Indian Oil Tenders for 350 kW Solar Projects in Gurugram Plant

• Indian Oil has tendered for the design, purchase and also building and construction of 350 kW solar power plants at its LPG bottling plant in Gurugram, Haryana.

The Indian Oil Corporation (IOCL) has issued a tender for the design, procurement and also building and construction (EPC) of 350 kW solar energy plants at its LPG bottling plant in Gurugram, Haryana. The project will contain a 300 kW ground-mounted solar system, and a 50 kW roof planetary system.

The scope of work for the chosen bidders will include the EPC of the 350 kWp on-grid restricted solar PV (SPV) plant on turnkey basis on the facilities of the bottling plant inclusive of detailed O&M of the solar plants for a period of one year from the day of successful project commissioning. Beyond which, the programmers will be called for to offer operation & maintenance of the solar plants for a more duration of 4 years from the date of conclusion of work in the initial part of the agreement.

The last date for bid entry is August 17, 2020, as well as the techno-commercial bids will be opened on August 18, 2020. A pre-bid conference has been arranged for August 6, 2020, to deal with the problems elevated by the prospective bidders. All bidders are called for to send an Earnest Money Deposit of Rs 1.61 lakh together with their bids.

The designers will certainly be approved a duration of 4 months from the date of issuance of the letter of award to finish the work on the commissioning of the solar projects.

According to the tender, the bidders need to make maximum possible exercise of indigenous manufacturing centers and also other solutions/ knowledge offered for their project execution strategies. It is, consequently, necessary that as an initial exercise, prospective buyers ought to explore possible offered indigenously for exercise of manufacturing centers and other different products/ tools/ product of Indian beginning complying with requirements in addition to building and construction proficiency available indigenously and also link knowledgeable Indian Agencies under overall guidance.

In August 2019, IOCL had revealed its plans to invest Rs 25,000 crore in tidy power projects, including solar and also wind power plants, biofuels plants, and photovoltaic panels at filling terminals. "Indian Oil has actually developed a plan and activity plan to usher in tidy and also environment-friendly energy alternatives to minimize the danger of global warming," the business has released in its annual report.