Request for tender documents received after the last date as mentioned, due to delays of postal/courier services or without
requisite cost of tender documents shall not be entertained.
In case request for Tender Documents is obtained by post, any delay or loss will be the sole responsibility of the
Contractor and NTPC shall not be responsible for any postal/communication delay.
III. Bid Security (EMD): Bidder has to submit earnest money deposit (EMD) in hard copy (off-line) of requisite value
in a separate envelope super scribing #EMD Envelope# which must reach the office at the address mentioned below
before the bid submission deadline as mentioned in the e-tender of our SRM system.
i) #EMD Envelope# should contain the EMD of requisite value, strictly in valid form as mentioned below at Sl.No. III)
a)/b) as per applicability or valid supporting document in support of seeking exemption of EMD as III) c).
ii) If Bid security (EMD) in original of any agency is not received in a sealed envelope, their bid shall not be opened.
If the EMD amount submitted by any agency is less than the stipulated EMD their offer shall be rejected.
iii) EMD may be furnished in any of the following forms.
a) For EMD amount of any value :
(i) Pay order / demand draft / Bankers cheque in favor of NTPC Limited, from any Nationalized or scheduled bank,
payable at the State Bank of India, Code No.7523 or Union Bank of India, Code No.550116, Rihand Nagar (Bijpur),
Dist. Sonebhadra (UP).
OR
(ii) E-Payment by Credit Card/Debit card/Net Banking on the NTPC e-tender portal
b) In case EMD amount is more than Rs.50,000/-, then besides above: Bank Guarantee (BG) from a Nationalized
Bank/other banks (as per NTPC approved list) also will be acceptable. Format of BG against Bid security and list of
banks for Bid security are attached. BG should be unconditional and irrevocable and should be valid for a period of 45
days beyond the bid validity period. The Bank Guarantee verification check list duly filled in as per format attached has
to be submitted in this regard. Bidder shall ensure that all the points of check list are replied in #Yes#.
c) Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) registered with District Industries Centres or Khadi and Village Industries
Commission or Khadi and Village Industries Board or Coir Board or National Small Industries Corporation or
Directorate of Handicrafts and Handloom or any other body specified by Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium
Enterprises as per MSMED Act 2006,for goods produced and services rendered, shall be issued the bid documents free of
cost and shall be exempted from paying Earnest Money Deposit.
Further, in case of tenders where splitting of quantity is possible, participating MSEs quoting price within price band of
L1 + 15 percent shall also be allowed to supply a portion of requirement by bringing down their price to L1 price in a
situation where L1 price is from someone other than a Micro and Small Enterprise and such Micro and Small Enterprise
shall be allowed to supply up to 20 percent of total tendered value. In case of more than one such MSE, the supply will
be shared proportionately (to tendered quantity).
However, in case of tenders where splitting of quantity is not possible, participating MSEs quoting price within price
band of L1 + 15 percent shall be allowed to execute the package by bringing down their price to L1 price in a
situation where L1 price is from someone other than a Micro and Small Enterprise. The award shall be made as follows:
Award shall be given to L1 bidder if L1 bidder is a MSE. In case L1 bidder is not a MSE, then all the MSE vendor(s)
who have quoted within the range of L1 + 15%, shall be given the opportunity in order of their ranking (starting with
the lowest quoted MSE bidder and so on) to bring down its price to match with L1 bidder. Award shall be placed on
the MSE vendor who matches the price quoted by L1 bidder.
If no MSE vendor who has quoted within range of L1 + 15% accepts the price of L1 bidder then the award shall be
made to the L1 bidder. The benefit as above to MSEs shall be available only for goods/services produced & provided by
MSEs for which they are registered. MSEs seeking exemption and benefits should enclose a attested/self certified copy of
registration certificate, giving details such as stores/services, validity (if applicable) etc. failing which they run the risk of
their bid being passed over as ineligible for the benefits applicable to MSEs.
Note: Generally in tenders having Itemwise evaluation, splitting is allowed unless otherwise specified in the Special
Purchase Conditions (SPC). Further, in tenders having Packagewise evaluation generally splitting is not allowed. Please
refer Special Purchase Condition for specific tender provisions.