Maharashtra tenders for 1.1 MW of rooftop solar projects
Kagal Municipal Council in Maharashtra has invited bids for a combined capacity of 1.1 MW of rooftop solar projects installation. The bid deadline is January 7, 2021.
Kagal Municipal Council in Maharashtra has invited bids for rooftop solar projects installations across various locations. These rooftop solar projects will have a combined capacity of 1.1 MW.
The successful bidder shall be responsible for design, engineering, supply, installation, testing, and commissioning of these rooftop solar projects. As part of the contract, the vendor will also be responsible for maintaining the project for 15 years.
Also, as per the prevailing guidelines of the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL), the successful bidder must secure approval for net metering and grid connectivity of the rooftop solar system.
Important Dates & Deposits: The deadline for submitting bids is January 7, 2022. The bids will be opened on January 10, 2022.
Within 15 days of signing the contract, the successful bidder will have to provide a performance bank guarantee equivalent to 15% of the contract value.
Other Tender Details:
To be eligible, the successful bidder should have implemented grid-connected solar energy projects of at least 1 MW capacity as of the bid submission date. In addition, the bidders should have an annual turnover of at least INR 50 million.
There should be a minimum of 1.5 million units/MW generated at the consumption side energy meter in the utility substation regardless of the efficiency of the project.
Solar projects must be installed and commissioned within six months of being awarded the contract.
If the bidder fails to install and commission the systems within the stipulated deadline, the bidder will have to pay a penalty of 0.5% per week, up to a maximum of 10% of the total cost of the systems. Penalties can be recovered from the amount owed to the bidder or by encashing the bank guarantee.
A system’s overall energy performance ratio should exceed 75%, and the capacity utilization factor (CUF) should be above the minimum value of 15% during its maintenance period of 15 years.
Monocrystalline solar modules should be used with conversion efficiencies of 15% or greater. Modules should operate satisfactorily between temperatures of 0°C and 55°C and humidity levels of up to 508%.
Electrical degradation at the end of the 25-year period should be no more than 7% of the full rated original output. Over the next ten years, degradation should not be greater than 15% of the full rated output.
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