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					</table><p>Bharat Petroleum Corporation (<a href="https://www.bharatpetroleum.in/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">BPCL</a>) has issued a request for proposal to set up 100 MW (±5%) wind power projects in Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra on a lumpsum turnkey basis.</p>
<p>The scope of work includes setting up 25 MW (±5%) wind projects across two lots each in Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra.</p>
<p>Each lot must have a cumulative capacity of 25 MW (±5%), with a maximum of two sites having 10 (±5%) MW at any one site.</p>
<p>The last date to submit the bids is January 1, 2024.</p>
<p>The selected bidders must commission the projects in 21 months and manage the projects&#8217; comprehensive operation and maintenance (O&amp;M) for a maximum of 10 years.</p>
<p>The power generated from the projects will be used for captive consumption at BPCL’s refineries at Bina in Madhya Pradesh and Mumbai in Maharashtra.</p>
<p>Bidders must submit an earnest money deposit of ₹10 million (~$119,984) for each lot.</p>
<p>The successful bidders must submit a performance bank guarantee amount equivalent to 10% of the contract value (except for O&amp;M) within 15 days of receiving the contract award.</p>
<p>They must also submit a bank guarantee amount equivalent to 10% of the annual O&amp;M charges one month before the start of the O&amp;M period every year.</p>
<p>TBidders must have experience executing similar works in India during the last ten years. The technical requirement for each of the lots with 25 (±5%) MW capacity wind farm in the tender is as follows –</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-61064" src="https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/BPCL-Wind-Project-tender-criteria.png" alt="BPCL Wind Project tender criteria" width="100%" height="100%" srcset="https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/BPCL-Wind-Project-tender-criteria.png 546w, https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/BPCL-Wind-Project-tender-criteria-300x152.png 300w" sizes="(max-width: 546px) 100vw, 546px" /></p>
<p>They should also have operated and maintained at least one wind farm of 10 (±5%) MW capacity with wind energy generators of 1,000 kW or above rating for at least one year.</p>
<p>The wind generators must be listed in the latest Revised List of Models &amp; Manufacturers issued by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy and should have a rating of 2,000 kW and above.</p>
<p>The availability of land for the projects is a pre-requisite for all the bidders submitting proposals.</p>
<p>The average annual turnover of the bidders must be equal to or more than ₹400.8 million (~$4.81 million) in the last three accounting years for each lot.</p>
<p>The net worth of the bidders must be positive.</p>
<p>BPCL <a href="https://www.mercomindia.com/bharat-petroleum-consultancy-tender-50-mw-wind-projects" target="_blank" rel="noopener">floated</a> a tender for consultancy services for these wind farm projects in June this year.</p>
<p>In June this year, ILIOS Power, a Telangana-based solar project developer, <a href="https://www.mercomindia.com/ilios-power-wins-epc-contract-projects-in-kerala" target="_blank" rel="noopener">won</a> an engineering, procurement, construction, and O&amp;M contract from BPCL for 6.9 MW floating solar power projects to power its Kochi refinery.</p>
<p>Subscribe to Mercom’s <a href="https://www.mercomindia.com/product/india-solar-tender-tracker" target="_blank" rel="noopener">India Solar Tender Tracker</a> to stay on top of tender activity in real-time.</p>


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