Project Summary
Project Summary
Sector Name : STEEL.
Agency Name : STEEL AUTHORITY OF INDIA LIMITED (SAIL).
Project Name : NEW SINTER PLANT AT BOKARO STEEL PLANT.

Reported Date : 15-APR-25

Monthly Report : 5 / 2025

  

   

Total/Pending/Completed Milestone - 2 / 2 / 0

Cost (Rs. in Crores)

OriginalRevisedNow Anticipated
1034.011752.31752.3

Expenditure (Rs. in Crores)

Cum. till Previous Financial YearCum. in Current Financial Year till last monthExpenditure in current monthCum. Expenditure till now
874.25.17.33874.75

Date of Commissioning (mm/yyyy)

OriginalRevisedAnticipated
10/201711/202611/2026

Current Financial Year Budget (Rs. in Crores)

Budget EstimateRevised Estimate
500

Ministry Review Date

LatestLastPhysical Progress (%)Status
08-MAY-2551.75Ongoing

Monthly Status

Background Information

LOA issued on 17.04.25. Draft contract is awaiting clearance from their government for permanent establishment in India for receiving payments in INR. Discussions going on with LnT for taking up the balance work for remaining work of BEC. Order issued for suspension of dealings with BEC w.e.f. 20.05.2024 for a period of 6 months or till the decision of management whichever is earlier. BEC Bhilai banned at Bokaro Steel Plant for a period of Two years from the date of issue of the order dt.12.09.2024. Total manpower for the month of MAY-2025 is 4 nos. which includes 4 nos of SAIL employees and nil of Contractor manpower.1376/2126 nos. of detailed engineering drawings have been completed. Techno-commercial evaluation (of offers received against executing the balance work under scope of M/s BEC) completed. Only one bidder viz. MECON is techno-commercially eligible. Decremental price bid submitted by the party (MECON) on 25.09.2023 and was opened. Detail Price break-up was submitted on 29.09.2023. Multiple rounds of negotiations were held. Since revised price submitted by MECON post negotiation is still around 70% higher than estimate, decision was taken to drop the tender and adopt alternative method. Alternate strategy is under deliberation. Legal opinion on modalities for execution of the balance jobs of the project through alternate method has been sought from Solicitor General of India by Corporate Law. Total manpower for the month of MAR-2024 is 4 nos. which includes 4 nos of SAIL employees and nil of Contractor manpower.

Problems

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