DFCCIL invites tender for construction of four Lane ROB

The Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Limited (DFCCIL) has invited tender for Construction of Four Lane ROB including Approaches Complete in lieu of LC NO. 16A at IR Km 517/02-03 Between Stations Ambali Road & Sanand of Ahmedabad-Viramgam Section of Ahmedabad Division of Western Railway.

  • Tender No.: DFC/ADI/ENGG/ ADI-VG/ROB/LC.No. 16A/2021
  • Name of the work: Construction of Four Lane ROB including Approaches Complete in lieu of LC NO. 16A at IR Km 517/02-03 Between Stations Ambali Road & Sanand of Ahmedabad-Viramgam Section of Ahmedabad Division of Western Railway.
  • Tender Value: INR 64.96 Crores
  • Earnest Money: INR 50,00,000/-
  • Pre Bid Meeting: 08-Feb-2021
  • Document Download / Sale Start Date: 27-Jan-2021
  • Document Download / Sale End Date: 24-Feb-2021
  • Bid Submission Start Date: 08-Feb-2021
  • Bid Submission End Date: 24-Feb-2021
  • Bid Opening Date: 02-Mar-2021

Introduction:

General:

Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Ltd. (DFCCIL), a public sector undertaking has been set up under the Indian Companies Act, 1956 for implementation of Dedicated Freight Corridor Project. Government of India is the sole shareholder of the DFCCIL.

  • The Ministry of Railways (MOR), Government of India has planned to construct Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC) covering about 3338 route Kilometres on Eastern and Western Corridors. The coverage of Eastern Corridor is from Ludhiana to Dankuni and Western Corridor is planned from Jawaharlal Nehru Port, Mumbai to Rewari / Tughlakabad / Dadri near Delhi. There will be a linkage between two corridors at Dadri.

Dedicated Freight Corridor:

Eastern DFC Route will be approximately 1839 Km long from Dankuni to Ludhiana via Dankuni – Asansol – Dhanbad – Gaya – Sonnagar – Mughalsarai – AllahabadKanpur – Tundla – Aligarh – Khurja – Bulandshahr – Meerut – Saharanpur – Ambala Ludhiana.

  • Western DFC Route will be approximately 1520Kmlong from Dadri to JNPT via Rewari – Iqbalgarh – Vadodara-JNPT. 
  • Proposed alignment of DFC has been generally kept parallel to existing Indian Railway line except provision of detours at some stations where the existing yards/cities are congested.
  • Level Crossings (LC’s) are generally unsafe locations and also a congestion points for road/rail’s users. These LC’s are operational bottlenecks for Railways / DFCCIL in terms of loss in punctuality and reduction in line capacity. Construction of ROB(s)/ RUB(s) is financially and operationally beneficial apart from the fact that it improves the safety of Rail/ Road users.
  • Road over bridges (ROB) are being constructed on the level crossings falling on Western Corridor of DFCCIL. These ROBs shall span over the existing railway lines, the proposed DFCC lines and on approaches. 
  • The ROBs shall be constructed in Railway and DFCCIL portion with composite girders/ Bow string girders/ Through girders based on Railway GADs and design, and on approach portion, RE wall, RCC girders/ PSC girders etc. based on State Government GADs and detail Designs, and suitably designed RCC abutments, piers and foundations including staircases and other allied components. 
  • Depth of type of foundation shall be decided/ designed based on detailed geotechnical investigation at ROBs sites. Before execution or during execution, if there is a modification/correction in approved GADs of DFCCIL/Railways/State Government, the Agency has to execute the work as per modified/corrected GADs, for which Contractor shall not be entitled to any extra payment or claims.

Scope of Work

On behalf of President of India, Chief General Manager herein after referred to as ‘DFCCIL’ is inviting sealed tenders from Firms / Companies / Joint Ventures having requisite experience and financial capacity for execution of the following work:

“Construction of Four Lane ROB including Approaches Complete in lieu of LC NO. 16A at IR Km 517/02-03 Between Stations Ambali Road & Sanand of AhmedabadViramgam Section of Ahmedabad Division of Western Railway”.

  • Railway Portion arrangement as per approved GAD:
  • For Approach portion of work as per approved GAD of AUDA Gujarat State government.
SL. No.Level Crossing NoChainageof ROB (km)Approx Rly.Span configuration (m)Approx. Approach Span configuration (m)
116AIR Km. 517/02-031×60 (Bow String Girder)22×24 (RCC T-Beam deck slab )+7 x (2×15) (2 span continuous RCC solid slab) 

Scope of work is as per the requirements given in the Bid document but Not limited to:

  • Contractor shall have to submit Design and drawings duly proof checked by IIT on the basis of the approved GAD of DFCCIL for approval of DFCC/Railways of various components of ROB before execution of the work and as per instruction of representative of DFCCIL.
  • Preparations of preliminary and detailed design of foundation, substructure, superstructure, including staircase, approach slab (wherever applicable) and all other drawing as required for construction of DFC + Railway portion of the ROB and both approaches.
  • Submission of proof checked detailed design and drawing for, Foundation, Substructure, Super-Structure (if in non-RDSO span is adopted), and Retaining wall.
  • The detail design of superstructure will be further governed as per para (iv) h of deliverables in part-l Chapter-lll.
  • Out-station visits (Sites, District HQs, WR HQ, Delhi/NCR and other locations in ADI-VG section, with stakeholders will be attended by contractor team on specific advise of DFCCIL and nothing extra will be paid for visits for such meetings during currency of contract.
  • Proof Checking of designs of ROB structures of Railway portion from IIT, and there after approval of same by WRly and/ or DFCCIL.
  • Proof checking of detailed design and drawing of viaducts and retaining walls and all other necessary components of approaches of said ROB from IIT/State Govt. design (R&B) circle and their after approval of respective State Govt authorities/DFCCIL or instruction given by DFCCIL.
    • Construction of RCC abutments and piers, for Bow string/Girders/RCC/PSC girder as per IRC loading, including pile foundations/ open foundation as per GAD/Design.
    • Fabrication of composite plate girders/ Bow string girders /Open Web girders (skew up to 450) of around 18m, 22m, 24m, 30m, 36m, 48m, 60m and 72 m etc. clear span including erection with traffic power block as per GAD.
    • Construction of Approximate 12m/20m etc wide RCC deck slab on plate girders (composite) RCC/PSC girder and 7.5m/ 15m etc. width on approaches as per approved GADs.
    • Providing and fixing in position standard fixed type POT bearing, free sliding type POT cum PTFE bearings/Elastomeric bearings as per approved drawing.
    • Providing and laying cement concrete wearing coat, drainage spouts,
    • footpath, road markings, etc.
    • Providing and fixing RCC crash barrier and RCC railing (As per MORTH design) and electric lighting poles.
    • Providing and fixing in position single strip seal elastomeric type expansion joints.
    • Construction of Inspection platform, railing, ladders, etc.
    • Construction of RCC/Steel staircases, providing and fixing of protection screens.
    • Construction of approaches which includes constructing of RCC slab, piers, abutment, RCC Girder, crash barrier, earthwork/ sand filling in bank, providing bituminous road, Road furniture & all works related to constructing approaches complete.
    • Including any other miscellaneous works for commissioning Railway/ DFCCIL portion and approach portion of said work. 

The Tender document can be downloaded from DFCCIL‟s website www.ireps.gov.inwww.dfccil.com, and Central Procurement Portal, eprocure.gov.in


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