NTPC LIMITED
(A GOVERNMENT OF INDIA ENTERPRISE)
CONTRACT SERVICES, KUDGI
INVITATION FOR BIDS (IFB)
FOR
Supplementing of 42.10 Lakh MT coal for one year through Rail-Sea-Rail (RSR) mode
to NTPC Kudgi from NTPC Pakri Barwadih/ ECL/ CCL to loading port of Dhamra/
Paradip to Marmagoa/ Kakinada/ Krishnapattanam/ Mangalore ports of unloading
and then to Kudgi through Rail.
BI No: NTPC/Kudgi STPP/9900173037
(Domestic Competitive Bidding)
IFB/NIT:NTPC/KUDGI STPP/9900173037 Date: 04.02.2019
1.0 NTPC Limited (hereinafter referred to as NTPC or the Owner) have requirement of “Supplementing
of 42.10 Lakh MT coal for one year through Rail-Sea-Rail (RSR) mode to NTPC Kudgi from NTPC
Pakri Barwadih/ ECL/ CCL to loading port of Dhamra/ Paradip to Marmagoa/ Kakinada/
Krishnapattanam/ Mangalore ports of unloading and then to Kudgi through Rail”.
2.0 NTPC 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, as per the
Scope of Work mentioned hereinafter.
3.0 NTPC intends to finance the subject package through Own Resources.
4.0 Detailed specifications, scope of work and terms & conditions are given in the bidding documents,
which are available for examination and sale at the address given at para 11.0 below and online in
our tendering portal as per the following schedule:
Bidding Document No :
9900173037
Bidding Document Publishing Date :
04.02.2019 18:00
Bidding Document Download/ Sale Start Date :
04.02.2019 18:00
Source of IFB/NIT :
Kudgi STPP
Contract Classification :
Services
Pre Bid Conference Date and Time :
13.02.2019 10:00
Bid Receipt Date and Time for both Techno Commercial and
Price Bids including documents in physical form
:
26.02.2019 15:00
Bid Opening date and time for Techno-Commercial Bid :
28.02.2019 15:30
Cost of Bidding documents :
₹9,000/- plus GST
as applicable
EMD in INR :
₹10.00 Crores
Last date of Query (if any) :
12.02.2019 17:00
Date & Time for opening of Price Bids shall be intimated separately to the bidders whose Techno-
Commercial Bid are found to be acceptable.
5.0 All bids must be accompanied by Bid Security for an amount equivalent INR 10.0/- Crores (Indian
Rupees Ten Crores only)
The Bid Security in Original shall be submitted in a separate sealed envelope before the stipulated
bid submission closing date and time. In case acceptable Bid Security in a separate sealed
envelope is not received then online Bid shall be rejected by Owner as being non-
responsive and shall not be opened.
Bidder shall also submit the DD/BC towards the cost of bidding documents in a separate
sealed envelope before the stipulated bid submission closing date and time. In case acceptable
Bid Security in a separate sealed envelope is not received then online Bid shall be
rejected by Owner as being non-responsive and shall not be opened.
Tender Fee and Bid Security exemption shall not be entertained for any MSE registration
certificate (DIC, Udyog Aadhar, NSIC, KVIC etc.).
6.0 QUALIFYING REQUIREMENT FOR BIDDERS
In addition to satisfactory fulfilment of the Qualifying requirements stipulated in Section – ITB
(Instructions to Bidders) of Bid documents, the following shall also apply:
The Bidders who wish to participate in the bidding shall satisfactorily establish that they fulfil the
Qualifying Requirements stipulated hereunder:
6.1 The Bidder can be an individual firm meeting qualifying requirements as per clauses A and B;
OR
6.2 The Bidder can be a Consortium of maximum three (03) firms meeting the qualifying requirements
stipulated hereunder as per Clauses A and B collectively.
Each partner of Consortium shall meet at least 25% of Technical Criteria Requirement mentioned at
Clause A or at least 25% of the Financial Criteria Requirement mentioned at Clause B except for the
Net worth criteria mentioned at Clause B.2.
The Consortium shall necessarily identify one of the Partners as lead Partner who shall meet on its
own at least 51% of the Technical Criteria mentioned at A and at least 51% of Financial Criteria
mentioned at Clause B except for the Net worth criteria mentioned at clause B.2.
