NTPC Limited

(A Government of India Enterprise)

Northern Region HeadQuaters

INVITATION FOR BIDS (IFB)

FOR

Supply of 1.1 KV Power Cable for Tanda Stage -II (2X660 MW) (International Competitive Bidding)

IFB No: 40040149

Date:21.07.2015

Bidding Document No:

NRHQ/9562-213-2

1.0 NTPC invites on-line bids from eligible Bidders for aforesaid package, as per the scope of work briefly mentioned hereinafter:

2.0 Brief Details

IFB No.

40040149

 

IFB Date

21.07.2015

 

Document Sale Commencement Date & Time

22.07.2015

10:00:00

Document Sale Close Date & Time

20.08.2015 17:30:00

Source of IFB/NIT

Northern Region HeadQuaters

Contract Classification

Equipment

Supply

Last Date and Time for Bid submission

21.09.2015 16:00:00

Technical Opening Date & Time

21.09.2015 16:30:00

Bid Opening Date & Time

07.10.2015 11:00:00

Cost of Bidding Documents in INR

4,725.00

 

EMD in INR

1600000.00

 

Pre-Bid Conference Date & Time (if any)

 

 

Last Query Date (if any)

31.08.2015

 

EMD in USD

24800.00

 

Cost of Bidding Documents in USD for foreign bidder

100.00

 

Funding Source

ECB/Internal Resources

3.0Bid Security and Integrity Pact (if applicable) 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 (if applicable)

shall be treated as non-responsive by the employer and shall not be opened.

4.0 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 LUCKNOW 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 questionnare for

issue of vendor code and SRM user id/password.

 

 

 

5.0Brief Scope of Work & other specific detail

Complete design, manufacturing and supply of 1.1 KV LT power cable as indicated in schedule of quantities including type test along with packing forwarding ,transportation & Insurance of the same on FOR site basis for Tanda TPS#II (2x660MW) of the NTPC Ltd. located at Vidyut Nagar Distt:Ambedkar Nagaer of Uttar Pradesh State (INDIA) . The bidder#s Scope of work shall also include port handling, clearance for the imported goods and further loading (if applicable),comprising of quantities as per BOQ under LT power Cables package for Tanda TPS (2X660MW) as per specifications and scope defined in the bidding documents.

Mega Power

Project Benifit:

 

 

 

Ministry of

power (Govt. of India) has

certified that

Tanda TPP, Stage

#II( 2x 660 MW) fulfills the laid down criteria

for Mega Power Project. Accordingly, supplies of goods for this package

shall be eligible for the benefits/ exemptions as

per provisions of relevant notifications of

the Govt. of

India.

 

6.0 Prospective 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:

7.1Technical Criteria

The bidder should have manufactured and supplied prior to the date of Techno-commercial bid opening, the following:

i)At least 100 km of Aluminium Conductor, XLPE insulated, PVC sheathed power cables of 1.1 kV or higher grade in one single contract.

ii)At least 100 km of Aluminium Conductor, PVC insulated, PVC Sheathed Power Cables of 1.1 kV or higher grade in one single contract

iii)At least one (1) km of flame retardant low smoke cables

iv)1.1 kv or higher grade power cable of minimum 630 sq. mm. conductor size.

7.2.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 INR 40.0 Million (Indian Rupees Forty Million 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 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 its Holding

Company.

(ii)A 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

financial statements of

the Holding 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

Cl. 7.2 (a) and/or Cl. 7.2

(b) above on its own,

its Holding Company would be required

to meet the stipulated turnover

requirements at Cl. 7.2. (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 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

its

Bankers

should not

be

less than INR

29.0 Million (Indian Rupees Twenty Nine Million Only) or in

equivalent

foreign currency. 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 its bankers, the Bidder shall have access to the line of

credit of a level not less than the

specified

amount

at Cl. 7.2 (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 with

 

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 stipulated at Cl. 7.2(e) above

is not sufficient, a comfort letter from one of the bankers specified in the bidding document

unequivocally stating that in

case

the

Bidder

is awarded the contract, the Bank would enhance the line of credit

for fund based and non-fund based

limits to

a level

not less than the specified amounts at Cl. 7.2(e) above to the Bidder

or

to

the Treasury 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 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 7 days prior to the date of Techno-Commercial bid opening shall be used.

8.0Issuance of Bidding Documents to any bidder shall not construe that bidder is considered qualified.

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.

 

10.0

Address for Communication

 

AGM(C&M)

 

NTPC LTD

 

NRHQ, TC-33/V-1, VIBHUTI KHAND

 

GOMTINAGAR, LUCKNOW

 

226010

 

UP, INDIA

 

# 0522-2723110/2723112

 

Fax: 0522-2721507

 

Websites: https://etender.ntpclakshya.co.in/sap/bc/gui/sap/its/bbpstart or www.ntpctender.com or

www.ntpc.co.in