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NTPC LIMITED

(A GOVERNMENT OF INDIA ENTERPRISE)

(CORPORATE CONTRACTS, NOIDA)

INVITATION FOR BIDS (IFB)

FOR

ABSORBER SYSTEM PACKAGE

FOR

SIPAT STPS-II (2X500 MW) LOCATED AT DISTRICT BILASPUR, STATE OF

CHHATISGARH, INDIA

AND

RAMAGUNDAM STPS-III (1X500MW) LOCATED AT DISTRICT-KARIM NAGAR,

STATE OF TELANGANA, INDIA

(International Competitive Bidding)

IFB No.: 40087230 Date: 15.06.2018

Bidding Document No.: CS-9545/3140-109B-2

1.0 NTPC Ltd. invites online Bids on ‘Single Stage Two Envelope’ bidding basis

(Envelope-I: Techno-Commercial Bid & Envelope-II: Price Bid) from eligible Bidders

for aforesaid Package.

2.0 BRIEF SCOPE OF WORK

The scope of Absorber System Package for Sipat STPP stage-II (2X500 MW) &

Ramagundam STPS stage-III (1X500 MW) shall cover design, engineering,

manufacture, shop fabrication, preassembly, shop testing/type testing at

manufacturer’s works, packing, transportation, unloading, handling and conservation

of equipment at site, complete services of construction including erection,

supervision, pre-commissioning, commissioning and performance testing of

equipments under bidder’s scope of work of Absorber System including all

associated Electrical, Control & Instrumentation, Structural works. The scope of the

package also includes non exclusive License of Technology, owned by Contractor,

for Wet Limestone based FGD to NTPC with rights to design, engineer, manufacture,

assemble, quality control, test, supply, erect, commission, repair, service and retrofit

the complete wet limestone based FGD System for thermal power plants in the

territory on India for a period of fifteen (15) years.

Absorber System shall have but not limited to the following:

 Complete Absorber with structure (excluding foundation) and associated equipments-

Spray headers& nozzles, mist eliminators & washing, oxidation grid, agitators,

quenching spray system etc.;

 Slurry re-circulation/Gas Cooling pumps, Oxidation blower, Gypsum bleed pumps,

Limestone grinding system, Limestone Slurry pumps, Auxiliary absorbent slurry

pumps with drive motor, piping, valves, accessories;

 Auxiliary absorbent tanks & limestone storage tank complete with structure agitators

etc.;

 Process water storage and pumping system;

 Flue gas ducting, dampers along with supports;

 Thermal Insulation, Lagging, Cladding, Painting;

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 Complete process water and slurry piping along with associated valves etc.;

 Compressed air system catering to the requirements of complete Flue Gas

Desulphurisation for each project;

 Equipment Cooling Water System catering to the requirements of complete Flue Gas

Desulphurisation for each project.

 All Motors along with couplings and coupling guards for all rotating auxiliaries

covered

under this package;

 Control valves, actuators and accessories;

 Associated Control & Instrumentation;

 Complete design, supply, fabrication, assembly and erection of supporting steel

structures (excluding foundation which shall be provided by Employer) of all the

facilities associated with Absorber system package;

 First fill and one year topping requirement of consumables/oils/lubricants, supply of

special maintenance tools and tackles, commissioning spares , mandatory spares

etc.

Detailed scope of work has been specified in the bidding documents.

3.0. NTPC intends to finance subject Package through External Commercial

Borrowings/Own sources.

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:

Bidding Document No.

CS-9545/3140-109B-2

Bidding Document Sale Date &

Time

From 18.06.2018 to 25.06.2018

upto 1730 Hrs. (IST)

Pre Bid Conference / Last date

for receipt of queries from

bidders (if any)

02.07.2018

Bid Receipt Date & Time

Upto 13.07.2018 by 1430 Hrs. (IST)

Bid Opening Date & Time for

Techno-Commercial Bid

13.07.2018 at 1500 Hrs. (IST)

Bid Opening Date & Time for

Price Bid

Shall be intimated separately by NTPC.

Cost of Bidding Document

INR 22,500/- (Indian Rupees Twenty Two

Thousand Five Hundred only) per set for

Indian Bidders and US $ 500 (US Dollars

Five Hundred only) per set for Foreign

Bidders.

5.0 Bid Security for an amount INR 2 crores or US Dollars 304,800/- (US Dollar Three

Hundred Four Thousand Eight Hundred only) shall be submitted offline prior to

date and time for online bid submission. IF ANY BIDDER DOES NOT SUBMIT

ACCEPTABLE BID SECURITY IN A SEPARATE SEALED ENVELOPE PRIOR TO

THE DATE AND TIME FOR ONLINE OPENING BID SUBMISSION, HIS BID

SHALL BE REJECTED BY THE EMPLOYER AS BEING NON-RESPONSIVE AND

SHALL NOT BE OPENED.

