February 2010 witnessed slight increase in project tendering activities. As compared with January 2010, 78 more tenders were floated in the current month. In all, 2,905 project tenders worth Rs 13,068 crore were floated in the month. Out of this, 2,223 tenders worth Rs 7,707 crore were by State Government agencies, 629 tenders worth Rs 5,290 crore were by Central Government agencies and the balance 53 were by Private Companies.
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Top 10 Sectors in Project Tendering
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Sector |
Tenders
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Rs Crore
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Share %
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Roadways |
1,120
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7,353
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38.55
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Community Services |
365
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1,220
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12.56
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Irrigation |
338
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1,097
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11.64
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Railways |
242
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875
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8.33
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Water Supply |
199
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431
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6.85
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Power Distribution |
143
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276
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4.92
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Real Estate |
108
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509
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3.72
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Thermal Based Power |
51
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142
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1.76
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Hospitals |
48
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368
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1.65
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Iron & Steel |
33
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0
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1.14
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All Sector |
2,905
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13,068
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100.0
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Among the tenders floated in February, the most notable one was by Uttarakhand State Infrastructure Development Corporation (USIDC), a Government of Uttarakhand Undertaking. On 10 Feb 2010, USIDC invited bids for providing consultancy services for feasibility study and detailed project report (DPR) for monorail facility in Dehra Dun
Another notable project tender of the month was floated by REC Transmission Projects Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Rural Electrification Corporation. On 26 Feb 2010, the company invited global RfQs for the selection of transmission service providers for transmission system associated with Krishnapatnam UMPP-Synchronous Interconnection between SR and WR (Part-B) through tariff based competitive bidding process on BOOM basis.
The Roadways topped the sector-wise list with 1,120 project tenders worth Rs 7,353 crore, Community Services, Irrigation and Railways followed the list with 365 tenders worth Rs 1,220 crore, 338 tenders worth Rs 1,097 and 242 tenders worth Rs 875 crore, respectively.
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Project Tendering by Ownership
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Ownership |
Tenders
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Rs Crore
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Share %
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State Government |
2,223
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7,707
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76.52
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Central Government |
629
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5,290
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21.65
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Private (Indian) |
31
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71
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1.07
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Private (Foreign) |
22
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0
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0.76
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Total |
2,905
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13,068
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100.00
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The Shipping Infrastructure sector saw 11 project tenders floated during February 2010. The most notable project tender in this sector was invited by Kolkata Port Trust. On 22 Feb 2010, Trust invited global RfQs for the construction of a riverine multipurpose jetty in the upstream of 3rd oil jetty along with all required backup facilities on DBFOT basis at Haldia Dock Complex in West Bengal. The cost of project is estimated at Rs 269 crore. Another notable tender in the same sector was floated by Kandla Port Trust. On 21 February 2010, it invited bids for setting up of port based multi-product SEZ at Kandla Port in the state of Gujarat.
In the Roadways sector, Bihar Rajya Pul Nirman Nigam floated two notable tenders during the month. On 28 February 2010, it invited bids for execution of the following works;
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Construction of four-lane high level bridge across river Ganga connecting NH-30 (Arrah) and NH-19 (Chapra) in Bhojopur & Saran district of Bihar.
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Construction of four-lane high level bridge across river Kosi near Vijayghat in Bhagalpur district of Bihar.
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Roadways sector also witnessed five project tenders worth Rs 2,759 crore being floated by NHAI during the month of February. Some of the major tenders by NHAI:
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Four-laning of Parwanoo-Solan section of NH- 22 in Himachal Pradesh, NHDP-II.
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Four-laning of Trivandrum-Kerala/TN Border section of NH-47 in Kerala, NHDP-III.
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Rehabilitation of selected section of NH-69 A and NH-26 B in Madhya Pradesh & Maharashtra.
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Increased tendering activities within Roadways and Irrigation sectors helped Uttar Pradesh to be first amongst top-ten tendering states. The state saw 481 project tenders worth Rs 623 crore during the month. Karnataka, Maharashtra and Orissa followed the list with 414 tenders worth Rs 661 crore, 399 tenders worth Rs 1,618 crore and 196 tenders worth Rs 757 crore, respectively.
Private Sector
In the private sector, 53 project tenders were floated during February 2010, mainly in the Power, Community Services and Petroleum Oil & Gas sectors. Some of the major tenders invited were by
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Adani Power Dahej, a member of Adani Group, for setting up of 4x660 MW coal based thermal power project on EPC basis at Suva village near Dahej in Bharuch district of Gujarat on EPC basis.
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Visa Power for BTG and BOP package for 2x660 MW units of Visa Raigarh power project in the state of Chhattisgarh.
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Cairn Energy India Pty for switchyard and substation works for Mangala processing terminal capacity expansion project in Rajasthan.
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Dheeru Powergen Private-for boiler, turbine, generator package (BTG) package on EPC basis 1,050 MW thermal power plant at Dhanras village in Katghora tehsil of Korba district in Chhattisgarh.
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Expressions of Interest (EoIs)
In February 2010, 58 EoIs related to Coal, Community Services and Roadways sectors were announced. Some major EoIs floated in the month were by
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Rail Land Development Authority for development of hotel, retail and office complex at Raxaul in Paschimi Champaran district of Bihar.
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Hindustan Organic Chemicals, a Government of India Enterprise, for selection of JV partner for setting up of gas based power project of minimum 500 MW capacity at Rasayani in Raigarh district of Maharashtra.
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National Highways Authority of India for the appointment of independent engineer for Hyderabad-Yadgiri section from km 18.600 to 54.000 of NH-202 on DBFOT basis under NHDP-III in Andhra Pradesh.
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NTPC for construction of integrated NTPC township and design and layout of R&R Colony with construction of basic amenities for homestead oustees in Raigarh district of Chhattigarh under Talaipali Coal Mining Project.
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Empanelment of Consultants/Contractors
During February 2010, five notices were published, inviting applications for empanelment of consultants and contractors. Some of the major notices were
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Bihar Urban Infrastructure Development Corporation invited bids for empanelment of architectural & design consultants, construction supervision & quality control consultants for the various infrastructure works proposed / implemented in Urban Local Bodies of Bihar.
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India Tourism Development Corporation invited bids for empanelment of architects/interior designers, consultants and contractors for project/renovation works of ITDC.
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Building Construction Department, Government of Jharkhand, invited bids for preparation of panel of architect in Building Construction Department, Jharkhand.
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