Who in Railway Board Signalling is against prevention of such losses?
WHO IS THE TOP MAKING SUCH THREATENING CALLS?
While it was highlighted how #NFRailway floated #NFRConstruction’s tunnel tender in the Sukhoi-Pherima new single line section of #Lumding Division and investment of a big party to get it cancelled in favour of bigger tender, a big tender no. N-11-HQ-EPC-ABS-2023-24 of Signalling work of Automatic Block Signalling Work with CTC of #Alipurduar and #Rangiya Division is floated by #PCSTE/NFR at a cost of ₹380 crore. New PCSTE/NFR was posted so as to help the local mafia contractors of NFR.
Now, as per reliable sources, East Coast Railway (#ECoR) has also floated #Signalling Tender no. SNTPBBS-02-2024-JKPR-GTA closing date 19.02.2024 with advertise value ₹180 crore just so that only 2-3 big signalling #contractors can participate and huge amount of bribes can take place.
We have enough evidence as how deal was struck to make such big #Tender and to help which #contractor.
On speaking with officials, they informed that they have been forced from the top. Now the question is, WHO IS THE TOP MAKING SUCH THREATENING CALLS?
Officials say, this tender must be cancelled with suitable modifications and to re-floated in 2 or 3 parts, because big parties are managing and reducing competition like this to out all small bidders.
Also, it is important to note that #AXLECOUNTER is purchased 1512 quantity in this tender at ₹3,60,000/- whereas the same #AxleCounter is being supplied by #RDSO approved source GG Tronics at North Central Railway (#NCR) Stores for ₹2,20,000/-.
Here the questions arises once again, why are #Railways not taking advantage of the #Stores purchase and reduce cost of purchase? Who in #RailwayBoard signalling is against prevention of such losses? Is it #PED/S&T/RB and why?
When #GGTronics with best technology and #TCAS partnership with #Siemens can supply Axle Counter at such good price through NCR Stores then why make composite works tenders to restrict #OEMs like GG Tronics from directly quoting at #ECoR works which would save hundreds of crores?
Minister for Railways has recently praised GG Tronics and Siemens TCAS, and thus ECoR should cancelled the above tender and to re-floated in 2 or 3 parts with suitable modifications with Axle Counter purchase also from stores. Hon’ble MR should look into the matter and save lakhs of crores from the public exchequer.