DETAILED INVITATION FOR BID
Development of 22 MW Solar PV Project at Auraiya in Uttar Pradesh
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NTPC LIMITED
(A GOVERNMENT OF INDIA ENTERPRISE)
RENEWABLE ENERGY – CONTRACTS SERVICES, NOIDA.
DETAILED INVITATION FOR BIDS (IFB)
FOR
DEVELOPMENT OF 22 MW SOLAR PV PROJECT AT
AURAIYA IN UTTAR PRADESH
(Domestic Competitive Bidding)
IFB No.: RE-CS-5733-004(R)-9 Date: 28.05.2018
1.0 NTPC Ltd invites online bids from eligible bidders on Single Stage Two Envelope Basis
(i.e. Envelope-I: Techno-Commercial Bid and Envelope-II: Price Bid) followed by Reverse
Auction for “Development of 22 MW Solar PV Project At Auraiya in Uttar Pradesh”
using OPEN Category (Non-DCR category) PV cells and modules (where cells & modules
can be procured anywhere in the world) 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 capacity of 22 MW
(to be awarded to single bidder in single block of 22 MW) Solar PV project on turnkey
basis at Auraiya, Uttar Pradesh.
Bidder shall provide comprehensive operation & maintenance of the plant for a period of
three (03) 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 open category PV cells and modules.
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 Pre-Engineered type Inverter room with Power conditioning unit
associated LT and HT switchgear. In case of String Inverter, Construction of Pre-
Engineered type 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, fencing of SPV
plant, security cabin etc.
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7. All associated electrical and civil works required for interfacing (i.e. transformer(s),
breakers, isolators, panels, protection system, cables. metering at 33 kV level,
earthing of transformer etc.) and interconnection to Main Pooling station through 33 kV
cable.
8. 33/220 kV, 25 MVA Transformer (OLTC +/-10% steps 2.5%) extension of existing 220
kV Switchyard alongwith its associated civil & electrical works required for interfacing
with grid(i.e. breakers, isolators, panels, protection system, earthing & metering) for
evacuation of Solar Power at 220 kV level.
9. Water supply arrangement for module washing including supply and installation of
module washing system.
10. Construction of internal roads, pathways, fencing, peripheral boundary wall and
drainage system.
11. SCADA system for remote monitoring and control of Inverters with all hardware &
software.
12. Operation & maintenance of SPV Plant alongwith electrical equipment, consumables
and spare parts for a period of three years from the date of successful completion of
trial run.
13. Supply of Mandatory spares.
The detailed scope of work is as defined in the bidding document No.: RE-CS-5733-004-9 (R).
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:
4.1 Prospective bidders are compulsorily required to provide GSTIN number at the time of
purchase of bidding documents.
IFB No. RE-CS-5733-004(R)-9
IFB Date 28.05.2018
Document Sale Commencement Date 28.05.2018
Document Sale Close Date & Time 22.06.2018 17:00 hrs (IST)
Last date and time for receipt of queries 28.06.2018
Last Date and Time for receipt of bids comprising
both Techno-Commercial Bid and Price Bid
18.07.2018 17:00hrs (IST)
Date & Time of opening of Techno-Commercial
Bid
19.07.2018 11:00 hrs (IST)
Date and Time of start of Reverse Auction Shall be Intimated separately by NTPC
Cost of Bidding Documents in INR
INR 22,500/- (Indian Rupees Twenty Two
Thousand Five Hundred only)
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5.0 All bids must be accompanied by Bid Security for an amount of INR 1,00,00,000/- (Indian
Rupees One Creore 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 17 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 17 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
1.3 (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. 86 Crore (Rupees Eighty Six Crore 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.
1.3 (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 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:
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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 86 Crores
(Indian Rupees Eighty Six Crores only) during the preceding three (3) 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.
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
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the Bidder does not satisfy the Net Worth criteria on its own, it can meets 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% (Seventy five percent) 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
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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.
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 Interested parties are required to get registered with M/s Telecommunication Corporation of
India Ltd. (TCIL) website https://www.tcil-india-electronictender.com (if not registered
already). The cost of the bidding documents as mentioned above is required to be
submitted in the form of a crossed account Payee demand draft in favour of “NTPC Ltd.”,
Payable at New Delhi at the address mentioned at para no.10.0 below along with GSTIN
and Organization ID registered with TCIL. After registration with TCIL and payment of the
cost of bidding documents as above, a complete set of Bidding Documents may be
downloaded by any interested Bidder from TCIL Portal https://www.tcil-india-
electronictender.com with Tender Search Code NTPC-2018-TN000008. Interested parties
are requested to ensure that they have downloaded the OFFICIAL COPY of BID
DOCUMENTS and have OBTAINED the SERIAL NUMBER of OFFICIAL COPY of BID
DOCUMENTS against Tender Search code- NTPC-2018-TN000008 from abovementioned
website of TCIL after getting registered with TCIL without which they will not be able to
submit their bids. For technical assistance call TCIL Helpdesk at 011-26241790.
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, Pass Phrase 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.
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10.0 Address for communication:
AGM (RE-CS) / DGM (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. +91-120-4947380, +91-120-2410722, Fax:
+91-120-2410251,
Email: skdas01@ntpc.co.in/ ratansingh@ntpc.co.in or at office.
Corporate Identification Number: L40101DL1975GOI007966, Website: www.ntpc.co.in
