SALIENT TECHNICAL FEATURES

FOR

PROCUREMENT OF 1.15 MMT OF IMPORTED COAL

FOR

RIHAND & VINDHYACHAL POWER PLANTS OF NTPC

Salient Technical Features of the subject requirement covered in the IFB No. CS-1200/2200-010(2)-9 are mentioned below. These Salient Technical features are mentioned only to facilitate the prospective bidders to prima-facie understand the requirements under the tender and shall not in any way limit or alter the scope of work and technical features/specification of supply of Imported Coal covered in the Bidding Documents. Detailed provisions in regard of scope of work and technical features/specification of subject requirement contained in the Bidding Documents shall be final and binding.

Brief Scope of Work: Bidders shall declare the coal mine(s) outside India from where they are intending to supply coal as per specification, as per format enclosed in the bidding documents along with their bids. The Successful Bidder shall supply imported Steam Coal sourced from identified mine(s) as declared by him to NTPC power stations at Indian Ports, arranging vessels, stevedoring, handling, storage, port clearances, arranging Railway rakes, loading, transportation and delivery at NTPC power stations. All other activities for clearing and forwarding of the consignments like Customs Clearance, coordination with Ports, Railways and any statutory authorities shall also be part of Scope of Work of the Successful Bidder. All liaisons, coordination with coal mine (s) outside India, coordination at load port, discharge port, Railways handling agents etc. shall also be part of Scope of Work of the Successful Bidder. Unloading of Coal at NTPC power stations end from Railway Wagons shall be arranged by NTPC.

The detailed Scope of Work shall be as per the Bidding Documents. Delivery: On “FOR Destination” basis at NTPC Power Plants

Delivery Period: Total quantity of imported coal shall be delivered to stations in 4 (Four) months period, as per

delivery schedule to be given to the successful bidder by NTPC. Delivery schedule may be extended by two months at the sole discretion of NTPC.

Specification of Coal: The specified range for quality of coal shall be as under:

 

Parameters

 

UNIT

 

Specified Range

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Moisture (ARB)

 

%

 

Upto 32%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ash (ADB)

 

%

 

Upto 20% Max

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross Calorific Value (ADB)

 

Kcal/ Kg

 

5300-5800

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sulphur (ADB)

 

%

 

Upto 1.00% Max

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SIZE

 

MM

 

Upto 50mm

 

 

 

 

 

However, size of coal less than 2.36 mm shall not be

 

 

 

 

 

more than 25%

of quantity received at power plant

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed Carbon (ADB)

 

%

 

30-50% Typical

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Volatile Matter (ADB)

 

%

 

25-45%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HGI

 

-

 

45-60

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IDT under reducing atmosphere

 

Deg Centigrade

 

1100-1250

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Base parameters for coal under this tender for Price Basis are as under:

Total Moisture (ARB)

:

25%

Ash (ADB)

:

15%

Sulphur (ADB)

:

0.90%

Gross Calorific Value (ADB)

:

5700 Kcal/Kg

Size(less than 2.36mm) not exceeding

:

25% of quantity received at power plant

Sub: " Procurement of 1.15 MMT of Imported Coal for Rihand, Vindhyachal Power Plants”

IFB No: CS-1200/2200-010(2)-9.

In line with clause 6.0 of Annexure-A of Volume III (Technical Specification) of Bidding documents for above referred Package, the following indices are to be considered by the Bidders.

INDICES AS ON 06.06.2014 (Friday)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sl.No.

Index

Publication

Value

Date & day of

 

 

 

 

 

publication

 

01

Richards Bay API4

Argus/McClosky’

74.75

06.06.2014

 

 

(6000 NCV)

s Coal Price

 

(Friday)

 

 

 

Index Report

 

 

 

02

Barlow Jonker (now

Energy

72.85

05.06.2014

 

 

known as New Castle

Publishing

 

(Thursday)

 

 

Export Index (NEX)

(Coalfax)

 

 

 

 

(6700 GAD)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

03

Global Coal

Global Coal

72.55

06.06.2014

 

 

NewCastle (GC

 

 

(Friday)

 

 

NEWC) (6000 NCV)

 

 

 

 

04

Indonesia Coal Index

Indonesia Coal

55.38

06.06.2014

 

 

(ICI) 5000 GAR

Index by Argus

 

(Friday)

 

 

 

and Coalindo

 

 

 

05

Singapore 380 CST

Clarkson

593

06.06.2014

 

 

Bunker Fuel Price

Research

 

(Friday)

 

 

 

Services

 

 

Index Value for CERC Methodology: 73.725

INDICES AS ON 20.06.2014 (Friday)

Sl.No

Index

Publication

Value

Date & day of

.

 

 

 

publication

01

Richards Bay API4

Argus/McClosk

74.01

20.06.2014

 

(6000 NCV)

y’s Coal Price

 

(Friday)

 

 

Index Report

 

 

02

Barlow Jonker (now

Energy

72.20

19.06.2014

 

known as New Castle

Publishing

 

(Thursday)

 

Export Index (NEX)

(Coalfax)

 

 

 

(6700 GAD)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

03

Global Coal NewCastle

Global Coal

71.83

20.06.2014

 

(GC NEWC) (6000

 

 

(Friday)

 

NCV)

 

 

 

04

Indonesia Coal Index

Indonesia Coal

54.35

20.06.2014

 

(ICI) 5000 GAR

Index by Argus

 

(Friday)

 

 

and Coalindo

 

 

05

Singapore 380 CST

Clarkson

603

20.06.2014

 

Bunker Fuel Price

Research

 

(Friday)

 

 

Services

 

 

Index Value based on CERC Methodology: 73.0125