Any 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.
Further Stage-II (Price Bid) (in case of Two Stage bidding) not accompanied by requisite bid security
extension in a separate sealed envelope shall be rejected by the Employer as being non-responsive and
shall not be opened.
4.3 In case of Single Stage Single Envelope bidding process, the Bid Security of all the bidders except
recommended/evaluated L-1 bidder shall be returned immediately after placement of award on the
successful bidder.
In case of Single Stage Two Envelope and Two Stage bidding process, the Bid Security of the Bidders
whose Technical Bids has not been found acceptable, shall be
returned along with letter communicating rejection of Technical Bid. The Bid Security of all the
Bidders except recommended /Evaluated L-1 bidder, whose price bids are opened, shall be
returned immediately after placement of award on the successful bidder.
An intimation in this regard shall also be sent to all such bidders, after return of their Bid Security,
through e-Tendering system / e-mail by the Package coordinator / concerned executive.
4.4 The Bid Security of the successful Bidder to whom the Contract is awarded will be returned
when the said Bidder has signed the Contract Agreement pursuant to ITB Clause 33 and has
furnished the required Performance Securities pursuant to ITB Clause 34.
4.5 The Bid Security may be forfeited
a) If the Bidder withdraws or varies its Bid during the period of Bid validity;
b) If the Bidder does not accept the correction of its Bid Price pursuant to ITB Sub- Clause 25.2;
c) (Applicable for Single Stage Single Envelope Bidding):
If the Bidder refuses to withdraw, without any cost to the Employer, any deviation not listed in
Attachment-6 but found elsewhere in the Bid;
OR
(Applicable for Single Stage Two Envelope Bidding):
If the Bidder refuses to withdraw, without any cost to the Employer, any deviation, variation,
additional condition or any other mention any where in the bid, contrary to the provisions of
bidding documents;
OR
(Applicable for Two Stage Bidding):
If the Bidder refuses to withdraw, without any cost to the Employer, any deviation, variation,
additional condition or any other mention any where in the Price bid, contrary to the provisions of
bidding documents;
d) In the case of a successful Bidder, if the Bidder fails within the specified time limit
i) to sign the Contract Agreement, in accordance with ITB Clause 33, and/or
ii) to furnish the required Contract Performance Guarantee/Security Deposit in accordance with
ITB Clause 34
(f) If the bidder/his representatives commits any fraud while competing for this contract pursuant
to Fraud Prevention Policy of NTPC.
(g) In case the Bidder/Contractor is disqualified from bidding process in terms of Section 3 and 4 of
Integrity Pact.