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					</table>Convergence Energy Services Limited (<a href="https://www.convergence.co.in/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CESL</a>), a wholly owned subsidiary of Energy Efficiency Services Limited (<a href="https://eeslindia.org/en/home/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">EESL</a>), has invited bids to appoint a service provider to deploy 2,000 electric cars on a PAN-India basis.
The last date for the submission of bids is October 13, 2023. Bids will be opened on the same day.
The electric vehicles are to be deployed in two zones, Zone 1 and Zone 2. Bidders should submit a bid security of ₹41.38 million (~$497,849) for each zone.
Bidders can quote for one zone or both zones.
There is a possibility of the quantity being split or parallel orders up to a maximum of two bidders for each zone, subject to price matching.
The successful bidder has to complete delivery within one year from the issuance of the Letter of Award.
CESL reserves its right to approve or decline any or all bids, discontinue the tendering process, and initiate a new tender for identical or similar goods before the contract is awarded.
Bidders should quote the prices of spares and their quantities estimated to be required for equipment maintenance two years beyond the warranty period. The total cost of such spares should be added to the cost of equipment and incidental works/services to evaluate financial bids. These spares should be supplied along with the main equipment.
They must also quote a post-warranty annual maintenance contract for five years after the expiry of the warranty period.
Only Class-I and Class-II local suppliers are eligible (domestic tenders), and non-local suppliers are not eligible. The minimum local content for participation eligibility should be 50%, and the margin of purchase preference shall be 20%.
Bidders should have at least one office in each zone for which bids are submitted.
They must have a track record of providing similar services for at least three financial years.
This involves deploying four-wheeler cars, either 100% owned or hypothecated in the bidder&#8217;s name. In the case of a consortium, the lead bidder must meet this criterion.
Bidders should demonstrate experience deploying four-wheeler cars (either 100% owned or hypothecated in the bidder&#8217;s name) in government and/or private companies and/or as a fleet operator anywhere in India.
The minimum number of such cars deployed should be 280 for Zone 1 and Zone 2 each.
The average annual financial turnover of the bidders for each zone for which bids are submitted should be at least ₹490 million (~$5.8 million) during the last three financial years.
Bidders applying for both zones must meet each zone&#8217;s cumulative average annual financial turnover requirement.
In January, CESL <a href="https://www.mercomindia.com/central-government-bids-buying-leasing-3500-e-cars" target="_blank" rel="noopener">invited</a> price bids to lease 3,500 electric cars to various departments and autonomous bodies across 18 states for 3-5 years.
A bidding process <a href="https://www.mercomindia.com/e-buses-cost-effective-cesl-bidding-results-show" target="_blank" rel="noopener">conducted</a> by CESL showed that electric buses as a service are now the most cost-effective approach to urban public transport with or without subsidy.

CESL Invites Bids to Deploy 2,000 Electric Cars Across India

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					</table><a href="https://www.thdc.co.in/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">THDC India</a> has invited bids for the project management and consultancy (PMC) services for the development of an 11 MW floating solar power project at the Khurja Super thermal power project site at Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh.
The scope of work includes design review and validation of all the design calculations, documents, and drawings submitted by the contractors and other original equipment manufacturers to ensure specification &amp; statutory requirements.
The last date to submit the bids is September 27, 2023. Bids will be opened the next day.
The estimated cost of the project is ₹4.6 million (~$55,340).
There is no earnest money deposit for this tender. Selected bidders will also be exempted from paying any performance bank guarantee.
Bidders must quote the contract price on a lump-sum firm price basis, which should remain firm during the entire contract period.
The work must be completed within nine months of the effective contract date.
Only suppliers meeting the &#8216;Class-I local supplier&#8217; criteria, which necessitate a minimum local content of 50%, are eligible to submit bids.
Bidders must not have received a declaration of ineligibility from the Government of India, State Government, Government Department, Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs), or Banks due to corrupt and fraudulent practices, poor performance, or failure.
Bidders from a country that shares a land border with India will be eligible to bid in this tender only if they are registered with the Competent Authority.
In July this year, THDC India <a href="https://www.mercomindia.com/thdc-consultancy-tender-land-2-gw-solar-parks" target="_blank" rel="noopener">invited</a> bids to empanel consultants to acquire land to develop 2,000 MW ultra mega renewable energy parks in Rajasthan under the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy’s (MNRE) Solar Park Program.
Last year, THDC India <a href="https://www.mercomindia.com/daily-news-wrap-up-thdc-signs-develop-solar-projects" target="_blank" rel="noopener">signed</a> a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Rajasthan Renewable Energy Corporation (RREC) to develop large solar power projects with a combined capacity of 10 GW. As per the MoU, THDC will form a special-purpose vehicle with RREC as a joint venture company to implement renewable energy parks.
Subscribe to Mercom’s <a href="https://mercomindia.com/product/india-solar-tender-tracker/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">India Solar Tender Tracker</a> to stay on top of real-time tender activity.

