NTPC Limited

(A Government of India Enterprise)

EOC Noida Office

INVITATION FOR BIDS (IFB)

FOR

#Advanced Process Control-(APC) Package for SIMHADRI Stg-I (2 X 500 MW) & Stg-II(2X500 MW) for design,

testing, supply, installation, commissioning of APC (Advanced Process Control) software#.

(International Competitive Bidding)

IFB No: 40086783 Date:03.04.2018

1.0 NTPC invites on-line bids from eligible Bidders for aforesaid package, as per the scope of work briefly mentioned hereinafter:

2.0 Brief Details

01.05.2018 15:00:00 Technical Opening Date & Time

Equipment Supply & Erection

EMD in INR

Contract Classification

Source of IFB/NIT

IFB Date

IFB No.

Document Sale Commencement Date & Time

Document Sale Close Date & Time

Last Date and Time for Bid submission

Bid Opening Date & Time

Cost of Bidding Documents in INR

03.04.2018 10:01:28

10.04.2018 17:30:00

01.05.2018 14:30:00

08.05.2018 15:00:00

22,500.00

40086783

03.04.2018

EOC Noida Office

2725000.00

Pre-Bid Conference Date & Time (if any) 17.04.2018 11:00:00

Last Query Date (if any) 17.04.2018

EMD in USD 41700.00

Cost of Bidding Documents in USD for foreign bidder 500.00

Funding Source Internal Resources

3.0 Bid Security and Integrity Pact (if applicable) shall be submitted in a sealed envelope separately offline/online by the

stipulated bid submission closing date and time at the address given below. Any bid without an acceptable Bid Security and Integrity

Pact (if applicable) shall be treated as non-responsive by the employer and shall not be opened.

4.0 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/sap/bc/gui/sap/its/bbpstart). 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 alongwith

duly filled in questionnare for issue of vendor code and SRM user id/password.

5.0 Brief Scope of Work & other specific detail

#Advanced Process Control-(APC) Package for SIMHADRI Stg-I (2 X 500 MW) & Stg-II(2X500 MW) for design, testing, supply,

installation, commissioning of APC (Advanced Process Control) software#.

6.0 Prospective bidders from U.P. State are compulsorily required to provide TIN number at the time of purchase of bidding

documents.

7.0 Qualifying Requirements for Bidders:

7.1.0 Technical Criteria:

7.1.1 Route-1 (For Bidder)

The Bidder should meet (A) and (B) below.

7.1.1 (A) The Bidder should have Engineered, Manufactured, Supplied, Erected/Supervised Erection & Commissioned/Supervised

Commissioning of Distributed Digital Control, Monitoring & Information system (DDCMIS) / Distributed Control System (DCS),

which should have been in successful operation in at least one (1) unit of a coal fired station having unit rating of 200 MW or above

for a period of not less than one (1) year prior to the date of bid opening.

The DDCMIS/DCS above should necessarily include as a minimum,

a. Modulating control for Steam-Generator (SG)

b. Modulating control for Feedwater/ Condensate cycle (SG)

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

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

The Bidder or its group company should have an established DDCMIS hardware and software service centre in India working for at

least five (5) years prior to the date of bid opening.

7.1.1 (B) The Bidder should have Supplied and Commissioned Advanced Process Control software for the following:

(B1) Combustion optimization, in closed loop which should have been in successful operation in at least one (1) unit of pulverized

coal fired station having unit rating of 200 MW or above, for a period of not less than one (1) year prior to the date of bid opening.

(B2) Soot Blowing Optimization, in closed loop which should have been in successful operation in at least one (1) unit of pulverized

coal fired station having unit rating of 200 MW or above, for a period of not less than one (1) year prior to the date of bid opening.

(B3) Faster load Ramp-up/Ramp-down, in closed loop which should have been in successful operation in at least one (1) unit of

pulverized coal fired station having unit rating of 200 MW or above, for a period of not less than one (1) year prior to the date of bid

opening.

SH/RH Temperature Excursion Reduction, in closed loop which should have been in successful operation in at least one (1) unit of

pulverized coal fired station having unit rating of 200 MW or above, for a period of not less than one (1) year prior to the date of bid

opening.

7.1.2 Route-2 (For Bidder with Collaborator(s)/Associate(s))

The Bidder, who meets the requirement at 7.1.1 (A) above but does not meet one or more of the requirements at 7.1.1 (B) above (i.e.

B1 to B3), can also participate provided it associates with APC supplier/suppliers who meet the requirement(s) at 7.1.1 (B) above

(i.e. B1 or B2 or B3 or any combination thereof) which the Bidder does not meet, so that complete requirements of 7.1.1 (A) and

7.1.1 (B) (i.e. B1, B2 & B3) above are met by the Bidder along with its Associate(s).

