NTPC Limited

(A Government of India Enterprise)

SOLAPUR SUPER THERMAL POWER PROJECT

AtFatatewadi, Post - Hotgi Station

Tal South Solapur, Solapur - 413215

Phone: 0217 - 2252504 / 2252509 FAX: 0217 - 2252505

NOTICE INVITING TENDER (NIT)

FOR

“SUPPLY, INSTALLATION AND COMMISSIONING OF HYBRID (WIND + SOLAR) POWER SOURCE AT NTPC SOLAPUR TOWNSHIP”

(Domestic Competitive Bidding)

1.0Solapur Super Thermal Power Project, at Fatatewadi, Post - Hotgi Station Tal South Solapur, Solapur - 413215, Maharashtra, a unit of NTPC Limited invites on-line bidsfrom eligible Bidders for aforesaid package, as per the scope of work briefly mentioned hereinafter:

2.0 Brief Details:

3.0BRIEF SCOPE OF WORK:

The scope of work under this package shall include:

i)Supply & installation of Solar Hybrid System (Wind + Solar), as per given Technical Specification.

ii)Supply including transportation, loading, unloading, Installation, Testing & commissioning of the Solar Hybrid System ( Wind + Solar) at NTPC Solapur site

iii)Civil work and foundation work of the Tower with foundation concrete & grillage to be done by supplier as per the site condition.

iv)Supply of any other activity, accessories not explicitly mentioned here but required for completion of the work and proper functioning of the lighting system, is to be done by the supplier.

The agency has to arrange all the materials and manpower required including cement, and other items required for the entire work. NTPC shall not issue any material for the work. All the materials should be strictly as per BOQ and relevant specifications.

Electricity supply required for the construction and Water for the construction / other requirements shall be arranged by agency at its own cost.

4.0Bid Security / EMD of `39,000.00 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 shall be treated as non-responsive by the employer and shall not be opened. All credential filled up formats and supporting documents as asked by NTPC are to be given online as attachments with the bid.

5.0Any documents submitted by the agency in hard copy other than Bid Security / EMD before bid opening, will not be considered. In spite of this condition, if any document is submitted by the agency in hard copy other than Bid Security / EMD, before bid opening shall be ignored and the offer submitted through the e-tendering shall be binding on the agency.

6.0A 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 Demand Draft / Banker's cheque / Pay Order from any Nationalized / Scheduled Bank drawn in favour of NTPC Limited, payable at Solapuror 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 seven working days prior to Document Sale Close date along with duly filled in questionnaire for issue of vendor code and SRM user ID/ Password.

7.0a) Eligible MSME / Small Scale Industries registered for similar work with the National SmallScale Industries Corporation shall be exempted from payment of tender cost / Earnest Money Deposit. MSME / SSI units registered with Maharashtra State SSI are also entitled for exemption of EMD / Tender Cost. Such parties can send the request for Tender Documents along with copy of certificates self-attested.

b)MSME / Small Scale Industries (SSI) registered with National Small Scale Industries Corporation (NSIC) or Directorate of Industries, Maharashtra State shall be exempted from payment of Security Deposit up to the monetary limit for which the unit is registered with NSIC / Maharashtra State Directorate of Industries.

c)Tenderers seeking exemption should enclose a photocopy of valid Registration Certificate giving details such as validity, stores and monetary limits to the Package Coordinator / AGM (C&M) at the address given below at least seven working days prior to the last date of tender fee payment for getting the authorization for participating in the e-tendering.

8.0Initial steps for participating in our E-tender is as per the table mentioned below:

Note:

1.The agency can login e-tender site (SRM login site) for participation in our tendering after complying to above. The agency can reach our e-tender site SRM login site) directly through below mentioned address. https://etender.ntpclakshya.co.in/sap/bc/gui/sap/its/bbpstart

They can also reach our e-tender site (SRM login site) through www.ntpctender.com and clicking on Login (e-Tender).

2.Digital Certificate (Class III) is a must for vendors desiring to participate in this tender. For further details regarding this please visit the link “GUIDELINES TO BIDDERS” in NTPC E-Tender Website. NTPC won’t be responsible for any vendor not having a suitable valid digital certificate.

9.0QUALIFYING REQUIREMENT’S (QR) FOR BIDDERS

The bidders, who wish to participate in the bid for the subject package, shall satisfactorily establish the following qualifying requirements.

9.1The bidder should have executed similar contract in last seven (07) years as on the date of bid opening:

(a)Single contract of value not less than `15.60 lakhs

OR

(b) Two contracts of value not less than ` 9.70 lakhs each OR

(c) Three contracts of value not less than ` 7.80 lakhs each

Note: The word “executed” means the bidder should have achieved the criteria specified in the above qualifying requirements within the preceding seven(07) years period even if the contract has been started earlier/or is not completed/closed.

Similar work Means: Supply, Installation and commissioning of hybrid (wind + solar) power source.

9.1.1The bidder has to be manufacturer or authorized dealer of a manufacturer of hybrid (wind + solar) power source.

9.1.2In case of Authorized dealer, dealer should submit a letter in original from manufacturer for authorized dealership and quoting, participating in this specific tender.

9.2Financial Criteria:

9.2.1The average annual turnover of the bidder, in the preceding three (03) financial

partnership / proprietorship firm.

