent Company with credential of other Company.
    • Applicant in the capacity of a Subsidiary Company as a single entity is not  permitted to use the credential of its Parent Company and/or its Sister Subsidiary Company/ Companies unless the Applicant participates in  tender as JV/Consortium with its Parent Company and/or its Sister  Subsidiary Company/ Companies as a member(s) in JV/Consortium with minimum 26% participation each (as substantial member) for such member(s). 
    • Applicant in the capacity of a Parent Company as a single entity is not permitted to use the credential of its Subsidiary Company/ Companies unless the Applicant participates in tender as JV/Consortium with its  Subsidiary Company/ Companies as  a member(s) in JV/Consortium with minimum 26% participation each (as substantial member) for such member(s).

About the Project:

  • The Ahmedabad Metro Rail Project Phase-II, having one corridor with a combined  length (including Extension) of 26.91 km which include 22.838 km from Motera Stadium to Mahatma Mandir (Corridor-1) and 5.416 km from GNLU to GIFT City (Corridor-2). 
  • Corridor-1 has 20 stations and Corridor-2 has two stations along the route. All stations are elevated. 
  • The Surat Metro Rail project Phase I, having two metro rail corridors with a combined length of 40.35 km. 
  • Total 38 stations are proposed consisting of elevated and underground stations. First corridor is proposed from Sarthana to Dream city Line.
  • The length of this corridor will be 21.61 km of which 6.47 km would be underground and the rest 15.14 km will be elevated. 
  • Second corridor is  from Bhesan to Saroli. 
  • The length of this corridor will be 18.74 km, and will be completely elevated. 
  • The Gujarat Metrorail Corporation (GMRC) Limited is being financed from Agence Française de Développement (“AFD”) and Kreditanstalt fur Wiederaufbau (KFW) for Ahmedabad metro Rail Project Phase-II and Surat Metro Rail Project Phase-I. 
  • As per the requirement, GMRCL needs to Appoint a Third Party Auditor for Rehabilitation and Resettlement activities for both projects. 
  • As per the draft SIA report, total 118 PAFs for Ahmedabad Metro Rail Project Phase II and total 676 households for Surat Metro Rail Phase I, are getting affected due to the Metro Alignment, Station Box, Depots etc. 
  • The number of affected households/families may vary as per the design if any.

The complete documents can be downloaded from https://gmrc.nprocure.com.


Source: GMRC-Tender | Image Credit (representational): GMRC