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					</table><a href="https://www.mahanadicoal.in/Welcome.php" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mahanadi Coalfields</a>, a subsidiary of Coal India, has invited bids for the installation and commissioning of 2.5 MW of grid-connected rooftop solar systems with net metering arrangements on residential and non-residential buildings in Odisha.
The successful bidder will be responsible for the project&#8217;s operation and maintenance for five years.
The last date to submit the bids is January 3, 2023. Bids will be opened on January 5.
The project&#8217;s estimated cost is pegged at ₹122.29 million (~$1.48 million).
According to the terms of the tender, the bidders must submit ₹1.53 million (~$18,553) as an earnest money deposit.
The successful bidder will also have to furnish 3% of the contract amount as a performance security within 21 days of the letter of award.
Further, the eligibility criteria for participants mandate that they must have completed three similar works, each costing not less than 40% of the estimated cost of the project, or two similar works, each costing not less than 50% of the estimated cost, or one similar work costing not less than 80% of the estimated cost of the project in the last seven years.
The average annual turnover of bidders during the last three years should be at least 30% of the project&#8217;s estimated cost.
Only &#8216;Class-I local suppliers’ and &#8216;Class-II local suppliers&#8217; are eligible to bid for the tender. Purchase preference will be given to &#8216;Class-I local suppliers.&#8217;
A &#8216;Class-I local supplier&#8217; provides goods, services, or works with 50% or more locally produced inputs.
Any bidder from a country that shares a land border with India will be eligible to bid on this tender.
The tender specified that the solar modules for the project should be from the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers issued by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy.
The solar array should comprise the monocrystalline passivated emitters and rear contact modules with a minimum capacity of 540 Wp. The solar module efficiency should be at least 19%.
Additionally, each solar module should be warranted by the manufacturer for at least 90% of its rated power during the first ten years and at least 80% of its rated power at the end of 25 years from the completion of the trial run.
The predicted electrical degradation of power generated should not be more than 10% of the full rated original output during the initial 10-year period and should not exceed 20% of the minimum rated power over the 25-year period.
Recently, South Eastern Coalfields <a href="https://mercomindia.com/coal-india-bids-4-mw-rooftop-solar-systems/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">invited</a> bids to install and commission 4 MW of grid-connected rooftop solar systems in Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh.
Earlier, Mahanadi Coalfields <a href="https://mercomindia.com/coal-india-subsidiary-epc-tender-50-mw-solar-project-odisha/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">invited</a> bids for the engineering, procurement, and construction of a 50 MW grid-connected solar power project with evacuation infrastructure in Odisha.
Subscribe to Mercom&#8217;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 tender activity in real time.

Coal India Invites Bids for 2.5 MW of Rooftop Solar Systems in Odisha

<a href="https://www.mahanadicoal.in/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mahanadi Coalfields</a>, a subsidiary of Coal India Limited (CIL), has invited bids for the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) of a 50 MW grid-connected solar power project with evacuation infrastructure in Odisha.
The scope of work includes acquisition and handover of land, design, engineering, supply, procurement, construction, engineering, testing, installation, and commissioning of a 50 MWac (75 MWdc) grid-connected solar project with the evacuation infrastructure in Odisha. The successful bidder will also have to take care of the maintenance activities of the project for five years.
The energy produced from the project will be utilized for captive consumption by Mahanadi Coalfields. The project&#8217;s estimated cost is ₹2.79 billion (~$37.58 million), and the project should be completed within ten months from the date of the letter of award.
The last date to submit the bids is September 01, 2021, and bids will be opened on September 02.
The successful bidder will have to furnish 5% of the contract amount as performance security within 21 days of the issuance of the letter of award. The performance security should be converted into a performance guarantee on successful completion of the work per the contract.
To participate in the bidding process, the bidder must submit the certificate of possessing adequate working capital of at least 20% of the estimated cost of the project, i.e., ₹559 million (~$7.53 million), including the line of credit and availability of other financial resources to meet the requirements of the project.
Any bidder from a country that shares a land border with India will be eligible to bid in this tender only if the bidder is registered with the competent authority.
As per the tender document, if the EPC work is not completed within the stipulated time, the contractor will have to pay ₹20,000 (~$269)/MW/day as a penalty for the first 30 days delay. The contractor will have to pay an amount of ₹30,000 (~$404)/MW/day for a delay of more than 30 days and up to 60 days on a per-day basis, and he will have to pay ₹45,000 (~$606)/MW/day for a delay of more than 60 days. The upper ceiling for the total liquidated damages will be 10% of the total contract value.
Last month, Mahanadi Coalfields <a href="https://mercomindia.com/mahanadi-coalfields-floats-tender-2/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">invited</a> bids for the operation and maintenance of a 2 MW solar project at its Burla headquarters in Sambalpur district of Odisha for two years. The company had also <a href="https://mercomindia.com/mahanadi-coalfields-floats-tender/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">issued</a> a tender to set up 1.21 MW of rooftop solar systems at its administrative buildings.
In April this year, Coal India <a href="https://mercomindia.com/coal-india-subsidiaries-solar-manufacturing-renewable/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> that it was forming two wholly-owned subsidiaries for undertaking solar photovoltaic manufacturing and renewable energy projects. While CIL Solar PV Limited has been incorporated for manufacturing in the solar value chain (ingot-wafer-cell-module), CIL Navikarniya Urja Limited has been formed for renewable energy 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>, Coal India has so far floated tenders for 200 MW of ground-mounted solar power projects.

