NVVN issue Tender for Development of 3 MW Grid Connected Roof Top Solar Power Project in behind the Meter Mode at BNP Dewas -EQ

Summary:

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### Detailed Tender Analysis

#### 1. Tender Overview and Structure
– **Procuring Entity:** NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam Ltd (NVVN) as Project Management Consultant (PMC).
– **Owner/Employer:** Bank Note Press (BNP), Dewas.
– **Project:** Development of a 3 MW Grid-Connected Rooftop Solar Power Project (Behind the Meter Mode).
– **Scope:** Complete EPC (Design, Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Testing) plus 5 years of comprehensive O&M.
– **Bidding Document No.:** NVVN/C&M/2025-26/RE-385
– **Bidding Process:** Single Stage – Two Envelope (Techno-Commercial Bid in Envelope-1, Price Bid in Envelope-2) on the GePNIC portal (https://eprocurentpc.nic.in/).

#### 2. Key Dates and Compliance Requirements
– **Schedule:** All key dates (bid start, submission end, etc.) are published only on the GePNIC portal. Bidders are responsible for checking the portal regularly for updates.
– **No Queries:** No queries from bidders will be entertained after the specified last date mentioned on the portal.
– **Pre-Bid Conference:** Explicitly stated as “Not applicable.”
– **Mandatory Site Visit:** This is a strict pre-condition. Bidders must visit the site and submit an undertaking (Attachment-3N) with their bid. Bids without this undertaking will be **outright rejected**. The site is on an “as is where is” basis.

#### 3. Financial Requirements
– **Bid Security / Earnest Money Deposit (EMD):** **INR 20,00,000/- (Rupees Twenty Lakh only)** . This is a very high EMD, indicating the significant scale and importance of the project. It must be in favor of **NVVN**.
– **Project Financing:** The owner, BNP, intends to finance the project through External Commercial Borrowings (ECB), Domestic Commercial Borrowings, or its own resources.
– **Performance Security:** Upon award, the successful bidder must submit the Performance Security in favor of **BNP** (the owner), not NVVN.

#### 4. Eligibility and Qualification Requirements (QR)
– **Local Content Mandate:** Only “Class-I local suppliers” and “Class-II local suppliers” are eligible, as per the Public Procurement (Preference to Make in India) Order, 2017.
– **Border Country Restrictions:** Bidders from countries sharing a land border with India are ineligible unless registered with the Competent Authority. This also applies to any Indian bidder with a Transfer of Technology (ToT) arrangement from such a country.
– **Technical Experience (Similar Work):** The bidder must have successfully **completed** EPC projects for ‘Rooftop/ Ground mounted solar PV projects’ in the last 7 years (ending 31.03.2025), meeting one of the following criteria:
– **Three** completed works, each costing not less than **INR 5.27 Crore**, OR
– **Two** completed works, each costing not less than **INR 6.59 Crore**, OR
– **One** completed work costing not less than **INR 10.55 Crore**.
– **Critical Note:** The only acceptable supporting document is the **”completion certificate”** issued by the client. Work-in-progress or self-certification will not suffice.
– **Financial Standing:**
– **Average Annual Turnover:** Minimum of **INR 5.27 Crore** over the last 3 financial years (ending 31.03.2025).
– **Net Worth:** Must not be negative as of 31.03.2025, and must not have eroded by more than 30% in the last three years.

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