NTPC LIMITED

(A GOVERNMENT OF INDIA ENTERPRISE)

(CORPORATE CONTRACTS, NOIDA)

INVITATION FOR BIDS (IFB)

FOR

'ASH HANDLING SYSTEM & ASH WATER RECIRCULATION ' PACKAGE

FOR

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

LOCATED AT DARLIPALI, DISTRICT-SUNDERGARH,

STATE OF ODISHA, INDIA

(International Competitive Bidding)

IFB No.: CS-9549-162C-2

Date: June 26, 2014

I.NTPC Limited invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for Ash Handling System & Ash Water Recirculation Package for Darlipali Super Thermal Power Project, Stage-I (2X800 MW) located at Darlipali, District-Sundergarh, State of Odisha, India in Two Stages [i.e. Stage-I (Techno-Commercial) Bid and Stage-II (Price) Bid], as per the brief scope of work mentioned hereinafter

II.The brief scope of work is as under:-

The Scope of Work shall include the Design, Engineering, Manufacture, Shop Fabrication, Assembly, Testing and Inspection at manufacturer’s work, Type Testing wherever applicable, Packing, Ocean Shipment, Marine Insurance, Custom Clearance, Port Clearance and Handling, Inland Transportation, Inland Transit Insurance, Delivery at Site, Unloading, Handling, Storage and in plant transportation at site, complete services of Erection including Erection Supervision and Site Testing, Inspection, all associated Structural and Architectural Works, Insurance during Storage, Erection and Commissioning, Performance Testing and Handing Over the complete Ash Handling System for two (2) nos. Boiler of 800 MW nominal rating and their associated Electrostatic Precipitators, as defined in this specification.

Ash handling system shall consist of the following sub systems:

a)Bottom Ash and Economiser Ash Handling System

i)Jet pump and Water Impounded Hopper System

OR

ii)Submerged Scrapper Conveyor and dry type hopper System

b)Bottom Ash Hopper Over flow Water System

Over flow water from bottom ash hopper is to be reused in ash handling system

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c)Dry Fly Ash Conveying system

Two alternatives for pneumatic conveying system have been specified for conveying of fly ash in dry form from ESP hoppers and air preheater hoppers upto buffer hoppers. i.e. vacuum conveying system or pressure conveying system

d)Ash Water System

Ash water system shall consist of bottom ash HP water pumps, BA LP water pumps, Flushing water pump, Fly ash HP water pumps, Economiser Hopper Ash Water pumps etc.

e)Ash Disposal System

i) Bottom ash and Economiser Hopper, Air preheater and Duct hopper ash slurry disposal system

The bottom ash and Economiser Hopper , Air preheater and Duct hopper ash slurry from both the units shall be transported to ash in wet lean slurry form

ii) Fly ash slurry disposal system

The fly ash collected in HCSD silos shall be mixed with water in an agitator tank at controlled rate to obtain the desired high concentration. This high concentration slurry shall be further pumped to Ash dyke approximately.

f)Dry Fly Ash Transportation system

The dry fly ash from the electrostatic precipitator hoppers shall be taken to buffer hoppers of each unit.. Dry fly ash from buffer hoppers shall be transported either to HCSD silos or to storage silos located near the plant boundary. The storage silos shall have rail/road unloading facilities.

g)Ash water recirculation system

h)The scope of electrical system includes VFD , Motors etc. are included in the package

i)The scope of C&I system includes instrumentation cables. DCS based control system shall be procured separately under station control and instrumentation package.

j)Civil works are excluded from the scope of AHS package.

Further, the detailed scope of work shall be as per provisions of Bidding Document No. CS-9549-162C-2.

III.NTPC intends to finance this package through ECB / Own Resources.

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IV.

