RAIL WHEEL FACTORY MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS Office of the Chief Mechanical Engineer IN V IT A TION F O R E X P R E S S I ON OF I NT E REST ( EOI) FOR PROCESSING OF SCRAP AT RWF. Rail Wheel Factory invites Expression of Interest for setting up and operating a scrap processing plant at site for cutting of Wheels, Axles and Wheel Sets at RWF to generate Heavy Melting Scrap for 5 years on wet lease basis. For overview of the, scope and firm’s requirement please visit our website h t t p:/ / www .rwf.indianrailways.gov.in Capable firms may furnish their Expression of Interest with all the necessary documents on or before 23.05.2016. Dy. Chief Mechanical Engineer/M&P Yelahanka, Bangalore – 560064 For and on behalf of President of India Dy. Chief Mechanical Engineer/M&P Rail Wheel Factory, Yelahanka, Bangalore 560064 Background Rail Wheel Factory is a production unit under Indian Railways and engaged in the activity of production of Cast Wheels, Forged Axles and Assembly of Wheel Sets.Wheels are manufactured using casting process with input scrap primarily being condemned wheels,axles and rails cut to sizes as Heavy melting scrap. Currently this scrap processing is being done manually using gas cutting in the Pre-conditioning bay at RWF. Scope of Work The scope of work involves setting up and operating a scrap processing plant at site for cutting of Wheels, Axles and Wheel Sets at RWF to generate Heavy Melting Scrap for 5 years on wet lease basis. This EOI is floated with objective of identifying capable firm which can take up the work. The identified firm will be called for a detailed discussion, date for which will be advised shortly after submission of the EOI. Based on the discussion the scope of work will be formed and quotation will be called from capable firm for formulating an estimate for floating a tender. The successful bidder has to arrange required Machinery, Plant, Fuel and Man Power to execute the work in Scrap Preconditioning Bay at RWF Premises. Electricity and water will be charged at the rates as applicable from time to time. Payments shall be made on quantity of scrap delivered to RWF on Per Ton Basis. Productivity Required: 300 MT/day of processed scrap wheels, axles and wheel sets Input Material: Details of Input steel scrap which needs to be processed is given below. Condemned Wheel Diameter : Max:1098 mm Min:725 mm, to be cut into 7 equiv -pieces.(Drawing NoWAP/MISC/M-905) Weight : Max:560 kgs Min:255 kgs Condemned Axle Length : Max:2566mm Min:542 mm, to be cut into 12-18 inches length. Weight : Max:850 kgs Min:150 kgs Optional requirement for scrap processing: 1. Degreasing of Railway Axle box and bearing and cutting into 2 halves. 2. Cutting of Rails into 12-18 inches length Pre-Conditions for Participating in the EOI i. Firm/Contractor should be an Engineering concern and should have implemented a scrap processing plant. ii. It is mandatory for the firm to inspect the existing pre-conditioning bay at RWF where currently manual processing of scrap is being done before offering their design..