MMRDA

Expression of Interest (EOI)

For
Selection of Agency for carrying out Rejuvenation and Beautification of Mithi
River in MMRDA portion in Bandra-Kurla Complex

EOI Number: MMRDA/Mithi River/0001638

Date: 06.03.2019
Chief Town and Country Planning,
Chief-Information Technology Cell,
Joint Project Director (Town Planning),
Project Director and Member Secretary- MRDPA,

MUMBAI METROPOLITAN REGION DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

3rdFloor, MMRDA New Building,
Bandra Kurla Complex,
Bandra (East), Mumbai- 400051
Tel: 022-26594078
Fax: 022-26594178
E-mail: itcadmin@mailmmrda.maharashtra.gov.in
jpdtp@mailmmrda.maharashtra.gov.in
chieftcp@mailmmrda.maharashtra.gov.in
 Table of Contents

Table of Contents ..............................................................................................................................2

1. Introduction .............................................................................................................................3
2. About Mithi River ...................................................................................................................3
3. Scope and Requirements .........................................................................................................4
4. Qualifying Criteria ..................................................................................................................5
5. EOI Evaluation Methodology .................................................................................................6
6. EOI Selection Process .............................................................................................................7
7. EOI Submission process..........................................................................................................7
8. Queries on EOI ........................................................................................................................8
9. Instructions to the Applicant ...................................................................................................8
10. Key Events and Dates .............................................................................................................9
Annexure .........................................................................................................................................10
Annexure-A: Covering Letter ..........................................................................................................10
Annexure-B1: Company Profile of Applicant /Lead Applicant in case of Consortium ..................12
Annexure-B2: Company Profile of Consortium Partner if any .......................................................13
Annexure-B3: Project Citation Format ............................................................................................14
Annexure-B4: Multidisciplinary Team ............................................................................................15
Annexure-B5: Financial Details of the Applicant /Lead Applicant in case of
Consortium.......................................................................................................................................16
Annexure-B6: Financial Details of the Consortium Partner if any..................................................17
Annexure-B7: Scope & Technical Approach ..................................................................................18
Annexure- C: Checklist for Applicant .............................................................................................19

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 1. Introduction

The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) is

established in accordance with the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development
Authority Act. 1974 on 26thJanuary 1975. MMRDA prepares plans, formulates
policies and programs, implements projects and helps in directing investments
in the Region. In particular, it conceives, promotes and monitors the key
projects for developing new growth centers and brings about improvement in
sectors like transport, housing, water supply and environment in the Region.
The Mumbai Metropolitan Region is spread over 4,355 Sq.Km. encompassing
8 Municipal Corporations and 9 Municipal Councils along with more than
1,000 villages in Thane and Raigad Districts. Please refer to the MMRDA
Website for any additional information (https://mmrda.maharashtra.gov.in/)

2. About Mithi River

The Mithi River originates from spillovers of Vihar and Powai Lake traverses
through Mumbai's suburban areas viz. Seepz, Marol, Andheri and then flows
below the runway of International Airport and then meanders through areas of
Bail Bazar, Kurla, Bandra - Kurla Complex and meets Arabian sea at Mahim
Bay after flowing below 15 bridges for a length of 17.84Km.

Mithi River with Catchment area of 7295 ha. has its origin at 24.6m above
mean sea level and has a total length of 17.84 Km. Out of this, 11.84 Km is
under jurisdiction of MCGM (Planning Authority as Local Authority) and
6 Km is under jurisdiction of MMRDA (Special Planning Authority for BKC) for
carrying out the Mithi River improvement works. The 6 Km in MMRDA portion
has Tidal Effect.

The Vakola Nalla which flows from the south of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj
International Airport and meets the Mithi River in Bandra-Kurla Complex
(BKC) is about 3.8 Km in length out of which 1.8 Km is in MMRDA portion and
balance 2 Km is in MCGM portion. The 1.8 Km in MMRDA portion has Tidal
Effect.
Table 1: Administrative Limits of Mithi River and Vakola Nalla

MMRDA (Special MCGM (Planning

Planning Authority for Authority as Local
BKC) Authority)
Mithi River–17.84 6.0 Km (CST Bridge on 11.84 Km (Vihar Lake To
Km SCLR To Mahim Creek) CST Bridge on SCLR)
Catchment : 7295
Ha
VakolaNalla–3.8 Km 1.8 Km (Vakola Bridge 2.0 Km (Airport To
Catchment : 907 Ha on SCLR To BKC) Vakola Bridge on SCLR)
Adopted Width and Tidal portion– Non Tidal portion –
Depth of Mithi River As Per CWPRS For As Per FFC Report For
Return Period 1 in 100 Return Period 1 in 10
Years Years

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 Figure 1: Mithi River in MMRDA Jurisdiction

3. Scope and Requirements

MMRDA envisages to hire services of a professional agency for undertaking
the task of Carrying out Rejuvenation and Beautification of Mithi River in
MMRDA portion in Bandra-Kurla Complex (as referred in the table and
map above) in Phase-I. Based on results of Phase-I, the Rejuvenation and
Beautification of Mithi River in MCGM portion could be taken up inPhase-II in
consultation with MCGM/MRDPA/GoM.

