NTPC LIMITED

(A GOVERNMENT OF INDIA ENTERPRISE)

CORPORATE CONTRACTS, NOIDA

INVITATION FOR BIDS (IFB)

FOR

"INDUCED DRAFT COOLING TOWERS" PACKAGE

FOR

DARLIPALLI SUPER THERMAL POWER PROJECT, STAGE-I (2x800 MW)

LOCATED AT

DARLIPALI, DISTRICT- SUNDARGARH, STATE OF ODISHA, INDIA

 (International Competitive Bidding)

IFB No.: 40021641

Bidding Document No.:  CS-9549-135-2                                                             Date: 25.04.2014

1.0          NTPC Limited invites e-Bids on Single Stage Two Envelope bidding basis (Envelope-I: Techno-Commercial Bid and Envelope-II: Price Bid) from eligible bidders for Induced Draft Cooling Towers Package for Darlipalli Super Thermal Power Project, Stage-I (2x800 MW) situated at Darlipali in District Sundargarh in the State of Odisha, as per the Scope of Work mentioned hereinafter.

2.0          BRIEF SCOPE OF WORK

a)    Design, engineering, manufacturing, supply, shop fabrication, transportation to site, insurance and storage at site, fabrication at site, installation, testing, commissioning including successful completion of trial operation and performance & guarantee testing of two (2) nos. of Induced Draft cooling towers each having capacity 84,000 cu.m/hr with splash type fill, along with manually operated butterfly valves, pipes, hot water distribution systems, fills, drift eliminator etc.

b)    All associated civil works, structural & allied works of cooling towers as well as switchgear room building and all other electrical and control & instrumentation system equipments including furnishing of spares at site as per specifications and scope defined in bidding documents of Induced draft Cooling Towers Package.

3.0          NTPC intends to finance the Induced Draft Cooling Towers Package through External Commercial Borrowings / Own Resources.

4.0          Detailed 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 and may be downloaded as per the following  schedule:

5.0          All bids must be accompanied by Bid security for an amount of INR 2,90,27,000 /-. (Indian Rupees Two Crore Ninety Lacs Twenty Seven Thousand only) or USD 477,100 (US Dollars Four Hundred Seventy Seven Thousand One Hundred only) in the form as stipulated in Bidding Documents.

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 bidder without being opened.

6.0          BENEFITS/EXEMPTIONS TO SUPPLIES FOR MEGA POWER PROJECTS

Darlipalli STPP, Stage-I (2x800 MW) has been declared a Mega Power Project by the Ministry of Power (Government of India). Accordingly, supplies of goods under this  Package shall be eligible for the benefits/exemptions as per provisions of relevant policy & notifications of the Government of India.

7.0          QUALIFYING REQUIREMENTS

            In addition to the requirements stipulated in Section ITB (Instructions to Bidder), the following shall also apply:

7.1.0      Technical Criteria

7.1.1      The Bidder should have designed, constructed and commissioned at least one (1) number Induced Draught Cooling Tower in RCC Construction with splash type fill, of capacity not less than 13000 M³/hr which should have been in successful operation for at least one (1) year prior to date of Techno-Commercial bid opening.

The reference cooling towers should be of the same type i.e. cross flow splash type Cooling tower or counter flow splash type cooling tower as is being offered by the Bidder.

Splash type fill of reference cooling tower and splash type fill offered by the Bidder shall be fully splash type. Hybrid / trickle / modular type of fills are not acceptable.

7.1.2      Bidders who do not fulfill the requirement in clause 7.1.1 above can also participate provided the Bidder has designed, constructed and commissioned at least one (1) number Induced Draught / Forced Draught / Natural Draught RCC Cooling Tower having film / splash type fill, of capacity not less than 13000 M3/hr and associates / collaborates with a party fully meeting the requirements of clause 7.1.1 above.

In such a case, the Bidder should furnish a Deed of Joint Undertaking jointly executed by it and its Associate / Collaborator as per the format enclosed in the bidding document for the satisfactory performance of the Cooling Towers. This deed of joint undertaking should be submitted along with the Techno Commercial bid, failing which the Bidder shall be disqualified and its bid shall be rejected. Further, in case of award, Bidder's Associate / Collaborator will be required to furnish an on demand bank guarantee as per format enclosed with the bidding documents for value equal to 1% (one percent) of the total contract price in addition to the contract performance security to be provided by the Bidder.

7.2.0    Financial Criteria:

7.2.1    Financial Criteria for 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 488 Million (Indian Rupees Four Hundred Eighty Eight 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 alongwith 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 statement 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 clause 7.2.1 (a) and/ or clause 7.2.1 (b) above on its own, its Holding Company would be required to meet the stipulated turnover requirements at clause 7.2.1 (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 421 Million (Indian Rupees Four Hundred Twenty One 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 the bankers, the Bidder shall have access to the line of credit of a level not less than the specified amount at clause 7.2.1 (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 in 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 clause 7.2.1 (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 7.2.1 (e) above to the Bidder or to the Treasury Centre as the case may be, shall be acceptable.

