The RFP will include technical proposal, financial proposal and other terms and conditions of the contract.
WD News: The Chandigarh Municipal Corporation has invited Request for Proposal (RFP) from six selected agencies for providing long-term technical assistance (LTTA).
Based on the LTAA, a tender will later be floated to hire an agency to carry out the work under the project. The RFP will include technical proposal, financial proposal and other terms and conditions of the contract. The last date for online submission of technical and financial proposals for the firms is June 8. The firms will provide technical details and inform about manpower and machinery in the RFP. The LTTA will assist the project, its operation and other aspects for five years.
Of the total 17 companies which showed interest in the water supply project, six were selected. These are InfraEn India Pvt Ltd and NJS Energy India Pvt Ltd, Shah Technical Consultant Pvt Ltd in a joint venture (JV) with Alereo and Crisil Risk and Infrastructure Solutions, STUP Consultants Pvt Ltd and Ceinsys Tech Ltd, Tata Consulting Engineers in a JV with Antea France and Antea India Pvt Ltd, URS Scott Wilson Pvt Ltd and DRA Consultants and AECOM India and SAI Consultants Engineers in a JV with Z&A Antonaropoulos and Associates SA and Nippon Koel.
The civic body had earlier signed an agreement with French financial institution Agence Française de Développement (AFD) with the support of the European Union last year to provide 24×7 water supply in the city.
It is a Rs 510-crore project – with Rs 412 crore AFD’s soft loan and Rs 98 crore European Union’s grant. It is expected that the first phase of the project will be completed by this year-end. Under the project, a 270-km waterline will be replaced and 260 tubewells will be phased out.
The city has been divided into 55 District Metered Areas (DMAs) and 24×7 water supply system will first be implemented in one of the DMAs by December 2023. The entire city will be covered within five years.
Source: Tribune India
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