DETAILED INVITATION FOR BIDS

NTPC LIMITED

(A GOVERNMENT OF INDIA ENTERPRISE)

CORPORATE CONTRACTS, NOIDA

INVITATION FOR BIDS (IFB)

FOR

"CW SYSTEM AND MAKE-UP WATER SYSTEM CIVIL WORKS" PACKAGE

FOR

DARLIPALI SUPER THERMAL POWER PROJECT, STAGE-I (2X800 MW)

LOCATED AT

DARLIPALI, DISTRICT- SUNDARGARH, STATE OF ODISHA, INDIA

(Domestic Competitive Bidding)

IFB No. : CS-9549-318A-9

Date: 30.05.2014

1.0NTPC invites sealed bids in SINGLE STAGE TWO ENVELOPE BASIS (i.e. Envelope-I: Techno-Commercial Bid and Envelope-II: Price Bid) for CW System and Make-Up Water System Civil Works Package for Darlipali Super Thermal Power Project, Stage-I (2 X 800 MW) located at Darlipali, District Sundargarh, State of Odisha, India, as per the brief Scope of Work mentioned hereinafter.

2.0BRIEF SCOPE OF WORK

This package consists of Civil, Structural and architectural works divided into two parts:

A.Inside Plant Boundary

The scope of work covered in this portion of the works includes all Civil, Structural and Architectural works for CW pump house including Circulating Water Pump House (CWPH), Raw water pump house (RWPH) along with associated civil works of building for Electrical facilities near RWPH, forebays, CW-ducts, CW open channel. Construction of Single lane WBM road with black top is also included in the scope.

The scope also includes detailed design of all stop log gates, trash racks including their hoisting arrangements along with providing their engineering drawings, data, Operation & Maintenance/ instruction manuals, as built drawings and other information

B.Outside Plant Boundary

The scope of work covered in this portion of the works consisting of all Civil, Structural and Architectural works for Make-up water pump house, Intake channel and its associated work. The scope also includes essential Civil works of Make-up water pump house of stage-II along with Civil works of buildings for Electrical facilities of stage- I & II. Civil and structural Works required for Make-up Water Pipes Package for overground pipeline in Hirakund reservoir area, Lilari nala and Basudhara river, for boundary wall/ fencing including gates, area filling, providing drains and slope protection works with wire crates/ stone rip rap/ RR masonry etc., construction of single lane WBM road with black top in the Make-up Water Pump House Area are also included in the scope.

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Detailed design of all stop log gates, trash racks including their hoisting arrangements along with providing their engineering drawings, data, Operation & Maintenance/ instruction manuals, as built drawings and other information.

3.0NTPC intends to finance CW System and Make-Up Water System Civil Works Package for Darlipali Super Thermal Power Project, Stage-I (2 X 800 MW) through Domestic Borrowings.

4.0Detailed 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:

Date for opening of Price Bid (Envelope-II) shall be intimated separately after opening of Techno-Commercial Bid (Envelope-I).

4.1Prospective bidders from U.P State are compulsorily required to provide TIN number at the time of purchase of bidding documents from office of NTPC.

5.0All bids must be accompanied by Bid Security for an amount of Rs. 1,61,98,000/- (Rupees One Crore Sixty One Lakh Ninety Eight Thousand 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.

6.0BENEFITS / EXEMPTIONS TO SUPPLIES FOR MEGA POWER PROJECTS

Ministry of Power (Govt. of India) has certified that Darlipali Super Thermal Power Project, Stage-I (2 X 800 MW) fulfills the laid down criteria for Mega Power Project. Accordingly, supplies of goods for this package shall be eligible for the benefits/exemptions as per provisions of relevant notifications of the Govt. of India.

7.0 Qualifying Requirements for Bidders (QR):

7.1.0In addition to the satisfactory fulfillment of the requirements stipulated under section ITB (Instructions to Bidders), the following shall also apply:

7.1.1The Bidder should have executed the following works within the preceding seven (7) years reckoned as on date of Techno-Commercial bid opening:

a)Civil & structural works of pump house, pump sumps involving atleast 7 m depth of excavation, de-watering, concreting and

b)Concreting of 23,000 cum in any one (1) year in one (1) or cumulative of two (2) concurrently running contracts.

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NOTES:

(i)The word "executed" means the Bidder should have achieved the criteria specified in the above QR within the preceding seven year period even if the contract has been started earlier and / or is not completed / closed.

(ii)The one (1) year period means any continuous 12 months period. However, for concurrent works, the same 12 months period shall be considered.

(iii)Reference works executed by the Bidder, as a member of Joint Venture/ Consortium can also be considered provided:

The allocation of scope of work between the partners of the Joint Venture/ Consortium is clearly defined in the executed JV Agreement and Bidder's scope of work and break-up of quantities executed by them as individual contribution in the Joint Venture/ Consortium, duly authenticated by the Project Authority, meet the relevant provision of Qualifying Requirement.

7.2.0Financial parameters of the Bidder

(a)The average annual turnover of the Bidder should not be less than INR 520 Million (Indian Rupees Five Hundred and Twenty Million only) during the preceding three (3) completed financial years as on date of Techno-Commercial bid opening.

(b)The Net Worth of the Bidder as on the last day of the preceding financial year shall 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 additional 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 Annual Financial Statement of the company.

In case where audited results for the last 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. 7.2.0 (a) and/ or (b) above on its own, its holding company would be required to meet the stipulated turnover requirements at Clause. 7.2.0 (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 Techno-Commercial bid, a Letter of Undertaking from the holding company, supported by the Holding Company's Board Resolution, as per the 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 shall not be less than INR 261 Million (Indian Rupees Two Hundred and Sixty one Million only). In case certificates from more than one bank are submitted, the certified unutilized limits shall be of the same date from all such banks.