Construction of Silos under Hub & Spoke Model
With a view to modernize storage of foodgrains and to ramp-up the storage capacity for Foodgrains in India, a new model for development of grain Silos across the country i.e. Hub & Spoke Model for
implementation in Public Private Partnership (PPP) Mode has been proposed.
Hub and Spoke Model is a transportation system which consolidates the transportation assets from standalone locations referred
to as "Spoke” to a central location named as "Hub” for long distance transportation. Hubs have a dedicated railway siding and container depot facility while the transportation from Spoke to Hub is undertaken through road and from Hub to Hub vai rail. This
model by harnessing the efficiency of railway siding, promotes cost efficiency through bulk storage & movement, reduces cost and time of handling and transportation and simplifies operational complexities in addition to economic development, infrastructure
development & employment generation in the country.
Under this Model, this Department has proposed to develop a capacity of
111.125 LMT of Hub and Spoke Model Silos at
249 Location” across the country under Design,
Build, Fund, Own & Transfer (DBFOT) (FCI’s land) and Design, Build, Fund, Own & Operate (DBFOO) (Land of concessionaire/other agency) mode, through implementing agency i.e. Food Corporation of India (FCI).
DBFOT 1st Phase Project:-
After the approval of Competent Authority, tenders for 4 Projects under DBFOT 1st Phase have been published on
26/04/2022 and total 38 bids have been received for all four bundles on 09/08/2022. Technical evaluation of the bids is underway.
Sr. No.
|
State
|
Type of Silo (Hub/ Spoke)
|
Location
|
Capacity in MT
|
Estd. Project Cost (INR Cr.)
|
Bundles
|
1
|
Bihar
|
Spoke
|
Katihar
|
50,000
|
236
|
Project-1
|
2
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
Hub
|
FSD Gonda
|
100,000
|
3
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
Spoke
|
Sandila
|
75,000
|
4
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
Hub
|
FSD Chandari
|
125,000
|
|
|
|
|
350,000
|
Sr. No.
|
State
|
Type of Silo (Hub/ Spoke)
|
Location
|
Capacity in MT
|
|
Project-2
|
5
|
Gujarat
|
Hub
|
FSD-Gandhidham
|
37,500
|
179
|
6
|
Gujarat
|
Spoke
|
FSD-Wadhvan
|
25,000
|
7
|
Gujarat
|
Spoke
|
FSD-Wankaner
|
25,000
|
8
|
Maharashtra
|
Hub
|
FSD Borivali
|
125,000
|
|
|
|
|
212,500
|
Sr. No.
|
State
|
Type of Silo (Hub/ Spoke)
|
Location
|
Capacity in MT
|
|
Project-3
|
9
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
Spoke
|
Lalpur
|
100,000
|
160
|
10
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
Hub
|
FSD Roza
|
50,000
|
11
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
Spoke
|
FSD Dhamora
|
25,000
|
12
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
Spoke
|
FSD Khurja
|
50,000
|
|
|
|
|
225,000
|
Sr. No.
|
State
|
Type of Silo (Hub/ Spoke)
|
Location
|
Capacity in MT
|
|
Project-4
|
13
|
Punjab
|
Hub
|
BG Malout
|
150,000
|
148
|
14
|
Rajasthan
|
Spoke
|
FSD CAP Alwar
|
75,000
|
|
|
|
|
225,000
|
|
|
|
Total
|
1,012,500
|
723
|
|
DBFOO 1st Phase Project :-
After the approval of Competent Authority, tenders for 3 Projects under DBFOO 1st Phase have been published on
21/06/2022.
