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National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC) has floated an Invitation For Bids (IFB) for EPC package with land for development of ISTS grid connected solar PV projects up to 600 MW.
Individual Project capacity shall be of minimum 50 MW or higher in multiples of 10 MW whereas the maximum Capacity of a single Project is 300MW.
Pre Bid Conference for this tender is scheduled on 12.06.2020.The Last Submission Date and Time for both Techno-Commercial Bid and Price Bid is 22.06.2020 at 14:00 hrs.The Date and Time of start of Reverse Auction Shall be Intimated separately by NTPC.
The scope of work for this tender includes Design, Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply, Packing and Forwarding, Transportation, Unloading, Storage, Installation and Commissioning of grid connected Solar PV projects located anywhere in India on turnkey basis.
Scope of Work for Solar Plant up to ISTS Substation includes complete transfer of ownership/lease of encumbrance free land in favour of NTPC Ltd , Connectivity at ISTS substation and facilitate NTPC in the application process and All EPC works required for Development of Solar PV Project along with power evacuation system and telemetry up to ISTS substation as per detailed technical Specifications and CEA Technical standards and performance testing for demonstration of Guaranteed Generation at ISTS interconnection point.
Operation & maintenance of complete Solar PV plant including Switchyard and power evacuation system till ISTS substation along with consumables and spare parts for a period of Three years from the date of successful completion of trial run.
Pre Bid Conference for this tender is scheduled on 12.06.2020.The Last Submission Date and Time for both Techno-Commercial Bid and Price Bid is 22.06.2020 at 14:00 hrs.The Date and Time of start of Reverse Auction Shall be Intimated separately by NTPC.
Along with the bids the bidders have to submit INR 22,500/ as the Cost of Bidding Documents.
To be eligible in bidding the bidder should have designed, supplied, erected/ supervised erection and commissioned/ supervised commissioning of Solar PhotoVoltaic (SPV) based grid connected power plant(s) of cumulative installed capacity of 40 MWp or higher, out of which at least one plant should have been of 10 MWp or higher capacity. The reference plant of 10 MWp or higher capacity must have been in successful operation for at least six months prior to the date of techno-commercial bid opening.The Bidder should be a developer of Solar PhotoVoltaic (SPV) based grid connected power plant(s) of cumulative installed capacity of 40 MWp or higher, out of which at least one plant should have been of 10 MWp or higher capacity. The reference plant of 10 MWp or higher capacity must have been in successful operation for at least six months prior to the date of techno-commercial bid opening.
The Bidder should have executed in the last ten (10) years an industrial project either as developer or as EPC Contractor in the area of power/ steel/ oil and gas/ petro-chemical/ fertilizer/cement/coal mining including coal handling plant and/ or any other process industry, of a value of Rs. 210 Crore or more in a single project or single work respectively and the same should be in successful operation for at least one year prior to the date of techno-commercial bid opening.
The Bidder should also have executed at least one Electrical Sub-station of 33 kV or above voltage level, consisting of equipment such as 33kV or above voltage level circuit breakers and Power transformer, either as developer or as EPC Contractor which should be in successful operation for at least one year prior to the date of techno-commercial bid opening. The bidder should be an Indian company registered in India and should be a Group company/Holding Company/Subsidiary company.
The average annual turnover of the Bidder, should not be less than Rs. 210 Crore during the preceding three financial years as on date of techno commercial bid opening.
It has been highlighted that transfer of Bidding Documents purchased by one intending Bidder to another is not permissible.
Recently, Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL ) floated a tender for Erection and commissioning works (BOS) for 22MW (AC) Floating Solar Photovoltaic Grid-connected Power plant for NTPC at Rajiv Gandhi Combined Cycle Power Project Kayamkulam in Kerala.The opening date of the bid is 05-06-2020 13:30. The value of the tender is Rs. 10.34 Crores. Along with the bids bidders must submit Earnest money deposit of Rs. 20.34 Lakhs.