INVITATION FOR BID DEVELOPMENT OF ISTS CONNECTED WIND ENERGY PROJECT(S) UPTO CAPACITY OF 600 MW ANYWHERE IN INDIA BIDDING DOCUMENT NO.: RE-CS-5913-003-9 Invitation For Bids PAGE 1 OF 6 NTPC LIMITED (A GOVERNMENT OF INDIA ENTERPRISE) RENEWABLE ENERGY – CONTRACTS SERVICES, NOIDA. INVITATION FOR BIDS (IFB) FOR DEVELOPMENT OF ISTS CONNECTED WIND ENERGY PROJECT(S) UPTO CAPACITY OF 600 MW ANYWHERE IN INDIA (Domestic Competitive Bidding) Date: 28.02.2020 Bidding Document No: RE-CS-5913-003-9 1.0 NTPC Ltd. invites online bids from eligible bidders on Single Stage Two Envelope (i.e. Envelope-I: Techno-Commercial Bid and Envelope-II: Price Bid) for DEVELOPMENT OF ISTS CONNECTED WIND ENERGY PROJECT(S) UPTO CAPACITY OF 600 MW ANYWHERE IN INDIA. 2.0 BRIEF SCOPE OF WORK 1. Detailed design, engineering, micro-siting, manufacture, supply, erection, testing, commissioning and proving the guaranteed performance parameters for installation of the offered wind farm including Wind Turbine Generators (WTGs), control panels, reactive power compensating devices, Central monitoring and control system (CMCS), Wind monitoring mast(s) etc. 2. Comprehensive operation & maintenance of the offered wind farm as detailed in tech specs including supply of all spare parts, consumables, repairs / replacement of any defective equipment, payment of reactive power penalty and other charges levied by the respective state govt. etc. 3. Acquisition of the required land for the offered wind farm project as per prevailing govt. rules and transfer of title/ lease deed to NTPC including infra-structure development. 4. All associated electrical works required for grid interfacing (i.e. unit transformer sub- station for each WTG, internal HT overhead lines, common group control and metering station, common EHV sub-station(s) with necessary switch gear equipments and materials) grid extension (i.e. external overhead line up to grid sub- station, bay extension or creation of additional facilities at grid sub stations) 5. All associated civil engineering works like WTG tower foundations, control cabins for housing control panels near tower base (if required), internal roads, office cum control room building, storage sheds, permanent water supply arrangements, approach road etc. 6. All agreements, statutory approvals and clearances such as power evacuation/grid connectivity, environment, central / state nodal renewable energy agency, electrical, forest, etc. as required / applicable. INVITATION FOR BID DEVELOPMENT OF ISTS CONNECTED WIND ENERGY PROJECT(S) UPTO CAPACITY OF 600 MW ANYWHERE IN INDIA BIDDING DOCUMENT NO.: RE-CS-5913-003-9 Invitation For Bids PAGE 2 OF 6 7. Supply of Mandatory Spares. The detailed scope of work is as defined in the bidding document No.: RE-CS-5913-003-9. 3.0 NTPC intends to finance the subject package through Own Resources. 4.0 Detailed specification, Scope of work and Terms & Conditions are given in the bidding documents, which are available for examination and downloading at e-tender portal (as specified in this notice) and as per the following schedule: No Queries from Bidders, whatsoever, shall be entertained by the Employer beyond the last date of receipt of Queries/ Pre-Bid Conference (if applicable) as specified above. 5.0 All bids must be accompanied by Bid Security for an amount indicated as below and in the form as stipulated in the Bidding Documents Amount of Bid Security – INR 6 Lakhs / MW (Indian Rupees Six Lakhs per MW of capacity Offered) In case the Bidder has submitted Bid Security less than the required Bid Security for offered Capacity (in MW) as per above, Bidder’s eligible capacity shall be reduced to Maximum capacity as per the value of submitted Bid Security. 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 RETURNED TO THE BIDDER WITHOUT BEING OPENED. 6.0 Qualifying Requirements for Bidders: In addition to satisfactory fulfillment of the requirements stipulated under ITB (Instructions to Bidders) the following shall also apply: IFB No. NTPC-2020-TN000002 IFB Date 28.02.2020 Period of Downloading of Bidding Documents From 28.02.2020 to 13.03.2020 Pre Bid Conference and Last Date for receipt of queries from prospective Bidders 16.03.2020 Last Date and Time for receipt of bids comprising both Techno-Commercial Bid and Price Bid 30.03.2020 14:30:00 (IST) Date & Time of opening of Techno-Commercial Bid 30.03.2020 15:00:00 (IST) Cost of Bidding Documents in INR INR 22,500/- (Indian Rupees Twenty Two Thousand Five hundred only) INVITATION FOR BID DEVELOPMENT OF ISTS CONNECTED WIND ENERGY PROJECT(S) UPTO CAPACITY OF 600 MW ANYWHERE IN INDIA BIDDING DOCUMENT NO.: RE-CS-5913-003-9 Invitation For Bids PAGE 3 OF 6 1.0 TECHNICAL CRITERIA 1.1 The Bidder should have designed/got designed, supplied, erected/ supervised erection and commissioned/supervised commissioning of grid connected Wind Power Plant(s) of cumulative installed capacity of 80 MW or higher, out of which at least one plant should have been of 20 MW or higher capacity at a single location with associated civil & electrical works. The reference plant of 20 MW or higher capacity must have been in successful operation for at least One (1) year prior to the date of techno-commercial bid opening. OR 1.2 The Bidder should be a developer of grid connected Wind Power Plant(s) of cumulative installed capacity of 80 MW or higher, out of which at least one plant should have been of 20 MW or higher capacity at a single location. The reference plant of 20 MW or higher capacity must have been in successful operation for at least One (1) year prior to the date of techno-commercial bid opening. OR 1.3 (a) The Bidder should have executed in the last ten (10) years an industrial project either as Developer