1 MW AC each (AC) ROOFTOP SOLAR PV POWER PROJECT

BID SPECIFICATION FOR

SELECTION OF SOLAR POWER DEVELOPER FOR DESIGN, ENGINEERING,

MANUFACTURE, SUPPLY, ERECTION, TESTING AND COMMISSIONING OF 1 MWAC EACH

SOLAR ROOFTOP WITH OPTIMIZERS AT VARIOUS AVAILABLE SPACES AT KORADI &

CHANDRAPUR THERMAL POWER STATION ON EPC BASIS INCLUDING FIVE YEARS OF

O&M

Competitive Bidding Bid Specification No:

RfX No: 3000029999

CE/SPGD-P/ KTPS & CSTPS/ROOF TOP /PV-70

CHIEF ENGINEER (SPGD- PROJECTS)

SOLAR POWER GENERATION DEPARTMENT

MAHARASHTRA STATE POWER GENERATION CO. LTD.

HDIL Tower, A-Wing, 4th Floor, Bandra (East), Mumbai - 400051

Email: dycespgd@mahagenco.in / cespgd@mahagenco.in

Phone No: 91-22-26582424 Extn 353/335/362

Note: this Web copy of tender is for publication and reference only. For participation

in tender, interested bidder should register themselves as per Section-I, Clause No.1.2,

VENDOR REGISTRATION FEE, TENDER FEE AND CONTENTS OF BIDDING

DOCUMENTS of this document.

MAHARASHTRA STATE POWER GENERATION CO. LTD.

NOTIFICATION OF INVITATION OF BIDS

Competitive bidding for Selection of Solar Power Developer for Design, Engineering, Manufacture,

Supply, Erection, Testing and Commissioning of 1 MW AC each Solar Rooftop with optimizers at

Various Available Spaces at Koradi & Chandrapur Thermal Power Station On EPC Basis including

five years of O&M from prospective bidders.

(TO BE SUBMITTED ONLINE DULY FILLED IN AND DIGITALLY SIGNED)

The Maharashtra State Power Generation Co. Ltd., Mumbai, India (MAHAGENCO) invites online Bids
(Two
Bid System i.e. separate bid for technical/commercial and price bid) from eligible bidders for
Selection of

Solar Power Developer for Design, Engineering, Manufacture, Supply, Erection, Testing and
Commissioning

of 1 MW AC each Solar Rooftop with optimizers at Various Available Spaces at Koradi & Chandrapur
Thermal

Power Station On EPC Basis including five years of O&M from prospective bidders.

Bid specification shall be available for download on website https://eprocurement.mahagenco.in

acceptance of vendor registration fee (Rs.5000/- exclusive of applicable tax) and tender fees
(Rs.1180/-

inclusive of Applicable GST) through online payment gateway at

1. Start date of acceptance of tender fee by MAHAGENCO &

download of tender document

27.06.2022 at 10.00 Hrs. IST

2. Site visit 28.06.2022 to 01.07.2022

3. Pre-bid conference 05.07.2022 at 14.00 Hrs. IST

4. Last date of acceptance of queries/comments from bidders 07.07.2022

5. Issue of amended bid document 14.07.2022

6. Last date of online sale of Bid Document 21.07.2022 at 12.00 Hrs. IST

7. Last date for Submission of Online Bid

(Techno- commercial and Price Bids)

21.07.2022 at 15.00 Hrs. IST

8. Last date of submission of physical support documents 22.07.2022 at 15.00 Hrs. IST

9. Due date for opening of techno-commercial bids 22.07.2022 at 16.00 Hrs. IST

10. Due date for opening of Price bid Will be intimated later.

MAHAGENCO reserves the right to cancel/withdraw this Invitation for Bids without assigning any
reason for

such decision.

