SECI invites bids for O&M of Badi Sid solar project

09 Nov 2022 CW Team

The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has invited bids for the operation and maintenance (O&M) contract, including insurance for five years, for a 10 MW ground-mounted solar power project at Badi Sid in the Jodhpur district of Rajasthan. The last date to submit the bids is December 5, 2022. Bids will be opened on the same day.

Bidders must submit Rs 1.21 million ($14,618) as earnest money deposit. The successful bidder will have to furnish an amount equivalent to 3% of the total contract value as the performance bank guarantee.

To be eligible, bidders must have experience as contractors or sub-contractors in O&M of grid-connected ground-mounted solar power projects including services and spares for cumulative capacity not less than 5 MW in the last seven years. The project must be in operation for at least 12 months before the last date of bid submission.

Also, out of the above-mentioned capacity, at least two grid-connected solar projects must have an individual capacity of 1 MW or above in the last seven years.

The bidders must have a minimum average annual turnover of Rs 24.1 million ($291,167) during the last three financial years and a positive net worth in the last financial year.

Additionally, the bidder should have a working capital of at least Rs 3.017 million ($36,450) as of the last day of the previous financial year.

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