NTPC LIMITED

(A GOVERNMENT OF INDIA ENTERPRISE)

CORPORATE CONTRACTS, NOIDA

INVITATION FOR BIDS (IFB)

FOR

'MAKE-UP WATER PIPES' PACKAGE FOR DARLIPALI SUPER THERMAL POWER PROJECT, STAGE-I (2x800 MW) LOCATED AT DARLIPALI, DISTRICT- SUNDARGARH, STATE OF ODISHA, INDIA.

(International Competitive Bidding)

IFB No.: 40022940

Date: June 07, 2014

Bidding Document No.: CS-9549-132D-2

1.0NTPC invites online Bids on ‘Single Stage Two Envelope’ bidding basis (Envelope-I: Techno-Commercial Bid & Envelope-II: Price Bid) from eligible Bidders for aforesaid Package, as per the Brief Scope of Work mentioned hereinafter.

2.0BRIEF SCOPE OF WORK

The brief scope of work includes Design, Engineering, Manufacture/Fabrication, Application of External Anti-Corrosion Coating of Pipes (as applicable), Testing (at shop and site), Inspection, Packaging, Supply, Transportation to Darlipali Site, Storage, Transportation to Work Sites, Laying, Erection, all Associated Civil Works, Testing, Commissioning and Annual Maintenance Contract (as applicable) of Glass Fibre Reinforced Plastics Pipes OR Ductile Iron Pipes for ‘Make-up Water Pipes’ Package including supply of Mandatory Spares as per the specifications and scope defined in the Bidding Documents.

3.0.NTPC intends to finance subject Package through External Commercial Borrowings/Own sources.

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:

Bidding Document No.	: CS-9549-132D-2
Bidding Document Sale Date &	: From June 07, 2014 to July 01, 2014
Time		upto 1730 Hrs. (IST)
Last date for receipt of queries	:	July 04, 2014
from bidders (if any)
Pre-bid conference date	:	July 08, 2014
Bid Receipt Date & Time	: Upto July 24, 2014 by 1430 Hrs. (IST)
Bid Opening Date & Time for	: July 24, 2014 at 1500 Hrs. (IST)
Techno-Commercial Bid
Bid Opening Date & Time for	: Shall be intimated separately by NTPC.
Price Bid

Cost of Bidding Document	: Rs. 22,500/- (Indian Rupees Twenty Two
	Thousand Five Hundred only) per set for
	Indian Bidders and US $ 500 (US Dollars
	Five Hundred only) per set for Foreign
	Bidders.

5.0All Bids must be accompanied by Bid Security for an amount of Rs.

2,66,87,000/- (Indian Rupees Two Crore Sixty Six Lakh Eighty Seven Thousand only) or US $ 4,52,400 (US Dollars Four Lakh Fifty Two Thousand Four Hundred only). 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.

6.0BENEFITS/EXEMPTIONS TO SUPPLIES FOR MEGA POWER PROJECTS

“Darlipali STPP, Stage-I (2x800 MW) has been declared a Mega Power Project by Ministry of Power (Govt. of India). Accordingly, supplies of goods for this package shall be eligible for the benefits / exemptions as per provisions of relevant policy & Notifications of Govt. of India.”

7.0QUALIFYING REQUIREMENTS FOR BIDDERS.

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

1.0Technical Criteria

1.1The Bidder should have supplied, engineered / got engineered, erected / got erected (with or without Civil works) and commissioned / supervised commissioning of at least one (1) cross-country / municipal piping system of at least 3 Km. route length, consisting of steel pipes / Glass Fibre Reinforced Plastics (GRP) pipes / Ductile Iron (DI) pipes, of diameter 500 mm NB / DN or above, which should have been in successful operation for at least one (1) year prior to the date of Techno-Commercial bid opening.

2.0Financial Criteria

2.1Financial Criteria of 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 ` 607 million (Indian Rupees Six Hundred Seven 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 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 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 Holding Company’s Board Resolution, 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 ` 468 million

(Indian Rupees Four Hundred Sixty Eight million only) or in equivalent foreign currency. 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 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 to the Bidder or to the Treasury Centre as the case may be, shall be acceptable.

Notes for Clause No. 2.1 above

(i)Net worth means the sum total of the paid up share capital and free reserves. Free reserves means all reserves credited out of the profits and share premium account but does not include reserves credited out of the re- valuation of assets, write back of depreciation provisions and amalgamation. Further any debit balance of Profit & Loss account and misceIIaneous 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.

(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.

3.0Notwithstanding anything stated above, the Employer reserves the right to assess the capabilities and capacity of the Bidder / its Collaborators / Associates I Subsidiaries / Group companies to perform the contract, should the circumstances warrant such assessment in the overall interest of the Employer.

8.0NTPC 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.

9.0Prospective Bidders from Uttar Pradesh State of India are compulsorily required to provide TIN number at the time of purchase of Bidding Documents from Office of NTPC.

10.0A complete set of Bidding Documents may be purchased by any interested Bidder on payment (non-refundable) of the cost of 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 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.

11.0Issuance 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, 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.

12.0Transfer of Bidding Documents purchased by one intending Bidder to another is not permissible.

13.0Address for communication:

AGM (Contract Services-I) / Manager (Contract Services-I) NTPC Limited,

Sixth Floor, Engineering Office Complex, Plot A-8A, Sector-24, NOIDA, Distt.-Gautam Budh Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, PIN-201301, India

Fax No: +91-120-2410335/ 2410011 Tele. No. +91-120-4948659/ 4948663

e-mail: manishthakur@ntpc.co.in / atulagrawal@ntpc.co.in

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