Bihar Government Calls for Bids to Implement 200 MW Rooftop Solar Power Plants

The Bihar Renewable Energy Development Agency (BREDA), a government agency under the Energy Department of the Bihar Government, has opened bids through the e-tendering process of National Competitive Bidding (NCB) to select agencies for the design, supply, erection, testing, commissioning, and comprehensive operation and maintenance (five years) of grid-connected rooftop solar power plants. 

The project aims to install solar power plants with a cumulative capacity of 200 MW across various government buildings in Bihar under a CAPEX model.

Interested bidders are required to pay an earnest money deposit (EMD) of INR 1 Crore and a tender document cost of INR 11,800, inclusive of GST at 18 percent. The bidding process commenced with the online sale of tender documents on April 24, 2024, and a physical pre-bid meeting is scheduled for May 8, 2024, at the Bihar Renewable Energy Development Agency premises in Patna.

The timeline for the bidding process includes the last date of online submission of tender documents by May 27, 2024, and the submission of the original EMD and receipt of tender document cost by May 28, 2024. The opening of techno-commercial and financial parts of the bids will be conducted on May 28, 2024, with eligible bidders being intimated through email.

To qualify for bidding, agencies must meet the specified minimum eligibility criteria, which include incorporation in India under the Companies Act, 1956 or 2013, or registration as a Limited Liability Partnership Firm (LLP) under section 12 of the Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008. 

The bidder must quote a minimum capacity of 10 MW and possess cumulative experience of executing >= 05 MW SPV Solar Power Plant in India in the government sector during the last five years. Financial capacity requirements include a minimum average annual turnover (MAAT) of INR 15 Crore in the last three financial years and a line of credit of INR 5 Crore, along with a positive net worth at the close of the preceding financial year.