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NTPC LIMITED

(A GOVERNMENT OF INDIA ENTERPRISE) CORPORATE CONTRACTS, NOIDA

INVITATION FOR BIDS (IFB)

FOR

CONSULTANCY PACKAGE FOR PRE-AWARD AND POST-AWARD DETAILED ENGINEERING ACTIVITIES FOR PUDIMADAKA STPP (4X1000 MW)

(International Competitive Bidding)

IFB No.: 40031355

Date: 17.12.2014

Bidding Document No: CS-9590-701A-2

1.0NTPC invites online bids from eligible Bidders on Single Stage Two Envelope bidding basis (Envelope I: Techno-Commercial Bid & Envelope-2: Price Bid) for the aforesaid Package, as per the scope of work briefly mentioned hereinafter:

2.0 Brief Scope of Work & other specific detail

The brief scope of work for the subject package includes:

A.Pre-award Activities: The scope of services for Pre-award activities shall broadly include but not limited to the following services:

•Finalization of Basic design concept and review of FR prepared by NTPC, interface issues with EIA agency.

•The consultant shall carry out the Hydrological study & Bathymetric study. Based on the above study consultant shall furnish the associated arrangement for CW system to be included in technical specification.

•Preparation of Technical Specifications, assistance in framing QR and Cost Estimates.

•Assistance in Technical Bid evaluation - Bid Screening, Bid clarifications meetings and Pre-award Discussions.

•Assistance in Award Recommendation

B.Post Award Activities (Review engineering and expediting):- The scope of services for Post-award activities shall broadly include but not limited to the following services:

•Review of basic design concept.

•Detailed engineering /Review engineering

•QA/ FQA activities and finalization of Quality Plan (QP) and FQP

•Trouble shooting for site referred problems /issues and assistance in PG test Scheme & assessment.

3.0NTPC intends to finance the subject package through 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-9590-701A-2

Document Sale Dates & Timing	From 23.12.2014 to 12.01.2015
	upto 1530 hrs (IST)
Source of IFB/NIT	EOC Noida Office
Contract Classification	Consultancy
Last date for Receipt of queries from Bidder	22.01.2015
Bid Receipt date & time for both Techno-Commercial	27.01.2015	up to 1400 hrs (IST)
and Price bid
Bid Opening Date & Time Techno Commercial Bid	27.01.2015 at 1430 hrs (IST)

Bid Opening Date & Time Price Bid	Shall be intimated separately by
	NTPC
Cost of Bidding Documents in INR	11,250/-	(Rupees	Eleven
	thousand two hundred fifty only)
Cost of Bidding Documents in USD for foreign bidder	250/- (US Dollar Two hundred
	fifty only)

5.0All bids must be accompanied by Bid Security for an amount of Rs. 71,28,000/-

(Indian Rupees Seventy one lakh twenty eight thousand only) or USD 1,14,100/- (US Dollars One lakh fourteen thousand one hundred only) in the form, 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 bidders without being opened.

6.0Qualifying Requirements for Bidders:

1.0Technical criteria

The bidder should be a consultant for power plants and should have carried out pre-award engineering and post-award engineering covering BTG (Boiler, Turbo-generator and auxiliaries) and Balance of plant including associated Electrical, C&I and Civil systems for at least two (2) coal fired super critical thermal power plants which should be in successful operation for a period not less than one (1) year prior to the date of Techno Commercial bid opening.

And

In addition to above, the bidder should have also carried out pre-award engineering and/or post-award engineering covering BTG or BOP for at least one (1) coastal thermal power plant of at least 300 MW capacity which should be in successful operation for a period not less than one (1) year prior to the date of Techno Commercial bid opening.

NOTES:-

(i)Experience of pre-award engineering and post-award engineering activity in separate power plant installations/ contracts are also acceptable. For Balance of plant, experience in a Subcritical thermal power plant of at least 300 MW capacity shall also be considered acceptable.

(ii)Pre-award engineering means Preparation of Project Design Memorandum and/or technical specifications.

Post-Award engineering means Review of contractor’s design and drawings/documents.

Balance of plant means Water treatment plant, CW system and Coal handling system as minimum in one or more contract.

2.0Financial criteria

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 INR 52.00 million (Indian Rupees Fifty Two 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 on 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 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 statements of the 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 Cl. 2.1 (a) and/ or Cl.2.1 (b) above on its own, its holding company would be required to meet the stipulated turnover requirements at Cl.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 120.00 Million (Indian Rupees One Hundred Twenty 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 its bankers’, the Bidder shall have access to the line of credit of a level not less than the specified amount at Clause.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 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 Management Centre as the case may be, shall be acceptable.

NOTES:-

(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 revaluation of the 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.

(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.

7.0NTPC reserves the right to reject any or all bids or cancel/withdraw the Invitation For Bids (IFB) 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.

8.0Prospective bidders from U.P. State are compulsorily required to provide TIN number at the time of purchase of bidding documents.

9.0A 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 directly through the payment gateway at our e-Tender Site (https://etender.ntpclakshya.co.in) or by making payment (non-refundable) in the form of a crossed account Payee demand draft in favor of NTPC Ltd., Payable at New Delhi. 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.

10.0Issuance 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, Power of Attorney, Integrity pact / Deed of Joint Undertaking/JV Agreement (as applicable) in physical form as detailed in Bidding Documents before the stipulated bid submission closing date and time at the address given below.

11.0Transfer of Bidding Documents purchased by one intending Bidder to another is not permissible.