Coal Lignite Urja Vikas, a joint venture between Coal India (CIL) and National Lignite Corporation (NLC), has published a tender for a 40MW ground-mounted grid-connected solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant for South Eastern Coalfields (SECL) in Surajpur District, Chhattisgarh.
The tender is for an engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) project with a ten-year operations and maintenance period (O&M). The last date for submitting bids is October 15, 2021.
Bidders must pay a fee of $10,000 (US$134.80) to cover the cost of the tender document. The solar power projects will be ready for commissioning in nine months from the date of award (LoA).
Scope of Work
Site study, site development, design, engineering, production, inspection at supplier’s works, supply, insurance, transportation, storage, erection, installation, testing, and commissioning with related power evacuation systems are all included in the scope of work. Grid connectivity clearance from the Chhattisgarh state power authorities, bay extensions, external transmission lines, metering systems, and performance evaluation are all part of the scope.
On a lumpsum turnkey basis, the selected bidder shall offer O&M for ten years, including a first-year warranty period, for the total 40 MW capacity at Bishrampur and Bhatgaon locations.
Eligibility Criteria
The bidder must be a solar developer or EPC company that has completed the supply, installation, and commissioning of grid-connected solar PV power plants with a total installed capacity of 20 MW or more in the previous seven years as of the original tender opening date. At least one of these plants must have a capacity of 10 MW or more and have been successfully operational for at least six months as of the tender opening date.
The bidder can also work with a firm, but both of them must meet all of the above-mentioned qualifications.
The bidder can alternatively be the leader of a consortium of no more than three companies, all of which must match the above-mentioned qualifications. Members of the consortium must provide a bank guarantee as a backup.
The bidder can also be a joint venture, and the JV’s partners must meet the qualifications. The JV’s qualifying partner must own at least 26% of the company.
According to the most recent audited financial accounts, the bidder, lead member of the consortium, or significant JV partner must have a positive net worth. If the bidder is working with a collaborator, the bidder’s net worth must be positive according to the most recent audited financial documents.
In the previous three financial years, the bidder’s average annual turnover, or the combined average annual turnover of the bidder and collaborator, of the consortium partners, and all the promoters of the JV firm, must not be less than 480 million.
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