Indian Railways Seeks Bids for Solar-driven AC Plants in Kerela

The Thiruvananthapuram railway division, one of the six administrative divisions of the Southern Railway Zone of the Indian Railways, has invited bids for the supply of solar-powered AC plants in running rooms in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.

The deadline for bid submission is January 13, 2022, at 2 PM. Bidding will commence on December 30, 2021. The bids will be valid for 45 days and the project has to be completed within 120 days. Bidders must quote the rates inclusive of GST.

According to the tender document released by the Indian Railways, a pre-bid conference will not take place and no earnest money deposit or bid security or tender document cost is to be paid. Rather, applicants are required to submit a bid security declaration in lieu of the bid security money.

The scope of the work, as defined in the tender document, is as follows:

• “Supply, erection, testing and commissioning of solar-powered stand-alone air-conditioner complete with Solar Panels, Back-up batteries etc to the following requirements a.Inverter type, 5 star rated, split- air-conditioner of 1.5 TR capacity complete with indoor cooling unit, out-door condensing unit with copper coils, standard length copper refrigerant piping, control & power cable, remote etc complete (Acceptable makes – Blue star/Voltas/Mitsubishi/Panasonic/Godrej/ Usha) – 1No- Warranty 2 Years.”
• “Solar Photo Voltaic panel of 2500 Wp of poly crystalline type, Solar Inverter, Charge controller, as per MNRE specification complete AC/DC Power controls, Cables, mounting structure etc -1 Set- Warranty 5 years & 25 years warranty for Panels c.Solar tubular battery of capacity 2×150 AH, 4 x12 Volts (14400 VAH) in polypropylene container, complete with battery cable, stand etc (Acceptable make of Batteries -TATA/Exide/Amaroan/HBL/Amar Raja) – 1 set – with 5 year replacement warranty.”