NTPC LIMITED

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA ENTERPRISE)

INVITATION FOR BIDS (IFB) FOR

H T CABLES PACKAGE FOR SOLAR PV POWER PROJECT PHASE-I (250MW) IN

ANANTAPUR

(Domestic Competitive Bidding)

IFB No. 40042422

Date: 18.07.2015

Bidding Document No: RE-CS-5711-212-9

1.0 NTPC invites on-line bids on Single Stage Two Envelope bidding basis (i.e. Envelope-I: Techno-Commercial Bid & Envelope-II Price Bid) with Reverse Auction from eligible Bidders for aforesaid project as per the scope of work briefly mentioned hereinafter:

2.0 Brief Details

IFB No.

40042422

IFB Date

18.07.2015

Document Sale Commencement Date

22.07.2015

 

 

 

Document Sale Close Date & Time

17.08.2015

15:00:00 (IST)

Last Date and Time for receipt of bids comprising

27.08.2015

14:30:00 (IST)

both Techno-Commercial Bid and Price Bid

 

 

Date & Time of opening of Techno-Commercial Bid

27.08.2015

15:00:00 (IST)

Date and Time of start of Reverse Auction

Shall be Intimated Separately

by NTPC

 

 

 

Cost of Bidding Documents in INR

3,375/-

 

Bid Security in INR

11,73,000.00

3.0Bid Security and Integrity Pact shall be submitted in a sealed envelope separately in physical form by the stipulated Stage-I (Techno-Commercial) 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.

4.0A 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 SRM Site (https://etender.ntpclakshya.co.in/sap/bc/gui/sap/its/bbpstart). 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 alongwith duly filled in questionnaire for issue of vendor code and SRM user id/password.

Note: No hard copy of bidding documents shall be issued.

5.0Brief Scope of Work

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

Design, manufacture, testing, packing, transit insurance, transportation to site, unloading, storage, laying of cable in trays on low height masts, jointing, termination and Commissioning of 19/33 kV (1C X 300 sq. mm) cables from each Solar Block (50 MW capacity) to 220/33 kV Switchyard of APSPCL / APTRANSCO of 250 MW (5 Blocks of 50 MW) Solar PV Project in Anantapur (AP) as per technical specification.

The detailed scope of work is as defined in the bidding document No.: CS-5711-212-9.

6.0Prospective bidders from U.P. State are compulsorily required to provide TIN number at the time of purchase of bidding documents.

7.0Qualifying Requirements for Bidders:

In addition to the requirements stipulated under section Instruction to bidder (ITB), the bidder should also meet the qualifying requirements stipulated hereunder in clauses 1.0 and 2.0.

1.0TECHNICAL CRITERIA

The bidder/sub vendor should have manufactured and supplied following cables as on the date of techno-commercial bid opening.

(i)Total quantity of at least 60 KMs of XLPE insulated power cables of 19/33 kV or higher voltage grade, executed in one or more orders.

(ii)At least one (1) Km of flame retardant low smoke cables of any voltage level.

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 6 Crore (Indian Rupees Six Crore Only) or in equivalent foreign currency.

2.2The Net Worth of the Bidder 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 Company 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.

Net worth in combined manner shall be calculated as follows:

Net worth (combined) = (X1+ X2+X3) / (Y1+Y2+Y3) X 100% where X1, X2,X3 are individual Net worth which should not be less than 75% of the respective paid up share capitals and Y1,Y2,Y3 are individual paid up share capitals.

2.3 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 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) 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. In case, Bidder is not able to submit the Certificate from practicing Chartered Accountant certifying its financial parameters, the audited results of three consecutive financial years preceding the last financial year shall be considered for evaluating the financial parameters.

2.4In case a Bidder does not satisfy the financial criteria, stipulated at clause 2.1 above on its own, its Holding Company would 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 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.

Notes for Clause 2.0:

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 reserves 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.

8.0Issuance of Bidding Documents to any bidder shall not construe that bidder is considered 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 in physical form as detailed in Bidding Documents before the stipulated Techno-Commercial bid submission closing date and time at the address given below.

9.0NTPC reserves the right to reject any or all bids or cancel/withdraw the Invitation For Bids (IFB) 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.

10.0Transfer of Bidding Document 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- 2410246 , Fax: +91-120-2410251 email:

aseemjain@ntpc.co.in / shailendra@ntpc.co.in / akgupta01@ntpc.co.in or at office.

Registered Office: NTPC Bhawan, SCOPE COMPLEX, 7, Institutional Area, Lodi Road, New Delhi-110003, Corporate Identification Number: L40101DL1975GOI007966, Website: www.ntpc.co.in