NTPC – SAIL POWER COMPANY LIMITED

CORPORATE CONTRACTS & MATERIALS, NEW DELHI

SECTION – I

(IFB)

EPC Package for Durgapur Solar PV Power Project (

20

MWp)

Bid Document No: CC/C&M/C-475

PAGE 1 OF 8

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INVITATION FOR BIDS (IFB)

NTPC – SAIL POWER COMPANY LIMITED

CORPORATE CONTRACTS & MATERIALS, NEW DELHI

SECTION – I

(IFB)

EPC Package for Durgapur Solar PV Power Project (

20

MWp)

Bid Document No: CC/C&M/C-475

PAGE 2 OF 8

N

T

P

C

-

SAIL POWER COMPANY

L

I

M

I

T

E

D

(A Joint Venture of NTPC & SAIL)

ABRIDGED INVITATION FOR BID (IFB)

(Domestic Competitive Bidding)

for EPC Package for Durgapur Solar PV Power Project (

20

MWp)

at

Durgapur, West Bengal

IFB

No:

CC/C&M/C-475

Date:

17

.05.17

NSPCL,

invites

online

bids on our SRM Portal

http://srmportal.nspclsrijan.co.in:50000/irj/portal from

eligible

bidders

on

Single-Stage-Two-Envelope bidding

with

Reverse

Auction

for

EPC Pacakge for Durgapur Solar PV Power Project

(20MWp)

using

PV

cells

and

modules

from

any

source

(Non-DCR/

Open

category).

Bidding

documents

shall

be

on

sale

from

10:00 Hrs (IST) on

29.05.17 to

29.06.17

upto

1500

Hrs

(IST).

Bids

(i.e.

Envelope-I:

Techno-commercial

Bid

and

Envelope-II:

Price

Bid)

for

subject

package

shall

be

received

online

up

to

1430

Hrs

(IST)

on

28.07.17

and

Techno-Commercial

bids

shall

be

opened

on

the

same

day

at

1500

Hrs

(IST).

The

date

and

time

for

Price bid

Opening and

start

of

Reverse

Auction

shall

be

intimated

separately

.

Pre

Bid

Conference

will

be

held

on

07.07

.17

at

NSPCL,

New Delhi/Noida.

For the detailed IFB please visit www.nspcl.co.in or

www.ntpctender.com or may contact AGM (C&M), NSPCL, 4

th

Floor,

NBCC Tower, 15, Bhikaiji Cama Place, New Delhi-110066 on ph: 011-

26717376/77 or e-mail: rpahirwar@nspcl.co.in or

rajendra.singh@nspcl.co.in or vidyathool@nspcl.co.in. Bidding

documents can only be downloaded from NSPCL

SRM web portal

http://srmportal.nspclsrijan.co.in:50000/irj/portal after getting login ID

and password.

All further corrigendum/ Modification/ Updates for this

IFB will only be published on www.nspcl.co.in website and NSPCL

SRM

web portal.

Bidders are requested to visit the same frequently to update

themselves.

CIN: U74899DL1999PLC098274

NTPC – SAIL POWER COMPANY LIMITED

CORPORATE CONTRACTS & MATERIALS, NEW DELHI

SECTION – I

(IFB)

EPC Package for Durgapur Solar PV Power Project (

20

MWp)

Bid Document No: CC/C&M/C-475

PAGE 3 OF 8

DETAILED

INVITATION

FOR

BIDS

(IFB)

FOR

EPC Package for Durgapur Solar PV Power Project (

20

MWp)

at

Durgapur, West Bengal

(DOMESTIC

COMPETITIVE

BIDDING)

IFB

No.:

CC/C&M/C-475

Date:

17

.05.2017

Bidding

Document

No:

CC/C&M/C-475

1.0

NTPC-SAIL

Power

Company

Limited

(

NSPCL

),

a

Joint

Venture

of

NTPC

Limited

and

Steel

Authority

of

India

Limited,

is

in

the

process

of

setting

up

a

20

MWp

Photo

Voltaic

Solar

Power

Project

in

the

vicinity

of

Durgapur

Steel

Plant

(DSP)

at

Durgapur,

District

Bardwan

in

West Bengal

.

NSPCL

,

Corporate Office

,

invites

online

bids

from

eligible

bidders

on

Single-Stage-Two-

Envelope

(i.e.