Responsibilities-

I. The Applicant, submitting proposals, shall be asked to make a presentation

before the Committee appointed by the Metropolitan Commissioner,
MMRDA for the said purpose on a given date. The agencies shall
explain the available and suited technological options / best
practices / innovative and eco-friendly methods for the overall
Rejuvenation and Beautification of Mithi River in MMRDA portion
along with the timelines. The Applicant shall state their experience and
expertise in the relevant sector.
II. The selected Applicant shall submit their detailed proposal of carrying out
Rejuvenation and Beautification of Mithi River in MMRDA portion in
Bandra-Kurla Complex.

The Applicants are allowed to respond as individual entities or in the form

of consortium for this opportunity. Only one application will be allowed from
a consortium. Potential respondents with the relevant technical experience
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 should submit their responses as per the formats in Annexure A, B1 to B7
& C, highlighting their capabilities to perform the following activities:

4. Qualifying Criteria

i. The Applicant /all members in case of consortium shall be in this field for a
minimum of 3 years. Company registration certificate and proof of nature
of work to be provided as specified in Annexure-B1.
ii. In case of consortium, the Lead Applicant of the Consortium shall have
prior experience of working in at least 1 project with the Consortium
Member for implementation of Rejuvenation and Beautification works of
River. Supporting documents to be provided as per the format specified in
Annexure-B2.
III. The Applicant shall have completed 5 projects in the field of Rejuvenation
and Beautification works of River. Supporting documents to be provided as
per the format specified in Annexure-B3.
IV. The Applicant / Lead Applicant shall have a minimum Annual Turnover
ofRs. 2.00 Crores and shall have a positive Net Worth as on date of
submission of bid for each of the last three audited financial years (FY 16-
17, FY 17-18, FY 18-19). Supporting documents to be provided as per the
format specified in Annexure- B5.
V. The Applicant/ Lead Applicant in case of Consortium shall have a
multidisciplinary team of at least 10 professionals (minimum)with minimum
3 years experience and expertise in the field of Survey Hydraulics, Flow
Measurement, Quantification and Characterization of Floating Materials,
Treatment Technology design for - Floating Materials, Debris, Silt Trap,
Waste Water etc. and other relevant professionals employed full time in
Pay Roll of Firm as on 28.02.2019. Supporting documents to be provided
as per the format specified in Annexure-B4.
VI. Last date of submission of EOI is 05.04.2019 upto 17.00 hrs.

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 5. EOI Evaluation Methodology

Table 2: Evaluation Methodology

S. No. Evaluation Criteria Marks

1. Annual Turnover Overall Sectional score - 10

Marks
(min 05 marks)
1.a Annual Turnover:
Turnover Marks
= 2 Crores 05 Marks
>2 Crores and < = 5 Crores 06 Marks
> 5 Crores and <= 10 Crores 07 Marks
>10 Crores and <= 15 Crores 08 Marks
>15 Crores and <= 20 Crores 09 Marks
>20 Crores 10 marks

2. Past Experience of the Firm Overall Sectional score - 40

Marks (cut-off min. 20 marks)
2.a Number of years of experience of operating (Minimum
3 years) – as on 1st January 2019 in the field of
Rejuvenation and Beautification works of River Overall sub sectional score - 20
Number of years of experience Marks Marks
>= 3 Years and <5 Years 10 Marks (min 10 marks)
>= 5 Years 20 Marks

2.b Relevant Experience of Rejuvenation and

Beautification works of River
Number of relevant Marks Overall sub sectional Score– 20
projects Marks
>= 5 and <10 projects 10 Marks (min. 10 marks)
>= 10 and <15 20 Marks
projects
3. No. of professionals working with the firm Overall sectional score 10 Marks
(min. 5 marks)
3.a Number of Professionals Marks
with minimum 5 years of
experience in Rejuvenation
and Beautification works of
River. Please refer
qualifying criteria at V.
= 10 Resources 5 Marks
>10 and <30 Resources 7.5 Marks

