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RfP available for issue/download from 04-08-2026 at 16:00 Hrs on http://uktenders.gov.in.
- NIT states date for availability of bid document on the portal: 04-08-2026 from 16:00 Hrs.
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Setting of BESS System
UJVN · Pauri Garhwal, Uttarakhand2026_UJVN_98490_1
Written by TenderKart AI from the documents published when it was generated. Check the tender for later corrigenda before you bid.
4 Aug 2026
23 Sept 2026
₹352.3 Cr
₹4.5 Cr
All important dates as they stand after corrigenda: publication, pre-bid/clarification deadline, bid submission deadline, bid opening, and bid validity period.
RfP available for issue/download from 04-08-2026 at 16:00 Hrs on http://uktenders.gov.in.
Last date/time for electronic bid submission (Cover-1, 2 & 3) is 25-08-2026 up to 16:00 Hrs on http://uktenders.gov.in.
Physical Envelopes-1, 2 and 3 (fees/EMD, signed RfP and outer envelope) must reach Ujjwal, Maharani Bagh, GMS Road, Dehradun by 28-08-2026 up to 12:00 Hrs.
Non-financial/online opening of Envelope-3,1&2 and Cover-1 & 2 is scheduled on 28-08-2026 at 13:00 Hrs; financial bid (Cover-3) opening date is to be conveyed subsequently.
Response to RfP must remain valid for six months from the date of opening of Bids; Annexure-E restates validity as 180 days after date of opening of bids.
BESPA is normally signed within 30 days of LOI/LoA; Financial Closure within 6 months of BESPA/Date of Start; Project SCD is 18 months from BESPA signing/Date of Start, whichever earlier; BESPA term is 12 years from COD.
Tender value or estimated cost, EMD/bid security (amount, acceptable forms, validity), tender document fees, performance security, and key payment terms.
Estimated Cost of Project is Rs. 352.30 Cr.
Cost of RfP is Rs. 5,000 + 18% GST; non-refundable Processing Fee is Rs. 13,50,000 (@ Rs. 15,000/MW) + 18% GST; both by DD/Bankers Cheque in favour of UJVN Limited, payable at Dehradun.
EMD is Rs. 450.00 Lac (@ Rs. 5.0 Lac/MW) in FDR/CDR/BG/ISB (Format 6.3 A) in favour of UJVN Limited, payable at Dehradun; BG validity nine (9) months from last date of submission of response to RfP.
Successful bidder must furnish PBG/Security Deposit of Rs. 11.25 Cr (@ Rs. 12.5 Lac/MW) as FDR/CDR or BG (Format 6.3 B), valid 24 months from signing of BESPA, before BESPA; plus Payment Security Deposit of Rs. 5 Lakh/MWh × 225 MWh = Rs. 11.25 Cr by DD/NEFT/RTGS prior to COD declaration.
Bidders quote a single levelised capacity charge in INR per MW per month (inclusive of GST for storage service); ceiling tariff is Rs. 3,18,401/MW/month inclusive of GST; bids above ceiling are non-responsive; L1 wins.
Only 60 MWh of the 225 MWh is VGF-eligible @ Rs. 18 lakh per MWh; remaining 165 MWh is fully non-VGF at bidder's cost. VGF released 20% at Financial Closure, 50% at COD and 30% after 1st year from COD, against specified PBGs.
Monthly bills due by 3rd working day of following month; 2% rebate for payment through LC on presentation; 1% rebate if paid otherwise within 45 days; 1.25% per month surcharge after 75 days; LC payment security of 105% of average monthly capacity charge (subject to back-to-back UPCL arrangement).
BESSD pays Grid connectivity charges of Rs. 2.00 lacs per MW (or as applicable), SLDC/scheduling charges, DSM penalties at BESS end, and reactive power charges; transmission charges/losses beyond Delivery Point borne by UJVNL/PTCUL/UPCL.
Every pass/fail eligibility and qualification requirement: experience and past performance, turnover/net worth, registrations and certifications, consortium/JV rules, and debarment or blacklisting conditions.
Domestic Competitive Bidding only: Individuals; Partnership firms; Companies under Companies Act 1956/2013 (standalone or JV/consortium); SEBI-registered AIFs; and Indian subsidiaries of foreign companies registered under Companies Act 2013 before RfP publication. Foreign companies cannot bid standalone or as consortium members.
Meet any one track: (i) BESS OEM/Indian manufacturing licensee with cumulative supply ≥100 MWh and one ≥45 MWh commissioned project; OR (ii) BESS EPC/Developer with ≥45 MWh commissioned; OR (iii) RE EPC/Developer (Solar/Small Hydro/Wind) cumulative ≥45 MW commissioned and operating ≥6 months at ≥33 kV; OR (iv) single RE project ≥25 MW commissioned and operating ≥6 months at ≥33 kV; OR (v) S/s EPC 400 kV–33 kV with cumulative project cost ≥Rs. 40 Cr in last 7 years and operating last 2 years.
Minimum Net Worth (or AIF AUM/investible funds) ≥ INR 74,00,000 per MW of quoted capacity — for 90 MW this is Rs. 74 lakh × 90 MW = Rs. 66.60 Cr — as on last date of previous FY (stated as FY 2026-27) or at least 7 days prior to bid submission deadline.
