NTPC Limited

(A Government of India Enterprise)

SSC-C&M-SIMHADRI

NOTICE INVITING TENDER (NIT)

FOR

SUPPLY OF CAST BASALT PIPES & BENDS

FOR SIMHADRI STPS, KUDGI STPS AND RAMAGUNDAM STPS

(Domestic Competitive Bidding)

Tender Ref No: 9900188736 Date: 09.11.2019

1.0 NTPC Limited invites online bids on Single Stage Two Envelope bidding

basis (Envelope-1: Techno-Commercial Proposal & Envelope-2: Price

Proposal) from eligible bidders for Supply of Cast Basalt Pipes & Bends for

Simhadri STPS, Kudgi STPS and Ramagundam STPS as per the scope of

work briefly mentioned hereinafter.

2.0 Brief Scope of Work & other Specific details:

Supply of Cast Basalt Pipes for Ash Dyke for Simhadri STPS.

Supply of Cast Basalt lined pipes and bends for HCSD disposal line and Ash

disposal line passing through hume pipe for NTPC KUDGI

AND

Supply of basalt bends for ash slurry disposal lines for Ramagundam

3.0 Detailed specifications, scope of work and terms & conditions are given in the

bidding documents and can be viewed in our Online Tender Portal

https://eprocurentpc.nic.in/nicgep/app

4.0 Brief Details:

Document down load Commencement

Date & Time

09.11.2019, 10:00:00

Source IFB/ NIT

SSC-C&M-SIMHADRI STPS

Contract Classification

Supply Contract

Last Date and Time for Bid Submission

28.11.2019; 1500 Hrs

Techno Commercial Opening Date &

Time

29.11.2019; 1530 Hrs

Cost of Bidding Document in INR

2250/-

EMD in INR

5,00,000/-

As per provisions of bidding documents, the bidders shall submit “Techno-

Commercial Proposal” and “Price Proposal” online

(https://eprocurentpc.nic.in/nicgep/app), within the bid submission date and

time as mentioned above. Only Techno-Commercial proposals will be opened

on the date and timed mentioned in the NTPC-GePNIC Website.

5.0 The date of opening of Price Proposal shall be intimated separately by

NTPC after completion of evaluation of Techno-Commercial Proposal.

6.0 Bid Security (EMD) and Tender Fee shall be submitted in a sealed envelope

separately offline by the stipulated bid submission closing date and time at the

address given below. Any bid without an acceptable Bid Security (EMD),

Tender Fee shall be treated as non-responsive by the employer and shall not

be opened. All credential filled up formats & supporting documents as asked

by NTPC are to be given online as attachments with the bid.

7.0 Any document submitted by the agency in hard copy other than the

documents mentioned at Para 6.0 above, will not be considered. In spite of

this condition, if any document is submitted by the agency in hard copy other

than the documents mentioned at Para 6.0 above before bid opening shall be

ignored and the offer submitted through the e-tendering shall be binding on

the agency.

8.0 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(NSIC)

or Directorate of Handicrafts and Handloom or Udyog Aadhar 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.

The above benefits to MSEs are meant for procurement of only goods

produced and services rendered by MSEs. However, traders are excluded

from the purview of Public Procurement Policy and not eligible for Benefits to

MSEs. Also, benefits under Public Procurement Policy for MSEs shall not be

extended in Works Contract.

The bidders are requested to send Tender Fee/ MSE/ NSIC/ Udyog Aadhar

certificate and EMD, Power of Attorney well in advance to the address

mentioned at 16.0 so as to reach before the scheduled bid submission end

date and MSE’s should upload MSE/ NSIC/ Udyog Aadhar certificate in Fee

cover in GePNIC, failing which the bid shall be liable for rejection.

9.0 NTPC shall allow purchase preference, as indicated in the bidding

documents, to bids from local suppliers as defined in the bidding documents.

The bidders may apprise themselves of the relevant provisions of bidding

documents in this regard before submission of their bids.

10.0 A complete set of Bidding Documents may be downloaded by any interested

Bidder at our E Tender Site (https://eprocurentpc.nic.in/nicgep/app). For

logging on to the E Tender Site, the bidder would require to create user ID

and Password as per the Bidder’s Manual Kit provided in the aforementioned

web site. The 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 Visakhapatnam shall be submitted in a

sealed envelope separately offline by the stipulated bid submission closing

date and time at the address given below.

