NTPC Limited

(A Government of India Enterprise)

Northern Region HeadQuaters

INVITATION FOR BIDS (IFB)

FOR

Supply of Control Cables for Tanda Stage-II (International Competitive Bidding)

IFB No: 40040150

Date:21.07.2015

Bidding Document No:

NRHQ/9562-214-2

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.

40040150

 

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

22.09.2015 16:00:00

Technical Opening Date & Time

22.09.2015 16:30:00

Bid Opening Date & Time

07.10.2015 11:00:00

Cost of Bidding Documents in INR

2,365.00

 

EMD in INR

829000.00

 

Pre-Bid Conference Date & Time (if any)

 

 

Last Query Date (if any)

31.08.2015

 

EMD in USD

12900.00

 

Cost of Bidding Documents in USD for foreign bidder

50.00

 

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 Control 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 bidders

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 Control 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:

a)At least 300 km of PVC insulated, PVC Sheathed Stranded copper conductor 1.1 kV grade cables in one single contract.

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

7.2Financial 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 21.0 Million (Indian Rupees Twenty One 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 15.0 Million (Indian Rupees Fifteen 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

Additional General Manager (C&M)

NTPC Ltd., NRHQ

TC-33/V-1

 

Vibhuti Khand,

 

Gomti Nagar, Lucknow

Telephone No.

: 091-522-2723110/2723112

Fax No.

: 091-522-2721507

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