Sd/-

CHIEF ENGINEER (SPGD- P)

NOTE:
This is an e-tender. Offers shall be submitted and processed in electronic mode only. Physical copies
of

required document will additionally need to be supplied for verification. The instructions to
bidder/terms and

conditions appearing in this specification only shall be applicable

Contents

SECTION - I: 10

1.0 INVITATION TO BID 11

1.1 BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF BIDDING PROCESS: (Only Through

E- Tendering Mode) 11

1.2 VENDOR REGISTRATION FEE, TENDER FEE AND CONTENTS OF

BIDDING DOCUMENTS: 11

1.3 CLARIFICATION OF BID SPECIFICATION: 11

1.4 REVISION OF BID SPECIFICATION: 12

1.5 PREPARATION AND SUBMISSION OF BID 12

1.6 BID PRICE AND BID CURRENCY 14

1.7 BID SECURITY (EMD) 14

1.8 VALIDITY OF BIDS: 16

1.9 PAYMENT TERMS 16

1.10 SIGNING OF BIDS: 16

1.11 SUBMISSION OF BIDS: 16

1.12 ASSISTANCE TO BIDDERS: 17

1.13 QUALIFYING REQUIREMENTS FOR ROOFTOP SOLAR

PROJECT 18

1.14 INSURANCE 19

1.15 TRACK RECORD: 19

1.16 PERFORMANCE SECURITY: 19

1.17 PROJECT DEVELOPMENT COMPETENCE: 19

1.18 TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS OF PV MODULE FOR USE IN

SOLAR POWER PLANT 19

1.19 RIGHT TO ACCEPT/ REJECT 20

OF THE BIDDER. 20

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION 22

A. GENERAL SCOPE OF WORK 23

1.0 OBJECTIVE: 23

1.1 DETAILS OF PROJECT SITES: 23

1.2 SPECIFICATION OF SOLAR PV MODULES: 23

1.3 MODULE MOUNTING STRUCTURE : 24

1.4 CABLE: 24

1.5 CONNECTIVITY 256

1.6 METERS: 26

1.7 PROTECTIONS: 26

1.8 JUNCTION BOXES: 267

1.9 ARRAY STRUCTURE : 27

1.10 DC DISTRIBUTION BOARD: 278

1.11 AC DISTRIBUTION PANEL BOARD: 28

1.12 PCU/ARRAY SIZE RATIO: 28

1.13 PCU/ Inverter: 28

1.14 DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEM / PLANT MONITORING: 289

1.15 EVACUATION OF SOLAR POWER: 29

1.16 DANGER BOARDS AND SIGNAGES: 301

1.17 FIRE EXTINGUISHERS: 31

1.18 PLANNING AND DESIGNING: 31

1.19 DRAWINGS & MANUALS: 31

1.20 TOOLS & TACKLES AND SPARES: 312

1.21 SAFETY MEASURES: 32

1.22 DISPLAY BOARD: 32

1.23 INSURANCE OF PLANT: 32

1.24 MODULE TESTING: 32

1.25 FACTORY TESTS & INSPECTIONS: 32

1.27 ON-SITE TESTS: 334

1.28 OTHERS: 34

1.29 SCOPE OF OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE: 34

1.30 COMPREHENSIVE OPERATION & MAINTENANCE 347

GENERAL TERMS & CONDITIONS 42

1.0 PERFORMANCE GUARANTEE: 43

1.1 CONTRACT DRAWING 43

1.2 POWER TO VARY OR OMIT WORK 43

1.3 NEGLIGENCE 43

1.4 STATUTORY RESPONSIBILITY 44

1.5 INSOLVENCY AND BREACH OF CONTRACT 44

1.6 TIME OF COMPLETION 44

1.7 DELAY IN EXECUTION OR FAILURE TO SUPPLY 45

1.8 LIQUIDATED DAMAGES: 45

1.9 TERMINATION FOR DEFAULT 45

1.10 BREACH OF THE CONTRACT 46

1.11 FORCE MAJEURE 46

1.12 PROGRESS REPORT OF WORK 46

1.13 INSURANCE 46

1.14 STATUTORY ACTS, RULES AND STANDARDS 47

1.15 TOOLS & TACKLES 47

1.16 SAFETY MEASURES 47

1.17 HAZARDOUS MATERIAL 48

1.18 STOPPAGE OF WORK 48

1.19 HINDRANCE REGISTER 48

1.20 RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CONTRACTOR 48

1.22 MANUALS 48

1.23 GOVERNING LANGUAGE 48

1.24 ORDER AMENDMENTS 48

1.25 ASSIGNMENTS 49
1.26 SUBLETTING OF CONTRACT/ SUB CONTRACTS 49

1.27 INSPECTION 49

1.28 TESTING OF ANY COMPONENT 49

1.29 DELIVERY OF EQUIPMENT 49

1.30 CE(SPGD-P) DECISION 50

1.31 LIABILITIES DURING TRANSIT 50

1.32 DEDUCTION FROM CONTRACT PRICE 50

1.33 TERMS OF PAYMENT 50

1.34 SCHEDULE OF PAYMENT 51

1.35 VARIATION 51

