| Description |
Request for Proposal for
Development, Implementation and Maintenance of
Content Management System (CMS) based
Application for new Petition e-filing and various
modules for implementation of e-office.
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 .28
Section 4: General Conditions, Instructions to Bidder (ITB) & Bidding Process .33
Section 5: Annexures .47
Annexure 1: Formats.48
Annexure 2: Cover Letter.49
Annexure 3: Pre-Bid Queries Format.51
Annexure 4: Certificate of Conformity/ No Deviation .52
Annexure 5: Self-Declaration – No Blacklisting.53
Annexure 6: Bidder’s Authorization Certificate.54
Annexure 7: Format for Submission of Project References.55
Annexure 8: Bank Guarantee Format.56
Annexure-9 Financial Proposal .60
Financial Proposal Submission Format: .61
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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superseded by Electricity Act, 2003 (EA 2003).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
• MERC has developed its Petition e-Filing portal (https://e-filing.merc.gov.in/) in August
2021. This portal provides a complete solution for Petition filing including Case Registration
and document uploading by all the related parties such as Petitioners, Respondents,
intervenors, etc. All case-related documents are managed within this portal and stored on
Cloud. Other Office files and documents are being processed either in hard format or on emails
for approval.
• Now, the Commission intends to adopt 100% digital functioning and eliminate the movement
of hard files in its office functioning. Accordingly, work needs to be undertaken on the
following fronts:
o Development of a new e-filing portal along with slight modifications.
o E-Office suite for movements of files of all sections (Technical/ legal/
administration).
o HR module
o Pay Roll Module
o Vendor Module
o Migration of data
•
• MERC invites proposals as per the RFP from reputed, competent and professional Firms,
having expertise in IT aspects of electricity and conversant to MERC Regulations that meet
the minimum eligibility criteria specified in this RFP.
• The interested Firms shall submit proposals in the prescribed format, complete in all respects
as per the schedule mentioned in the RFP information sheet. If any date indicated in this
document is a declared Holiday, the next working day shall become operative for the
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respective purpose mentioned herein.
• RFP documents can be downloaded from the MERC website or from the
‘www.mahatenders.gov.in’. MERC disclaims any factual/or other errors in this document (the
onus is purely on the individual agencies to verify such information) and the information
provided herein is intended only to help the agencies to prepare the Proposal.
• Bidders are advised to study this RFP document carefully before submitting their proposals in
response to this RFP. Submission of a proposal in response to this RFP shall be deemed to
have been done after careful study and examination of this document with full understanding
of its terms, conditions and implications.
• Prospective bidders are advised to check the prequalification criteria before submitting the
proposals.
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1.3. Invitation for Bids (IFB)
• Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission invites electronic Bid |