Maximum three partners including Lead; Lead participation minimum 51% (Lead Member also defined as not less than 51% shareholding and cannot change till 3 years after COD); partners jointly and severally liable; no dual participation by same partner in another bid.
Affidavit required that bidder/affiliates/consortium members/directors are not barred or blacklisted by any State/Central Govt/PSU agency in India and not willful defaulters; false PQ information triggers debarment (3 years first time; 7 years on repetition) and EMD forfeiture.
Self-declaration of local content at bid stage; successful bidder must later certify actual local content by CA/statutory auditor with minimum not less than 20% of total project cost (including indigenous EMS software). Class-I (≥50%) local suppliers get price-matching preference within 20% of L1.
Successful bidder must be registered with GST department of Uttarakhand and submit registration/TIN before BESPA; GST registration and EPF code copies required in bid pack; one bid only; conditional bids liable to rejection.
What is being procured: the work, supplies or services, deliverables and quantities, locations, phases, completion or delivery timelines, applicable standards, and notable exclusions.
Selection of Project Developer for Setting-up of 90 MW/225 MWh Standalone Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) near Chilla S/s / Chilla HEP, District Pauri Garhwal, Uttarakhand, under TBCB with partial VGF through PSDF, on BOOT basis.
Complete supply, installation and commissioning of 90 MW/225 MWh BESS including dedicated power evacuation lines to UPCL/UJVNL S/s with terminal equipment (CT/PT/LA/isolators/insulators/structures/panels), construction/retrofitting/modification of existing bay and protection scheme, and all works needed for successful operation — at developer's cost.
UJVNL provides departmental land near Chilla on right-to-use BOOT basis for 12 years after COD (plus 18 months setting-up from BESPA/Date of Start); ownership remains with UJVNL/GoU; after 12 years from COD the project is handed back to UJVNL on as-is-where-is basis at no cost.
BESS must support 2 complete charge-discharge cycles per day on-demand; guarantee minimum 95% annual system availability and 85% monthly AC–AC Round-Trip Efficiency; minimum dispatchable energy degrades from 97.5% (Year 1) to 70% (Year 12) of COD capacity; max cooling 1 hr between charge/discharge and recovery ≤2 hrs per cycle.
Commission within 18 months from BESPA signing/Date of Start (whichever earlier). Comply with Annexure-F codes/standards (IEC/UL battery, PCS, EMS, CEA/UERC connectivity, safety) and apply for connectivity within 30 days of BESPA signing.
The complete checklist of documents to submit — mandatory vs conditional, with any prescribed formats, proformas or annexures — plus how to submit: portal and mode, envelope/cover structure, digital signature requirements, signing and attestation rules, and physical originals with their deadline.
Bids must be submitted both electronically on http://uktenders.gov.in (Covers 1–3) and in sealed physical envelopes to EE (Solar), Ujjwal, Maharani Bagh, GMS Road, Dehradun-248006.
Physical: Envelope-1 (costs/EMD/declarations), Envelope-2 (complete signed RfP & non-financial formats), Envelope-3 (outer containing 1 & 2). Electronic: Cover-1 (fee/EMD/affidavits scans), Cover-2 (technical formats), Cover-3 (financial BOQ).
All tender documents must be digitally signed and uploaded; bidders need Class II & Class III DSC from a CCA-approved agency. All RfP response pages must be signed manually/digitally by board-authorized person (Format 6.4).
Original Cost of RfP, Processing Fee instruments, EMD (or Bid Security Declaration), and other Envelope-1 originals must be deposited physically by 28-08-2026 up to 12:00 Hrs at EE (Solar), Ujjwal, Maharani Bagh, GMS Road, Dehradun-248006; UJVNL not responsible for postal delay.
Every corrigendum/addendum in order — what changed (original vs amended value), its impact, and the action for the bidder — ending with the values that finally apply.
The tender folder contains only Tendernotice_1.pdf, TN01.pdf and BOQ_116213.xls; no corrigendum, addendum or pre-bid reply document is present. Values in the NIT/RfP/BOQ therefore currently apply as published.
Genuine conflicts within and across the documents (original vs corrigenda, clause vs annexure, tender document vs BOQ): both sides with citations, and which value prevails.
Project location is repeatedly stated as Chilla, District Pauri Garhwal, but one background clause says UJVNL will provide land near Chilla 132 kV S/s District-Dehradun. Site is Chilla HEP/Pauri Garhwal; treat Dehradun reference as drafting error unless clarified.
Time Schedule sets opening of Envelope-3/1/2 and non-financial covers at 28-08-2026 13:00 Hrs, but Envelope-3 superscription text says opened at 12.00 Hrs. Follow the Time Schedule 13:00 Hrs unless amended.
Clause 3.19 requires validity of six months from bid opening; Annexure-E states 180 days after opening. Practically aligned (~180 days) but wordings differ — satisfy both by keeping bid valid at least 180 days / six months from opening.
