Department Of Agriculture Tender

The required prior work experience for the bidder includes experience in Smart Agriculture Farm projects, with specific technologies deployed in production, such as micro-irrigation, IoT sensors, drones, crop cameras, variable rate applicators, farm geo-mapping, and protected cultivation structures. The bidder should have experience in at least one project/assignment that meets the specified criteria, with a project area of more than 1 hectare of land and at least 2 of the mentioned technologies deployed. The bidder should also have experience in developing agriculture/horticulture farms with precision technologies, value addition, and agro-tourism, and demonstrate a successfully executed project (completed/ongoing) in this area. In terms of value and percentage of similar works completed, the bidder should have an average annual turnover of INR 30 Crores during the last 3 financial years. Additionally, the bidder should not have paid liquidated damages of more than 5% of the contract value in a contract due to delay or been penalized due to any other reason in relation to the execution of a contract in the last 3 years. The consortium members should hold at least 26% of the subscribed and paid-up equity of the Concessionaire and 5% of the Total Project Cost. The Selected Bidder should hold at least 51% of the issued and paid-up equity capital of the Concessionaire until the second anniversary of the commercial operation date of the whole Mandatory Capital Works. No specific amount is mentioned for prior work experience, but the bidder needs to demonstrate experience in the development of agriculture/horticulture farms with precision technologies, value addition, and agro-tourism. The exact percentage of similar works completed is not explicitly mentioned, except for the percentage of equity shareholding in the Concessionaire.