NTPC Limited

(A Government of India Enterprise)

Rihand Super Thermal Power

NOTICE INVITING TENDER (NIT)

FOR

Design, Engineering, Manufacturing and Supply of New Air Pre Heater as Replacement for the Existing

PAPH/Mill APH for Stage-I

(Domestic Competitive Bidding)

NIT No: 40087438 Date:24.05.2018

Bidding Document No: 070/CS/BMD/8784

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

25.06.2018 15:30:00 Technical Opening Date & Time

Equipment Supply & Erection

EMD in INR

Contract Classification

Source of IFB/NIT

NIT Date

NIT 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

25.05.2018 00:00:00

06.06.2018 23:59:00

25.06.2018 15:00:00

25.06.2018 15:30:00

6,638.00

40087438

24.05.2018

Rihand Super Thermal Power

2000000.00

Pre-Bid Conference Date & Time (if any)

Last Query Date (if any) 13.06.2018

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 SONEBHADRA 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

Design, Engineering, Manufacturing and Supply of New Air Pre Heater as Replacement for the Existing PAPH/Mill APH

for Stage-I

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:

Bidder should meet the qualifying requirements of any one of the qualifying routes stipulated under clause 1.1 or 1.2 or

1.3 and the requirements stipulated under clauses 2.1 and 2.2 (if applicable).

1.0 TECHNICAL CRITERIA:

1.1 Route - I: Qualified Steam Generator Manufacturer (QSGM)

The Bidder should have designed, engineered, manufactured/got manufactured, erected/supervised erection,

commissioned/ supervised commissioning of atleast one (1) number of pulverised coal fired steam generator unit of not

less than 200 MW capacity or minimum 600 T/hr steaming capacity, which should have been in successful operation in

at least one (1) power station for a period not less than one (1) year prior to the date of Techno Commercial bid

opening.

1.2 Route - II: JV between an R&M organization and a QSGM

(i) The Bidder should be a joint venture between firms comprising of:

(a) An organization incorporated in India for carrying out renovation and modernization of thermal power plants and

who have supplied, erected/supervised erection, commissioned/ supervised commissioning of renovation and modernization

work of at least one number of pulverized coal fired steam generators rated for a minimum of 110 MW unit size or

minimum 375 T/hr steaming capacity, which should have been in successful operation in atleast one (1) power station for

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

AND

(b) An organization which meets the requirements of Clause 1.1 above.

(ii) The joint venture partners as at 1.2 (i) above should necessarily identify one of the partners as the lead partner.

The joint venture should provide along with the techno commercial bid a Joint Venture Agreement, as per the format

enclosed in the bidding documents in which the partners in the Joint Venture are jointly and severally liable to the

employer to perform all the contractual obligations. The Joint Venture Agreement should be submitted along with the

techno commercial bid, failing which the bidder shall be disqualified and its bid rejected. In this case, the bid security

and in the event of award, the performance bank guarantee shall be in the name of all the partners of the joint venture.

1.3 Route - III: Subsidiary/JV Company/Technology collaborator of a QSGM

(i) The bidder should be

(a) an Indian Subsidiary Company of a QSGM

(b) a Joint Venture (JV) company between an Indian company and a QSGM

having technology collaboration/association with a QSGM.

(ii) The Bidder and the QSGM shall be liable to the employer to perform all the contractual obligations. Further, the

Bidder shall get the design calculations, engineering and manufacturing drawings/documents either prepared or vetted

from such QSGM, which will include thermal calculations, performance parameters, load bearing capacity assessment and

strengthening of support structures and foundation etc. covering complete scope of work as per the requirement of

technical specifications. A joint undertaking for the above shall be furnished by the Bidder and QSGM as per the format

in the bidding document along with the techno commercial bid, failing which the Bidder shall be disqualified and its bid

rejected.

NOTES FOR TECHNICAL CRITERIA:

(1) #Qualified Steam Generator Manufacturer# (QSGM) means a manufacturer meeting requirements stipulated at clause

1.1.

