DETAILED INVITATION FOR BID

NTPC LIMITED

(A GOVERNMENT OF INDIA ENTERPRISE)

CORPORATE CONTRACTS, NOIDA

INVITATION FOR BIDS (IFB)

FOR

MEGA R&M OF CONTROL & INSTRUMENTATION PACKAGE

FOR

FARAKKA SUPER THERMAL POWER PROJECT, STAGE-I (3X200 MW)

NABARUN, DISTRICT MURSHIDABAD, WEST BENGAL, INDIA

(DOMESTIC COMPETITIVE BIDDING)

IFB No.:40075082 Date: 08.05.2017

Bidding Documents No: CS-4120(R&M-MG)-405-2

1.0 NTPC Limited (NTPC) invites online bids in Two Stages (i.e. Stage-I : Techno-Commercial

Bid and Stage-II : Price Bid) from eligible bidders for the aforesaid package as per the brief

scope of work mentioned hereinafter.

2.0 BRIEF SCOPE OF WORK

Design, Engineering, Re-engineering, Manufacturing, Refurbishment/Retrofitting,

Fabrication, Assembly, Inspection and Pre-shipment Testing at supplier’s works, Packing

for transportation, Supply, Port Clearance, Port Handling & Port Charges, if any, forwarding

to site, Inland transportation for delivery at site, inland transit insurance, unloading &

Storage at site, installation, interconnection with related plant and equipment, calibration,

testing, commissioning and putting the Control and Instrumentation System together with all

accessories, auxiliaries and associated equipment, Performance & Guarantee test and

handing over to the Employer complete Control and Instrumentation System comprising of:

 UNIT DDCMIS for control monitoring and operation of main plant equipments

comprising of SG-C&I (BMS, SBC etc), TG-C&I (TP, EHC, TSC, TSI, ATRS, ATT,

HP-LP BYPASS and Generator Auxiliaries, etc.) and Electrical breaker control

system of Unit.

 COMMON DDCMIS for control monitoring and operation of common equipments at

CW Plant & common station electrical breaker of CSSAEP.

 AHP DDCMIS for control monitoring and operation of common equipments at Fly

ash pump house and Bottom ash pump house.

 DMPT DDCMIS for control monitoring and operation of common equipments at of

DM plant and PT plant.

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 HMIPIS and Station LAN

 Measuring Instruments like Electronic Transmitters, Temperature elements &

Temperature transmitters, etc.

 Electric Power Supply Systems

 Process Connection and Piping including LIEs/ LIRs

 Power cables, Control Cables, Instrumentation cables and special cables

 Control Desk, Panels and LVS.

 Main equipment (SG & TG) related instrumentation system like EWLI, HEA Ignitor

and SWAS for SG and TSI for main turbine and generator.

 Special Tools and Tackles

 Mandatory Spares

This scope shall also include dismantling of Employer’s assembled equipment/systems at

site, AMC for DDCMIS and training for employer’s personnel etc. as per the specification

and scope defined in the bidding documents.

3.0 NTPC intends to finance the subject package through External Commercial Borrowings /

Own Resources.

4.0 Detailed scope of work, specifications and terms & conditions are given in the Bidding

Documents which are available for sale as per the following schedule:

Documents Sale Dates : From 15.05.2016 to 06.06.2017

& Timings up to 1700 Hrs. (IST)

Stage-I (Techno-Commercial) Bid : 21.06.2017 upto 1430 Hrs. (IST)

Receipt Date & Time

Stage-I (Techno-Commercial) Bid : 21.06.2017 at 1500 Hrs. (IST)

Opening Date & Time

Cost of Bidding Documents : ₹11,250/- (Indian Rupees Eleven Thousand

Two Hundred Fifty only)

Date of submission of Stage-II (Price) bids shall be intimated separately after

opening of Stage-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.

5.0 All bids must be accompanied by Bid security for an amount equivalent to ₹70,57,000/-

(Rupees Seventy Lac Fifty Seven Thousand 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.

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6.0 Qualifying Requirements for Bidders:

6.1.0 In addition to the requirements stipulated in section Instructions to Bidder (ITB), the Bidder

should also meet the qualifying requirements of any one of the qualifying routes stipulated

under clause 6.2.0 or 6.3.0 and the requirements stipulated under clauses 6.4.1 and 6.4.2

(if applicable).

6.2.0 Route-1 (For Bidder)

The Bidder should have

(A) Engineered, Manufactured, Supplied, Erected/Supervised Erection &

Commissioned/Supervised Commissioning Distributed Digital Control, Monitoring &

Information system (DDCMIS) / Distributed Control System (DCS), which is in

successful operation in at least one (1) unit of coal fired station having unit rating of

200 MW or above for a period of not less than one (1) year as on the date of bid

opening.

