Loan No. 1981 -IND: Railway Sector Improvement Project

Invitation for Bids

Date: 12 October 2005
Loan No. : 1981 -IND: Railway Sector Improvement Project
Contract: RVNL-SC/GTL-RC/104

India has received a loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) towards the cost of Railway Sector Improvement Project and it is intended that part of the proceeds of this loan will be applied to eligible payments under the contract for which this Invitation for Bids is issued.

Rail Vikas Nigam Limited, New Delhi now invites sealed Bids from eligible bidders for the following:

RVNL/SC/GTL-RC/104 - Earth Work in Formation, Construction of Bridges, Service and Residential Buildings, Installation of Track, Remodeling of Station Yards, Electrical Works, Signalling and Interlocking Works, and other Miscellaneous Works along with Testing and Commissioning, including Supply of all Materials except Rails, in Connection with Patch Doubling of Guntakal-Raichur Section

(Details and specifications are provided in the Bidding Document).

International competitive bidding will be conducted in accordance with ADB's Single Stage: One-Envelope Bidding Procedure and is open to all bidders from eligible source countries.

To obtain further information and inspect the Bidding Document, eligible bidders should contact the office of at the address given below. Bidding documents will be issued only upto 5 December 2005 if they are sent by post, and 9 December 2005 if delivered in person.

To purchase the Bidding Document in English, eligible bidders should:

  • write to the address below
  • pay a nonrefundable fee of INR20,000.0 by demand draft in favor of "Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd." payable at New Delhi, India.

The document may be sent by post/courier service for an additional fee of INR2,000.0

Bidders must deliver their bids:
  • to the address below
  • together with a Bid Security of INR10.0 million or an equivalent amount in a freely convertible currency.

The deadline for submission of bids will be as indicated in the Bidding Document.

Bids will be opened promptly after the deadline in the presence of bidders' representatives who chose to attend. Late bids will be rejected.

Rail Vikas Nigam Limited will not be responsible for costs or expenses incurred by bidders in connection with the preparation or delivery of bids.

When comparing Bids, ADB's Domestic Preference Scheme will be applied in accordance with the provisions stipulated in the Bidding Document.
Chief Project Manager
Rail Vikas Nigam Limited
606, Swapan Lok Complex, S.D. Road,
Secunderabad - 500 003
Tel. No. 91-40-55912839
Fax No. 91-40-55492336
E-mail: kmrao@rvnl.org
E-mail address: apply@mprdc.org


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