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NTPC Limited
(A Government of India Enterprise)
Invites
Expression of Interest
(EOI)
From
MSMEs / Any Indian Company
For
Setting up manufacturing facility at different NTPC power plants in India
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DOCUMENTS OF EOI
This EOI document comprises of the following sections:
(i) Section I : EOI Information
(ii) Section II : Introduction
(iii) Section III : Instructions to the Applicants
(iv) Section IV : Consideration of Response
(v) Section V : Application Form and Annexures
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Section - I
EOI Information
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DETAILED NOTICE INVITING EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI)
Corrigendum No. 2 to EOI No.: NTPC/BD/EOI-01/2020-21 Date: 18.11.2020
NTPC is Inviting Expression of Interest from energy intensive industries for setting
up manufacturing facility at various NTPC Power Plants in India
1. NTPC Limited (A Government of India Enterprise) is in process of developing In-
dustrial parks at land parcels available at various NTPC power plants in India.
Details of the three power stations where the first phase of Industrial parks are pro-
posed to be developed are as per Annexure – 1.
Note: Creation of Industrial park infrastructure within power plant premises
is an initiative by NTPC. This shall be subject to requisite approvals from State
and Central Government. NTPC shall process these approvals based on re-
sponses received in the EOI. NTPC bears no responsibility or liability of any
kind in reference to the EOI. This is purely to assess the industry response
w.r.t the initiative.
2. In this regard, NTPC Limited invites Expression of Interest (EOI) from MSMEs, any
Indian Company / consortium (herein after called APPLICANT), for setting up en-
ergy intensive manufacturing plant such as Bulk Chemicals- Ammonia, Urea, Chlor-
Alkali, Gypsum and Gypsum products, Geopolymer, Cooling & Heating Solutions,
Aluminum, mineral processing (ceramics, tiles, pottery, brick, glass etc.), metallur-
gical and metal industries (foundries, forging, alloys, heat treatment, steel re-rolling,
etc.) in the Industrial parks developed at various NTPC plants in India. The partici-
pation in EOI may be done through consortium; however, the consortium shall have
to form a JV company before allotment.
3. The Industrial parks shall be set-up to attract industries to set-up manufacturing
facilities. Infrastructure facilities like land, water and electricity shall be arranged by
NTPC.
4. After identifying the APPLICANTs through EOI, NTPC shall enter into separate
commercial agreements with the prospective entities for allotment of spaces.
5. DOWNLOAD AND TIME LINES FOR SUBMISSION OF EOI
a. Interested APPLICANTs may download the documents of EOI free of cost from
www.ntpctender.com.
b. Last date for submission of EOI : 05
th
December 2020.
c. Last date for queries/ seeking clarifications : 30
th
November 2020.
d. Date of opening of EOI response : 05
th
December 2020.
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e. Response Validity : 180 Days from
Last Date of EOI
Submission
6. For consideration of EOI, APPLICANTs are required to e-mail softcopy of EOI, com-
pleted in all respect, through e-mail as well as send the hard copy of the same,
which can be submitted either in person or by registered/ speed post till 05
th
December 2020 to the following address: -
To: mktikariha@ntpc.co.in
CC to: chandanchakraborty02@ntpc.co.in
Additional General Manager (Business Development)
NTPC Limited
Room No. - 305
EoC Noida sector - 24, Noida
7. NTPC reserves the right to reject or accept any or all applications, cancel/withdraw
the EOI process without assigning any reason whatsoever and in such case, AP-
PLICANT shall not have any claim arising out of such action.
