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.: 0040074459

Date: 25.04.2017

Bidding Doc. No: CS-0011-158(R)-2

1.0NTPC 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.

2.0BRIEF SCOPE OF WORK

The scope of Online Coal Analyzers for existing Non Pit head stations package includes 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 for Elemental type Online coal analyzers with all accessories and associated equipment for Nine (09) NTPC Stations (Dadri, Unchahar, Tanda, Mouda, Simhadri, Farakka, Kahalgaon, Barh and Bongaigaon Thermal Power Plants) along with Comprehensive Annual Maintenance Contract (CMC) of Three (3) years.

Thirty (30) numbers of Elemental type Online Coal Analyzers capable of measuring various elements/constituents of coal through elemental analysis. Analyzers shall have capability to measure, as a minimum ash, moisture, sulphur and gross calorific value (GCV) of coal.

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

3.0NTPC intends to finance the subject package through ECB/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:

Sale of Bidding Documents

:

25.04.2017 to 17.05.2017 upto 17.30 Hrs.

Last Date for receipt of

:

23.05.2017

queries for clarification

 

 

from prospective Bidders

 

 

Last Date & Time of receipt of bid

:

Up to 31.05.2017 by 1430 hrs (IST)

Comprising Techno- Commercial

 

 

Proposal and Price Proposal

 

 

Date & Time of opening of Techno - :

31.05.2017 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.

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

5.0All bids must be accompanied by Bid security for an amount equivalent to INR 14,451,000/- (Indian Rupees Fourteen Million Four Hundred Fifty One Thousand Only) or USD 219,600 (US Dollars Two Hundred and Nineteen Thousand Six 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.

6.0Qualifying Requirements for Bidders:

In addition to qualifying requirements stipulated under Section ITB (Instruction To Bidder), the Bidder should also meet the qualifying requirements stipulated hereunder in clauses 6.1.0 and clause 6.2.0:

6.1.0Technical 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

6.1.1ROUTE ￿ I

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

6.1.2ROUTE ￿ II

Bidder, who has supplied, erected/supervised erection and commissioned/supervised commissioning of at least two (2) numbers of Coal Analyzer systems, 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 it furnishes a Deed of Joint Undertaking jointly executed by it 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 above:

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

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 Rs. 140 million (Indian Rupees one hundred forty 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 of the Bidder as on the last day of the preceding Financial year should not be less than 100% (hundred percent) of its paid up share capital. In case the Bidder does not satisfy the Net Worth 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 Company wherever applicable. In such a case, however, 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% (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 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 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 bid 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.

6.2.2Financial Criteria of Collaborator/Associate.

The Collaborator / Associate should meet the Financial Criteria as given in clause no 6.2.1 for the Bidder

Notes for Clause 6.2.1 & 6.2.2

(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.

7.0Notwithstanding 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.

8.0NTPC 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.

9.0A 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.

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

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

12.0Address for Communication:

AGM (CS-III) / 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.: +91-120-4946604, 4948630

Fax No.: +91-120-2410284, 2410011

e-mail: aksingh38@ntpc.co.in, mohan02@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