NTPC LIMITED
(A Government of India Enterprise)
SECTION – I
INVITATION FOR BIDS
NTPC LIMITED
(A GOVERNMENT OF INDIA ENTERPRISE)
RENEWABLE ENERGY - CONTRACTS, NOIDA
INVITATION FOR BIDS (IFB) FOR
DEVELOPMENT OF 750 MW (6X125 MW EACH) SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER PROJECT AT PAVAGADA SOLAR PARK IN KARNATAKA
(International Competitive Bidding)
IFB No.: NTPC-2016-TN000001 Date: 25.01.2016
Bidding Document No: RE-CS-5725-004-9
1.0 NTPC invites online bids from eligible bidders on Single Stage Two Envelope bidding basis (Techno-Commercial Bid & Price Bid) with Reverse Auction for Development of aforesaid Project, as per the scope of work briefly mentioned hereinafter:
2.0 Brief Details
IFB No. |
NTPC-2016-TN000001 |
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IFB Date |
25.01.2016 |
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Document Sale Commencement Date |
03.02.2016 |
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Document Sale Close Date & Time |
04.03.2016 |
15:00:00 (IST) |
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Last Date and Time for receipt of bids comprising both Techno-Commercial Bid and Price Bid. |
05.04.2016 |
17:00:00 (IST) |
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Date and time of Opening of Techno-commercial Bid. |
06.04.2016 |
11:00:00 (IST) |
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Cost of Bidding Documents in INR |
2000/- |
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Last Query Date |
10.03.2016 |
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Pre-Bid Conference Date & Time |
15.03.2016 |
10:30:00 (IST) |
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Bid Security in INR |
INR 6, 18, 00,000/- |
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Funding Source |
Domestic/ Own Resources |
3.0 Bid Security and Integrity Pact shall be submitted in a sealed envelope separately in physical form by the stipulated bids submission closing date and time at the address given below. Any bid without an acceptable Bid Security and Integrity Pact 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 after getting registered with TCIL and on payment (non-refundable) of the cost of the documents as mentioned above in the form of a crossed account Payee demand draft in favor of NTPC Ltd., payable at New Delhi. Bidders are required to approach NTPC at least three working days prior to Document Sale Close date for furnishing the Demand Draft toward cost of bid documents.
Note: No hard copy of bidding documents shall be issued.
5.0 Brief Scope of Work
Design, Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply, Packing and Forwarding, Transportation, Unloading Storage, Installation and Commissioning of grid connected minimum DC capacity of 750 MWp) Solar PV based power project on turnkey basis (to be awarded to multiple bidders in single/multiple blocks of 125 MW each) at Pavagada Solar Park, Distt Tumkur, Karnataka. Bidder shall provide comprehensive operation & maintenance of the plant for a period of five yeas from the date of successful completion of trial run.
Bidder shall provide comprehensive operation & maintenance of the plant & transmission system for a period of five years from the date of successful completion of trial run.
The scope includes the following
Design, engineering, manufacturing, supply, packing and forwarding, transportation, unloading storage, installation, testing and commissioning of crystalline silicon Solar Photo Voltaic Plant.
Site-grading, clearing of vegetation.
Design and construction of foundation & mounting for SPV panels.
Providing power supply and water supply for construction purposes
Construction of Pre-Engineered type Inverter room with Power conditioning unit associated LT, Converter duty transformer and HT switchgear.
Construction of Main Control room(s) with switchgear room, SCADA room, store room, battery room with all electrical fitting and furniture, fencing of SPV plant, security cabin etc.
Construction of pooling switchgear cum 66 kV switchyard with associated electrical works required for interfacing with grid (i.e. transformer, breakers, isolators panels, protection system, earthing and metering) and evacuation of power at 66 kV to 66/220 kV switchyard of Karnataka Solar Power Development Corporation Ltd underground cable or overhead lines as per specification.
Water supply arrangement for module washing including supply and installation.
Construction of internal roads, pathways, fencing and drainage system.
SCADA system for remote monitoring and control of SPV panels with all hardware & software.
Operation & maintenance of SPV Plant along with electrical equipments, consumables and spare parts for a period of five years from the date of successful completion of trial run.
