BHEL issued tender for wafers procurement used in solar cells manufacturing
BHEL will be procuring silicon wafers to meet 200 MW of module manufacturing capacity annually. Bid submission deadline is October 29, 2021…
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has invited bids from vendors for the procurement of silicon wafers used to manufacture solar cells in order to meet 200 MW of module manufacturing capacity annually. Post selection of the successful bidders, BHEL will enter into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with vendors.
Important Dates: All bids must be submitted by October 29, 2021. The opening of the bids will also take place on the same day.
Deposits: A successful bidder who wins a contract worth more than INR 2.5 million will be required to submit a bank guarantee for 10% of the contract value within ten days of the award.
Quality Requirement: Wafers must be free of surface staining, watermarks, chips, breakages, and pinholes. The packaging of wafers should be in carton boxes in lots of 100 and should be 156.75 ± 0.25, 157.0 ± 0.25, and 158.75 ± 0.25 mm in dimension. Complete deliveries to be made within four weeks of the purchase order date.
Eligibility Criteria: Under eligibility criteria, bidder must have a minimum annual production capacity of 10 million pieces of either DWS multicrystalline silicon wafers, DWS multicrystalline silicon metal-catalyzed chemical etching (MCCE) wafers, or monocrystalline silicon wafers.
Over the past two years, the bidder must have supplied at least 1,000,000 pieces of any of the above-mentioned types of wafers to any Indian cell manufacturer or manufacturer from a country other than the country of origin of the vendor.
In order to conduct routine in-process and finished product testing, an original equipment manufacturer should have a well-established in-house testing facility with adequate staffing.
Other Tender Details: For make-in-India policy purposes, purchase from special economic zones (SEZs) in India will be considered an indigenous purchase.
The tender stipulates that 25% of the tender quantity will be allocated to micro and small enterprise (MSE) suppliers. The 25% reserved for MSE suppliers includes 6.25% reserved for Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe entrepreneurs, and 3% reserved for women-owned MSEs.
Vendors participating in the MSE tender may quote within the lowest price band (L1) + 15% and be permitted to supply 25% of the requirement, provided the L1 price is accepted.
Liquidated damages are calculated at 0.5% of the total contract price per week if delivery is delayed. A maximum of 10% of the total contract value will be paid as liquidated damages if case the delivery is late.
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