NTPC LIMITED

(A GOVERNMENT OF INDIA ENTERPRISE)

CORPORATE CONTRACTS, NOIDA

INVITATION FOR BIDS (IFB)

FOR

COOLING TOWER PACKAGE

                        FOR BADARPUR THERMAL POWER STATION (3X95+2X210MW)

LOCATED AT

NEW DELHI, INDIA

(International Competitive Bidding)

IFB No.:  40021836                                                             Date: May 3, 2014

Bidding Document No: CS-1508(R&M)-135B(R)-2

1.0      NTPC invites online bids from eligible Bidders on Two Stage bidding basis (Stage I: Techno-Commercial Bid & Stage-2: Price Bid) for aforesaid package, as per the scope of work briefly mentioned hereinafter:

2.0      Brief Scope of Work & other specific detail

         The brief scope of work for the subject package consists of the following:

(i) Design, supply, construction/erection, commissioning etc. of one no. Induced draught Cooling Tower of capacity 30,000 m3/hr.

(ii) CT pump house having 03 nos. of cooling tower pumps each of capacity 15000 m3/hr.

(iii) Supply, Installation and commissioning of 03 no. of make up water pumps each of capacity 2200 m3/hr.

(iv) Supply, Installation and commissioning of 02 no. of Ash water make up water pumps each of capacity 1500 m3/hr.

(v) Design & Execution of all Civil, Structural & Architectural works associated with Cooling Tower Pump House, Make up Water Pump House, Sump, Equipment Foundations, Pipe Pedestals, MCC & Control room etc. other than Cooling tower.

(vi) All associated system for Switch gear, MCC, Control and instrumentation, PLC.

(vii) Cooling tower piping, piping from Make up water pump house to ash handling system near control pump house structure, piping from Make up water pump house to Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) etc.

3.0   NTPC intends to finance the subject package 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:

5.0         All bids must be accompanied by Bid Security for an amount of INR 17,132,000/- (Indian Rupees Seventeen Million One Hundred and Thirty Two Thousand Only) or USD 281,900/- (US Dollars Two Hundred Eighty One Thousand Nine Hundred only) in the form, as stipulated in the 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 bidders without being opened.

6.0         Qualifying Requirements for Bidders:

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

1.0        Technical Criteria

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 the 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

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1.2       Bidders who do not fulfill the requirement in clause 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 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.

2.0        Financial Criteria

  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 448  Million  (Indian Rupees Four Hundred and Forty 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 2.1 a) and/ or clause 2.1 b) above on its own, its Holding Company would be required to meet the stipulated turnover requirements at clause 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 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 INR 282 Million (Indian Rupees Two Hundred and Eighty Two 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 unutilized 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 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 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 2.1 e) above to the Bidder or to the Treasury Centre as the case may be, shall be acceptable.

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 45 Million (Indian Rupees Forty Five 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 along with 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 2.2 a) and/ or clause 2.2 b) above on its own, its Holding Company would be required to meet the stipulated turnover requirements at clause 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 Collaborate/Associate is associated.

      e)   The unutilized 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 10 Million (Indian Rupees Ten 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 unutilized 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 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 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 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 2.2e) to the Collaborator/Associate or to the Treasury Centre as the case may be, shall be acceptable.

 Notes for clause 2.1 and 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 unutilized 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.

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 (IFB) for the subject package 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.

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 e-Tender Site (https://etender.ntpclakshya.co.in). For logging on to the e-Tender Site, the bidder would require user id and password which can be obtained by submitting a questionnaire available at our e-Tender 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 along with duly filled in questionnaire for issuance of user id and password.

10.0      Issuance of bid 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, Power of Attorney, Integrity pact / Deed of Joint Undertaking/JV Agreement (as applicable) in physical form as detailed in Bidding Documents before the stipulated bid submission closing date and time at the address given below.

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

11.0    Address for Communication

Sr. Manager (Contract Services-II)/

Dy. Manager(Contract Services-II),

NTPC Limited,

Sixth Floor, Engineering Office Complex,

A-8A, Sector-24, NOIDA,

Distt. Gautam Budh Nagar, (UP), INDIA

Pin - 201301

Fax No.: Fax: +91-120-2410284, 2410011, 2410013

Tel. No.: +91-120- 4946676/4948607

e-mail: abhishekjain02@ntpc.co.in, kavishminocha@ntpc.co.in

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