Rajasthan Renewable Energy Corporation (RRECL) has issued a tender to set up 33 MW grid-connected rooftop solar projects on the state government buildings in Baran, Bundi, Jodhpur, Pali, and Sirohi.

The tender also involves an operation and maintenance (O&M) contract for 25 years.

Bidders must quote for a minimum capacity of 5 MW and a maximum of 33 MW.

Bids must be submitted by January 27, 2026. Bids will be opened on January 28.

Bidders must furnish an earnest money deposit of ₹832,780 (~$9260.51)/MW, a document fee of ₹5,000 (~$55.6) plus 18% GST, and an e-procurement fee of ₹2,500 (~$27.8).

The tender’s benchmark cost is ₹41.64 million (~$463,025.26)/MW. The O&M cost is ₹500,000 (~$5,559.99)/MW/year with a 3% annual escalation totaling ₹18.23 million (~$202,713.33)/MW over the 25 years.

Selected bidders must submit a construction performance bank guarantee (PBG) of 3% of the order value. Small-scale industries must submit a PBG of 0.5% of the order value. Selected bidders whose cases are pending with the Board of Industrial and Financial Reconstruction are not small-scale industries, must submit a PBG of 1%.

They must also submit an O&M PBG of 3% of the O&M cost during the first seven years of the contract and 20% of the cost for the eighth to the 25^th year of the contract.

The scope of work entails the design, erection, testing, and commissioning of the rooftop solar projects. It also involves connecting the projects to existing mains/alternating current distribution boxes (ACDB) and interfacing internal electrical loads with the distribution company’s (DISCOM) network.

Successful bidders must provide and undertake O&M of the projects’ inverters, support structures, AC and DC cables, ACDB, solar and net meters, earthing and lightning protection, hardware material, junction boxes, data acquisition system, remote monitoring system, grid islanding system, and fire extinguishers. They must also provide these services for all the other related accessories, tools, tackle, and spares for the projects.

Selected bidders must undertake the civil works and obtain approvals for the projects’ grid-interfacing at each location from the respective DISCOMs. They must also submit a layout plan for the project sites to the inspecting authorities, indicating the locations of the identified solar modules and the control room.

The projects must utilize mono- or polycrystalline solar cell modules with a minimum capacity of 540 W and demonstrate a minimum capacity utilization factor of 15%.

Only modules and cells compliant with the Approved List of Modules and Manufacturers must be used.

The projects must be commissioned within 12 months.

Commissioning delays will incur liquidated damages of 5% of the construction PBG per week for up to 20 weeks, after which the work order may be canceled.

Bidders must have commissioned at least one solar project with a capacity of at least 5 kW in the last 7 years. They must have also commissioned projects with a cumulative capacity of at least 10% of the quoted capacity during the same period.

Bidders must have a minimum net worth of ₹6 million (~$66,719.94)/MW of the quoted capacity in the preceding two years. They must also have an annual average turnover of ₹10,000,000 (~$111,199.9)/MW during the best three of the last five financial years.

Recently, Rajasthan Electronics and Instruments invited bids to commission 10 MW of grid-connected rooftop solar projects on state government buildings.

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