7.2.2    Financial criteria for Collaborator/Associate

            a)    The average annual turnover of the Collaborator/Associate, in the preceding three (3) financial years as on the date of Techno-Commercial bid opening, should not be less than INR 49 Million (Indian Rupees Forty Nine million only) or in equivalent foreign currency.

            b)    The Net Worth of the Collaborator/Associate 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 Collaborator/Associate is not able to furnish its audited financial statements on stand alone entity basis, the unaudited unconsolidated financial statements of the Collaborator/Associate can be considered acceptable provided the Collaborator/Associate further furnishes the following documents on substantiation of its qualification:

(i)    Copies of the unaudited unconsolidated financial statements of the Collaborator / Associate alongwith copies of the audited consolidated financial statements of the Holding Company of Collaborator / Associate.

(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 statement of the Holding Company of the Collaborator/Associate.

In cases 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 Collaborator / Associate does not satisfy the financial criteria, stipulated at clause 7.2.2 (a) and/ or clause 7.2.2 (b) above on its own, its Holding Company would be required to meet the stipulated turnover requirements at clause 7.2.2 (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 Collaborator/Associate would be required to furnish, along with bidder's 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 to the Collaborator/Associate to honour the terms and conditions of the Deed of Joint Undertaking, in case of award of the contract to the Bidder with whom Collaborator/Associate is associated.

            (e)   The unutilised line of credit for fund based and non-fund based limits with cash and bank balances including fixed deposits of its Collaborator/Associate as on a date not earlier than 15 days prior to the date of Techno-Commercial bid opening, duly certified by the Collaborator/Associate's Bankers shall not be less than INR 17 Million (Indian Rupees Seventeen 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 Collaborator/Associate having combined credit/guarantee limit for the whole group, the Collaborator/Associate 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 the bankers', the Collaborator/Associate shall have access to the line of credit of a level not less than the amount specified at clause 7.2.2 (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 Collaborator/Associate's Holding Company, as per the format enclosed in the bidding documents, pledging unconditional and irrevocable financial support to the Collaborator/Associate to honour the terms and conditions of the Deed of Joint Undertaking, in case of award of the contract to the Bidder with whom the Collaborator/Associate is associated.

            (g)   In case the Collaborator/Associate's unutilized line of credit for fund based and non-fund based limits specified at clause 7.2.2 (e) above is not sufficient, a comfort letter from one of the bankers specified in the bidding documents unequivocally stating that in case of award of the contract to the Bidder with whom the Collaborator/Associate is associated, 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 7.2.2(e) to the Collaborator/Associate or to the Treasury Centre as the case may be, shall be acceptable.

            Notes for Clause 7.2.1 and 7.2.2:

(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 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          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.

9.0          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.

10.0       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 Limited' payable at New Delhi or directly through the payment gateway at our SRM Site (https://etender.ntpclakshya.co.in). 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 not allotted any vendor code are required to approach NTPC at least three working days prior to Document Sale close date alongwith duly filled in questionnaire for issue of vendor code and SRM user id/password.

11.0       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, Power of Attorney and Deed of Joint 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.

12.0       Transfer of Bidding Documents purchased by one intending bidder to another is not permissible[n1] .

13.0       Address for communication:

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

NTPC Limited,

6th Floor, Engineering Office Complex,

A-8A, Sector-24, NOIDA - 201301,

Distt.  Gautam Budh Nagar (U.P.), India

Telephone No.:  0091-120-494 6686 / 2410060

Fax No. 0091-120-2410335 / 2410011

Websites: https://etender.ntpclakshya.co.in or www.ntpctender.com or www.ntpc.co.in

Salient Technical Features

DARLIPALI STPP STAGE-I (2 X 800 MW)

INDUCED DRAFT COOLING TOWERS PACKAGE

The scope includes design, engineering, manufacture, inspection, testing at works, supply and installation at site, putting into initial operation and performance testing of Induced draft Cooling Towers, along with associated civil works for Darlipali STPP Stage-I (2 X 800 MW)

The brief scope and technical features of the Cooling towers package are as follows:

Induced draft cooling towers: 

a)      Number of Induced draught RCC Cooling Towers            2 (Two) numbers

b)      Design flow for each Cooling tower                                  84,000 Cu.M/hr

c)      Range of Cooling                                                               10.5 deg. C.

d)      Design Cold Water temperature                                         32.5 deg C.

e)      Design ambient wet bulb temperature                                27.2 deg C.

f)       Type of fill                                                                        Splash type

g)      Complete air moving equipment consisting of fans, reduction gear unit, transmission equipment, lubricating system and electrical motors etc. for all cooling towers and equipment handling system.

h)      Required Cooling Water Channel from each Cooling tower up to the terminal point defined in tender documents.

i)        Required Hot water pipes from the terminal point and associated branch isolation valves, cell isolation valves etc.

j)        Electrical switchgear building.

k)      Ventilation system for switchgear building.

l)             Complete Instrumentation

 [n1]Adopted from SBD for Civil Works