Tender floated for setting up a 1 MW Green Hydrogen Plant in Maharashtra

MAHAPREIT in Maharashtra has invited bids for development of a 1 MW green hydrogen plant on a build, own, and operate (BOO) basis. Bid submission deadline is June 17, 2022.

To develop a 1 MW of green hydrogen plant along with associated ecosystem on a build, own, and operate (BOO) basis in Maharashtra, bids have been invited by Mahatma Phule Renewable Energy and Infrastructure Technology (MAHAPREIT). As per the tender document, the project needs to be completed within three months.

Important Dates & Deposits: The deadline for bid submissions is June 17, 2022. The opening of the bids will take place on the same day.

An earnest money deposit of INR 1 million will be required from the bidders as per the tender document.

Scope of Work: The scope of work entails all aspects of successfully implementing a 1 MW green hydrogen plant for theMAHAPREIT.

It includes design, engineering, fabrication, packing, forwarding, supply, transportation, handling, unloading, civil work, construction, erection, testing, and commissioning of the 1 MW green hydrogen plant as well as training according to the document’s specifications.

Eligibility Criteria: The bidder should meet the following eligibility criteria to be eligible for empanelment.

Interested bidders must be the manufacturer or channel partner of a manufacturer or developer of a Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) electrolyzer, a PEM stack, Anion exchange membrane (AEM), and alkaline electrolyzer-based hydrogen generation system.
Such a hydrogen generation system of at least 40 kW as a single unit should have been in operation for at least six months before the bid due date.
Those bidding should have a Joint Undertaking with a manufacturer that meets the technical requirements for the supply of PEM, AEM, alkaline electrolyzers, and stacks. In order for a contract to be successfully completed, both the bidder and manufacturer must sign an undertaking.
As an alternative, bidders should have completed or developed industrial projects as EPC contractors or EPC management consultants in the hydrogen generation plant, metal, oil and gas, chemical, petrochemical, hydrocarbon, or fertilizer sectors during the past seven years.
Such projects should have a cumulative value of INR 100 million or more, whereas the individual value of such a project under one contract should not be less than INR 20 million. Six months before the bid deadline, the reference project should be in operation.
In any of the last three financial years, bidders must have generated an annual turnover of INR 5 crore (50 million) and should have a positive net worth during the last financial year.
Bidders must have the minimum working capital of INR 2 crore (20 million), as per the audited annual financial statement of the last financial year.

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