Bangalore Metro Rail Floats Tender For 20 MW Of Grid Connected Rooftop Solar System

Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL) has invited bids for a grid-connected rooftop solar photovoltaic system of 20 MW. This tender includes design, engineering, supply, construction, erection, testing, commissioning, and grid synchronization. The power developer will be responsible for O&M, warranty for 25 years under RESCO Model.

The last date to submit the bid is August 10, 2022, till 03:00 PM. Bids will be opened on the same day at 03:30 PM.

Every interested bidder will have to pay Rs.59,000/- as a cost of the bid document which is non-refundable [50,000+9,000 (GST@18%)]. 

The bid security deposit or earnest money deposit of this 20 MW grid connected tender is Rs. 91.64 lakh. The bidder will have to pay this amount within 240 days from the date of submission of the bid. The awarded bidder will have to pay Rs. 2.4 crore as the performance security within 30 days of the issuance of the allocation letter.

Under this solar tender, the solar systems will be installed on the rooftops of stations and depot buildings at several BMRCL (Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd) locations. The location information of these RESCO Model-based Rooftop Solar installation is provided below:

Site Details	Plant Capacity (in KW)
Reach-1 Exten: Jyothipuran to Whitefield – 13 stations	4500
Reach-2 Exten: Nayandahalli to Kengari – 06 stations	2200
Reach-5: RV Road to Bommasandra – 16 stations	7000
Reach-6: Kalena Agrahara (Gottigere) to Swagath Road Cross – 5 stations	2000
Baiyappanahalli Depot	1840
Peenya Depot	2460
Total Peak Capacity	20000

The interested bidder of this tender should have a minimum of Rs. 27.50 crore per year annual turnover in the last three years. The aggregate equity shareholding of the awarded bidder in the issued and paid-up equity share capital of the project company shall not be less than 51% up to 5 years from the date of commissioning of the entire sanctioned capacity.

Bidders can view/download the tender documents consisting of notice inviting tender, invitation to bidders, scope of work, bidding documents, general terms and conditions of contract, erection, conditions of contract, annexures, and technical specifications here.