1.36 WARRANTY / GUARANTEE 52

1.37 ARBITRATION 52

1.38 COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION 53

1.39 LAW & PROCEDURE 53

1.40 CONSTRUCTION OF CONTRACT 53

1.41 NOTICES 53

1.42 RISK PURCHASE 53

SPECIAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS: 54

1.0 TRAINING OF MAHAGENCO'S PERSONNEL 55

1.1 SYNCHRONIZING AND COMMISSIONING: 55

1.2 COMMISSIONING OF THE SOLAR POWER PLANT 55

1.3 CONDITIONS REGARDING COMMISSIONING : 56

1.4 PROJECT COMPLETION 56

1.5 PERFORMANCE GUARANTEE (PG) TEST 56

1.6 REJECTION OF DEFECTIVE PARTS 57

1.7 FINAL ACCEPTANCE TEST 58

1.8 MODE OF EXECUTION 58

1.9 PROGRAMME OF WORK 58

1.10 STARTING OF WORK 58

1.11 COMPLETION SCHEDULE 58

1.13 PRICE ESCALATION 59

1.14 TAX LAW 59

1.15 PROCUREMENT OF MATERIALS 59

1.16 SAMPLES 59

1.17 NOTICE OF OPERATION 59

1.18 REJECTION OF MATERIALS 59

1.19 LT POWER & WATER SUPPLY 60

1.20 LABOUR ENGAGEMENT 60

1.21 HANDING OVER -TAKING OVER: 60

1.22 GUARANTEED ELECTRICAL ENERGY GENERATION DURING

THE CONTRACT PERIOD. 60

1.23 TECHNICAL DATA SHEET 61

1.24 DUTIES AND TAXES 61

1.25 PROVISIONS UNDER GST LAWS FOR SOLAR POWER

GENERATION SYSTEM 61

1.26 LOCAL TAXES 62

1.27 O&M CONTRACT RENEWAL 62

SECTION V: 63

Annexure - 1 64

Annexure - 2 67

Annexure – 3 69

Annexure – 4 71

Annexure – 5 73

Annexure – 6 76

Annexure – 7 78

Annexure – 8 80

Annexure – 9 81

Annexure – 10 82

Annexure – 11 84

Annexure – 12 86
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Annexure – 13 97

Annexure – 14 98

Annexure – 15 99

Annexure –16 102

Annexure –17 104

Annexure - 18 107

1.0 Definitions

In the contract the following expression shall, unless the context otherwise requires, have the
meanings

thereby respectively assigned to them.

1.1 "ALMM" shall mean Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) of Solar

Photovoltaic Modules.

1.2 "Approval" shall mean the written approval of the MAHAGENCO and of the statutory

authorities, wherever such authorities are specified by any codes or otherwise.

1.3 "Bid(s)/Tender(s)" means the Technical & Price bid submitted by the Bidder in response to

the RFP issued by MAHAGENCO

1.4 "Bidder" means the Bidding Company or Bidding Consortium or Joint Venture

1.5 "Bidding Company" means single corporate entity bidding for this contract

1.6 "Bidding Process" shall mean the process adopted by MAHAGENCO for awarding of the

contract including but not restricted to inviting Bids, selecting Contractors and adopting the

terms and conditions stated in the Implementation Agreement

1.7 "Bid Evaluation Sheets" shall mean the format of the Bid Parameters/Price Schedule provided

in electronic form along with the Tender Documents.

1.8 "Bid Security/Earnest Money Deposit (EMD)" means the security provided by the Bidder to

MAHAGENCO along with the Bid as defined in this document.

1.9 "BIS" means The Bureau of Indian Standards, the National Standards Body of India, resolves

to be the leader in all matters concerning Standardization, Certification and Quality.

1.10 "BoM" Bill of Materials.

respective site location and shall have the same meaning as provided in MERC (Terms and

Conditions for Determination of RE Tariff) Regulations, 2010 as amended from time to time;

1.12 The "Consultant" shall mean, an Agency/firm who has been appointed by the MAHAGENCO

to act as Consultant for the purpose of work covered in the contract.