A. Technical Criteria:
The bidder should have handled (loading and /or unloading) including port operations and
transportation through Indian Railways/through ship, a minimum of 1.0 MMT of any dry bulk (solid)
commodity, like Coal, Iron ore, Fertilizers, Chemicals, Cement etc, in India, in any continuous period
of twelve (12) months in one or multiple contracts during the past seven (7) years, reckoned as on
the date of Techno Commercial bid opening. In support of the aforesaid experience, the Bidder shall
furnish:
a) Handling Experience certificate from client/purchaser and;
b) Certificate in original from Statutory Auditor(s) of the Bidder
B. Financial Criteria:
1. The average annual turnover of the Bidder, in the preceding three (3) financial years as on the
date of Techno-Commercial Bid Opening shall not be less than Rs. 53696 Lakhs (Rupees Fifty
three thousand six hundred ninety six lakhs only).
2. Net Worth of the Bidder as on the last date of the financial year immediately preceding the date
of Techno-Commercial bid opening should not be less than 100% of its paid- up share capital.
3. In case the Bidder is not able to furnish its audited financial statements on standalone entity
basis, the un-audited unconsolidated financial statements of the Bidder can be considered
acceptable provided the Bidder further furnishes the following documents for substantiation of its
qualification:
a) Copies of the un-audited unconsolidated financial statements of the Bidder along with copies
of the audited consolidated financial statements of the Holding Company.
b) A certificate from the CEO/CFO of the Holding Company, as per the format enclosed in the
bid documents, stating that the un-audited unconsolidated financial statements form part of
the Consolidated Annual Report of the Company.
In cases where audited results for the preceding financial year as on the date of bid opening are
not available, certification of the financial statements from a practicing Chartered Accountant
shall also be considered acceptable. In case, the Bidder is not able to submit from Practicing
Charted 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 with the bid 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.
4. In case a Bidder does not satisfy the financial criteria, stipulated at paras B 1 and/or B 2 above
on its own, its Subsidiary (ies) and/or Holding Company and/or Subsidiary (ies) of its Holding
Company wherever applicable would be required to meet the stipulated turnover requirements at
Para B 1 above. In such an event, the Bidder would be required to furnish along with its bid, a
Letter of Undertaking from the Holding Company, supported by Board Resolution of the Holding
company, 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. In
case the Bidder meets the requirement of Net worth based on the strength of its Subsidiary (ies)
and/or
Holding Company and/or Subsidiary (ies) of its Holding Company 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% of their paid up share
capital. However individually, their Net worth should not be less than 75% of their respective
paid up share capitals.
5. In case of a bid submitted by a Consortium the turnover shall be considered on a combined
manner for all the Consortium partners. Net worth of all consortium members in combined
manner should not be less than 100% of their paid up share capital however individually, their
Net worth should not be less than 75% 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 respective paid up share capitals.
Notes:
i) Other income shall not be considered for arriving at annual turnover.
ii) 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.
iii) “Holding Company” and “Subsidiary Company” shall have the meaning ascribed to them as
per Companies Act of India.
iv) The term 'date of bid opening' would mean the date of Techno-Commercial bid opening.
v) A firm can be a partner in only one Consortium; bids submitted by Consortium including the
same firm as partner will be rejected.
vi) The Consortium shall necessarily identify one of the partners as lead partner.
vii) The Consortium Bidder shall provide, along with the bid, a Consortium Agreement, as per
the format enclosed in the bid documents in which the partners of the Consortium are
jointly and severally liable to the Owner to perform all the contractual obligations. The
Consortium Agreement shall be submitted along with the bid, failing which the Bidder shall
be disqualified and his bid shall be rejected.
viii) In case of Consortium, the bid security, and in the event of award to Consortium the
performance bank guarantee, shall be in the name of all the partners of the Consortium.
ix) Dry (bulk) solid commodity mentioned at A above means dry solid bulk cargo covered in
Appendix 4 (page 352 to 358) of International Maritime Solid Bulk Cargoes (IMSBC) code
MSC 84/24/Add.3.
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 Prospective bidders from Uttar Pradesh (U.P) State, India are compulsorily required to provide TIN
number at the time of purchase of bidding documents from Office of NTPC.
9.0 A complete set of Bidding Documents may be downloaded by any interested Bidder upon login in e
tender website (http://eprocurentpc.nic.in/nicgep/app)
10.0 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.
11.0 Address for communication:
HOD (C&M) / Addl. General Manager (C&M)/ Manager (CS),
NTPC LTD.,
Kudgi Super Thermal Power Project
PO: KUDGI, TQ: BasavanaBagewadi,
Dist.Vijayapura(Karnataka), India-586121
E mail ID: arsrinivasa@ntpc.co.in
/
dluttarkar@ntpc.co.in/ kranthikumar@ntpc.co.in
Tel: 08426-284110/ 284109/ 280064/284115
Fax: 08426-280078
