NTPC LIMITED

(A GOVERNMENT OF INDIA ENTERPRISE)

DETAILED NOTICE INVITING TENDER (NIT)

FOR

" BALANCE INFRASTRUCTURE WORKS FOR PLANT " PACKAGE

FOR

NABINAGAR THERMAL POWER PROJECT (4x250 MW)

OF BHARTIYA RAIL BIJLEE COMPANY LTD.

AT

NABINAGAR, DISTT. AURANGABAD, STATE OF BIHAR, INDIA

(Domestic Competitive Bidding)

NIT No.: 40033822 Date: 09.02.2015

1.0 Bhartiya Rail Bijlee Company Ltd. (BRBCL), a Joint Venture Company between NTPC Limited and Indian Railways, Govt. of India, is in the process of setting up a 4x250 MW coal based Thermal Power Project at Nabinagar, District Aurangabad, Bihar.

1.1 NTPC Limited (NTPC), on behalf of BRBCL is inviting e-Bids on Single Stage Two Envelope bidding basis (Envelope-1: Techno-Commercial Bid and Envelope-2: Price Bid) from eligible bidders for "BALANCE WORKS FOR INFRASTRUCTURE WORKS FOR PLANT " Package for BRBCL’s Nabinagar Thermal Power Project (4x250 MW) located at Nabinagar, Aurangabad District, State of Bihar, India, as per the Scope of Work mentioned hereinafter.

2.0 SCOPE OF WORK

The scope of work under this contract shall cover the following balance items of work.

1. Priority area roads in plant area and village diversion roads outside plant boundary wall.

2. Drains in priority area of plant including the trunk drain.

3. All sewerage works in plant area.

4. Chain link fence at land acquisition line.

5. Boundary wall for plant area.

6. Construction stores.

7. H-type construction offices.

8. Paving in steel storage yard with fencing.

3 BRBCL intends to finance the subject Package for Nabinagar Thermal Power Project (4x250 MW) through Domestic Commercial Borrowings and Internal Resources

4 Detailed Specification, Scope of Work and terms & condition 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-0270-301A-9

Document Sale Date & Time : 09.02.2015 to 25.02.2015

Up to 1730 hrs. (IST)

Bid Receipt Date & Time : Upto 20.03.2015 by 1430 Hrs. (IST)

For both Techno-Commercial

and Price Bids

Date & Time for Opening of : 20.03.2015 at 1500 Hrs. (IST)

Techno-Commercial Bid

Date & Time of opening of : To be notified separately after opening

Price Bid of Techno-Commercial Bid

Cost of Bidding Document : Rs.9,000.00 (Rs. Nine Thousand only) per set

Estimated Cost of Work : Rs.4134.42 Lacs (excluding Owner Issue Material)

4.1 All Bids must be accompanied by Bid Security for an amount of Rs.91, 88,000/- 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.

5.0 Qualification Requirements for Bidders

5.1 Technical Criteria

5.1.1 The Bidder who wishes to participate in the bidding shall satisfactorily establish that it fulfills the qualifying requirements stipulated hereunder.

The bidder should have executed the following within the preceding seven (7) years reckoned as on the date of bid opening (techno-commercial bids):

i) A cumulative progress of at least 15,000 Cu.M of Cement Concrete Work in any one (1) year in one or maximum two concurrently running contracts.

and

ii) A cumulative progress of at least 5.0 kms. of Bituminous Carpet Road work in any one (1) year in one or maximum two concurrently running contracts.

5.2 Financial Criteria

5.2.1 Financial 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 Rs. 55 Crores (Indian Rupees Fifty Five Crores 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 for 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 with the bidding documents, stating that the unaudited unconsolidated financial statement form part of the consolidated financial statements of the Holding 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. 5.2.1 (a) and/or Cl. 5.2.1 (b) above on its own, its Holding Company would be required to meet the stipulated turnover requirements at Cl. 5.2.1 (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 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 Rs. 14 Crores (Indian Rupees Fourteen Crores only) or in equivalent foreign currency. In case certificates from more than one bank are submitted, the certified unutilized limits should 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 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 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 Cl. 5.2.1 (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 Cl. 5.2.1 (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 at Cl. 5.2.1(e) above to the Bidder or to the Treasury Centre as the case may be, shall be acceptable.

NOTES:

i) The word “executed” means the Bidder should have achieved the criteria specified in the above qualifying requirement within the preceding seven years reckoned as on the last date notified for receipt of techno-commercial bids even if the contract has started earlier and /or is not completed/closed.

ii) Reference works executed by the Bidder, as a member of Joint Venture/Consortium can also be considered provided:

The allocation of scope of work between the partners of the Joint Venture/Consortium is clearly defined in the executed JV Agreement and Bidder’s scope of work and break-up of quantities executed by them as individual contribution in the Joint Venture/Consortium, duly authenticated by the project authority, meet the relevant provision of Qualifying Requirement.

iii) Reference work executed by a Bidder as a sub-contractor may also be considered provided the certificate by main contractor is duly certified by project authority specifying the scope of work executed by the sub-contractor in support of the Qualifying Requirement.

iv) 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.

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

vi) 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.

6.0 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.

7.0 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 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.

8.0 Issuance of Bidding 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.

9.0 Prospective Bidders from UP State of India are compulsorily required to provide TIN Number at the time of purchase of Bidding Documents from Office of NTPC.

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

11.0 Address for communication:

DGM (CS-I)/ Sr. Manager (CS-I)

NTPC Limited,

Sixth Floor, Engineering Office Complex,

Plot A-8A, Sector-24, NOIDA-201301,

Uttar Pradesh, India

Fax No: +91-120-2410335/2410011

Tele. No. +91-120-4948656/ 4948616

e-mail: neerajkumar02@ntpc.co.in or arvindkumar01@ntpc.co.in

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