1.13 “Contracted Capacity” shall mean the cumulative 1 MW(AC) each solar PV power capacity of

Koradi & CSTPS.

1.14 "Contract" shall mean the agreement signed between MAHAGENCO and the successful

Contractor incorporating Terms & Conditions, specifications & Schedules of work after

issuance of Letter of Award.

1.15 Contract Period" shall means the period starting from the date of issue of Letter of Award

(LOA), successful commissioning, PG test, FAT test and thereafter up to 5 (five) Years of

Operation and Maintenance. Terms of contract may be extended further for the period of 5

years of Operation and Maintenance on mutually agreed terms and conditions between

contactor and MAHAGENCO.

1.16 "Contract Price" Means the price payable to the Contractor under the contract for full and

proper performance of its contractual obligations.

1.17 The "Contractor" shall mean the Bidder whose Bid has been accepted by MAHAGENCO for

the award of the Agreement and shall include such successful Bidder's legal representatives,

successors and permitted assigns.

1.18 "Day" means a calendar day beginning and ending midnight.

1.19 "Delivery of Equipment" means delivery in accordance with the terms of the contract

complete in all respect, after approval by the CE (SPGD-P).

1.20 "Detailed Drawings" means the execution drawings, which will be furnished by the Contractor

for execution of the work that will form part of the contract.

1.21 "Drawings" means collectively all the accompanying general drawings as well as all detailed

drawings, which may be used from time to time.

1.22 "Evaluated Price" means Price bid (as quoted online only) of RFP as total cost of project)

inclusive of all applicable taxes and duties and any other incidental charges till the completion

of the project and its commissioning and FAT and 5 years of O&M thereafter.
1.23 "Final Acceptance Test" or “FAT” means on commissioning of the Solar PV Grid interactive

project and after successful completion of the Performance Guarantee Test, the plant

performance shall be observed on real live condition for a period of 30 days on continuous

basis for trouble free operation, on completion of which the plant shall be accepted by the

MAHAGENCO and handed over to the contractor for Operation & Maintenance for a period

of 5 years.

1.24 "Grid Interactive" means a grid connected system which can feed in power to the grid as per

the relevant Indian grid standards.

1.25 “Goods and Service Tax” or “GST” shall means taxes or cess levied under the Central Goods

and Services Tax Act, Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act, Goods and Services Tax

(Compensation to States) Act and various State/Union Territory Goods and Services Tax

Laws and applicable cesses, if any under the laws in force (hereinafter referred to as relevant

GST Laws) w.e.f. 01.07.2017, which shall be fully complied with by Bidders.

1.26 The "Government" shall mean the Government of Maharashtra or the Government of India, as

the case may be.

1.27 "IEC" means International Electro Technical Commission; is the world's leading organization

that prepares and publishes International Standards for all electrical, electronic and related

technologies.

1.28 "Letter of Award (LOA)" means the letter from MAHAGENCO conveying its acceptance of

the bid offer subject to such reservations as may have been stated therein.

1.29 "MAHAGENCO" / Owner/ Employer mean Maharashtra State Power Generation Company

Limited.

1.30 "Manufacturer" refers to the party proposing to design / engineering and construct as specified

complete or in part at their works/premises.

1.31 "Month" means not only the period from the first of a particular month, but also any period

between a date in a particular month, and the date previous to the corresponding date in

subsequent month unless specifically stated otherwise.

1.32 "Newly Incorporated Company" shall mean a company which has been in existence for less

than a year.

1.33 "Onshore Supplies/Services" shall mean indigenous supplies/services.

1.34 "Plant, Equipment, Machinery, Material" means and includes plant and machineries to be
provided under the contract.

1.35 “Point of interconnection" means the connection point at which the power produced by the

solar power plant is injected into the 415V/230V bus level of nearest MAHAGENCO’s

system.

1.36 "Price Bid" shall mean the total cost of the project as quoted by the bidder inclusive of all the

taxes.

1.37 "Project" refers to Design, Engineering, Manufacture, Supply, Erection, Testing And

Commissioning of cumulative 1MW (AC) rooftop Solar Project including 5 -year operation &

maintenance of project. “CE (SPGD-P)": Means the Project Manager appointed by

MAHAGENCO or its duly authorized representative to direct, supervise and be in-charge of

the works for the purpose of the contract.

