Consultancy Services for preparation of Feasibility Study and Detailed Project Report for a Mass Transit System in

Coimbatore – Reply for Expression of Interest/PQ Queries

Company
S.No Clause No. As per EOI/PQ Document Suggestions/Clarifications CMRL Reply
Name
1. Urban Transport Planner (2 Key We understand that details of all key professional (20) and
Professional+ 4 Support staff) support staff (34) is to be filled in the table. Also it is mentioned
2. Mass Transit Construction Expert (2 Key that we have to include Brief CVs of proposed staffs(key
Professional+ 4 Support staff) professional + support staff) in the Expression of Interest (54
3. Mass Transit Operation Expert (2 Key short CVs)
Professional+ 4 Support staff)
4. Transport Modeler/Planner(2 Key We would like to highlight that support staff person CV doesn’t
Professional+ 3 Support staff ) give any weightage and even will not be evaluated in proposal
Please include Brief
5. Urban Planner(2 Key Professional+ 2 stage also. We understand this table is only to understand the
Annexure CVs of Proposed Key
Support staff) capability of the firm , so it is not relevant to ask CVs/details of
I Egis Page-15 Professional Staffs in
6. Environmental and Social Expert (4 Key support staff.
Personnel List the Expression of
Professional+ 6 Support staff)
Interest
7. Financial Expert (2 Key Professional+ 3 We request you to allow that details of only key professional
Support staff) (20) is to be filled in table and brief CVs of only key professional
8. Transport Economist (1 Key Professional+ is to be provided. Same has been accepted in recent EOI
1 Support staff) launched by KfW for Vijayawada Metro.
9. Architect/Designer (2 Key Professional+ 2
Support staff)
10. Institutional Specialist(1 Key Professional+
1 Support staff)
Presentation of firms showing about the firms, Page limit of “presentation of firms “- is this page limit, for all Yes, it is applicable for
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II SYSTRA expertise, similar project experience and client consortium members or for each member? Please Confirm consortium or individual
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references(max.10 pages firms.
Please include brief CVs of proposed staffs in At EOI stage, it will be very difficult to propose key staff for the As per Expression of
Page 15 the Expression of Interest. However no project. We would request you to kindly remove this clause. Interest
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Annexure 1F evaluation will be made based on submitted
brief CV
2 Form 1E-2 Forms are two places There are 2 different Form 1E2, in two places. Please clarify ,
which one need to be filled Both are different
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forms. Hence,
1E-2 & 18
2 Consultant shall fill
Annexure-2
both Forms and submit
Form 1E-2
along with EoI
document submission.
Table of Content: No format have been provided for the Declarations as in As per Expression of
5.3 Declaration of Association(if applied) Sr.No.5.3 and 5.4 Interest
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3 5.4 Declaration of Affiliated Firms
Annexure-3
Generally, at the EOI stage, it will be very difficult to propose
 7.4 CVs of personnel proposed for monitoring any monitoring staff, We Would request you to kindly remove
this clause.
1.1 Experience in handling similar projects We believe substantially completed projects of similar nature Only completed
(reference projects) with key focus on the will also be considered. If not, request you to kindly consider projects are considered
following activities (technical): substantially completed projects of similar nature also. to have reached
 Feasibility Study / DPR for Mass minimum draft final
Transit System incl. BRT, LRT, Metro We also believe “Comprehensive Study / DPR for integrated study report stage.
rail, etc. At least one project Urban Public Transport Systems.” Include the following.
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III experience for each of BRT/bus, LRT  Multimodal Traffic integration of metro rail stations, which
Associates 13 (1.1)
and Metro rail. includes feeder bus planning.
Comprehensive Study / DPR for integrated  Planning of Parking facilities in and around Metro rail As per Expression of
Urban Public Transport Systems. stations, which includes assessment of demand for Non- Interest
Motorized Transport by Metro Rail passengers.
Traffic and Transportation studies, including travel demand
forecasting for preparation of DPR for MRT and LRT.
1.2 Experience under various working We understand, each project experience carries 2 marks and Preferably Both types
conditions in other developing/developed one need to offer minimum two projects; one from Developed of Countries (or) at
countries, under international development Country and another Developing Country. Thereafter to score least either one type of
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1 financing: full eight marks, one can offer two more project experiences country is mandatory.
13 (1.2)
 2 Countries – 4 Marks either from Developed Country or Developing Country. Please
For each additional developing/developed clarify.
country 2 marks (up to maximum of 4)
1.3 Experience with working-conditions in We understand,
India preferably in the Urban Transport 1. Urban Transport Projects include:
Planning especially Mass Transit Planning  Traffic and Transportation studies, including travel demand Project experience
sector: forecasting for preparation of DPR for MRT and LRT. would be considered
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2  2 Projects in urban transport planning 2. MRT Sector Projects include: only if it covers all or
13 (1.3)
– 4 Marks  Planning and Design of MRT Alignment, Social & most MRT components
 2 Projects in MRT sector – 4 Marks Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA&SIA) studies for
 For each additional project 2 marks MRT, Detailed Design of Structures like viaduct and
(up to maximum of 4) stations for MRT. Kindly clarify.
1.4 Assessment of experience in handling We understand Infrastructure projects include Highway, It needs both, i.e.
E&S issues in infrastructure projects Railways, Metro Rail, Irrigation such as Dam, Bridges and Town knowledge of the
(availability of E&S expertise – regarding ship projects. Indian legal framework
preparation of Environmental and Social and knowledge of
Impact Assessments (ESIA, ESMF, ESMP We believe no international experience is essential for handling standards of
Page 7 Clause etc.), to be listed in table 1E. Environment & Social Impact Assessments, since these studies international financing
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13(1.4) are to be carried out as per local laws of the country where the institutions such as the
project is going to be implemented. Kindly confirm. Worldbank standards.

