A high-level panel at the Ministry of Physical Planning and Works (MoPPW) has recommended Rites Limited (India) to conduct feasibility study of proposed East-West and Kathmandu-Pokhara electrical railway lines.
A senior official at the MoPPW told on Wednesday that Rites Limited (India) — an undertaking of Indian government — was recommended, after assessing financial and technical proposals submitted by four interested firms.
Of the six international firms that had submitted financial and technical proposals to conduct feasibility of the multi-billion-rupees project, four firms — Rites Limited (India), SMEC International Pvt Ltd (Australia), Wilbur Smith Associates (USA) and Chungsuk Engineering Co Ltd (South Korea), were selected on the first week of May. A total of 19 global consultancies had submitted their Expressions of Interests (EoI) to conduct feasibility study of Mechi-Mahakali (about 1,200km) and Kathmandu-Pokhara (about 200km) electric railway lines.
“The proposal evaluation committee has made the recommendation on the basis of Quality and Cost-Based Selection (QCBS) system, after examining the financial and technical proposals of the interested firms,” the official said.
The bidding firms have proposed cost of study in the range of Rs 80 million to Rs 120 million. Rites Limited (India) had proposed Rs 80 million.
The committee had taken into account cost of study proposed by the companies, their qualification, experience, international reputation and financial strength before selecting the qualified bidder.
“In the evaluation process, we gave 80 percent weightage for technical aspects and 20 percent for financial aspects because we are more concerned about the quality of the study,” the official added. “After our recommendation is approved, we will negotiate with the company for timeline and other modus operandi of the study after the Dashain festival.”
A pre-feasibility study conducted by an independent agency in 2006 had put the cost of construction of East-West railway line at $ 2.07 billion.
The government had allocated Rs 150 million to conduct feasibility study of the projects, as well as widening and upgrading the Jayanagar-Janakpur-Bardibas railway line in 2008/09 fiscal year. However, the government has announced ´necessary budget´ for study of railways in this fiscal year. But the amount has not been specified yet.
The official said the selected firm had to complete the feasibility study and submit its report to the ministry by June 2010.
Source:Republica
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Nothing more than day dreaming. No big development is going to happen in Nepal.
this project will be the greatest acheivement in the entire nepalese political history…$2.07 billion is doable…
its high time, collect the tax, do the right thing
good luck NEPAl
lets not dwell in the problems of the past lets live in the solutions of the future
It is good to see dream.It is just a dream no more than that.ajai samma loadshedding hateko 6ena.anyway all the best for ur future plan.we will be great if we are alive upto that moment.
The country can save lot of money in fuel costs when this project is ready.
Our leaders and us, we all love to elaborate….no matter watever may be or is introduced…
BTW…are there gonna be inverters attached to the railway systems..lol
….first let the citizens come out the dark…it sucks…no more load shedding……..then lets think about electronic trains damn it….
ONE OF THE MAIN REASON WHY OUR COUNTRY IS STILL NOT DEVELOP IS DUE TO POOR MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION ,,,WE HAVE VERY POOR ROAD AND AIR TRANSPORT ,,,,IF NEPAL IS SUCCESSFUL IN MAKING A RAILWAY LINK THAN IT WILL NOT ONLY HELP THE NEEDY CITIZEN, BUT WILL ALSO IMPROVE OUR COUNTRY ECONOMY,,I HOPE TO VISIT NEPAL IN TRAIN IN NEAR FUTURE,,,,
ALL THE BEST NEPAL………
Thanks very much, I have found this article extremely useful!
well, this is a good news for all Nepalese, but a dream-project..that is to be sold by the corrupt politicians as FAKE PROMISES while running for the Elections…nothing more than that..I wonder how the country like ours can afford this…while we are yet to be strong in our National Security…ON THE TOP OF THAT …our daily demands of the electricity and fuel among others…must be fulfilled beforehand.