NTPC LIMITED

(A GOVERNMENT OF INDIA ENTERPRISE)

CORPORATE CONTRACTS, NOIDA

INVITATION FOR BIDS (IFB)

FOR

"ASH WATER RECIRCULATION SYSTEM" PACKAGE

FOR

MUZAFFARPUR THERMAL POWER PROJECT, STAGE-II (2x195 MW)

OF

KANTI BIJLEE UTPADAN NIGAM LIMITED

(A JOINT VENTURE OF NTPC LIMITED AND BSEB)

LOCATED AT KANTI, DISTT. MUZAFFARPUR,

STATE OF BIHAR, INDIA

(International Competitive Bidding)

Ref. No. : CS-0350-186-2

Date : 23.04.2014

1.0Kanti Bijlee Utpadan Nigam Limited (KBUNL), a Joint Venture of NTPC Limited and Bihar State Electricity Board (BSEB), was constituted to operate & maintain the existing 2x110 MW units at Muzaffarpur Thermal Power Station (MTPS), PO Kanti, Distt. Muzaffarpur, State of Bihar, India. It has now been decided to set up two additional coal based Units of 195 MW capacity each at MTPS.

NTPC Ltd. on behalf of Kanti Bijlee Utpadan Nigam Ltd. invites sealed bids on Single Stage Two Envelope bidding basis (Envelope-1: Techno-Commercial Proposal and Envelope-2: Price Proposal) from eligible bidders for the Ash Water Recirculation System Package Muzaffarpur Thermal Power Project Stage-II ( 2x195 MW).

2.0BRIEF SCOPE OF WORK

The brief scope of work for the subject Package includes;

a)The scope of work shall include design, engineering, manufacturing, shop fabrication, testing at works, transportation to site, unloading and storage at site, in plant transportation, insurance, fabrication at site, including all associated civil, structural & Architectural works, erection, testing, commissioning, trial operation, performance and guarantee testing and all equipment and works required for completing the Ash Water Recirculation

System Package.

b)The decanted water from dyke shall be led to overflow lagoon. The water from overflow lagoon is proposed to be re-circulated and re-used in ash handling system.

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For this purpose one (1) number AWRS pump house is envisaged near to overflow lagoon. There are 3 nos AWRS pumps each of capacity 500 m3/hr and 85 MWC head with 12 Km long ,500 NB(6.3 mm thick pipe as per IS:3589) Complete AWR pipeline, fittings and valves.

c)Scope for Ash pond fugitive Dust suppression System inclusive of associated Civil, Electrical and C&I works for ash pond using decanted ash water is also included in this package. There are two fugitive dust suppression pumps (1W+1S) located at AWRS pump house. Complete piping, fittings and valves are included in the scope of the package.

d)Power supply from plant to AWR pump house is not included in scope of works.

3.0KBUNL intends to finance the Ash Water Recirculation System Package through External Commercial Borrowings / Own Resources.

4.0Detailed scope of work, specifications and terms & conditions are given in the Bidding Documents which are available for examination and sale at the address given below as per the following schedule:

Bidding Document No

:

CS-0350-186-2

Documents Sale

:

23.04.2014 to 21.05.2014

Dates & Timings

 

from 1000 hrs to 1500 hrs. (IST)

Bid Receipt Date & Time

:

20.06.2014 upto 1100 Hrs. (IST)

for Techno-Commercial

 

 

and Price Bid

 

 

Bid Opening Date & Time

:

20.06.2014 at 11:30 Hrs. (IST)

for Envelope -1 (Techno-

 

 

Commercial) Bid.

 

 

Cost of Bidding Document

 

Rs. 6,750 (Rupees Six Thousand

 

 

Seven Hundred & Fifty Only)

 

 

per set for Indian Bidders and

 

 

USD 150 (US Dollar One Hundred

 

 

Fifty only) per set for

 

 

Foreign Bidders

5.0Prospective Bidders from UP State are compulsorily required to provide TIN number at the time of purchase of bidding documents from Office of NTPC. As per provisions of the Bidding Documents, the Bidders shall submit, in Separate sealed envelopes, "Techno- Commercial Bid" and "Price Bid", within the Bid submission date and time as mentioned above. The date of opening of Price Bid shall be intimated separately by NTPC after completion of evaluation of Techno commercial Bid.

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6.0All bids must be accompanied by Bid security for an amount of 3,147,000/- (Rupees Three Million One Hundred Forty Seven Thousand Only) or in US Dollars 52,000/- (US Dollars Fifty Two Thousand Only) in the form as stipulated in Bidding Documents.

Any Bid not accompanied by the acceptable Bid Security in a separate sealed envelope shall be rejected by the Employer/NTPC as being non-responsive and returned to the bidder without being opened.

7.0Qualifying Requirements

In addition to satisfactory fulfillment of the requirements stipulated under section ITB, following shall also apply:

7.1.0 The bidder should have engineered, fabricated/supplied, erected and tested at least one

(1)piping system, of minimum 450 MT, consisting of steel pipes of size 350NB or above, complete with valves and fittings which should have been fabricated at site in case Bidder’s proposal envisages site fabrication. The aforesaid piping system should have been in successful operation for at least one (1) year prior to the date of Techno- Commercial bid opening.

Financial Criteria

7.2.1The 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 ₹ 85 millions (Indian Rupees Eighty five millions only) or in equivalent foreign currency.

7.2.2The Net Worth of the Bidder as on the last day of the preceding financial year should not be less than 25%(twenty five percent) of its paid-up share capital.

7.2.3In 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:

a)

Copies of the unaudited unconsolidated financial statements of the Bidder along with copies of

 

the audited consolidated financial statements of its Holding Company.

b)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.

7.2.4In case a bidder does not satisfy the financial criteria, stipulated at Cl. 7.2.1 and/ or Cl. 7.2.2 above on its own, its Holding Company would be required to meet the stipulated turnover requirements at Cl. 7.2.1 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

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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.

7.2.5The unutilized 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 ₹ 63 millions (Indian Rupees Sixty three millions only) or in equivalent foreign currency. In case certificates from more than one bank are submitted, the certified unutilized limits should be of the same date from all such banks.

7.2.6Where 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. 7.2.5 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.

7.2.7In case the Bidder’s unutilized line of credit for fund based and non-fund based limits specified at Cl. 7.2.5 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. 7.2.5 above to the Bidder or to the Treasury 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.

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8.0KBUNL and/ or NTPC reserves the right to reject any or all Bid(s) 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.

9.0A complete set of Bidding Documents may be purchased by any interested Bidder on submission of a written application and payment (non-refundable) of the cost of the Documents as mentioned at clause 4.0 above in the form of a Crossed Account Payee Demand Draft in favour of 'NTPC Limited' payable at New Delhi / Noida. The Bidding Documents may also be downloaded from http://www.ntpctender.com on registration and making on-line payment (non-refundable) towards cost of the Bidding Documents and the downloaded Documents can be used for bidding purpose.

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.

10.0Issuance of Bidding 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.

11.0Transfer of Bidding Documents purchased by one intending bidder to another is not permissible.

12.0Address for communication / Submission of Bids:

AGM (CS-I) / DGM (CS- I) NTPC Limited,

6th Floor, Engineering Office Complex, A-8A, Sector-24, NOIDA - 201301, Distt. Gautam Budh Nagar (U.P.),

Telephone No.: 0120 - 2410310 / 494 8656 Fax No. 0120-2410335 / 2410011

Visit us at www.ntpctender.com or www.ntpc.co.in

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