NTPC Limited

(A Govt. of India Enterprise)

CORPORATE CONTRACTS, NOIDA

INVITATION FOR BIDS (IFB)

FOR

VENTILATION SYSTEM PACKAGE

FOR

NABINAGAR SUPER THERMAL POWER PROJECT (3 x 660 MW)

OF

NABINAGAR POWER GENERATING COMPANY PRIVATE LTD.

(A Joint Venture of NTPC LTD and BSEB)

AT

NABINAGAR, DISTRICT AURANGABAD, STATE OF BIHAR, INDIA

(International Competitive Bidding)

IFB No.: 40017343 Date: 22.01.2014

BIDDING DOCUMENT No.: CS-0370-148(R1)-2

1.0 Nabinagar Power Generating Company Pvt. Ltd. (NPGC), a joint venture (JV) company between NTPC Limited and Bihar State Electricity Board(BSEB) is in the process of setting up a 3x660 MW coal based thermal power project at Nabinagar in Aurangabad district of Bihar.

1.1 NTPC Limited on behalf of NPGC invites online bids on Single Stage Two Envelope bidding basis from eligible bidders for Ventilation System Package for Nabinagar STPP (3x660MW) situated at Nabinagar in Aurangabad District, State of Bihar, India, as per the Scope of Work mentioned hereinafter.

2.0 BRIEF SCOPE OF WORK

The broad scope of work under Ventilation system package includes design, engineering, manufacture, testing at works, delivery and storage at site, erection, testing and commissioning of all ventilation equipments, as detailed in the following clauses, for non-air conditioned areas of Main powerhouse, ESP building, Service building, Administrative building and a few auxiliary buildings.

2.1 Brief Description of Ventilation System:

2.1.1 Main Power House:

Each 660 MW unit would be provided with 10 nos. of metallic construction air washer units (AWUs) each of capacity 1,00,000 Cu. m /Hr. and 1 no. of metallic construction air washer units (AWUs) of capacity 50,000 Cu.m/Hr. along with DIDW centrifugal fan with motor, pump with motor, instruments, piping and other accessories. These air washers shall be placed at various floors of TG building and shall supply cooled air to TG building by means of GSS/AI ducting, grills/diffusers etc. Roof Extractors (RE) fans would be provided at roof of TG hall to exhaust hot air.

2.1.2 ESP Control Room Building:

To cater to the ventilation requirements of non- air conditioned areas (switchgear room, cable galleries, etc.) of ESP building , one(1) no. of Unitary Air Filtration (UAF) unit of capacity 75,000 Cu. m /Hr. would be provided along with SISW centrifugal fan & motor, pump with motor, instruments, piping and other accessories for each unit of 660 MW. Cooled air shall be supplied to various non-AC areas by means of GSS/AI ducting, grills/diffusers for each unit.

2.1.3 Supply air fans/Exhaust air fans/ Roof extractor fans with drive motors shall be provided for miscellaneous areas such as pump house, MCC room, battery rooms, cable galleries, toilets, etc. in main powerhouse, service building, administrative building and auxiliary buildings like canteen, CHP workshop, O&M workshop, compressor house, Fuel oil pump house, etc.

2.1.4 Ducts supplying air to switchgear rooms and cable spreader/ vault rooms in main power house and ESP building shall be provided with motor operated fire dampers. These dampers shall close in case of fire on receiving signals from the Fire Detection and Protection system

3.0 NPGC intends to finance the Ventilation System Package for Nabinagar Super Thermal Power Project (3x660MW) through ECB/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:

Bid Document No. : CS-0370-148(R1)-2

Bid Document Sale Date : From 22.01.2014 to 12.02.2014

Bid comprising of Techno- : Up to 05.03.2014 by 1030 hrs (IST)

Commercial proposal and price

Proposal Receipt Date & Time

Date & Time of opening of : 05.03.2014 at 1100 hrs (IST)

Techno-Commercial Proposal

Date & Time of Opening of : To be notified separately after opening of Price Proposal Techno-Commercial proposal

Cost of Bidding Documents : ` 5,625/- (Rupees Five Thousand Six Hundred Twenty Five only) per set for Indian Bidders and US$ 125 (US Dollars One Hundred Twenty Five only) per set for Foreign Bidders.