(2) Wherever the term 'coal fired' is appearing above, "Coal" shall be deemed to also include bituminous

coal/sub-bituminous coal/brown coal/lignite.

2.0 FINANCIAL CRITERIA

2.1 Financial Criteria of Bidder for Qualification

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

Techno-Commercial bid opening, should not be less than Rs. 679.0 Lacs (Rupees Six Hundred and Seventy Nine Lacs

Only)

In case a 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 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. For Joint Venture/Consortiums bid, all the partners of the Joint venture /

Consortium shall be collectively required to meet the turnover criteria.

b) Net worth of the bidder should not be less than 100% (hundred percent) of its paid up share capital as on the last

day of the preceding financial year on the date of Techno-commercial bid opening. In case the Bidder does not meet

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 company 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.

For Consortiums/Joint Ventures, the Net worth of all Consortium/Joint Venture members in combined manner should not

be less than 100% (hundred percent) of their 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.

c) 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 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 with the bidding documents,

stating that the unaudited unconsolidated financial statements form part of the consolidated financial statements of the

Holding Company.

In cases where audited results for the last financial year as on the date of Techno Commercial 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 of 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 Techno-commercial

bid opening and the Certificate from the practicing Chartered Accountant certifying the financial parameters is not

available.

2.2 Financial Criteria of Collaborator/Associate for Qualification

a) (a) For Bidder seeking qualification through clause no 1.3, the average annual turnover of its Collaborator/Associate

(meeting requirement of Clause 1.1 above) in the preceding three (3) financial years as on the date of

Techno-Commercial bid opening, should not be less than Rs. 679.0 Lacs (Rupees Six Hundred and Seventy Nine Lacs

Only)

In case the Collaborator/Associate does not satisfy the average annual turnover criteria above on its own, its

Holding Company would be required to meet the stipulated turnover requirements at Cl. 2.2 (a) 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 bidder's Techno-Commercial bid, a Letter of Undertaking from its Holding Company, supported by

Board Resolution of the Holding Company, as per the format enclosed with the bidding documents, pledging unconditional

and irrevocable financial support to the Collaborator/Associate for the execution of the contract in case of award of the

Contract to the Bidder with whom Collaborator/Associate is associated.

(b) The Net Worth of each Collaborator/Associate, as on the last day of the preceding financial year as on the date of

Techno-commercial bid opening should not be less than 100% (hundred percent) of its paid-up share capital. In case the

Collaborator/Associate does not meet 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 company 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.

(c) In case the Collaborator/Associate is not able to furnish its audited financial statements on standalone 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 the Holding Company of Collaborator/Associate.

ii) A Certificate from the CEO/CFO of the Holding Company, as per the format enclosed with the bidding documents,

stating that the unaudited unconsolidated financial statements form part of the consolidated financial statements of the

Holding Company of Collaborator/Associate.

In cases where audited results for the last financial year as on the date of Techno Commercial 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 of 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

Techno-commercial bid opening and the Certificate from the practicing Chartered Accountant certifying the financial

parameters is not available.

Notes for clause 2.1 & 2.2

(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

Techno-Commercial bid opening shall be used.

II. Mode of payment for purchase of tender documents:

a) On-line:

Bidders can view/download the tender documents after logging in our e-tender site:

i) By clicking on #e-tender# in home page of www.ntpctender.com

ii) In the Internet browser directly type the URL

https://etender.ntpclakshya.co.in/sap/bc/gui/sap/its/bbpstart

After logging to our e-tender site as mentioned above, the bidder can pay the requisite tender fee through payment

gateway by clicking #pay tender fee# as mentioned in the #Bidder#s Manual# and Guidelines to Bidders# which are

available on the SRM Login screen.

In case of any difficulty, please contact help desk no. 0120-2952319

b) Off-line: Tender fee can be made in form of Demand Draft only in favor of NTPC Ltd., payable at State Bank of

India, Rihandnagar (code no.7523), Bijpur or Union Bank of India, Rihandnagar (code no. 550116), Bijpur and the same

should reach NTPC Rihand in the communication address given at S.No.10.

c) Exemptions of cost of tender documents : Refer clause No. (III) (c)

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).