> = 30 Resources 10 Marks

4. Approach & Methodology (and its Presentation) as Overall sub sectional score - 40
per Annexure-B7 Marks
(min 30 marks)
4.a  Proposed approach and methodology for the Overall sub sectional Score– 20
project – 20 Marks (min. 15 marks) Marks
4.b  Proposed implementation plan of the proposed Overall sub sectional Score– 20
approach and methodology – 20 marks (min. 15 Marks
marks)
Overall Score 100 marks
(Overall cut-off – 60 Marks)
Note: The Applicant / Respondent needs to secure minimum sectional cut off for each individual
section as well as it needs to score a minimum overall score of 60 marks to qualify for the EOI stage

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 6. EOI Selection Process

I. All the Applicants shall be assessed against the Qualifying criteria listed in
the EOI.
II. MMRDA through this EOI process intends to consider those potential
Applicants that have the requisite capability and competency, in terms of
technical strengths, experience of carrying out similar projects and
financial stability to address the requirements of MMRDA
III. Based on the responses submitted, all the Applicants shall be required to
make presentation of their EOI response to confirm their understanding of
MMRDA requirement.
IV. MMRDA’s decision on evaluation shall be final and binding on all the
Applicants
V. Applicants who have submitted EOI Response and who fulfill the
qualification criteria shall be preferred for participation in future Tender
Process for Selection of Agency for carrying out Rejuvenation and
Beautification of Mithi River in MMRDA portion in Bandra-Kurla
Complex. However, MMRDA reserves the right to float open RFP if
deemed fit without providing any reason thereof and by not considering the
responses to this EOI. All respondents can participate in the RFP and
evaluation of Bidder will be governed by the conditions of RFP.

7. EOI Submission process

I. The EOI shall be submitted online through MMRDA e-Tendering portal

only.
II. The EOI document to be attached shall be concise, complete and
arranged in an organized and structured manner.
III. To participate in online EOI process, respondents shall procure a Digital
Signature Certificate (Class - II) as per Information Technology Act-2000
using which they can digitally sign and encrypt their electronic bids.
Respondents can procure the same from any CCA approved certifying
agency, i.e. TCS, Safe crypt, Ncode, etc. Applicant / Respondents who
already have a valid Digital Signature Certificate (DSC) need not procure a
new DSC.
IV. MMRDA shall not be responsible for delay in online submission due to any
reason. For this, Applicant / Respondents are requested to upload the

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 complete proposal well advance in time so as to avoid issues like slow
speed, choking of website due to heavy load or any other unforeseen
problems.
V. Respondents are also advised to refer ―Bidders Manual Kit‖ available at
etendermmrda.maharashtra.gov.in for further details about the e-tendering
process.

8. Queries on EOI

Respondents shall send in their queries on the EOI if any, to the contact
address and e-mail ids as mentioned under Section: ―Key Events and Dates‖
of this EOI document. The response to the queries if any shall be published
on MMRDAe-Tendering portal etendermmrda.maharashtra.gov.in and
MMRDA website mmrda.maharashtra.gov.in. Telephonic queries will not be
entertained. MMRDA shall hold a Pre-Bid meeting as per the dates
mentioned under Section 1 of the EOI Document. The response of MMRDA
shall become integral part of the EOI document. MMRDA reserves the right to
respond to any queries.

9. Instructions to the Applicant

I. Applicant shall study all instructions, forms, terms, requirements and other
information in the EOIdocuments carefully. Submission of the bid shall be
deemed to have been done after careful study and examination of the
EOIdocument with full understanding of its implications.
II. Language of Proposals - The proposals, all correspondence and
document enclosed as part of the proposals shall be in English language
only.
III. Proposals received after the due date and the specified time for any
reason whatsoever, shall not be entertained and will be rejected without
opening.
IV. MMRDA shall, at its discretion, extend the deadline for submission of
proposals by publishing the details on the website where the EOI
document was made available.
V. All costs incurred by the applicant in the preparation and presentation of
the proposal shall be absorbed entirely by the respondent. All supporting
document submitted by the applicant in response to this EOI shall become
the property of MMRDA.

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 VI. This EOI does not constitute an offer by MMRDA. No commercial quotes
shall be submitted along with the EOI. If found any, the proposal
shall be rejected.
VII. All proposals and accompanying documentation submitted against this
EOI, once opened will become the property of MMRDA and will not be
returned.

10. Key Events and Dates

The EOI shall be through online e-tendering portal of MMRDA i.e.

etendermmrda.maharashtra.gov.in.

