Corr2_9900195734

NTPC LIMITED

(A Government of India Enterprise)

Western Region – 1 Shared Services Centre

PO Adityanagar, Kawas

Surat – 394516, Surat

NOTICE INVITING TENDER (NIT)

FOR

Supply, Retrofit, Testing and Commissioning of

Numerical Relays for 220KV and 400KV Bus Bar Protection System at NTPCJhanor

(DOMESTIC COMPETITIVE BIDDING)

1.0NTPC Limited (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 supply briefly mentioned hereinafter.

2.0Brief Scope of Work

Brief scope of work covers supply of battery cells at NTPC-Solapur.

3.0NTPC intends to finance subject Package through Domestic Commercial Borrowings/ Own sources.

4.0Detailed Specifications, Scope of Supply and Terms & Conditions are given in the Bidding Documents, which are available for examination and Sale at our eProcurement Portal (https://eprocurentpc.nic.in) and as per the following schedule:

5.0Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) shall be issued bid documents free of cost.

i.Kindly refer to Clause 4.0 of ‘Instructions to Bidders’ for detailed Terms and Conditions of “Benefits to MSEs” in this regard.

ii.The benefit to MSEs shall be available only for Goods/Services produced & provided by MSEs.

NTPC LIMITED

(A Government of India Enterprise)

Western Region – 1 Shared Services Centre

PO Adityanagar, Kawas

Surat – 394516, Surat

6.0Bid Security/ EMD

6.1All bids must be accompanied by Bid Security (EMD) for an amount of INR 1,00,000/- (Rupees One lakh only) in the form as stipulated in the Bidding documents. Bid Security shall be submitted in a sealed envelope separately in physical form by the stipulated bid submission closing date and time at the address given below.

6.2ANY BID NOT ACCOMPANIED BY AN ACCEPTABLE BID SECURITY IN A SEPARATE SEALED ENVELOPE SHALL BE REJECTED BY THE EMPLOYER AS BEING NON- RESPONSIVE AND SHALL NOT BE OPENED.

6.3Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) shall be exempt from payment of Bid Security/ EMD.

i.Kindly refer to Clause 4.0 of ‘Instructions to Bidders’ for detailed Terms and Conditions of “Benefits to MSEs” in this regard.

ii.The benefit to MSEs shall be available only for Goods/Services produced & provided by MSEs.

7.0Qualifying Requirements

The bidder who wishes to participate in the bidding shall meet the Qualifying Requirements stipulated hereunder:

7.1 Technical Criteria:

The Bidder should have executed order(s) for manufacturing, testing, supply, installation and commissioning of 220V, 990 AH or higher capacity Ni-Cd battery bank along with accessories within preceding 07 (seven) years as on the date of Techno-commercial bid opening in any of the following manner:

a.One (1) order having contract value not less than ₹ 66.16 Lakh

b.Two (2) orders having contract value not less than ₹ 41.35 Lakh each

c.Three (3) orders having contract value not less than ₹ 33.08 Lakh each.

Note:

1.The word “Executed" mentioned above means that the bidder should have achieved the criteria specified above, even if the total contract is started earlier and/or is not completed/closed

2.In case of orders under execution, the value of work executed till the date of Techno- commercial bid opening duly certified by owner shall be considered acceptable.

NTPC LIMITED

(A Government of India Enterprise)

Western Region – 1 Shared Services Centre

PO Adityanagar, Kawas

Surat – 394516, Surat

7.2Financial criteria:

7.2.1The average annual turnover of the Bidder, should not be less than ₹ 82.70 Lakh (Rupees Eighty- Two Lakh and Seventy Thousand only) during the preceding three (3) completed financial years as on the date of Techno-commercial bid opening.

7.2.2In case the bidder does not satisfy the financial criteria, stipulated at Cl. 7.2.1 above on its own, its holding company would be required to meet the stipulated turnover requirements at Cl. 7.2.1 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 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.

7.2.3In case the bidder is not able to furnish its audited financial statements on stand-alone 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.

1.Copies of the unaudited unconsolidated financial statements of the bidder along with copies of the audited consolidated financial statements of its Holding Company.

2.A 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 Annual Report of the company.

7.2.4In cases where audited results for the last preceding 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 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:

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

2.“Holding Company" and “Subsidiary Company” shall have the meaning ascribed to them as per Companies Act of India, in vogue.

NTPC LIMITED

(A Government of India Enterprise)

Western Region – 1 Shared Services Centre

PO Adityanagar, Kawas

Surat – 394516, Surat

8.0Notwithstanding anything stated above, the Employer reserves the right to assess the capabilities and capacity of the Bidder/ his collaborators / associates/ subsidiaries/ group companies to perform the contract, should the circumstances warrant such assessment in the overall interest of the Employer.

9.0NTPC reserves the right to reject any or all bids or cancel / withdraw the Invitation for Bids/NIT without assigning any reason whatsoever and in such case no bidder / intending bidder shall have any claim arising out of such action.

10.0A complete set of Bidding Document may be downloaded by any interested Bidder from https://eprocurentpc.nic.in/nicgep/app. Tender fee as mentioned above in the form of a crossed account Payee demand draft in favour of NTPC Ltd., Payable at Kawas, Surat is required to be submitted in separately sealed envelope at the address mentioned in the bidding document before stipulated date & time of submission of bid.

Prospective bidders are compulsorily required to provide GSTIN number along with

Tender Fee.

11.0Issuance of bid 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 Cost of bidding document, Bid Security and Power of Attorney separately offline as detailed in Bidding Documents by the stipulated bid submission closing date and time at the address given below.

12.0 Transfer of Bidding Documents purchased by one intending Bidder to another is not permissible.

13.0Contact Details

13.1Address for Communication NTPC Limited

Western Region 1 Shared Services Centre PO Adityanagar, Kawas

Surat – 394516, Gujarat, India Tel No.: +91-261-2860164

13.2Contact Persons

13.3Websites: https://eprocurentpc.nic.in , www.ntpctender.com or www.ntpc.co.in

14.0Registered Office

NTPC Limited

NTPC Bhawan, SCOPE Complex