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Section - II
Introduction
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1. INTRODUCTION
i. NTPC Limited (www.ntpc.co.in) is a leading power generation company of
India. It has been ranked No#2 Independent Power Producer (IPP) in the
world as per Platts (2019). The Company is listed in Indian stock exchange
with a market capitalization of INR 874.17 billion.
ii. NTPC Limited produces around 300 Billion units of electricity annually through
its cluster of gas, coal, hydro and RE based power stations of more than
62GW capacity spanning across the country. Company has presence in al-
most all states of the country.
iii. With revenues from operations INR 1094.64 billion (14.5 billion USD) through
its paid-up equity of INR 98.94 billion (1.3 billion USD), NTPC group achieved
a net profit of INR 119.01 billion (1.6 billion USD) in the financial year 2020
and has been consistently paying dividends to its shareholders for the last 26
years.
iv. NTPC’s power plants located in various states across country, have evolved
into economic centers with infrastructure eco-system in place. Capitalizing on
ecosystem developed over period of time, NTPC is exploring to enter into
Industrial park development business. This shall provide MSMEs and other
interested industries to invest and rapidly grow to their potential.
v. NTPC Industrial park shall provide unique advantages to industry as men-
tioned below:
a. 24x7 reliable Electricity at competitive prices from its own power plants
b. Availability of adequate water supply.
c. Accessibility through road and rail network as NTPC powerplants are well
connected to the hinterland.
d. Availability of skilled labour in the neighborhood with relevant skillsets
and industry ready experience.
e. Infrastructural facilities like internet lease lines/ township/ Medical facili-
ties/ local market, etc.
vi. Apart from above, NTPC may also provide material/ equipment/chemical test-
ing facilities at our accredited labs located within the power plant premises.
vii. NTPC shall be developing the entire Industrial park infrastructure, including
land, water and electricity. To start with, NTPC has shortlisted 3 nos. of NTPC
power plants (Annexure – 1), where development of Industrial park is
planned.
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2. INTENT OF THE EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI)
i. The objective is to vitalize economic activity in the designated areas through provid-
ing MSMEs and other companies a platform for setting up energy intensive manu-
facturing facilities. Energy is an essential and significant cost of production and thus
through this initiative NTPC shall not only enable the industries to focus on their
core competence and not worry about infrastructure works but also make these
competitive in world market with very competitive electricity rates.
ii. These projects shall be modelled on the lines where:
a. Land, electricity and water within the Industrial park area shall be provided
by NTPC.
b. The necessary clearance with regards to developing Industrial park shall be
taken-up by NTPC.
c. Prospective manufacturer shall have to take-up necessary statutory clear-
ances with regards to setting up manufacturing facility.
d. Prospective manufacturer shall have to conduct their business as usual on
their own and NTPC does not bear liability on sourcing or marketing their
supplies / product or in any business operation.
iii. Based on the experience in the first phase of implementation, the expansion of such
scheme may be taken up at other NTPC power plants based on their feasibility.
iv. The major roles and responsibilities of the major stakeholders under the projects
shall be as follows:
a. NTPC’s Role:
▪ Setting up of Industrial park at identified NTPC power plants.
▪ Developing necessary infrastructure facilities for Industrial parks as per stand-
ards.
▪ Providing land, electricity and water to the manufacturing facilities within Indus-
trial park.
▪ Arranging all required statutory clearances regarding setting up of Industrial
park.
▪ Maintenance of Industrial park.
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b. Manufacturer’s Role:
▪ Setting up the factory/in-plot facilities (line roads/drains/electricity network etc.)
▪ Arranging requisite statutory clearances for setting up manufacturing facilities
within NTPC Industrial park.
▪ Arranging their own project finances.
▪ Setting up the manufacturing facility on its own resources.
▪ Responsible for their entire business operations including sourcing of raw ma-
terial and marketing products.
▪ Maintaining Environmental Clearance and Consent to Operate including treat-
ment/control measures for effluents/air quality.
▪ Arrange their own security and manage la bour related issues.
The Applicants may express their interest in respect of their offerings along with
other inputs as indicated in relevant Annexures/formats.
The response(s) received in the EOI will be utilized by NTPC for:
a. Application for various approvals (reg. land, water, electricity, etc.) with State
and Central Government regarding setting up of Industrial park.
b. Formulating the designs and specifications of Industrial park.
c. Provisioning for electricity, land and water for Industrial park.
d. Processing application for the approval of Industrial park.
e. Finalizing commercial agreement with the shortlisted prospective manufacturer.
