(a) whether the Indian Navy awarded a contract for acquisition
of a fleet tanker to a foreign shipyard;
(b) if so, whether the steel to be used by the shipyard in
construction met the technical specification given by the Navy;
(c) if so, the details thereof;
(d) whether the commercial negotiations for procurement address
the issue of reasonability of pricing; and
(e) if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF DEFENCE (SHRI A.K. ANTONY)
(a) Yes, Madam.
(b) Yes, Madam.
(c) Steel offered by the shipyard, M/s Fincantieri, in response to
Request for Proposal (RFP) for construction of Fleet Tanker, was
technically evaluated by a Technical Evaluation Committee (TEC). Based
on technical clarifications offered by the shipyard, which were ratified
by two classification societies, the steel offered by the shipyard was
accepted by the TEC for the stated purpose.
(d) Yes, Madam.
(e) In order to ascertain reasonability of cost, the Contract
Negotiation Committee (CNC) undertook costing for the tanker based
on two separate costing models. Taking into account both the costing
models, the CNC considered the cost quoted by M/s. Fincantieri of Euro
127.26 Million (Rs.747.65 crore) as the basic cost of the ship to be
reasonable.