In such a case, the Bidder should furnish along with its bid a Deed of Joint Undertaking (DJU), jointly executed by it along with each

of its Collaborator(s)/Associate(s) for full responsibility of the performance of the respective Advanced Process Control software as

per format enclosed with the bidding document in which the Collaborator(s)/Associate(s) 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(s)/Associate(s) is/are

responsible. This Deed of Joint Undertaking should be submitted along with the Bid, failing which the Bidder shall be disqualified

and its bid shall be rejected. In case of award, the Collaborator(s)/Associate(s) shall be required to furnish an on-demand Bank

Guarantee as per the format enclosed with the bidding documents for a value equal to 5% (five percent) of the total contract price in

addition to the Contract Performance Security to be furnished by the bidder.

Notes:

1. Advanced Process Control (APC) shall mean the set of techniques which use a multiple input multiple output predictive model for

improving the existing performance of the control loops w.r.t the desired objective (i.e. efficiency improvement or emissions

reduction etc). The model can be first principles based, empirical or ANN (artificial neural network) or fuzzy logic based.

2. Combustion Optimization shall include optimizing the flue gas O2 trim, air registers, and feeder rate bias in order to improve heat

rate/ reduce NOx.

3. Faster load ramp up/ ramp down shall mean using APC for main steam pressure control loop.

4. SH/RH temperature excursion reduction shall mean using APC for SH/RH spray control loop.

5. Wherever the term #coal fired# is appearing above, #coal# shall be deemed to also include bituminous coal/ sub-bituminous coal/

brown coal/ lignite.

6. The reference plant for 7.1.1 (B) above (i.e. B1, B2 and B3) need not be same.

7. The Advanced Process Control software offered for this package should either be same, as referred at 7.1.1 (B) above (i.e. B1, B2

and B3), or be newer versions or upgrades of the same product or a product whose name has been changed after version/product

upgrade.

8. Successful operation at 7.1.1 (B) (B1) to 7.1.1 (B) (B3) above shall mean that the End-user of the reference plant achieved the

desired benefit from the respective Advanced Process Control software.

7.2.0 Financial criteria of Bidder

7.2.0 (a) The average annual turnover of the Bidder, in the preceding three (3) financial years as on the date of bid opening, should

not be less than Rs. 10.7 Crores (Rupees Ten Crores and Seventy Lacs 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 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.

7.2.0 (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 companies

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.

7.2.0 (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 bidding 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 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 a

practicing Chartered Accountant certifying its financial parameters, the audited results for 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 bid opening and the Certificate from the practicing Chartered Accountant certifying the financial parameters is not

available.

7.3.0 Financial Criteria of Collaborator(s)/Associate(s) of the Bidder

7.3.0 (a) The average annual turnover of the Collaborator/Associate, in the preceding three (3) financial years as on the date of bid

opening, should not be less than the following for different Collaborator(s) / Associates(s) as applicable.

Collaborator(s) / Associates(s) Applicable clauses Required annual turnover in Crores Rupees or in equivalent foreign currency

APC Supplier 7.1.1 (B) B1 Rs. 4.3 Crores (Rupees Four Crores and Thirty Lacs Only)

APC Supplier 7.1.1 (B) B2 Rs. 4.3 Crores (Rupees Four Crores and Thirty Lacs Only)

APC Supplier 7.1.1 (B) B3 Rs. 2.7 Crores (Rupees Two Crores and Seventy Lacs Only)

APC Supplier 7.1.1 (B) B1 & 7.1.1 (B) B2 Rs. 4.3 Crores (Rupees Four Crores and Thirty Lacs Only)

APC Supplier 7.1.1 (B) B2 & 7.1.1 (B) B3 Rs. 7 Crores (Rupees Seven Crores Only)

APC Supplier 7.1.1 (B) B1 & 7.1.1 (B) B3 Rs. 7 Crores (Rupees Seven Crores Only)

APC Supplier 7.1.1 (B) B1 , 7.1.1 (B) B2 & 7.1.1 (B) B3 Rs. 7 Crores (Rupees Seven Crores Only)

In case the 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 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.

7.3.0 (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 Holding Company and/or Subsidiaries of its

Holding companies 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. 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.

7.3.0 (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 bidding 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 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 a practicing Chartered Accountant certifying its financial parameters, the audited results for 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 bidding documents stating that the Financial results of the Company are under

audit as on the date of 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.

(iv) For annual turnover indicated in foreign currency, the exchange rate as on seven (7) days prior to the date of bid opening shall be

used.

8.0 Issuance of Bidding Documents to any bidder shall not construe that bidder is considered qualified.

9.0 NTPC reserves the right to reject any or all bids or cancel/withdraw the Invitation For Bids (IFB) for the subject package

without assigning any reason whatsoever and in such case no bidder/intending bidder shall have any claim arising out of such action.

10.0 Address for Communication

Addl. General Manager (CM)

NTPC LTD., 6th Floor, EOC,

Plot no. A-8A, Sector 24

NOIDA(UP),India-201 301

0120- 4946625/2410477

Email ID: rckhorwal@ntpc.co.in

DGM(CM)

NTPC LTD., 6th Floor, EOC,

Plot no. A-8A, Sector 24

NOIDA(UP),India-201 301

0120 - 4948624

Email ID:sandeepdatta@ntpc.co.in

Websites: https://etender.ntpclakshya.co.in/sap/bc/gui/sap/its/bbpstart or www.ntpctender.com or www.ntpc.co.in