(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.

d) The bid security of all the unsuccessful bidders will be returned after award of the job.

e) No interest shall be payable by NTPC on the Bid Security.

f) Any Bid not accompanied by a 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.

IV. No Deviation Certificate: No deviation, whatsoever, is permitted by the Owner to any provisions of bidding

documents. The acceptance of above is an attribute of the on line Bid Invitation and the Bidders are required to confirm

acceptance of Compliance to all provisions of Bidding Documents (NO Deviation Certificate) online as per format

enclosed .Only after acceptance of the above condition the bidder shall be allowed to submit the bid. In case any

deviations, variations and additional conditions are found anywhere in the bid (Techno commercial Bid & Price Bid), the

same shall not be given effect to the evaluation and it will be considered that the bidder complies to all the terms and

conditions of Bidding Documents without any extra cost to the Owner irrespective of any mention to the contrary

anywhere in the bid, failing which the Bid Security of the Bidder be forfeited.

V. Clarification on Bidding documents: Bidder can seek clarification through e-mail or in hard copy upto the time

specified as mentioned in the bidding document. The queries will be answered by NTPC and posted in the c-folder.

The bidders can view all queries and all answers once they are posted in the c-folder.

VI. Issuance of Tender Document to any bidder shall not construe that bidders are considered qualified. The qualification

status shall be examined by the Tender Committee during the process of evaluation.

VII. Following credentials are to be submitted by the bidders along with bid documents in support of meeting the

qualifying requirement as stipulated for each package.

a) Legible Copies of Award letter with Bill of Quantities of similar nature, job completion certificate, copies of MB

(bills/receipts) etc. in proof of value of work executed, clearly indicating the executed value of the work.

b) Audited Balance sheet and Profit & Loss account.

c) Partnership deed/affidavit for proprietorship/certificate of incorporation.

d) Copy of PF code allotted by RPFC.

e) Copy of GST Registration.

f) Proofs of execution of orders value, turnover and other requirements to meet the QR for the work, as mentioned

above.

g) PAN Registration.

VIII. General Conditions:

a) The bids shall be received upto 15.00 Hrs. on date of Bid Opening shall be opened at 15.30 Hrs. on the same date

as stipulated above in the presence of bidder, who wish to be present.

b) In case, the date of Bid opening coincides with HOLIDAY, the shifted to next working day at the same time.

c) Details of the work to be executed and terms & conditions of the tender are stipulated in the tender documents.

d) Notwithstanding anything stated above, NTPC reserves the right to assess bidder#s capability & capacity to perform

the contract, should the circumstances warrant such assessment in overall interests of the Owner.

e) NTPC reserves the right to issue, reject any or all bids or cancel/withdraw the invitation for bids without assigning

any reason whatsoever thereof and in such case no bidder/intending bidder shall have claim arising out of such action.

f) Tender document is not transferable.

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 NIT 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 (Contracts)

Rihand Super Thermal Power Project, NTPC

P.O.- RIHANDNAGAR, Dist. SONEBHADRA (U.P), PIN-231223,

PHONE NO. 05446 243094/247216/247220/247225/247219

FAX NO. 05446 242110/242115

Package Co-ordinators:

1. Kripa Shanker, Sr. Manager (CS)

Contracts Section, C&M

NTPC LIMITED (ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDING)

RIHANDNAGAR, DISTT: SONEBHADRA (U.P)-231223

Telephone: 05446-247219 Fax: 05446-242110

e-mail: kripashanker@ntpc.co.in

2. P.K. Sabat, AGM(Cntracts)

Contracts Section, C&M

NTPC LIMITED (ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDING)

RIHANDNAGAR, DISTT: SONEBHADRA (U.P)-231223

Telephone: 05446-247216 Fax: 05446-242110

e-mail: pksabat@ntpc.co.in

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