Ramkrishna Forgings Limited and Titagarh Wagons Limited (RKFL-TWL Consortium) has emerged as the Lowest Bidder (L1) for for manufacturing and supply of Forged Wheels under Aatma-Nirbhar Bharat initiative of the Ministry of Railways, Government of India.
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- Ramkrishna Forgings Limited and Titagarh Wagons Limited (RKFL-TWL Consortium) has emerged as the Lowest Bidder (L1) as per the financial bid opened on 14 March, 2023, for Manufacturing and Supply of Forged Wheels under Aatma-Nirbhar Bharat initiative of the Ministry of Railways, Government of India.
- The total quantity of Forged Wheels to be supplied will be around 15,40,000 wheels over a period of 20 (twenty) years.
About Forged Wheels:
- The tender is for procurement of 15,40,000 Wheels Disc of different types of IR Rolling Stock weighing about 6.5 lakh tons over a period of 20 years.
- The quoted Base Price per ton of finished Wheel Disc as per the Agreement shall be considered for deciding the inter-se position of the offers.
- Upto about 15% of the Wheel Discs may have to be supplied in the form of assembled Wheelsets for which rough turned Axles, bull Gears/brake disc etc will be free supply items by Railways.
- Pre-specified assembly charges as per the Agreement would be reimbursed to the Supplier for assembly of each Wheelsets. A bidder should quote for full quantity, otherwise the offer will be rejected.
- Establishing facilities for manufacturing and testing of Wheels at the Wheel Factory;
- Establishing facilities for machining of Wheels, Axles and assembly of Wheels and Axles of capacity 6000 Wheelsets per annum at the Wheel Factory;
- Setting up Wheel Testing Centre at Railway site;
- Manufacturing and supplying of about 15,40,000 Wheels of different rolling stocks to the Railway over a period of 20 years as per the Supply Programme;
- Supplying assembled Wheelsets to the Railways as per the Supply Programme(rough turned Axles, bull Gears, brake disc etc to be supplied by Railways free of cost basis); and
- Suppliers can supply to 3rd Party only after meeting the requirement of Railways as per the Supply Programme.
About Titagarh Wagons Limited:
- Titagarh Wagons Limited is one of the largest private sector manufacturers of railway coaches (EMUs, MEMUs) and the largest wagon maker (other than Railways). It has transformed itself from a wagon maker for Indian Railways to a multinational diversified engineering and fabrication group.
- It has engineering infrastructure spread across Titagarh and Uttarpara in West Bengal; Bharatpur in Rajasthan; and Caserta in Italy.
About Ramkrishna Forgings Limited:
- Ramkrishna Forgings Limited was founded on 12th November 1981 on a bed of integrity, fueled by burning ambition. Years of staying true to our principles and tireless endeavour, we have produced rich results.
- We became a limited company on 25th May, 1995 and today we are an organisation manned by qualified and highly skilled people with state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities and international levels of quality control.
- We are suppliers to various sectors like Automotive, Railways, Farm Equipment, Bearings, Oil & Gas, Power and Construction, Earth Moving & Mining, both in India & overseas markets.
- We are also a critical safety item supplier for Screw Coupling, Bolster suspension, Side frame keys and Draw Gear Assembly for Railway Coaches and wagons.
- We are a preferred supplier to OEM’s like TATA Motors, Ashok Leyland, VE Commercial and Daimler in India and to Volvo, Mack Trucks, Iveco, Ford in the overseas markets.
- We supply globally to Tier 1 axle manufacturers like Dana, Sisamex, Meritor and American Axles.
Source: Titagarh- Press Release | Image Credit (representational): RWF
