Bateman India bags $2 mn deal from Thiess

BANGALORE, INDIA: Bateman Engineering (India) Pvt Ltd, the fully-owned subsidiary of Netherlands-based Bateman Engineering — an engineering-project house and equipment supplier — on Thursday announced that it has bagged a contract worth $2 million from Kolkata-based Thiess India Pvt Ltd.

Bangalore-based Bateman will be providing its engineering and project management services for the proposed 15 MTPA Coal Handling Plant at the Pakri Barwadih Coal project in Jharkand, which has been awarded to Thiess India by the NTPC, said a press release.

Thiess India is the Indian subsidiary of Thiess, a mining, construction and services contractor, with diverse operations throughout Australia and selected international markets. Thiess India will execute the project through its Indian joint venture, Thiess Minecs.

Pakri Barwadih will be the first of the six mines the NTPC intends to develop. The contract involves construction of site infrastructure and coal processing plants during the first two years, followed by overburden removal, coal mining and operation of processing and rail loading facilities over the entire life of mine.

Announcing the tie-up with Thiess India, Thys Greeff, managing director, Bateman India, said, “Bateman India’s scope of services, includes providing consultancy services for Engineering and Contract/Procurement services for installation of primary Crushing unit, Coal Stock pile area which consists of Secondary and Tertiary crushing unit and Conveying system connecting primary crushing unit and Stock pile area.”

He added that Bateman India will access the long established expertise and technological resources of the worldwide Bateman Engineering Group, in combination with cost effective services, equipment and material supplied from Bateman’s Asian location.

R. Srikanth, chief executive, Thiess India, said, “Thiess Minecs selected Bateman India to provide Engineering and Project Management Services for the Pakri Barwadih CHP due to Bateman India’s proven capability in engineering of material handling systems, best-in-class project management services, and finally, the sharp customer focus that the Bateman India team bring to bear on any project.”