Delhi floats tender for 13 air quality stations with 10-year upkeep

The Delhi Pollution Control Committee has invited bids for 13 continuous ambient air quality monitoring stations across the city. The move will widen pollution tracking coverage and secure long-term upkeep for more reliable data.

In Short

• Stations to monitor major pollutants and include meteorological instruments
• Contractor to operate and maintain stations for 10 years post-commissioning
• Bidders must have experience and Rs 15 crore turnover in last three years

The Delhi Pollution Control Committee has issued a tender to supply and install 13 Continuous Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Stations across the city as part of efforts to strengthen Delhi's air quality monitoring network. The selected bidder will also have to operate and maintain the stations for 10 years from the date of commissioning.

According to the tender document issued on July 31, the project covers the supply, installation and commissioning of the stations, along with their long-term upkeep. The move comes as Delhi continues to expand its monitoring network to generate more comprehensive and accurate air quality data.

The scope of work includes installing analysers for major air pollutants such as PM2.5, PM10, sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, ozone, ammonia and BTEX. It also includes meteorological instruments, calibration systems and supporting infrastructure. The contractor will be responsible for calibration, preventive maintenance, quality assurance, data validation and ensuring uninterrupted functioning of the stations during the contract period, the document said.

The tender says bidders must have experience in manufacturing or supplying at least five similar air quality monitoring stations in the past seven years. They must also have an average annual turnover of at least Rs 15 crore in the last three financial years. The successful bidder will have to maintain an office-cum-service centre in the Delhi-NCR region and ensure the availability of spare parts and consumables throughout the 10-year operation and maintenance period.

A pre-bid meeting has been scheduled for August 10, while bids can be submitted till August 20. Technical bids will be opened the same day. In May, the DPCC had floated a tender for the installation of 10 such stations as part of its plan to add new air quality monitoring stations across Delhi this year.

Earlier this year, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta inaugurated six new stations and said the government was working to ensure that every 25-square-kilometre area in Delhi has at least one monitoring station.

With the new tender, the DPCC is moving ahead with its plan to expand Delhi's air quality monitoring system through additional stations, supporting equipment and long-term maintenance arrangements.

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