SAIL has invited a tender for tentative purchase of 25,050 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 25,050 MT HC ferro manganese during May’16-Aug’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 (MT) |
| Market 1 | Bhilai Steel Plant (BSP) | 25-50 | 1MT HDPE Jumbo Bag | 16,500 |
| Market 2 | Bokaro Steel Plant (BSL) | 25-50 | Loose | 2,700 |
| Durgapur Steel Plant (DSP) | 25-50 | Loose | 250 | |
| 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 | 100 | |
| Total Qty of Market 1 & 2 | 25,050 | |||
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 7,500 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 12 Apr’16 at 13:00 hrs IST and the techno-commercial opening date is 13 Apr’16 at 10:30 hrs IST.
SAIL’s last tender for purchase of 21,500 MT HC ferro manganese closed on 29 Dec’15
SAIL’s last tender for purchase of 21,500 MT HC ferro manganese for its different plant closed on 29 Dec’15. Total 11 companies had participated in the tender. The lowest (L1) price for market-1 was fixed at INR 37,919/MT and for market-2 at INR 38,300/MT. Both prices are inclusive all taxes.
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