NTPC LIMITED

(A Government of India Enterprise)

(CORPORATE CONTRACTS, NOIDA)

INVITATION FOR BIDS (IFB)

FOR BALANCE WORKS OF

MAIN PLANT, CW AND OFFSITE CIVIL WORKS PACKAGE FOR

BONGAIGAON THERMAL POWER PROJECT (3X250 MW)

AT

SALAKATI, DISTRICT KOKRAJHAR, STATE OF ASSAM, INDIA

(Domestic Competitive Bidding)

NIT No.: CS-4610-315B(R)-9

Date: 14.05.2014

1.0NTPC Limited invites sealed bids on Single Stage Two Envelope bidding basis

(Envelope-1: Techno-Commercial Proposal & Enveolpe-2: Price Proposal) from eligible bidders for Balance Works of Main Plant, CW and Offsite Civil Works Package for Bongaigaon TPP (3x250 MW), as per the scope of work mentioned hereinafter.

2.0The brief scope of work for this package includes balance works in under ground civil works including foundations for Fans, Mills, TG, BFP, DG set, transformer yard including CW ducts in transformer yard area, BA hopper and other equipment/ structures in TG / boiler area; foundation for flue gas desulphurization unit;

Balance foundations, over ground civil, structural & architectural works for main plant building, Air washer building, ESP control buildings;

Balance foundations, over ground civil, structural & architectural works for mill & bunker buildings, conveyor galleries and trestles of CHP in main plant area;

Piling and foundation for Service building;

Balance works for buildings and structures in offsite area like Administration building & auditorium, O&M workshop building, Permanent Store building, CHP office cum workshop building, Canteen building, Gate Complex, time office, Dozer Maintenance shed, Pipe/Cable support structures & foundations, trenches / pedestals / duct banks in main plant & outlying area, Hydrogen plant building, Earthing mat, paving in the main plant area, Hume Pipe crossing under rails/ roads, Storm water drains, Service water pump house;

The works includes balance civil works for open channel from ID cooling Towers to CW channel;

Balance roads/drain and sewerage in outlaying area, dismantling of existing boundary wall and construction of new boundary wall, renovation / rectification/ modification of existing building / structure, dismantling / demolition of existing building and structures;

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Cement, structural steel & reinforcement steel required for incorporation into item rate works shall be issued free of cost by the Owner.

3.0Detailed 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:

Bid Document No.	: CS-4610-315B(R)-9
Estimated Cost of works	: ₹ 267.14 Crore
Bid Documents Sale Dates	: From 14.05.2014 to 03.06.2014

Last date for receipt of queries on : 05.06.2014

Bidding Documents from Bidders

Pre-Bid Conference Date	: 05.06.2014 at 11.00 hrs (IST)
Bid Receipt Date and Time	: Upto 18.06.2014 by 14:30 hrs (IST)
Date & Timing for Opening of	: On 18.06.2014 at 15:00 hrs (IST)
Techno- Commercial Proposal
Cost of Bidding Documents	: ₹ 9,000/- (Rupees Nine Thousand only) per set

3.1Prospective Bidders from UP state are compulsorily required to provide TIN number at the time of purchase of bidding documents from Office of NTPC.

3.2As per provisions of bidding documents, the bidders shall submit, in separate sealed envelopes, “Techno-Commercial Proposal and “Price Proposal” within the

bid submission date and time as mentioned above. Only Techno-Commercial Proposals will be opened on the same date (i.e. 18.06.2014) at 1500 hrs (IST). The date of opening of Price Proposal shall be intimated separately by NTPC after completion of evaluation of Techno-Commercial Proposals.

4.0All bids must be accompanied by an Earnest Money Deposit of ` ₹ 5,93,65,000/-

(Rupees Five Crore Ninety Three Lac Sixty Five Thousand Only) in the form as stipulated in the bidding documents. ANY BID NOT ACCOMPANIED BY AN

ACCEPTABLE EARNEST MONEY DEPOSIT IN A SEPARATE SEALED ENVELOPE SHALL BE REJECTED BY THE EMPLOYER AS BEING NON- RESPONSIVE AND RETURNED TO THE BIDDERS WITHOUT BEING OPENED.