Lead Member is defined as shareholding not less than 51%; consortium rules say participation of lead partner minimum 51%; Format 6.2 note says controlling shareholding more than 50% voting rights; another clause says company with maximum shares must be Lead with more than 51%. Use ≥51% lead equity and >50% voting control, and seek clarification if exactly 51% vs >51% matters for your structure.
Net Worth clause cites 'last date of previous Financial Year, i.e. FY 2026-27' while bid is issued Aug 2026 (FY 2026-27 is current/ongoing). Account years are listed variously as 2023-24/2024-25/2025-25 and 2023-24/2024-25/2025-26. Bidders should clarify the exact FY cut-off and account years with UJVNL.
Consortium financial note says each shareholding company must satisfy Net Worth and turnover on pro-rata basis, but Format 6.6 explicitly marks the turnover certification table as '(NOT USED)' and Clause 3.23(B) quantifies only Net Worth/AUM. No numeric turnover threshold is stated — clarify whether any turnover test applies.
Only critical, tender-specific pre-bid queries that could materially change bid/no-bid, pricing, eligibility or contractual risk. Skip generic or obvious questions the documents already answer clearly.
Please confirm the precise date/FY for Net Worth computation and which three audited years are required, given conflicting references to FY 2026-27, 2025-25 and 2025-26.
Does any quantified turnover test apply, or is financial PQ limited to Net Worth/AUM as in Clause 3.23(B) and Format 6.6 '(NOT USED)' turnover table?
Confirm (a) that only 60 MWh of 225 MWh receives VGF @ Rs.18 lakh/MWh; (b) exact BG amounts/tenors for 20%/50% tranches; (c) whether capacity-charge bid must assume only 60 MWh VGF; and (d) process/weight of the sealed reduction offer for extra 10 MWh VGF increments.
Please confirm final land parcel (Pauri vs any Dehradun reference), usable area after setbacks/fire barrier, geotech/flood constraints, and whether the 132 kV bay/evacuation infrastructure at Chilla will be ready to match the 18-month SCD — including relief if STU readiness slips.
Confirm that UJVNL/UPCL supplies charging energy (including conversion losses to meet 85% RtE) at no energy cost to BESSD, and that BESSD revenue is solely capacity charges discovered in bidding — including treatment of excess discharge incentive @ Rs. 0.50/unit and APPC-linked RtE LDs.
BESPA states UJVNL will adopt LC payment security only if back-to-back arrangement is done as per BESPA between UPCL and UJVN Ltd. Please confirm whether LC/payment security is assured at BESPA signing or contingent, and bidder remedies if UPCL arrangement is delayed.
RfP states draft BESPA is for reference and final BESPA will be as finalized/approved by GoU/UERC, with quoted tariff subject to UERC adoption. What protections exist if final BESPA terms or adopted tariff differ materially from bid assumptions?
Commercial, legal and execution risks a bidder should weigh: liquidated damages and penalties, unusual or one-sided clauses, tight timelines, and payment or security risks.
Availability LD = (A–B)×C×D×n×2 with n=12 (twice capacity charges on shortfall vs 95%); monthly RtE below 85% attracts APPC-based LDs (1.5×APPC if RtE<70% and no capacity-charge payment that month); delay LD encashes total PBG per-day up to 6 months past SCD, then full PBG encashment and BESPA termination for uncommissioned capacity.
Bidder faces Rs. 4.5 Cr EMD, then Rs. 11.25 Cr PBG, Rs. 11.25 Cr Payment Security Deposit, plus additional BGs for VGF tranches; VGF can be clawed back with SBI-MCLR+5% interest on termination/default — significant locked capital and contingent liability.
Full 90 MW/225 MWh BESS plus 132 kV evacuation/bay must commission in 18 months; connectivity application within 30 days of BESPA; DSM penalties, reactive charges and scheduling compliance sit with BESSD; grid constraints may limit discharge even in peak solar hours.
After 12 years from COD the entire project transfers to UJVNL on as-is-where-is basis at zero cost — bid tariff must recover capex/opex/financing within term with only partial VGF on 60/225 MWh.
Payment security LC is expressly contingent on back-to-back UPCL–UJVNL arrangement; surcharge starts only after 75 days; final BESPA/tariff need GoU/UERC approval — regulatory and payment timing risk over 12 years.
Misrepresentation allows LOI/BESPA cancellation and encashment of all BGs; false PQ info → 3/7 year debarment; UJVNL may verify originals and bank statements before BESPA; documents become UJVNL property.
Land is tentative; shifting land parcels gives no extra claim; developer bears environmental/parameter risk and must provide fire barriers; UJVNL not responsible for decreased BESS performance.
The inviting authority and relevant contacts: office, person, designation, address, phone and email — and which address receives physical submissions, if any.
Executive Engineer (Solar), UJVN Limited, "Ujjwal", Maharani Bagh, GMS Road, Dehradun-248006 — primary contact for RfP correspondence, clarifications, physical bid deposit and monthly bill delivery.
UJVN Limited (A Government of Uttarakhand Undertaking), HO "Ujjwal", Maharani Bagh, GMS Road, Dehradun-248006; CIN No. U40101UR2001SGCO25866.