(B) Engineered, Manufactured, Supplied, Erected/Supervised Erection &

Commissioned/Supervised Commissioning DDCMIS / DCS whose control system is

either same or of the same series as being offered for this package & which is in

successful operation in at least one (1) unit of coal fired station having unit rating of

200 MW or above for a period of not less than one (1) year as on the date of bid

opening.

systems as a minimum,

1. Station C&I consisting of following as minimum

a. Modulating control for Steam-Generator (SG)

b. Modulating control for Feedwater/ Condensate Cycle

c. Binary control of the auxiliaries for Steam-Generator (SG)

d. Binary control of the auxiliaries for Turbine-Generator (TG)

AND

2. SG C&I consisting of following as minimum on coal fired boiler

a) Burner Management System (BMS)

b) Boiler Protection

AND

3. TG C&I consisting of following as minimum on KWU/Siemens design

steam turbines

a) Turbine Electro hydraulic Governing Control system including Turbine

protection

It is not essential that all the three sub-systems SG C&I, TG C&I and Station C&I are

implemented in a single unit i.e., Bidder may participate even if the above has been

carried out for these three sub-systems in three different units.

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6.3.0 Route-2 (For Bidder with Collaborator/Associate)

The Bidder, who meets the requirements at Cl. 6.2.0 (A) with Cl. 6.2.0 (C) (1) only may also

participate provided it associates with a DDCMIS/DCS manufacturer, who meets the

requirements of Cl. 6.2.0 (A), (B) & (C) (1, 2, 3) above, for engineered, supplied and

commissioned the respective DDCMIS/DCS.

In such a case, the Bidder should furnish along with its Techno-Commercial bid a Deed of

Joint Undertaking (DJU), jointly executed by it along with its Collaborator/ Associate for full

responsibility of the performance of DDCMIS/ DCS portion of the Contract as per format

enclosed with the bidding documents in which the Collaborator/ Associate and the Bidder

shall be jointly & severally liable to the Employer to perform all contractual obligations for

the scope of work for which the Collaborator/ Associate is responsible. This Deed of Joint

Undertaking should be submitted along with the Techno-Commercial Bid, failing which the

Bidder shall be disqualified and its bid shall be rejected. In case of award, the Collaborator/

Associate shall be required to furnish an on-demand bank guarantee as per the format

enclosed with the bidding documents for a value equal to 2% (two percent) of the total

contract price in addition to the contract performance security to be furnished by the Bidder.

6.4.0 Financial Criteria:

6.4.1 Financial Criteria for 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 132 Million

(Indian Rupee One Hundred and Thirty Two Million only).

In case a 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 Bidder’s 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) The 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

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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 stand alone

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 the 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.

6.4.2 Financial Criteria for Collaborator/Associate

a) The average annual turnover of the Collaborator/Associate, in the preceding three (3)

financial years as on the date of Techno-Commercial bid opening, should not be less than

Rs 132 Million (Indian Rupee One Hundred and ThirtyTwo Million only) or in equivalent

foreign currency.

In case a Collaborator/Associate 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 Collaborator/Associate 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 Collaborator/Associate in case of award.

b) The Net Worth of the Collaborator/Associate 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 Collaborator/Associate 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

HoldingCompany and/or Subsidiaries of its Holding Company wherever applicable. In such

a case, however, the Net Worth of the Collaborator/Associate 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.

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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 Collaborator/Associate is not able to furnish its audited financial statements on

stand-alone entity basis, the unaudited unconsolidated financial statements of the

Collaborator/Associate can be considered acceptable provided the Collaborator/Associate

further furnishes the following documents for substantiation of its qualification:

(i) Copies of the unaudited unconsolidated financial statements of the Collaborator/Associate

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, Collaborator/Associate is

not able to submit the Certificate from practicing Chartered Accountant certifying its

financial parameters, the audited results of the 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.

NOTES:

(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.

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(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.

7.0 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.

8.0 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.

9.0 Issuance of Bidding Documents to any bidder shall not construe that such Bidder is

considered to be qualified.

10.0 Transfer of Bidding Documents purchased by one intending Bidder to another is not

permissible.

11.0 Address for Communication:

Manager (CS-I) / DGM (CS-I)

NTPC Limited,

Sixth Floor, Engineering Office Complex,

A-8A, Sector-24, NOIDA,

Distt. Gautam Budh Nagar, (UP), INDIA

Pin - 201301

Fax No.: +91-120-2410335, 2410011

Tel. No.: +91-120- 4948667 / 4946642

e-mail:hschouhan01@ntpc.co.in, ksudhakar@ntpc.co.in Website: www.ntpc.co.in

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