NTPC reserves the right to reject any or all submissions, even without achieving stated
objective(s) of EOI, without assigning any reasons and liability thereof.
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Section - III
Instructions to the Applicants
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1. The Applicants should note that:
a. Language of the responses to EOI or any query/ clarifications/ correspond-
ences shall be in English only.
b. For expression of interest, Application Form and Annexures given in Section-V
shall be duly filled and sent to NTPC by the APPLICANT in hard as well as soft
copy.
c. Applicants should go through Section-I and Section-II thoroughly before filling
and submitting the application form and annexures in Section-V.
d. Applicants shall mention the name and contact details of two persons, with
complete address, phone number and email id.
e. NTPC Ltd. may, at its sole discretion, ask for additional information/ documents
and/ or seek clarifications from the Applicant(s) after the Deadline for submission
of response, inter alia, for the purpose of removal of inconsistencies or infirmities
in their responses.
2. Enquiries and clarifications
Any clarifications on the EOI may be sought to the following via e-mail:
To: mktikariha@ntpc.co.in
CC to: chandanchakraborty02@ntpc.co.in
3. Corrigendum
At any time before the last date of submission of EOIs, NTPC may, for any reason,
whether at its own initiative or in response to a clarification requested by an Appli-
cant, modify the EOI document. The amendment will be posted on the website and
will be binding on the Applicants and the Applicant will give due consideration to the
same, while they submit their EOIs, and would invariably enclose documents/ infor-
mation, as required, on account of the amendment, as a part of the EOI. NTPC may,
at its discretion, extend the deadline for the submission of EOIs.
4. Preparation of the response to EOI
The application of EOI consists of the following:
(a) Annexure 2, 3 & 4 of Section-V
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5. Validity of the responses
The Applicant shall submit the responses which shall remain valid up to one hun-
dred and eighty (180) days after the response Deadline (“Response Validity”).
NTPC reserve the right to reject any response, which does not meet the aforemen-
tioned validity requirement.
NTPC may solicit the Applicant’s consent for an extension of the period of validity
of the response. The request and the response in this regard shall be in writing. In
the event any Applicant refuses to extend its response validity as requested by
NTPC, NTPC shall terminate processing of such Applicant’s responses. An Appli-
cant accepting NTPC request for validity extension shall not be permitted to modify
its response.
6. Submission of the response to EOI
The responses to the EOI are to be submitted in soft copy via below e-mail format
To: mktikariha@ntpc.co.in
CC to: chandanchakraborty02@ntpc.co.in
Ref. EOI No.
Dated
Envelope: Original / Copy # ___
Due date of Opening: _______
Submitted to:
Name, designation & address of the concerned officer of NTPC
Submitted by:
Name, address & contact no. of the Applicant
All the pages of the response should be duly stamped and signed by the authorized
signatory in whose favour the Power of Attorney is issued.
The responses to the EOI should be submitted within the Deadline at the address
provided in the Section-I of this EOI.
7. Opening of responses to the EOI
The responses to the EOI shall be opened as per the time schedule 1500 Hrs at
date as mentioned in Section-I and will be communicated to the Applicants via e-
mail.
In the event of any of above dates falling on a day which is not a working day or
which is a public holiday, the responses shall be opened on the next working day at
the same venue and time.
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8. Costs and expenses towards response to EOI
The Applicants shall be responsible for all the costs associated with the preparation
of the response and participation in discussions and finalization & execution of the
documents related with this EOI, NTPC shall not be responsible in any way for such
costs, regardless of the conduct or outcome of this short-listing/ selection process.
9. Confidentiality
The Applicants undertake to hold in confidence this EOI and any document related
or pursuant to this EOI and not to disclose the terms and conditions of the transac-
tion contemplated hereby to third parties, except:
(a) To their professional advisors;
(b) To their officers, contractors, employees, agents or representatives, financiers,
who need to have access to such information for the proper performance of
their activities;
(c) Disclosures required under applicable Law, without the prior written consent of
the other parties of the concerned agreements.
