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South Eastern Coalfields Invites Bids for 1160 kWp Rooftop Solar Projects
South Eastern Coalfields (SECL) has issued a tender for the design, engineering, construction, fabrication, erection, supply, installation, testing and commissioning of 1160 kWp grid-connected rooftop solar power plants on SECL’s buildings. Bid submission ends on March 13, 2025.
February 18, 2025. By Mrinmoy Dey

South Eastern Coalfields (SECL) has floated a tender for the design, engineering, construction, fabrication, erection, supply, installation, testing and commissioning of 1160 kWp grid-connected rooftop solar power plants on identified buildings of SECL in various areas.
The projects must be completed in 6 months. Further, the bidder needs to provide comprehensive operations and maintenance for 5 years.
The estimated value of the tender is about INR 5.49 crore.
The last date for submission of bids is March 13, 2025. The techno-commercial bids will be opened on March 15, 2025.
The bidders need to furnish INR 6.87 lakh as an earnest money deposit (EMD).
The tender document specified that Class-I local suppliers and Class-II local suppliers shall be eligible to bid. Non-local supplier is not eligible to bid. The purchase preference shall be given to Class-I local supplier only.
The intending tenderer must possess experience of having successfully completed similar works during last 7 years ending last day of month previous to the one in which bid applications are invited. For three similar completed works, cost of each work must not be less than the amount equal to 20 percent of the estimated cost put to tender.
For two similar completed works, each work must not be costing less than the amount equal to 25 percent of the estimated cost put to tender. And, for one similar completed work, costing must not be less than the amount equal to 40 percent of the estimated cost put to tender.
Here similar work means design, supply, installation, testing, and commissioning of solar photovoltaic (SPV) grid-connected power plants. The SPV plant may include ground-mounted, rooftop, floating solar projects.
As for financial eligibility, average annual financial turnover during the last 3 years must be at least 30 percent of the estimated cost put to tender. Further, the bidder must submit the Certificate of possessing adequate working capital – at least 20 percent of the annualised value or estimated value whichever is less of this work, inclusive of access to lines of credit and availability of other financial resources to meet the requirement.
The projects must be completed in 6 months. Further, the bidder needs to provide comprehensive operations and maintenance for 5 years.
The estimated value of the tender is about INR 5.49 crore.
The last date for submission of bids is March 13, 2025. The techno-commercial bids will be opened on March 15, 2025.
The bidders need to furnish INR 6.87 lakh as an earnest money deposit (EMD).
The tender document specified that Class-I local suppliers and Class-II local suppliers shall be eligible to bid. Non-local supplier is not eligible to bid. The purchase preference shall be given to Class-I local supplier only.
The intending tenderer must possess experience of having successfully completed similar works during last 7 years ending last day of month previous to the one in which bid applications are invited. For three similar completed works, cost of each work must not be less than the amount equal to 20 percent of the estimated cost put to tender.
For two similar completed works, each work must not be costing less than the amount equal to 25 percent of the estimated cost put to tender. And, for one similar completed work, costing must not be less than the amount equal to 40 percent of the estimated cost put to tender.
Here similar work means design, supply, installation, testing, and commissioning of solar photovoltaic (SPV) grid-connected power plants. The SPV plant may include ground-mounted, rooftop, floating solar projects.
As for financial eligibility, average annual financial turnover during the last 3 years must be at least 30 percent of the estimated cost put to tender. Further, the bidder must submit the Certificate of possessing adequate working capital – at least 20 percent of the annualised value or estimated value whichever is less of this work, inclusive of access to lines of credit and availability of other financial resources to meet the requirement.
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