Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) has invited bids from consultants for project management consultancy services to set up a 2.25 MW of grid-connected ground-mounted solar power project at its Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) bottling plant in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh. The last date to submit the bids is September 24, 2022. Bids will be opened on September 26. The project’s estimated cost is Rs 2 million ($25,120). Bidders are not required to pay any earnest money deposit to participate in the tender. The selected bidder must furnish 3% of the work order value as a security deposit. The consultant will be contracted with the IOC for up to 12 months from the solar power project’s commissioning date. The project management consultant will assist IOC in managing the project. Bidders should have experience in executing three similar orders, each costing not less than Rs 601,799 ($7,536), which is 30% of the contract value, or two similar works, each costing not less than Rs 802,399 ($10,048), which is 40% of the contract value, or one similar work costing not less than Rs 1.003 million ($12,560), which is 50% of the contract value, during the last five years. Bidders should have provided project management consultancy services for a commissioned solar project of a capacity not less than 2.25 MW connected to the nearby grid substation through an evacuation line in India during the last three years. The annual turnover of bidders during any of the last three financial years should be at least Rs 1.204 million (60% of the estimated value). See also: CEB invites bids for ground-mounted, floating solar projectsVirescent to acquire solar power portfolio from Jakson Group