1.38 "Request for Proposal (RfP)": means this entire document issued to the Bidders, which gives

out Instruction to Bidders, Tender Specification and any other addendum issued thereof.

1.39 "Requisite Capacity" shall mean cumulative 1MW (AC) capacity rooftop Solar power plant.

1.40 "Site" means the place on, under in or through which the works are to be executed or carried

out and such places as may be agreed upon between the MAHAGENCO and the Contractor as

being reasonable and necessary for carrying out of the works.

1.41 "Specifications": Means collectively all the terms and stipulations contained in this document

including the conditions of contract, technical provisions and attachments thereto and list of

corrections and amendments.

1.42 "Sub-Contractors" refers to a party or parties having direct contract with the Contractor and to

whom any part of the contract has been sublet by the Contractor with the consent in writing of

the CE (SPGD-P).

1.43 "Successful Completion of O&M period" means that the Units (kWh) generated during each

year of the operation and maintenance is expected to be more than or equal to Guaranteed

Electrical Energy Generation (GEEG). Bidder has to design the solar plant by considering

the solar irradiance data available. No correction factor will be applicable.

1.44 "System Installer" is a person or company that specializes in installing and commissioning the

Solar PV Power Plant.

1.45 "System Integrator" is a person or company that specializes in bringing together component
subsystems into a whole and ensuring that those subsystems function together.

1.46 "Tests on Completion" shall mean all such tests as are prescribed by the specification to be

made by the Contractor to the satisfaction of the MAHAGENCO before the plant and

equipment are taken over by the MAHAGENCO and this also includes those tests not

specifically mentioned in the specification but required under various BIS codes and relevant

Electricity Acts and Rules. The Contractor has to show the report to the MAHAGENCO on

the test site conditions.

1.47 "Week" means seven consecutive calendar days.

1.48 "Works" means the materials to be supplied and the work to be executed as defined and set
out

in the specifications and includes all extra work, additions, deletions, substitutions and

variations ordered by the Site-in-charge in accordance with the provisions of the contract.

1.49 The terms and expressions not herein defined shall have the same meaning as assigned to them

in the Indian Sale of Goods Act, 1977 or any such Act as the case may be.

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SECTION - I:

INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS

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1.0 INVITATION TO BID

Bids are Invited by Maharashtra State Power Generation Co. Ltd., 'HDIL Tower' 4th floor, Bandra

(East), Mumbai 400051 through this Request for Proposal ("RfP" or "Bid proposal") Number

CE/SPGD-P/ KTPS & CSTPS/ROOF TOP /PV-70 for Competitive bidding for Selection of

Solar Power Developer for Design, Engineering, Manufacture, Supply, Erection, Testing and

Commissioning of 1 MWAC each Solar Rooftop at Various Available Spaces at Koradi &

Chandrapur Thermal Power Station On EPC Basis including five years of O&M from

prospective bidders.

1.1 BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF BIDDING PROCESS: (Only Through E- Tendering Mode)

Bidder shall bear all costs for preparation and submission of his tender. Employer will not be

responsible for or pay for any expenses or losses, which might be incurred or suffered by

any Bidder in connection with submission of tender. A prospective Bidder requiring any
clarifications on the tender documents may request online to Chief Engineer (SPGD-P),

Email id: dycespgd@mahagenco.in or cespgd@mahagenco.in

On the date and time specified in the tender notice, following procedure will be adopted for opening

of the Tender. Bidder is also requested to follow the online E-tendering procedure.

1.2 VENDOR REGISTRATION FEE, TENDER FEE AND CONTENTS OF BIDDING

DOCUMENTS:

1.2.1 Each bidder shall register itself at the website address https://eprocurement.mahagenco.in on
online

payment of the vendor registration fees Rs. 5000/- + GST Extra as applicable before the last date for

registration mentioned in the notification of invitation of bids ("NIT"). Vendor registration fee is
nonrefundable.

1.2.2 Bidder is required to pay online non-refundable Tender fee of Rs. 1180/- inclusive of
Applicable GST

on or before the last date of payment of tender fees. Overseas bidders shall submit vendor
registration

fee and tender fee through international debit/credit card.