Provided that the Applicant(s) agrees and acknowledges that NTPC may at any
time, disclose the terms and conditions of this EOI and any document related or
pursuant to this EOI to any person, to the extent stipulated under the applicable
Law.
10. Disclaimer
(a) This Expression of Interest (EOI) has been prepared by NTPC Ltd. for response
from MSMEs / any Indian Company for setting up energy intensive manufacturing
units/ factories within NTPC Industrial park.
(b) Creation of Industrial park infrastructure within NTPC plant premises shall be sub-
ject to requisite approvals from State and Central Government. NTPC shall process
these approvals, after receiving the desired response for EOI.
(c) In submitting an expressed EOI in response to the EOI, the Applicants certify that it
understands, accepts and agrees to the disclaimers on this page. Nothing contained
in any other provision of the EOI nor any statements made orally or in writing by any
person or party shall have the effect of negating or superseding any of the disclaim-
ers set forth herewith.
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Section-IV
Consideration of Response
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RESPONSIVENESS/EVALUATION METHODOLOGY
1. Responsiveness check
The responses submitted by Applicants shall be scrutinized to establish interest
in setting up of energy intensive industries at Industrial park set-up by NTPC.
Responses shall be deemed non responsive for following reasons:
a. Responses that are incomplete, i.e. not accompanied by any of the applica-
ble formats inter alia covering letter, power of attorney, applicable undertak-
ings, provided in more details at annexure in Section-V;
b. Responses not signed by authorized signatory and / or stamped in the man-
ner indicated in this EOI;
c. Material inconsistencies in the information/ documents submitted by the Ap-
plicant
d. An Applicant submitting more than one response to this EOI either itself or
through an affiliate or subsidiary company;
e. Response validity being less than that required as per Clause 5 of section-
III of this EOI;
f. Response being conditional in nature;
g. Response not received by the response Deadline;
h. Response having Conflict of Interest;
i. Applicant delaying in submission of additional information or clarifications
sought by NTPC, as applicable;
All bids that shall meet the responsive check requirements set out above in this
section of the EOI document shall be considered as responsive. In case of non-
submission of relevant details as above, the responses may be considered as
“Non-responsive”, at the sole discretion of NTPC and will not be considered
further.
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Section-V
Application Form & Annexures
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Annexure - 1
S.
No.
Power plant
State
Nearest
City
Nearest
Railway
station
Nearest
Airport
Land availability
(acres)
Land patches
1
Kudgi
Super
Thermal Power
Project,
Kudgi,
Bijapur
district, Karnataka
586216
Karnataka
Bijapur
(46 kms)
Bijapur
(46 kms)
Hubbli
(170 kms)
Patch-1 410
Patch-2 191
Patch-3 130
Patch-4 60
Total 791
2
Gadarwara Super
Thermal Power
Project,
Gadarwara,
Madhya Pradesh
487551
Madhya
Pradesh
Sagar
(101 kms)
Sagar
(101 kms)
Jabalpur
(122 kms)
Patch -1 500
Total 500
3
Solapur Super
Thermal Power
Project, Solapur
district, Maharash-
tra,413215
Maharashtra
Solapur
(15 kms)
Solapur
(15 kms)
Pune
(233 kms)
Patch-1 100
Patch-2 220
Patch -3 58
Patch -4 50
Total 428
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Annexure-2
FORMAT FOR COVERING LETTER CUM UNDERTAKING
(The covering letter should be on the Letter Head of the Applicant)
Date : ______________
Place : ______________
To,
…………………………….
Sub.: (INVITATION FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST)
Ref.: EOI No. ________________, dated ________________ (the “EOI”)
Dear Sir,
We, the undersigned ……. [insert name of the “Applicant”] having read, examined
and understood in detail the (INVITATION FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST).
We confirm that neither we nor any of our Parent Company/ Affiliate/ Ultimate Par-
ent Company has submitted response other than this response directly or indirectly
in response to the aforesaid EOI.