Envelope-I:

Techno-Commercial

Bid

and

Envelope-II:

Price

Bid)

with

Reverse

Auction

for

Development

of

aforesaid

Project

using

PV

cells

and

modules

from

any

source

(Non-DCR

/

Open

category)

as

per

the

scope

of

work

briefly

mentioned

hereinafter.

2.0

BRIEF

SCOPE

OF

WORK

The

Brief

Scope

of

work

for

the

subject

package

is

as

follows:

Design, Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply, Packing and Forwarding, Transportation,

Unloading, Storage, Installation and Commissioning of grid connected minimum D.C. capacity of

20 MWp Solar PV Power Project on turnkey basis at Durgapur, Distt. Burdwan, in State of

West Bengal.

Bidder shall provide comprehensive operation & maintenance of the plant & transmission system

for a period of five years from the date of successful completion of trial run.

The scope includes the following:

1. Design, engineering, manufacturing, supply, packing and forwarding, transportation,

unloading storage, installation, testing and commissioning of Solar Photo Voltaic Plant

based on open category PV modules and cells.

2. Geo-Technical Investigation and Topographic Survey of site.

3. Site-grading, clearing of vegetation.

4. Design and construction of foundation & mounting structure for SPV panels.

5. Water supply arrangement including supply and installation of water washing system, pipe

line for drawal of water from its source and associated power supply for water washing &

construction purposes.

NTPC – SAIL POWER COMPANY LIMITED

CORPORATE CONTRACTS & MATERIALS, NEW DELHI

SECTION – I

(IFB)

EPC Package for Durgapur Solar PV Power Project (

20

MWp)

Bid Document No: CC/C&M/C-475

PAGE 4 OF 8

6. Construction of Pre-Engineered type Inverter room with Power conditioning unit associated

LT and HT switchgear. In case of String Inverter, Construction of Pre-Engineered type HT

Switchgear room

7. Construction of Central Monitoring and Control Station with switchgear room, SCADA room,

Store room, Battery room with all electrical fitting and furniture, fencing of SPV plant,

security cabin etc.

8. All associated electrical and civil works required for interfacing with grid (i.e. transformer(s),

breakers, isolators, panels, protection system, cables. metering at 11 kV level, earthing of

transformer etc.) and evacuation of power to 11 kV Bulk-Supply Sub-Station of Durgapur

Steel Plant Township through 2X75% capacity 11 kV overhead lines /cables.

9. Construction of internal roads, pathways, fencing, peripheral boundary wall and drainage

system.

10. SCADA system for remote monitoring and control of Inverters with all hardware & software.

11. Operation & maintenance of SPV Plant along with electrical equipment, associated power

evacuation lines, consumables and spare parts for a period of five years from the date of

successful completion of trial run.

12. Supply of Mandatory spares.

3.0

NSPCL

intends

to

finance

the

subject

package

through

Own

Resources.

4.0

Detailed

specification,

Scope

of

work

and

Terms

&

Conditions

are

given

in

the

bidding

documents,

which

are

available

for

examination

and

sale

at

the

address

given

below

and

as

per

the

following

schedule:

IFB

No.

IFB

No:

CC/C&M/C-475

IFB

Date

17.05.2017

Document

Sale

Commencement

Date & Time

29.05.2017 10:00 Hrs (IST)

Document

Sale

Close

Date

&

Time

29.06.2017 1500

Hrs

(IST)

Pre

Bid

Conference

and

Last

Date

for

receipt

of

queries

from

prospective

Bidders

07.07.2017

Last

Date

and

Time

for

receipt

of

bids

comprising

both

Techno-Commercial

Bid

and

Price

Bid

28.07.2017 1430

Hrs

(IST)

Date

&

Time

of

opening

of

Techno-Commercial

Bid

28.07.2017 1500

Hrs

(IST).

Date

and

Time

of

start

of

Reverse

Auction

Shall be intimated separately by

NSPCL

Cost

of

Bidding

Documents

in

INR

2000

(Indian Rupeers Two

Thousand Only)

NTPC – SAIL POWER COMPANY LIMITED

CORPORATE CONTRACTS & MATERIALS, NEW DELHI

SECTION – I

(IFB)

EPC Package for Durgapur Solar PV Power Project (

20

MWp)

Bid Document No: CC/C&M/C-475

PAGE 5 OF 8

5.0

All

bids

must

be

accompanied

by

Bid

Security

for

an

amount

of

INR

86,25,000/-

(Indian

Rupees

Eighty Six Lakhs

Twenty Five Thousand

only)

in

the

form

as

stipulated

in

the

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

.