THDC Issues Consultancy Tender for 11 MW Floating Solar Project in Uttar Pradesh

<a href="https://www.brbnmpl.co.in/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bharatiya Reserve Bank Note Mudran</a>, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), has invited bids to design, supply, test, install and commission a 1 MW ground-mounted solar project without a battery bank in its premises in Mysuru.
The last date to submit the bids is April 13, 2022. Bids will be opened on the same day.
Bharatiya Reserve Bank Note Mudran produces banknotes for RBI and manages two printing presses – one in Mysuru, Karnataka, and the other at Salboni in West Bengal.
Interested bidders will have to submit an amount of ₹500,000 (~$6,601) as an earnest money deposit.
The successful bidder will have to submit a performance bank guarantee of an amount equivalent to 3% of the total contract value within 21 days from the date of the issuance of the work order.
The estimated value of the work is ₹70 million (~$924,231).
The work must be completed within 180 days from the issuance of the work order.
For any delay beyond the time specified for the completion of work, liquidated damages at 0.5% of the price of non-supplied goods will be levied per week, subject to a maximum of 10% of the balance work or undelivered goods.
Purchase preference will be given to ‘Class-I local suppliers.’ A ‘Class-I local supplier‘ is a supplier or service provider whose goods, services, or works have local content equal to or more than 50%. The supplier will get a purchase preference provided quoted price falls within the margin of price preference, i.e., within L1 + 20%.
If the bidder proposes to supply finished goods procured directly or indirectly from the vendors from countries sharing a land border with India, such vendors should be registered with the competent authority.
To participate in the bidding process, the bidder should have completed three similar works of value not less than ₹28 million (~$369,692) each or two similar works of value not less than ₹35 million (~$462,116) each or one similar work of value not less than ₹56 million (~$739,385) during the last seven years.
The bidder’s average annual turnover during the last three financial years should be at least ₹21 million (~$277,269). The net worth of the bidder should be positive and should not have eroded by more than 30% year on year during the last three financial years.
The solar modules to be used in the project should have 90% power output for ten years and 80% power output after that for 25 years.
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Banknotes Printing Subsidiary of RBI Floats Tender for a 1 MW Solar Project in Mysuru

