NTPC – SAIL POWER COMPANY LIMITED
CORPORATE CONTRACTS & MATERIALS, NEW DELHI
Detailed
IFB/NIT
EPC Package for Kulti Solar PV Power Project (25MWp)
Bid Document No: CC/C&M/C-496
PAGE 1 of 6
DETAILED
INVITATION
FOR
BIDS
(IFB)
FOR
EPC Package for Kulti Solar PV Power Project (25MWp)
at
Kulti, West Bengal
(DOMESTIC
COMPETITIVE
BIDDING)
IFB
No.:
CC/C&M/C-496
Date:12.10.2017
Bidding
Document
No:
CC/C&M/C-496
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
25
MWp
Photo
Voltaic
Solar
Power
Project
in
the
vicinity
of
Kulti
Steel
Plant
(KSP)
at
Kulti,
District
Paschim Bardhaman
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
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. Geo-technical investigation & Topographic survey of site.
2. Basic Engineering of the plant and systems
3. Site Grading & Clearing of vegetation.
4. Water supply arrangement including supply and installation of water washing system,
pumps, valves , pipe line etc. for drawl of water from its source and associated power supply
for water washing system & construction purposes.
5. Construction of Pre-Engineered type Inverter room with Power conditioning unit and
associated LT and HT switchgear in case of indoor installation. This is not applicable in case
of outdoor installations.
6. Construction of Central Monitoring and Control Station ( CMCS ) with Switchgear Room,
SCADA Room, Store Room, Battery, Charger & UPS Room, Inverter Room, Supervisor
Room, Pantry, Gents & Ladies Toilets with all electrical fitting and furniture etc.
7. All associated electrical and civil works required for interfacing with customer grid (i.e.
transformers, breakers, isolators, panels, protection system, cables. metering at 33 kV level,
earthing etc.) along with Associated Transmission System for evacuation of power to 33 kV
Substation at Kulti Township by means of a double circuit 33 kV overhead lines /cables
(each of 2X75% capacity i.e. 18.75 MW capacity).
8. Construction of internal roads, pathways & peripheral road, fencing for outdoor transformers,
peripheral boundary wall, worker shed, security gate with guardroom and drainage system.
9. Supply, Installation and commissioning of SCADA along with supply and laying of OFC and
associated hardware, software, cables and instruments.
NTPC – SAIL POWER COMPANY LIMITED
CORPORATE CONTRACTS & MATERIALS, NEW DELHI
Detailed
IFB/NIT
EPC Package for Kulti Solar PV Power Project (25MWp)
Bid Document No: CC/C&M/C-496
PAGE 2 of 6
10. SCADA system for remote monitoring and control of Inverters with all hardware & software
and associated cables and instruments.
11. Area lighting & Lightning Protection system.
12. Fire Fighting System along with associated equipment and systems and interface with
SCADA.
13. CCTV Camera System , weather station and associated sensors
14. Power Supply Systems required for complete plant like UPS, DC Chargers, Batteries, and
Aux Power etc.
15. Operation & maintenance of SPV Plant along with all equipment and systems, associated
power evacuation lines, civil utilities including materials, consumables and spare parts for a
period of five years from the date of successful completion of trial run.
16. Supply of Mandatory spares.
17. Detailed design of all the equipment and equipment system(s) including civil works.
18. Providing, Review and approval of engineering drawings, data, process
19. Calculations, test procedures, structural design calculations, Equipment layout,
Drawings/Data sheets of bought out items, Civil structural/architectural Drawings,
Performance & Guarantee Test procedure etc.
20. Providing Operation & Maintenance/ instruction manuals, as built drawings and other
information;
21. Providing training of Employer’s personnel
22. Finalization of sub-vendors, manufacturing quality plans and Field quality plans.
23. Complete manufacturing including conducting all type, routine and acceptance tests; Civil,
Structural and Architectural works to the extent applicable, including construction facilities
and construction power distribution.
24. Packing and transportation from the manufacturer’s works to the site including customs
clearance & port clearance, port charges, (if any).
25. Receipt, storage, preservation and conservation of equipment at the site; Fabrication, pre-
assembly, (if any), erection, testing, pre-commissioning and commissioning and putting into
satisfactory operation all the equipment including successful completion of initial operation.
26. Reliability and Functional guarantee tests after successful completion of trial operation;
27. Supply of Commissioning Spares on as required basis.
28. Special tools and tackles if any required for maintenance of the plant.
29. Satisfactory completion of the contract.
The Bidder shall also jointly facilitate in resolution of Land Acquisition issues, if any, related to the
Project. Any due payments arising out of the Land Acquisition process shall however be paid by
owner to the appropriate Authorities.
3.0
NSPCL
intends
to
finance
the
subject
package
through
Own
Resources.
NTPC – SAIL POWER COMPANY LIMITED
CORPORATE CONTRACTS & MATERIALS, NEW DELHI
Detailed
IFB/NIT
EPC Package for Kulti Solar PV Power Project (25MWp)
Bid Document No: CC/C&M/C-496
PAGE 3 of 6
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-496
IFB
Date
12.10.17
Document
Sale
Commencement
Date & Time
23.10.17
1000 Hrs
Document
Sale
Close
Date
&
Time
23.11.17
1500
Hrs
Pre
Bid
Conference
and
Last
Date
for
receipt
of
queries
from
prospective
Bidders
05.12.17
Last
Date
and
Time
for
receipt
of
bids
comprising
both
Techno-Commercial
Bid
and
Price
Bid
22.12.17
1100
Hrs
Date
&
Time
of
opening
of
Techno-Commercial
Bid
22.12.17
1130
Hrs
Date
and
Time
of
start
of
Reverse
Auction
Shall be intimated separately by
NSPCL
Cost
of
Bidding
Documents
in
INR
(inclusive of GST)
INR 2000
(Indian Rupeers Two
Thousand Only)
5.0
All
bids
must
be
accompanied
by
Bid
Security
for
an
amount
of
INR
1,03,36,000
/-
(Indian
Rupees
One Crore Three Lakh Thirty Six
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 20 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 20 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
NTPC – SAIL POWER COMPANY LIMITED
CORPORATE CONTRACTS & MATERIALS, NEW DELHI
Detailed
IFB/NIT
EPC Package for Kulti Solar PV Power Project (25MWp)
Bid Document No: CC/C&M/C-496
PAGE 4 of 6
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 INR 112 Crore (Indian Rupees One Hundred Twelve Crore
only) or more in a single project or 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.
AND
(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 33 kV 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:
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.
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 112 Crore
(Indian Rupees One Hundred Twelve 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
NTPC – SAIL POWER COMPANY LIMITED
CORPORATE CONTRACTS & MATERIALS, NEW DELHI
Detailed
IFB/NIT
EPC Package for Kulti Solar PV Power Project (25MWp)
Bid Document No: CC/C&M/C-496
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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:
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.
NTPC – SAIL POWER COMPANY LIMITED
CORPORATE CONTRACTS & MATERIALS, NEW DELHI
Detailed
IFB/NIT
EPC Package for Kulti Solar PV Power Project (25MWp)
Bid Document No: CC/C&M/C-496
PAGE 6 of 6
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:
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 monika.godara@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, 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: monika.godara@nspcl.co.in or
vidyathool@nspcl.co.in or rpahirwar@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 and payment of cost of bidding documents.
11.0
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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