NHPC Tenders for Enlistment of EPC Vendors for Solar Projects

NHPC Ltd has issued an NIA for the enlistment of EPC vendors/ bidders for the development of solar power projects of NHPC Limited.

NHPC Ltd has issued a Notice Inviting Applications (NIA), inviting bids from eligible vendors/ bidders for the enlistment of EPC vendors/ bidders for the development of solar power projects of NHPC Limited.

The application process for the enlistment of EPC vendors has been divided into two different segments, with projects ranging in size between 10 and 50 MW in the first segment and projects above 50 MW in the second.

The brief scope of work for the selected/enlisted bidders will include the design, engineering, manufacturing, supply, loading, transportation, unloading, storage, installation, erection, testing and commissioning of grid-connected floating and/or ground-mounted solar PV project on turnkey basis. The bidder will also provide comprehensive operation & maintenance of the plant & transmission system for a period of 3 years from the date of the successful commissioning of the project.

The last date for submission of applications is February 17, 2019, for the first segment and February 19, 2019, for the second segment. And the application will be opened on the following days for both segments.

To be eligible for enlistment and submission of application, a bidder should have:

For the First Segment (10-50 MW)

• The Bidder should have designed, supplied, erected/ supervised erection and commissioned/ supervised commissioning of Solar PV based grid-connected power plant(s) of cumulative installed capacity of 8 MW or higher, out of which at least one plant should have been of 2 MW or higher capacity. The reference plant of 2 MW or higher capacity must have been in successful operation for at least six months prior to the last date of submission of application for enlistment.
• The average annual turnover of the bidder should not be less than Rs 40 crore during the preceding three financial years prior to the last date of submission of application for enlistment.

For the Second Segment (>50 MW)

• The Bidder should have designed, supplied, erected/ supervised erection and commissioned/ supervised commissioning of Solar Photo Voltaic (SPV) based grid-connected power plant(s) of cumulative installed capacity of 40 MW or higher, out of which at least one plant should have been of 10 MW or higher capacity. The reference plant of 10 MW or higher capacity must have been in successful operation for at least six (6) months prior to the last date of submission of application for enlistment.
• The average annual turnover of the bidder should not be less than Rs 200 crore during the preceding three financial years prior to the last date of submission of application for enlistment.

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