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6.0 QUALIFYING REQUIREMENTS FOR BIDDERS

6.1.0.0 Technical Criteria

The Bidder should meet the qualifying requirements stipulated in clause 1.1.0

and clause 2.0.0 together with the requirements stipulated under section ITB.

6.1.1.0 Qualified Wet Limestone based Flue Gas Desulphurisation (FGD) System

Manufacturer (QFGDM)

6.1.1.1 The Bidder should have designed, engineered, supplied, erected/supervised

erection and commissioned/supervised commissioning of at least three (3)

no. of Wet Limestone based Flue Gas Desulphurisation System, having flue

gas treatment capacity of not less than 17,00,000 Nm

/h, with

desulphurisation efficiency of at least 90 %, operating in separate pulverised

coal fired power plants. Out of these three (3) Wet Limestone based Flue Gas

Desulphurisation Systems, atleast two (2) no. of wet limestone based Flue

Gas Desulphurisation Systems should have been located outside the country

of origin of the Bidder and should have been in successful operation for a

period not less than one (1) year prior to the date of Techno-Commercial bid

opening.

Notes for clause 6.1.0.0

(1) Definitions

(i) “QFGDM" (Qualified Wet Limestone based Flue Gas Desulphurisation

System Manufacturer) means a manufacturer meeting requirements

stipulated at 6.1.1.1.

(ii) Whenever the term 'coal fired' is appearing above, "Coal" shall be deemed to

also include bituminous coal/brown coal/ Anthracite coal/lignite.

(iii) “Flue Gas Desulphurisation System” or “FGD System” wherever appearing

above shall mean consisting of at least Absorber System.

(2) Erection/Commissioning

Where erection / supervision of erection and commissioning / supervision of

commissioning has not been in the scope of the Bidder as mentioned in clause

6.1.1.1, the Bidder should have acted as an advisor for erection and commissioning.

Necessary documents / certificates from the client, in support of above shall be

furnished along with the Techno-Commercial bid.

(3) Collaboration & Licensing Agreement with NTPC

In case of award of a project, QFGDM shall be required to enter into a long term

Collaboration, Licensing & Technology transfer agreement with NTPC for transfer of

Wet limestone based Flue Gas Desulphurisation technology as per the requirements

specified in the bidding documents.

(4) In case QFGDM itself is not the Technology Owner but the technology is owned by

an associate/affiliate company of QFGDM then both the QFGDM and the Technolgy

Owner shall be part of the long term Collaboration, Licensing & Technology transfer

agreement with NTPC for transfer of Wet limestone based Flue Gas Desulphurisation

technology as per the requirements specified in the bidding documents

6.2.0.0 Financial Criteria

6.2.1.0 Financial Criteria of Bidder

6.2.1.1 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 INR

1012 Million (Indian Rupees One thousand twelve Million only) or in equivalent

foreign currency.

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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.

6.2.1.2 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.

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.

6.2.1.3 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 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.

Notes for Clause 6.2.1.0

(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

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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.

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 A complete set of Bidding Documents may be purchased by any interested Bidder on

payment (non-refundable) of the cost of documents as mentioned above in the form

of a Crossed Account Payee Demand Draft in favour of “NTPC Limited”, payable at

New Delhi or directly through the payment gateway at our e-Tender Site

(https://etender.ntpclakshya.co.in). For logging on to the e-Tender Site, the Bidder

would require User ID and Password which can be obtained by submitting a

questionnaire available at our e-Tender 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 along

with duly filled in questionnaire for issuance of User ID and Password.

Note: No hard copy of Bidding Documents shall be issued.

9.0 Issuance of Bidding Documents to any Bidder shall not construe that such Bidder is

considered to be qualified. Bids shall be submitted online and opened at the address

given below in the presence of Bidder’s representatives who choose to attend the Bid

Opening. Bidder shall furnish Bid Security, Power of Attorney, Integrity Pact and

Declaration regarding Collaboration and Licensing & Technology Transfer Agreement

in physical form as detailed in Bidding Documents before the stipulated bid

submission closing date and time at the address given below.

10.0 Transfer of Bidding Documents purchased by one intending Bidder to another is not

permissible.

11.0 Address for communication:

Manager (Contract Services-II) / AGM (Contract Services-II)

NTPC Limited,

Sixth Floor, Engineering Office Complex,

Plot A-8A, Sector-24, NOIDA,

Distt.-Gautam Budh Nagar, Uttar Pradesh,

PIN-201301, India

Fax No: +91-120-2410035/ 2410011

Tele. No. +91-120-4948674/ 4948693

e-mail: jagmohan01@ntpc.co.in / sprasad01@ntpc.co.in

Websites: https://etender.ntpclakshya.co.in or www.ntpctender.com

or www.ntpc.co.in

12.0 Registered Office

NTPC Limited

NTPC Bhawan, SCOPE Complex,

7, Institutional Area, Lodi Road,

New Delhi – 110003

Corporate Identification Number: L40101DL1975GOI007966,