1.2.3 The services required, bidding procedures and contract terms are prescribed in the Bid

Specification. The bid specification includes the following sections and Annexures which shall

collectively with the invitation for bids, and any amendments and modifications to the bid

specifications notified by the MAHAGENCO be referred to as the "Bid Specification"

Instructions to bidder Section Section – I

Technical specification Section – II

General Terms & Conditions Section – III

Special Terms & Conditions Section –IV

Annexures Annexure 1 to 17

1.3 CLARIFICATION OF BID SPECIFICATION:

Any prospective bidder (subject to having paid the vendor registration and tender fees) who requires

any clarification in respect of the Bid Specification may notify the MAHAGENCO in writing or by

email enclosing therewith copy of successful online payment transaction against tender fee at the

MAHAGENCO's contact details given below by dates prescribed in NIT. The clarification request

received after the said date & time shall not be entertained. The MAHAGENCO's response (including
an explanation of the query but without identifying the source of enquiry) shall be published by way
of

revision of the Bid Specification on website https://eprocurement.mahagenco.in. The bidders in

own interest may inform the MAHAGENCO in written about the payment of tender fee by them and

their detailed correspondence address with name of contact person, telephone/ fax nos., e-mail
address

etc. so that such clarifications can be sent to them by post/e-mail as may be possible. However,

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MAHAGENCO's responsibility is restricted to only publishing such clarifications on above-mentioned

website.

The bidder shall carefully examine the Bid Specification and fully inform & satisfy itself as to all the

conditions and matters, which may in any way affect to work or cost thereof. Failure to furnish all

information required by the Bid Specification or to submit a bid not substantially responsive to the
Bid

Specification in every respect will be at bidder's risk and may result in the rejection of the bid. A

bidder if, finds any discrepancies or omissions in the Bid Specifications or have any queries with

respect to any provision of the Bid Specifications, he shall at once notify to the MAHAGENCO at

below mentioned address:

1.4 REVISION OF BID SPECIFICATION:

At any time prior to the deadline for submission of bids, the MAHAGENCO may, for any reason,

whether at its own initiative revise the Bid Specification. Every time the Bid Specification is revised,

the revisions/amendments/revised bid Specifications shall be published on website

https://eprocurement.mahagenco.in in fourteen (14) days prior to last date of bid submission (the

revision no. of the Bid Specification shall be accordingly enhanced). Such revisions shall be binding

on all the prospective bidders irrespective of whether they have paid the tender fees prior to the

revision or not.

In order to give prospective bidders reasonable time to take the revisions into account for preparing

their Bids, the MAHAGENCO may, at its discretion, extend the deadline for the submission of bids.

The MAHAGENCOs decision about the extension of deadline of submission shall be final and binding

on the bidders and no correspondence shall be entertained in this regard.

1.5.1 Preparation of Bid

The bid prepared by the bidder, as well as all correspondence and documents relating to the bid

exchanged by the bidder with the MAHAGENCO shall be written in English. Supporting documents

and printed literature furnished by the bidder may be in any other language, provided they are

accompanied by the accurate translation in English duly certified by an official translator engaged by
a

court in the jurisdiction of the bidder and notarized. For the purposes of interpretation and
evaluation

of the bid, the translation in English shall govern and be binding on the bidder.

Bidder shall take into account any corrigendum published on the tender document before
submitting

their bids. Bidder shall refer to the BIDDER’S Manual available on the login page of
eProcurement.mahagenco.in before submission of bid. The bidder shall ensure that the bid is

encrypted by the Digital certificate provided by MAHAGENCO only.

Please go through the tender advertisement and the tender document carefully to understand the

documents required to be submitted as part of the bid. Please note the number of covers in which
the

bid documents have to be submitted, the number of documents - including the names and content
of

each of the document that need to be submitted. Any deviations from these may lead to rejection of
the

bid.

Chief Engineer (SPGD-Projects)

Maharashtra State Power

Generation Co. Ltd.,

HDIL Tower, A- Wing, 4th Floor,

Bandra (East), Mumbai – 400051.

Phone: 022-26582424

Ext. 353/335/362

Mobile No. 09403080854

Email: dycespgd@mahagenco.in &

cespgd@mahagenco.in
Contact for Site Visit

Shri. P.J. Borkar,

Addl. Executive Engineer,

Regional Chief EngineerSolar, Nagpur Office.

