The project involves the design, supply, construction, installation, upgrade, operation, and maintenance of the middle-mile network for BharatNet Phase III in the Punjab Telecom Circle.
The contract will be executed under the design, build, operate, and maintain (DBOM) model, with the construction phase slated for completion in three years.
Following that, a 10-year maintenance contract will be in place, with operational expenditure (OPEX) set at 5.5% per annum of CAPEX for the first five years and 6.5% per annum for the next five years.
The total consideration includes Rs 1,244.61 crore for capital expenditure (capex), Rs 746.76 crore for the newly-constructed network's opex, and Rs 509.94 crore for the opex of the existing network.
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