NTPC LIMITED

(A Government of India Enterprise)

CORPORATE CONTRACTS, NOIDA

INVITATION FOR BIDS

(International Competitive Bidding)

FOR

REPLACEMENT OF LT MCC PACKAGE

FOR

FEROZE GANDHI UNCHAHAR THERMAL POWER PLANT,

STAGE-I (2X210 MW)

AT

UNCHAHAR, DISTT. RAEBARELI, STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH, INDIA

IFB No.: 40024357	Date: 23.07.2014
Bidding Doc. No: CS-1420-206A-2

1.0NTPC Limited (NTPC) invites online bids from eligible bidders in Two Stages [i.e. Stage-I (Techno-Commercial) Bid and Stage-II (Price) Bid] for the aforesaid package as per the brief Scope of Work mentioned hereinafter.

2.0BRIEF SCOPE OF WORK

The scope of the work includes design, engineering, manufacturing, assembly, shop testing and inspection at manufacturer's works, packing and forwarding, supply & transportation to site, inland transit insurance, receipt, handling, in plant movement, storage at site, dismantling & shifting and replacement of existing Switchgears /MCCs as required & associated work, insurance, erection, testing and commissioning of 415 Volt Switchgears, 415 Volt Motor Control Centers,415 Volt AC Distribution Boards, Telescopic Trolley, Numerical Relays & Laptops and performance testing of the equipment / systems etc. and inclusive of necessary tools and tackles and supply of mandatory spares. The Scope also includes supply & installation of necessary hardware such as Lugs, Glands, Identification tags, Cable ties, etc. required for relugging & termination of existing Power & control cables & scope defined in bidding documents of Replacement of LT MCC Package.

The detailed scope of work is specified in Technical Specifications (Section-VI).

3.0NTPC intends to finance “Replacement of LT MCC Package" for Feroze Gandhi Unchahar Thermal Power Plant, Stage-I (2X210 MW)” through ECB/Own Resources.

4.0Detailed scope of work, specifications and terms & conditions are given in the Bidding Documents which are available for examination and sale at the address given below as per the following schedule:

Documents Sale Dates	:	From 23.07.2014 to 13.08.2014
& Timings		upto 1500 Hrs. (IST)
Stage-I (Techno-Commercial) Bid	:	04.09.2014 upto 1430 Hrs. (IST)
Receipt Date & Time

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Stage-I (Techno-Commercial) Bid	:	04.09.2014 at 1500 Hrs. (IST)
Opening Date & Time
Cost of Bidding Document	:	Rs. 3,375/- (Indian Rupees Three
		Thousand Three Hundred Seventy
		Five only) per set for Indian Bidders
		and US $ 75 (US Dollar Seventy Five
		only) per set for Foreign Bidders
Last date of receipt of query	:	20.08.2014
from Bidders

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

4.1Prospective Bidders from UP 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 equivalent to Rs. 1,326,000

(Indian Rupees One Million Three Hundred Twenty Six Thousand Only) or in US Dollars 22,000 (US Dollars Twenty Two Thousands only) in the form as stipulated in bidding documents.

Any Bid not accompanied by the acceptable Bid Security in a separate sealed envelope shall be rejected by the Employer/NTPC as being non-responsive and returned to the bidder without being opened.

6.0Qualifying Requirements for Bidders:

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

6.1.0Technical Criteria

6.1.1Bidder should have manufactured and supplied at least a total of four hundred & fifty (450) nos. draw out type Air Circuit Breaker Panels and/or draw out Motor Control Centre Panels complete in all respects with fault rating of at least 45kA for 1 sec. and 105kA (peak) under a single order and these panels should have been in successful operation for a period of not less than two (2) years prior to the date of Techno-Commercial bid opening.

6.1.2Bidder should have manufactured and supplied at least one hundred & fifty (150) nos. of draw out Circuit Breaker Panels with Air Circuit Breakers having fault rating of at least 45kA for 1 second, 105kA MAKING and 45kA BREAKING, which should have been in successful operation for a period of not less than two (2) years prior to the date of Techno-Commercial bid opening.

Note: Each Single Front Panel shall be counted as one (1) Panel, Double Front Panel as one

(1)Panel and Air Circuit Breaker Panel as one (1) Vertical Panel.

6.2.0FINANCIAL CRITERIA

6.2.1Financial criteria for the 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 INR 29 Million (Indian Rupees Twenty Nine million only) or in equivalent foreign currency.

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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 alongwith 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 with 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 6.2.1 a) and/ or clause 6.2.1 b) above on its own, its Holding Company would be required to meet the stipulated turnover requirements at clause 6.2.1 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 Board Resolution 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.

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 INR 26 Million (Indian Rupees Twenty 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.

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 shall certify that out of the aforesaid limits certified by the bankers, the Bidder shall have access to the line of credit of a level not less than the specified amount at clause 6.2.1 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 6.2.1 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 at clause 6.2.1 e) above to the Bidder or to the Treasury Centre as the case may be, shall be acceptable.

Notes for clause 6.2.0

(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

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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.

(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.

6.3.0Notwithstanding anything stated above, the Employer reserves the right to assess the capabilities and capacity of the Bidder / his Collaborators / Associates / Subsidiaries / Group companies to perform the Contract, should the circumstances warrant such assessment in the overall interest of the Employer.

7.0NTPC 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.

8.0A 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 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.

9.0Issuance 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.

10.0Transfer of Bidding Documents purchased by one intending Bidder to another is not permissible.

11.0Address for Communication:

AGM (CS-III) / Asst. Manager (CS-III) NTPC Limited,

6th Floor, Engineering Office Complex, A-8A, Sector-24, NOIDA - 201301, Distt. Gautam Budh Nagar,

State of UP, India.

Telephone No.: +91-120-4946648, 4946644 Fax No.: +91-120-2410295, 2410011

e-mail: email: ashwanibhaskar@ntpc.co.in , rakeshagrawal@ntpc.co.in

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

Registered Office: NTPC Bhawan, SCOPE Complex, 7, Institutional Area, Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110003, Corporate Identification Number: L40101DL1975GOI007966, Website: www.ntpc.co.in

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