Nagpur Municipal Corp has reissued its request for Proposal (RfP) for the selection of bus operators for the procurement of 40 electric busses and related charging infrastructure Nagpur Electric Busses The Nagpur Municipal Corp. (NMC) has reissued its Request for Proposal (RFP) for the selection of bus operators for the procurement of 40 electric busses and related charging infrastructure The scope of work for the bus operator. Develop Charging infrastructure including Transformer Creation, Supply and Erection and all Necessary Electrical Systems, Subsystems, Components, and Parts as necessary for charging Infrastructure, Provide Chargers and maintain full charging infrastructure including civil infrastructure for preventive and breakdown maintenance undertakings. The Authority shall pay for the electricity costs expended in charging the electric buses and the same shall be debited to the operator in his monthly bills. The Bidders have to apply their quotes per KM cost including charges for energy to power the buses.
The last bid date is January 21, 2020 and the techno-commercial bids will open on January 22, 2020. Both bidders are required to submit a Rs 29.88 lakh Earnest Money Deposit along with their bids.Under the FAME-II scheme, NMC may provide the selected bidder with demand incentives. Nevertheless, it will be the duty of the bidders to meet the criteria for providing incentives under the FAME-II system, and the maximum available incentive for demand will be Rs 45 lakh. The bidder will pay the entire initial cost of the electric bus, and then pass the subsidy to the bidder. In addition, the bidder shall promote the application and availability of subsidies under Phase -II of the FAME-India Scheme.The Authority plans to deploy electric buses for public transportation services within the towns and their surrounding suburban satellite towns as determined by the Authority before the date of commercial operation (COD). The operators will be given time to assess the routes they have planned.