6.0

Qualifying

Requirements

for

Bidders:

In

addition

to

the

requirements

stipulated

under

section

Instruction

to

bidder

(ITB),

the

bidder

should

also

meet

the

qualifying

requirements

stipulated

hereunder

in

clauses

1.1

or

1.2

or

1.3

as

the

case

may

be

and

clause

2.0.

1.0

TECHNICAL

CRITERIA

1.1

The bidder should have designed, supplied, erected/supervised erection and

commissioned/ supervised commissioning of Solar Photo Voltaic (SPV) based grid

connected power plant(s) of cumulative installed capacity of 16 MWp or above, out of

which at least one plant should have been of 10 MWp capacity or above. The reference

plant of 10 MWp or above capacity must have been in successful operation for at least six

(6) months prior to the date of techno-commercial bid opening.

OR

1.2

The bidder should be a developer of Solar Photo Voltaic (SPV) based grid connected

power plant(s) of cumulative installed capacity of 16 MWp or above, out of which at least

one plant should have been of 10 MWp capacity or above. The reference plant of 10

MWp or above capacity must have been in successful operation for at least six (6)

months prior to the date of techno-commercial bid opening.

OR

1.3 (a)

The bidder should have executed in the last ten (10) years an industrial project either as

developer or as EPC Contractor in the area of power/ steel/ oil and gas/ petro-chemical/

fertilizer and/ or any other process industry, of a value of INR 87 Crore (Indian Rupees

Eighty Seven Crore only) or more in a single project or single work respectively and the

same should be in successful operation for at least one (1) year prior to the date of

techno commercial bid opening.

(b)

The bidder should have executed at least one (1) Electrical Sub-station of 11 kV or above

voltage level, consisting of equipment such as 11kV or above voltage level circuit

breakers and Power transformer, either as developer or as EPC Contractor which should

be in successful operation for at least one (1) year prior to the date of techno-commercial

bid opening.

The

works

referred

to

at

clause

1.3

(a)

&

1.3

(b)

can

be

in

same

or

different

projects.

Notes for Clause 1.0:

a. The reference SPV based grid connected power plant of 10 MWp or above capacity

should be at a single location developed by Bidder for itself or any other client.

NTPC – SAIL POWER COMPANY LIMITED

CORPORATE CONTRACTS & MATERIALS, NEW DELHI

SECTION – I

(IFB)

EPC Package for Durgapur Solar PV Power Project (

20

MWp)

Bid Document No: CC/C&M/C-475

PAGE 6 OF 8

b. SPV based Roof-top solar power projects, which are grid connected, shall also be

considered eligible for QR purposes.

c. Bidder shall submit certificate of successful completion and operation from the Owner.

d. Projects executed by Bidder’s group company, Holding Company or Subsidiary Company

shall not be considered as Bidder’s experience for meeting the QR.

e. In case the award for the reference works has been received by the Bidder either directly

from owner of plant or any other intermediary organization, a certificate from such owner

of plant or the intermediary organization shall be required to be furnished by the Bidder

along with its techno-commercial bid in support of its claim of meeting requirement

stipulated above. Certificate from owner of the plant shall also be furnished by the Bidder

for successful operation of the reference plant.

f. In case of developer as bidder in clause 1.2 or 1.3, the documentary evidence (certified

by Chartered Accountant) for value of executed reference work must be submitted by the

bidder.

g. Developer means an entity who has either executed or got executed the work/ project as

owner of industrial projects.

h. The execution of industrial project as EPC Contractor under Clause No 1.3 means, such

EPC Contractor is responsible for all the activities i.e. Design/Engineering, Procurement,

Construction and Commissioning of a project/work.

2.0

FINANCIAL

CRITERIA

2.1

The average annual turnover of the Bidder, should not be less than INR 87 Crore (Indian

Rupees Eighty Seven Crore only) during the preceding three (3) completed financial

years as on date of techno-commercial bid opening.

In case a Bidder does not satisfy the 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.