Detailed 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.:

Document Sale Date & Time:

Pre-Bid conference date and time:

Bid Receipt Date & Time for Stage-I (Techno-Commercial) Bid:

Bid Opening Date & Time for Stage-I (Techno-Commercial) Bid:

Cost of Bidding Document:

CS-9549-162C-2

26.06.2014 to 17.07.2014 ;

From 1000 Hrs. to 1500 Hrs. (IST)

24.07.2014; 1030 hrs. (IST) onwards

Upto 08.08.2014 by 1430 Hrs. (IST

08.08.2014 at 1500 Hrs. (IST)

INR 22,500.00 (Rupees Twenty Two thousand &

Five hundred only) per set for Indian Bidders and US Dollar 500.00 (US Dollar Five hundred only)

per set for foreign Bidders

Date of Submission of Stage-II (Price) Bid shall be intimated separately after opening of Stage-I (Techno-Commercial) Bids.

The Bidding Documents can also be downloaded from http://www.ntpctender.com as per the details mentioned at Sl. No. IX below.

V.All Bids must be accompanied by Bid Security for an amount of INR 3,28,62,000/-

(Indian Rupees Three Crore Twenty Eight Lakh Sixty Two Thousand only) or USD 551,800 (US Dollars Five Hundred Fifty One Thousand Eight Hundred only) 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 Bidder without being opened.

VI.

Benefits / Exemption to supplies under Mega Power Projects Policy:

Darliparli STPP, Stage-I (2x800 MW) has been declared a Mega Power Project by the Government of India. Accordingly, supplies of goods under this Package shall be eligible for the benefits/exemptions as per provisions of the relevant notifications of the Government of India.

VII. Qualification Requirements for Bidders.

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

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1.1The Bidder should be a supplier of ash handling systems and should have executed ash handling systems involving design, engineering, manufacture, supply, erection and commissioning for:

(a)Bottom Ash Handling system comprising either a jet pump system in conjunction with water impounded Bottom Ash Hopper or a submerged Scraper Chain Conveyor system designed for the following conveying capacities for pulverized coal fired boilers:

Jet Pump System

:

50 tonnes/hour (dry ash basis)

 

 

or more per jet pump

Submerged Scraper

:

20 tonnes/hour (dry ash basis)

Chain Conveyor System

or more per Conveyor

The reference Bottom Ash Handling systems should be of the same type i.e. jet pump system or submerged scraper chain conveyor system, as is being offered by the Bidder.

(b)Pneumatic fly ash handling system for conveying fly ash from ESPs of a single pulverized coal fired boiler unit by either:

(i)Pressure conveying system designed for 30 TPH or more conveying capacity.

OR

(ii)Vacuum conveying system designed for 30 TPH or more conveying capacity per vacuum extractor.

The reference fly ash handling systems should be of the same type i.e. vacuum system or pressure system, as is being offered by the Bidder.

(c)Pneumatic Fly Ash Transportation System for transporting fly ash from pulverised coal fired boiler unit having capacity of not less than 20 TPH for a conveying distance of not less than 500 mtr. including fly ash storage silos.

(d)Complete high concentration ash slurry disposal system for handling not less than 40 tonnes of ash per hour for pulverised coal fired power stations which includes, among others, positive displacement ash slurry pumps & piping system with associated controls.

(e)The systems mentioned at 1.1(a), (b) & (c) above should have been in successful operation in at least one (1) plant for at least two (2) years prior to the date of Techno-Commercial bid opening. The system mentioned at 1.1(d) above should have been in successful operation in at least one (1) plant for at least two (2) years prior to the date of Techno-Commercial bid opening. For the purpose of qualification, the experience as at 1.1 (a), (b), (c) & (d) above in separate plants also is permissible.

An individual boiler unit having its own independent bottom ash handling system of either the jet pump system type or submerged scraper chain conveyor system type can be considered as a plant for meeting the requirement of 1.1(a) above.

