SAIL has invited a tender for tentative purchase of 21,500 MT HC ferro manganese for its various plants.
Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) is the India’s largest steelmaker and produces a variety of steel and iron products including Pig iron, flat and long products and special steels at its plants spread over India. The company will require a projected quantity of about 21,500 MT HC ferro manganese during Jan’16-Apr’16. The projected purchase quantity will meet the requirement of the following plants:
Tentative quantity for market 1 & 2
| Market | SAIL Plants | Size (mm) | Packing | Tentative requirement for 4 months period (in MT) |
| Market 1 | Bhilai Steel Plant (BSP) | 25-50 | 1MT HDPE Jumbo Bag | 14,000 |
| Market 2 | Bokaro Steel Plant (BSL) | 25-50 | Loose | 1,000 |
| Durgapur Steel Plant (DSP) | 25-50 | Loose | 700 | |
| IISCO Steel Plant (ISP) | 25-50 | 1MT HDPE Jumbo Bag | 1,000 | |
| Bokaro Steel Plant (BSL) | 25-100 | Loose | 4,500 | |
| Alloy Steel Plant (ASP) | 10-30 | 1MT HDPE Jumbo Bag | 300 | |
| Total Qty of Market 1 & 2 | 21,500 | |||
Chemical specifications
The material should contain Manganese 70.0% min, Carbon 7.5% max, Silicon 1.5% max, Phosphorous 0.43% max and Sulphur 0.05% max.
Physical specification
| Size (mm) | Specification |
| 25-100 | (+)120 mm = Nil |
| (+)100 mm =10.0% Max. | |
| (-) 25 m = 10.0% Max. | |
| 25-50 | (+) 70 mm = Nil |
| (+) 50 mm = 10 % Max | |
| (-) 25 mm = 10% Max | |
| (-) 10 mm = 2% Max | |
| 10-30 | (+) 40 mm = Nil |
| (+) 30 mm = 10% max | |
| (-) 10 mm = 10% Max |
Eligibility criteria
1.The bidder should be indigenous ferro manganese/silico manganese manufacturer and must have annual capacity to produce 22,000 MT pa.
2.The bidder must offer a minimum quantity of 6,200 MT (both markets) to be submitted in 4 months.
3.If the bidders are the past supplier of FeMn/SiMn to SAIL, they shall be considered as eligible if they does not have a backlog of more than 10% of final ordered quantity against any purchase order placed by individual SAIL plants.
4.If the bidders had supplied HC ferro manganese after Jan’14 to any of the SAIL’s plant, the bidder is required to submit self attested copy of PO and a consolidated statement.
Tender schedule
Due date of submission is 29 Dec’15 at 13:00 hrs IST and the techno-commercial opening date is 30 Dec’15 at 10:30 hrs IST.
SAIL’s last tender for purchase of 20,440 MT HC ferro manganese closed on 15 Sep’15
SAIL’s last tender for purchase of 20,440 MT HC ferro manganese for its different plant closed on 15 Sep’15. Total 12 companies had participated in the tender. The lowest (L1) price for market-1 has been fixed at INR 45,079/MT and for market-2 at INR 42,105/MT. Both the prices are inclusive all taxes.
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