Selection of vendor for opening Retail Outlets for sale of Smart Meters on Rate Contract Basis to the Prospective Consumers for arranging Power Supply to New Connections (including Temporary Connections) for a period of 5 years in HESCOM Jurisdiction

The Bidder can be a smart meter manufacturer or authorized retailer or Manufacturer Authorisation Form MAF holder of smart meter manufacturers.

the Bidder should have manufactured and supplied minimum 5,00,000 nos. of Smart meters (cumulative) in any Indian Distribution Utilities in the last 5 Financial years (i.e FY 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24) Conforming to IS16444. Out of the above a minimum of 1,00,000 smart meters should have been in operation for a minimum period of 1 year as on the date of submission of bid.

The Bidder must have valid Type Test report as per respective Indian Standard for all type of Smart Meters required in the Tender Document. Test Report should not be more than 5-years-old as on date of Bid Submission

The Bidder must have experience in operating the retail outlet for Energy Meters in the last 5 years in ESCOMs/DISCOMs of India.

The Bidder should have in-house NABL or ISO/ IEC-17025 accredited Laboratory

The Bidder should have a valid ISO 9001:2015 certification

The Annual Turnover of the Bidder should not be less than Two times the estimated annual value of this contract in any two of the preceding five financial years viz. 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23 & 2023-24.Note Updated to the FY in which the tenders are invited, Financial turnover of previous years shall be given a weight of 10% per year to bring them to the price level of the FY in which the tenders are invited

The Liquid Assets of the Bidder as on date of bid submission or at a later date before the last date for bid submission consisting of cash at bank + Term Deposits + availability of fund-based credit facilities in any of the Nationalized bank or Scheduled Bank shall not be less than 25% of the estimated annual value of this contract.

The Bidder should be in existence as any of the following a. Company incorporated in India under the Companies Act 1956 2013 including any amendment thereto b. LLP incorporated in India under the Limited Liability Partnership LLP Act 2008 including any amendment thereto c. Partnership Firm under Partnership Act 1932 in India d. Sole Proprietorship Concern

The Bidder must have Valid BIS certificate of Smart Meters for Single Phase, Three Phase Whole Current & Three Phase LTCT as on date of Bid Submission.

The Bidder must submit 2 samples of each type of smart meter i.e, Single Phase, Three Phase Whole Current & Three Phase LTCT Smart Meters to the MT Division, BMAZ South, BESCOM prior to the last date and time of the bid submission and HESCOM will obtain a Compatibility Certificate from them for the successful integration and communication of all the types of sample meters to the HES of Common AMI Service Provider for all the ESCOMs of Karnataka.

Any Tenderer Bidder from a country which shares a land with India will be eligible to bid in this tender only if the Tenderer is registered with the Competent Authority.As per Government Order No. FD 455 Exp-12/2020 dated 25.08.2020)

A certificate for having read the clauses is required to be submitted/uploaded by the tenderer separately in the following format I have read the clause regarding restrictions on procurement from a Bidder of a country which shares a land border with India I certify that this Bidder is not from such a country or, if from such a country, has been registered with the Competent Authority. I hereby certify that this Bidder fulfills all requirements in this regard and is eligible to be considered. Where applicable, evidence of valid registration by the Competent Authority shall be attached.As per Government Order No. FD 455 Exp-12/2020 dated 25.08.2020.

Even though the Tenderers meet the above criteria, they are subject to be disqualified if they have a) Made misleading or false representations in the forms, statements and attachments submitted in proof of the qualification requirements and/or b) Record of poor performance such as abandoning the services, not properly completing the contract, inordinate delays in completion, litigation history, or financial failures etc. and/or c) articipated in the previous Tender for the same work and had quoted unreasonably high tender prices and could not furnish rational justification. and/or d) Defaulted/short closed due to non-performance against the order placed by any Public Electrical Utility/Govt. utility.and/or e) Black-Listed by any Public Electrical Utility/Govt.

Litigation History: The Bidder should provide detailed information on any litigation or arbitration arising out of contracts completed or under execution by it over the preceding five years i.e, FY 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23 & 2023-24. A consistent history of awards involving litigation against the Bidder may result in rejection of Bid.