On
the export front, what started
as mere 2 bogies to Thailand in
1967-68, and 113 coaches to Taiwan
in 1971-72, ICF has made rapid
strides with export of various
types of coaches to Zambia, Philippines,
Tanzania, Uganda, Bangladesh and
Vietnam More...
Materials
Management - Overview
ICF is an ISO 9001 certified organization, manufacturing
different types of
coaching stock for
the Indian Railways,
and other customers. The
raw materials and components
required for the manufacture
of coaches is procured
by the Materials Management
Department, through
tenders. The
Department is headed by
the Controller of Stores.
In the year 2000-01,
the total value of procurement
by ICF was in the region
of Rs.305 crores.
The
procurement is arranged
through the tendering
system, as detailed
below:
Bulletin
Tenders
Limited
Tenders
Open
Tenders
The Bulletin Tenders are issued to all Registered suppliers of ICF.
For registration with
ICF, the suppliers
are required to furnish
the required information
in the prescribed form, available
with the Registration
Section of the office
of the Controller of
Stores/ICF. The suppliers
meeting the conditions
mentioned in the form
are registered for
the item groups applied
for. Initial
registration is for
two years and on satisfactory
performance, the registration
is made permanent.
Limited
Tenders are issued
to vendors on a selective
basis, generally to
the registered vendors.
Open
Tenders are published
in the leading newspapers.
Unregistered suppliers
can participate against
the Open Tender subject
to fulfilling the requirements
mentioned in the tender
documents.
For
further clarifications / suggestions please contact webmastericf@gmail.com
