Chief Engineer, Government of Orissa, C.C. Building, 2ND Floor, Unit VIII, Bhubaneswar, Orissa 751012, India

99 -- INDIA: SOL NA DUE 031595 S4911 hydro electric power Government of Orissa, India, has invited bids to set up in private sectors 7 nos of hydro electric projects at kamakuti, golapanu, kharichuan, dhumaguda, balinala, goudagotha and padma in the districts of gajapati and ganjam with total installed capacity of 24 70 mw, at an estimated total cost of U.S. dollars 5 4 million (excluding idc). From the office of the Chief Engineer, electrical power projects, planning and Development, Bhubaneswar pin 751012, India, on payment of U S. dols.320 through a non-refundable demand draft in favor of the Chief Engineer, electrical power projects, planning and Development, Bhubaneswar the bidder should fulfill the following conditions and services required (a) the project will be implemented through selected, established and reputed entrepreneurs in the field, for setting up the power stations on ''build-own-operate'' (boo) basis. (B) the power stations will utilise 4 to 15 cumecs of tail water discharge of harbhangi tunnel intake power house the projects are to be completed within 2 years. Bidders while applying for the tender documents should categorically confirm the following (a) financial and technical competency (B) number of projects implemented in the past and their financial performance (C) sources of funding etc. (D) the time frame for completing the project and start of Commercial generation from the date of entering into an agreement (F) the force outage rates of the units. (G) the planned outage time per year for each Unit. Earnest money to be deposited at the rate of one percent of tendered amount along with tender as Bank guarantee in favor of the Chief Engineer, electrical power projects, planning and Development, Bhubaneswar a performance security guarantee bond for a sum equivalent to five percent of the offer to be deposited with Chief Engineer, electrical power projects, planning and Development on allotment of the work foreign equity participation upto one hundred percent is allowed and will be guided by the present Government investments norms the successful bidder will be required to enter into an agreement with Government of Orissa, department of energy or their authorised representative, within two months from the date of issue of letter of intent booklet on private sector participation in power generation is available with the director, investment promotion cell, department of power, ministry of power and non-conventional energy sources, Government of India, shram shakti bhawan, rafi marg, new Delhi 110001, Tel 71467, fax: 91-717519 on payment. The successful bidder will be responsible for obtaining all necessary clearances from concerned authorities, before starting the project the State Government will provide assistance for clearances required the investment promotion cell in the nodal ministry, department of power, Government of India, has been set up to provide information and assistance to prospective entrepreneurs in the electricty sector the power generation will be sold to Orissa electricty board based on a tariff to be fixed on the guidelines of Government of India/Government of Orissa and Orissa State electricity board or as mutually agreed the successful bidder May supply power to specific industries/utilities with the consent of Orissa State electricity board the bidder to indicate the tariff for which he would sell power to the Orissa State electricity board the bidder will construct his own transmission line to the nearest grid, as approved by the Orissa State electricity board for delivering power after of the bidder's plant will be on exchange of energy basis with Orissa State electricity B oard after Commercial operation, the start-up power during outages of the bidder's plant will be on exchange of energy basis with Orissa State electricity board information booklet on the projects can be obtained on payment of U S. dollars 320 only per each set (21 volumes) by Bank draft in favor of the Chief Engineer, electrical power projects, planning and Development, Bhubaneswar, India a prebid conference will be held on April 17, 1995 at 1100 hours in the office of the Chief Engineer, electrical power projects, planning and Development, Bhubaneswar with the intending bidders on the bidding document the tenders will be valid or acceptance for 180 days from the date of openng in the office of the Chief Engineer, electrial power projects, plnning and Development, bhbaneswar 751012 offers without earnest money dposit and without sufficient details indicated bove will be rejected Please send a copy of your response to: Commercial Section (FCS TOP), American Consulate General, Calcutta, Dept of State, Washington DC 20521 6250, Refer to 12.. (0044)

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