Locations within the Project 1 – DBFOO (Phase 1)
DBFOO Project-1
|
Sr. No.
|
State
|
Type of Silo (Hub/Spoke)
|
Location
|
Capacity in MT
|
1
|
Punjab
|
Spoke
|
Dhuri
|
50,000
|
2
|
Punjab
|
Spoke
|
Moonak
|
37,500
|
3
|
Punjab
|
Spoke
|
Dirba
|
25,000
|
4
|
Punjab
|
Spoke
|
Khanauri
|
25,000
|
5
|
Punjab
|
Spoke
|
Patiala
|
50,000
|
6
|
Punjab
|
Spoke
|
Samana
|
75,000
|
7
|
Punjab
|
Spoke
|
Patran
|
75,000
|
8
|
Punjab
|
Spoke
|
Mehalkalan
|
37,500
|
9
|
Punjab
|
Spoke
|
Sehna
|
25,000
|
10
|
Punjab
|
Spoke
|
Tapa
|
37,500
|
11
|
Punjab
|
Spoke
|
Dhanaula
|
25,000
|
12
|
Punjab
|
Spoke
|
Jaito
|
50,000
|
13
|
Punjab
|
Spoke
|
Faridkot
|
75,000
|
14
|
Punjab
|
Spoke
|
Sadiq
|
25,000
|
15
|
Punjab
|
Spoke
|
Payal
|
25,000
|
16
|
Punjab
|
Spoke
|
Macchiwara
|
37,500
|
17
|
Punjab
|
Spoke
|
Khanna
|
37,500
|
18
|
Punjab
|
Spoke
|
Ludhiana
|
25,000
|
19
|
Punjab
|
Spoke
|
Bariwala
|
25,000
|
20
|
Punjab
|
Spoke
|
Killanwali
|
37,500
|
21
|
Punjab
|
Spoke
|
Panniwala
|
25,000
|
22
|
Punjab
|
Spoke
|
Mehrajwala
|
25,000
|
23
|
Punjab
|
Spoke
|
Muktsar
|
100,000
|
24
|
Punjab
|
Spoke
|
Bhaliana
|
37,500
|
25
|
Punjab
|
Spoke
|
Gidderbaha
|
50,000
|
26
|
Punjab
|
Spoke
|
Abohar
|
50,000
|
|
|
|
TOTAL
|
1,087,500
|
Locations within the Project 2 – DBFOO (Phase 1)
DBFOO Project -2
|
Sr. No.
|
State
|
Type of Silo (Hub/Spoke)
|
Location
|
Capacity in MT
|
1
|
Bihar
|
Spoke
|
Purnea
|
50,000
|
2
|
Bihar
|
Spoke
|
Araria
|
50,000
|
3
|
Bihar
|
Spoke
|
Darbhanga
|
50,000
|
4
|
Bihar
|
Spoke
|
Samastipur
|
50,000
|
5
|
Bihar
|
Spoke
|
Begusarai
|
50,000
|
6
|
Bihar
|
Spoke
|
Kishenganj
|
50,000
|
7
|
UP
|
Spoke
|
Sitapur
|
25,000
|
8
|
UP
|
Spoke
|
Lakhimpur
|
50,000
|
9
|
UP
|
Spoke
|
Bahraich
|
25,000
|
10
|
UP
|
Spoke
|
Sultanpur
|
25,000
|
11
|
UP
|
Spoke
|
Amethi
|
25,000
|
12
|
UP
|
Spoke
|
Auraiya
|
25,000
|
13
|
UP
|
Spoke
|
Balrampur
|
25,000
|
14
|
UP
|
Spoke
|
Kanpur Dehat
|
25,000
|
15
|
UP
|
Spoke
|
Ambedkar Nagar
|
25,000
|
16
|
UP
|
Spoke
|
Farukkabad
|
25,000
|
17
|
UP
|
Spoke
|
Raibareilly
|
25,000
|
18
|
UP
|
Spoke
|
Shrawasti
|
25,000
|
19
|
UP
|
Spoke
|
Sambhal
|
25,000
|
20
|
UP
|
Spoke
|
Badayun
|
25,000
|
21
|
UP
|
Spoke
|
Unnao
|
25,000
|
22
|
West Bengal
|
Spoke
|
Malda
|
25,000
|
|
|
|
TOTAL
|
725,000
|
Locations within the Project 3 – DBFOO (Phase 1)
DBFOO Project - 3
|
Sr. No.