15.0Issuance of bid documents to any bidder shall not construe that such bidder is considered to be qualified.

16.0Participation in the tender does not automatically mean that the bidders are considered qualified. NTPC shall evaluate the qualifying requirements of each bidder as per NIT after opening of technical bids and the bids of the bidder who is not meeting the qualifying requirement shall be treated as non-responsive.

Notwithstanding anything stated above, the owner reserves the right to assess the bidder’s capability and capacity to perform the contract, should the circumstances warrant such assessment in the overall interest of NTPC Ltd, and decision of NTPC in this regard shall be final.

17.0TENDER SUBMISSION:

The bidders should submit their offer as per the following pattern:

a)EMD (Offline submission): EMD of requisite amount in the prescribed form(or valid registration certificate from NSIC / Directorate of Industries, Maharashtra state, if applicable)shall be submitted in a sealed envelope. The envelope should be super-scribed as EMD ENVELOPEand the Bid Invitation/NIT number, date, Name of the work and Bid opening date (BOD) should be mentioned over it.

The full name, postal address with telephone number of the bidder shall be written on left hand corner of the envelope.

b)TECHNICAL BID (Online submission): Technical (un-priced) Bid comprising of documents mentioned herein clauses 10.0 and 11.0, Deviation Statement, Letter of Declaration and other documents shall be strictly submitted/uploaded online in C-folder as per instructions provided in “Instruction to Bidder – e – procurement” and Bidder’s Manual /Guidelines available on NTPC E-tender website. Bidder should submit all the relevant documents in support of Qualifying Requirements and other conditions stipulated in the tender documents and technical details including catalogues / leaflets, if applicable. No offline submissions of above mentioned documents are acceptable.

Original documents for verifications shall be produced as and when called for.

c)PRICE BID (Online submission): The PRICE bid shall be submitted online by quoting prices of all the items as per as per instructions provided in “Instruction to Bidder – e – procurement” and Bidder’s Manual /Guidelines available on NTPC E-tender website. Prices submitted / uploaded elsewhere shall not be considered for evaluation.

The online bidding system will not allow bid submission after the respective specified expiry date and time. Bidders are advised to make sure that the bid submission is completed well in advance before the stipulated time for bid submission.

18.0TENDER OPENING

Tenders shall be opened online as follows:

a)First Part of Opening:

EMD envelope (received offline) will be opened on the time and day set for opening of respective tenders.

Technical Bid (QR documents / Technical offer) shall be opened online on the same day only of the bidders whose EMD / Bid Guarantee are found in line with our requirements as mentioned in the tender documents.

Note:

i.All the supporting documents should have at least certified / attested by the bidder.

ii.After opening of Technical-bids (with acceptable EMD), the documents submitted by the bidders against QR conditions will be scrutinized. NTPC reserves the right to seek clarifications / confirmations on Technical Bid during the evaluation of same (i.e. before opening the Price Bid) and the bidders shall furnish the details within a short period of time.

The bidders shall produce the original documents for verification of NTPC, as and when called for.

iii.In case the bidder fails to submit the documents in support of meeting the qualifying requirement (QR), the offer shall be liable for rejection. Offer of the bidder not fulfilling the QR shall be rejected and the bid security shall be returned.

b)Second Part of Opening:

The price bids of only those parties shall be opened who are found qualified after evaluation of the first part bid for which separate intimation will be sent to such qualified bidders.

19.0NTPC reserves the right to reject any or all bids or cancel / withdraw the Notice Inviting Tender without assigning any reason whatsoever and in such case no bidder / intending bidder shall have any claim arising out of such action. In such circumstances, EMD only shall be returned without any additional financial liability to NTPC Limited.

20.0Tender documents are not transferable. Issuance of tender documents does not automatically mean that the bidders are considered qualified. NTPC shall evaluate the qualifying requirements of each bidder as per NIT after opening of Technical Bid and the bids of the bidder who is not meeting the qualifying requirements shall not be opened and the price bid shall be returned to the bidder without being opened.

21.0In a tender, either the Indian agent on behalf of the Principal / OEM or Principal / OEM itself can bid but both cannot bid simultaneously for the same item / product in the same tender.

22.0If an agent submits bid on behalf of the Principal / OEM, the same agent shall not submit a bid on behalf of another Principal / OEM in the same tender for the same item / product.

23.0If the date of bid opening coincides with a holiday, the date of bid opening shall be shifted to next working day.

24.0NTPC shall not be responsible for any postal delay / loss / damage or non-delivery of EMD / Bid Security.

25.0Prospective bidders from Uttar Pradesh state are compulsorily required to provide TIN number at the time of purchase of bidding documents,

26.0Other terms and conditions of tender shall be as contained in Bid Documents for the subject tender.

27.0 Address for Communication

ADDITIONAL GENERAL MANAGER

(CONTRACTS & MATERIALS)

SOLAPUR SUPER THERMAL POWER PROJECT (2 × 660 MW)

AtFatatewadi, Post - Hotgi Station

Tal South Solapur, Solapur – 413215, Maharshtra

PHONE: 0217 - 2252504 / 2252509 FAX: 0217 - 2252505 Email: rdjayawant@ntpc.co.in

Alternate Email:gpdileepkumar@ntpc.co.in / bnarasimha@ntpc.co.in / yoosufameen@ntpc.co.in

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