1. We give our unconditional acceptance to the EOI, issued by NTPC, as amended.
In token of our acceptance to the EOI, the same have been signed & stamped
by us and enclosed to the response. We hereby confirm that the provisions of
the EOI shall be binding on us.
2. We have submitted our response strictly as per provisions and formats of the
EOI, without any deviations, conditions and without mentioning any assumptions
or notes.
3. We hereby unconditionally and irrevocably agree and accept that the decision
made by NTPC in respect of any matter regarding or arising out of the EOI shall
be binding on us. We hereby expressly waive any and all claims in respect of
EOI process. We confirm that there are no litigations or disputes against us,
which materially affect our ability to participate or function under the obligations
with regard to EOI.
4. Details of the contact person are furnished as below:
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Name :
Designation:
Address:
Contact numbers:
email id:
5. We are enclosing herewith the entire response containing duly signed formats
in electronic format sent via email to: mktikariha@ntpc.co.in as per the EOI for
consideration.
6. It is confirmed that our response is consistent with all the requirements of sub-
mission as stated in the EOI and subsequent communications from NTPC, if
any.
7. The information submitted in our response is complete, strictly as per the require-
ments stipulated in the EOI and is correct to the best of our knowledge and under-
standing. We would be solely responsible for any errors or omissions in our re-
sponse.
8. We confirm that all the terms and conditions of our response are valid for ac-
ceptance for a period of one hundred and eighty (180) days from the response
Deadline.
9. We confirm that we have not taken any deviation so as to be deemed “Non-
Responsive” as stipulated in Section-IV of this EOI.
10. We understand that you are not bound to accept any response you receive.
We remain,
Yours sincerely
(Name, Designation and Signature of Authorized Person in whose name Power of
Attorney is issued)
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Annexure - 3
Information to be submitted by Applicant
(Note: Applicant can apply for more than one location with more than one manufac-
turing set-up. Supporting documents shall be submitted by the Applicant.)
1. Name of the Company:
2. Legal status of the Company:
3. Brief description of the Company including details of its business groups/subsidiar-
ies/ affiliates:
4. Existing Manufacturing facilities – Locations, Capacity
5. Date of Incorporation:
6. Date of Commencement of Business:
7. Full address including Telephone nos. / Fax nos.:
a. Registered Office:
b. Head Office:
c. Address for communication:
d. Contact Details:
e. Office Address in India, if any:
8. Documents to be enclosed:
Technical Credentials – Relevant Product/System catalogues, Experience /Refer-
ence List, Copies of Customer Certificates, Engineering strengths, collabora-
tions/tie-ups with manufacturer (if applicable), quality accreditations, etc.
Financial Credentials – Copies of Audited Financial statements (Annual Reports)
for last 3 years, Credit Rating, Market share (Domestic/International), Segmental
Revenue in the applied category (ies).
9. Any other documents considered relevant.
(Sign & Company Seal)
Authorized signatory
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Annexure – 4
S. No.
Item Description
(To be filled)
1.
Timelines for starting the execution on proposed
manufacturing facility(ies).
2.
Time for completion of manufacturing facility(ies)
3.
Period for which allotment of the space in Industrial
park is considered.
4.
Location(s), given in Annexure -1, at which pro-
posed manufacturing facility to be set-up.
5.
Type of manufacturing facility(ies) proposed to be
set-up at each location.
6.
Capacity of manufacturing facility(ies) proposed to
be set-up at each location.
7.
Estimated investment for proposed manufacturing
facility(ies) at each location.
8.
Land area requirement for proposed manufacturing
facility(ies) at each location.
9.
Estimated power requirement for each
location.
10.
Estimated water requirement for each location.
11.
Unit / location wise man power requirement.
12.
ICT infrastructure requirements.
13.
Types of effluents (air/water borne) and treatment
before exhaust/discharge: Level(s) of residual pol-
lutants vis-a-vis maximum allowable limits in In-
dia/Country of Origin
14.
Costwise Percentage (%) of imported components
and input raw material/machinery proposed to be-
imported and likely source countries.
15.
Finished product market volume in India and
whether intended to export
