NTPC Limited

(A Government of India Enterprise) Northern Region HeadQuaters INVITATION FOR BIDS (IFB) FOR

Supply of HT cable for TANDA Stage-II (International Competitive Bidding)

IFB No: 40040151

Date:21.07.2015

Bidding Document No:

NRHQ/9562-212-2

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.

40040151

 

IFB Date

21.07.2015

 

Document Sale Commencement Date & Time

22.07.2015

10:00:00

Document Sale Close Date & Time

20.08.2015 15:30:00

Source of IFB/NIT

Northern Region HeadQuaters

Contract Classification

Equipment

Supply

Last Date and Time for Bid submission

23.09.2015 16:00:00

Technical Opening Date & Time

23.09.2015 16:30:00

Bid Opening Date & Time

07.10.2015 10:00:00

Cost of Bidding Documents in INR

4,725.00

 

EMD in INR

1918000.00

 

Pre-Bid Conference Date & Time (if any)

 

 

Last Query Date (if any)

11.09.2015

 

EMD in USD

29700.00

 

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

HT 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 HT 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) fulfils 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 following cables, prior to the date of techno-commercial bid opening:

a)At least 50 kms of XLPE insulated power cables of 6.35/11 kV or higher voltage grade, executed in one or more orders.

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

cables of any voltage level

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

48.0 Million (Indian Rupees Forty

Eight 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 34.0 Million (Indian Rupees Thirty Four 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.

Bids not meeting the requirement as stated above shall be rejected.

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-226010

 

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