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NEW DELHI: A total of 16 private players including Bombardier, GMR, Bharat Forge, BHEL, IRCTC, Medha, CAF and Gateway Rail participated in the first pre-bid meeting on private train operation even as heavyweights such as Tata Group and Adani Groups didn’t take part in the deliberations held on Tuesday.
However, non-participation in the pre-bid meeting doesn’t bar any entity to participate in the bidding process. Pre-bid meetings in infrastructure projects are aimed at discussing issues and addressing concerns of potential bidders. The second pre-bid meeting will be held on August 8.
Sources said some of the participants raised the issue of railways offering pre-de