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Ministry of Railways issue Tender for Madurai Division: Setting up of ON-Grid SPP- EQ

Ministry of Railways issue Tender for Madurai Division: Setting up of ON-Grid SPP- EQ

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Summary:

# **1. Scope of Work**

**Provision of ON-Grid Solar Power Plants** at **station/service buildings** across various locations in **Madurai Division**.

### **Total Capacity:** **688 kWp**

### **Work Includes:**

* Supply
* Installation
* Testing
* Commissioning
* Ladder arrangements for access
* **Three-Year Annual Maintenance** after successful commissioning

# **2. Tender Value & Financial Details**

* **Advertised Value:** ₹ **3,44,00,000** (₹ 3.44 crore)
* **Earnest Money Deposit (EMD):** ₹ **3,22,000**
* **Tender Document Cost:** **Nil**
* **Completion Period:** **6 months**
* **Validity of Offer:** **90 days**

# **3. Pricing**

* **Unit Rate:** ₹ 50,000 per kWp
* **All rates must be **inclusive of GST and all taxes**.
* Bidder is responsible for GST deposition.

# **4. Eligibility Criteria**

## **A. Financial Eligibility**

Tenderer must have **minimum average annual contractual turnover** of:

* **V/N crores or V crores, whichever is less**, where:

* **V = advertised value (₹ 3.44 crore)**
* **N = completion period in years (0.5 years)**

Turnover must be based on audited balance sheets of last **3 years** (or 4th year if latest is not audited).

## **B. Technical Eligibility**

Tenderer must have completed or substantially completed one of the following in last 7 years:

1. **Three similar works** each ≥ **30%** of tender value
2. **Two similar works** each ≥ **40%**
3. **One similar work** ≥ **60%**

### **Definition of “Similar Work”:**

Successful completion of **Supply, Installation, Testing & Commissioning of Solar PV power generating systems** of at least **20% of tendered capacity**, executed for:

* Central Government
* State Government
* PSU
* OR a **public listed company** with turnover ≥ ₹ **500 crore** (listed for ≥5 years)

> **Private individual experience not accepted.**

### **Additional requirements for experience from listed company:**

* Work order copy
* BOQ
* Payment details certified by CA
* TDS certificates
* Final bill copy

# **5. Key Compliance Requirements**

* All major components must be **inspected by RITES prior to supply**, including:

* PV modules
* Inverters
* Bidirectional meters
* Mounting structures
* Junction boxes
* Cables, LA, earthing, etc.
* **All components must be manufactured in India** (Make in India compliance).
* Mandatory self-certification regarding:

* No blacklisting
* No misleading information
* Compliance with border-sharing country restrictions
* Accuracy of submitted documents

# **6. Payment Options**

For tenders ≥ ₹10 lakh, contractor may opt for **Letter of Credit (LC)** payment mechanism via IREPS (at bidding stage only).
If opted, LC terms will apply, including:

* LC charges @ 0.15% borne by contractor
* SBI as nodal bank
* Digital Document of Authorization for payments

# **7. Attached Documents**

* **General Conditions of Contract (GCC) April 2022**
* Tender Document
* MNRE Specifications

For more information please see below link:

Anand Gupta Editor - EQ Int'l Media Network