NTPC Limited

(A Govt. of India Enterprise)

CORPORATE CONTRACTS, NOIDA

INVITATION FOR BIDS (IFB)

FOR

MAKE-UP WATER PIPES PACKAGE

FOR

LARA SUPER THERMAL POWER PROJECT, STAGE-I (2 x 800 MW) AT

LARA, DISTRICT RAIGARH, STATE OF CHATTISGARH, INDIA

(International Competitive Bidding)

IFB No.: 40023174

Date: 16.06.2014

Bidding Document No.: CS-9548-132B(R)-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 Make-up Water Pipes Package for Lara Super Thermal Power Project, Stage-I (2x800 MW) situated at Lara in District Raigarh in Chattisgarh, as per scope of work mentioned hereinafter.

2.0BRIEF SCOPE OF WORK

The 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 LARA site, storage, transportation to work sites, laying, erection, all associated civil works (excluding civil works associated with canal/river/road/rail/highway crossings), testing, commissioning and Annual Maintenance Contract (as applicable) of make-up water pipes(3LPE coated Mild Steel Pipes/ Glass Fibre Reinforced Plastics Pipes/ 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.

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3.0NTPC intends to finance the subject package through ECB/Own Resources.

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-9548-132B(R)-2

 

 

 

 

 

Bidding Document Sale Date &

 

From 16.06.2014 to 07.07.2014

 

Time:

 

From 1000 Hrs to 1500 Hrs.

 

 

 

 

 

Date & Time for receipt of bid

 

Upto 21.07.2014 by 1430 Hrs. (IST)

 

(Both Techno-Commercial Bid

 

 

 

and Price Bid)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date & Time for opening of

 

21.07.2014 at 1500 Hrs. (IST)

 

Techno-Commercial Bid

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date & Time for opening of Price

 

To be notified separately after

 

Bid

 

opening of of Techno-commercial

 

 

 

Bids.

 

Cost of Bidding Document per

 

Rs. 22,500/- (Indian Rupees

 

set for Indian Bidders and per set

 

Twenty Two Thousand Five

 

for Foreign Bidders:

 

Hundred Only) per set for Indian

 

 

 

Bidders and USD 500 (US Dollar

 

 

 

Five Hundred Only) per set for

 

 

 

Foreign Bidders.

5.0

All bids must be accompanied

by Bid Security for an amount of

 

Rs. 2,15,88,000/- (Indian Rupees Two Crore Fifteen Lac Eighty Eight

 

Thousand only) or US Dollars 361,500 (US Dollars Three Hundred

 

Sixty One Thousand Five 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

Lara Super Thermal Power Project, 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.

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7.0Qualification Requirements for Bidders

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

7.1.0Technical Criteria

7.1.1The 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.

7.2.0Financial Criteria

7.2.1Financial 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 579 million (Indian Rupees Five hundred and seventy nine 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.

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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 7.2.1 a) and/ or Clause 7.2.1 b) above on its own, its Holding Company would be required to meet the stipulated turnover requirements at Clause 7.2.1 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 403 million (Indian Rupees Four hundred and three 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 7.2.1 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.

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g)In case the Bidder's unutilized line of credit for fund based and non- fund based limits specified at Clause 7.2.1 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. 7.2.1 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.

7.3.0Notwithstanding 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 U.P. State 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 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

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payment gateway at our SRM Site (https://etender.ntpclakshya.co.in). For logging on to the SRM Site, the bidder would require vendor code and SRM user id and password which can be obtained by submitting a questionnaire available at our SRM 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 issue of vendor code and SRM user id/password.

Note: No hard copy of Bidding Documents shall be issued.

11.0Issuance 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, Integrity Pact and Power of Attorney separately offline as detailed in Bidding Documents by the stipulated bid submission closing date and time at the address given below.

12.0Address for communication:

Dy. Manager (CS-II) / DGM (CS-II) NTPC Limited,

6th Floor, Engineering Office Complex, A-8A, Sector-24, NOIDA,

Distt. Gautam Budh Nagar, (UP), INDIA Pin – 201301.

Fax No.: 0091-120 – 2410359/2410011

Tel. No.: 0091-120- 4948674 / 4946665 / 2410528

e-mail: dhananjaymohapatra@ntpc.co.in/ jagmohan01@ntpc.co.in Websites: https://etender.ntpclakshya.co.in or www.ntpctender.com or www.ntpc.co.in

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