DETAILED INVITATION FOR BID
Development of 15 MW Ground Mounted Solar PV Project
at NTPC Kayamkulam in Kerala
BIDDING DOCUMENT NO.: RE-CS-5739-004-9
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NTPC LIMITED
(A GOVERNMENT OF INDIA ENTERPRISE)
RENEWABLE ENERGY – CONTRACTS SERVICES, NOIDA.
DETAILED INVITATION FOR BIDS (IFB)
FOR
Development of 15 MW Ground Mounted Solar PV Project
at NTPC Kayamkulam in Kerala
(Domestic Competitive Bidding)
IFB No.: 40080727
Date: 04.10.2017
Bidding Document No: RE-CS-5739-004-9
1.0 NTPC invites online bids from eligible bidders on Single Stage Two Envelope Basis (i.e.
Envelope-I: Techno-Commercial Bid and Envelope-II: Price Bid) with Reverse Auction for
development of aforesaid Project using based on domestically manufactured (DCR
category) PV cells and modules as per the scope of work briefly mentioned hereinafter.
2.0 BRIEF SCOPE OF WORK
Design, Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply, Packing and Forwarding, Transportation,
Unloading, Storage, Installation and Commissioning of grid connected 15 MW Solar PV
project on turnkey basis at NTPC-Kayamkulam, Kerala.
Bidder shall provide comprehensive operation & maintenance of the plant & transmission
system for a period of fifteen 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 DCR category PV modules and cells.
2. Site-grading, clearing of vegetation.
3. Design and construction of foundation & mounting structure for SPV panels.
4. Providing power supply and water supply for construction purposes.
5. Construction of Inverter room with Power conditioning unit associated LT and HT
switchgear. In case of String Inverter, Construction of HT Switchgear room.
6. Construction of Central Monitoring and Control Station with switchgear room, SCADA
room, Store room, Battery room with all electrical fitting and furniture, security cabin etc.
7. All associated electrical and civil works required for interfacing with grid (i.e.
transformer(s), breakers, isolators, panels, protection system, cables/ overhead line,
metering at 33 kV level, earthing of transformer etc.) and evacuation of power from Main
pooling station through 33 kV cable.
DETAILED INVITATION FOR BID
Development of 15 MW Ground Mounted Solar PV Project
at NTPC Kayamkulam in Kerala
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8. All associated electrical and civil works for one (01) nos. 33/220 kV, 70 MVA Power
Transformer with ±10% OLTC and interconnection with existing 220 kV GIS switchyard
spare bay through 220 kV cable.
9. Replacement of existing one 11 kV single circuit Line of 6 km (approx.) by Double circuit
Overhead line (one circuit 33 kV and another circuit 11 kV).
10. Filling of Low Lying Land in the area identified near township with excavated sand from
identified area.
11. Water supply arrangement for water washing including supply and installation of water
washing system.
12. Construction of internal roads, pathways, boundary wall/barbed wire fencing, and drainage
system.
13. SCADA system for remote monitoring and control of Inverters with all hardware &
software.
14. Operation & maintenance of SPV Plant along with electrical equipment, consumables and
spare parts for a period of fifteen years from the date of successful completion of trial run.
15. Supply of Mandatory spares.
The detailed scope of work is as defined in the bidding document No.: RE-CS-5739-004-9.
3.0 NTPC intends to finance the subject package through DCB/NTPC-Internal 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.
40080727
IFB Date
04.10.2017
Document Sale Commencement Date
04.10.2017
03.11.2017
17:00:00 (IST)
13.11.2017
05.12.2017
14:30:00 (IST)
05.12.2017
15:00:00 (IST)
Shall be Intimated separately by NTPC
INR 22,500/- (Indian Rupees Twenty Two
Thousand Five Hundred only)
DETAILED INVITATION FOR BID
Development of 15 MW Ground Mounted Solar PV Project
at NTPC Kayamkulam in Kerala
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4.1 Prospective bidders are compulsorily required to provide GSTIN number at the time of
purchase of bidding documents.
5.0 All bids must be accompanied by Bid Security for an amount of INR 86,63,000/- (Indian
Rupees Eighty Six Lakh Sixty Three 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 Clause 1.0
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 12MWp or above, out of
which at least one plant should have been of 10MWp capacity or above. The
reference plant of 10MWp 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 12MWp 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/cement/coal mining including coal handling plant and/ or any
other process industry, of a value of Rs. 79 Crore (Indian Rupees Seventy Nine
Crores 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 33 kV
or above voltage level, consisting of equipment such as 33kV or above voltage level
circuit breakers and Power transformer, either as developer or as EPC Contractor
DETAILED INVITATION FOR BID
Development of 15 MW Ground Mounted Solar PV Project
at NTPC Kayamkulam in Kerala
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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:
a. The reference SPV based grid connected power plant of 10MWp or above capacity
should be at a single location developed by Bidder for itself or any other client.
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 79 Crores
(Indian Rupees Seventy Nine Crores 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.
DETAILED INVITATION FOR BID
Development of 15 MW Ground Mounted Solar PV Project
at NTPC Kayamkulam in Kerala
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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 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.
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
DETAILED INVITATION FOR BID
Development of 15 MW Ground Mounted Solar PV Project
at NTPC Kayamkulam in Kerala
BIDDING DOCUMENT NO.: RE-CS-5739-004-9
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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 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 SRM Site (https://etender.ntpclakshya.co.in).
For logging on to the SRM Site, the bidder would require vendor code and SRM user id
and password which can be obtained by submitting a questionnaire available at our SRM
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 issue of vendor code
and SRM user id/password.
Note: No hard copy of Bidding Documents shall be issued.
8.1 Issuance of Bidding 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 at
https://etender.ntpclakshya.co.in, www.ntpctender.com or www.ntpc.co.in or may contact
AGM (RE-CS) / DGM (RE-CS)/Dy. Mgr (RE-CS) , NTPC Limited, Room No. 220, R&D
Building, Engineering Office Complex (EOC) Annexe, A-8A, Sector-24, NOIDA, Distt.
Gautam Budh Nagar, (UP), India, Pin - 201301 on Telephone No. +91-120-2410722, +91-
120-4947363, +91-120-4947374 Fax: +91-120-2410251,
Email: skdas01@ntpc.co.in/ ratansingh@ntpc.co.in/sheelakumari@ntpc.co.in or at office.
Corporate Identification Number: L40101DL1975GOI007966, Website: www.ntpc.co.in