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National Thermal Power Corporation Vidyut Vyapar Nigam (NTPC NVVN) has issued an invitation for bids to enlist engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) vendors for the development of rooftop and ground-mounted solar systems, totalling an aggregate capacity of 20 MW.
The deadline for bid submission is April 17, 2024, with bids scheduled to be opened on the same day.
The scope of work entails the design/engineering, supply, packaging, transportation, installation, testing, and commissioning of both ground-mounted and rooftop solar projects.
NVVN retains the authority to annul the enlistment of agencies in cases of inadequate performance, abandonment of assigned tasks, project completion delays, transfer to other agencies, insolvency, or engagement in activities contrary to NVVN’s interests.
This enlistment remains valid for one year, with the possibility of extension for an additional year.
Bidders must demonstrate experience in designing, engineering, supplying, erecting/supervising erection, and commissioning/supervising commissioning of solar power projects with a cumulative installed capacity of 400 kW or higher. Additionally, at least one project with a capacity of 40 kW or more must have been operational for a minimum of six months prior to the enlistment application deadline.
Furthermore, bidders should have executed an industrial project in the past decade, either as a developer or an EPC contractor, in sectors such as power, steel, oil and gas, petrochemical, fertilizer, cement, coal mining (including coal handling plant), or any other process industry, with a value of ?4 crore or more for a single project or work. This project must have been operational for at least one year before the bid opening date.
Additionally, bidders must have completed at least one electrical substation of 11 kV or above voltage level, inclusive of equipment such as 11 kV or above voltage level circuit breakers and power transformers, either as an EPC contractor or a developer. This substation must have been operational for at least one year before the bid opening date.
Bidders’ average annual turnover should be calculated based on the project capacity, and they must possess a net worth equivalent to 100% of their paid-up share capital as of the last day of the preceding financial year. |