Coal India Subsidiary Floats EPC Tender for a 50 MW Solar Project in Odisha

<a href="https://www.mahanadicoal.in/Welcome.php" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mahanadi Coalfields</a>, a subsidiary of Coal India Limited, has invited bids for operation and maintenance (O&amp;M) of a 2 MW solar project at its Burla headquarters in Sambalpur district of Odisha for two years.
The last date to submit the bids is July 13, 2021, and bids will be opened on July 15.
There is no requirement of any earnest money deposit to participate in the bidding process. Successful bidders will have to submit 3% performance security of the contract amount within 21 days from when the letter of award is issued. The bank guarantee submitted for performance security should be ₹500,000 (~$6,724) and above.
To participate in the bidding process, the bidder should have an experience of executing a similar work, valuing 50% of the annualized value of work put to tender for over one year, or a contract with a value of 50% of the estimated value of work for one year during the last seven years.
Annualized value of the work will be calculated as the &#8211; estimated value/period of completion in days x 365.
The bidder should possess a valid electrical contractor’s license issued by an electrical licensing board or authority of any Indian state or union territory.
Mahanadi Coalfields has stated that preference will be given to local suppliers under the ‘Make in India’ policy. As per the policy, Class-I and Class-II local suppliers will have an advantage.
Class-I local suppliers are those whose goods, services, or works offered for procurement, has local content equal to or more than 50%.
Class-II local suppliers’ goods, services, or works are offered for procurement, with local content equal to or more than 20% but less than 50%.
The company also mentions that 25% of the tendered quantity has been reserved for micro and small enterprises (MSEs). Out of the 25% reserved for MSE suppliers, 4% has been earmarked for procurement by MSEs owned by scheduled caste and scheduled tribe entrepreneurs, and 3% has been reserved for MSEs owned by women.
As per the tender document, if the MSE vendor participating in the tender quotes within the price band of lowest (L1)+15%, he will be awarded 25% of the total tendered work requirement subject to acceptance of the L1 price. In the case of more than one such MSE, the supply will be shared proportionately. If the work cannot be split, then the opportunity to match the L1 rate of the tender will first be given to MSE, who has quoted the lowest rate among the MSEs, and the total work will be awarded to them after matching the L1 price.
The contractor will have to ensure 98% plant availability subject to grid availability with a guaranteed 75% performance ratio and 13 to 15% capacity utilization factor annually.
For the contract value up to ₹1 million (~$13,449), the work should commence within ten days of issuance of the work order or handing over the site, whichever is later. For the contract value of more than ₹1 million, the work should commence from the next day of execution of the agreement or handing over of site, whichever is later.
This year, Coal India Limited <a href="https://mercomindia.com/coal-india-subsidiaries-solar-manufacturing-renewable/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced </a>forming two wholly-owned subsidiaries for undertaking solar photovoltaic manufacturing and renewable energy projects. While CIL Solar PV Limited has been incorporated for manufacturing in the solar value chain (ingot-wafer-cell-module), CIL Navikarniya Urja Limited has been formed for renewable energy projects.
In December last year, Mahanadi Coalfields had <a href="https://mercomindia.com/mahanadi-coalfields-floats-tender/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">issued</a> a tender to set up 1.21 MW of solar rooftop systems on its various administrative buildings.
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