NTPC LIMITED

(RENEWABLE ENERGY – CONTRACTS SERVICES)

NOTICE INVING APPLICATIONS (NIA)

FOR

ENLISTMENT OF VENDOR OF INVERTER- INVERTER TRANSFORMER PACKAGE

FORDEVELOPMENT FOR SOLAR POWER PROJECTS OF NTPC LTD.

NIA No: RE-CS-0000-004(Inv/Inv tran)-9 Date: 21.08.2018

Enlistment Document No: RE-CS-0000-004(Inv/Inv tran)-9

1.0 NTPC invites online applications from eligible bidders on Single Stage Single Envelope

for vendor enlistment of Inverter- Inverter Transformer Package for development of

Solar Power Projects of NTPC.

2.0 BRIEF SCOPE OF WORK

The scope includes supply, type testing, supervision of erection/commissioning and

testing of Inverter, Inverter Transformer.

3.0 Detailed Terms & Conditions are given in the enlistment documents, which are

available for examination and downloading at e-tender portal (as specified in this

notice) and as per the following schedule:

IFB No.

RE-CS-0000-004(Inv/Inv tran)-9

NIA date

21.08.2018

Document Downloading Commencement

Date

21.08.2018

Document Downloading Close Date & Time

05.09.2018 till 17:00 Hrs (IST)

Last Date and Time for Receipt of Enlistment

Application

07.09.2018 till 12:00 Hrs (IST)

Date & Time of Opening of Applications

07.09.2018 from 15:00 Hrs (IST)

4.0 ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

4.1 TECHNICAL CRITERIA

4.1.1 Route 1: The Bidder should have designed, manufactured and supplied grid connected

Solar Inverter transformers of 11 kV or higher voltage class of cumulative capacity of

40 MVA or above, out of which at least one such supply order for a single plant should

be of 10 MVA or above capacity. The reference plant in which solar inverter

transformers of 10 MVA or above capacity (consisting of one or more) were supplied,

must have been in successful operation for at least six (6) months prior to the last date

for submission of application for enlistment.

AND

Bidder should have its own facilities for conducting all routine tests for transformers as

per IS: 2026/IEC 60076.

And

One (1) MVA, 11 KV or higher rated transformer manufactured by Bidder should have

been successfully short circuit tested.

4.1.2 Route 2: The Bidder should have designed, manufactured and supplied grid connected

solar inverter of cumulative capacity of 40 MW or above, out of which at least one such

supply order for a single plant should be of 10 MW or above capacity. The reference

plant in which 10 MW or above capacity solar inverters (consisting of one or more) were

supplied, must have been in successful operation for at least six (6) months prior to the

last date for submission of application for enlistment.

4.1.3 Route 3: The Bidder should be an Indian company registered in India and should be

Group company/Holding Company/Subsidiary company of a firm meeting the

requirement (s) of Clause 4.1.1 or 4.1.2 above. In such a case, Bidder shall furnish an

Undertaking jointly executed by the firm qualified as per clause 4.1.1 or 4.1.2 and the

Bidder along with its Enlistment Application for complete performance of the contract

(in case of award) jointly or severally, as per the format enclosed in the Enlistment

document failing which the Bidder’s Enlistment Application is liable to be rejected.

Notes for clause 4.1.0:

4.2.0 FINANCIAL CRITERIA

4.2.1 The average annual turnover of the Bidder, should not be less than INR 16 Crore

(Indian Rupees Sixteen Crore only) during the preceding three (3) financial years

as on last date of submission of application for enlistment.

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 application for enlistment, a Letter of Undertaking

from the Holding Company, supported by the Holding Company’s Board Resolution,

as per the format enclosed in the Enlistment Application documents, pledging

unconditional and irrevocable financial support for the execution of the Contract by

the Bidder in case of award.

4.2.2 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 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, 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.

4.2.3 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:

(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) 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 submission of

application for enlistment 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 submission of application for enlistment and the

Certificate from a practicing Chartered Accountant certifying the financial parameters

is not available.

Notes for Clause 4.2.0:

a. 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 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.

b. Other income shall not be considered for arriving at annual turnover.

c. “Holding Company” and “Subsidiary” shall have the meaning ascribed to them as

per Companies Act of India.

5.0 NTPC reserves the right to reject any or all applications or cancel/withdraw the

Invitation for enlistment application without assigning any reason whatsoever and in

such case no bidder / intending bidder shall have any claim arising out of such action.

6.0 A complete set of Application Documents may be downloaded by any interested

applicant at our SRM Site (https://etender.ntpclakshya.co.in). 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 who are not allotted

any vendor code, are required to approach NTPC at least Three (03) working days

prior to Document Downloading Close Date along with duly filled in questionnaire for

issue of vendor code and SRM user ID/password.

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

7.0 Issuance of Enlistment Application Documents to any applicant shall not construe that

such Applicant is considered qualified. Application shall be submitted online.

Applicant shall furnish Integrity Pact and Power of Attorney separately offline as

detailed in Enlistment Documents before the stipulated bid submission closing date

and time at the address given below.

8.0 Transfer of Enlistment Documents purchased by one intending applicant to another

is not permissible.

9.0 Address for communication:

Addl. General Manager (Renewable Energy- Contract Services) /Manager

(Renewable Energy- Contract Services), 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. +91-120-4947373,

+91-120-2410880, Fax: +91-120-2410251; Corporate Identification Number:

L40101DL1975GOI007966, Website: www.ntpc.co.in

Email: akgupta01@ntpc.co.in/ rahulgoel@ntpc.co.in or at office.