The Bilaspur Division – Electrical of the South East Central Railway has issued a tender to set up a rooftop solar project of 2 MW in the CAPEX mode.

The last date to submit the bids is November 13, 2024. Bids will be opened the same day.

Bidders must submit an earnest money deposit of ₹583,200 (~$6,936). The advertised value of the tender is ₹86.6 million (~$1 million). They must also submit a 5% security deposit of the contract value.

The project should be completed in 12 months.

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

They must have completed any one of the following categories of work during the last seven years:

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

Besides work experience certificates issued by a government organization, work experience certificates issued by a publicly listed company having a minimum average annual turnover of ₹5 billion (~$59.46 million) in the last three financial years, excluding the current financial year, will be considered.

In September, the Bilaspur Division – Electrical of the South East Central Railway issued a tender to set up rooftop solar systems with a total capacity of 1.876 MW on service, station, and residential buildings in CAPEX mode.

The South Central Railway invited bids to install rooftop solar systems of a total capacity of 1,237 kW at service buildings across the Hyderabad Division. The initiative aims to enhance renewable energy utilization and reduce dependency on conventional power sources.