Annexure –1 Sampling techniques used for selection of the units ...

Report No. 10 of 2010-11RanipetPO No 3170120 &3170119220 KV Substation,Chanderpuraand MejiaSpeed reducertype IIA andIIBbids were valid up to 4 April 2006. On requestingvendor to provide price of additional items, vendorsubmitted revised price bid valid up to 30 April 2006, asmetal prices were rising and order placed for value Rs.1.81 crore, whereas Billing Break Up Cost quoted to thecustomer was Rs. 1.10 crore.The Unit delayed the development of indigenous vendorand had to place order on the foreign vendor resulting inextra expenditure of Rs.1.35 crore.packages were dependant on finalization of layouts at site andfinalization of relevant equipment. In order to expedite theprocurement engineering releases advance indents with an estimateddata, which will change, based on the actual site requirement andneeds customer approval. Hence there was a delay in finalization ofpurchase orders.The unit stated (January 2010) that speed reducers were initially 1.35imported and subsequently two indigenous vendors have beendeveloped. It was also stated that being a critical item for thefunctioning of the air preheater, all precautions had to be takenbefore indigenous sources were introduced.The fact remains that the unit started the process of developing newindigenous vendors after a delay of 24 monthsTotal 26.35189