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An individual boiler unit having its own independent fly ash handling system upto wetting units/ dry dust collection buffer hoppers which includes, among others, independent fly ash handling equipment below ESP hoppers, independent ash conveying piping upto wetting units/ dry dust collection buffer hoppers can be considered as a plant for meeting the requirement of 1.1(b) above. Further, a transportation system provided for an individual boiler unit having dedicated transportation vessels below dry dust collection buffer hoppers and dedicated piping from dry dust collection buffer hoppers to storage silos, including storage silos, can be considered as a plant for meeting the requirement of 1.1 (c) above.

For reference fly ash handling systems, the design capacity of conveying from ESPs to buffer hoppers and of transportation from buffer hoppers to storage silos will be the capacity which the client (of the reference plant against which the Bidder is seeking qualification) must have specified in its contract documents.

1.2Bidder who is a supplier of ash handling systems but does not meet the requirements under clause 1.1 in part or in full can also participate provided it has executed at least the following systems of ash handling plant involving design, engineering, manufacture, supply, erection and commissioning:

a)Bottom ash handling system comprising either a jet pump system in conjunction with water impounded Bottom Ash Hopper or submerged scraper chain conveyor system or dry bottom ash system.

b)Fly Ash Handling System for conveying fly ash from ESPs in dry form (involving pneumatic conveying systems of vacuum or pressure type) or in wet (slurry) form.

The systems mentioned at 1.2 (a) and 1.2 (b) above should have been in successful operation in at least one (1) plant for at least two (2) years prior to date of Techno-

Commercial bid opening and should have been installed for pulverized coal fired boiler units generating not less than 40 TPH of ash per boiler.

And

collaborates/ associates with party(ies) who meet(s) either the total requirement or the balance part under 1.1(a),(b),(c) above which the Bidder itself is not able to meet. For Cl. 1.1(d), Bidder may engage an agency who has done Design & Engineering for high concentration ash slurry disposal system handling not less than 40 TPH of ash for pulverized coal fired power station and the system should have been in successful operation for at least two (2) years prior to date of Techno-Commercial bid opening.

1.3The activity of design and engineering under 1.1 (a), (b) & (c) should have been carried out by the Bidder and not through any external design agency/agencies. The activity of design and engineering under 1.1 (d) should have been carried out by either the Bidder or through design agency/design agencies having experience for high concentration ash slurry disposal system.

For design and engineering activity referred under para 1.2 the activity should have been carried out by either the Bidder or through design agency/agencies having experience for reference systems. In case of Collaborator(s)/Associate(s) (meeting the balance part

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of total requirement under clause 1.1), the activity of design and engineering for the reference systems should have been carried out by them.

1.4Bidder seeking qualification through para 1.2 shall furnish undertaking(s) jointly executed by it and its Collaborator(s)/ Associate(s) for the successful performance of the relevant system(s) of the contract, except for HCSD system under Cl.1.1(d), as per Employer’s format enclosed in the bidding documents. The Deed(s) of Joint Undertaking(s) shall be submitted along with the Techno-Commercial bid, failing which the Bidder shall be disqualified and its bid shall be rejected. Further, in case of award, each of Bidder’s Collaborator(s)/ Associate(s) shall be required to furnish an on demand bank guarantee as per the format enclosed with the bidding documents for a value equal to 1% (one percent) of the total contract price in addition to the contract performance security to be furnished by the Bidder.

2.0Financial Criteria of Bidder:

2.1The 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 457 million

(Indian Rupees Four hundred Fifty Seven million only) or in equivalent foreign currency.

2.2The Net Worth of the Bidder as on the last day of the preceding financial year should not be less than 25% (twenty five percent) of its paid-up share capital.

2.3In 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 alongwith 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 bidding 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.

2.4In case a Bidder does not satisfy the financial criteria, stipulated at Cl. 2.1 and/ or Cl.2.2 above on its own, its Holding Company would be required to meet the stipulated turnover requirements at Cl.2.1 above, provided that the net worth of such holding company as on the last day of the preceding financial year is atleast 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 Board Resolution of the Holding Company, as per the format enclosed with 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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2.5The unutilised 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 586 million (Indian Rupees Five hundred Eighty Six million only) or in equivalent foreign currency. In case certificates from more than one bank are submitted, the certified unutilized limits shall be of the same date from all such banks.

