NTPC LIMITED

(A GOVERNMENT OF INDIA ENTERPRISE)

CORPORATE CONTRACTS, NOIDA

INVITATION FOR BIDS

(INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVE BIDDING)

FOR

ONLINE COAL ANALYZERS FOR EXISTING NON-PITHEAD STATIONS PACKAGE

IFB No.: 0040065292 Date: 29.10.2016

Bidding Doc. No: CS-0011-158-2

1.0 NTPC Limited (NTPC) invites online bids from eligible bidders in Single Stage Two Envelope [i.e. Envelope-I (Techno-Commercial) Bid and Envelope-II (Price) Bid] for the aforesaid package as per the brief Scope of Work mentioned hereinafter.

2.0 BRIEF SCOPE OF WORK

The Contractor shall be fully responsible for system and detailed design, engineering, manufacture, testing and inspection at manufacturer’s works, packing, dispatch, transportation, transit insurance, custom clearance etc. as applicable, delivery to site, unloading, handling and storage at site, insurance during storage, erection, including erection supervision, testing, inspection, commissioning and handing over to Employer and Guarantee testing including all associated electrical, civil & structural works, putting the online coal analyzers together with all accessories, auxiliaries and associated equipment for ten(10) NTPC Station/Projects(i.e. NTPC’s Badarpur, Dadri, Unchahar, Tanda, Mouda, Simhadri, Farakka, Kahalgaon, Barh, Bongaigaon Thermal Plants) along with Comprehensive Annual Maintenance Contract (CMC) of Three (3) years.

The detailed scope of work is specified in Technical Specifications (Section-VI).

3.0 NTPC intends to finance the subject package through ECB/Own Resources.

4.0 Detailed scope of work, specifications and terms & conditions are given in the Bidding Documents which are available for examination and sale at the address given below as per the following schedule:

Sale of Bidding Documents : 01.11.2016 to 23.11.2016 upto 17.30 Hrs.

Last Date for receipt of : 30.11.2016

queries for clarification

from prospective Bidders

Last Date & Time of receipt of bid : Up to 08.12.2016 by 1430 hrs (IST)

Comprising Techno- Commercial

Proposal and Price Proposal

Date & Time of opening of Techno - : 08.12.2016 at 1500 Hrs.(IST)

Commercial Bid

Cost of Bidding Document : Rs.22,500/- (Indian Rupees Twenty Two Thousand Five Hundred only) per set for Indian Bidders and US$ 500 (US Dollar Five Hundred only) per set for Foreign Bidders

Date of opening of Envelope-II (Price) bid shall be intimated separately after opening of Envelope-I (Techno-Commercial) Bids.

4.1 Prospective Bidders from UP state are compulsorily required to provide TIN number at the time of purchase of bidding documents from Office of NTPC.

5.0 All bids must be accompanied by Bid security for an amount equivalent to INR 15,415,000/- (Indian RupeesFifteen Million Four Hundred and Fifteen Thousand Only) or USD 227,400 (US Dollars Two Lacs Twenty Seven Thousand Four Hundred only)in the form as stipulated in bidding documents.

Any Bid not accompanied by the acceptable Bid Security in a separate sealed envelope shall be rejected by the Employer/NTPC as being non-responsive and returned to the bidder without being opened.

6.0 Qualifying Requirements for Bidders:

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 6.1.0 and clause 6.2.0:

6.1.0 Technical Criteria of Bidder

The bidder should meet the qualifying requirements of any one of the qualifying routes stipulated under clause 6.1.1 or 6.1.2

6.1.1 ROUTE – I

Bidder should have designed, manufactured, supplied, erected/supervised erection and commissioned/supervised commissioning of at least one (1) number each of Elemental type online Coal Analyzer system as offered, at two (2) different locations, which should have been in successful operation for at least one (1) year prior to the date of techno-commercial bid opening.

6.1.2 ROUTE – II

Bidder, who has supplied, erected/supervised erection and commissioned/supervised commissioning of at least one (1) number each of Elemental type online Coal Analyzer system as offered, at two (2) different locations, which should have been in successful operation for at least one (1) year prior to the date of techno-commercial bid opening, can also participate provided he furnishes a Deed of Joint Undertaking jointly executed by him and the Manufacturer of Elemental type online Coal Analyzer system (i.e. the firm meeting requirements of clause 6.1.1 above) in which the executants of Deed of Joint Undertaking (DJU) shall be jointly and severally liable to the Employer for successful performance of the contract as per format enclosed in bidding documents. This Deed of Joint Undertaking should be submitted along with Techno-Commercial bid, failing which the bidder shall be disqualified and its bid shall be rejected. In case of award, the Manufacturer of Elemental type online Coal Analyzer system (i.e. the firm meeting requirements of clause 6.1.1 above) will be required to furnish an on demand bank guarantee as per format enclosed in the bidding documents for an amount of 4% (four percent) of the total contract price in addition to the contract performance security to be furnished by the Bidder.

Note for Clause 6.1.1 & 6.1.2 above:

The Online Coal analyzer system offered should be of the same type and technology for which the manufacturer is qualified.

6.2.0 Financial Criteria of Bidder

6.2.1 Financial Criteria of Bidder for Qualification

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 Rs. 743 million (Indian Rupees Seven Hundred Forty Three Million only) or in equivalent foreign currency.

In case the 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 requirements, 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) Net Worth should not be less than 100% (Hundred percent) 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 its Holding Companies, in combined manner should not be less than 100% (Hundred percent) of their total paid up share capital. However, individually their Net worth should not be less than 75% (Seventy five percent) of their respective paid-up share capitals.

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.

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 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 Financial statement of the Holding Company.

In cases 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 of three consecutive financial years preceding the last financial year shall be considered for evaluating the 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 the date of Techno-commercial bid opening and the Certificate from the practising Chartered accountant certifying the financial parameters is not available.

Notes for Clause 6.2.0

(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) ‘’Holding Company’’ and ‘’Subsidiary Company’’ shall have the meaning ascribed to them as per Companies Act of India.

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

7.0 Notwithstanding anything stated above, the Employer reserves the right to assess the capabilities and capacity of the Bidder/ his collaborators/ associates/ subsidiaries/ group companies to perform the contract, should the circumstances warrant such assessment in the overall interest of the Employer.

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 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 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.

10.0 Issuance of Bidding Documents to any bidder shall not construe that such Bidder is considered to be qualified.

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

12.0 Address for Communication:

DGM (CS-III) / Dy.Manager (CS-III)

NTPC Limited,

6th Floor, Engineering Office Complex,

A-8A, Sector-24, NOIDA - 201301,

Distt. Gautam Budh Nagar,

State of UP, India.

Telephone No.: +91-120-4946662, 4948627

Fax No.: +91-120-2410295, 2410011

e-mail: rajeshkumart@ntpc.co.in, nchaplot@ntpc.co.in

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

Registered Office: NTPC Bhawan, SCOPE Complex, 7, Institutional Area, Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110003, Corporate Identification Number: L40101DL1975GOI007966, Website: www.ntpc.co.in