SOLAR EPC BID PRICING & MARGIN TOOL

Solar Tender Bid Profitability Calculator

Model your bill of quantities (BOQ), site execution overheads, financing reserves, and break-even bid values before submitting your commercial bid on GeM, CPPP, or State Discom portals.

Quick Benchmark Scenarios

Load standard commercial EPC benchmarks or input your custom bill of quantities (BOQ) figures below:

1. Project Scope & Revenue

Tender Target

Project Capacity (kWp)

kWp

Estimated Project Revenue (₹)

₹

₹45.00 Lakhs

2. Direct Execution Costs (BOQ)

User Assumptions

Equipment Cost (Modules, Inverters, BOS)

₹

₹24.00 Lakhs

Installation & Civil Work

₹

₹2.20 Lakhs

Labour Cost (Site Team & Electricians)

₹

₹3.50 Lakhs

Logistics & Site Freight

₹

₹0.80 Lakhs

Taxes, GST & Statutory Duties (₹)

₹

₹2.80 Lakhs

3. Capital, Financing & Contingency

Financial Model

Working Capital (₹)

₹

₹3.00 Lakhs

Financing Costs (Interest/BG)

₹

₹0.90 Lakhs

Contingency Buffer (%)

₹1,11,600

Statutory Securities (Exposure Calculation)

EMD Amount (₹)

Performance Security / PBG (₹)

Financial Estimation Results100 kWp

Estimated Gross Margin

₹6,68,400

14.8% Margin

Equivalent to ₹6.68 Lakhs

Estimated Project Cost:

₹38.32 Lakhs

Direct + indirect + buffer

Break-Even Price:

₹38.32 Lakhs

₹38,316/kWp

Working Capital Req:

₹3.90 Lakhs

Execution liquidity buffer

Total Financial Exposure:

₹41.47 Lakhs

Cost + EMD + PBG risk

Commercial Bid Viable (Positive Margin)

Your modeled execution cost of ₹38.32 Lakhs leaves a 14.8% gross operating buffer against anticipated revenue.

Assumptions vs Official Tender Parameters

Official Tender Parameters

Project Capacity (100 kWp), EMD Amount (₹90,000), and Performance Security (₹2,25,000) represent formal contractual specifications published by the Tender Inviting Authority.

Contractor Assumptions (BOQ)

Equipment, labour, logistics, taxes, working capital interest, and contingency buffer (3%) are contractor-supplied commercial assumptions reflecting individual procurement pricing.

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Statutory Non-Guarantee Notice: NOTICE & DISCLAIMER: This profitability estimation tool models direct and indirect project costs based strictly on user-entered commercial assumptions and prevailing market parameters. Figures presented are indicative financial models and DO NOT constitute guaranteed profit margins, official engineering estimates, or guaranteed contract performance. Contractors must independently verify local DISCOM interconnection fees, equipment price volatility, and statutory GST input tax credit (ITC) offsets.