Tender Specification : CE/NCES/OT No.1/2012-13. Pre – Bid Clarifications
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1 Tender Specification : CE/NCES/OT No.1/2012-13. Pre – Bid Clarifications: Sl. Queries raised by Queries Reply No. 1. Suresh , What are the documents and Details to be I Covering Letter addressed to CE/NCES Mannarkudi. provided by the bidder while submitting bid TANGEDCO/Chennai-2. Stating the following : (i) Name of the Developer. (ii) Location of the proposed project (iii) Capacity of the project (iv) Specific Statement to that effect stating that no deviation is quoted in commercial and technical terms. (v) Payment details of EMD inside ‘A’ cover or inside the outer cover (but not in ‘B’ cover) (vi) The documents required for proving the net worth such as Audited Profit and Loss account Balance sheet along with Chartered accountant certificate. In case of bidders who are not in the purview of preparation of Annual Accounts, they have to enclose the chartered accountant certificate for proving the net worth of the bidder along with documents. (vii) All the pages in the specification are signed. (viii) The offer is submitted in duplicate. (ix) Price bid in Duplicate (cover B) in sealed cover separately. 2 2. Ramu Rangaraju What are the statutory approvals that need Safety Certificate from CEIG on the time of +91-9686195991 to be obtained from varies bodies to setup a commissioning. [email protected] power plant What is the expected unit price/rate will be Lowe st rate to be obtained and negotiated and offered by TANGEDCO to Generator accepted in the tender. Will there be any support from TANGEDCO No to get bank loans to setup a plant i.e.( will you make any arrangement to tie-up with nationalized banks ) What is the expected cost from TANGEDCO 4 L akhs / Km for 11 KV ;30 L akhs /Km for 110 to do the evacuation process per km. 5 Lakhs/Km for 22 KV 6 Lakhs/Km for 33 KV 3. GPR Group Of Companies We would like to inform your that we have NSIC registration for solar power generation, if any is Plot No.76, VGN Mahalakshmi registered under NSIC, so kindly confirm acceptable for EMD exemption. Nagar, that EMD is exempted or Extension 5, 2nd Main Road, not. Generally those who have registered Thiruverkadu, Chennai - 600077 under NSIC are exempted from EMD. Ph : +91-44-26800010,26800210. Telefax : +91-44-26800085 Web : www.gprpower.com , E-mail : [email protected] 4. Hemanshu Sugandhi, The bid submission date may be revised to No. Senior Manager - Business 5th March 2013 Development & Strategy, Please consider submission of EMD in Bank No. Renewable Energy Corporation Guarantee format (India) Pvt. Ltd 3-B, Third Floor, M6 Uppal Plaza, Please consider net worth availability in any No . As per specification. District Centre, Jasola | New Delhi - of the last 3 financial year of the company 110025 | India Please clarify if there is an upper cap for the Nil Phone +91 11 40 66 77 79 | Cell proposed capacity being offered for each phone +91 82 85 54 10 82 solar plant in each location. [email protected] Please clarify if there will be one L1 tenderer L1 negotiated and accepted rate will be applicable to for entire state or will L1 be declared by entire state. each district based on bids received? 3 Please clarify if there is further rate Yes negotiation envisioned post selection of L1 tenderer? Please clarify if L1 tenderer accepts ‘X’ Tariff for all the projects will be L1 negotiated and capacity of solar project (x<100 MW), will accepted rate. L2,L3, etc., will be asked to match L1 L2,L3 …. And so on tenderer be offered negotiated rate until the 1000 MW capacity is remaining capacity. If so, what will be the achieved. offer criteria and tariff for projects being offered? Please note that it is not possible to close As per Specification , copy of land document is to be land for the project in such short timeline. provided within 1 Month from the date of issue of LoI The bidder may be asked to give initial Location only proposed land with the bid submission. Please allow at least 5 months from PPA No signing to finalize and submit land documents. Please provide a draft of the proposed PPA PPA draft subject to approval by TNERC will be for review of bidders provided Please clarify whether the state power Will be got approved by TNERC . regulator has approved the annual power escalation rate of 5% for 10 years. All expenses related to payment security No . It is to the developer’s account. including charges must be borne by TANGEDCO Please provide necessary formats for bid Please refer question No.1 submission to avoid any confusion with regards to bid submission. 