RE: REC Tenders18 Oct 2018 21:11
Hello Vas,
Having had time to look at the two REC tenders during the day, I note that the 9.25 Lakh ( 925,000 ) " .... smart pre-paid electric meters with communication module for rural and urban areas ........ " may not all be " smart." Because, as with the EESL 10m pre-paid meter tender, there may be areas, within the " .... rural and urban areas ....... " that may not be RFable or GPRSable. If you know what I mean.
But what makes this tender seem different, is the introduction of a pre-paid meter, " ....... with communication module for rural and urban areas ....... " That is something new to me. And very interesting.
Another thing I noticed, when clicking onto the Corrigendum PDF, on the REC tender information you provided, is that the times of the pre-bid meetings had changed.
The pre-bid meeting for the 9.25 Lakh smart pre-paid meters, was originally scheduled for 27/09/2018, at 15:00 hours. The pre-bid meeting for the 2 x 1 Lakh ( 100,000 = 200,000 total ) smart electric meters, also fitted " ...... with communications module ...... " was originally scheduled for 27/09/2018 at 12:00 hours.
The pre-bid meeting times, for both tenders, were rescheduled so that they happened on the same day, but interestingly, at the same time. 27/09/2018 at 11:00 hours.
Could be something. Maybe nothing. But it is interesting.
Good luck,
LTI.