INVITATION FOR BIDS (IFB)

NTPC LIMITED

(A GOVERNMENT OF INDIA ENTERPRISE)

CORPORATE CONTRACTS, NOIDA

INVITATION FOR BIDS (IFB)

FOR

"ASH WATER RECIRCULATION SYSTEM" PACKAGE

FOR

MUZAFFARPUR THERMAL POWER PROJECT, STAGE-I (2x110 MW)

OF

KANTI BIJLEE UTPADAN NIGAM LIMITED

(A JOINT VENTURE OF NTPC LIMITED AND BSEB)

LOCATED AT KANTI, DISTT. MUZAFFARPUR,

STATE OF BIHAR, INDIA

(International Competitive Bidding)

IFB No. :40058455

Date : 06.04.2017

Bidding Doc. No.: CS-0352-186-2

1.0Kanti Bijlee Utpadan Nigam Limited (KBUNL), a Joint Venture of NTPC Limited and Bihar State Electricity Board (BSEB), was constituted to operate & maintain the existing 2x110 MW units at Muzaffarpur Thermal Power Station (MTPS), PO Kanti, Distt. Muzaffarpur, State of Bihar, India and two additional coal based Units of 195 MW capacity Stage-II, which have also been commissioned.

NTPC Ltd. on behalf of Kanti Bijlee Utpadan Nigam Ltd. invites online bids on Single Stage Two Envelope bidding basis (Envelope-1: Techno-Commercial Proposal and Envelope-2: Price Proposal) from eligible bidders for the Ash Water Recirculation System Package Muzaffarpur Thermal Power Project Stage-I (2x110 MW).

2.0BRIEF SCOPE OF WORK

The brief scope of work for the subject Package includes;

a.The scope of work shall include design, engineering, manufacturing, shop fabrication, testing at works, transportation to site, unloading and storage at site, in plant transportation, insurance, fabrication at site, including all associated civil, structural & Architectural works, erection, testing, commissioning, trial operation, performance and guarantee testing and all equipment and works required for completing the Ash Water Recirculation System Package.

b.The decanted water from dyke shall be led to overflow lagoon. The water from overflow lagoon is proposed to be re-circulated and re-used in ash handling system. For this purpose one (1) number AWRS pump house is envisaged near to overflow lagoon(OFL-I) & another one (1) number AWRS pump house is envisaged near to OFL-II.There are 4 nos AWRS pumps, out of which 2 nos. shall be used for pump house-I and 2 nos. shall be used for pump house-II, each

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of capacity 500 m3/hr and 46 MWC head & 58 MWC head respectively with 3.5 Km long ,300 NB(5.6 mm thick pipe as per IS:3589) AWR pipeline and valves.

c.Scope for Ash pond fugitive Dust suppression System inclusive of associated Civil, Electrical and C&I works for ash pond using decanted ash water is also included in this package. There are two

(2)nos. fugitive dust suppression pumps (1W+1S) located at AWRS pump house-I (PH-I) & three

(3)nos. fugitive dust suppression pumps (2W+1S) located at AWRS pump house-II (PH-II). Complete piping, fittings and valves are included in the scope of the package. Power supply from plant end to respective AWR pump houses (Pump House-I & Pump House-II) and its further distribution is included in scope of works.

3.0KBUNL intends to finance the Ash Water Recirculation System Package through External Commercial Borrowings / Own Resources.

4.0Detailed 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:

Bidding Document No	:	CS-0352-186-2
Documents Sale
Dates & Timings	:	06.04.2017 to 05.05.2017 upto 1730 hrs. (IST)
Bid Receipt Date & Time	:	22.05.2017 upto 1430 Hrs. (IST)
for Techno-Commercial
and Price Bid
Bid Opening Date & Time	:	22.05.2017 at 1500 Hrs. (IST)
for Envelope -1 (Techno-
Commercial) Bid.
Cost of Bidding Document		Rs. 7,875 (Rupees Seven Thousand
		Eight Hundred & Seventy Five Only)
		per set for Indian Bidders and
		USD 175 (US Dollar One Hundred
		Seventy Five only) per set for
		Foreign Bidders

5.0All bids must be accompanied by Bid security for an amount of ₹ 45,81,000/- (Rupees Four Million Five Hundred Eighty One Thousand Only) or in US Dollars 67,800/- (US Dollars Sixty Seven Thousand Eight Hundred Only) in the form as stipulated in Bidding Documents.

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.

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6.0Qualifying Requirements

In addition to satisfactory fulfillment of the requirements stipulated under section ITB, following shall also apply:

6.1.0The bidder should have engineered, fabricated/supplied, erected and tested at least one (1) piping system, of minimum 450 MT, consisting of steel pipes of size 350NB or above, complete with valves and fittings, which should have been fabricated at site in case Bidder’s proposal envisages site fabrication. The aforesaid piping system should have been in successful operation for at least one (1) year prior to the date of Techno-Commercial bid opening.

6.2.0Financial Criteria:

6.2.1Financial 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 ₹ 97 million (Indian Rupees ninety seven 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 as 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 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 Subsidiary (ies) ofthe Holding Company, 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.

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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 statements 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 a 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 practicing Chartered Accountant certifying the financial parameters is not available.

Notes for Clause 6.2.1

(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 seven

(7)days prior to the date of Techno-commercial bid opening shall be used.

6.3.0Notwithstanding 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.

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7.0KBUNL and/ or NTPC reserves the right to reject any or all Bid(s) 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.

8.0Prospective 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.

9.0A 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.

10.0Issuance 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.

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

12.0Address for communication / Submission of Bids:

DGM (Contract Services-I) / Dy. Manager (CS-I) NTPC Limited,

6th Floor, Engineering Office Complex, A-8A, Sector-24, NOIDA,

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

Fax No.: 0091-120 – 2410 011 / 2410 335

Tel. No.: 0091-120 – 494 8656 / 494 8660

e-mail: neerajkumar02@ntpc.co.in or siddharthashivam@ntpc.co.in

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

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