NTPC Limited

(A Govt. of India Enterprise)

CORPORATE CONTRACTS, NOIDA

INVITATION FOR BIDS (IFB)

FOR

DM Plant and Chemical Treatment Package

FOR

TANDA THERMAL POWER PROJECT, STAGE-II (2 x 660 MW)

AT

VIDYUT NAGAR, DISTRICT Ambedkar Nagar, STATE OF UTTAR PARDESH, INDIA

(International Competitive Bidding)

IFB No.:40032343 Date: 08.01.2015

Bidding Document No.: CS-9562-154A-2

1.0 NTPC invites Online Bids on Two Stage Bidding Basis (Stage-I: Techno-Commercial Bid & Stage-II: Price Bid) from eligible bidders for DM Plant and Chemical Treatment Package for Tanda Thermal Power Project, Stage-II (2x660 MW) situated at Vidyut Nagar in District Ambedkar Nagar in State of Uttar Pardesh, as per scope of work mentioned hereinafter.

2.0 BRIEF SCOPE OF WORK

The scope of work shall include Design, engineering, supply, including supply of mandatory spares, packaging, transportation, transit insurance, custom clearance / port clearance / Custom reconciliation (wherever applicable) receipt & storage at site, construction, erection, testing and commissioning including all associated civil, structural and electrical works, putting into satisfactory operation, successful completion of facilities and performance and guarantee testing of DM Plant and Chemical Treatment package for Tanda TPP, Stage-II (2X660 MW) including supply of mandatory spares as specified in the bidding document no CS-9562-154A-2.

3.0 NTPC intends to finance the subject package through External Commercial Borrowings/Own resources.

4.0 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:

5.0 All bids must be accompanied by Bid Security for an amount of 48,71,000/- (Indian Rupees Forty Eight Lakh Seventy One Thousand only) or USD 76,600 (US Dollars Seventy Six Thousand Six Hundred only). 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.

6.0 BENEFITS / EXEMPTIONS TO SUPPLIES FOR MEGA POWER PROJECTS

Tanda Thermal Power Project, Stage-II (2x660 MW) has been declared a Mega Power Project by Ministry of Power (Govt. of India). Accordingly, supplies of goods for this package shall be eligible for the benefits / exemptions as per provisions of relevant policy & Notifications of Govt. of India.

7.0 Qualification Requirements for Bidders

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

7.1 The Bidder should have designed, supplied, erected and commissioned atleast one (1) number of ion exchange based demineralising plant, consisting of atleast two (2) streams each of minimum 60 cum./hr capacity, capable of producing outlet water quality of silica and conductivity not more than 0.02 ppm as SiO2 and 0.2 micromho/cm respectively, which should have been in successful operation for atleast one (1) year prior to the date of Techno-Commercial bid opening.

7.2.0 Financial Criteria

7.2.1 Financial Criteria of Bidder:

(i) 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 ` 115 million (Indian Rupees One Hundred Fifteen Million only) or in equivalent Foreign Currency.

(ii) 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.

(iii) 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:

(a) Copies of the unaudited unconsolidated financial statements of the Bidder alongwith copies of the audited consolidated financial statements of the Holding Company.

(b) A Certificate from the CEO/CFO of the Holding Company, as per the format enclosed in the bid 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 last preceding financial year are not available, certification of financial statements from a practicing Chartered Accountant shall also be considered acceptable.

(iv) In case a Bidder does not satisfy the financial criteria, stipulated at Clause 7.2.1 (i) and/or Clause 7.2.1 (ii) above on its own, its Holding Company would be required to meet the stipulated turnover requirements at Clause 7.2.1 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 Holding Company's Board Resolution, 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.

(v) The 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 ` 76 Million (Indian Rupees Seventy 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.

(vi) 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 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 should 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 7.2.1(v) 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.

(vi) In case the Bidder's unutilized line of credit for fund based and non-fund based limits specified at Clause 7.2.1(v) 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 Centre as the case may be, shall be acceptable.

Notes for Clause no. 7.2.1

(a) 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 Profit and Loss account and miscellaneous expenses to the extent not adjusted or written off, if any, shall be reduced from reserves and surplus.

(b) Other income shall not be considered for arriving at annual turnover.

(c) For unutilised line of credit for fund based and non-fund based limits and Turnover indicated in foreign currency, the exchange rate as on seven (7) days prior to the date of Techno-Commercial bid opening shall be used.

8.0 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.

9.0 Prospective Bidders from U.P. State are compulsorily required to provide TIN number at the time of purchase of bidding documents from office of NTPC.

10.0 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 New Delhi or directly through the payment gateway at our SRM Site (https://etender.ntpclakshya.co.in). 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 along with duly filled in questionnaire for issue of vendor code and SRM user id/password.

Note: No hard copy of Bidding Documents shall be issued.

11.0 Issuance 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, Integrity Pact and Power of Attorney and Deed of Joint Undertaking (if applicable) to be executed by the bidder alongwith associated / collaborator separately offline as detailed in Bidding Documents by the stipulated bid submission closing date and time at the address given below.

12.0 Address for communication:

Dy. Manager (CS-II) / DGM (CS-II)

NTPC Limited,

6th Floor, Engineering Office Complex,

A-8A, Sector-24, NOIDA,

Distt. Gautam Budh Nagar, (UP), INDIA

Pin – 201301.

Fax No.: 0091-120 – 2410359/2410011

Tel. No.: 0091-120- 4948674/4946665/4946680/2410528

e-mail: jagmohan01@ntpc.co.in /dhananjaymohapatra@ntpc.co.in/ akchhabra@ntpc.co.in

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