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<p>Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (<a href="https://www.hindustanpetroleum.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">HPCL</a>) has invited bids from consultants for a feasibility study to develop solar projects for captive use on vacant lands at its operating locations across the country.</p>
<p>The last date to submit the bids is December 1, 2021. Bids will be opened on the same day.</p>
<p>Bidders are not required to pay any earnest money deposit.</p>
<p>HPCL has vacant land available in Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Haryana, Kerala, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Delhi, Rajasthan, Bihar, and Andhra Pradesh.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://mercomindia.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/HPCL-tender-updated.png"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="alignnone wp-image-30358 size-full" src="https://mercomindia.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/HPCL-tender-updated.png" alt="HPCL tender-updated" width="573" height="360" srcset="https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/HPCL-tender-updated.png 573w, https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/HPCL-tender-updated-300x188.png 300w" sizes="(max-width: 573px) 100vw, 573px" /></a></p>
<p>The bidder’s average annual turnover during the last three financial years should be ₹72,000 (~$971) for Schedule 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 10. For Schedule 3, 8, and 9, the bidder’s average annual turnover during the last three financial years should be ₹138,000 (~$1,862).</p>
<p>The bidder should have completed three similar works of value not less than ₹96,000 (~$1,295) each (for Schedule 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 9, and 10) and of value not less than ₹184,000 (~$2,483) each (for Schedule 3, 7, and 8) during the last seven years.</p>
<p>Alternatively, the bidder should have completed two similar works of value not less than ₹120,000 (~$1,619) each (for Schedule 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 9, and 10) and of value not less than ₹230,000 (~$3,104) each (for Schedule 3, 7, and 8) during the previous seven years.</p>
<p>The bidder should have completed one similar work of value not less than ₹192,000 (~$2,591) (for Schedule 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 9, and 10) and value not less than ₹368,000 (~$4,967) (for Schedule 3, 7, and 8) during the last seven years.</p>
<p>In September this year, HPCL <a href="https://mercomindia.com/hpcl-solar-tender-karnataka/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">invited</a> bids to develop a 1.3 MW ground-mounted solar project at its Yediyur Receiving Station in the Tumakuru district of Karnataka.</p>
<p>Earlier, HPCL had <a href="https://mercomindia.com/hindustan-petroleum-consultancy-tender-solar-projects-gujarat/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">invited</a> proposals from consultants for a detailed feasibility study to develop a solar project on vacant land available in Gujarat.</p>
<p>According to Mercom’s <a href="https://mercomindia.com/product/india-solar-project-tracker/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">India Solar Tender Tracker</a>, HPCL has so far floated tenders for 13 MW of solar projects.</p>
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<p><strong style="text-decoration: underline">Rakesh Ranjan,</strong> Staff reporter at Mercom India<br />
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