IRCTC floats tender for Danapur solar plant AMC

18 Oct 2022 CW Team

Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corp Ltd (IRCTC) has floated a tender for annual maintenance of its solar power plant at Danapur, Patna, Bihar. The scope of work includes cleaning panels and tightening connections, to be carried out fortnightly. For maintenance of the PCU, an adequate set of essential spares shall be kept ready.

Under the annual maintenance contract, the contractor shall attend breakdown calls as and when required; and carry out routine checking, repair, and cleaning of devices during service visits as per maintenance schedule and as per stipulation of the original equipment manufacturer.

The quarterly preventive maintenance will include checking that all the PV cells are in good working condition. If the firm fails to do so then the deduction shall be made from the firm’s bill/SD after calculating the quantum of defects/ discrepancies and their value thereon.

The firm shall deploy one skilled and trained staff during the daytime daily. He will be responsible for maintaining the equipment with efficient, reliable and safe operating conditions.

The contract period is for two years and extendable for 6 months after the successful completion of work, which is at the sole discretion of IRCTC. The estimated total tender value is Rs 400,000 (including 18% GST).

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