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NTPC LIMITED
(A GOVERNMENT OF INDIA ENTERPRISE)
CORPORATE CONTRACTS, NOIDA
INVITATION FOR BIDS (IFB)
FOR
CEMENTING SERVICES
luding supply of Cement, Cementing Chemicals and associated materials) PACKAGE
for CAMBAY BASIN
OIL/ GAS EXPLORATION BLOCK CB-ONN-2009/5
AT AHMEDABAD & MEHSANA DISTRICTS OF GUJARAT, INDIA.
(International Competitive Bidding)
No.: CS-8001-722J-9
Date: 01.03.2014
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 Cementing Services (including supply of Cement, Cementing Chemicals and
associated materials) Package for Cambay Basin Oil/ Gas Exploration Block CB-ONN-
2009/5 at Ahmedabad & Mehsana Districts of Gujarat, India, as per the Scope of Work
mentioned hereinafter.
BRIEF SCOPE OF WORK
NTPC plans to hire Cementing Services for drilling of seven exploratory wells located in
Ahmedabad and Mehsana Distt. of Gujarat. Contractor has to provide Personnel and
Equipment for providing Cementing Services. In addition, contractor has to provide
Cement, Cement Additives / Chemicals and associated materials required for Cementing
services as per scope of work under Bidding Document no CS-8001-722J-9.
NTPC intends to finance the subject package through Own Resources.
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:
Bidding Document No.
:
CS-8001-722J-9
Document Sale Date & Timing
:
From 04.03.2014 to 02.04.2014
From 1100 hrs. to 1500 hrs (IST)
Last date of receipt of queries from
:
10.04.2014
bidders (if any)
Bid receipt Date & Time for
:
Up to 23.04.2014 by 1030 hrs (IST)
Stage-I (Techno-Commercial Bid)
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Bid Opening Date & Time for
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23.04.2014 at 1100 hrs (IST)
Stage-I (Techno-Commercial Bid)
Cost of Bidding Document
:
INR 5625/- (Indian Rupees Five
Thousand Six Hundred Twenty Five
only) per set for Indian Bidders and
US $ 125 (US Dollar One Hundred
Twenty Five only) per set for Foreign
Bidders.
Date for submission of Stage-II (Price Bid) shall be intimated separately after opening
of Stage-I (Techno-Commercial) Bid.
All bids must be accompanied by Bid Security for an amount of INR 27,25,000/-
(Indian Rupees Twenty Seven Lakh Twenty Five Thousand only) or in US$ 43,600/-
(US Dollars Forty Three Thousand Six Hundred 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.
QUALIFYING REQUIREMENT FOR BIDDERS
In addition to the requirements stipulated in Section ITB (Instructions to Bidder), the
following shall also apply:
Technical Criteria
Bidder should have completed ‘Cementing 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.
Financial Criteria:
Financial Criteria of Bidder
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 121
Million ( Indian Rupees One hundred Twenty one Million only) or in equivalent foreign
currency.
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.
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
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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 47 Million (Indian Rupees Forty Seven Million 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.
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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.
es 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.
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.
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.
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.
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)
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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.
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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.
Transfer of Bidding Documents purchased by one intending Bidder to another is not
permissible.
Address for communication:
AGM (CS-II) / Dy. 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 –4946639/4946671
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