India’s Himachal Pradesh Power Corp. Ltd. (HPPC) seeks bids for tunnel civil works for the 195-MW Kashang hydroelectric project on the Kashang River in Himachal Pradesh State. Bids are due January 7, 2010.
HPPC previously awarded a US$58.4 million contract to Hindustan Construction Co. of India for civil construction of Kashang’s river diversion, intake structure, conveyance channel, desilting basins, power channel, headrace tunnel, underground balancing reservoir, pressure shaft, valve chamber, civil works of underground powerhouse and transformer hall, and a tailrace tunnel. It also took bids for electro-mechanical equipment. (HydroWorld 2/17/09)
The latest solicitation seeks civil works including river diversion of Kerang Khad, a trench weir, conveyance tunnel, desanding basins, connecting tunnel, Kerang-Kashang link tunnel, drop structure, underground balancing reservoir, adits, inspection tunnel for desanding basin, and hydro-mechanical works of Kashang Stages 2 and 3. Work is to include testing and commissioning of the three initial 65-MW units of the Integrated Kashang hydroelectric project.
Kashang 1-3, together with an eventual 48-MW Kashang Stage 4, are to comprise what HPPC has called 243-MW Integrated Kashang. HPPC recruited suppliers in November for geo-technical instrumentation Kashang and the 111-MW Sawra Kuddu project in Himachal Pradesh. (HydroWorld 10/2/09)
Bid documents, in English, may be obtained from the address below for 20,000 rupees or US$400. Courier delivery costs an additional 500 rupees for domestic delivery or US$50 for overseas delivery. A pre-bid conference is scheduled December 4, 2009.
Bids are due by 2 p.m. January 7, 2010. For information, contact Executive Director (Contracts), Himachal Pradesh Power Corp. Ltd., Shanti Kutir, Kamna Nagar, Chakkar, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, 171005 India; (91) 177-2832513; Fax: (91) 177-2832307; E-mail: hppc.contracts@gmail.com; Internet: www.hppcl.gov.in.
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