RVNL invites EoI for detailed designing and drawings of civil engineering structures of RVNL projects

Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) has invited bids under Single Stage Two Envelope Bidding procedure In Two Packages for Detailed Designing and validation of design and Drawings of Civil Engineering structures of RVNL Projects (other than Metro Projects and Tunnels).

  • Tender Reference Number: RVNL/Design Cell/Design & Validation
  • Name of Work: Detailed Designing and validation of design and Drawings of Civil Engineering structures of RVNL Projects (other than Metro Projects and Tunnels).
  • EMD: INR 50 Lakh
  • Period Of Work: 1440 Days
  • Document Download / Sale Start Date: 22nd July, 2022
  • Document Download / Sale End Date: 13th September, 2022
  • Pre Bid Meeting Date: 10th August, 2022
  • Bid Submission Start Date: 22nd July, 2022
  • Bid Submission End Date: 13th September, 2022
  • Tender Opening Date: 13th September, 2022

Scope of Work:

  • Detail Scope of the detail design and Validation of PIU design and drawing works It is for information that RVNL Project implementation units located at various project sites in India are getting detail design and drawings prepared by themselves or by engaging detail design consultants.
  • Design and drawings thus prepared by detail design consultants, (preproof checked fully or partially or un proof checked at PIU level) are required to be reviewed and proof checked by Validation/Proof checking consultants under current assignment.
  • Detail design/Validation/Proof checking consultants shall provide and complete the consultancy services, to the standards and in the manner, frequency and times specified in accordance with the conditions of contract, except for variations which may have been agreed to in writing by the Employer.
  • In case of variation, compensation to the Validation/Proof checking consultant will be considered based on its actual inputs/involvement and only for the structural elements which undergo change and not for the whole of the structure. Detail design/Validation/Proof checking consultants shall provide its services for the entire project duration.
  • Changes / updates/ re-design / re-drawing during various stages of the project necessitated based on site based enhanced /exact information / details / constraints sought for by the RVNL Project implementation units will not be considered as variation. Scope of services are described in the tender documents.
  • Detail design/Validation/Proof checking consultants shall exercise reasonable conscience, skill, care and diligence in the performance of its obligations under the contract agreement and in accordance with the prevailing standards of the industry / profession.
  • Validation/Proof checking consultant shall provide professional, objective and impartial advice and at all times hold the Employer’s interest as paramount.
  • Scope of work of the consultant shall include the following permanent & temporary including launching scheme / other related specialised works structures but are not limited to the ones as mentioned below:
    • Minor bridges including all elements and all engineering disciplines
    • Major bridges including all elements and all engineering disciplines
    • Important bridges including all elements and all engineering disciplines
    • Underpass including all elements and all engineering disciplines
    • Road over bridge including all elements and all engineering disciplines
    • Road under bridges including all elements and all engineering disciplines
    • Foot over bridge including all elements and all engineering disciplines
    • Pedestrian subways including all elements and engineering disciplines
    • Viaduct including all elements and all engineering disciplines
    • Station building
    • Rail depot cum workshop including all elements and all engineering disciplines
    • Any other type of railway engineering structure or work required for the project
  • Structural elements directly taken as standard generated from various offices of Indian Railways are not to be re-designed / re-proof checked, hence, are excluded from the scope of works of current assignment.

Eligibility:

  • Only firms that are registered or incorporated in India are eligible to compete.
  • A subsidiary company, registered / incorporated in India may utilize the financial and technical credentials of their parent/holding company having more than 90% share in the subsidiary company either at its own (directly) and/or combined (indirectly) through one or more of its subsidiary Companies.
  • The technical credentials of subsidiary(ies) in which shareholding of the parent / holding company is more than 90% either at its own (directly) and / or combined (indirectly) through one or more of its subsidiary companies, shall be treated as the credentials of parent / holding company.
  • This will be subject to submission of undertaking by the parent / holding company in the prescribed format in Form 14 of Section 3.

Note:

  • Chief Design Engineer will be Team Leader for all services as defined in Part-I of TOR.
  • Chief Design Engineer will have to attend RVNL’s Corporate Office once in a month for attending meetings / holding discussions.
  • Deputy Chief Design Engineers will have to attend RVNL’s Corporate Office once in a fortnight for attending meetings / holding discussion.
  • Chief Geotechnical Engineer who is involved in Design Services may be called to attend RVNL’s Corporate Office on need basis.
  • The return airfare (to and fro) by economy class by shortest/most practicable route shall be payable in addition to daily allowance as specified in Section 5 Annexure A.

Tender documents can be downloaded from website https://rvnl.org/active-tenders-new


Source: RVNL -Tender | Image Credit (representational): HMRL