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PANAJI
The Chairman and Managing Director of Goa Shipyard, Rear Admiral Shekhar Mital, has confirmed that Goa Shipyard will be manufacturing minesweepers.
However, he said that the company will have to issue a new Expression of Interest (EoI) and a float a fresh Request for Proposal (RFP) for the same.
Minesweepers are naval warships designed and manufactured to disable naval mines.
They are extremely crucial for India's defence and hence the importance of Goa Shipyard's minesweeper order can be gauged from that.
Three years ago, Goa Shipyard had floated an RFP for the minesweepers contract. The lowest bidder then was a South Korean company called Kangnam.
Kangnam was expected to transfer technology to Goa Shipyard using which the shipyard would have manufactured the minesweepers.
But sources revealed that Kangnam wanted certain commercial deviations from the original RFP.
However, the Ministry of Defence has not agreed to it. The Ministry of Defence has told Goa Shipyard to re-issue a EoI and float a fresh RFP for the minesweeper contract.
A number of international shipyards including Kangnam and Intermarine from Italy are in the fray for winning the contract to transfer the technology to Goa Shipyard for the manufacture of minesweepers.
This high profile minesweeper order worth Rs 32,400 crore was awarded to Goa Shipyard by the Ministry of Defence when Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar was the Union Defence Minister.
The contract is expected to give a fillip to Goa's economy as well because Goa Shipyard will collaborate with other local shipyards for the manufacture of several parts of the minesweepers.
Meanwhile, more than 100 students are being trained at Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) in Goa for FRP (fibre reinforced plastic) skills so that they are equipped enough to work at Goa Shipyard for its minesweeper order.
The successful execution of the minesweeper order is therefore not only crucial for Goa Shipyard, but also for the state of Goa.
PANAJI
The Chairman and Managing Director of Goa Shipyard, Rear Admiral Shekhar Mital, has confirmed that Goa Shipyard will be manufacturing minesweepers.
However, he said that the company will have to issue a new Expression of Interest (EoI) and a float a fresh Request for Proposal (RFP) for the same.
Minesweepers are naval warships designed and manufactured to disable naval mines.
They are extremely crucial for India's defence and hence the importance of Goa Shipyard's minesweeper order can be gauged from that.
Three years ago, Goa Shipyard had floated an RFP for the minesweepers contract. The lowest bidder then was a South Korean company called Kangnam.
Kangnam was expected to transfer technology to Goa Shipyard using which the shipyard would have manufactured the minesweepers.
But sources revealed that Kangnam wanted certain commercial deviations from the original RFP.
However, the Ministry of Defence has not agreed to it. The Ministry of Defence has told Goa Shipyard to re-issue a EoI and float a fresh RFP for the minesweeper contract.
A number of international shipyards including Kangnam and Intermarine from Italy are in the fray for winning the contract to transfer the technology to Goa Shipyard for the manufacture of minesweepers.
This high profile minesweeper order worth Rs 32,400 crore was awarded to Goa Shipyard by the Ministry of Defence when Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar was the Union Defence Minister.
The contract is expected to give a fillip to Goa's economy as well because Goa Shipyard will collaborate with other local shipyards for the manufacture of several parts of the minesweepers.
Meanwhile, more than 100 students are being trained at Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) in Goa for FRP (fibre reinforced plastic) skills so that they are equipped enough to work at Goa Shipyard for its minesweeper order.
The successful execution of the minesweeper order is therefore not only crucial for Goa Shipyard, but also for the state of Goa.
