NTPC Limited
(A Govt. of India Enterprise)
BARH SUPER THERMAL POWER PROJECT,BARH
District-Patna,State-Bihar,PIN-803215
INVITATION FOR BIDS (IFB)
FOR
LIFTING, LOADING & TRANSPORTATION OF COAL FROM GARE PALMA OCP COAL YARD OF SECL TO THE NEAREST RAILWAY SIDING ON "AS IS WHERE IS BASIS" THROUGH “RCR” (RAIL CUM ROAD ) MODE
FOR STAGE II UNITS OF BARH STPP.
(Domestic Competitive Bidding)
IFB/NIT/BI No.: 40038717 |
Bidding Document No.: BR/CS/15063 |
1.0 NTPC invites Online Bids on ‘Single Stage Two Envelope’ bidding basis (Envelope-I: Techno-Commercial Bid & Envelope-II: Price Bid) from eligible bidders for LIFTING, LOADING & TRANSPORTATION OF COAL FROM GARE PALMA OCP COAL YARD OF SECL TO THE NEAREST RAILWAY SIDING ON "AS IS WHERE IS BASIS" THROUGH “RCR” (RAIL CUM ROAD ) MODE FOR STAGE II UNITS OF BARH STPP , as per scope of work.
2.0 BRIEF SCOPE OF WORK
TRANSPORTATION OF COAL FROM GARE PALMA IV/2-3 COAL YARD TO NTPC BARH VIA A SUITABLE NEAREST RAILWAY SIDING ON AS OFFERED ON "AS IS WHERE IS BASIS" BY SECL (SOUTH EASTERN COALFIELDS LIMITED), SUBSIDIARY OF CIL (COAL INDIA LIMITED) THROUGH "RCR" (ROAD CUM RAIL) MODE TO THE TUNE OF 2.5 LAKH M.T. PER MONTH (i.e. 3.0 MMTPA), TO CATER THE COAL REQUIREMENT OF STAGE-II UNITS #4 & #5 (PART).GARE PALMA LOCATED IN RAIGARH DISTT OF CHHATISGARH STATE.
3.0 NTPC Limited intends to finance the subject package through 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 above as per the following schedule:
NIT No |
40038717 |
Document sale Commencement Date & Time |
11.05.2015 upto 10:00:00 Hrs |
Document sale Close Date & Time |
23.05.2015 upto 18:00:00 Hrs |
Source of IFB/NIT |
Barh Super Thermal Power Project |
Contract Classification |
Service |
Last Date and Time for Bid Submission |
04.06.2015 upto 14:30:00 Hrs |
Technical Opening Date & Time |
04.06.2015 upto 15:00:00 Hrs |
Price Bid Opening Date and Time |
Shall be intimated separately by NTPC. |
Cost of Bidding Document in INR |
9,450.00 |
EMD in INR |
2,79,00,000.00 |
Pre-Bid Conference Date & Time |
Not applicable |
Last Query Date |
02.06.2015 |
5.0 All bids must be accompanied by Bid Security for an amount of `2,79,00,000.00
(Indian Rupees Two Crore Seventy Nine Lakh 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 BEINGOPENED.
6.0 Bid Security and Integrity Pact shall be submitted in a sealed envelope separately offline by the stipulated bid submission closing date and time at the address given below. Any bid without an acceptable Bid Security and Integrity Pact shall be treated as non-responsive by the employer and shall not be opened.
7.0 Qualification Requirements for Bidders
In addition to the requirements stipulated in Section ITB (Instructions to Bidder), the following shall also apply:
7.1.0 The bidder should have executed work of “LOADING, TRANSPORTATION, UNLOADING of COAL” as per the following criteria:
a)The bidder must have carried out work of lifting, transportation by road, & loading of rakes for a quantity of at least 1,00,000 MT of coal in any one month and 30 Lakh MT in last 36 months prior to Techno-Commercial Bid opening, against single or multiple orders.
b)The bidder should have done loading of coal in to wagons for a quantity of at least 7200 MT per day for a minimum of ten (10) days in a month and for a minimum of 180 days in a year.
c)The bidder must submit documentary evidence like LOA Copies/Customer Certificates etc for executed quantities with regards to 7.1.0 (a) along with the Techno-Commercial Bid documents.
d)The bidder must submit documentary evidence like dispatch documents etc with regards to 7.1.0 (b) along with the Techno-Commercial Bid documents.
7.2.0 Financial Criteria:
A.The average annual turnover of the Bidder, in the preceding three (3) financial years as on the date of Techno-commercial Bid opening, shall not be less than INR 139.50 crores.
B.The Net Worth of the Bidder as on the last day of the preceding financial year shall not be less than 25% of the paid up share capital.
C.In case the bidder is not able to furnish its audited financial statements on standalone entity basis, the unaudited unconsolidated financial statements of the bidder can be considered acceptable provided the bidder furnishes the following further 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 the Holding Company.
ii) A certificate from the CEO/ CFO of the Holding Company, as per the format enclosed in the Techno-Commercial bid 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.
D.In case a bidder does not satisfy the financial criteria, stipulated at Para A and/ or Para B above on its own, the holding company would be required to meet the stipulated turnover requirements at Para 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 the holding company, supported by Board Resolution, as per the format enclosed in the Techno-Commercial Bid 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 the Bankers shall not be less than INR 43.245 crores. 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 the banker’s, the Bidder shall have access to the line of credit of a level not less than the specified amount at Para 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 Techno-Commercial bid 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 Para E above is not sufficient, a comfort letter from one of the bankers specified in the Techno-Commercial 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.
Noted for clause 7.2.0:
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 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 seven (7) days prior to the date of Techno- Commercial bid opening shall be used.
7.3.0 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.
Notes:
The word "executed" means that the bidder should have achieved the progress specified in the QR Clause 7.1.0 even if the total contract is not completed/closed. The same shall be supported by documentary evidence issued by the owner.
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 Barh 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 along with 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 Transfer of Bidding Documents purchased by one intending Bidder to another is not permissible.
13.0 Address for communication:
AGM(C&M)
NTPC Ltd Barh.
PO-NTPC Barh.Distt-Patna.
PIN-803215
Phone-06132-240060/240080,Fax-06132-240067,
Contact:i)Sh. Ashok Kumar,DyManager(C&M)-9471000057),e-mail:ashokkumar10@ntpc.co.in
ii)Sh S K Saha,Sr.Manager(C&M)-9471000249,e-mail:sksaha03@ntpc.co.in