Mob. No.9922402291

Other Contacts

1. Shri. Nitin D. Paturde,

Supdt. Engineer in-charge.

Mob No. 8879462045

2.Smt. Archana R. chopde,

Addl. Executive Engineer

Mob. No. 9769934249

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Bidder, in advance, shall get ready the bid documents to be submitted as indicated in the tender

document / schedule and generally, they can bep in PDF formats. Bid documents may be scanned
with

reasonable dpi with black and white option, which helps in reducing size of the scanned document.

Chandrapur and Koradi TPS projects will be treated separately.

1.5.2 Documents comprising the Bid:

Following documents shall constitute the documents comprising the Bid.

a) The techno-commercial Bid, the price Bid and the Physical Support Documents;

b) Latest revision of Bid Specification published by MAHAGENCO & responses to the pre-bid

queries.

c) Undertakings and Documentary evidence in accordance with Qualifying Requirement set out in

Clause 1.13 of Section-I and the relevant annexures establishing that the bidder is eligible to Bid

and is qualified to perform contract.

d) Bid security (EMD) furnished in accordance with Clause 1.7, Section – I.

e) The documents submitted under the Annexure-10 of RfP along with declaration of undertaking.

f) Copy of original money receipt against online payment of tender fee as per Clause 1.2 above.

1.5.3 Bid Form and Bid Schedules:

The bidder shall complete the Bid Form and the appropriate price schedule furnished in the Bid
Specification. Bidder has to quote per unit price (i.e. for One MW (AC) only) in the online Price

Schedule, separately for Koradi and Chandrapur Projects. The bidders can choose to quote for

only one location. i.e. Koradi or Chandrapur, if they desire so. Decision of L1 bidder will be done

manually according to the non-zero prices quoted by bidders for the locations at Koradi and

Chandrapur. The Bids shall be fully in accordance with the requirements of this document and the

Technical Specifications attached thereto.

Only a bidder, who has paid the vendor registration and tender fees as stipulated in Clause

1.2 above, will be eligible to participate in the bidding. Bids received from those bidders,

who have not made payment of vendor registration and tender fees, will not be accepted.

Multiple Bids by the same person are not allowed for the same item. Joint venture/ Consortium/

subcontract/ subletting is not permitted.

For the purposes of this clause the term 'person' means any individual, company, corporation,

(whether limited or unlimited), proprietorship, trust or other body (whether incorporated or not),

Hindu undivided family, union or association and in case of a trust shall include the trustee or the

trustees for the time being. For the purposes of this clause the term 'control' as applied to any
person,

means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the

management or policies of that person whether through ownership of voting securities, by contract,

or otherwise.

The tender shall be submitted online strictly in accordance with the instructions to

Bidders, terms and conditions given in the tender document. In addition, the bidder

shall submit hardcopies of all the documents except price bid proposal uploaded on etendering
portal including tender document (duly signed and affixing the company's seal on each

page in a single cover), before / at the time of opening of the tender techno-commercial bid, to the

office of The Chief Engineer (SPGD-P), MAHAGENCO, Mumbai. In case, any shortfall is

observed in submitted hard copies, the same shall be obtained by the employer from the bidder.
Any

shortfalls / non-submission of hard copies at the time / before opening of Techno-commercial bid is

not a ground for rejection of submitted bid by the bidder by e-tendering process. Same hard copies

shall be collected from the bidder by the employer subsequently. However, no additional

documents (Hard Copies) shall be accepted other than the uploaded documents or

supplementary documents to uploaded papers under e-tendering process related to basic

eligibility criteria. Bidder has to strictly follow the procedure of the e-tendering process. No

hard copies of price bid shall be submitted.

1.6 BID PRICE AND BID CURRENCY

The bidder shall quote his lowest prices inclusive of all taxes and duties for selection of Solar Power

Developer for Design, Engineering, Manufacture, Supply, Erection, Testing and Commissioning of

1 MWAC each solar rooftop at various available spaces at Koradi & Chandrapur thermal power

stations on EPC basis including five years of O&M of same. As specified in technical scope of

work indicated in Section – II. Bidder has to quote per unit price (i.e. total cost/ MW (AC) plus

taxes only) in the online Price Schedule.

Following may also be noted for strict compliance.