PEDA Issue 4 Solar Supply Tenders At Four Different Locations In Punjab

Punjab Energy Development Agency (PEDA) has floated four (4) solar tenders for the supply of solar power plants in four different locations in Punjab with a cumulative capacity of 16 MW. The solar plant installation location details along with the capecity are given below:

a) 4 MW of solar plant at Village Tarkhanwala, Bhatinda District

b) 4 MW of solar plant at Village Bhagi Bandar, Bhatinda District

c) 4 MW of solar plant at Village Shergarh, Bhatinda District

d) 4 MW of solar plant at Village Kothe Malluana, Bhatinda District

For all four tenders, the last date for submitting the online bid is October 11, 2022, till 05:00 PM, & the bid will be opened on October 13, 2022, at 11:30 AM.

For all 4 solar tenders, the scope of work for the selected bidders will include setting up the solar plant of awarded capacity, including design & engineering, manufacture/procurement, supply, installation, testing, and commissioning including warranty obligation with five years of comprehensive operation and maintenance. 

Each interested bidder will have to pay Rs. 10,000/- (for each 4MW) as a bidding document fee & also pay the bid evaluation charges of Rs. 90,000/-(for each 4MW), both charges are non-refundable. The awarded bidder will have to pay Rs. 40 lakhs (for each 4MW) as an earnest money deposit/bank guarantee. The selected bidder/supplier must provide a performance bank guarantee (PBG) to the buyer for 3% of the contract price within 15 days of receiving the work order.

To procure this PEDA tender, the bidder must have experience operating and maintaining solar PV projects with a combined capacity of at least 2 MW for at least one year in any of the previous five years. That project is still successfully operational as of the date of the bid opening. The bidder must provide the data regarding supplies and good performance in the proformas that are attached for the previous five years. 

The average annual turnover of the bidder for a single 4MW project should be 30 crores for the last three (3) financial years ending in 2020-21. The net worth of the bidder during the last Financial Year shall be positive. 

Bidders can view/download these PEDA 16 MW Solar tenders documents and technical specifications here.

Recently, The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy had received a request to solarize 1 lakh grid-connected electric tubewells, and the Union Government had approved it while also setting a target of 1 lakh pumps for the state.