5. T. Pandian We are interested in installing a *Solar TANGEDCO will provide necessary support as per the Panchayat President power project for our village Regulations and procedures in force. TEDA may also Kothamangalam village, Sivagangai, panchayat* with a population of 10000 be approached for facilitation. TamilNadu, India people. We are willing to make the Mobile: 00 91 99418 20220 necessary investment. We request you to Email: extend us your kind support to [email protected] achieve the same. 4 6. Adrit Palchoudhury Please confirm that the successful bidder will Yes [email protected] bear the cost of the bay extension / improvement work, only to the extend required to meet the bidders requirement. No additional cost is to be paid by the bidder. Please clarify whether the 50% of the One time only material cost for bay extension work, towards O&M is only a onetime payment by the bidder. Whether the bidder is allowed to bid for Yes . But with separate EMD for each location. multiple projects of different plant capacities from different land locations? What will be the location of the metering Plant end The meter will be shifted to SS end if length point; at the developer’s switchyard or at the of power evacuation line exceeds permissible limits as substation? detailed below 11 KV line permitted distance 5 km 22KV Line 10 Km 33 KV line 15 KM subject to conductor size. Do we have to submit any land related No documents during bid submission? Whether the bidder is allowed to change the Yes w ithin the jurisdiction of substation land based on which the bid has been submitted, at a later date? Are we allowed to evacuate at either of the Yes . Power can be exported at 11KV, 22KV, 33KV, voltage levels of 11 KV/33 KV/66 KV/132KV? 66KV, 110KV as per load flow study results. Further clarity is required on the selection Yes Negotiation will be there . process. Will the rates be further negotiated Yes EMD will not be forfeited, if the bidder is not with the L1 bidder? In case the bidder are willing to match L1 rate. not willing to match the negotiated rate, is there any option of exiting the process, without forfeiture of EMD. Detailed terms of reference of the PPA is Once project is successfully commission ed, BG will be required. Requirements regarding released. Draft PPA subject to approval by TNERC will conditions precedent /subsequent, be provided. obligations of the buyer & seller, release of BG for performance Guarantee, etc to be specified. 5 What is the terminal point at which the rate Terminal point is switchyard of power plant. is to be quoted; Whether at the busbar of Switchyard or at the TANTRANSCO substation. Will the 5% escalation apply on the first year Yes tariff for subsequent years of on the previous year tariff. 7. BGR Energy Systems Limited | Request to consider BG for EMD instead of No Plot 443|Anna DD Salai|Teyanampet|Chennai - 600 Request to consider CPV as MNRE also Option of the developer 018| consider this under PV technologies. Phone : + 91 44-24335958|Mob: + Request to provide necessary formats for the As reply in Sl. 1 91-7200101763| www.bgrcorp.com documents mentioned. Go Green | Save Environment Request to provide Draft copy of PPA Draft PPA subject to approval by TNERC will be provided. Whether TANGEDCO will borne the Payment will be made based on the meter reading transmission loss upto Injection point? provided at plant end Say if L1 bidder quoted Rs.5 for 100 MW and L1 negotiated and accepted tariff will be applicable for L2 bidder quoted Rs.8 for 5 MW. It is not the entire State irrespective of capacity and location. feasible for L2 bidder to setup a plant at L1 price. Request TANGEDCO to check the viability of L1 tariff for other Bidders interested in setting up of Solar plant in Tamil Nadu. The solar power plant requires auxiliary HT Industrial Tariff will be applicable. power during generation and non generation time. Whether TANGEDCO asks developer to pay HT Tariff rate or PPA Tariff for the units consumed. Whether Part commissioning is allowed for No developers quoting for bigger capacities. If more than one Bidder quote to a particular Bidder who quoted lower rate will be given priority. location (power evacuation capacity available in various districts) given with the bid. How will TANGEDCO award the bid? 6 Request to reduce the EMD amount/MW to 2 No lakhs/MW 8. Mary Kanagam Memorial Details / Guidelines to get permission to set No perm ission . Only CEIG certificate at the time of Educational Trust up Solar Power Plant in Land suitable for commissioning. Reg.No.592/1989 514/2004 Solar Energy Generation. 7/177, Thadagam Road, Kanuvai, Facilitation of Bank Assistance for the plant Developer ’s Scope.