2.6Where 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 unutilised 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 shall 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 Cl.2.5 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 with the bidding documents, pledging unconditional and irrevocable financial support for the execution of the Contract by the Bidder in case of award.

2.7In case the Bidder’s unutilized line of credit for fund based and non-fund based limits specified at Cl.2.5 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 at Cl.2.5 above to the Bidder or to the Treasury Centre as the case may be, shall be acceptable.

3.0Financial Criteria of Collaborator(s)/Associate(s)

3.1For Bidder seeking qualification through clause no. 1.2 above, the average annual turnover of its Collaborator(s)/Associate(s) in the preceding three (3) financial years as on the date of Techno-Commercial bid opening should not be less than the amounts specifiedINR below:

i)35 million (Indian Rupees thirty five million only) or in equivalent foreign currency for the Collaborator/Associate for bottom ash handling system (meeting requirement of clause 1.1(a) above).

ii)INR 37 million (Indian Rupees thirty seven million only) or in equivalent foreign currency for the Collaborator/Associate for fly ash vacuum conveying system

(meeting requirement of clause 1.1 b(ii) above).

OR

INR 101 million (Indian Rupees One hundred and one million only) or in equivalent foreign currency for the Collaborator/Associate for fly ash pressure

iii)INR 111 million (Indian Rupees One hundred and eleven million only) or in

equivalent foreign currency for the Collaborator/Associate for fly ash transportation system (meeting requirement of clause 1.1 (c) above).conveying system (meeting requirement of clause 1.1 b(i) above).

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In case Bidder collaborates/associates with a single firm for more than one system as above then the average annual turnover of such firm shall not be less than the sum of the turnovers specified above for the systems for which the Bidder is collaborating/associating with the firm.

3.2The Net Worth of each Collaborator/Associate as on the last day of the preceding financial year should not be less than 25% (twenty five percent) of its paid-up share capital.

3.3In case the Collaborator(s)/Associate(s) is/are not able to furnish its audited financial

statements on stand alone entity basis, the unaudited unconsolidated financial statements of the Collaborator(s)/Associate(s) can be considered acceptable provided the Collaborator(s)/Associate(s) further furnishes the following documents for substantiation of its qualification:

i)Copies of the unaudited unconsolidated financial statements of the Collaborator(s)/Associate(s) along with copies of the audited consolidated financial statements of the Holding Company of Collaborator(s)/Associate(s).

ii)A Certificate from the CEO/CFO of the Holding Company, as per the format enclosed with the bidding documents, stating that the unaudited unconsolidated financial statements form part of the Consolidated financial statements of the Holding Company of Collaborator(s)/Associate(s).

In cases 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.

3.4In case the Collaborator(s)/Associate(s) does not satisfy the financial criteria, stipulated at Cl. 3.1 and/ or Cl.3.2 above on its own, its Holding Company would be required to meet the stipulated turnover requirements at Cl.3.1 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 Collaborator(s)/Associate(s) would be required to furnish along with Bidder’s Techno-Commercial bid, a Letter of Undertaking from the Holding Company, supported by Board Resolution of the Holding Company, as per the format enclosed with the bidding documents, pledging unconditional and irrevocable financial support to the Collaborator(s)/Associate(s) to honour the terms and conditions of the Deed of Joint Undertaking in case of award of the contract to the Bidder with whom Collaborator/Associate is associated.

