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<p>Surat Municipal Corporation (<a href="https://www.suratmunicipal.gov.in/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">SMC</a>) has invited bids for the supply, installation, testing, and commissioning of 10 MW of grid-connected solar power projects with land on lease at any location in Gujarat.</p>
<p>The successful bidder will also have to take care of maintenance activities of the project for ten years, including free maintenance for the first year.</p>
<p>The last date to submit the bids online is November 20, 2021, and bids will be opened on December 2. The pre-bid meeting will take place on October 29.</p>
<p>The estimated cost of the project is ₹644.6 million (~$8.58 million). Interested bidders will have to submit an amount of ₹6.446 million (~$85,823) as an earnest money deposit.</p>
<p>The successful bidder will have to furnish an amount of 2.5% of the order value as a bank guarantee within ten days of the issuance of the work order.</p>
<p>Also, the bidder will have to submit an amount of ₹2.5 million (~$33,285)/MW of solar modules as insurance against the solar module warranty, and it will be valid for 25 years. It should be submitted before the submission of the performance bank guarantee.</p>
<p>To participate in the bidding process, the bidder must be an Indian module manufacturer. The offered modules should have been tested at the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (<a href="https://mnre.gov.in/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MNRE</a>) accredited test centers. The modules should have a minimum efficiency of 17%. The bidder must have his own office and authorized sales and service center in different parts of India. He should also have an authorized exclusive service center in Gujarat.</p>
<p>The bidder should have executed one similar work of a total value of at least ₹520 million (~$6.92 million), or two similar works of value ₹320 million (~$4.26 million) each, or three similar works of value ₹260 million (~$3.46 million) each in the last seven years.</p>
<p>The bidder should have experience in design, supply, installation, testing, and commissioning of a cumulative installed capacity of 10 MW or above of grid-connected solar projects in India in the last seven years, with a minimum of 1 MW capacity and one power project of 5MW or above. Out of the 10 MW capacity, there must be at least one solar project of 5 MW or above capacity, and it must have been operational for at least one year.</p>
<p>The bidder’s average annual turnover for the last three financial years should be at least ₹193.38 million (~$2.57 million), and the net worth of the bidder should be positive in the previous three financial years.</p>
<p>The Gujarat State Electricity Corporation Limited recently <a href="https://mercomindia.com/epc-tender-floated-60-mw-solar-projects-in-gujarat/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">invited</a> bids for the design, engineering, supply, procurement, installation, and commissioning of 60 MW grid-connected solar power projects at various substations of the Gujarat Energy Transmission Corporation in the Kutchh district of the state.</p>
<p>Subscribe to Mercom’s <a href="https://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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