4 Page 15 1. Urban Transport Planner (2 Key We have noted to provide details of 20 Key Experts and 30 Please include Brief
 Annexure 1 F – Professional+ 4 Support staff) Support Staff in order to get full marks. CVs of Proposed Key
Personnel List 2. Mass Transit Construction Expert (2 Key Further, it is also stipulated to include brief CVs of proposed Professional Staffs in
Professional+ 4 Support staff) staff in the Expression of Interest. the Expression of
3. Mass Transit Operation Expert (2 Key Kindly clarify the minimum number of staff to be proposed in the Interest
Professional+ 4 Support staff) EOI along with their brief CVs.
4. Transport Modeler/Planner(2 Key
Professional+ 3 Support staff )
5. Urban Planner(2 Key Professional+ 2
Support staff) We belie that the Experts can have relevant experience either Preferably Both type of
6. Environmental and Social Expert (4 Key from developed countries or from developing countries as well. Countries (or) at least
Professional+ 6 Support staff) either one type of
7. Financial Expert (2 Key Professional+ 3 country is mandatory.
Support staff)
8. Transport Economist (1 Key Professional+
1 Support staff)
9. Architect/Designer (2 Key Professional+ 2
Support staff)
10. Institutional Specialist(1 Key Professional+
1 Support staff
Deadline for receipt of the Expression of In view of the year end vacation, followed by New Year and Kindly Refer
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:8 06/01/2018 at 15 : 00 hrs / India Standard submission may please be extended by One Month from the
time. present scheduled date of submission. May please consider.
As per the document, Population of As per NUTP 2006/MoUD Guidelines, Eligibility Criteria for This study is not limited
Coimbatore city is 16.11 lakh and will not Medium Metro is to Metrorail only. May
qualify for a Metro. Please clarify if the project kindly refer Project title
is for Coimbatore city or for a wider a. Population > 20 lakhs “Consultancy Services
geographical area. b. Ridership > 20,000 PPHPD for preparation of
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c. FIRR > 8% Feasibility Study and
Detailed Project Report
for a Mass Transit
System in
Coimbatore”
Is brief cv of only key staff is required or brief cv of support staff Please include Brief
is also required? CVs of Proposed Key
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Professional Staffs in
2 Annexure 1 F –
the Expression of
Personnel List
Interest

Deadline for receipt of the Expression of Considering Christmas and New year time (Most of the MNC's Kindly Refer
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Interest at the office of the PEA is 30 day are closed during this period), request if the date of submission Corrigendum No-1
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3 06/01/2018 at 15 : 00 hrs / India Standard is extended by one week to January 13th, 2018.
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time
 We are keenly interested in participating in the aforesaid Kindly Refer
project. We have substantial experience in doing Feasibility Corrigendum No-1
reports for urban rail projects. However, these projects need
V DIMTS international tie-ups and due to festive season of Christmas and
New year people are generally on holidays. We therefore
requested you to please extend the last date of bid submission
by at least 3 weeks.
VI RAMBOLL
Credential of the parent holding company : its is requested to
allow project credential of the parent holding company.

Like in case of project management consultancy tenders issued

by RVNL, the credential of parent holding company are
acceptable, excerpt of the clause from RVNL tender is as
follows:
As per Expression of
Interest. We regard a
1 “A Subsidiary company, registered/ incorporated in india may
subsidiary as an
utilize the financial and technical credential of their parent/
independent company.
holding company having not less than 90% share in the
subsidiary company. This will be subject to submission of
undertaking by the parent/ holding company in the prescribed
format in Form 14 of section 3. The technical credentials of
subsidiary(ies) in which share holding of the parent/ Holding
company is not less than 90% shall be treated as the
credentials of parent/ holding company”.
Since the work majorly involve MRTS corridor, it is requested to As per Expression of
2 kindly remove the credential requirement for feasibility/ DPR Interest
work of BRT.
The project of detailed design and general consultancy(GC) of As per Expression of
MRTS projects may kindly be allowed for technical qualification Interest
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and credentials of feasibility / DPR work of MRTS and LRT may
kindly be reduced to 4 instead of 6.
The time may kindly be extended till January 27,2018 due to Kindly Refer
4 Christmas and new year holidays(a separate letter is already Corrigendum No-1
sent for this request.