| S. No | Clause of Bid Documents and Page No. / Short Text | Clarifications / Issues raised / amendment sought by agency | Reply / Clarifications by the Department |
| 1. | Cl. 2 Page 3 Tender shall be OEM or authorised dealer channel partner | Only NIWE Certified OEM shall be allowed (14th NIWE empanelment list) | It was discussed and clarified that the bidders satisfying the eligibility criteria as mentioned in the tender shall only be allowed for participation. |
| 2. | Cl. 2.11.A 2, Page 14, Bank Guarantee of 20% of the contract value as security | Bank Guarantee should be 10% of the contract value as per standard practice | It was discussed and clarified that the Bank Guarantee provisions as mentioned in the tender is 20% and after completion of 5 year, it will be reduced by 50% i.e. 10%. Now, it has been clarified that, the Bank Guarantee provision is 10% of contract value and subsequently after completion of five years, it will be reduced by 50% i.e. 5% of contract value. |
| 3. | Cl. 3.1.2 I Page No. 18, Tenderer shall be OEM or authorised dealer channel partner. | Only NIWE Certified OEM shall be allowed (14th NIWE empanelment list) | It was discussed and clarified that the bidders satisfying the eligibility criteria as mentioned in the tender shall only be allowed for participation. |
| 4. | Cl. 3.9.1 Page 24, Scope of work – Approval of the local statutory authority to connect the system to the grid | This shall preferably be handled by RBI (With Contractors Help) | It was discussed and clarified that it shall be the responsibility of the bidder to obtain required permission, if any, for connecting the Wind Turbine System to the electrical grid. However, considering very small capacity of the wind turbine I the connected load, Net-metering (change of meter) shall not be required. |
| 5. | Cl. 3.12.3 Page 25, Bank guarantee of 20% of the contract value as security for a period of 5 years and 50% of BG amount for next 5 years. | BG should be 10% of contract value as per standard practice and for only 1 year warranty period. | As specified in Sr. No. 2 above. It has been clarify that, the Bank Guarantee provision is 10% of contract value and subsequent after completion of five year, it will be reduce by 50% i.e. 5% of contract value. |
| 6. | Cl. 3.13 Page 25, Payment Terms 1) 60% after complete material supply 2) 40% after installation, commissioning & handing over of the system | Payment Terms 1) 30% against design documentation 2) 50% against material supply 3) 20% after installation & commissioning. | It was clarified that the terms of payment shall remain unchanged. |
| 7. | 3.18 ii, Page 29 power generation guarantee | The Clause shall be deleted as the generation depends on the actual wind conditions. | It was discussed at length and clarified that minimum Annual Guaranteed Generation shall be required as mentioned in the tender. |
| 8. | Section V / 33, Page 49, Interest on delayed payments | The delayed payments are not acceptable once the scope of the work is completed. | It was clarified that the tender clause regarding Interest on delayed payments shall remain unchanged. |
| 9. | Section VII /7, Page 56 The capacity of the wind turbine should be min. 3.2 KW at 11 m/s. | The capacity of the wind turbine should be min 3.0 KW at 11 m/s. | It was clarified that the minimum capacity of the offered wind turbine by the bidder should be minimum 3.0 KW at the wind speed of 11 M/s as certified by NIWE. |
| 10. | Cl. 7.8 J a, Page 62, the indications and parameters on display as per list given. | The indication and parameters on display shall be as per standard available from reputed manufacturers. | It was discussed and clarified that the display of the following parameter, on LAN protocol is not essential.
a. Inverter Over Temperature
b. Protection against lightening
c. Surge voltage induced at output due to external source.
However, display of other parameter as mentioned in the tender shall be provided. |
| 11. | Cl. 7.10.6 Page 64, instrumentation, measurement and monitoring | As per standard available from reputed manufacturer. | It was discussed and clarified that the display of the following parameters is not essential.
a. Time Active
b. Time disabled
c. Time Idle
d. Wind direction
However, display of other parameter as mentioned in the tender shall be provided. |
| 12. | Colour of Post / Blade / Structure of Wind Power System. | Colour of Post / Blade / Structure of Wind Power System. | It was clarified that, colour for Post, Blade and Structure of Wind Power System shall be provided as per the Bank’s instruction. |
| 13. | Tender eligibility criteria Annexure “E” Page No. 72 | Tender eligibility criteria Annexure “E” Page No. 72 | The details and documents in support of tenders eligibility criteria should be furnished as per Annexure “E” of the tender in a separate sealed envelope to us before due date i.e. 22 October up to 14.00 hrs. |
| 14. | Schedule of Tender (SOT) | Last date for submission of EMD at RBI, CO, Premises Dept, COBM Cell Fort, Mumbai is 21 October 2019 up to 15 hrs. | It has been decided to extend the date of submission of EMD at RBI, CO, Premises Dept. COBM Cell, Fort, Mumbai till 22 October 2019 up to 14.00 hrs. |
| 15. | Section VI (Check List) Page No. 53 and Cl. 3.4 (a) Page No. 20 | EMD amount should be Rs. 18,000/- (Eighteen Thousand Only) | It was clarified that, EMD amount mentioned in the Tender Document Part - I is Rs. 18,000/- (Eighteen Thousand Only) |
Note: - The above clarifications will form of a part of tender document (Part - I) for the above work and a signed copy of this document shall be submitted along with tender Part - I.