|
State
|
Type of Silo (Hub/Spoke)
|
Location
|
Capacity in MT
|
1
|
Gujarat
|
Spoke
|
Banaskantha
|
62,500
|
2
|
Haryana
|
Spoke
|
Assandh
|
25,000
|
3
|
Haryana
|
Spoke
|
Gharaunda
|
25,000
|
4
|
Haryana
|
Spoke
|
Samalkhan
|
25,000
|
5
|
Haryana
|
Spoke
|
Gohana
|
25,000
|
6
|
Haryana
|
Spoke
|
Pilukhera
|
25,000
|
7
|
Haryana
|
Spoke
|
Uchana
|
25,000
|
8
|
Haryana
|
Spoke
|
Safidon
|
25,000
|
9
|
Haryana
|
Spoke
|
Fatehabad
|
25,000
|
10
|
Haryana
|
Spoke
|
Ratia
|
25,000
|
11
|
Haryana
|
Spoke
|
Bhuna
|
25,000
|
12
|
Haryana
|
Spoke
|
Palwal
|
25,000
|
13
|
Haryana
|
Spoke
|
Hodal
|
25,000
|
14
|
Jammu
|
Spoke
|
Kathua
|
75,000
|
15
|
MP
|
Spoke
|
Ujjain
|
75,000
|
16
|
MP
|
Spoke
|
Dhar
|
50,000
|
17
|
MP
|
Spoke
|
Guna
|
50,000
|
18
|
MP
|
Spoke
|
Damoh
|
50,000
|
|
|
|
TOTAL
|
662,500
|
The main features of DBFOT and DBFOO Bid documents have been tabulated as under :-
S.No
|
Parameter
|
DBFOT
|
DBFOO
|
1.
|
Structure
|
Single RFP Multiple CA
|
Single RFP Single CA
|
2.
|
Qualification Criteria
|
Qualification based on both Technical and Financial Capacity of the Bidder
|
Qualification based on Financial Capacity of the Bidder
|
3.
|
Bidding parameter
|
Weighted Average Fixed Storage Charges per MT/per Year
|
Single Fixed Storage Charges per MT/per year for the entire bundle
|
4.
|
Selection of Bidder
|
Lowest Weighted Average Fixed Storage charges per MT per Year pursuant to e-Reverse Auction process.
|
Lowest Fixed Storage Charges per MT per Year as per the Financial proposal.
|
5.
|
Restriction on award of number of Projects to a Bidder
|
Restriction on award of 1 Project (Bundle) to the Bidder (out of the 4 DBFOT Projects (Bundles)
|
No Restriction on award of number of Projects to a Bidder.
|
6.
|
Type of Silo
|
Both Hub & Spoke Silos
|
Only Spoke silos
|
7.
|
E-Reverse Auction
|
E-reverse Auction to identify L1
|
No E-Reverse Auction
|
Land Identification by State Governments for DBFOO 1st Phase projects :-
As the land acquisition becomes the most crucial part of the DBFOO project, in order to facilitate availability of land to
the Concessionaires, this Department took up the issue of identification of suitable surplus land, if any, with the concerned State Governments i.e. Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Haryana, Jammu & Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, West Bengal & Bihar
With the sustained efforts of the Department of Food & PD, various meeting with the State Governments and cooperation by the State Governments,
some land parcels have been identified by the State Governments for lease/transfer of the same to respective concessionaires.
Punjab state has confirmed availability of govt/panchayat land at 26 locations. Land Bank Data of the State Government, respective lease policies & process of application for the land etc can be found athttp://investpunjab.gov.in/home.
State Government has also assured to make available land at other locations, as well, where, the Land Bank Data doesn’t suffice the requirement of Concessionaires.
UP state has identified 15 locations at Mandis for Silo projects. State of Gujarat has identified one location for construction of Silo at Banaskatha. MP state has identified 4 locations.