Gujarat Urban Development Company (GUDC) has invited bids to select a consultant for the development of 150 MW of solar power projects under captive model to cover the energy demands of the urban local bodies in the state.

The last date to submit the bids is January 17, 2023. Bids will be opened on January 25.

Bidders will have to furnish ₹100,000 (~$1,208) as an earnest money deposit. The successful bidder must furnish an amount equivalent to 5% of the consultancy fee as a security deposit.

According to the terms of the tender, the consultant should analyze the collected data and suggest the contract demand of each urban local body. It must also finalize the actual capacity of the solar project to be installed under the captive model, covering the final contract demand of each urban local body of the state.

The selected consultant must submit a detailed report, including feasibility, project report, and procurement model, within 120 days of signing the agreement. It will then be responsible for submitting the final tendering documents, which will be floated by GUDC.

The consultant should also study and suggest the best technology available for the solar project.

Bidders should have experience executing one similar assignment of a value not less than ₹10 million (~$120,752) in the last seven years. Further, they should have also executed one similar assignment for a minimum 75 MW grid-connected solar power project.

Additionally, bidders must have experience in executing solar projects of a cumulative capacity of 300 MW, with each project not less than 5 MW.

The minimum financial turnover of bidders in the last financial year should not be less than ₹10 million (~$120,752).

Last December, GUDC invited bids to empanel consultants to set up 7.7 MW of grid-connected solar power projects at water treatment plants, sewage treatment plants, and pumping stations of municipality-owned buildings and land in the state.

Earlier, the Gujarat State Electricity Corporation had issued an e-tender inviting consultancy services to verify the designs and drawings of 25 solar projects.

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