SECI Invites Tender For 300 MW Project At Ramagiri In Andhra Pradesh

SECI Invites Bids For Empanelment Of Agencies Under DPR Category

The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has invited a tender for its proposed 300 MW (AC) ground-mounted solar PV Project at Ramagiri in Andhra Pradesh. The tender was allotted for the design, engineering, and supply of a grid-connected ground-mounted solar PV power plant (except PV modules), unloading of PV Modules at the site supplied by the owner, construction, erection, testing, and commissioning of five years of plant O&M under CPSU Scheme Phase II, Tranche III.

SECI project includes the performance demonstration with associated equipment and materials on a turnkey basis at Ramagiri, along with five years of comprehensive operation and maintenance from the date of commissioning or operational acceptance, whichever is later. The project was allocated for the unloading of PV modules at the site supplied by the owner, testing at manufacturers’ works, multi–level inspections, packing and forwarding, supply, receipt, unloading and storage at the site, associated civil works, services, permits, licenses, installation and incidentals, insurance at all stages.

The tender is for a single-stage, two-envelope SECI. SECI invited an online bidding system followed by an e-reverse Auction. The tender mentions that the bid is open only for bidders registered within the owner’s country. The bidding document is free of cost. However, the amount payable as earnest money deposit is (EMD)—4,50,00,000/. The contract performance payable as a security is 5% of the total contract value. 

The pre-bid meeting is to be held is 11 AM on 13th March 2024.  The opening of the offline and online bid submission is – on 27th March, up to 2 PM. The financial bid opening is intimated to be subsequent to the shortlisting of techno-commercial bids. The project details include the design, procurement and supply, and erection of 1.1 module mounting structures and fasteners. The project included the installation, erection, testing and commissioning of modules (as supplied by owner) along with demonstration of the performance parameters.

The project included all power conditioning systems including junction boxes, inverters/ PCU, DC and AC circuit breaker(s). It also included all associated electrical works and equipment required for interfacing line/ cable (i.e., transformer(s) – power and auxiliary, breakers, isolators, lightning arrestor(s), LT/other panels, protection system, cables, metering etc., The project mentioned that it is not limited to) as per technical specifications.

It added that the project included “Design, supply, erection, testing & commissioning defined in scope of work/ TS as per project requirement and associated switchgear equipment and metering equipment as per technical specification and state regulations. All associated civil works, including design and engineering, for earthwork for site grading, cutting, filling, leveling & compacting, internal roads, stormwater drainage in the requisite project land as required for the development of this solar PV power plant.”
It included the construction of passage for cleaning of solar PV project construction of rainwater drainage, if required. It also included setting up of a comprehensive fire protection system as per the hazardous area classification for the site. It also included the supply of mandatory spares and special tools and tackles, demonstration of performance of the plant as per the requirement specified in the bidding documents.”

Technical eligibility

The technical eligibility conditions included, “Having experience in EPC execution of ground mounted solar PV projects on turnkey basis including design, supply (Supply of Modules/Inverters can be inclusive or exclusive in the bidder’s scope in the past experience). It included the installation and commissioning of grid connected solar PV power plant of cumulative capacity not less than 120 (One Hundred and Twenty) MW in last seven financial years as on last date of bid submission. However, such Grid connected Solar PV Power Plant capacity must have been in satisfactory operation for at least six months prior to the last date of bid submission.”

It also included, “The bidder should have experience in EPC execution of Ground mounted Solar Projects on Turnkey basis including Design, supply (Supply of Modules/Inverters can be inclusive or exclusive in the bidder’s scope in the past experience), installation & commissioning of at least 02 (Two) Grid connected Solar PV Power Plant Projects having an individual capacity of 30 (Thirty) MW or above in last seven Financial years as on last date of bid submission. However, such Grid connected Solar PV Power Plant capacity must have been in satisfactory operation for at least six months prior to the last date of bid submission.”
Route II included, “The bidder should have experience in execution of Ground mounted Solar PV Projects as a Developer of Grid-connected Solar PV Power Plant(s) of cumulative Capacity not less than 120 (One Hundred and Twenty) MW in last seven financial years as on last date of bid submission. However, such Grid connected Solar PV Power Plant capacity must have been in satisfactory operation for at least six (06) months prior to the last date of bid submission.”

It elaborated the bidder is expected to, “have experience in execution of Ground mounted Solar Projects as a Developer of at least 02 (Two) Grid connected Solar PV Power Plant Projects having an individual capacity of 30 (Thirty) MW or above in last seven financial years and till last date of bid submission. However, such Grid connected Solar PV Power Plant capacity must have been in satisfactory operation for at least six (06) months prior to the last date of bid submission.”

The route three includes, “Bidder should have executed in the last ten (10) years an Industrial project either as developer or as EPC Contractor in the area of Power/ Steel/ Oil and Gas/ Petro-Chemical/ Fertilizer/Cement/Coal mining including Coal handling plant and/ or any other process industry, of a value of INR 75 Crores. or more in a single project or work in a single project or single work respectively and the same should be in successful operation for at least one (1) year prior to the date of techno commercial bid opening.”