RITES invites bids for Package-2 of railway project in Talcher

12 Jul 2023 CW Team

Brief Scope of Work:

The earthwork in cutting (max 2.0 m depth) & filling (max 8m height) in formation, supplying & laying of Geotextiles, etc. are to be done for proposed railway track.

Construction of Major bridge: 01 No. (24.4M Composite Girder). Construction of Minor bridges: 10 Nos.

P-Way works (including supply of PSC Sleepers, ballast & fittings and laying of track) to be carried out.

The tender seeks Civil Works worth Rs. 120,87,41,444.00 cr. to be completed in 365 days. As per the tender, the bid validity will be 75 days, and it will be an open bidding process. The bid submission will start on July 24, 2023 and will end on August 1, 2023.

The Tender should be accompanied by earnest money of Rs. 1,00,00,000.00 (One Crore only)

A complete tender document can be downloaded from the official website:
https://etenders.gov.in/eprocure/app

The Employer will open all the Tenders received, in the presence of the Tenderers or their representatives who choose to attend at 15:00 Hrs. on 01.08.2023 in the office of Project Unit Head, RITES Ltd., ECRPO, Project Unit- Bhubaneswar, Unit No. 1122-1132, 11th Floor, DLF Cyber City, Infocity Road, Chandaka Industrial Estate, Patia, Bhubaneswar-751024, Odisha.

Essential details:

Project Estimated Value: ₹ 120,87,41,444.00
Product Category: Civil works
Bid Validity (Days): 75
Period of Work: 365 days
Tender ID: 2023_RITES_160572_1
Tender Ref. No.: RITES/BBS/TFL/Talcher/OT_07
Payment mode: Offline
Form of contract: Percentage

Tenders are invited through E-Tendering system by RITES Ltd., a Public Sector Enterprise under the Ministry of Railways, for the work of “Earthwork In Formation In Embankment & Cutting, Construction Of Major & Minor Bridges, P-Way Works, Supply Of Cement, Structural & Reinforcement Steel, Etc For New Railway Siding For Talcher Fertilizers Limited, Talcher, Odisha_(Package-2).” Brief Scope of Work: The earthwork in cutting (max 2.0 m depth) & filling (max 8m height) in formation, supplying & laying of Geotextiles, etc. are to be done for proposed railway track. Construction of Major bridge: 01 No. (24.4M Composite Girder). Construction of Minor bridges: 10 Nos. P-Way works (including supply of PSC Sleepers, ballast & fittings and laying of track) to be carried out. The tender seeks Civil Works worth Rs. 120,87,41,444.00 cr. to be completed in 365 days. As per the tender, the bid validity will be 75 days, and it will be an open bidding process. The bid submission will start on July 24, 2023 and will end on August 1, 2023. The Tender should be accompanied by earnest money of Rs. 1,00,00,000.00 (One Crore only) A complete tender document can be downloaded from the official website: https://etenders.gov.in/eprocure/app The Employer will open all the Tenders received, in the presence of the Tenderers or their representatives who choose to attend at 15:00 Hrs. on 01.08.2023 in the office of Project Unit Head, RITES Ltd., ECRPO, Project Unit- Bhubaneswar, Unit No. 1122-1132, 11th Floor, DLF Cyber City, Infocity Road, Chandaka Industrial Estate, Patia, Bhubaneswar-751024, Odisha. Essential details: Project Estimated Value: ₹ 120,87,41,444.00 Product Category: Civil works Bid Validity (Days): 75 Period of Work: 365 days Tender ID: 2023_RITES_160572_1 Tender Ref. No.: RITES/BBS/TFL/Talcher/OT_07 Payment mode: Offline Form of contract: Percentage

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