SALIENT TECHNICAL FEATURES

FOR

PROCUREMENT OF 1.0 MMT OF IMPORTED COAL ON C&F BASIS

FOR

SIMHADRI POWER PLANT

Salient Technical Features of the subject requirement covered in the IFB NO: CS-3500-010A(1)-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:

The Successful Bidder shall supply imported Steam Coal sourced from identified mine(s) as declared by him on C&F/ High Sea Sales basis either at Gangavaram or at Vizag port only for NTPC Simhadri. Bidder shall declare the coal mine(s) outside India from where they are intending to supply coal as per specification. All liaisons, coordination with coal mine (s) outside India, coordination at load port and activities of stevedoring, handling, arranging vessel etc at the load port shall be part of Scope of Work of the Successful Bidder. The bidder will be required to deliver coal from source upto the unload port and take the marine insurance of the cargo.

Inland Handling and Transport (IHT) contractor appointed by NTPC shall receive the shipment from C&F contractor on behalf of NTPC. Custom Duty shall be paid by the NTPC and cargo related charges at port shall be paid by the Inland Handling and Transport (IHT) contractor. The Successful Bidder shall be responsible for coordination with IHT contractor, Port and statutory authorities for custom clearance and timely discharge of vessel.

The detailed Scope of Work shall be as per the Bidding Documents.

Delivery: On C&F / High Seas Sales basis at either Gangavaram or Vishakhapatnam (Vizag) port as decided by NTPC

Delivery Period: Total quantity of imported coal shall be delivered 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 1.0% Max

 

 

 

 

 

SIZE

 

mm

 

Upto 50mm

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

more than 25% of quantity received at discharge port

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed Carbon (ADB)

 

%

 

30-50% Typical

 

 

 

 

 

Volatile Matter (ADB)

 

%

 

25-45%

 

 

 

 

 

HGI

 

-

 

45-60

 

 

 

 

 

IDT under reducing atmosphere

 

°C

 

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 discharge port

Sub: Procurement of 1.0 MMT Imported Coal on C&F Basis for Simhadri Power Plant, Bidding Document No: CS-3500-010A(1)-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/McClosk

74.75

06.06.2014

 

(6000 NCV)

y’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 NewCastle

Global Coal

72.55

06.06.2014

 

(GC NEWC) (6000

 

 

(Friday)

 

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