TATA 540Wp Ground Mounted Solar Poly Plant Owner’s Manual

: June 4, 2024
: TATA

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TATA 540Wp Ground Mounted Solar Poly Plant
INTRODUCTION

TATA 540Wp Ground Mounted Solar Poly Plant

OWNER: THE TATA POWER COMPANY LIMITED
TITLE OF WORK TO BE AWARDED: NOTICE INVITING EOI FOR DESIGN SUPPLY, INSTALLATION, AND COMMISSIONING OF GROUND MOUNTED SOLAR POLY PLANT FOR KHOPOLI POWER PLANT, TATA POWER COMPANY LTD. TALUKA KHALAPUR, DIST. RAIGAD, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA 410204
ENQUIRY REFERENCE NO.: CC23SPS207

NOTICE INVITING EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI) FOR
NOTICE INVITING EOI FOR DESIGN SUPPLY, INSTALLATION, AND COMMISSIONING OF GROUND-MOUNTED SOLAR POLY PLANT FOR THE KHOPOLI POWER PLANT

Inquiry reference no.: CC23SPS207

Title of Work: Notice inviting EOI for design supply, installation, and commissioning of ground-mounted solar poly plant for Khopoli power plant
Type of Bidding: E-tendering (through the Ariba online portal) / Two Part (Technical and Price bids

under separate envelopes)

Contact Details: All communication including EOI submission shall be addressed to the following officer/s:

Mr. Sat Singh

Email: sat.singh@tatapower.com

Copy of all communications shall be marked to (Cc): Mr. Kailash B Surve

Email: ksurve@tatapower.com

The Tata Power Company Limited (“Owner”) invites Expressions of Interest (EOI) from interested parties for the Two-Part e-tendering Process of the following Relevant Work Package:

Table 1

Package Description| Tender Fee| Bid Security| Estimated package

value

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Design supply, installation, and commissioning of ground-mounted solar poly plant for Khopoli power plant| INR 2000/- (INR One

Thousand Only)

To be submitted along with EOI.

| INR 70,000/- (INR

Seventy Thousand only).

Bid Security is to be submitted as a Guarantee/ DD/ NEFT at the BID stage (and

not with EOI)

| Approx. INR 70 lakhs

INTRODUCTION

The Tata Power Company Limited (TPC) is among the largest private sector Power Utility companies in India with a presence in the Generation, Transmission, and Distribution of Power through conventional and renewable sources. The tendering/ procurement activities for this Package are being managed from Tata Power’s following office: Tata Power Trombay Thermal Power Station, Corporate Contracts, 5t Floor, Station B, The Tata Power Company Limited, Chembur-Mahul Mumbai 400074 13, Maharashtra, India.

Brief SCOPE OF WORK

This Notice is for inviting Expressions of Interest

540Wp Mono Half-Cut Cell Modules (10+15 Year Warranty) Make: Tata Power Solar
100kW On-Grid Inverter 3P (5-Year Warranty)
50kW On-Grid Inverter 3P (5-Year Warranty)
HDGI Ground Mounted Solar Module Mounting Structure
Solar DC Cable 6Sqmm 1500V DC Make: Polycab
DC DB 300kW (DC Isolator + Fuse + SPD)
DC DB 100kW (DC Isolator + Fuse + SPD)
AC DB Panel 500KW (Including Energy Monitoring)
Electrical Accessories (Conduits, Lugs, Insulation Tape, Cable Tie, MC4)
Earthing and Lightning Arrester
1500 AMP, LT Feeder Pillar with Stand
CONNECTOR, MALE COUPLER, MC4,
CONNECTOR, FEMALE COUPLER, MC4,
CABLE, ARMOURED; MATERIAL, CONDUCTOR: ALUMINIUM, VOLTAGE RATING: 1.1 KV, CORE: 3.5 C, CORE CROSS-SECTION: 300 MM2, MATERIAL, INSULATE, ION: XLPE, MATERIAL, INNER SHEATH: PVC, MATERIAL, OUTER SHEATH: PVC; GENERAL NOTE: W/GALVANIZED STEEL STRIP WIRE
Installation & Commissioning

TENDER FEE & TIMELINES:

