The National Buildings Construction Corporation (NBCC), a state-owned company, has signed an initial agreement with RailTel Corporation of India Ltd. (RailTel) to work together on data center projects.
In a regulatory filing, NBCC announced that they have signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with RailTel to develop data center projects in India and overseas for the next five years.
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The MoU was signed in the presence of Sanjai Kumar, CMD of RailTel; K.P. Mahadevaswamy, CMD of NBCC; Raj Kumar Chaudhary, CMD of NHPC Ltd.; Dr. Devesh Tyagi, CEO of NIXI; Sanjay Kumar Tyagi, IPS, Addl. CP Delhi; Rajeev Ranjan, Retd., IAS, TN; and senior officials from their organizations.
Under this agreement, NBCC will provide project management consultancy services for constructing data center buildings and related infrastructure, while RailTel will handle planning; designing; supply, installation, testing, commissioning (SITC); and operations and maintenance (O&M) for IT-related infrastructure for data centers.
This includes computing hardware, security systems, network systems, disaster recovery planning, and more. NBCC will offer project management services for constructing data center buildings and related civil and passive infrastructure. This involves contract management, construction supervision, cost control, quality assurance, and project handover activities.
This collaboration aims to combine the strengths of both organizations, allowing them to enhance their capabilities and improve client acquisition and service delivery efficiency in the long run.
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