NTPC LIMITED
(A GOVT. OF INDIA ENTERPRISE)
(CORPORATE CONTRACTS, NOIDA)
CB-ONN-2009/5 CAMBAY ON-LAND
OIL/GAS EXPLORATION BLOCK
AT AHMEDABAD AND MEHSANA DISTRICTS
OF GUJARAT, INDIA
(International
Competitive Bidding)
IFB No.: CS-8001-722H-9 Date: 25.02.2014
1.0 NTPC
Ltd. (As ‘Operator’ of the exploration block CB-ONN-2009/5) invites sealed bids
on Two Stage bidding basis (Stage-I: Techno-Commercial Bid & Stage-II:
Price Bid) from eligible Bidders for Mud Logging Services Package for CB-ONN-2009/5 Cambay On-Land Oil/Gas Exploration Block, located at
Ahmedabad and Mehsana Districts of Gujarat, India, as per the Scope of
Work mentioned hereinafter.
2.0 BRIEF SCOPE OF WORK
The Contractor shall deploy one ‘Mud
Logging Unit’ to provide Mud Logging Services including supply of consumables
along with all necessary equipment & personnel for seven exploratory wells
in NTPC’s Cambay Basin Exploration Block CB-ONN-2009/5. The contractor shall
perform, including but not limited to the following activities:
a) Maintain Mud Logging Unit
and all equipment in proper working condition.
b) Calibration and maintenance
of all peripherals, sensors and equipment as required for accuracy in
recording.
c) Collection, examination and
description of mud cuttings / side wall cores including florescence
d) Monitoring of flow line
gases / temperature, surface / down-hole drilling parameters, monitoring of pit
level and hole volumes etc. providing summary detailing estimation of losses
and gains.
e) Handling cuttings and other
samples
f) Preparation of composite
log in standard mud log format or in recommended form as approved by NTPC.
g) Displaying of Mud logs
regularly and also as and when required by NTPC Well site Geologist
h) Plotting of D-Exponent,
calcimetry and shale density measurements. Pore Pressure and Fracture Pressure
Evaluation by Mud Logging parameters D-exponent and sigma.
i) Collection of Wire-line log
data from NTPC and analysis in conjunction with various measured and calculated
mud, drilling and pressure data as per Mud logging job for preparation of
Composite log.
j) Measurement and analysis of
the cuttings flow
k) Supply, installation,
operation and maintenance of necessary hardware / software to allow
transmission of data to different terminals at rig site
l) Maintenance of Records of
all stocks and inventories within the MLUs
m) To provide all consumables
as detailed in Scope of Work & Technical Specifications.
n) Assistance to NTPC
personnel in handling side wall cores and other assistance to NTPC Well-site
geologist as required.
3.0 NTPC intends to finance the subject package through Own
Resources.
4.0 Detailed specification, scope of work and terms
& conditions are given in the bidding documents, which are available for
examination and sale at the address given below and as per the following
schedule:
|
Document Sale Commencement Date |
26.02.2014 |
|
Document Sale Close Date & Time |
25.03.2014
upto 1500 hrs (IST) |
|
Last date
for receipt of queries from bidders (if any) |
04.04.2014 |
|
Bid Receipt Date & Time
for Techno Commercial Bid |
Upto 16.04.2014
by 1030 hrs (IST) |
|
Bid Opening Date & Time for Techno-Commercial Bid |
16.04.2014
at 1100 hrs (IST) |
|
Bid Receipt and Opening Date
& Time for Price Bid |
Shall be
intimated separately by NTPC |
|
Cost of Bidding Document |
INR 2250/- (Indian
Rupees Two Thousand Two Hundred Fifty only) per set for Indian Bidders and US
$50 (US Dollar Fifty only) per set for Foreign Bidders. |
5.0 All bids must be accompanied by Bid Security for an amount of
INR 4,36,000/- (Indian Rupees Four
Lakh Thirty Six Thousand only) or in US$
7,000/- (US Dollars Seven Thousand only).
ANY BID NOT ACCOMPANIED BY AN
ACCEPTABLE BID SECURITY IN A SEPARATE SEALED ENVELOPE SHALL BE REJECTED BY THE
EMPLOYER AS BEING NON-RESPONSIVE AND RETURNED TO THE BIDDERS WITHOUT BEING
OPENED.
6.0
QUALIFYING
REQUIREMENT FOR BIDDERS
In addition to the requirements stipulated in Section ITB (Instructions
to Bidder), the following shall also apply:
6.1.0 Technical
Criteria
6.1.1 Bidder should have
completed ‘Mud Logging Services’ in at least six (6) Oil / Gas wells (in one or
multiple contracts) within the preceding seven (7) years reckoned as on the
date of Techno-Commercial bid opening.
6.2.0 Financial Criteria:
6.2.1
Financial Criteria of Bidder
a)
The average annual turnover of the
Bidder, in the preceding three (3) financial years as on the date of Techno-Commercial
bid opening, should not be less than INR 19 Million (Indian Rupees Nineteen
Million only) or in equivalent foreign currency.
b)
The Net Worth of the Bidder as on the
last day of the preceding financial year should not be less than 25% of its paid-up
share capital.
c)
In case
the Bidder is not able to furnish its audited financial statements on stand alone entity
basis, the unaudited unconsolidated financial statements of the Bidder can be considered
acceptable provided the Bidder further furnishes the following documents for
substantiation of its qualification:
(i)
Copies of the unaudited unconsolidated
financial statements of the Bidder along with copies of the audited
consolidated financial statements of its Holding Company.
