SALIENT TECHNICAL FEATURES

FOR

INLAND HANDLING & TRANSPORTATION OF 1.0 MMT OF IMPORTED COAL

FOR

SIMHADRI POWER PLANT

Salient Technical Features of the subject requirement covered in the IFB NO: CS-3500-010B(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 brief Scope of Work includes Discharge port activities like berthing of vessels, custom clearance, stevedoring, handling, storage, port clearances etc and arranging Railway rakes, loading, transportation, inland insurance and delivery of coal to Simhadri STPS.  Successful Bidder shall handle port operations of ocean going vessels carrying imported coal of NTPC designated C&F contractor for discharging cargo at port, stevedoring, handling and forwarding of coal including plot arrangement, internal shifting of cargo to plot, storage of cargo, arrangement for wagons from Railways, wagon loading as per railway rules for transportation of coal to Simhadri station with minimum shortage in quantity and without any slippage in quality. The scope covers Co-ordination with C&F contractor, Master/Agent of the vessel, Port and Customs for safe anchorage operation  and berthing at discharge ports.

IHT contractor shall receive the shipment from C&F contractor on behalf of NTPC. Activities for clearing and forwarding of the consignments like Customs Clearance, coordination with discharge Ports, Indian Railways and any statutory authorities shall also be part of Scope of Work of the Successful Bidder.  Unloading of Coal at NTPC power station end from Railway Wagons shall be arranged by NTPC.

Delivery Period:

Delivery schedule shall be for 4 months and it may be extended by two months at the sole discretion of NTPC.

Specification of Coal:

The successful bidder has to supply the as-received coal at discharge port to Simhadri STPS.  The quality of the coal as received from the ship at discharge port shall be treated as base quality parameter for the successful bidder of this tender.  In case of any deterioration in the quality parameters from those measured at discharge port, penalty shall be imposed as furnished in Volume III of the bidding documents.