NTPC Limited

( A Government of India Enterprise )

SSC (ER-II)

NOTICE INVITING TENDERS (NIT)

(DOMESTIC COMPETITIVE BIDDING)

FOR

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF ASH HANDLING SYSTEM (DRY SYSTEM)

AT NTPC BONGAIGAON

NTPC Limited (NTPC) invites online bids on “Single Stage Two Envelope Bidding basis” from the bidders for aforesaid package, as per the scope of work briefly mentioned hereinafter.

1.0BRIEF SCOPE OF WORK & SALIENT TECHNICAL FEATURES:

a.Bongaigaon Thermal Power Project is a 3 x 250 MW Unit of NTPC Ltd. situated in Salakati village, PO: Salakati of Kokrajhar District in Assam. The nearest city and railway station to this project is Kokrajhar at about 14km away. The nearest Airport is Guwahati Airport which is 220Km from away from the project.

b.The Scope of work involves:

“Operations and maintenance of Dry ash handling plant of 3x250 MW at NTPC BgTPP along with related sub systems/auxiliaries on round the clock basis. This shall include round the clock operation through PLC and maintenance of following systems:

i.Operation & maintenance of fly ash evacuation system from ESP Hoppers, Eco Hoppers and APH hoppers including vacuum and pressure ash conveying. ( Unit I,II&III)

ii.Operations & maintenance of IAC & TAC compressor and its drier and its associated system.”

2.0NTPC intends to finance subject Package through Internal Resources / Domestic Commercial Borrowings.

3.0Detailed Specification, Scope of Work and Terms & Conditions are given in the Bidding Documents, which are available for examination and Sale at our e-Procurement Portal (www.eprocurentpc.nic.in) as per the following schedule:

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NOTE: No hard copy Bidding Documents shall be issued. Corrigendum (if any) shall be available on our e-tender website https://eprocurentpc.nic.in only.

4.0Bid Security and Tender Fee 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. Any bid not accompanied by an acceptable Bid Security and Tender Fee in a separate sealed envelope shall be rejected by the employer as being non-responsive and shall not be opened.

5.0 QUALIFYING REQUIREMENTS:

The bidders who wish to participate in the bidding process shall satisfactorily establish that they fulfil the following Qualifying Requirements.

5.1 TECHNICAL CRITERIA:

The bidder should have executed/completed following Works during the last seven (7) years, as on last date of the month preceding the month of publication of NIT

a)The bidder should have manufactured, erected and commissioned Ash Handling System with Dry Fly ash evacuation system for one (01) Coal based power plant of 500MW or above (unit size 200 MW or above)

OR

b)The bidder should have executed the works of Operation and Maintenance of Ash Handling System with Dry Fly ash evacuation system, in one (01) Coal based power plant of 500MW or above (unit size 200 MW or above) in India for a minimum period of one (01) year in a single contract.

Note:-

i)The term “executed/completed” means the bidder should have achieved the criteria specified in the Qualifying Requirement, even if the total contracts/orders are not completed / closed. In case any contract/order is under execution as on last date of the month preceding the month of publication of NIT, the value of work executed against such contract/order till such date shall be considered provided the same is certified by the Owner/Project Authority.

ii)Reference work as per clause 5.1.1(b) executed by a Bidder as a sub-contractor may also be considered provided the certificate issued by main contractor is duly certified by Owner/Project Authority specifying the scope of work executed by the subcontractor.

5.2 FINANCIAL CRITERIA:

5.2.1The 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.432 Lakhs (Indian Rupees

Four Crore Thirty Two Lakh only).

5.2.2The Net Worth of the bidder , as on the last day of preceding Financial Year , shall not be

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In case the bidder meets 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 Subsidiaries of its Holding companies, in combined manner should not be less than 100% of their total paid up share capital. However, individually, their net worth should not be less than 75% of their respective paid up share capital. For consortiums/ Joint ventures, wherever applicable, the Net worth of all consortiums/ Joint venture 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 Worths which should not be less than 75% of the respective paid of share capitals and Y1, Y2, Y3 are individual paid up share capitals.

5.2.3In case the bidder is not able to furnish its audited financial statement on standalone entity basis, the unaudited unconsolidated financial statements of the bidder can be considered acceptable provided the bidder furnishes the following further documents on substantiation of its qualification.

a)Copies of unaudited unconsolidated financial statement of the bidder along with copies of audited consolidated financial statements of the Holding Company.

b)A certificate from the CEO/CFO of the Holding Company, as per format enclosed in the bid documents, stating that the unaudited unconsolidated financial statements form part of the consolidated Annual Report of the Company.

5.2.4In case where audited results for the last financial year as on 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.

5.2.5In case a bidder does not satisfy the financial criteria, stipulated at Para/clause 5.2.1 and/or Para/clause 5.2.2 above on its own, the Holding Company would be required to meet the stipulated turnover requirements at Para/clause 5.2.1 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

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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.

5.2.6 Notes:

i)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.

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

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

iv)For annual turnover indicated in foreign currency, the exchange rate as on seven (7) days prior to the date of Techno-Commercial bid opening shall be used.

6.0NTPC 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.

7.0Issuance 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.

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

9.0 BENEFITS TO MSME BIDDERS

This is a JOB CONTRACT hence MSME Benefit SHALL BE applicable. The bidders may apprise themselves of the relevant provisions of bidding documents in this regard before submission of their bids.

10.0 BENEFITS TO LOCAL SUPPLIERS

NTPC shall allow purchase preference, as indicated in the bidding documents, to bids from local supplier 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.

11.0 ADDRESS FOR COMMUNICATION:

Nitin Chandra, Sr. Manager(CS) /Shri M K Pattanayak ,AGM(CS)/Shri S.S. Sahu, AGM (CS)-I/c

NTPC Limited

( A Government of India Enterprise )

SSC (ER-II)

Kaniha, PO-Deepsikha,

Distt. Angul, PIN-759147

Odisha, India

DIAL : 06760-247093/247244

FAX : 06760-243232/243912

E-mail: Email: nitinchandra@ntpc.co.in / mkpattanayak@ntpc.co.in / sssahu@ntpc.co.in

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

Registered Office

NTPC Limited

NTPC Bhawan, SCOPE Complex,

7, Institutional Area, Lodi Road,

New Delhi – 110003

Corporate Identification Number: L40101DL1975GOI007966,

Website: www.ntpc.co.in

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