Summary:
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## 📌 Tender Overview
* **Authority:** Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) – CSIR-Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute (CMERI), Durgapur.
* **Tender Reference:** GEM/2025/B/6164428
* **Title of Work:** **Annual Operation and Maintenance (O\&M) of Rooftop Grid Connected Solar PV Plant (160 kWp capacity)**.
* **Location:** CSIR-CMERI, Durgapur, West Bengal.
* **Mode of Bidding:** Open tender via **GeM (Government e-Marketplace)**.
* **Bid Submission Deadline:** **1st September 2025, 3:00 PM**.
* **Bid Opening:** **1st September 2025, 3:30 PM**.
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## ⚡ Scope of Work
* Comprehensive **operation, servicing, and preventive/corrective maintenance** of **160 kWp rooftop solar PV plant**.
* Monitoring solar PV performance, inverter health, and safety systems.
* Ensuring adherence to grid regulations, maximum energy yield, and reporting.
* Includes cleaning of panels, replacement of faulty components, and emergency response.
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## 💰 Contract Details
* **Contract Duration:** 1 year (extendable on performance basis).
* **Estimated Value:** Not specified (service-based contract).
* **Payment Terms:** Periodic (likely monthly/quarterly, based on deliverables as per GeM norms).
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## ✅ Eligibility Criteria
1. **Experience:**
* Minimum **3 years’ experience** in O\&M of solar PV systems.
* Must have handled **at least 1 solar project ≥100 kWp** in Govt./PSU/large institutions in last 5 years.
2. **Registration & Compliance:**
* GeM-registered agency.
* GST registration, PAN, and valid business license required.
3. **Disqualifications:**
* Blacklisted/debarred agencies not eligible.
* Agencies with poor past performance at CSIR/PSUs may be rejected.
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## 🏛️ Tender Process & Conditions
* Bidders to submit bids through **GeM portal only**.
* Evaluation under **QCBS (Quality cum Cost Based System)**.
* EMD not applicable (GeM norms).
* Performance Security to be submitted by successful bidder as per Govt. rules.
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## 👉 Takeaway
CSIR-CMERI has invited bids for **O\&M of a 160 kWp rooftop solar PV plant** at its Durgapur campus, with bids closing on **1st September 2025**. The tender targets experienced solar O\&M contractors with proven track record in large rooftop systems, aiming to ensure sustained generation and compliance with grid standards.
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