Interested parties meeting the “Bidder Pre-Qualification Requirements” specified under point no. 4 in this document can request tender document and participate in the bidding process by submitting the Expression of Interest (EOI) Letter along with the Tender Fee Payment Details to the contact details mentioned below not later than the deadline specified below. Request for an extension of the EOI submission date will be not entertained.
Interested bidders should submit the Expression of Interest (EOI) letter and tender fee payment details to below mentioned email addresses:
- Mails shall be addressed to (To): sat.singh@tatapower.com
- Must mark copy to (cc): ksurve@tatapower.com
  EOI / requests without complete information and communication as above within the deadline shall be liable to be rejected and will not be considered further.
The tender Fee, as indicated in the table above may be paid through NEFT/RTGS as per the details for payment of the Tender Fee given in Table2 below:

Table 2

Details for payment of Tender Fee:

Bank details for submitting Tender fees through bank transfer / NEFT:| Beneficiary Name: The Tata Power Company Limited Bank Name: HDFC Bank

A/c no: 00600110000763 IFS Code: HDFC0000060

A/c type: CC

| Branch Name & Address: HDFC Bank, Maneckji Wadia Building, Nanik Motwani Marg, Fort, Mumbai 400023
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Deadline for tender fee payment and submission of EOI:| 24 th February 2024, CoB

Expression of Interest letter to be submitted along with tender fee payment details should include the following details:
- A covering letter duly stamped and signed by an authorized signatory indicating the Tender Reference number and your EOI to participate in the tendering process.
- Tender fee payment details/reference no (ensure that tender fee is received by us within specified deadline)
- Bidder to indicate the authorized person name, contact number, and e-mail ID (mandatory) of the person to whom RFQ / tender and all other communications to be addressed for this tender.
Detailed Bid Document (also referred to as RFQ) shall be issued through the Tata Power e-tender portal (Ariba System) only to the parties submitting a valid EOI as per terms mentioned in this document.

BIDDER PRE-QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

Interested parties to note that the Bidder shall be required to fulfill the following bidder pre-qualification requirement/criteria to qualify for the subject work. Bidder will be required to submit relevant supporting documents to demonstrate their qualification during the bid submission stage against Tender document / RFQ and bidders not found meeting the pre-qualification requirements given below will be disqualified from the tender.

TECHNICAL REQUIREMENT

Bidder should have a minimum of 2 years of experience in the field of Ground-mounted grid-connected Solar PV systems. (Attach Certificates / related supporting documents)
Bidder should provide a minimum of two references having a contract value of Rs. 50 Lakhs (Indian Rupees Fifty Lakhs) for successfully rendered similar nature of works in last five years. (Attach Certificate of Experience and Satisfactory Completion of work awarded from concerned Establishments / Companies)
The bidder should furnish a List of Clients for whom they have done ground-connected solar works during the last three financial years i.e., FY 2020 -21, FY 2021 -22, and FY 2022-23 as per the nature of the contract. (Attach Certificates from concerned)
Bidder / Tenderer should preferably have ISO 9001 / ISO 14001 / ISO 45001 certification or must give an undertaking for its willingness to obtain the same within 2 months of qualification for the work.

FINANCIAL REQUIREMENT:

Bidder / Tenderer should have a minimum Average Annual Turnover of Rs. 1 Crore (Indian Rupees One Crore) during the last three financial years i.e., FY 2020 -21, FY 2021 -22, FY 2022 -23. (Attach Profit & Loss Certificate with UDIN from Chartered Accountant in this regard) It may be noted that the above requirements are minimum qualification criteria. However, Tata Power reserves its right to further assess the capabilities of the parties and reserves its rights to further shortlist, accept, or reject any party without assigning any reason. The tender may be split into more than one party at the discretion of the Owner.

BID SECURITY / EMD

Interested parties are to note that Bidder will be required to furnish a Bid Security along with their Bid, in the format prescribed in the Bid Document in the form of Bank Guarantee or through RTGS or NEFT, Demand Draft, for an amount as defined in the covering page of this notice document. Bids not accompanied by an acceptable Bid Security shall be rejected by the Owner as being non-responsive and returned to the bidder without being opened. Interested parties to note that Bid Security is not required with the EOI, and it is required to be submitted with the Bid only during the Bid Submission stage once RFQ is released to the interested parties that have submitted a valid EOI.

BIDDING PROCESS

Detailed Bid Document (also referred as RFQ) shall be issued through Tata Power e-tender portal (Ariba System) only to the parties that submitted a valid EOI as per terms mentioned in this document. Bidder to note that commercials for subject tender may be conducted through e-auction. Detailed bidding and auction process shall be detailed in the RFQ / tender document.