DFCCIL invites tender for comprehensive maintenance of E&M assets of various station buildings for 2 years

Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Limited (DFCCIL) has invited open e-tenders, in Single Stage Two Packet System for Comprehensive maintenance of E&M assets of various station buildings, IMD, IMSD, staff quarter, ALHs & RH locations in DDU-Chiraila Pauthu/New Sonnagar section of DFCCIL under CGM/DDU unit for 24 months.

  • Tender Reference Number: DFC-EL-DDU-MNT-GS-359-01
  • Name of Work: Comprehensive maintenance of E&M assets of various station buildings, IMD, IMSD, staff quarter, ALHs & RH locations in DDU-Chiraila Pauthu/New Sonnagar section of DFCCIL under CGM/DDU unit for 24 months.
  • Cost of Work: INR  2,88,09,818 Crore
  • EMD: INR 2,94,100 Lakh
  • Completion Period: 24 Months
  • Document Download / Sale Start Date: 02nd September, 2022
  • Document Download / Sale End Date: 01st October, 2022
  • Bid Submission Start Date: 17th September, 2022
  • Bid Submission End Date: 01st October, 2022
  • Opening of Tender: 01st October, 2022

Scope of Work:

  • Comprehensive maintenance of AC units will cover regular, and systematic examination, adjustment, lubrication, gas charging oiling, greasing, filter cleaning etc. in addition to the repairs, rewinding & replacement of following equipment as and when required are also included.
    • Compressor,
    • Blower motor,
    • Selector switches,
    • Condenser fan,
    • Thermostat,
    • Relay,
    • Cooling coils,
    • Blower drum,
    • Condenser,
    • Overload protection,
    • Air filter,
    • Capillary,
    • Pumping motors,
    • Solenoid switches,
    • Float valve to control the water level in storage tank,
    • The metallic body of the entire machine is to be maintained in good condition duly painted and without vibration noise etc.
  • The contractor will have to replace compressors also within 24 hours if a defect is highlighted in addition to other items mentioned above whenever the compressor becomes defective. The repairing of the compressor will have to be done through the original manufacturer or his authorized dealer or agent. The advantage of unit exchange schemes may be explored.
  • AC units will be handed over to the contractor at the place where these are installed and the same will be handed over back to Railway in good working condition by the contractor after expiry of the contract to the authorized representative of the DFCCIL. The contractor shall ensure the working of the machine in good condition with desire and effective cooling from 1 April to 31 October of every year.
  • The work should be carried out as per latest ISS and IE rules for AC’s and water coolers maintenance.
  • The AC units before repairing should get inspected by the authorized representatives of Section In-charges.
  • All the released material shall have returned and deposited to the concerned supervisor depot.
  • Initially the contractor shall immediately replace defective AC units and water coolers by his own spare units where the repairs are involved for more than 2 hours in consultation with authorized railway representatives.

Technical Condition:

  • The contractor shall have to maintain a service register kept with the concerned Section Incharge/ Senior Executive/Executive depot and shall be duly entered and signed after attending periodical maintenance, said breakdown call, repair & replacement etc. as and when arise.
  • Any part required to be taken out from the AC unit for repair or replacement shall be taken out only after the approval of authorized representative of Section In-charge, similarly the defective part whichever has been repaired/ replaced shall be duly entered in the service register. No part of the component of the AC units shall be removed without approval and knowledge of Section In-charge or his authorized representative of the DFCCIL/DDU.
  • Prior planning shall be done for the periodical maintenance of all AC units and the schedule of maintenance should be given to this office with a copy of the field in charge.
  • DFCCIL shall in no way be responsible for the contractor’s manpower of their property during the period of maintenance.
  • The work shall be carried out by the contractor conforming to latest ISS and IE rules and as per instructions of the Section In-charge or his authorized representative. The work and material should be conforming to railway’s specification supplied by original manufacturer or their authorized dealer only.
  • The contractor has to keep qualified authorized representative at site of work on his behalf and offered all necessary facilities of inspection to authorized officials of The AC units installed at all stations/office including IMDs, IMSDs, ALHs, of DFCCIL/DDU unit is offered  for Comprehensive maintenance. Being an important location and related to staff complaints, it is desired to have “Zero Failure”.
  • The AC units are subjected to outdoor weather conditions and voltage fluctuation of Power Supply from UPPCL/DVVNL, the contractor shall have to maintain these protective devices against the above climate conditions and voltage fluctuation at his own cost.
  • The contractor will hold sufficient nos. of spare parts which will be 5% of total holding in case of compressors (type wise) and 10% of total holding in case of other spares like blower motor, starting relay, running capacitors, Electronics components etc. healthier AC units. Sufficient amount of gas R-32/F-12/F-22 (which will be charged by the contractor in case of leakage of the system) shall be arranged by the contractor at his cost.

Eligibility:

  • The tenderer must have successfully completed or substantially completed any one of the following categories of work(s) during last 07 (seven) years, ending last day of month previous to the one in which tender is invited:
    • Three similar works each costing not less than the amount equal to 30% of advertised value of the tender, or
    • Two similar works each costing not less than the amount equal to 40% of advertised value of the tender, or
    • One similar work costing not less than the amount equal to 60% of advertised value of the tender.
  • In case of tenders for composite works (e.g. works involving more than one distinct component, such as Civil Engineering works, S&T works, Electrical works, OHE works etc. and in the case of major bridges – substructure, superstructure etc.), tenderer must have successfully completed or substantially completed any one of the following categories of work(s) during last 07 (seven) years, ending last day of month previous to the one in which tender is invited:
    • Three similar works each costing not less than the amount equal to 30% of advertised value of each component of tender, or
    • Two similar works each costing not less than the amount equal to 40% of advertised value of each component of tender, or
    • One similar work each costing not less than the amount equal to 60% of advertised value of each component of tender.
    • Separate completed works of minimum required values shall also be considered for fulfillment of technical eligibility criteria for different components.

About DFCCIL:

  • The Indian Railways’ quadrilateral linking the four metropolitan cities of Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Howrah, commonly known as the Golden Quadrilateral.
  • And its two diagonals (Delhi-Chennai and Mumbai-Howrah), adding up to a total route length of 10,122 km comprising 16% of the route carried more than 52% of the passenger traffic and 58% of revenue earning freight traffic of IR.
  • The existing trunk routes of Howrah-Delhi on the Eastern Corridor and Mumbai-Delhi on the Western Corridor were highly saturated, line capacity utilization varying between 115% to 150%.
  • Railways lost the share in freight traffic from 83% in 1950-51 to 35% in 2011-12.
  • The growth of the Indian economy has created demand for additional capacity of rail freight transportation, and this is likely to grow further in the future.
  • This burgeoning demand led to the conception of the dedicated freight corridors along the Eastern and Western Routes.
  • Minister for Railways, made this historic announcement on the floor of the House in the Parliament while presenting the Railway Budget for 2005-06.
  • This led to the establishment of “Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Limited (DFCC)”, to undertake planning & development, mobilization of financial resources and construction, maintenance and operation of the dedicated freight corridors.
  • DFCC was incorporated as a company under the Companies Act 1956 on 30th October 2006.

The Tender document can be downloaded from IREPS website www.ireps.gov.in and DFCCIL’s website www.dfccil.com


Source: DFCCIL -Tender | Image Credit (representational): MoR