Last date for receipt of clarifications: 21.02.2014

from Bidders

4.1 Prospective Bidders from U.P. State are compulsorily required to provide TIN number at the time of purchase of bidding documents.

5.0 All bids must be accompanied by Bid Security for an amount of ` 2,256,000/- (Indian Rupees Two Million Two Hundred Fifty Six Thousand Only) or US$ 36,300 /-(US Dollar Thirty Six Thousand Three Hundred only) which shall be submitted in a sealed envelope separately offline by the stipulated bid submission closing date and time. Any bid without an acceptable Bid Security shall be treated as non-responsive by the employer and shall not be opened.

6.0 BENEFITS / EXEMPTIONS TO SUPPLIES FOR MEGA POWER PROJECTS

Ministry of Power (Govt. of India) has certified that Nabinagar Super Thermal Power Project (3x 660 MW) fulfills the laid down criteria for Mega Power Project. Accordingly, supplies of goods for this package shall be eligible for the benefits / exemptions as per provisions of relevant policy & Notifications of Govt. of India.

7.0 Qualifying Requirements for Bidders:

In addition to the satisfactory fulfillment of the Qualifying requirements stipulated in ITB, the following shall also apply.

7.1.0 Technical Criteria

7.1.1 The Bidder should have engineered, supplied, erected and commissioned atleast two (2) numbers ventilation systems including air washer units having individual fan capacity of 80,000 Cum./Hr. or more at each ventilation system. The systems should have been in successful operation for atleast two (2) years prior to the date of Techno-Commercial bid opening.

7.2.0 Financial Criteria:

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 ` 31.0 Millions (Indian Rupees Thirty One 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 the 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 furnishes the following documents on substantiation of its qualification:

(i) Copies of the unaudited unconsolidated financial statements of the bidder alongwith copies of the audited consolidated financial statements of the 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 last 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. 7.2.0(a) and / or Cl. 7.2.0(b) above on its own, its Holding Company would be required to meet the stipulated turnover requirements at Cl. 7.2.0(a) above, provided that the net worth of such Holding Company as on the last day of the preceding financial year is atleast 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 the 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 ` 34.0 Millions (Indian Rupees Thirty Four 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 banker’s, the Bidder shall have access to the line of credit of a level not less than the specified amount at Cl. 7.2.0(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. 7.2.0(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 Cl. 7.2.0(e) above to the Bidder or to the Treasury Management Centre as the case may be, shall be acceptable.

NOTES :

(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 unutilised 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.

7.3.0 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.

8.0 NPGC 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.

9.0 A complete set of Bidding Documents may be downloaded by any interested Bidder on payment (non-refundable) of the cost of the documents as mentioned above in the form of a crossed account Payee demand draft in favour of NTPC Ltd., Payable at New Delhi or directly through the payment gateway at our SRM Site (https://etender.ntpclakshya.co.in/sap/bc/gui/sap/its/bbpstart). For logging on to the SRM Site, the bidder would require vendor code and SRM user id and password which can be obtained by submitting a questionnaire available at our SRM site as well as at NTPC tender site (www.ntpctender.com). First time users who have not been allotted any vendor code are required to approach NTPC at least three working days prior to Document Sale Close date along with duly filled in questionnaire for issue of vendor code and SRM user id/password.

10.0 Issuance of bidding documents to any Bidder shall not construe that such bidder is considered to be qualified. Bids shall be submitted online and opened at the address given below in the presence of Bidder’s representatives who choose to attend the bid opening. Bidder shall furnish Bid Security, Integrity Pact(if applicable), Power of Attorney and Joint Deed of Undertaking(s) (if applicable) separately offline as detailed in Bidding Documents by the stipulated bid submission closing date and time at the address given below.

11.0 Address for communication:

AGM (CS-I)/ Manager (CS-I)

NTPC Limited,

6th Floor, Engineering Office Complex,

A-8A, Sector-24, NOIDA,

Distt. Gautam Budh Nagar, (UP), INDIA

Pin – 201301.

Fax No.: 0091-120 –2410024/2410011

Tel. No.: 0091-120- 2410661/4946692

e-mail: snjha@ntpceoc.co.in, deepakjayal01@ntpceoc.co.in

Websites: https://etender.ntpclakshya.co.in/sap/bc/gui/sap/its/bbpstart or www.ntpctender.com or www.ntpc.co.in