NTPC Limited

(A Government of India Enterprise)

SSC-C&M-SIMHADRI

NOTICE INVITING TENDER (NIT)

FOR

SUPPLY OF CONDENSER TUBES

FOR SIMHADRI STPS AND NTECL VALLUR TPP

(Domestic Competitive Bidding)

1.0NTPC 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 Condenser Tubes for NTPC Simhadri and NTECL Vallur Thermal Power Project” as per the scope of work briefly mentioned hereinafter.

2.0Brief Scope of Work & other Specific details:

Supply of Condenser Tubes for NTPC Simhadri and NTECL Vallur Thermal Power Project

3.0Detailed 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:

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.

5.0The 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 paid online in GePNIC website or 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 designer and supplier of Condenser (with TITANIUM ASTM B 338 tube of minimum length 14.63 mtrs. each) for a power plant of unit capacity 200 MW or above.

OR

11.2The bidder should have manufactured & supplied at least 74,000 mtrs of TITANIUM ASTM B 338 tube of minimum length 14.63 mtrs. each to Power Plant of unit capacity 200 MW or above in the preceding seven (07) years; reckoned as on the date of Techno-Commercial bid opening.

Financial Criteria:

11.3The 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. 1157.30 Lakhs (Rupees One thousand one hundred fifty seven Lakhs & Thirty Thousand only).

11.4In case a Bidder does not satisfy the annual turnover criteria, stipulated above clause no. 11.3 on its own, its Holding Company would be required to meet the stipulated turnover requirements as 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 the Holding Company's 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.

11.5Net Worth of the bidder should not be less than 100% of the bidder's paid up share capital as on the last day of the preceding financial year on the date of Techno-commercial bid opening. In case the Bidder meets the requirement of Net worth based on the strength of its Subsidiary (ies) and/or Holding Company and/or Subsidiariy(ies) of its Holding Companies, 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 total paid up share capital. However individually, their Net worth should not be less than 75% of their respective paid up share capitals. For Consortiums/ Joint Ventures, wherever applicable, the Net worth of all consortium/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 worth which should not be less than 75% of the respective paid up share capitals and Y1, Y2 ,Y3 are individual paid up share capitals.

11.6In 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:

(i)Copies of the unaudited unconsolidated financial statements of the Bidder along with copies of the audited consolidated financial statements of its Holding Company.

(ii)A certificate from the CEO/CFO of the Holding Company, as per the format enclosed in the bid documents, stating that the unaudited unconsolidated financial statements form part of the Consolidated Annual Financial Statements of the Holding Company.

11.7In 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 years 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 technical bid opening and the certificate from practicing Chartered Accountant certifying the financial parameters is not available.

Notes

a)Net worth means the sum total of the paid up share capital and free reserves. Free reserves 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.

b)“Holding Company” and “Subsidiary” shall have the meaning ascribed to them

as per Companies Act of India, in vogue.

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

d)For the purpose of arriving at the executed value of work/supply specified anywhere in QR, 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.

e)The value of the works/supply 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.

e)The word “supplied” at 11.2 above means; bidder should have achieved the criteria specified in above QR even if the total contract is not completed / closed.

f)The bidder should submit the documentary proof for establishing the QR requirements mentioned 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