Ashis Parida May 28, 2019
Under the Indian Railway Solar Mission a tender has been released by the Northern Railways, welcoming bids from eligible bidders for the development of rooftop solar establishments over various D and E Category railway stations in its jurisdiction.
The Indian Railways is the single biggest consumer of power with generally 2% share of national vitality utilization, and it is step by step turning towards diminishing its carbon impressions. The Railway authority is now looking for designers for setting up 133 installations of 10 kW limit rooftop solar system and 677 establishments of 5 kW housetop solar systems. The absolute capacity of the tender released is 4.715 MW.
The detailed scope of work for chosen bidders will incorporate the plan, supply, installation, testing and commissioning of 133 numbers of 10 kW units each and 677 numbers of 5 kW each of grid-connected rooftop solar power frameworks. The selected engineers might possibly be required to sign Annual Maintenance Contracts for the operation and maintenance of the plants.
The opening date for presenting bid has been fixed on May 23, 2019, while the last date for submitting a bid is June 6, 2019, and the techno-business offers will be opened on a similar date. Designers will have a time of 9 months from the date of the award or the issuance of the letter of a plan for finishing the work on the venture.
The evaluated expense of the undertaking is Rs 26.2 crores and all bidders should present an Earnest Money Deposit of Rs 14.6 lakhs alongside their offers as an offer security sum.
To be qualified for offering, the bidder must have effectively commissioned over the last 7 years;
• Three comparative works costing not less than the sum equivalent to 40% of the publicized value of the tender, or
• Two similar works costing not less than the sum equivalent to half i.e, 50% of the publicized estimation of the tender, or
• One similar work costing not less than the sum equivalent to 80% of the advertised of the tender
Prior, the Railway Energy Management Company Limited (REMCL), a joint endeavor of the Indian Railways and RITES Limited, had welcomed offers for setting up of 2 MW of solar-powered projects along the Delhi-Ambala railway track. The projects, to be situated close to Diwana station, will pursue tax based competitive offering. The successful bidder will sign a power purchase agreement with the Northern Railways for a time of 25 years.
As a proof of sufficient financial capacity and authoritative resources, the tenderer(s) ought to have gotten the total payments against acceptable execution of all finished/progressing works of different types, amid the last three financial years and in the current financial year of an amount not less than 150% of the advertised cost of work.