2.2

Net Worth of the Bidder as on the last day of the preceding financial year should not be

less than 100% (hundred percent) of bidder’s 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 companies wherever applicable, the Net worth of the Bidder

and its Subsidiary(ies) and/or Holding Company and/or Subsidiary(ies) of its 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:

NTPC – SAIL POWER COMPANY LIMITED

CORPORATE CONTRACTS & MATERIALS, NEW DELHI

SECTION – I

(IFB)

EPC Package for Durgapur Solar PV Power Project (

20

MWp)

Bid Document No: CC/C&M/C-475

PAGE 7 OF 8

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.

2.3

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:

a) Copies of the unaudited unconsolidated financial statements of the Bidder along with

copies of the audited consolidated financial statements of its Holding Company.

b) 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 statement of the Holding Company.

In case where audited results for the last financial year as on date of techno-commercial

bid opening are not available, the financial results certified by a practicing Chartered

Accountant shall be considered acceptable. In case the Bidder is not able to submit the

Certificate from a practicing Chartered Accountant certifying its financial parameters, the

audited result of three consecutive financial years preceding the last financial year shall

be considered for evaluating 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 techno commercial bid opening

and the Certificate from a practicing Chartered Accountant certifying the financial

parameters is not available.

Notes for Clause 2.0:

i. Net worth means the sum total of the paid up share capital and free reserves. Free

reserves 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” shall have the meaning ascribed to them as per

Companies Act of India.

iv. For 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

NSPCL

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

after logging in NSPCL SRM Portal (

http://srmportal.nspclsrijan.co.in:50000/irj/portal)

after

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

“NSPCL”,

Payable

at

New

Delhi

OR

payment through NEFT/RTGS transfer in the following NSPCL’s Bank Account:

NTPC – SAIL POWER COMPANY LIMITED

CORPORATE CONTRACTS & MATERIALS, NEW DELHI

SECTION – I

(IFB)

EPC Package for Durgapur Solar PV Power Project (

20

MWp)

Bid Document No: CC/C&M/C-475

PAGE 8 OF 8

A/c name : NTPC SAIL POWER COMPANY LIMITED

A/c no : 201000330054

Bank / Branch : INDUSIND BANK LTD, Barakhamba Branch, New Delhi

IFSC code : INDB0000005

For

logging on to the NSPCL SRM Portal, the bidder

would

require

SRM

U

ser

I D

and

Password

which

can

be

obtained from NSPCL Corpoarte Office by

raising request through

email on rajendra.singh@nspcl.co.in or vidyathool@nspcl.co.in or rpahirwar@nspcl.co.in

along with Registratuion Form duly filled up on Bidder’s letter head and attaching required

supporting docuemnts. The Registartion form is available on NSPCL website www.nspcl.co.in

under tab “NSPCL SRM PORTAL”

.

Note:

No

hard

copy

of

Bidding

Documents

shall

be

issued.

8.1

Issuance of Bid Documents to any Bidder shall not construe that such Bidder is considered to

be qualified. Bids shall be submitted online. Bidder shall furnish Bid Security, Integrity Pact

and

Power

of

Attorney

separately

offline

as

detailed

in

Bidding

Documents

before

the

stipulated

bid

submission

closing

date

and

time

at

the

address

given

below.

9.0

Transfer

of

Bidding

Documents

purchased

by

one

intending

Bidder

to

another

is

not

permissible.

10.0

Address

for

communication

:

For the detailed IFB and bidding documents, please visit www.nspcl.co.in or www.ntpctender.com

or may contact AGM (C&M), NSPCL, 4th Floor, NBCC Tower, 15, Bhikaiji Cama Place, New

Delhl-110066 on Telephone No.: 011-26717376/77 or through E-mail: rpahirwar@nspcl.co.in or

rajendra.singh@nspcl.co.in or vidyathool@nspcl.co.in . Bidding documents can only be

downloaded from NSPCL

SRM web portal http://srmportal.nspclsrijan.co.in:50000/irj/portal

after getting login ID and password from NSPCL.

All further Corrigendum/ Modification/

Updates for this IFB will only be published on www.nspcl.co.in and

http://srmportal.nspclsrijan.co.in:50000/irj/portal. Bidders are requested to visit these websiles

frequently to update themselves.

Corporate

Identification

Number:

U74899DL1999PLC098274

,

Website:

www.nspcl.co.in

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