NTPC Limited

(A Government of India Enterprise)

Sipat Super Thermal Power

NOTICE INVITING TENDER (NIT)

FOR

Construction of Balance Outfall Drain Sipat Stage-II to Lilagarh Ref.: Sipat/CS/2014-2015/14088

(Domestic Competitive Bidding)

NIT No: 40025347	Date:10.09.2014
Bidding Document No: CS-14088

1.0NTPC invites on-line bids from eligible Bidders for aforesaid package, as per the scope of work briefly mentioned hereinafter:

2.0Brief Details

NIT No.	40025347
NIT Date	10.09.2014
Document Sale Commencement Date & Time	10.09.2014 10:00:58
Document Sale Close Date & Time	04.10.2014 11:59:00
Source of IFB/NIT	Sipat Super Thermal Power
Contract Classification	Works Contract
Last Date and Time for Bid submission	20.10.2014 15:30:00
Technical Opening Date & Time	20.10.2014 15:40:00
Bid Opening Date & Time	20.10.2014 15:40:00
Cost of Bidding Documents in INR	4,725.00
EMD in INR	1633000.00
Pre-Bid Conference Date & Time (if any)
Last Query Date (if any)

3.0 Bid Security and Integrity Pact (if applicable) shall be submitted in a sealed envelope separately offline by the stipulated bid submission closing date and time at the address given below. Any bid without an acceptable Bid Security and Integrity Pact (if applicable) shall be treated as non-responsive by the employer and shall not be opened.

4.0 A 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 District Bilaspur or directly through the payment gateway at our SRM Site (https://etender.ntpclakshya.co.in/sap/bc/gui/sap/its/bbpstart). 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 alongwith duly filled in questionnare for issue of vendor code and SRM user id/password.

5.0 Brief Scope of Work & other specific detail Construction of Balance Outfall Drain Sipat Stage-II to Lilagarh

6.0 Prospective bidders from U.P. State are compulsorily required to provide TIN number at the time of purchase of bidding documents.

7.0Qualifying Requirements for Bidders:

QUALIFYING REQUIREMENTS FOR TENDER No: 40025347

1. The bidder should have executed Construction of Drainage Works/ Sewerage Works/ Canal Works/ Reservoirs/ Embankment/ Earth Work/ Site leveling Work/ Masonry & allied Works during last seven (07) years reckoned as on the date of bid opening , meeting any one of the criterion:

a. One Order of value not less than Rs. 653 Lakh

OR

b. Two Orders each of value not less than Rs. 408 Lakh

OR

c.Three Orders each of value not less than Rs. 327 Lakh

2.Financial Criterion:

2.1The average annual turnover of the Bidder ,in the preceding three (3) financial years as on date of bid opening, shall not be less than Rs. 1225 Lakh (Rupees Twelve Crores Twenty Five Lakhs only)

2.2The Net Worth of the Bidder as on the last day of the preceding financial year shall not be less than 25% of the paid-up share capital.

2.3In case the Bidder is not able to furnish its audited financial statements on standalone entity basis, the un-audited unconsolidated financial statements of the bidder can be considered acceptable provided the bidder furnishes the following further documents on substantiation of its qualification:

I.	Copies of the un-audited unconsolidated financial statements of the bidder 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 in the bid documents ,stating that the un-audited unconsolidated financial statements form part of the Consolidated Annual Report of the Company.

In case where audited results for the past preceding financial year are not available, certification of financial statements from a practicing Charted Accountant shall also be considered acceptable.

2.4 In case a bidder does not satisfy the financial criteria, stipulated at Cl. 2.1 and /or Cl. 2.2 above on its own , the 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 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 bid, a Letter of Undertaking from the holding company, supported by Board Resolution ,as per the format enclosed in the bid documents ,pledging unconditional and irrevocable financial support for the execution of the Contracts by the bidder in case of award.

2.5The 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 bid opening, duly certified by the bankers shall not be less than 292 Lakhs (Rupees Two Hundred & Ninety Two Lakh only ) 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 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 Cl. 2.5. above. In proof	of this ,

the bidder would be required to furnish with its bid, a Letter of Undertaking from the Treasury Centre, supported by a resolution passed by it Board of Directors of the holding company , as per the format enclosed in the bid documents pledging unconditional and irrevocable financial support for the execution of the contract by the bidder in case of award.

2.7 In case the	bidders 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 bid 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 Management centre as the		case may be, shall be acceptable.

3.0 Notwithstanding 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.

NOTES:
i. Net worth means the sum total of the paid up share capital and free reserves. Free			reserve means all free reserves credited out of
the profits	and share	premium account but do not include reserves credited out	of the revaluation of 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

8.0Issuance of Bidding Documents to any bidder shall not construe that bidder is considered qualified.

9.0 NTPC reserves the right to reject any or all bids or cancel/withdraw the NIT for the subject package without assigning any reason whatsoever and in such case no bidder/intending bidder shall have any claim arising out of such action.

10.0 Address for Communication

Shri Neeraj Kumar Yadava DGM (CS) I/C

NTPC Ltd

Sipat STPS

Ujwal Nagar

Bilaspur - 495 555 (CG)

Websites: https://etender.ntpclakshya.co.in/sap/bc/gui/sap/its/bbpstart or www.ntpctender.com or www.ntpc.co.in