NTPC Tenders for Solar Modules Package for Solapur Project

NTPC has issued a tender for the supply and installation of solar PV modules worth 33.6 MWp at the Solapur PV Project

NTPC Ltd has issued a tender, inviting bids from eligible vendors and bidders for the supply and installation of solar PV modules worth 33.6 MWp at the Solapur PV Project in Maharashtra.

The scope of work for the selected bidders will include the manufacturing, supply, packaging and forwarding, transportation, supervision of installation and supervision of the commissioning of the solar PV modules (crystalline – minimum 330 Wp nominal rating) of nominal DC capacity of 33.6 MWp. The firm plans to finance the subject package through its own resources.

The last date for bid submission is June 24, 2020, and the techno-commercial bids will be opened on June 25, 2020. The date and time of opening of the price bids will be intimated to the technically cleared bidders. A pre-bid meeting has been scheduled for June 8, 2020, to address the concerns raised by the prospective bidders. All bids must be accompanied by bid security for an amount of Rs 1 crore.

To qualify for participating in the bidding process, the bidder should have manufactured and supplied solar PV modules of cumulative capacity of 26 MWp or above, out of which at least one such supply order should be for 6 MWp or above capacity. The reference plant of 6 MWp or above capacity must have been in successful operation for at least six months prior to the date of the techno-commercial bid opening.

Financially, the average annual turnover of the Bidder, should not be less than Rs 55 crore during the preceding three completed financial years as on date of techno-commercial bid opening. And, the net worth of the bidder as on the last day of the preceding financial year should not be less than 100 percent of bidder’s paid-up share capital.

Recently the firm had issued a tender for securing HT switchgear package for the Solapur project. The last date for bid submission on the tender is June 11, 2020. Prior to that, the firm had tendered for hiring eligible firms for providing with SCADA and Weather Monitoring System (WMS) package at the Project site in Maharashtra.