International Finance Corporation (IFC) is in discussions with Madhya Pradesh Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (MPUVNL) for transaction advisory services to structure and bid out distributed solar plants aggregating to a capacity of up to 3000 MW on Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode. The solar plants will be connected to pre-identified distribution substations to supply power directly to distribution lines; i.e. feeders. The Project will be implemented in two bid packages; as follows - i) Bid package 1: Development of distributed solar power plants aggregating to a capacity of up to 950 MW and connecting to agriculture feeders at pre-identified distribution substations. This will be implemented under Component-C of the PM-KUSUM Scheme of Government of India; ii) Bid package 2: Development of distributed solar power plants aggregating to a capacity of up to 2050 MW and connecting to agriculture/ mixed feeders at pre-identified distribution substations. The projects in the Bid package 2 will be implemented under a scheme of the Government of Madhya Pradesh. The implementation of Bid package 1 will commence immediately and Bid package 2 will be started subsequently after reasonable progress has been made in Bid package 2. In this context; IFC is seeking the services of a specialized team of Legal Consultant that will assist IFC with legal structuring and due diligence of the two bid packages; which will include review of PM-KUSUM Scheme provisions rules; identification of required approvals and their timelines including deviations required from standard bidding guidelines; analysis of potential land issues; preparation of contractual principles for aggregating private land parcels; assessment of risk allocation framework; evaluation of PPP options from a legal perspective; drafting of bid documents; preparation of responses to bidders and evaluation of bidders’ proposals.