REC Power Development and Consultancy Limited (RECPDCL) has floated a tender to set up a 400/132 kV AIS substation in the Jalna district of Maharashtra on a build, own, operate, and transfer model.
According to the tender guidelines, the scope of work entails conducting surveys, designing, engineering, procurement, and financing. It also includes construction, testing, and commissioning of the substation. Furthermore, the scope includes providing operation and maintenance services for a period of 35 years. Additionally, the scope includes a loop-in-loop-out (LILO) of the 400 kV Aurangabad-II (Thaptitanda)–Aurangabad-III (Ektuni) double circuit line at the AIS Jalna substation. It also involves setting up multiple 132 kV outgoing double circuit lines along with connections to the Jalna MIDC, Partur, Ghansawangi, and Utwad substations, as well as executing a LILO of the Jalna–Nagewadi 132 kV line.
Moreover, the selected bidders are required to install three 315 MVA, 400/132 kV interconnecting transformers. They also need to install a 125 MVAr bus reactor at 400 kV, four 400 kV line bays, three 400 kV ICT bays, a 400 kV reactor bay, 12 132 kV line bays, and lastly three 132 kV ICT bays. Additionally, the substation must include space to accommodate one more 315 MVA ICT and future bays.
The bidders are required to submit an earnest money deposit of Rs 100 million, and the selected bidders need to furnish a contract performance guarantee of Rs 250 million. The last date for bid submission is October 31, 2025.
