MSPGCL Floats Tender for 502 MW AC of Ground-Mounted Crystalline Solar PV Systems

The Maharashtra State Power Generation Company Ltd. (MSPGCL) is calling for online bids for the design, engineering, supply, erection, testing, and commissioning of 502 MWAC cumulative capacity crystalline ground-mounted solar PV technology for distributed agriculture feeder solarization by solar PV power plants under the MSKVY 2.0 scheme.

This comprises three years of EPC operation and maintenance throughout multiple areas in Maharashtra, India, with prospective bidders competing locally.

The deadline for bid submissions is May 10, 2024, with bids scheduled for opening on the same day.

Bidders are permitted to bid for a minimum of one location and a maximum of eight locations from the list of 33/11 kV Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company (MSEDCL) substations.

The bidder is required to provide the overall bid price per MW to establish the solar project, with a maximum limit set at ₹4.5 crore per MW for each project site. Additionally, the maximum limit for the first-year operation and maintenance cost is ₹400,000 per MW per project site.

Each bidder must submit a single application quoting the EPC price and first-year O&M price, rounded to two decimal places only.

An online non-refundable tender fee of ₹29,500, inclusive of applicable GST, must be paid by the bidder on or before the last payment date of tender fees.

Furthermore, each bidder is required to submit bid security or earnest money deposit of ₹450,000/MW along with the bid in the form of a bank guarantee.

Experience in executing EPC for ground-mounted solar projects on a turnkey basis is mandatory, with a cumulative capacity of not less than 40% of the quoted capacity or higher. At least one project within this experience portfolio must have a capacity of 2 MW or higher at a single location and must have been operating satisfactorily for at least three months before the bid submission deadline.

The bidder’s net worth, as of the previous financial year ending March 31, must be positive.

Moreover, the bidder or consortium’s average annual turnover during the preceding three consecutive financial years must be at least ₹2 crore/MW, with a positive turnover as of the previous financial year’s March 31, derived from the bidder’s business as an EPC bidder/developer of projects in India or from solar power generation projects globally.

In the case of a consortium submitting the bid, the turnover requirement must be met by the lead member of the consortium.