ECL/HQ/CMC/Transport/Jhanjra/2012/1971 dated 27.01.2012.

Sealed Discount bid on SOR are invited from Registered Transport contractors of ECL for Loading of Coal by Pay Loader at MIC, Jhanjra Project Colliery, Transportation of Coal by Tippers from MIC, Jhanjra Project Colliery to POCP – I Railway Siding within a lead range of 8 – 9 km and unloading the same at POCP – I siding to be executed during the FY 2012 – ’13 as per the detail given below:

Sl. No.	Depot / Colliery from where raw coal to be loaded & transported		Approx. one way distance (Km)	Approx Qty (MT)	Estimated Value (Rs.)	Period of Work
	From	To
01.	MIC Incline, Jhanjra after loading of Coal by Pay Loader	POCP – I Railway Siding	8 – 9	773400	41902812.00	01.04.2012 to 31.03.2013

The above quantities are as per plan and projections. This may vary due to unavoidable circumstances beyond control of management, for which no claim from the contractors will be admissible by the management.
For detailed BOQ refer page – 4. This bid shall be guided by detailed terms & conditions of the SOR effective from 01/04/2011 to the period of contract.

Rs.419000.00/- (1% of the estimated cost rounded off to nearest hundred rupees, subject to a maximum of Rs.50 Lakhs) as Earnest Money to be deposited in the form of Demand Draft drawn in favour of Eastern Coalfields Limited payable at Asansol on any RBI approved Scheduled Bank.
Earnest Money will be forfeited in case of failure of the party to start the work within 10 days of issue of LOA / Work Order.
Earnest Money of the unsuccessful bidders will be refunded after finalisation of bid.

Receipt of Tenders:
Bids are to be received in sealed covers from 11:00 A. M to 1:00 PM on 17.02.2012 at either in the office of the GM (CMC), HQ, Sanctoria, ECL or in the office of GM, Jhanjra Area.

Opening of Tenders:
Tenders will be opened at 11:00 A. M. on 18.02.2012.
The company is not under any obligation to accept the lowest bidder / bidders and reserves the right to reject any or all the tenders without assigning any reason whatsoever, and also to distribute the work and allot the work / works to more than one tenderer, at its sole discretion.