Nabinagar Power Generating Company Private Limited

(A Joint Venture between NTPC Limited and Bihar State Power Holding Company Limited)

INVITATION FOR BIDS / NOTICE INVITING TENDER (NIT)

FOR

Construction of Main Approach road to NSTPP Main Plant & Township-Phase-II”.

(Domestic Competitive Bidding)

IFB/NIT No: 0370-1415-CO-CCD-00382 Date: 02.02.2015

1.0 NPGC invites off-line single stage two parts bidding from eligible Bidders for aforesaid package, as per the scope of work briefly mentioned hereinafter.

2.0 Brief Scope of Work & other Specific details:

Construction of main approach road to existing main plant gate, outer peripheral road along western boundary & Township Phase-II.

3.0 BENEFITS/EXEMPTION TO SUPPLIES: NIL

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 Bid Security / EMD is to be paid in the form of Bankers Cheque / Demand Draft drawn in favour of “Nabinagar Power Generating Co. Pvt. Ltd.” Payable at “Majhiawan, DISTRICT: Aurangabad, Bihar”.

An irrevocable Bank Guarantee of any Nationalised or Scheduled Bank* in favour of Nabinagar Power Generating Co. Pvt. Ltd., as per NPGC pro-forma shall also be accepted as Bid Security / EMD. Pro-forma of the Bank Guarantee given in bid documents.

( * List of banks is given in tender documents)

5.1 Bid Security and “No Deviation Certificate” shall be submitted in sealed envelopes 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 credentials/ filled up formats & supporting documents as asked by NPGC are to be submitted as attachments with the bid.

EMD / Bid Security of inadequate-value / unacceptable form shall not be entertained and such bids shall not be opened.

6.0 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 “Nabinagar Power Generating Co. Pvt. Ltd.” Payable at “Majhiawan, DISTRICT: Aurangabad, Bihar” or directly through the payment gateway at NTPC Website www.ntpctender.com. For logging on to the website, the bidder would require User ID and Password which can be generated by him at the site (www.ntpctender.com) by registering.

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

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

8.0 Qualifying Requirements:

8.1 Technical Criteria

The bidder should have executed similar work/s during the last 7(seven) years ending last day of the month previous to bid opening date, with either of the following executed value(s) of the contract(s):

a) Three orders of value not less than ? 299.35 Lakhs each.

OR

b) Two orders of value not less than ? 374.19 Lakhs each.

OR

c) Single order of value not less than ? 598.71 Lakhs.

Note: “Similar work/s” means Construction of Road work.

8.2 Financial Criteria

8.2.1 The average annual turnover of the Bidder, in the preceding three (3) financial years as on the date of Bid opening shall not be less than ? 1122.57 lakhs (Indian Rupees Eleven hundred twenty two Lakhs fifty seven thousand only).

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

8.2.3 In case the Bidder is not able to furnish its audited financial statements on stand alone 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:

a. Copies of the un-audited unconsolidated financial statements of the bidder along with 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 un-audited 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.

8.2.4 In case, a Bidder does not satisfy the financial criteria, stipulated at Clause 2.1 and / or 2.2 above on its own, the holding company would be required to meet the stipulated turnover requirements at Clause 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 Contract by the bidder in case of award.

8.2.5 The un-utilized 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 ?276.90 Lakhs (Indian Rupees Two hundred Seventy Six Lacs and Ninety Thousand only) certified un-utilized limits shall be of the same date from all such banks.

8.2.6 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 the bankers’, the Bidder shall have access to the line of credit of a level not less than the specified amount at Clause 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 bid documents, pledging unconditional and irrevocable financial support for the execution of the contract by the bidder in case of award.

8.2.7 In 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 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.

Notes:

i) 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 off, if any, shall be reduced from reserves and surplus.

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

iii) The word ‘Executed’ means bidder should have achieved the criteria specified in above QR within the preceding seven (07) years period even if the total contract has been started earlier and/or is not completed/closed.

9.0 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.

10.0 Following credentials are to be submitted by the bidders along with bid documents in support of meeting the qualifying requirement as stipulated for each package.

a) Legible copies of documents [i.e. Award Letter/BoQ for ‘similar nature of work(s)’ and Completion Certificate/Copy of Owner certified Measurement Book(s) (MB/Bills/Receipts)] in proof of work executed, clearly indicating Items & Quantities executed, Total value of work executed and Period of execution in respect of the award.

b) Audited Balance sheet and Profit & Loss account for last three financial years.

c) Partnership deed/Affidavit for proprietorship/Certificate of incorporation.

d) Copy of PF code allotted by RPFC

e) Copy of Bihar VAT Registration.

f) PAN and Service Tax Registration.

Notes:

I. Other income shall not be considered for arriving at annual turnover.

II. The word ‘Executed’ means bidder should have achieved the criteria specified in above QR within the preceding seven (07) years period even if the total contract has been started earlier and/or is not completed / closed.

III. In case where audited results for the last preceding financial year are not available, financial statements certified by a practicing Chartered Accountant shall also be considered acceptable.

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

Further to the above, it is proposed to incorporate the following evaluation criteria in the tender to facilitate normalized evaluation of the bids:

“In the event any intending bidder/s bid/bids for more than one package under the title “Construction of approach road to NSTPP Main Plant & Township-Phase-II(Package Ref:CCD-00382) & Construction of Enabling Township Road & drains, water tank & water lines etc. (Package Ref:CCD-00383), NPGC reserves the right to verify whether such bidder/s satisfy the Cumulative “Average Annual Turn Over” and other financial criteria as stipulated in respective Qualifying Requirements of the said packages.

11.0 Documents submitted by the Bidders should be clearly readable /comprehensible. NPGC reserves the right to discard incomplete/insufficient/unreadable documents and evaluate tenders on the basis of balance documents available with the bid which are comprehensible, relevant & acceptable.

12.0 Bidders are requested / advised to check the Qualifying Requirements (QR) of the subject tender before downloading / buying the tender document online.

13.0 Participation in the tender does not automatically mean that the bidders are considered qualified. NPGC 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. After evaluation of the technical bid, the Price bid(s) of the bidder(s) who does/do not meet the Qualifying Requirements shall not be opened and the same shall be returned to the bidder(s) without being opened.

14.0 NPGC 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. EMD only shall be returned without any additional financial liability to NPGC.

15.0 Tender documents are not transferable.

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

17.0 NPGC shall not be responsible for any postal delay / loss / damage or non delivery of EMD / Bid Security and “No Deviation Certificate”.

18.0 Other terms and conditions of tender shall be as contained in Bid Documents.

19.0 Address for Communication :

Asst. Manager (C&M)/ DGM (C&M) / AGM(C&M)

Nabinagar Power Generating Company Private Limited

Nabinagar Super Thermal Power Project Site Office

Sivanpur, Ankorha RS P.O

Distt: Aurangabad, BIHAR. PIN – 824 303

Mobile : +91 9771440802 / +91 7781005839 / +91 9470001800

Emails : mukeshciv2k5@gmail.com, imvicky08@gmail.com

chattopadhyay.subhasish@rediffmail.com, adeepu.npgc@yahoo.com

Websites : www.ntpctender.com , www.ntpc.co.in