NTPC LIMITED

(A Government of India Enterprise)

Western Region – I Shared Services Centre

PO Adityanagar, Kawas

Surat – 394516, Surat

NTPC/SSC-WR-I(Kawas)/9900190955 NIT Page 1 of 4

NOTICE INVITING TENDER (NIT)

FOR

Procurement of Cooling Water Chemical at NTPC Solapur

(DOMESTIC COMPETITIVE BIDDING)

Tender Ref No.: NTPC/SSC-WR-I(Kawas)/ 9900214818 Date: 13/01/2021

1.0 NTPC Limited (NTPC) invites online bids on “Single Stage Two Envelope Bidding basis

(Envelope-I: Techno-Commercial Bid & Envelope-II: Price Bid)” from eligible bidders for aforesaid

package, as per the scope of supply briefly mentioned hereinafter.

2.0 Brief Scope of Supply

Brief Scope of Work Covers Procurement of Cooling Water Chemical

at NTPC Solapur as per detailed scope of work and technical specifications.

Detailed specifications of the items are specified in the bidding documents.

3.0 NTPC intends to finance subject Package through Domestic Commercial Borrowings/ Own

sources

4.0 Detailed Specifications, Scope of Supply and Terms & Conditions are given in the Bidding

Documents, which are available for examination and Sale at our eProcurement Portal

(https://eprocurentpc.nic.in) and as per the following schedule:

NIT Date

13/01/2021

Document Sale Commencement Date

14/01/2021

Last date of receipt of queries from bidders, if any

25/01/2021

Last Date and Time for Bid Submission

04/02/2021, up to 17:30 HRS (IST)

Technical Bid Opening Date and Time

06/02/2021, at 17:30 HRS (IST)

Price Bid Opening Date and Time

To be intimated later

Tender Fee

INR 2655/- (Rupees Two thousand

Six hundred & fifty five rupees

only)

4.1 Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) shall be issued bid documents free of cost.

4.1.1 Kindly refer to Clause 4.0 of ‘Instructions to Bidders’ for detailed Terms and

Conditions of “Benefits to MSEs” in this regard.

4.1.2 The benefit to MSEs shall be available only for Goods/Services produced &

provided by MSEs.

NTPC LIMITED

(A Government of India Enterprise)

Western Region – I Shared Services Centre

PO Adityanagar, Kawas

Surat – 394516, Surat

NTPC/SSC-WR-I(Kawas)/9900190955 NIT Page 2 of 4

5.0 Bid Security/ EMD

5.1 All bids must be accompanied by Bid Security (EMD) for an amount of INR 2,00,000/-

(Rupees Two lakh only) in the form as stipulated in the Bidding documents. Bid Security

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.

5.2 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.

5.3 Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) shall be exempt from payment of Bid Security/ EMD.

5.3.1 Kindly refer to Clause 4.0 of ‘Instructions to Bidders’ for detailed Terms and

Conditions of “Benefits to MSEs” in this regard.

5.3.2 The benefit to MSEs shall be available only for Goods/Services produced &

provided by MSEs.

6.0 Qualifying Requirements

The bidder who wishes to participate in the bidding shall meet the Qualifying Requirements

stipulated hereunder:

7.1 Technical Criteria

The bidder should have executed order(s) for supply of “Cooling Water Treatment

Chemicals” in thermal power plant(s)/ process industry(ies) within preceding 07 (seven)

years as on the date of Techno-commercial bid opening in any of the following manner: -

(a) One (1) order having contract value not less than Rs 86 Lakh

(b) Two (2) orders having contract value not less than Rs 53 Lakh each

Notes:

 The word “Executed" mentioned above means the bidder should have achieved

the criteria specified above, even if the total contract is started earlier and/or is not

completed/closed.

 In case of orders under execution, the value of work executed till the date of

Techno-commercial bid opening by the client shall be considered acceptable.

7.2 Financial criteria:

7.2.1 The average annual turnover of the Bidder, should not be less than Rs 107 Lakh

(Rupees One Hundred Seven Lakh only) during the preceding three (3) completed

financial years as on the date of Techno-commercial bid opening.

7.2.2 In case the bidder does not satisfy the financial criteria, stipulated at Cl. 7.2.1 above

on its own, its holding company would be required to meet the stipulated turnover

NTPC LIMITED

(A Government of India Enterprise)

Western Region – I Shared Services Centre

PO Adityanagar, Kawas

Surat – 394516, Surat

NTPC/SSC-WR-I(Kawas)/9900190955 NIT Page 3 of 4

requirements at Cl. 7.2.1 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 required

to furnish along with its Techno-Commercial bid, a Letter of Undertaking from the holding

company, supported by Board Resolution of the holding company, 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.

7.2.3 In 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-

1.Copies of the unaudited unconsolidated financial statements of the bidder alongwith

copies of the audited consolidated financial statements of its Holding Company.

2.A Certificate from the CEO/CFO of the Holding Company, as per the format enclosed in

the bidding documents, stating that the unaudited unconsolidated financial statements

form part of the Consolidated Annual Report of the Holding Company.

7.2.4 In cases where audited results for the last preceding financial year as on the date

of techno-commercial bid opening are not available, the financial results certified by a

practicing Chartered Accountant shall be considered acceptable.

7.2.5 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.

NOTES:

1. Other income shall not be considered for computing annual turnover.

2. “Holding Company" and “Subsidiary Company” shall have the meaning ascribed to

them as per Companies Act of India, in vogue.

6 Notwithstanding anything stated above, the Employer reserves the right to assess the capabilities

and capacity of the Bidder/ his collaborators / associates/ subsidiaries/ group companies to

perform the contract, should the circumstances warrant such assessment in the overall interest

of the Employer.

7 NTPC 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.

NTPC LIMITED

(A Government of India Enterprise)

Western Region – I Shared Services Centre

PO Adityanagar, Kawas

Surat – 394516, Surat

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8 A complete set of Bidding Document may be downloaded by any interested Bidder from

https://eprocurentpc.nic.in/nicgep/app. Tender fee as mentioned above in the form of a crossed

account Payee demand draft in favour of NTPC Ltd., Payable at Kawas, Surat is required to be

submitted in separately sealed envelope at the address mentioned in the bidding document

before stipulated date & time of submission of bid.

Prospective bidders are compulsorily required to provide GSTIN number along with

Tender Fee.

9 Issuance of bid documents to any Bidder shall not construe that such bidder is considered

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. Bidder shall furnish Cost of

bidding document, Bid Security and Power of Attorney separately offline as detailed in Bidding

Documents by the stipulated bid submission closing date and time at the address given below.

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

11 Contact Details

12.1 Address for Communication

NTPC Limited

Western Region I Shared Services Centre

PO Adityanagar, Kawas

Surat – 394516, Gujarat, India

Tel No.: +91-261-2860164

12.2 Contact Persons

Name/ Designation

E-mail Address

Contact No.

D Naveen

Sr. Manager (C&M)

dnaveen@ntpc.co.in

+91 261 2877962

Hariprakash

DGM (C&M)

hariprakash@ntpc.co.in

+91 261 2877954

Sushmita Mukherjee

AGM (C&M)

smukherjee05@ntpc.co.in

+91 261 2877983

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

13 Registered Office

NTPC Limited

NTPC Bhawan, SCOPE Complex

7, Institutional Area, Lodi Road

New Delhi – 110003

Corporate Identification No.: L40101DL1975GOI007966