BSNL opens Rs 21000 cr tender

Category: News | No Comments | Posted on June 14, 2006

Motorola, Ericsson, Siemens, ZTE and Nokia have submitted bids for BSNL’s tender for procuring equipment and installing GSM network of a total capacity of 45.5 million lines which opened on Monday. Chinese major Huawei didn’t participate in the bidding process.

The size of the order is likely to be about Rs 21,000 crore. Two out of the five will get the orders.

According to tender details, 60% of the order would go to the lowest bidder and 40% of the contract would be given to the second lowest bidder.

ITI-Alcatel has already got orders for the Western zone. The tender makes it mandatory for the vendors to set up manufacturing base in the country.

Related: BSNL floats world’s largest mobile tender

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