The North Western Railway has invited bids for the installation of 7.28 MW grid-connected rooftop solar power systems at residential buildings in the Jaipur division.

The last date to submit bids is November 5, 2024. Bids will be opened on the same day.

Bidders must submit an earnest deposit of ₹1.65 million (~$19,625).

The project has an advertised value of ₹301.05 million (~$3.58 million).

The project must be completed within six months.

The scope of work covers the supply, installation, testing, and commissioning of rooftop solar power systems, including a wall-mounted type inverter, SPV array, module mounting structure, power conditioning unit, MPPT, controls, protections, interconnecting cables, switchgear, and the necessary features to supplement the grid power, and net meter approved by the government.

Bidders must have a minimum average annual contractual turnover of V/N or V, whichever is less, where V = the advertised value of the tender in rupees and N = the number of years prescribed for completion of the work for which bids have been invited.

The average annual contractual turnover will be calculated as the average of total contractual payments in the previous three financial years.

Bidders must have valid electrical contractor licenses issued by the government.

Bidders must have completed or substantially completed any one of the following categories of work(s) during the last seven years:

• Three similar works, each costing not less than 30% of the advertised value of the tender
• Two similar works, each costing not less than 40% of the advertised value of the tender
• One similar work costing not less than 60% of the advertised value of the tender

In August, North Western Railway issued a tender for grid-connected rooftop solar systems with a cumulative capacity of 2.748 MW at platform shelters and station buildings in Jaipur.

In the same month, the Bikaner Division — Electrical, North Western Railway, issued a tender for a cumulative capacity of 2,068 kW grid-connected rooftop solar power systems at railway residential quarters.