6.0 Any document submitted by the agency in hard copy other than the documents mentioned
at Para 5.0 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 5.0 above
before bid opening shall be ignored and the offer submitted through the e-tendering shall be
binding on the agency.
7.0 Micro 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 NTPC Ltd., SSC-SR Simhadri office 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.
Udyam Registration Certificate is also acceptable for MSEs benefits.
8.0 NTPC 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.
9.0 A 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.