Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) has invited sealed Bids through National Competitive Bidding (Single stage – Two Envelope System) for the work of “Consultancy Services for Inspection of Manufacturing Activities, Witnessing of Factory Tests, First Article Inspections and Factory Acceptance Tests of Rolling Stock and its Sub-Systems for the Rolling Stock being procured for BMRCL Phase-2 Network”.
- Tender No.: BMRCL/Phase-2/NCB Bid No. 3RS-C
- Contract Period: 21 Months
- Sale Start Date: 29/03/2021
- Sale End Date: 19/04/2021
- Date of Pre-bid Meeting: 03/05/2021
- Last Date for Seeking Clarification: 26/04/2021
- Date of Submission: 13/05/2021
- Date and Time of Opening: 13/05/2021
About The Project:
- Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL) is a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) of the Government of Karnataka and Government of India for implementing Bangalore Metro Rail Project.
- BMRCL is proceeding with the implementation of Phase-2 of the Bangalore Metro Rail Project. The sanctioned Detailed Project Report (DPR) of Phase-2 envisages extension of existing two corridors viz. East-West (Purple line) and North-South (Green Line) Corridors comprising elevated sections and construction of two new lines Reach-5 and Reach-6.
- The East-west Corridor is extended from Mysore Road to Challaghatta in West end and from Baiyappanahalli to ITPL-Whitefield in East end. Similarly, North-South Corridor is extended from Nagasandra to Bangalore International Exhibition Centre (BIEC) in North end and Yelachenahalli to Anjanapura Township in South end. The trains operating on the present East-West and North-South of Bangalore Metro Rail Project (Phase-1) will be extended to operate on these extensions also.
- A new line of about 18.82 km from R V Road to Bommasandra (Reach-5) will be constructed under Phase-2 of the project. Reach-5 is fully elevated with 16 stations.
- BMRCL has awarded the contract (Contract No. 4RS-DM) to M/s. CRRC Nanjing Puzhen Co. Ltd. through International Competitive Bidding (ICB) (Bid No. 4RS-DM) for “Supply of Standard Gauge Metro Cars 126 Nos. (DTG signalling) and 90 cars (CBTC signalling) including Design, Manufacture, Testing, Commissioning and Training of Personnel”. 21 nos. of 6-car trainsets (126 cars) with DTG signalling will be operated on the four extension lines of Phase-1 and 15 nos. of 6-car trainsets (90 cars) with CBTC signalling will be operated on Reach-5.
- BMRCL now intends to appoint a reputed Consultant for inspection of manufacturing activities of Rolling Stock for ensuring overall quality of production / manufacturing and witnessing testing of Rolling Stack at the Rolling Stock Contractor’s factories in Nanjing, China and Sri City, India. Consultant shall also be required to visit the subsystem suppliers’ premises for First Article Inspections and Factory Acceptance Tests of certain Rolling Stock components in China and India as advised by BMRCL.
Scope of Work:
Scope of work for the Consultant shall consist of the following activities at the Rolling Stock Contractor’s factories in Nanjing, China and Sri City, India:
- To inspect the quality of incoming material (Stainless Steel) for Carbody, Carbody structure and Bogie in accordance with the agreed standards between BMRCL and M/s. CRRC Nanjing Puzhen Co. Ltd. The scope of inspection shall be validation of the mechanical strength and material composition through verification of test certificate issued from accredited test house for every incoming consignment/batch.
- Associate on all welding and heat treatment activities on Bogies/ Carbody in accordance with the approved quality plans including sample tests and approval. The Consultant shall ensure review of welding consumables and review of welding documents and processes against the applicable welding standards and contract specifications.
- To conduct inspections and checks at various witness and/or hold points for the entire production process as per the ITPs and check sheets agreed between BMRCL and M/s.CRRC Nanjing Puzhen Co. Ltd. ITPs and check sheets will be shared with the Consultant after the Contract is awarded.
- To witness the type tests and routine tests at Rolling Stock Contractor’s factories as per the respective test specifications. Consultant shall also be responsible for validating the factory tests by signing the test reports.
- Consultant shall follow the defect identification methods specified in the Rolling Stock contract requirements and monitor progress of defect rectification activities of Rolling Stock manufacturer.
- During the course of factory inspection, factory testing or first article inspection, the Consultant may identify situations which are contrary to product quality or may lead to products of indeterminate quality or are not in accordance to the Employer’s Requirement as specified in the Rolling Stock contract and in such situations, the Consultant shall raise a Corrective Action Request pertaining to their scope of work, detailing the defects/deviations observed in the form of a ‘Note’ with a unique serial number and issue the same to the Rolling Stock Contractor.
- On receipt of the Corrective Action Request, the Rolling Stock Contractor shall identify necessary corrective actions to rectify the non-conformity and shall submit a Corrective Action Report (CAR) to the Consultant. Consultant shall review the CAR and submit it to BMRCL after identifying the modifications to be implemented. Consultant shall also be responsible for monitoring the implementation of these modifications. After successful implementation of the modification(s), the Consultant shall seek BMRCL’s approval for closure of Corrective Action Report. BMRCL may also issue BMRCL Note for issues identified during testing & commissioning, defect liability period, etc. Rolling Stock Contractor shall submit CARs for such issues also and Consultant shall ensure the implementation of these CARs during the production/manufacturing process in the factory.
- Review and audit the facilities available at the works of the Rolling Stock Contractor and subsystem suppliers for performing the necessary Statutory tests required for obtaining the sanctions from Statutory Authorities to induct the Rolling Stock into passenger service (e.g., Carbody Compression test, Bogie Fatigue test, etc.) as specified in the Rolling Stock contract.
- Consultant shall submit weekly progress reports to BMRCL detailing the progress of production/manufacturing activities and status of implementation of CARs.
- To perform First Article Inspections and witness Factory Acceptance Tests of certain Rolling Stock components as per the respective test specifications at subsystem suppliers’ premises in China and India as advised by BMRCL. The costs incurred for visit of Consultant’s inspectors to subsystem suppliers’ premises for First Article Inspections and Factory Acceptance Tests shall be reimbursed by BMRCL as below:
- Air Ticket (Economy Class) on actual basis.
- Boarding/Lodging expenses on actual basis subject to the ceiling rate specified under BMRCL’s extant rules.
- Dearness Allowance & Travel Allowance as per the rates specified under BMRCL’s extant rules.
Notes:
- Whenever BMRCL wants to avail the services of Consultant’s inspectors for First Article Inspections/Factory Acceptance Tests, BMRCL shall inform the same to the Consultant in writing along with details of the inspection including the location and dates.
- For FAI/FAT witness in China, only the inspectors stationed in China at the time shall be eligible for witnessing. Similarly, For FAUFAT witness in India, only the inspectors stationed in India at the time shall be eligible for witnessing.
- Payment for the visit of Inspectors for First Article Inspections/ Factory Acceptance Tests shall be made on submission of necessary supporting documents such as air ticket, hotel bill, etc.
- Tentative deployment schedule of Consultant’s inspectors at Rolling Stock Contractor’s factories in Nanjing, China and Sri City, India is available at Appendix D-Deployment Schedule.
For details please visit website www.bmrc.co.in.
Source: BMRCL-Tender | Image Credit (representational): BMRCL
