NTPC Limited

(A Government of India Enterprise)

Northern Region HeadQuaters

INVITATION FOR BIDS (IFB)

FOR

REPLACEMENT OF HP HEATERS PACKAGE FOR TWO UNITS UNDER MEGA R&M OF

SINGRAULI SUPER THERMAL POWER STATION, STAGE-I (5X200MW)

(International Competitive Bidding)

IFB No: 40055611	Date:19.04.2016
Bidding Document No: R&M/SSTPS/HP/15-16

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.	40055611
IFB Date	19.04.2016
Document Sale Commencement Date & Time	19.04.2016	17:36:52
Document Sale Close Date & Time	12.05.2016 17:30:00
Source of IFB/NIT	Northern Region		HeadQuaters
Contract Classification	Equipment	Supply	& Erection
Last Date and Time for Bid submission	08.06.2016 17:00:00
Technical Opening Date & Time	Not Applicable
Bid Opening Date & Time	20.06.2016 11:00:00
Cost of Bidding Documents in INR	7,090.00
EMD in INR	3849000.00
Pre-Bid Conference Date & Time (if any)
Last Query Date (if any)	01.06.2016
EMD in USD	57100.00
Cost of Bidding Documents in USD for foreign bidder	150.00
Funding Source	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

REPLACEMENT OF 06 Nos of HP HEATERS PACKAGE FOR TWO UNITS UNDER MEGA R&M OF SINGRAULI SUPER THERMAL POWER STATION, STAGE-I (5X200MW

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:

7.0 In addition to qualifying requirements stipulated under Section ITB (Instruction To Bidder), the Bidder should also meet the qualifying requirements for Renovation and Modernisation stipulated hereunder in clauses 7.1 or 7.2,7.3(a-h) and 7.4.1:

7.1 The bidder should have designed (either by itself or under collaboration/licensing agreement), manufactured/ got manufactured, supplied, erected/ supervised erection and commissioned/supervised commissioning of High Pressure Feed

Water Heaters operating in a pulverized coal fired steam generating unit of not less than 200			MW rating in a thermal
power plant. At least one (01) such High Pressure Feed Water Heater should be in	successful		operation for a		period of
at least one (01) year prior to the date of Techno-Commercial bid opening.
OR
7.2(i)(a)The bidder should be a Joint Venture between firms comprising of:
An organization incorporated for carrying out Renovation and Modernization (R&M) work of			thermal power		plants		and
who should have executed / is executing renovation or replacement of High Pressure Feed		Water Heaters		for	a	unit	of
not less than 110 MW rating in a thermal power plant
AND
7.2(i)(b) . An organization which meets the requirements of clause 7.1 above.
7.2(ii) The Joint Venture partners at clause 7.2 (i) above should necessarily identify	one of	the	partners as	Lead		Partner.

The Joint Venture should provide along with the Techno-Commercial bid, a Joint Venture Agreement, as per the format

enclosed in	the	bid documents, in which the partners in the Joint Venture are jointly	and severally liable to	the Employer
to perform	all	the contractual obligations including performance guarantees for High	Pressure Feed Water	Heaters. The

Joint Venture Agreement should be submitted along with the Techno-Commercial bid, failing which the Bidder shall be

disqualified	and	its bid rejected.	In	the event of award, the bid security and the performance bank guarantee shall be in
the names	of all	the partners of	the	Joint Venture.

7.3 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 INR 64.0 Millions (Indian Rupees Sixty Four Millions 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 standalone 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 financial statements of the Holding Company.

In case where audited results for the preceding financial year are not available, certification of financial statements from a

practicing Chartered Accountant shall also be considered acceptable.
7.3(d). In case a bidder does not satisfy the	financial		criteria, stipulated at		Cl. 7.3(a) and/or Cl.	7.3(b) above		on	its
own, its Holding Company would be required	to	meet	the stipulated	turnover	requirements at Cl. 7.3(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.

7.3(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 55.0 Millions		(Indian Rupees Fifty Five Millions 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.

7.3(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.	7.3(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.
7.3(g) In case the Bidder#s unutilized line of credit						for fund based and non-fund based limits stipulated at Cl. 7.3(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. 7.3(e) above		to the	Bidder	or to the Treasury Centre,
as the case may be, shall be acceptable.
7.3(h) In	case of	a	bid	submitted by Joint Venture,		the turnover and line of	credit	shall be	considered on a combined

manner for all JV partners and for the net worth, all the partners should be required to meet individually. However, in case of a JV of Holding and / or Subsidiary Companies, the options at clause 7.3(c) or 7.3(d) are also available to the Bidder.

NOTES:

(i). For the purpose of compliance to the stipulated turnover criteria given in clause no. 7.2 (a), the turnover from the Joint Venture(s) in proportion to the Bidder#s / proposed Joint Venture partner(s) share as declared in the Joint Venture agreement, should also be considered.

(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.

(iv). 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.

7.4.1 Notwithstanding anything stated above, the Employer reserves the right to assess the capabilities and capacity of the Bidder / his Collaborators / Associates / Subsidiaries / Group companies / Joint Venture to perform the contract, should the circumstances warrant such assessment in the overall interest of the Employer.

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
AGM (C&M)/ DGM(C&M),
NTPC Limited,
NRHQ,
TC-33/V-1, Vibhutikhand
Gomtinagar,
Lucknow-226010
(UP),
INDIA Pin-201301
Tel. No.: 0522-2723110 / 2723112
Fax. No.: 0522-2721507
Websites: https://etender.ntpclakshya.co.in/sap/bc/gui/sap/its/bbpstart or www.ntpctender.com or		www.ntpc.co.in