Bilaspur, This tender of Rs 2,063 crore has been issued for coal mining in Gevra mine.SECL has issued a major tender on the Government of India’s GeM (Government E-market Place) portal for coal handling, transport and other mining activities in its Gevra mine. This tender with a cost of about Rs 2063 crore is the largest ever tender issued by any company for Mining Services (Composite Work). Through this tender, the company will expand the production capacity of the mine in Mega Project Gevra by partnering with private organizations in the field of OBR (Over Burden Removal), coal production and transport.
The entire process from invitation of tender to selection of the firm will be done through the GeM portal.
SECL’s contract with the selected organization will be for about 5 years. Under this, the selected organization will provide services related to OBR, coal mining, coal transport and other mining activities with the help of surface miner, HEMM, payloader and tipper and vertical tipper in Gevra mine. Gevra is one of the largest mines not only in India but also in Asia and recently achieved the distinction of becoming the first mine in the country to produce 50 million tonnes of coal in a year. There is a huge reserve of coal here which can play an important role in meeting the country’s energy needs.
GeM Portal is an online portal created for Government procurement. Launched in 2016, the portal aims to make procurement by the government and its undertakings efficient, transparent and inclusive. This has several advantages for government buyers such as the facility to invite bids from vendors across the country, speed up the tendering process, multi-bids, price trends and price comparisons from multiple suppliers, etc. The GeM portal provides facilities such as integrated payment system to the buyer, direct alerts through notifications, online grievance redressal mechanism for quick resolution through a simple online dashboard.
SECL is also promoting the use of GeM portal to simplify the process of inviting tenders for procurement of goods and services and to bring in greater transparency in compliance with the guidelines of the Government of India. The issue of such a big tender worth Rs 2063 crore by GeM is a very important step in this direction which will help in increasing coal production in collaboration with private firms.
