RFP invites for Rural Electrification Work Through Solar Photovoltic Power Generation Plants With Battery Back-Up In Different Locations In 07 (Seven) Districts In West Bengal

Rural Electrification Work Through Solar Photovoltic Power Generation Plants With Battery Back-Up In Different Locations In 07 (Seven) Districts In West Bengal On Bomt Basis For Ddg Program Under Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gram Jyoti Yojana (Ddugjy) Scheme

Description of work : Supply, installation and commissioning of Solar Photovoltaic Power Generation Plant with Battery back-up followed by 5 years comprehensive maintenance in the districts of Coochbehar under DEEN DAYAL UPADHYAY GRAM JYOTI YOJANA (DDUGJY) Scheme

Bids are invited by the Chief Engineer – Rural Electrification Department, WBSEDCL, Vidyut Bhawan, 2nd Floor, D Block, Salt Lake, Kolkata 700091 for the above mentioned work to be executed in full Turn-key mode under the

following NITs for which WBSEDCL invites sealed 2 part Bids (Part 1 – Techno Commercial & Part 2 – Price)

Scope of Work:

The project developer will carry out the following activities:

The scope of work under the subject package includes site survey, planning, design, engineering, assembly, manufacturing, testing, supply, loading, transportation, unloading, insurance, delivery at site, handling, storage, installation of SPV along with battery and inverter, testing, commissioning and documentation of all items/material required to complete the Electrification works in above mentioned 08 (eight) districts which inter alia include construction of control room, fencing & any other civil works and Operation & Maintenance of Plant for five years after commissioning.

Operation & Maintenance of plant for five years after commissioning.

The complete Bidding Documents including technical specifications are available at WBSEDCL’s website www.wbtenders.gov.in .Bid document may also be seen at the WBSEDCL’s_ e-tendering platform www.wbtenders.gov.inInterested bidders can download the Bidding Documents and commence preparation of bids to gain time.

The Bidder will be required to download the Bidding Documents from web portals mentioned in para 3.0 above.

However, they will have to pay a Non – refundable tender fee against each Tender in the form of demand draft in favour of The Chief Engineer (RE), WBSEDCL, payable at West Bengal along with their bid and provide the DD details in the web documents. The acceptance of the bid shall be subjected to acceptance of the documents fee. The GST Registration No need to be stated along with the prescribed Bid.

Qualifying Requirements Of Bidders:

This bidding is open to any manufacturer or erector who provides satisfactory evidence concerning the following that he:

• is a qualified manufacturer or erector who regularly manufactures or installs the equipment of the type specified and has adequate technical knowledge and practical experience;
• does not anticipate change in the ownership during the proposed period of work (if such a change is anticipated, the scope and effect thereof shall be defined);
• has adequate financial stability and status to meet the financial obligation pursuant to the scope of the works (the Bidders should submit 5 copies of their profit and loss account and balance sheet for the last five years upto 31.03.2017(one copy for each year);

For Manufacturer:

Has adequate plant and manufacturing capacity available to perform the works properly and expeditiously within the time period specified. The evidence shall consist of written details of the installed manufacturing capacities and present commitments (excluding the work under this Specification) of the Bidder or his principal. If the present commitments are such that the installed capacity results in inadequacy of the manufacturing capacities to meet the requirement of equipment corresponding to this bid, then the details of alternative arrangements to be organized by the Bidder for this purpose and which shall meet the Employer’s approval, shall also be furnished;

For Erector:

Has adequate capacity for erection and installation to perform the works properly and expeditiously within the time period specified. The evidence shall consist of written details of the capacities and present commitments (excluding the work under this specification) of the Bidder or its principal. If the present commitments are such that may result in inadequacy to undertake the works corresponding to this bid (work under this specification), then the details of the alternative arrangements to be organized by the Bidder for this purpose and which shall meet the Employer’s approval, shall also be furnished;

Clarifications on Bid Documents:

If the prospective Bidder finds discrepancies or omissions, in specifications and document or is in doubt as to the true meaning of any part, he shall at once make a request, in writing, for an interpretation/clarification, to WBSEDCL in triplicate. The WBSEDCL, then, will issue interpretation(s) and clarification(s) as he may think fit in writing. After receipt of such interpretation(s) and clarification(s), the Bidder may submit his bid but within the time and date as specified in the Invitation to Bid. All such interpretations and clarifications shall form a part of the Bidding Document and shall accompany the Bidder’s Proposal. A prospective Bidder requiring any clarification on Bidding Document may notify WBSEDCL in writing. WBSEDCL will respond in writing to any request for such clarification of the Bidding Document which it receives not later than fifteen (15) days prior to the deadline for submission of bids prescribed by WBSEDCL. Written copies of WBSEDCL’s response (including an explanation of the query but without identifying its source) will be sent to all prospective Bidders who have received the Bidding Document.

Verbal clarification and information given by WBSEDCL or his employee(s) or his representative(s) shall not in any way be binding on WBSEDCL.

Scope of the Proposal

The scope of the Proposal shall be on the basis of a single Bidder’s responsibility, completely covering all the equipment and their erection specified under the accompanying Technical Specifications. It will include the following:

• detailed design of the equipment;
• complete manufacture including shop testing;
• providing Engineering drawing, data, operational manual, etc for the WBSEDCL’s approval;
• packing and transportation from the manufacturer’s works to the site;
• receipt, storage, preservation and conservation of equipment at the site;
• pre-assembly, if any, erection, testing and commissioning of all the equipment; and
• Reliability tests and performance and guarantee tests on completion of commissioning.
• quality assurance certificate of the equipment

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