PNOC-Renewables putting up solar rooftop in UP Diliman

By Danessa Rivera (The Philippine Star) | Updated March 30, 2016 - 12:00am
http://www.philstar.com/business/2016/03/30/1567373/pnoc-renewables-putting-solar-rooftop-diliman

MANILA, Philippines – The renewable energy arm of state-run Philippine National Oil Co. (PNOC) is putting up another solar rooftop project, this time at the University of the Philippines in Diliman.

PNOC-Renewables Corp. is eyeing to install a 240-kilowatt peak (kWp) grid-tied solar rooftop project at the UP main campus and is auctioning off the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) as well as the operation and maintenance (O&M) contract for the project.

In a bid bulletin published yesterday, PNOC-RC said it is looking for a firm that will design, supply, deliver, install, test and commission, and operate and maintain the solar rooftop project for five years.

The contract has an approved budget of P15.42 million for the EPC and commissioning component and P1.32 million for the O&M component, for a total cost of P16.74 million.

PNOC-RC has set the pre-bidding conference on April 1 at its head office in Taguig City. Deadline for the submission of bids is on April 13.

Participants can conduct a site visit for the project on April 4.

Meanwhile, PNOC-RC moved the bidding for the 80-kWp solar rooftop project at the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) in Quezon City at the same dates.

The PCA project has approved a budget of P5.2 million for the EPC and commissioning component while the O&M part will have a budget of P440,000 for a total of P5.64 million.

The winning bidders for each project will be given 120 calendar days for the EPC, including the 30-day performance test, once the notice to proceed (NTP) is issued.

PNOC-RC is promoting the use of renewable, clean and green energy resources such as solar power in government agencies and offices such as the Department of Science and Technology in Taguig City, the Philippine Heart Center-Medical Arts Building in Quezon City, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources Envi-Management Bureau and the Department of Health.