11.0 Qualifying Requirements:

Technical Criteria:

11.1 The bidder should be a manufacturer/an authorized dealer of a manufacturer

of Cast basalt lined pipes of size not less than 200mm internal diameter

having a minimum cast basalt lining thickness of 20mm ( with permissible

tolerance of +/-2mm).

11.2 The bidder should have own testing facilities available / should be able to

arrange testing facilities at NABL approved/Govt. approved laboratories for

carrying out complete analysis of the cast basalt lined MS pipes as specified

in the technical specifications/ Quality Plans of the owner.

11.3 The bidder should have executed the orders for “Supply of Cast Basalt lined

pipes/bends of size not less than 200mm internal diameter having a

minimum cast basalt lining thickness of 20mm( with permissible tolerance of

+/-2mm)” during the last Seven (7) years as on the date of Technical bid

opening with order value as detailed below:

i. Single order with executed value not less than Rs. 322.19

Lakhs.

ii. Two orders with executed values not less than Rs. 201.36 Lakhs

each

iii. Three orders with executed values not less than Rs. 161.08

Lakhs each

11.4 The average annual turnover of the bidder in the preceding three (3) financial

years as on the date of Technical Bid Opening shall not be less than Rs.

402.71 Lakhs ( Rupees Four Hundred Two Lakhs & Seventy One Thousand

only).

Notes:

(i) In case where audited results for the last financial year as on the date of

Technical 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 practicing Chartered

Accountant certifying its financial parameters, the audited results of three

consecutive financial year’s preceding the last financial year shall be

considered for evaluating the financial parameters.

Further, a certificate would be required from the

CEO/CFO/Proprietor/Partner that the financial results of the Company are

under audit as on the date of Techno-commercial bid opening and the

certificate from practicing Chartered Accountant certifying the financial

parameters is not available

(ii) For the purpose of arriving at the executed value of supply specified at

11.3 above, basic amount only shall be considered. In case of a purchase

order inclusive of Taxes, agency has to provide the break-up of basic

amount and tax.

(iii) Other income shall not be considered for arriving at annual turnover.

(iv) The value of the order completed in the preceding seven (7) years

reckoned as on date of technical bid opening, even if it has been started

earlier, will also be considered for establishing the qualifying requirements.

(v) The word “executed” at 11.3 means; bidder should have achieved the

criteria specified in above QR even if the total supply is not completed /

closed.

(vi) The bidder should submit the documentary proofs for establishing the QR

requirements at 11.0 above.

12.0 Notwithstanding anything stated above, the Employer reserves the right to

undertake a physical assessment of the capacity and capabilities including

financial capacity and capability of the Bidder / his Collaborator(s) /

Associate(s) / Subsidiary(ies) / Group Company(ies) to perform the Contract,

should the circumstances warrant such assessment in the overall interest of

the Employer.

The physical assessment shall include but not be limited to the assessment of

the office/facilities/banker’s/reference works by the Employer. A negative

determination of such assessment of capacity and capabilities may result in

the rejection of the Bid.

The above right to undertake the physical assessment shall be applicable for

the qualifying requirements stipulated above.

13.0 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.

14.0 Issuance of Bidding Documents to any bidder shall not construe that

bidder is considered qualified.

15.0 Participation in the tender does not automatically mean that the bidders are

considered qualified. NTPC shall evaluate the qualifying requirements of each

bidder as per NIT after opening of Technical Commercial bids and the bids of

the bidder who is not meeting the qualifying requirement shall be treated as

non-responsive.

16.0 Address for Communication

Rama Krishna Polapala,

Sr Manager (C&M),

NTPC Limited,

Simhadri Super Thermal Power Station

SSC, Admin Building Annex

Via Parawada, PO NTPC – Simhadri

Visakhapatnam, A.P. – 531020

Mob No: 9650992235

Email ID: ramakrishna@ntpc.co.in

Websites:https://eprocurentpc.nic.in/nicgep/app (or) www.ntpctender.com

(or) www.ntpc.co.in

Registered Office Address:

“NTPC Bhawan”

Core No. 7, Scope Complex,

Institutional Area, Lodhi Road,

New Delhi – 110003, India.

Corporate Identification Number: L40101DL1975GOI00796