The following queries were sought by the firms which participated in the pre-bid meeting:
| S. No. | Name of firm | Section / Sub section of tender document | Query / Suggestion by firm(s) | Bank’s Remarks |
| 1 | M/s Diamond Renewable Solutions Pvt Ltd.
M/s Su Solartech Systems (P) Ltd. | General query | Site details with sanctioned load of already installed meters | Site was visited by the participants along with the Bank’s Engineers. Copy of previous electricity bills was also provided to the participants for evaluation. |
| 2 | M/s Indesolar unit of Independent Business Machines Pvt. Ltd. | Clause 7.10.3 (a) of Section VII: PCU / MPPT and 3 phase with neutral inverter shall be supplied as integrated unit …….. | In small power plants, instead of 3 phase inverter, single phase inverter may be used. | No specifications / requirements will be changed. Hence please follow the tender in this regard. |
| 3 | M/s Indesolar unit of Independent Business Machines Pvt. Ltd. | Clause 3.15 of Section III: Insurance | For which period insurance is to be obtained. | As per the tender conditions. |
| 4 | M/s Indesolar unit of Independent Business Machines Pvt. Ltd. | Clause 7.0 A (l) of Section VII: Replacement of existing conventional energy meter provided by local electricity department ……. | Whether Bank will reimburse the laisoning charges, cost of replacement of meters, etc. to the bidders | As per clause 7.0 A (l) of Section VII, Bank will reimburse the cost of replacement of meters on production of original receipts provided by the electricity department. Bidders are required to consider the laisoning charges in the rates quoted by them. |
| 5 | M/s Diamond Renewable Solutions Pvt Ltd.
M/s Indesolar unit of Independent Business Machines Pvt. Ltd. | Clause 3.4 (a) of Section III: Intending tenderers shall remit as Earnest Money a sum of ₹28,000/- (Rupees Twenty Eight Thousand Only) …….. | As Per MSME Act of GOI, all MSMEs are exempted from submission of EMD. We request you to give exemption from submission of EMD to us. | As per extant guidelines of RBI, exemption for submission of EMD to MSMEs is applicable only for estimated cost up to ₹10.00 lakh.
As the estimated cost of this work is ₹14.00 lakh, EMD exemption is not applicable. |
| 6 | M/s Diamond Renewable Solutions Pvt Ltd.
M/s Indesolar unit of Independent Business Machines Pvt. Ltd.
M/s Su Solartech Systems (P) Ltd. | Clause 3.12.3 of Section III: Performance Bank Guarantee (PBG) | We request you to decrease the amount of Performance Bank Guarantee from 10% of the contract value to 3% only. | The successful bidder will be required to submit Performance Bank Guarantee of 10% only of the contract amount as mentioned in the contract document. |
| 7 | M/s Diamond Renewable Solutions Pvt Ltd.
M/s Indesolar unit of Independent Business Machines Pvt. Ltd. | Clause 7.10.6 of Section VII: The scope of work shall include for supply and installation of pyrometer, temperature probes for recording the solar panel temperature, anemometer…. | In small power plants, there is no need for pyrometer, temperature probes and other weather monitoring units. We will provide remote monitoring for this purpose. | No specifications / requirements will be changed. Hence please follow the tender in this regard. |
| 8 | M/s Diamond Renewable Solutions Pvt Ltd. | Clause 3.25 of Section III: Pre-dispatch Inspection | Since these are small solar plants, will the Bank accept manufacturer’s test certificate instead of inspection and testing by Bank as mentioned in the tender document? | Successful bidder will be required to submit various test certificates issued by the manufacturer. Also, as per the tender condition, the inspection and testing of the material will be at the discretion of Bank. |
| 9 | M/s Indesolar unit of Independent Business Machines Pvt. Ltd. | Annexure H | Instead of banker’s certificate, CA’s certificate should be enough for turnover purpose. | Chartered Accountant’s certificate is compulsory for turnover purpose (for the last 3 FYs). Also, a certificate from bidder’s banker is also required (format is given in Annexure H). |