time as mentioned above. Only Techno-Commercial proposals will be opened on the date and timed mentioned in the NTPC-GePNIC Website.

5.0The date of opening of Price Proposal shall be intimated separately by NTPC after completion of evaluation of Techno-Commercial Proposal.

6.0Bid 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.

7.0Any 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.

8.0Micro 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.

9.0NTPC 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.

10.0A 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.

11.0Qualifying Requirements: Technical Criteria:

11.1The bidder should be a manufacturer/ authorized dealer of manufacturer of Stainless Steel Pipes.

11.2The bidder should have supplied SS 316L Pipes in the preceding three

(03)years; reckoned as on the date of scheduled techno-commercial bid opening.

11.3The bidder should have executed orders for “Supply of Stainless Steel Pipes” in the preceding seven (07) years; reckoned as on the date of scheduled techno-commercial bid opening with order values meeting any of the following :

i.Single executed order of value not less than Rs.75.37 Lakhs.

OR

ii.Two executed orders of value not less than Rs. 47.11 Lakhs each.

OR

iii.Three executed orders of value not less than Rs. 37.68 Lakhs each

11.4The average annual turnover of the bidder, in the preceding three (03) financial years; reckoned as on the date of techno-commercial bid opening shall not be less than Rs. 94.21 Lakhs (Rupees Ninety Four Lakhs Twenty 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.

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)In case the bidder is not a manufacturer, then they should submit documentary evidence of valid authorization from their principals/ manufacturers and in such case the dealer can furnish their own document or document of principal/manufacturer as documentary proof for qualifying requirement.

(iii) For the purpose of arriving at the executed value of work specified at 11.3 above, basic amount only shall be considered. In case of a contract inclusive of Taxes, agency has to provide the break-up of basic value and tax

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

(v)The value of the work completed in the preceding seven (07) years reckoned as on date of techno-commercial bid opening, even if it has been started earlier, will only be considered for establishing the qualifying requirements.

(vi)The word “executed” mentioned at 11.3 above means; bidder should have achieved the criteria specified in above QR even if the total contract is not completed / closed.

(vii)The bidder should submit the documentary proofs for establishing the QR requirements at 11.0 above.

12.0Notwithstanding 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.

13.0NTPC 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.

14.0Issuance of Bidding Documents to any bidder shall not construe that bidder is considered qualified.

15.0Participation 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.

16.0Address 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