The Central Mining, Planning & Development Institute (CMPDI) has established an e-procurement and Contract Management Division with primary objective of implementation of e-procurement system (EPS) in all the contracts expedited by the organisation. The EPS will be used in all turn key tenders related to coal handling plants and coal washeries.
The company has successfully implemented EPS in the contracts related to outsourcing of drilling works, purchase of good and civil contracts.
The Chairman& Managing Director, CMPDI, A.K. Debnath highlighted that the year 2012-13 has been spectacular for the organisation and that the CMPDI’s performance touched a new high in the last fiscal.
Debnath also shared CMPDI’s success in the last financial year.
The company registered growth of 13 percent in the field of exploration compared to the previous financial. The company which has been into consultancy business on exploration obtained orders worth Rs 35.08 crore as against the set target of Rs 33.60 crore including work orders from Ministry of Coal for preparation of detailed project report (DPR) for coal blocks for captive bidding. CMPDI prepared DPR for six coal blocks that too in the record time.
The CMPDI is contemplating commercial development of Under Coal Gasification besides identifying areas within Coal India limited leasehold and is in the process of selection of suitable service provider. The move has been undertaken to develop coal based non-conventional energy source.