| Description |
Request for Proposal for
Development of Content Management System (CMS)
based web application/portal for “Filing, evaluation
and monitoring of ARR/Tariff Petition, FAC
Submissions and Capital Expenditure Schemes”
Date 28 May, 2024
Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission
World Trade Centre, Centre No.1, 13th Floor,
Cuffe Parade, Mumbai-400005
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Contents
Section 1: Notice Inviting Tender (NIT) . 3
Section 2: Terms of Reference (ToR). 10
Section 3: Evaluation Criteria and Qualification Criteria. 27
Section 4: General Conditions, Instructions to Bidder (ITB) & Bidding Process. 32
Section 5: Annexures. 46
Annexure 1: Formats. 47
Annexure 2: Cover Letter. 48
Annexure 3: Pre-Bid Queries Format. 50
Annexure 4: Certificate of Conformity/ No Deviation . 51
Annexure 5: Self-Declaration – No Blacklisting . 52
Annexure 6: Bidder’s Authorization Certificate . 53
Annexure 7: Format for Submission of Project References. 54
Annexure 8: Bank Guarantee Format. 55
Annexure-9 Financial Proposal. 59
Financial Proposal Submission Format: . 60
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Section 1: Notice Inviting Tender (NIT)
1.1. Introduction
• The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) was established on 5
August, 1999 under the Electricity Regulatory Commission Act, 1998, a Central Act
which was superseded by Electricity Act, 2003 (EA 2003). The Commission under
Section 86 of the EA 2003 undertakes various functions, such as, determination of tariff
for generation, transmission and wheeling of electricity; bulk or retail supply of
electricity, as the case may be, within the State of Maharashtra; regulate the electricity
purchase and procurement process of Distribution Licensees; issue Licenses for
Transmission, Distribution, and Trading of electricity and promote generation
/cogeneration of electricity from renewable sources of energy.
1.2. Project Background
• The distribution companies submit their Annual Revenue Requirement (ARR) to the
Commission, who scrutinize the expenses and revenue projections to ensure that they
are reasonable and efficient. The commission also considers factors such as the cost
of capital, inflation, and changes in fuel prices while determining the tariff. The tariff
determination process involves the use of complex tariff models that are typically
implemented using spreadsheet software such as Microsoft Excel. These models are
used to estimate the cost of providing electricity and to calculate the appropriate tariff
for different categories of consumers. The Commission issues multiple tariff orders
across various utilities within the State. In such a scenario it is important that the orders
issued are not only error free considering its impact on consumer tariff but also
consistent in terms of assumptions considered in the different orders.
• Currently, Electricity Utilities submits their Project Capital Expenditure (Capex) and
Fuel Adjustment Charges (FAC) proposals in Excel and PDF format to MERC. In the
case of Capex Proposals, information regarding tracking the proposal submitted and
approvals given by the Commission in a year is maintained in Excel formats. Also, the
projections given by the Utilities during the Multi Year Tariff (MYT) filing for their
actual progress are not able to be tracked. Further, the methodology for computing the
impact on Tariff, Interest During Construction (IDC) and other parameters varies from
utility to utility. Similarly, in the case of FAC formats, it is not able to track the amount
of FAC claimed/approved during the year.
• MERC wishes to develop a Content Management System (CMS) based web
application/portal and monitoring system for capturing, monitoring and analysis of
Capex, ARR and Tariff Determination and FAC proposals (Monitoring and evaluation
system for Capex Schemes, Tariff Determination and FAC). Using this portal/ App,
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standard Formats / Templates (forms) will be developed for capturing the data from all
the utilities using proposed web-based software. Then using the said application
different reports can be generated (Analysis of the Data), which will assist the
Commission in taking their decisions.
• Using this proposed web-based portal and app, the Users (with login credentials) will
be created by MERC. The Utilities can submit their relevant data through authorized
login to MERC using this web-based portal/App.
• MERC invites Proposals as per the RFP from reputed, competent and professional
Firms having Domain Expertise in IT as well as R |