The Lucknow Solar Power Development Corporation (LSPDCL) has issued a tender inviting consultancy firms to establish a project management unit. This unit will help with the implementation, execution, and monitoring of existing and future solar power projects/solar parks.

The deadline for bid submission is April 18, 2024, with bids set to be opened the following day.

Established in 2015 through a collaboration between the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) and the Uttar Pradesh New and Renewable Energy Development Agency (UPNEDA), LSPDCL focuses on strategizing, developing, operating, and maintaining solar parks in Uttar Pradesh.

Presently, the company manages an operational solar power park portfolio totalling 365 MW and has plans for two additional solar parks, each with a capacity of 110 MW, in Kanpur Dehat and Kanpur Nagar.

With aspirations to develop 2-3 GW capacity solar parks/solar power projects, LSPDCL anticipates the necessity for extra manpower to effectively oversee and execute both current and forthcoming solar power projects/solar parks.

Bidders pay ₹29,500 for the tender document and ₹10 lakh as an earnest money deposit.

The assigned project management tasks must be completed within 26 months.

Eligible bidders must have established a minimum of two long-term (at least two years) project management units or possess experience in providing project management consultancy services with a team of at least two members on a retainer basis to central/state government agencies, state governments, utilities, smart city SPVs, regulatory commissions in the renewable energy or energy sector over the past six years.

Furthermore, the project management unit should have been operational for a minimum of six months for ongoing assignments.

Bidders must demonstrate an average annual turnover of ₹25 crore in the power/renewable energy sector derived from professional/consultancy/advisory services in the financial years 2021, 2022, and 2023, with a positive net worth maintained during these years.