Indian Strategic Petroleum Reserves Limited (ISPRL) has floated a Request for Proposal (RFP) on 19.12.2024 for the “Development and Operations of 2.5 MMT capacity, Commercial cum Strategic Petroleum Reserves including dedicated SPM and associated onshore and offshore pipelines on a DBFOT (Design, Build, Finance, Operate, and Transfer) basis under PPP (Public Private Partnership) mode” at Padur II, District Udupi, Karnataka, India. The details for participation and bidding documents are available on ISPRL's e-tendering portal https://isprl.ewizard.in or you can visit ISPRL's website, https://www.isprlindia.com/tenders.asp.
Some of the key terms of the RFP are:
- The Concessionaire will be entitled to utilize 100% of the storage space of the SPRs for any commercial purpose, such as trading of crude oil or renting the caverns, as per the terms of the agreement.
- Up to 60% of the project cost will be available as Viability Gap Funding (VGF) from the Government of India.
- The bidding parameter in the RFP will be the Grant for the project, and the bidder quoting the “lowest grant” or “highest premium” in INR crores will be the Successful Bidder.
- Dedicated SPMs for Padur are envisaged as an integrated part of the project, and the Concessionaire will be free to construct and use them.
- The Concessionaire will have flexibility in filling the desired crude oil grade in the caverns, as per the design parameters.
- ISPRL is providing encumbrance-free land (214 acres) at Padur, Udupi District for the project.
The pre-bid meeting for this tender is scheduled for 10th Jan. 2025 at 1400 hrs at ISPRL’s office, 3rd Floor, OIDB Building, Noida. Participation can also be done online. The link for online participation will be sent after a request for participation is received.
We look forward to participation in pre-bid meeting and share your queries in writing to deputy-ceo@isprlindia.com by 9th Jan. 2025.
01 REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL RFP PADUR II KARNATAKA
02 CONCESSION AGREEMENT PADUR II KARNATAKA
