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NTPC LIMITED

(A Government of India Enterprise)

CORPORATE CONTRACTS, NOIDA

NOTICE INVITING APPLICATIONS

FOR

ENLISTMENT OF SUPPLIERS FOR PROCUREMENT OF SPOT RLNG ON REASONABLE ENDEAVOUR BASIS FOR NTPC’S EXISTING GAS STATIONS

NIA No. : 40022845

Doc. No.: CS-0000-767A-9

Date: 06.06.2014

1.0NTPC Limited invites online applications from eligible domestic suppliers for the above mentioned Enlistment. The tentative brief Scope of work is as follows:

NTPC intends to do enlistment of domestic suppliers for inviting tenders for supply of Spot RLNG. After enlistment, the tenders for procurement of RLNG shall be invited from the enlisted suppliers usually on monthly basis for meeting the RLNG requirement of around 7-8 MMSCMD. The RLNG supplies shall be on RE (Reasonable Endeavour) basis by the suppliers, i.e. without Take-or-Pay or Supply-or-Pay obligations. The supplier shall supply the RLNG on delivered basis, i.e. the RLNG seller shall make arrangement for re-gasification and transportation of RLNG up to the station boundary.

2.0The Enlistment Documents will be available at www.ntpctender.com or https://etender.ntpclakshya.co.in/sap/bc/gui/sap/its/bbpstart and may be

downloaded as per following schedule:

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Document No.	: CS-0000-767A-9
Documents Download Dates	: 06.06.2014 to 27.06.2014 (upto 1700 hrs. IST).
from NTPC’s tender web-site(s)
Pre Application Meeting	: 04.07.2014 at 1100 hrs. (IST)
Application for Enlistment duly	: 18.07.2014 upto 1500 hrs. (IST)
filled in shall be received upto

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3.0Qualifying Requirement for Enlistment

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

3.1.0Technical Criteria

3.1.1Applicant should have supplied at least 5.30 MMSCM (approx.) RLNG in any month to one or many consumer on plant boundary delivery basis within last 3 years as on RFQ (Request for Qualification) submission date.

3.2.0Financial Criteria:

3.2.1Financial Criteria of Applicant

a)The average annual turnover of the Applicant, in the preceding three (3) financial years as on the last date notified for receipt of Application, should not be less than INR 3380 Million (Indian Rupees Three Thousand Three Hundred Eighty Million only) or in equivalent foreign currency.

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

(i)Copies of the unaudited unconsolidated financial statements of the Applicant along with copies of the audited consolidated financial statements of the Holding Company.

(ii)A Certificate from the CEO/CFO of the Holding Company, as per the format enclosed with the enlistment 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 Applicant does not satisfy the financial criteria, stipulated at Cl.3.2.1(a) and/ or Cl.3.2.1(b) above on its own, the Holding Company would be required to meet the stipulated turnover requirements at Cl.3.2.1 (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

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event, the Applicant would be required to furnish along with its RFQ, a Letter of Undertaking from its Holding Company, supported by Board Resolution of the Holding Company, pledging unconditional and irrevocable financial support to the Applicant.

Notes for clause 3.2.1

(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.

3.3.0Notwithstanding anything stated above, the NTPC reserves the right to verify any information/document furnished, inspect the works carried out by the applicant and also to carry out assessment of the capabilities and capacity of the applicant to perform the contract, should the circumstances warrant such assessment in the overall interest of the NTPC.

4.0Subsequent to Enlistment, only the Enlisted Suppliers will be invited to submit bids in respect of specific enquiry of NTPC Corporate Centre for procurement of Spot RLNG on reasonable endeavour basis for NTPC’s existing Gas Stations till the time enlistment is valid.

5.0NTPC reserves the right to reject any or all applications or cancel/withdraw the ‘Notice Inviting Applications’ without assigning any reasons whatsoever and in such case no Applicant or intending Applicant shall have any claim arising out of such action. NTPC shall also have the right to verify any information/document furnished by the Applicant/Agency/Company/Firm and inspect the works carried out by the Applicant/Agency/Company/Firm, if so required.

6.0Applicants who respond within due date with application as mentioned above against this advertisement will only be considered for Enlistment.

7.0 Initial steps for participating in the NIA through E-tender are as per the table mentioned below:

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Type of Applicant		Required Document for viewing our Enlistment
Type of Applicant			document
			document
		Before download/ viewing the Enlistment document,
Applicants already having E-		Applicant has to submit a written application at least
Applicants already having E-		one working day prior to the last date of Download
tender User Id and Password.		one working day prior to the last date of Download
tender User Id and Password.		of Enlistment Documents.
		of Enlistment Documents.

		1. Duly filled Annexure-2 (format available in
		Guidelines to Bidders on the e-tender website
		given below) should reach us at least three
Applicants already	having	working days prior to the last date of Download of
NTPC Vendor Code, but not		Enlistment Documents.
having E-tender User Id and		2. Before	download/	viewing	the	Enlistment
Password		2. Before	download/	viewing	the	Enlistment
		document, Applicant has to submit a written
		application at least one working day prior to the
		last date of Download of Enlistment Documents.

		1. Duly filled Annexure-1 (format available in
		Guidelines to Bidders on the e-tender website
		given below) and PAN card scanned / photo copy
		(Self Attested) along with the detailed address
New Applicant having neither		should reach us at least three working days prior
New Applicant having neither		to the	last date of	Download of		Enlistment
NTPC vendor code	nor E-	to the	last date of	Download of		Enlistment
NTPC vendor code	nor E-	Documents.
tender User Id and Password		Documents.
tender User Id and Password
		2. Before	download/	viewing	the	Enlistment
		document, Applicant has to submit a written
		application at least one working day prior the last
		date of Download of Enlistment Documents.
Note:

1.The applicant can login e-tender site (SRM login site) for participating in our Enlistment after complying to above. The applicant can reach our e-tender site SRM login site) directly through below mentioned address.

https://etender.ntpclakshya.co.in/sap/bc/gui/sap/its/bbpstart

They can also reach our e-tender site (SRM login site) through www.ntpctender.com and clicking on Login (e-Tender).

2. Digital Certificate (Class III) is a must for Applicants desiring to participate in this Enlistment. For further details regarding this please visit the link “GUIDELINES TO BIDDERS” in NTPC E-Tender Website. NTPC won’t be responsible for any Applicant not having a suitable valid digital certificate.

8.0Issuance of Enlistment Documents to any Applicant shall not construe that such Applicant is considered to be qualified. The Applicant shall bear all costs incurred in the

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