Damodar Valley Corporation (<a href="https://www.dvc.gov.in/dvcwebsite_new1/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">DVC</a>) has invited bids from engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contractors to set up a 12 MW grid-connected ground-mounted solar power project with associated systems, including the power evacuation system at the Koderma Thermal Power Station in Jharkhand.
The successful bidder will also have to take care of operation and maintenance (O&amp;M) activities for five years.
The project&#8217;s estimated cost is ₹582.68 million (~$7.74 million).
The last date to submit the bids is February 28, 2022. Bids will be opened on March 1.
Interested bidders will have to submit an amount of ₹5.826 million (~$77,422) as an earnest money deposit.
To participate in the bidding process, the bidder should have designed, supplied, erected, commissioned, grid-connected solar power projects of cumulative installed capacity of 12 MW or higher, out of which one project should have been of 3 MW or higher capacity. The reference project should have been in successful operation for at least six months as of the bid submission date.
Alternatively, the bidder should be a developer of grid-connected solar power projects of cumulative installed capacity of 12 MW or higher capacity, out of which at least one project should have been of 3 MW or higher capacity. The reference project of 3 MW or higher capacity must have been in successful operation for at least six months before the bid submission date.
The reference project of 3 MW or higher capacity should be at a single location developed by the bidder or any other client.
The net working capital or access to credit facilities as of the bid submission date should not be less than ₹776.91 million (~$10.34 million). The net worth of the bidder as on the last day of the preceding financial year should not be less than 100% of the paid-up share capital.
DVC has stated that preference will be given to the &#8216;Make in India&#8217; initiative, which would promote the manufacturing and production of goods and services in India to enhance income and employment.
The minimum local content for a &#8216;Class-I Local Supplier&#8217; should be 50%, and the minimum local content for &#8216;Class-II Local Supplier&#8217; should be 20%.
If the contractor fails to successfully achieve the commissioning of the project within nine months from the issuance of the notification of award, they will have to pay a sum of ₹33,526 per day per MW for each day of delay in the un-commissioned portion of work in MW until the commissioning of the entire project, subject to a maximum of 5% of the total contract price.
Recently, DVC <a href="https://mercomindia.com/tender-issued-survey-solar-damodar-valley/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">invited</a> bids from consultancy firms for a detailed topographical and contour survey of 200 acres to develop solar photovoltaic projects in and around thermal power stations across the valley area.
Earlier, DVC had <a href="https://mercomindia.com/damodar-valley-corporation-tender-solar-projects-jharkhand/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">issued</a> a tender for setting up 50 MW of grid-connected solar projects.
According to Mercom&#8217;s <a href="https://mercomindia.com/product/india-solar-tender-tracker/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">India Solar Tender Tracker</a>, DVC has so far issued tenders for 50.2 MW of solar power projects.

Damodar Valley Corporation Floats EPC Tender for a 12 MW Solar Project

<a href="https://www.ntpc.co.in/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NTPC Limited</a> has invited bids for the comprehensive operations and maintenance (O&amp;M) of its 260 MW solar project at the Bhadla Solar Park in Rajasthan for three years.
The last date to submit the bids is January 19, 2022. Bids will be opened on January 21.
The bidder should have executed a contract to install and commission at least one grid-connected solar project of 150 MW or above capacity during the last seven years as on the bid opening date.
Alternatively, the bidder should have executed a contract for O&amp;M of at least one grid-connected solar power project of 150 MW or above capacity for at least one year during the last seven years as on the bid opening date.
The bidder’s average annual turnover should not be less than ₹93 million (~$1.24 million) during the last three financial years. The net worth of the bidder as on the last day of the preceding financial year should not be less than 100% of the bidder’s paid-up share capital.
In case the bidder meets the requirement of net worth based on the strength of its subsidiaries or the holding company, the net worth of the bidder and its subsidiaries or the holding company, in a combined manner, should not be less than 100% of the total paid-up share capital. However, their net worth should not be less than 75% of their respective paid-up share capital individually.
Only Class-I local suppliers can participate in the tender. The local content requirement to categorize a bidder as a ‘Class-I local supplier’ is a minimum of 50%.
Any bidder from a country that shares a land border with India can participate in the tender only if the bidder is registered with the competent authority.
This September, NTPC <a href="https://mercomindia.com/ntpc-om-tender-15-mw-solar-project-madhya-pradesh/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">invited</a> bids for the O&amp;M of a 15 MW solar power project at Jayant, Singrauli in Madhya Pradesh.
Earlier, NTPC had invited <a href="https://mercomindia.com/ntpc-floats-tender-solar-uttar-pradesh/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">bids</a> for the operations and maintenance of the 10 MW solar power project at its Unchahar plant in Uttar Pradesh.
According to Mercom’s <a href="https://mercomindia.com/product/india-solar-tender-tracker/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">India Solar Tender Tracker</a>, NTPC has so far floated O&amp;M tenders for 55 MW of solar power projects.

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