Empanelment of Advocates/Law Firms in Solar Energy Corporation of India Ltd.

Expression of Interest for Empanelment of Advocates/Law Firms in SECI

EoI No. SECI/C&P/EOI/17/0001/22-23
Dated: 25.10.2022

Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited (hereinafter called “SECI”) is a Government of India Enterprise under the administrative control of the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE). One of the main objectives of SECI is to assist the Ministry and function as the implementing and facilitating arm of the National Solar Mission (NSM) for the development, promotion, and commercialization of solar energy technologies in the country.

SECI invites bids from eligible Bidders (Advocates/Law Firms) to participate in the “Expression of Interest (EoI) from Advocates/Law Firms for Empanelment of Advocates/Law Firms in SECI.”

For the implementation of above-mentioned work, Bidders (Advocates/Law firms) should submit their Bid proposals complete in all respect in separate sealed covers, super-scribed with “Expression of Interest (EoI) from Advocates/Law Firms for Empanelment of Advocates/Law Firms in SECI” at the following address to reach on or before 1400 HRS on 15th November 2022 positively to:

Sh. Swapnil Gandhi
Sr. Engineer (C&P)
Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited
6th Floor, Plate-B, NBCC Office Block Tower-2, East Kidwai Nagar, New Delhi-110023
Telephone: 01124666359, Extension 359
E-mail: swapnil.gandhi@seci.co.in; contracts@seci.co.in

Bidders (Advocates/Law Firms) shall submit the EoI proposal, complete in all respect as per the Bid Information sheet.

1. The complete Bidding Documents are available at Central Public Procurement Portal (CPPP) of GoI at www.eprocure.gov.in as well as on SECI’s website http://www.seci.co.in. However, for the purpose of participation, the official copy of the bidding documents shall be downloaded from SECI’s website as per the provisions available therein.

2. Bidders (Advocates/Law Firms) should submit their bid proposal offline complete in all aspects on or before last date and time of Bid Submission as indicated in the Bid Information Sheet.
3. Bidders (Advocates/Law Firms) shall submit a bid proposal along with non-refundable EoI Processing Fees (if applicable), Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) if applicable/ Bid Securing Declaration complete in all respect as per the Bid Information Sheet. The bids will be opened as per the Bid Information Sheet in offline/online presence of authorized representatives of bidders who wish to be present offline/online. Bid proposals received without the prescribed EoI Processing Fees and Earnest Money Deposit (EMD, if applicable) or Bid Securing Declaration will be rejected. In the event of any date indicated is a declared Holiday, the next working day shall become operative for the respective purpose mentioned herein. The Advocates/Law Firms shall sign a Bid Securing Declaration accepting that if they withdraw or modify their Bids during the period of validity, or if they are awarded the contract and they fail to sign the contract, or to submit a performance security before the deadline defined in the request for bids document, they will be suspended for a period of three (03) years from the date of disqualification.

4. EoI documents which include Eligibility Criteria, Qualifying Requirements, various Conditions of the Contract, Formats, etc. can be downloaded from SECI’s website. Any amendment(s)/ corrigendum(s)/ clarification(s) with respect to this EoI shall be uploaded on SECI website http://www.seci.co.in.

5. EMD/Bid Securing Declaration (if applicable) shall be enclosed in a sealed envelope and shall be submitted to the office of Employer (offline) whose mailing address is mentioned in the Bid Information Sheet.
6. Performance Securities (if applicable) as per this EoI document shall be furnished by the successful bidder after issuance of Empanelment Agreement (EA) by SECI.
7. The detailed Qualifying Requirements (QR) are given in section III, “Qualifying Requirement”.
8. SECI reserves the right to cancel/ withdraw this invitation for bids without assigning any reason and shall bear no liability whatsoever consequent upon such a decision.
9. This bidding document is non-transferable.

FOR COMPLETE INFORMATION REFER THE BROCHURE ATTACHED HEREWITH.