Titagarh Wagons Limited and Bharat Electricals Limited (TWL-BHEL Consortium) emerged as the 2nd Lowest Bidder (L2) for “Manufacturing cum Maintenance of Vande Bharat Trainsets including Up-gradation of the Government Manufacturing Units & Trainset Depot.
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- The consortium of Titagarh Wagons Limited and Bharat Electricals Limited (TWL-BHEL Consortium) emerged as the 2nd Lowest Bidder (L2) for “Manufacturing cum Maintenance of Vande Bharat Trainsets including Up-gradation of the Government Manufacturing Units & Trainset Depots”.
- As per financial bid opening dated 01.03.2023, the TWL-BHEL Consortium has been declared L2. The total quantity is 200 Trainsets and as per tender conditions, L2 is eligible to get 80 Trainsets. The quote of L1 bidder is Rs. 120 crores per Trainset.
- The Letter of Award (LOA) is yet to be received.
About Titagarh Wagons Limited:
- Titagarh Wagons Limited is one of the largest private sector manufacturer 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.
Source: Titagarh- Press Release | Image Credit (representational): Southern Railway
