BHEL Tenders for O&M of 3 Solar Projects in SCCL Telangana

BHEL has issued three tenders, seeking bid from eligible companies for undertaking the O&M work for 3 solar projects worth 79 MW for SCCL in Telangana.

Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has issued three tenders, seeking bid from eligible companies for undertaking the operation and maintenance (O&M) work for three solar projects worth a combined 79 MW for Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) in Telangana.

The scope of work for the selected bidders will include all the O&M services for all equipment and systems installed at the solar projects as detailed in the tender, including the transmission line and substation bays.

In the first tender, BHEL has invited bids for the O&M of SCCL’s 30 MW (AC) solar power project at Manuguru. In the second, the agency has invited bids for O&M works of SCCL’s 10 MW (AC) solar power project at Pegadapalli and finally in the third tender, BHEL has invited bids for the O&M works of SCCL’s 39 MW (AC) solar power project at Yellandu.

The estimated costs of the three projects are Rs 6.38 crore for the 30 MW project, Rs 3.125 crore for the 10 MW solar project and Rs 7.688 crore for the 39 MW solar project. Bidders will have to submit an Earnest Money Deposit of Rs 12.8 lakh, Rs 6.26 lakh and Rs 15.2 lakh along with their bids.

To be eligible for participation on the bidding process, the bidders should have experience of completing three similar works costing not less than 40 percent of the estimated cost, or two similar works of at least 50 percent of the estimated cost, or one similar work comprising 80 percent of the estimated cost.

Financially, the average annual financial turnover of the bidder during the last three financial years should be at least 30 percent of the tender value.

The last date for bid submission is July 31, 2020, for all three tenders.

Recently, we had reported that SCCL is planning to set up floating solar PV power plants on water bodies in the state of Telangana, with the support of the Telangana State Renewable Energy Development Corporation. The proposed plants will have a combined generational capacity of 500 MW.