S. No Information Details

1. Advertising Date 06.03.2019

2. Download Date From 06.03.2019 11.00

hrs. to 05.04.2019 (till
17.00 hrs.)
3. Last date of receipt of Queries/Clarifications 15.03.2019
via email to
chieftcp@mailmmrda.maharashtra.gov.in
jpdtp@mailmmrda.maharashtra.gov.in
itcadmin@mailmmrda.maharashtra.gov.in
4. Pre EOI Meeting 18.03.2019 at 15.00 hrs.
Venue:
Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development
Authority 4th Floor, Committee Room,
MMRDA New Building,
Bandra-Kurla Complex
Bandra (East), Mumbai- 400-051
Tel: 022-26594078
5. Last date (deadline) for online submission of 05.04.2019 till 17.00 hrs.
EOI at etendermmrda.maharashtra.gov.in
6. EOI Control Transfer Date (mandatory stage 05.04.2019 18.01 hrs. to
for EOI submission) 08.04.2019 12.00 hrs.
7. Date of Presentation To be intimated later.
Each respondent shall be given 20 minutes
for the Power point presentation

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 Annexure

{Note: Please note: The EOI shall be submitted in the following format.}

Annexure-A: Covering Letter

(To be submitted on the letterhead of theLead Applicant / Respondent)
{Location, Date}

To

Mr. Shankar Deshpande,

Chief Town & Country Planning, Joint Project Director (Town Planning),
Chief-IT Cell, Project Director and Member Secretary, MRDPA,
3rd floor, MMRDA New Building, Bandra - Kurla Complex
Bandra (East), Mumbai—400051

Ref: EOI Reference No.

Subject: Submission of proposal in response to the EOI for Rejuvenation and

Beautification of Mithi River in MMRDA portion in Bandra-Kurla
Complex.
Dear Sir,

Having examined the EOI document, we, the undersigned, herewith submit our
proposal in response to your EOI Notification number………… for ―Rejuvenation
and Beautification of Mithi River in MMRDA portion in Bandra-Kurla Complex.We
have read the provisions of the EOI document and confirm that we accept these. We
further declare that additional conditions, variations, deviations, if any, found in our
proposal shall not be given effect to.

1. We agree to abide by this proposal, consisting of this letter, the detailed response
to the EOI and all attachments.
2. We declare that we are not involved in any litigation that may have an impact of
affecting or compromising the delivery of services as required under this
assignment, and we are not under a declaration of ineligibility for corrupt or
fraudulent practices.
3. We declare that there is no conflict of interest in the services that we will be
providing under the terms and conditions of this EOI.
4. We hereby declare that all the information and statements made in this proposal
are true and accept that any misrepresentation contained in it may lead to our
disqualification.

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 5. We understand you are not bound to shortlist/accept any or all the proposals you
receive.
6. We hereby declare that we qualify and fulfil all the eligibility criteria mentioned in
the EOI.

Thanking you,

Yours faithfully

(Signature of the authorized representative of the Applicant /Lead Applicant on

behalf of all consortium members, if any)

Name:
Designation:
Seal:
Date:
Place:
Business Address:

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 Annexure-B1: Company Profile of Applicant /Lead Applicant in case of
Consortium
S No Information Details
1 Name of responding lead Applicant :

2 Address of responding lead Applicant:

3 Name, Designation and Address of the

contact person to whom all references shall
be made regarding this EOI:

4 Telephone number of contact person:

5 Mobile number of contact person:

6 Fax number of contact person:

7 E-mail address of contact person:

8 Status of Firm/ Company (Public Ltd., Pvt.

Ltd., etc.)
9 Company Registration Certificate

10 No. of personnel, having experience in the

relevant field.

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 Annexure-B2: Company Profile of Consortium Partner if any

Role of Consortium Partner:

S No. Information Details

1 Name of responding Consortium partner:

2 Address of responding Consortium partner:

3 Name, Designation and Address of the

contact person to whom all references shall
be made regarding this EOI:
4 Telephone number of contact person:

5 Mobile number of contact person:

6 Fax number of contact person:

7 E-mail address of contact person:

8 Status of Firm/ Company (Public Ltd., Pvt.

Ltd., etc.)
9 Company Registration Certificate

10 Copy of the consortium agreement

between the LeadApplicant / Respondent
and Consortium member

We hereby declare that our proposal submitted in response to this EOI is made in
good faith, and the information contained is true and correct to the best of our
knowledge and belief.
Sincerely,

[Authorized Signature]

Name:
Designation:
Seal:
Date:
Place:
Business Address:

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 Annexure-B3: Project Citation Format
{Note: Highlight all relevant project experiences ofsimilar nature carried out for Government
or Private Organization – specify projects as per Qualifying Criteria in the Table Format
below}

Assignment name: Approx. Value of Services:

Country: Duration of the project (no. of months,

start date, completion date, current
Location within country: status):

Name of Client: Approximate number of target

audience:
Category of Client (Government / PSU / Listed Company)

Contact Person, Title/Designation, No. of professional staff-months

Tel. No./Address: provided by your firm/organization for
the proposed project:

Start date (month/year): Completion date (month/year):

Description of Project:

Description of Actual Services provided highlighting each of the areas of scope of

work mentioned in Section 3 of this EOI document:

Note: Each work experience shall be enclosed with work order/completion

certificate. Each citation along with work orders would be evaluated for necessary
compliance to meet the qualifying criteria of this EOI.

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 Annexure-B4: Multidisciplinary Team
Certificate from the HR/ Authorized Signatory on the Company letter head confirming
the staff with their experience in years and expertise in the field of Survey
Hydraulics, Flow Measurement, Quantification and Characterization of Floating
Materials, Treatment Technology design for - Floating Materials, Debris, Silt Trap,
Waste Water etc. for overall rejuvenation and beautification work of river / water
bodies and other relevant professionals employed full time in Pay Roll of Firm as on
28.02.2019.

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 Annexure-B5: Financial Details of the Applicant /Lead Applicant in case of
Consortium
{Note: To be submitted duly singed by Statutory Auditor of the Applicant / Respondent on its
letter head}

S.No Years Turnover Details in Net worth Details in

(INR) (INR)
A 2016– 17
B 2017– 18
C 2018– 19
Average Annual Turnover
(A+B+C)/3
*Audited Balance sheet and Profit & Loss account statement of the Applicant / (Lead
Applicant in case of Consortium) for each of the last 3 audited financial years FY 16-
17, FY 17-18 and FY 18-19 shall submitted as supporting evidence.

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 Annexure-B6: Financial Details of the Consortium Partner if any
{Note: To be submitted duly singed by Statutory Auditor of the Consortium member on its
letter head}
S.No Years Turnover Details in Net worth Details in
(INR) (INR)
A 2016 – 17
B 2017 – 18
C 2018 – 19
Average Annual Turnover
(A+B+C)/3
*Audited Balance sheet and Profit & Loss account statement of the other Member in
case of Consortium for each of the last 3 audited financial years FY 16-17, FY 17-18
and FY 18-19 shall submitted as supporting evidence.

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 Annexure-B7: Scope & Technical Approach

The Applicant shall submit the EOI with the following data:
I. Implementation Plan
II. Approach and Methodology
III. New Technologies to be adopted
IV. Best practices and relevant supporting case studies.
V. Success Stories and Client Testimonials.
VI. Any other suggestions.
VII. Key professional staff / organisation chart.

 Please note that the Case studies/success stories must have all relevant
technical details of the Project,Outcomes achieved, to assess the technology
acceptance and adoption in MMRDA’s Mithi River eco-system.
 Actual project images, video, technical brochures and other supporting
testimonials must be submitted as per EOI.
 The Applicant has to make a presentation as per the timelines decided by
MMRDA covering all the points mentioned above.

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 Annexure- C: Checklist for Applicant

S.no. Particulars as per EOI Template Clause No. of Page Tick

Requirement the EOI No Box
Submission
1) Procurement of Class 2
DSC (Digital Signature
Certificate) as specified
2) Applicant Registration on in EOI 6&7 7-8
MMRDA e-tendering Portal
3) EOI Download and
Preparation
4) Tender fees - Online NA
Payment through MMRDA
e-tendering Portal.
5) EMD- Online Payment NA
through MMRDA e-tendering
Portal.
6) Covering Letter Annexure-A 10
7) Company Profile of Annexure-B1 12
Applicant/Lead Applicant in
case of Consortium

8) Company Profile of Annexure-B2 13

Consortium Partner if any
9) Project Citation Format Annexure-B3 14
10) Multidisciplinary Team Annexure-B4 15
11)Fi Financial Details of applicant/Lead
applicant in case of Consortium Annexure-B5 16

12) Financial Details of Consortium Partner Annexure-B6 17

13) F Scope & Technical Approach Annexure-B7 18

Timelines
14) EOI Downloading as per the Schedule updated by MMRDA from time to
time on E-Tender Portal
15) EOI Submission as per 05.04.2019
deadline in EOI upto 17.00
hrs.
16) EOI Control Transfer as per 07.04.2019
deadline in EOI upto 18.00
hrs.

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