NTPC LIMITED

(A GOVERNMENT OF INDIA ENTERPRISE)

CORPORATE CONTRACTS, NOIDA

INVITATION FOR BIDS (IFB)

FOR

'AIR CONDITIONING AND VENTILATION SYSTEM' PACKAGE FOR LARA SUPER THERMAL POWER PROJECT, STAGE-I (2x800 MW) LOCATED AT LARA, DISTRICT RAIGARH, STATE OF CHATTISGARH, INDIA

(International Competitive Bidding)

IFB No.: 40041686 Date: 09.07.2015

Bidding Document No.: CS-9548-146(R2)-2

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 aforesaid Package, as per the Brief Scope of Work mentioned hereinafter.

2.0 BRIEF SCOPE OF WORK

The brief scope of work includes Design, Engineering, Manufacture, Testing at Works, Delivery and Storage at Site, Erection, Testing and Commissioning of following:

(a) All Air-Conditioning equipments for Control Rooms, Control Equipment Rooms, UPS, Battery Charger, SWAS Room in Main Power House, ESP Control Rooms, Water System Control Building and Offsite Building Control Rooms.

(b) All Ventilation System equipments for non-air conditioned areas of Main Power House, ESP Building, Battery Rooms, Compressor House, Make-up Water Pump House, Fire Water Pump House and other various Auxiliary Buildings, etc.

3.0. NTPC intends to finance subject Package through External Commercial Borrowings/Own sources.

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 Rs 37,19,000/- (Indian Rupees Thirty Seven Lakh Nineteen Thousand only) or US $ 57,900 (US Dollars Fifty Seven Thousand Nine 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

“Lara STPP, Stage-I (2x800 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 QUALIFYING REQUIREMENTS FOR BIDDERS.

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

1.0 Technical Criteria

1.1 The Bidder should have designed, supplied, erected and commissioned atleast one (1) number of Air conditioning system having a total installed capacity of 300TR or more, which should have included at least one chilling unit with a minimum capacity of 60TR. The system should have been in successful operation for at least one (1) year prior to the date of Techno -Commercial bid opening.

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, should not be less than Rs 94 Millions (Indian rupee Ninety four Millions only)or in equivalent foreign currency.

b) The Net Worth should not be less than 100% of the Bidder’s paid-up share capital as on the last day of the preceding financial year. In case the Bidder meets the requirement of Net worth based on the strength of its Subsidiary (ies) and/or Holding Company and/or Subsidiaries of its Holding companies wherever applicable, the Net worth of the Bidder and its subsidiary (ies) and/or Holding Company and/or subsidiary (ies) of the Holding Company, in combined manner should not be less than 100% of their total paid-up share capital. However individually, their Net worth should not be less than 75% of their respective paid-up share capitals. For Consortiums /Joint Ventures, wherever applicable, the Net worth of all Consortiums /Joint Ventures members in combined manner should not be less than 100% of their Paid-up share capital however individually, their Net worth should not be less than 75% of their respective paid-up share capitals.

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 its Holding Company.

(ii) 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 Annual Financial Statements of the Holding Company.

In case where audited results for the last financial year as on the date of Techno Commercial bid opening are not available, the financial results certified by a practicing Chartered Accountant shall be considered acceptable. In case, Bidder is not able to submit the certificate from practicing Chartered Accountant certifying its financial parameters, the audited results for the three consecutive financial years preceding the last financial year shall be considered for evaluating the financial parameters.

d) In case a Bidder does not satisfy the financial criteria, stipulated at Cl. 2.0(a) above on its own, its Holding Company would be required to meet the stipulated turnover requirements at Cl. 2.0(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 the 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.

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 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 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 Uttar Pradesh State of India 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 purchased by any interested Bidder on payment (non-refundable) of the cost of documents as mentioned above in the form of a Crossed Account Payee Demand Draft in favour of “NTPC Limited”, 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.

11.0 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.

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

13.0 Address for communication:

AGM (Contract Services-II) / Manager (Contract Services-II)

NTPC Limited,

Sixth Floor, Engineering Office Complex,

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

Distt.-Gautam Budh Nagar, Uttar Pradesh,

PIN-201301, India

Fax No: +91-120-2410359/ 2410011

Tele. No. +91-120-4948678/ 4946663

e-mail: dinkarsingh@ntpc.co.in / jsbhal@ntpc.co.in

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

or www.ntpc.co.in