G.O.(Ms) No.21, Replacement of Street Lights with LED Lights in Rural Areas, 2017

What the document governs

G.O.(Ms) No.21 of the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (SGS-III) Department, dated 22 February 2017, changes the tender document used to purchase 20 W LED street lights for Village Panchayats. The procurement forms part of the scheme to replace existing tube lights with LED lights in rural areas during 2016-17.

The changes were accepted after District Collectors and Project Directors reported implementation issues based on experience with procuring and installing LED street lights during 2015-16.

Who is affected

The amended tender conditions directly affect:

• Manufacturers of 20 W LED street lighting units.
• Authorised dealers seeking to bid for supply contracts.
• District Collectors and Project Directors responsible for procurement and implementation.
• Village Panchayats receiving LED street lights and mounting accessories.

Consortiums can no longer participate. The earlier provision allowed a consortium of up to three partners, subject to specified conditions, but that provision is deleted.

For property buyers and owners, the document concerns public street-light procurement for rural areas. It does not set out any change to land ownership, registration, classification or private property rights.

Main tender changes

G.O.(Ms) No.21 makes the following changes to the tender document issued under G.O.(Ms) No.11 of the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (SGS-III) Department, dated 25 January 2017:

• A bidder must be a manufacturer of 20 W LED street lighting units or an authorised dealer and must satisfy all eligibility conditions.
• A bidder must prove satisfactory completion of similar work worth at least 50 per cent of the bid value under a single agreement.
• The qualifying previous work must have been carried out for State or Central Government departments, boards, government undertakings or local bodies.
• Each LED street-light fitting must include a continuous 3.0 metre trailing cable instead of the earlier 1.0 metre cable.
• The cable must be PVC insulated and PVC sheathed, with three cores of 1 square millimetre, an electrolytic grade annealed copper conductor, suitability up to 1100 V grade, an ISI mark and conformity with IS:694.
• The price bid must separately include clamp sets suitable for mounting the 20 W fittings. Each set uses an ISI-marked GI pipe measuring 1.2 metres, with a thickness of 1 millimetre and diameter of 32 millimetres, together with complete accessories.
• The LED fittings are specified as complete sets with a five-year warranty.