Engineering Projects India (EPI) has invited expressions of interest to empanel experienced agencies as joint venture, consortium, associate, or back-end partners for upcoming solar engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) projects across India.

The tender covers grid-connected solar projects using ground-mounted, rooftop and floating technologies, with project capacities classified into four categories ranging from up to 10 MW to above 50 MW.

Bids must be submitted by February 12, 2026. Bids will be opened on February 13.

EPI intends to expand its market share in the development and construction of infrastructure/industrial/renewable energy projects to achieve multifold growth in turnover and profitability.

Bidders must furnish an earnest money deposit ranging from ₹200,000 (~$2,179.60) to ₹1 million (~$10,897.99), and a tender document fee ranging from ₹11,800 (~$128.60) to ₹ 29,500 (~$321.49), inclusive of 18% GST.

The scope of work includes the design, engineering, commissioning, operation, and maintenance the projects.

Bidders must have completed similar work ranging from ₹120 million (~$1.31 million) to ₹2.40 billion (~$26.18 million) in the last seven years.

Bidders must have an average annual turnover of ₹200 million (~$2.18 million) to ₹2 billion (~$21.82 million), depending on the category, and a net worth certificate of ₹40 million (~$436,400) to ₹400 million (~$4.36 million).

In a joint venture (JV), there can be no more than two parties. The lead member must hold a minimum equity stake of 51% in the joint venture, while the other member must hold at least a 20% share.

The empanelment will be for two years and may be extended further by mutual consent of the parties.

After project completion, any liquidated damages, penalties, or recoveries due to delays, performance issues, non-compliance, or execution-related matters shall be the sole responsibility of the JV/consortium partners, as they will be handling project execution, and EPI will not be liable for such penalties.

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