Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) has invited bids to install and commission 11.5 MW of grid-connected solar power projects along with the associated transmission system in the Bhiwani and Hisar districts of Haryana.

BBMB is a statutory body constituted to manage the water and power supply from Bhakra Nangal and Beas Projects to the states of Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, and Chandigarh.

The successful bidder will also have to take care of the project’s operation and maintenance for five years, extendable for another five years.

The projects will be developed at the 400 kV substation in Bhiwani (10 MW) and at the 220 kV substation in Hisar (1.5 MW).

The last date to submit the bids is April 10, 2023. Bids will be opened on the same day.

Bidders will have to submit ₹3.91 million (~$47,293) as an earnest money deposit.

Bidders should have experience as an engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contractor or a developer in executing ground-mounted, floating, or canal-top solar projects. This must include installing and commissioning grid-connected solar power projects of a cumulative capacity of less than 10 MW in the last seven years.

Such a project should have been operational for at least six months before the bid submission date.

Bidders should have executed ground-mounted, floating, or canal-top solar projects, including installing and commissioning at least one grid-connected solar power project with a 3 MW or above capacity in the last seven financial years.

Such a project should have been operational for at least six months before the bid submission date.

Bidders should have a minimum average annual turnover of at least ₹150 million (~$1.81 million) as of the last day of the previous financial year. Their net worth should be positive.

Sub-letting the work is not allowed under the terms of the tender.

Solar modules to be used for the project must be procured from the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers issued by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy.

Also, bidders must take note of the Basic Customs Duty trajectory while quoting for the project.

In 2021, the Punjab Energy Development Agency had invited bids for a cumulative capacity of 18 MW of grid-connected solar power projects at four locations of BBMB on a build, own, and operate basis.

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