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5.0QUALIFYING REQUIREMENTS FOR BIDDERS

The bidder who wishes to participate in the bidding shall satisfactorily establish that he fulfills the following qualifying requirements stipulated hereunder:

5.1.0Bidder should have executed Concreting of at least 30,000 cum in any one (1) year in a single contract, in the construction of Thermal Power Plant or Nuclear Power plant or Steel Plant within the preceding seven (7) years reckoned as on date of bid opening.

5.2.0 (a) The average annual turnover of the Bidder in the preceding

three (3) financial years as on the date of bid opening, should not be less than 2968 millions (Indian Rupees Two thousand nine hundred sixty eight

millions only).

(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 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 in the bid 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 paras 5.2.0(a) and / or 5.2.0(b) above on its own, its holding company would be required to meet the stipulated turnover requirements at para 5.2.0(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 bid, a Letter of Undertaking from its holding company, supported by Board Resolution of the holding company, as per the

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format enclosed in the bid 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 815 millions (Indian Rupees Eight hundred fifteen millions only). In case, certificates from more than one bank are submitted, the certified unutilized limits should 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 should 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 5.2.0(e) above. In proof of this, the Bidder would be required to furnish along with its 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 bid 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 5.2.0(e) above is not sufficient, a comfort letter from one of the bankers specified in the bid 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 5.2.0(e) above to the Bidder or to the Treasury Centre, as the case may be, shall be acceptable.

5.3.0Notwithstanding anything stated above, the Employer reserves the right to assess the capabilities and capacity of the Bidder / its subcontractor/ its group companies to perform the contract, should the circumstances warrant such assessment in the overall interest of the Employer.

Notes for Clause 5.1.0 above:

i)The qualifying quantity for concreting can include concrete work for any permanent building & structure associated with plants as specified at clause 5.1.0, however it shall necessarily include concrete work associated with TG building or the bunker building in case of Thermal Power Plant, TG building or

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the reactor structure in case of Nuclear Power Plant and Rolling Mill building or Steel Melting Shop or Proportioning Bin Building in case of Steel Plant.

The concreting associated with the Gas Turbine or Steam Turbine building of a Gas Based Combined Cycle Power Plant will be accepted as qualifying work under Thermal Power Plant.

The qualifying quantity which does not include any one of the above specified structures, shall not be considered for qualification.

ii)The word “executed” means the Bidder should have achieved the criteria specified in the above qualifying requirement within the preceding seven years period reckoned as on the date of bid opening even if the contract has been started earlier and / or is not completed / closed.

iii)The one (1) year period means any continuous 12 months period.

Notes for Clause 5.2.0 above:

i)Net Worth means the sum total of the paid up share capital and free reserves. Free reserves mean all reserves credited out of the profits and share premium account but do not include reserves credited out of the re- valuation of the assets, write back of depreciation provisions and amalgamation. Further, any debit balance of profit & loss account and miscellaneous expenses to the extent not adjusted or written off, if any, shall be reduced from Reserves & Surplus.

ii)Other income shall not be considered for arriving at annual turnover.

6.0NTPC 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.

7.0A 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 at clause 3.0 above in the form of a Crossed

Account Payee Demand Draft in favour of NTPC Limited, payable at New Delhi.

The bidding documents can also be downloaded from http://www.ntpctender.com on registration and online payment (non-refundable) 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

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required to purchase the manual copy of the bidding documents following the procedure detailed above.

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

DGM (CS-I)/ Manager (CS-I) NTPC LIMITED,

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

Telephone No.: 0120 - 4948679/4946689/2410522 Fax No. 0120-2410359/ 2410011/2410284

VISIT US AT www.ntpctender.com or www.ntpc.co.in

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