Tender Details

Ministry of Information, Grid-Tied Solar PV power plant on building rooftops and as car park shades with a minimum capacity of 2.5 MWac and EV charging stations.

Tender Number: 747/2023/BTB (MEWA/NREAP/MIA/P3/2023)

PA Ref Number: MEWA/NREAP/MIA/P3/2023

Tender Description

Request for Proposal for Build Own Operate and Maintain (BOOM) a minimum capacity of 2.5 MWac grid-tied solar PV power plant on building rooftops and car park and EV charging stations at the Ministry of Information for a 20-Year period Contract.

Issued by
Ministry Of Electricity And Water Affairs
Internal/External
External
Invitation Method
Public (LOCAL GCC)
Initial Bond
BD 4000
Bid Validity / Initial Bond Validity Period (Days)
180 days
Tender Fees
BD 100
Contract Duration
20 Year
Is Alternate Bid Allowed
No
Publish Date
Thursday, 19 October 2023
Purchase Before
Sunday, 26 November 2023
Closing Date
Wednesday, 14 February 2024
Opening Date
Thursday, 15 February 2024

Additional Notes

 
Tender Info:
Public Tender

Bidder Company or Consortium requirement:
i. Primary Bidder of an individual company or a consortium must be a local company (including GCC) and registered in Bahrain or GCC countries. 

ii. Individual company or one of the consortium members is engaged in the business of solar PV energy;

iii. In the case of consortium, the members may consist of International companies, provided that they are not the Primary Bidder.

Project Testimonial Requirements: 
i. Bidders must have successfully commissioned at least five (5) grid-tied solar PV projects on a turnkey basis (out of which at least one (1) is Solar PV carpark project) in the last 5 Years in any country globally (cumulative over allmembers in the case of a consortium). 

ii. Bidders must have successfully commissioned at least 2.5 MWac grid-tied solarPV projects on a turnkey basis in the last 5 Years in any country globally(cumulative over all members in the case of a consortium). 

How to Participate?

  • Those who are capable and wish to participate in the above tender have to purchase the Tender Documents online through the Bahrain Tender Board’s portal https://etendering.tenderboard.gov.bh starting from Thursday, 19 October 2023
  • Bidders are requested to enclose with their bids the Initial Bond for the amount specified above or at the rate of 1% of the tender value whichever amount is lesser, provided that no initial bonds value shall be less than BD 100/-. (Except for the Two-envelope tenders).
  • For Two-envelope tenders, bidders, are requested to enclose with their bids the Initial Bond for the amount specified above.
  • The initial bond should be in the form of a Certified Cheque, Bank Guarantee, Insurance Policy or Cash (or as specified in the Tender Documents) valid for the duration specified above.
  • The bids deposit place: (As Mentioned in the Tender Documents)
  • This tender is subject to the provisions of the Tender Law issued by the Legislative Decree No. 36 of 2002, its amendments, and its Implementing Regulations issued by the Decree No. 37 of 2002.
  • In addition, these conditions have to be considered:
    • Enclose copy of a valid Commercial Registration Certificate (CR) in line with the tender's subject.
    • Enclose copy of a valid certificate of compliance with the employment percentages for Bahraini manpower (Bahranization Certificate) issued by the Ministry of Labour.
  • This advertisement is considered supplementary to the tender documents. In case of any discrepancy between the Advertisement and the Tender Document, the Tender Document prevails.
  • Small and Medium Enterprises are eligible to obtain 10% preference in the financial evaluation stage, when submitting the "SMEs Classification Certificate" during bidding for this tender. The certificate is awarded by Ministry of Industry Commerce and Tourism to the SMEs and can be obtained when applying on the SMEs Registration System which can be reached via the following link: https://www.moic.gov.bh/en/eServices/sme
  • Vendors who are not registered in the Tender Board's e-tendering system shall be required to register through the below-mentioned link, and for assistance please contact the Tender Board through email helpdesk@tenderboard.gov.bh or call on Tel No. +97317566617.
  • For Registration

Inquiries

For further inquiries please contact on:

Ministry Of Electricity And Water Affairs