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					</table><p>Eastern Coalfields (<a href="http://www.easterncoal.gov.in/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ECL</a>), a subsidiary of <a href="https://www.coalindia.in/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Coal India</a>, has invited bids to design, install, and commission 816 kW of grid-connected rooftop solar systems and also provide operation and maintenance (O&amp;M) services for 599 kW of installed systems for five years, across West Bengal and Jharkhand.</p>
<p>Bidders must submit their bids for both parts of the tender.</p>
<p>Under Part A, selected bidders will be responsible for installing 816 kW of grid-connected rooftop solar systems at six workshops of ECL, consisting of 18 different locations. The selected bidder must also provide the O&amp;M services for five years. The systems must be commissioned within 180 days of the signing of the letter of award.</p>
<p>Part B of the tender requires the select bidder to operate and maintain 599 kW installed rooftop solar systems for five years.</p>
<p>The location and capacity details for all the sites are mentioned in the table below &#8211;</p>
<p><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="aligncenter wp-image-43840" src="https://mercomindia.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/ECL-Rooftop-Solar-Tender-for-WB-Jharkhand.png" alt="ECL Rooftop Solar Tender for WB &amp; Jharkhand" width="600" height="483" srcset="https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/ECL-Rooftop-Solar-Tender-for-WB-Jharkhand.png 575w, https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/ECL-Rooftop-Solar-Tender-for-WB-Jharkhand-300x242.png 300w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" /></p>
<p>The last date to submit the bids is November 28, 2022. Bids will be opened the following day.</p>
<p>The estimated cost of work is ₹41.42 million (~$500,310).</p>
<p>Bidders must submit an earnest money deposit (EMD) of ₹517,700 ($6,274). The security deposit to be submitted by the selected bidders consists of two parts &#8211; performance security to be submitted at the time of award of work and retention money to be recovered from running bills.</p>
<p>The selected bidders must submit performance security at 3% of the contract amount within 21 days of issuance of the letter of award. The amount would range up to 5 % of the contract amount in case of long-term contracts, i.e., for a period exceeding five years.</p>
<p>To be eligible, the bidders must have previously executed three similar works as a prime contractor, each costing not less than the amount equal to 40% of the estimated tendered project cost, or two similar works, each costing not less than 50% of the estimated tendered project cost.</p>
<p>Alternatively, the bidder will also be eligible if they have executed one similar work costing not less than the amount equal to 80% of the estimated tendered project cost.</p>
<p>Each of these works must have been executed in the last seven years ending the last day of the month before October 2022, in which bid applications are invited.</p>
<p>The average annual financial turnover of the bidders during the last three financial years should be at least 30% of the estimated project cost.</p>
<p>Joint Ventures (JVs) will be allowed to participate in the bid with an estimated cost above ₹20 million ($241,805). In this case, the lead member should have at least a 50% participating share in the required working capital to qualify for the tender. All other members should have at least 20% participation in the JV.</p>
<p>A purchase preference will be given to Class-I local suppliers with domestic content equal to or more than 50% under the ‘Make in India’ policy.</p>
<p>In May, CIL <a href="https://mercomindia.com/coal-india-tender-empanel-consultants/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">issued</a> a request for expression of interest to empanel owner’s engineers-cum-project management consultants for solar projects of different capacities by Coal India and its subsidiaries.</p>
<p>According to Mercom’s <a href="https://mercomindia.com/product/india-solar-tender-tracker/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">India Solar Tender Tracker</a>, Coal India has so far floated tenders for 4.28 GW of solar power projects.</p>
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<p><strong style="text-decoration: underline">Gautamee,</strong> Staff reporter at Mercom India<br />
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