Supply of Mandatory spares.
6.0 Prospective bidders from U.P. State are compulsorily required to provide TIN number at the time of purchase of bidding documents.
7.0 Qualifying Requirements for Bidders:
In addition to the requirements stipulated under section Instruction to bidder (ITB), the bidder should also meet the qualifying requirements stipulated hereunder in clauses 1.1 or 1.2 or 1.3 as the case may be and Clause 2.0.
AND
The works referred to at clause 1.3 (a) & 1.3 (b) can be in same or different projects.
Notes:
The reference SPV based grid connected power plant of 10MWp or above capacity should be at a single location developed by Bidder for itself or any other client.
SPV based Roof-top solar power projects, which are grid connected, shall also be considered eligible for QR purposes.
Bidder shall submit certificate of successful completion and operation from the Owner.
Projects executed by Bidder’s group company, Holding Company or Subsidiary Company shall not be considered as Bidder’s experience for meeting the QR.
In case the award for the reference works has been received by the Bidder either directly from owner of plant or any other intermediary organization, a certificate from such owner of plant or the intermediary organization shall be required to be furnished by the Bidder along with its techno-commercial bid in support of its claim of meeting requirement stipulated above. Certificate from owner of the plant shall also be furnished by the Bidder for successful operation of the reference plant.
In case of developer as bidder in clause 1.3, the documentary evidence (certified by Chartered Accountant) for value of executed reference work must be submitted by the bidder.
Developer means an entity who has either executed or got executed the work/ project as owner of facility.
Net worth in combined manner shall be calculated as follows:
Net worth (combined) = (X1+ X2+X3) / (Y1+Y2+Y3) X 100
where X1, X2,X3 are individual Net worth which should not be less than 75% of the respective paid up share capitals and Y1,Y2,Y3 are individual paid up share capitals.
b) 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 financial statement 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 the Bidder is not able to submit the Certificate from a practicing Chartered Accountant certifying its financial parameters, the audited result of three consecutive financial years preceding the last financial year shall be considered for evaluating financial parameters. Further, a certificate would be required from the CEO/CFO as per the format enclosed in the bidding documents stating that the Financial results of the company are under audit as on techno-commercial bid opening and the Certificate from a practicing Chartered Accountant certifying the financial parameters is not available.
Notes for Clause 2.0:
Net worth means the sum total of the paid up share capital and free reserves. Free reserves 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.
Other income shall not be considered for arriving at annual turnover.
“Holding Company” and “Subsidiary” shall have the meaning ascribed to them as per Companies Act of India.
For 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 Issuance of Bidding Documents to any bidder shall not construe that bidder is considered qualified. Bids shall be submitted online and opened at the address given below. Bidder shall furnish Bid Security, Power of Attorney, Integrity pact in physical form as detailed in Bidding Documents before the stipulated Techno-Commercial bid submission closing date and time at the address given below.
9.0 NTPC 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 Transfer of Bidding Document purchased by one intending bidder to another is not permissible.
11.0 Address for Communication
For the detailed IFB please visit at www.ntpctender.com or www.ntpc.co.in. Interested parties are requested to ensure that they have downloaded the official copy of Bid documents from below mentioned website of TCIL after getting registered with TCIL for above tender without which they will not be able to submit their bids. For further details please visit at https://www.tcil-india-electronictender.com (Tender Search code- NTPC-2016-TN000001, for technical assistance call TCIL Helpdesk at 011-26202699), or may contact General Manager (Renewable Energy-Contract Services) / Addl General Manager (Renewable Energy-Contract Services), NTPC Limited, Room No 220, Engineering Office Complex-Annexe, A-8A, Sector-24, NOIDA, Distt. Gautam Budh Nagar, (UP), India, Pin-201301 on Telephone No. +91-120-2410246 , Fax: +91-120-2410251
Email:aseemjain@ntpc.co.in/shailendra@ntpc.co.in or at office.
Registered Office: NTPC Bhawan, SCOPE COMPLEX, 7, Institutional Area, Lodi Road, New Delhi-110003, Corporate Identification Number: L40101DL1975GOI007966, Website: www.ntpc.co.in