EESL issued tender for the supply of 2.35 Million Smart Meters
EESL has invited bids for the supply of 2.35 million smart electricity meters based on 4G/3G/2G mode. The qualified firms need to submit their bids latest by 15 September 2020.
The Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) has issued a tender to invite bids for the supply of 2.35 million smart electricity meters based on 4G/3G/2G mode. These smart meters are to be installed pan India.
According to the request for tenders, 25 percent of the total quantity has been reserved and allocated to MSE’s, of which 4 percent has been allocated to MSE’s belonging to scheduled caste & scheduled tribes and 3 percent have been allocated to women entrepreneurs.
Submission Deadline & EMD:
The bid submission deadline for the interested bidders is September 15, 2020. While the pre-bid meeting is scheduled on September 07, 2020
Interested bidders are required to submit an amount of INR 137.6 million as the earnest money deposit (EMD). However, all micro and small enterprises (MSEs) will be exempted from the payment of tender fee and EMD.
Scope of Work
Under the work scope, the selected bidders will be required to supply smart electricity meters as per the Bill of Quantity.
The overall quantity is 2.35 million which includes – 16.45 lakh quantity of Single-Phase Smart Meters (including communications modules), 6.815 lakh quantity of Three Phase Whole Current Smart Meters (including communications modules), and 23.5 thousand quantity of LT-CT Operated Three-Phase Smart Meters (including communications modules).
In addition, the bidder will also need to supply the Meter Boxes inclusive of all necessary accessories for these Smart Meters of – Single Phase, Three Phase Whole Current, and LT-CT Operated Three Phase as per respective quantity.
Eligibility Criteria:
To take part in the bidding process, the bidder should be a smart meter manufacturer and have supplied government agencies, public sector undertakings, distribution firms (DISCOMs), or private companies successfully with 705,000 smart electricity meters over the last three years.
Financial Eligibility Criteria:
In order to be considered for a competitive bid process, the annual turnover of prospective bidders should be at least INR 825 million in the last three fiscal years. In any two of the last three financial years, the bidder should have been profited and the net value of the bidder should not be below 100% of the paid-up share capital.