(ii)
A Certificate from the CEO/CFO of the
Holding Company, as per the format enclosed with the bidding documents, stating
that the unaudited unconsolidated financial statements form part of the
consolidated financial statements of the Holding Company.
In case where audited results for the preceding financial year are not
available, certification of financial statements from a practicing Chartered
Accountant shall also be considered acceptable.
d)
In case a Bidder does not satisfy the
financial criteria, stipulated at Cl.6.2.1(a) and/ or Cl.6.2.1(b) above on its
own, its Holding Company would be required to meet the stipulated turnover
requirements at Cl.6.2.1 (a) above, provided that the net worth of such Holding
Company as on the last day of the preceding financial year is at least equal to
or more than the paid-up share capital of the Holding Company. In such an
event, the Bidder would be required to furnish along with its Techno-Commercial
bid, a Letter of Undertaking from its Holding Company, supported by Board
Resolution of the Holding Company, as per the format enclosed in the bidding
documents, pledging unconditional and irrevocable financial support for the
execution of the Contract by the Bidder in case of award.
e)
The unutilised line of credit for fund
based and non-fund based limits with cash and bank balances including fixed
deposits of the Bidder as on a date not earlier than 15 days prior to the date
of Techno-Commercial bid opening, duly certified by its bankers should not be
less than INR 7 Million (Indian Rupees Seven Millions only) or in
equivalent foreign currency. In case certificates from more than one bank are
submitted, the certified unutilized limits shall be of the same date from all
such banks.
f)
Where another Company of the group
acting as the Treasury Centre is responsible for Treasury Management of the
Bidder having combined credit/guarantee limit for the whole group, the Bidder
would be required to provide a Banker’s certificate regarding the unutilised
line of credit for fund based and non-fund based limits together with cash and
bank balances including fixed deposits available to such Treasury Centre.
Further, Treasury Centre shall certify that out of the aforesaid limits
certified by its bankers, the Bidder shall have access to the line of credit of
a level not less than the specified amount at Cl.6.2.1(e) above. In proof of
this, the Bidder would be required to furnish along with its Techno-Commercial
bid, a Letter of Undertaking from the Treasury Centre, supported by a
Resolution passed by the Board of Directors of the Holding Company, as per the
format enclosed with the bidding documents, pledging unconditional and
irrevocable financial support for the execution of the Contract by the Bidder
in case of award.
g)
In case the Bidder’s unutilized line of
credit for fund based and non-fund based limits specified at Cl.6.2.1(e) above
is not sufficient, a comfort letter from one of the bankers specified in the
bidding documents unequivocally stating that in case the Bidder is awarded the
Contract, the Bank would enhance line of credit for fund based and non-fund
based limits to a level not less than the specified amount at clause 6.2.1(e)
above to the Bidder or to the Treasury Centre as the case may be, shall be
acceptable.
Notes for clause 6.2.1
(i)
Net worth means the sum total of the
paid up share capital and free reserves. Free reserve means all reserves
credited out of the profits and share premium account but does not include
reserves credited out of the revaluation of the assets, write back of
depreciation provision and amalgamation. Further any debit balance of Profit
and Loss account and miscellaneous expenses to the extent not adjusted or
written off, if any, shall be reduced from reserves and surplus.
(ii)
Other income shall not be considered
for arriving at annual turnover.
(iii) For un-utilised line of credit for fund based and non-fund based limits
and turnover indicated in foreign currency, the exchange rate as on seven (7)
days prior to the date of Techno-Commercial bid opening shall be used.
6.3.0 Notwithstanding anything stated above, the Employer reserves the right
to assess the capabilities and capacity of the Bidder / his Collaborators /
Associates / Subsidiaries / Group companies to perform the Contract, should the
circumstances warrant such assessment in the overall interest of the Employer.
7.0 NTPC reserves the right to reject any or
all bids or cancel/withdraw the Invitation for Bids without assigning any
reason whatsoever and in such case no Bidder / intending Bidder shall have any
claim arising out of such action.
8.0 Prospective Bidders from U.P. State are
compulsorily required to provide TIN number at the time of purchase of bidding
documents from office of NTPC.
9.0 A complete set of Bid documents may be
purchased by any interested bidder on submission of a written application and
payment (non-refundable) of the cost of bidding documents as mentioned above in
the form of a Crossed Account Payee Demand Draft in favour of NTPC Limited, New
Delhi. The bidding documents can also be downloaded from http://www.ntpctender.com
on registration and online payment (non-refundable) towards cost of bidding
documents and the downloaded documents can be used for bidding purposes.
In case the registered bidders who
have downloaded the bidding documents require an additional manual copy of the
documents then such bidders shall be required to purchase the manual copy of
the bidding documents following the procedure detailed above.
10.0 Issuance
of Bid Documents to any Bidder shall not construe that such Bidder is
considered to be qualified. Bids shall
be submitted and opened at the address given below in the presence of Bidder's
representatives who choose to attend the bid opening.
11.0 Transfer
of Bidding Documents purchased by one intending Bidder to another is not
permissible.
12.0 Address
for communication:
AGM (CS-II) / Manager (CS-II)
NTPC Limited,
Sixth Floor, Engineering Office
Complex,
A-8A, Sector-24, NOIDA,
Distt.
Gautam Budh Nagar, (UP), INDIA
Pin
- 201301
Fax No.: 0091-120 – 2410284 / 2410011 / 2410359
Tel.
No.: 0091-120 –4948693/4946657