NTPC LIMITED

(A GOVERNMENT OF INDIA ENTERPRISE)

INVITATION FOR BIDS (IFB)

FOR

DEVELOPMENT OF 250 MW (5 BLOCKS OF 50 MW EACH)

SOLAR PHOTO VOLTAIC PROJECT(S)

IN RAJASTHAN, INDIA

(Domestic Competitive Bidding)

IFB No.: 40033379

Date: 24.01.2015

Bidding Document No: CS-5716-004-9

1.0NTPC invites online bids in TWO STAGES (i.e. Stage-I: Techno-Commercial Bid and Stage-II: Price Bid) from eligible bidders for Development of 250 MW (5 Blocks

of 50 MW Each) Solar Photo Voltaic Project(s) in Rajasthan, India, using domestically manufactured PV cells and modules as per the brief Scope of Work mentioned hereinafter.

2.0Brief Scope of Work

The Brief Scope of work for the subject package is as follows:

Design, Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply, Packing and Forwarding, Transportation, Unloading, Storage, Installation and Commissioning of grid connected 250 MWp (Peak DC Power) Solar PV based power project on turnkey basis (to be awarded to multiple bidders in single/multiple blocks of 50MW each).

Bidder shall provide comprehensive operation & maintenance of the plant & transmission system for a period of three years from the date of successful completion of trial run.

The scope includes the following:

1.Design, engineering, manufacturing, supply, packing and forwarding, transportation, unloading storage, installation, testing and commissioning of crystalline silicon Solar Photo Voltaic Plant.

2.Power conditioning system including, Inverters, DC and AC circuit breaker etc.

3.All associated electrical works required for interfacing with grid (i.e. transformer(s), breakers, isolators, transmission line, lightning arrestor(s), panels, protection system, cables. metering at 33 kV level, earthing of transformer etc.).

4.Site-grading, leveling, clearing of vegetation.

5.Providing power supply and water supply for construction purposes

6.Water supply arrangement for water washing including supply and installation of water washing system

7.Design and construction of foundation & mounting structure for SPV panels.

8.Construction of internal roads, pathways and drainage system.

9.All associated civil work like air conditioned Control room & Inverter rooms with all electrical fitting and furniture, fencing of SPV plant, security cabin etc.

10.SCADA system for remote monitoring and control of SPV panels with all hardware & software.

11.Power evacuation upto the terminal point as specified in technical specifications.

12.Operation & maintenance of SPV Plant along with electrical equipments, consumables and spare parts for a period of three years from the date of successful completion of trial run.

13.Supply of Mandatory spares.

The detailed scope of work is as defined in the bidding document No.: CS-5716-004-9.

3.0NTPC intends to finance “Development of 250 MW (5 Blocks of 50 MW Each) Solar Photo Voltaic Project(s) in Rajasthan” through domestic funding and 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 and as per the following schedule:

Bidding Document No.

:

CS-5716-004-9

Document Sale Date & Timing

:

Up to 15.30 Hrs (IST) from

 

 

04.02.2015 to 03.03.2015

Pre-bid conference date and

:

10.03.2015

Last date for receipt of queries

 

 

from bidders (if any)

 

 

Bid receipt Date & Time for Stage-I (Techno-Commercial Bid)

Bid Opening Date & Time for Stage-I (Techno-Commercial Bid)

Cost of Bidding Document

:Up to 01.04.2015 by 1430 hrs (IST)

:15.04.2015 at 1500 hrs (IST)

:Rs 2000/- (Rupees Two Thousand Only)

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

4.1 Prospective 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 a Bid Security for an amount of INR 2,92,06,000/-

(Rupees Two Crores Ninety two Lakhs Six Thousand only) in the form as stipulated in the Bidding Documents. Bids not accompanied by the requisite Bid

Security in a separate sealed envelope or bids accompanied by Bid Security of

inadequate value shall not be entertained and in such cases, bids shall be rejected as being nonresponsive and shall not be opened.

6.0Qualifying Requirements for Bidder

In addition to the requirements stipulated under Section “Instruction to Bidders (ITB)” the bidder shall also meet qualifying requirements stipulated hereunder in clauses 1.0 and clause 2.0.

1.0Technical Criteria

The bidder should have designed, supplied, erected / supervised erection and commissioned / supervised commissioning of SPV based grid connected power plant(s) of cumulative installed capacity of 40 MWp or above, out of which at least one plant should have been of 10 MWp capacity or above. The reference plant of 10 MWp or above capacity must have been in successful operation for at least six months as on the date of techno-commercial bid opening.

Notes:

(a)The reference SPV based grid connected power plant of 10MWp or above capacity should be at a single location developed by Bidder for itself or any other client.

(b)Bidder shall submit certificate of successful completion/operation from the Owner. In case the bidder has executed the project for its own group company/special purpose vehicle, Bidder shall in addition, obtain a certificate from DISCOM/ power procurement agency for commissioning date.

(c)Projects executed by Bidder's group company, Holding Company or Subsidiary Company shall not be considered as Bidder's experience for meeting the QR.

(d)The Bidder shall also be considered qualified, in case the award for the reference works has been received by the Bidder either directly from owner of plant or any other intermediary organization. A certificate from such owner of plant shall be required to be furnished by the Bidder along with its techno-commercial bid in support of its claim of meeting requirement stipulated above.

(e)SPV based Roof-top solar power projects, which are grid connected, shall also be considered as Bidder's experience for meeting the QR.

2.0FINANCIAL CRITERIA:

2.1The average annual turnover of the Bidder, in the preceding three (3) financial years as on the date of opening of techno-commercial bids, should not be less than INR 29000 Lakh (Indian Rupees Twenty Nine Thousand Lakh only) or in equivalent foreign currency.

2.2The 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.

2.3In 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 along with copies of the audited consolidated financial statements of its Holding Company.

(b)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 Annual Report of the 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.

2.4In 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 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.

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 techno-commercial bid opening, duly certified by its bankers shall not be less than INR 14300 Lakh (Indian Rupees Fourteen Thousand Three Hundred Lakh 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.

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 along with its 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.

2.7In case the Bidder’s 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 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)“Holding Company” and “Subsidiary” shall have the meaning ascribed to them as per Companies Act, 2013, in vogue.

(ii)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.

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

(iv)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.

3.0Notwithstanding anything stated above, the NTPC reserves the right to assess the capabilities and capacity of the Bidder / its subsidiary(ies) / its Holding Company/ Subsidiary(ies) of its Holding Company etc., as the case may be, to perform the contract, should the circumstances warrant such assessment in the overall interest of NTPC.

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 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 Techno-Commercial bid submission closing date and time at the address given below.

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

11.0Address for Communication

For the detailed IFB and bidding documents please visit at https://etender.ntpclakshya.co.in,

www.ntpctender.com or www.ntpc.co.in or may contact General Manager (Renewable Energy-Contract Services) / Addl General Manager (Renewable Energy-Contract Services), NTPC Limited, 3rd Floor, Engineering Office Complex, A-8A, Sector-24, NOIDA, Distt. Gautam Budh Nagar, (UP), India, Pin-201301 on Telephone No. +91-120-2410341 , Fax: +91-120-2410251 email: aseemjain@ntpc.co.in / rkgupta07@ntpc.co.in or at office.

12.0Registered Office

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NTPC Bhawan, SCOPE Complex,

7, Institutional Area, Lodi Road,

New Delhi – 110003

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Website: www.ntpc.co.in