AGCL invites bids for proposed agrivoltaic solar project

29 Jun 2023 CW Team

Assam Gas Company (AGCL) has floated tenders to select a consultant to conduct the feasibility study for a proposed agrivoltaic solar power project at Sadiya in the Tinsukia district and submit the pre-feasibility report and the detailed project report for the project.

The consultant must conduct a detailed study of the agricultural aspects as part of the project and recommend the best feasible option on agricultural aspects along with the financial analysis and the solar power capacity in the detailed project report.

The last date to submit the bids is July 17, 2023. Bids will be opened on the same day. Bidders will have to submit Rs 40,000 ($487.76) as an earnest money deposit. The successful bidder must furnish an amount equivalent to 10% of the contract value as a performance bank guarantee. The time for the completion of the pre-feasibility report is two months, and another two months for the completion of the detailed project report.

To be eligible, bidders should have completed three similar works, each costing not less than Rs 600,000 ($7,316), or two similar works, each costing not less than Rs 800,000 ($9,755), or one similar work costing not less than Rs 1 million ($12,194) during the last seven years.

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