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DETAILED INVITATION FOR BIDS (IFB)

NTPC LIMITED

(A GOVERNMENT OF INDIA ENTERPRISE)

CORPORATE CONTRACTS, NOIDA

INVITATION FOR BIDS (IFB)

FOR

400/132KV SWITCHYARD EXTENSION PACKAGE

FOR

KAHALGAON SUPER THERMAL POWER PROJECT,

STAGE- I & II (4X210 MW + 3X500 MW)

at Kahalgaon, District Bhagalpur, State of Bihar, INDIA

(Domestic Competitive Bidding)

IFB No.: 40044242

Date : September 10th, 2015

Bidding Document No.: CS-4200-572D(R)-9

1.0NTPC Limited (NTPC) invites online bids on Single Stage Two Envelope bidding basis (Envelope-1: Techno-Commercial Bid & Envelope-2: Price Bid) from eligible bidders for Supply and Installation of above mentioned Package for Kahalgaon Super Thermal Power Project, Stage- I&II (4x210 MW+ 3x500MW) situated at Kahalgaon, Distt. Bhagalpur in the State of Bihar, India, as per the Scope of Work mentioned hereinafter.

2.0SCOPE OF WORK

The brief Scope of work is as under:

The switchyards at KAHALGAON STPP (4x210 MW+3x500MW) envisaged under ‘400/132kV Switchyard Extension Package’ are of 400 kV & 132 kV level with 400 kV system employing “One and a Half Breaker scheme” and 132 kV system employing “Double Bus scheme”. The scope of work in brief under this package is as follows:

(i)Execution of following bays at 400 kV Switchyard:

2 nos. of Line bays

1 no. of Bus reactor bay

2 nos. of 400/132kV of 200MVA ICT Bays.

2 nos. of Bus Section Bays

(ii)Execution of following bays at 132 kV switchyard:

3 nos. of Station Transformer bays

2 nos. of 400/132kV ICT bays

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2 nos. of Bus Section bays

2 nos. of Bus Coupler bays

1 no of Interconnection bay

(iii)Interconnection to existing switchyard with new 132kV switchyard through 132kV EHV Cables.

The above scope shall include over all project management, coordination, design, engineering, supply, erection, testing and commissioning of 400 kV & 132 kV switchyards (including extension of switchyard control room building and supply & laying of 132 kV Cable and accessories) alongwith associated civil and structural works. The scope also includes civil works for equipments such as Bus reactor, ICTs, etc.

3.0NTPC intends to finance this Package through Domestic commercial borrowing / Own resources.

4.0Detailed specification and scope are given in the bidding documents, which are available for examination and sale at the address given below and as per the following schedule:

Bidding Document No.	:	CS-4200-572D(R)-9
Document Sale Date &	:	10.09.2015 to 01.10.2015 (up to 1730 hrs. IST)
Timing
Last date for receipt of	:	06.10.2015
queries from bidders (if any)
Bid Receipt Date & Time	:	16.10.2015 by 1430 hrs.
Techno- Commercial Bid	:	16.10.2015 by 1500 hrs. (IST)
Opening Date & Time (IST)
Price Bid Opening Date	:	Shall be intimated separately by NTPC
& Time(IST)
Cost of Bidding Document	:	Rs. 22,500 (Rupees Twenty Two Thousand and
		Five Hundred only) per set

5.0All bids must be accompanied by Bid Security for an amount of ₹1,51,15,000/- (Indian Rupees One Crore Fifty One Lakh Fifteen Thousand only). Bids not accompanied by the acceptable Bid Security in a separate sealed envelope shall not be entertained and in such cases, bids shall be rejected by EMPLOYER as being non-responsive and shall not be opened.

6.0QUALIFYING REQUIREMENT FOR BIDDERS

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

1.0The Bidder should have designed, constructed/erected, tested and commissioned atleast one (1) Air insulated substation/ switchyard of 400 kV or above voltage class having atleast six (6) bays which should have been in successful operation for minimum two (2) years prior to the date of Techno-

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Commercial bid opening.

2.0Financial Criteria

2.1Financial Criteria of Bidder

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 ₹410 Millions (Indian Rupees Four Hundred and Ten millions only) or in equivalent foreign currency.

b)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 Subsidiaries 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 venture 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 with 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 financial year as on 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 a practicing Chartered Accountant certifying its financial parameters ,the audited results of 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. 2.1

(a) above on its own, its Holding Company would be required to meet the stipulated turnover requirements at Cl.2.1 (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

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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:

(i)For the purpose of qualifying requirement, one no. of bay shall be considered as a bay used for Line/Transformer/Reactor/Bus coupler/Bus transfer or Bus section and comprising of atleast one circuit breaker, two disconnectors and single phase current transformers.

(ii)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.

(iii)Other income shall not be considered for arriving at annual turnover.

7.0NTPC 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.

8.0A 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 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.

Prospective bidders from UP state are compulsorily required to provide TIN number at the time of purchase of Bidding Documents from the office of NTPC Ltd.

9.0Transfer of Bidding Documents purchased by one intending Bidder to another is not permissible.

9.1Issuance of Bid Documents to any Bidder shall not construe that such Bidder is considered to be qualified. Bids shall be submitted and opened at the address given below in the presence of Bidder’s representatives who choose to attend the bid opening.

10.0ADDRESS FOR COMMUNICATION:

AGM (Contract Services- I)/ Manager (Contract Services- I), NTPC Limited,

Sixth Floor, Engineering Office Complex, A-8A, Sector-24, NOIDA,

Distt. Gautam Budh Nagar, (UP), INDIA Pin-201301