NTPC LIMITED

(A GOVERNMENT OF INDIA ENTERPRISE)

CORPORATE CONTRACTS, NOIDA

INVITATION FOR BIDS (IFB)

FOR

'AIR CONDITIONING AND VENTILATION SYSTEM PACKAGE FOR AUXILIARY BUILDINGS' FOR LARA SUPER THERMAL POWER PROJECT, STAGE-I (2x800 MW) LOCATED AT LARA, DISTRICT RAIGARH, STATE OF CHATTISGARH, INDIA

(International Competitive Bidding)

IFB No.: 40047606 Date: 14.11.2015

Bidding Document No.: CS-9548-146A-2

1.0 NTPC invites online Bids on ‘Single Stage Two Envelope’ bidding basis (Envelope-I: Techno-Commercial Bid & Envelope-II: Price Bid) from eligible Bidders for aforesaid Package, as per the Brief Scope of Work mentioned hereinafter.

2.0 BRIEF SCOPE OF WORK

The brief scope of work includes Design, Engineering, Manufacture, Testing at Works, Delivery and Storage at Site, Erection, Testing and Commissioning of following:

(a) All Air-Conditioning equipments for office areas in Service building, Administrative building, auditorium, canteen building and other PLC/Microprocessor/GIU based control room.

(b) All Ventilation System equipments for Service building, Administrative building, Battery rooms, central workshop and other various auxiliary buildings etc.

3.0. NTPC intends to finance subject Package through External Commercial Borrowings/Own sources.

4.0 Detailed Specification, Scope of Work and Terms & Conditions 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-9548-146A-2
Bidding Document Sale Date & Time	:	From 14.11.2015 to 07.12.2015 upto 1730 Hrs. (IST)
Last date for receipt of queries from bidders (if any)	:	17.12.2015
Bid Receipt Date & Time	:	Upto 28.12.2015 by 1430 Hrs. (IST)
Bid Opening Date & Time for Techno-Commercial Bid	:	28.12.2015 at 1500 Hrs. (IST)
Bid Opening Date & Time for Price Bid	:	Shall be intimated separately by NTPC.
Cost of Bidding Document	:	Rs. 4,500/- (Indian Rupees Four Thousand & Five Hundred only) per set for Indian Bidders and US $ 100 (US Dollars One Hundred only) per set for Foreign Bidders.

5.0 All Bids must be accompanied by Bid Security for an amount of Rs 16,66,000/- (Indian Rupees Sixteen Lakh Sixty Six Thousand only) or US $ 25,400 (US Dollars Twenty Five Thousand Four Hundred only). Any Bid not accompanied by an acceptable Bid Security in a separate sealed envelope shall be rejected by the Employer as being non-responsive and returned to the Bidder without being opened.

6.0 BENEFITS/EXEMPTIONS TO SUPPLIES FOR MEGA POWER PROJECTS

“Lara STPP, Stage-I (2x800 MW) has been declared a Mega Power Project by Ministry of Power (Govt. of India). Accordingly, supplies of goods for this package shall be eligible for the benefits / exemptions as per provisions of relevant policy & Notifications of Govt. of India.”

7.0 QUALIFYING REQUIREMENTS FOR BIDDERS.

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

1.0 Technical Criteria

1.1 The Bidder should have designed, supplied, erected and commissioned atleast one (1) number of Air conditioning system having a total installed capacity of 300TR or more including stand-by chiller unit (if any), which should have included at least one chilling unit with a minimum capacity of 60TR. The system should have been in successful operation for at least one (1) year prior to the date of Techno -Commercial bid opening.

2.0 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 ₹ 42 Millions (Indian rupee Forty Two Millions only) or in equivalent foreign currency.

In case a Bidder does not satisfy the average annual turnover criteria, stipulated above on its own, its Holding Company would be required to meet the stipulated turnover criteria, 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 the Holding Company, supported by the Holding Company’s Board Resolution as per the format enclosed in the bid documents, pledging unconditional and irrevocable financial support for the execution of the Contract by the Bidder in case of award.

b) The Net Worth of the bidder as on the last day of the preceding financial year (reckoned on the date of techno-commercial bid opening) should not be less than 100% of the Bidder’s paid-up share capital. In case the Bidder does not satisfy the Networth criteria on its own, it can meet 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 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. For Consortiums /Joint Ventures, wherever applicable, the Net worth of all Consortiums /Joint Ventures 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 in the bid 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 the 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 practicing Chartered Accountant certifying its financial parameters, the audited results for the three consecutive financial years preceding the last financial year shall be considered for evaluating the financial parameters.

NOTES:

1. 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.

2. Other income shall not be considered for arriving at annual turnover.

3. "Holding Company" and "Subsidiary Company" shall have the meaning ascribed to them as per companies Act of India.

4. For annual Turnover indicated in foreign currency, the exchange rate as on seven (7) days prior to the date of Techno-Commercial bid opening shall be used.

8.0 NTPC 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.

9.0 Prospective Bidders from Uttar Pradesh State of India are compulsorily required to provide TIN number at the time of purchase of Bidding Documents from Office of NTPC.

10.0 A complete set of Bidding Documents may be purchased by any interested Bidder on payment (non-refundable) of the cost of documents as mentioned above in the form of a Crossed Account Payee Demand Draft in favour of “NTPC Limited”, 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.

11.0 Issuance of Bidding Documents to any Bidder shall not construe that such Bidder is considered to be 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 / Deed of Joint Undertaking/JV Agreement (as applicable) in physical form as detailed in Bidding Documents before the stipulated bid submission closing date and time at the address given below.

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

13.0 Address for communication:

AGM (Contract Services-II) / Dy. Manager (Contract Services-II)

NTPC Limited,

Sixth Floor, Engineering Office Complex,

Plot A-8A, Sector-24, NOIDA,

Distt.-Gautam Budh Nagar, Uttar Pradesh,

PIN-201301, India

Fax No: +91-120-2410359/ 2410011

Tele. No. +91-120-4948671/ 4946663

Websites: https://etender.ntpclakshya.co.in or www.ntpctender.com

or www.ntpc.co.in