Briefing Note for 2000 MW Solar Competitive Bidding invited by Telangana State

The bidder would be required to register on the e-Procurement market place www.eprocurement.gov.in or

https://tender.eprocurement.gov.in and submit their Bids online.

Note: The Digital Signature Certificate is mandatory for participation in e-Procurement. The Bids can be

submitted only upon logging-in with the Digital Signature Certificate in the e-Procurement portal.

Submission Package Includes

1. Eligibility and Qualification details

2. Technical Bid

3. Financial Bid

Financial Eligibility Criteria Net Worth

The Net Worth of the Bidding Company/ Bidding Consortium of Companies/Bidding Consortium of

Firms and Individuals/Consortium of Individuals should be equal to or greater than the value calculated at

the rate of Rupees Two Crores per MW (INR 2 Crore per MW) of the Bid Capacity. Bids not meeting

this net worth requirement shall be summarily rejected.

Note: Bidders shall also upload a checklist of all documents enclosed under Technical Bid and Financial

Bid and the file name corresponding to each document/format as required under the RFS. This shall be

the “PQ Template” or “Technical Template” and this checklist shall be a part of the Technical Bid

Technical Eligibility Criteria

i. The Bidder shall deploy only commercially established and operational technologies to minimize the

technology risk and to achieve timely commissioning of the Projects. The Bidder may indicate details

regarding the selection of technology and its details along with the Bid in the prescribed Format 6.9.

However, the Successful Bidder has to confirm the technology selected in line with the above at the time

of Financial Closure. The technology, including the Technology Partner proposed at the time of Bid

submission can be changed at the time of Financial Closure. However, the Bidder shall provide proof and

credentials to the satisfaction of the DISCOM(s) that the technology proposed by him has been in

successful operation in at least one Project anywhere in the world at the time of Financial Closure.

ii. The Bidder is required to furnish evidence of meeting the above criteria. The undertaking shall be

submitted as per enclosed Format 6.8.

iii. Detailed technical parameters for Solar PV Projects to be met by SPDs are at Annexure – A. The

Bidders shall strictly comply with the technical parameters detailed in the Annexure-A to make the

Project technically eligible.

Financial Eligibility Criteria

Net Worth

i. The Net Worth of the Bidding Company/ Bidding Consortium of Companies/Bidding Consortium of

Firms and Individuals/Consortium of Individuals should be equal to or greater than the value calculated at

the rate of Rupees Two Crores per MW (INR 2 Crore per MW) of the Bid Capacity. Bids not meeting

this net worth requirement shall be summarily rejected.

ii. Net Worth shall be calculated along the following lines for participating Firms, Companies and sole

proprietorships

Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) and Performance Bank Guarantees (PBG)

Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) of INR10 (ten lakhs) Lakh per MW of Offered Capacity in the form of

Bank Guarantee according to Format 6.3A and valid for a period until thirty (30) days from Bid Validity

as per clause 3.13 of this RFS, shall be submitted by the Bidder along with the Bid failing which the Bid

shall be summarily rejected. Each EMD shall correspond to a Financial Bid and in case of submission of

multiple Financial Bids under the same Bid, separate EMDs shall be furnished for separate Financial

Bids. Validity of EMD shall be inclusive of claim period.

The following formats are required to be submitted as part of the RFS. These formats are designed to

demonstrate the Bidder’s compliance with the Qualification Requirements set forth in RFP Document

i. Covering Letter

ii. Power of Attorney (In case if biiders are forming consortium of Indivudulas/Firms/Companies)

iii. Format Earnest Money Deposit (EMD)

iv. Format for Performance Bank Guarantee

v. Board Resolutions

vi. Consortium Agreement (In case if bidders are forming consortium of Indivudulas/Firms/Companies)

vii. Format for Financial Requirement

viii. Format for Disclosure

ix. Technical Criteria Bid Form

x. Disclosure of Proposed Technology Tie-up

xi. Financial Bid Form

xii. Last Four Year Audited Accounts 2010-11 till 2013-14

Performance Bank Guarantee (PBG): Successful Bidders, selected by the Authorised Representative,

based on this RFS shall submit Performance Bank Guarantee for a value calculated at INR 20 Lakh

(Twenty Lakhs) / MW of Contracted Capacity before the signing of PPA. It may be noted that Successful

Bidders shall submit the Performance Bank Guarantee according to the Format 6.3B for a value

calculated at INR 20 Lakh/MW of Contracted Capacity with a validity period of six (6) months from the

Scheduled COD of the Project as per Clause 3.4.1 of the RFS .

Performance Bank Guarantee calculated at INR.20 Lakh/MW of Contracted Capacity shall be submitted

in three (3) Nos. of Bank Guarantee in the ratio of 15%, 35% & 50% for each Project for which PPA is to

be signed. On receipt and after verification of the Performance Bank Guarantee in acceptable form and

after signing of the PPA, the earlier Bank Guarantees submitted towards EMD shall be returned to the

Successful Bidder.

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