3.5For Bidders seeking qualification through clause no. 1.2 above, the unutilised line of credit for fund based and non-fund based limits with cash and bank balances including fixed deposits of its Collaborator(s)/Associate(s) as on a date not earlier than 15 days prior to the date of Techno-Commercial bid opening, duly certified by the Collaborator’s/Associate’s Bankers, shall not be less than the amounts specified below:

i)INR 28 million (Indian Rupees twenty eight million only) or in equivalent foreign

currency for collaborator/associate for bottom ash handling system (meeting requirement of clause 1.1(a) above).

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ii)

 

29 million (Indian Rupees twenty nine million only) or in equivalent foreign

 

currency for Collaborator/Associate for fly ash vacuum conveying system (meeting

 

requirement of clause

1.1 b(ii) above).

 

INR

 

 

INR

 

OR

 

 

 

 

 

45 million (Indian Rupees forty five million only) or in equivalent foreign

 

currency for Collaborator/Associate for fly ash pressure conveying system

 

(meeting requirement of clause 1.1 b(i) above).

iii)

 

47 million (Indian Rupees forty seven million only) or in equivalent foreign

 

currency for Collaborator/Associate for fly ash transportation system (meeting

 

requirement of clause

1.1 (c) above).

 

INR

 

In case Bidder collaborates/associates with a single firm for more than one system as above, then the unutilised line of credit for fund based and non-fund based limits of such firm shall not be less than the sum of the unutilised line of credit for fund based and non- fund based limits specified above for the systems for which the Bidder is collaborating/associating with the firm.

In case certificates from more than one bank are submitted, the certified unutilized limits shall be of the same date from all such banks.

3.6Where another Company of the group acting as the Treasury Centre is responsible for Treasury Management of the Collaborator/Associate having combined credit/guarantee limit for the whole group, the Collaborator/Associate would be required to provide a Banker’s certificate regarding the unutilised 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 shall certify that out of the aforesaid limits certified by the bankers, the Collaborator/Associate shall have access to the line of credit of a level not less than the amount specified at Cl.3.5 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 Collaborator/Associate’s Holding Company, as per the format enclosed with the bidding documents, pledging unconditional and irrevocable financial

support to the Collaborator/Associate to honour the terms and conditions of the Deed of Joint Undertaking in case of award of the contract to the Bidder with whom Collaborator/Associate is associated.

.

3.7In case the Collaborator/Associate’s unutilized line of credit for fund based and non-fund based limits specified at Cl.3.5 above is not sufficient, a comfort letter from one of the bankers specified in the bidding documents unequivocally stating that in case of award of contract to the Bidder with whom Collaborator/Associate is associated, the Bank would enhance line of credit for fund based and non-fund based limits to a level not less than the specified amounts at Cl.3.5 above to the Collaborator/Associate or to the Treasury Centre as the case may be, shall be acceptable.

NOTES for clauses 2.0 and 3.0 above:

(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

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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.

(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(seven) days prior to the date of Techno-Commercial bid opening shall be used.

4.0Notwithstanding anything stated above, the Employer reserves the right to assess the capabilities and capacity of the Bidder / its Collaborators/ Associates/ Subsidiaries/ Group companies to perform the contract, should the circumstances warrant such assessment in the overall interest of the Employer.

VIII.

NTPC 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.

IX.

A complete set of Bidding 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 Sl. No. IV above, in the form of a Crossed Account Payee

 

Demand Draft in favour of “NTPC Limited”, 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 required to

 

purchase the manual copy of the Bidding Documents following the procedure detailed

 

above.

 

Issuance of Bidding 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.

 

It may be noted that Prospective Bidders from UP State of India are compulsorily

 

required to provide TIN Number at the time of purchase of Bidding Documents from

 

Office of NTPC.

X.Address for Communication:

AGM (CS-I) / Manager (CS-I) NTPC Limited,

6th Floor, Engineering Office Complex, Plot No. A-8A, Sector 24, NOIDA-201301 Distt. Gautam Budh Nagar (U.P.), INDIA

Telephone No.:

0120-4948691/ 4948657

Fax No.

:

0120-2410335/ 2410011

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