or as EPC Contractor in the area of power/ steel/ oil and gas/ petro-chemical/ fertilizer/cement or any other process industry, of a value of INR 300 Crore (INR Three Hundred crores only) or more in a single project or single work respectively and the same should be in successful operation for at least one (1) year prior to the date of techno-commercial bid opening. AND (b) The Bidder should have executed at least one (1) Electrical Sub-station of 132 kV or above voltage level, consisting of equipment such as 132kV or above voltage level circuit breakers and Power transformer, either as developer or as EPC Contractor which should be in successful operation for at least one (1) year prior to the date of techno-commercial bid opening. The works referred to at clause 1.3 (a) & 1.3 (b) can be in same or different projects. OR 1.4 The bidder should be an Indian company registered in India and should be Subsidiary company/ Holding Company/Subsidiary of its holding company of a firm meeting the requirement (s) of Clause 1.1 or 1.2 or 1.3 above. In such a case, Bidder shall furnish an Undertaking jointly executed by the firm qualified as per clause 1.1 or 1.2 or 1.3 and the Bidder along with its bid for complete performance of the contract jointly or severally as per format enclosed in the bid document failing which the Bidder’s bid is liable to be rejected. Notes for Clause 1.0: a) The reference Wind farm of 20 MW or above capacity should be at a single location developed by Bidder for itself or any other client. INVITATION FOR BID DEVELOPMENT OF ISTS CONNECTED WIND ENERGY PROJECT(S) UPTO CAPACITY OF 600 MW ANYWHERE IN INDIA BIDDING DOCUMENT NO.: RE-CS-5913-003-9 Invitation For Bids PAGE 4 OF 6 b) For clause 1.1 & 1.3, Bidder shall submit certificate of successful completion and operation from the Owner. c) For Clause 1.2, Bidder shall submit certificate of successful commissioning of the project issued from Govt. Renewable Nodal Agency/Govt. Enterprise/ Discom/ Electricity Board. d) For Clause 1.2, Bidder shall submit evidence of successful operation from intermediary procurer/ procurer/Discom/ Electricity Board. e) In case of developer as Bidder in clause 1.3, a documentary evidence (certified by a Chartered Accountant) for value and successful operation of executed reference work must be submitted by the Bidder. f) Direct/Indirect Order The Bidder shall also be considered qualified, in case the award for executing the reference work has been received by the Bidder either directly from the owner of the plant or any other intermediary organization. However, a certificate from such owner of plant or any other intermediary organization shall be required to be furnished by the Bidder along with its Techno-Commercial bid in the support of Bidder’s claim of meeting the qualification requirement as per clause 1.1, 1.3 above. g) Developer means an entity who has either executed or got executed the work/ project as owner of wind power project(s). h) The execution of industrial project as EPC Contractor under Clause No. 1.3 means, such EPC Contractor is responsible for all the activities i.e. Design/Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Commissioning of a project/work. i) The portion of work related to power transformer such as supply and or installation mentioned at cl. no. 1.3 (b) can either be done by EPC contractor by themselves or by the owner. 2.0 FINANCIAL CRITERIA 2.1 The average annual turnover of the Bidder, should not be less than INR 326 Crore (Indian Rupees Three Hundred and Twenty six Crores only) during the preceding three (3) completed financial years as on the date of techno-commercial bid opening. In case a Bidder does not satisfy the annual turnover criteria, stipulated above on its own, its Holding Company would be required to meet the stipulated turnover requirements as 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 the Holding Company’s Board Resolution, as per the format enclosed in the bid documents, pledging INVITATION FOR BID DEVELOPMENT OF ISTS CONNECTED WIND ENERGY PROJECT(S) UPTO CAPACITY OF 600 MW ANYWHERE IN INDIA BIDDING DOCUMENT NO.: RE-CS-5913-003-9 Invitation For Bids PAGE 5 OF 6 unconditional and irrevocable financial support for the execution of the Contract by the Bidder in case of award. 2.2 Bidder should have Positive Net Worth as on the last day of the preceding financial year. 2.3 In case the Bidder is not able to furnish its audited financial statements on standalone entity basis, the unaudited unconsolidated financial statements of the Bidder can be considered acceptable provided the Bidder further furnishes the following documents on substantiation of its qualification: a) Copies of the unaudited unconsolidated financial statements of the Bidder along with copies of the audited consolidated financial statements of its Holding Company. b) 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 financial statement of the Holding Company. In case where audited results for the last financial year as on date of techno-commercial bid opening are not available, the financial results certified by a practicing Chartered Accountant shall be considered acceptable. In case the Bidder is not able to submit the Certificate from a practicing Chartered Accountant certifying its financial parameters, the audited result of three consecutive financial years preceding the last financial year shall be considered for evaluating 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 techno-commercial bid opening date and the Certificate from a practicing Chartered Accountant certifying the financial parameters is not available. Notes for Clause 2.0: i. Net worth means the sum total of the paid up share capital and free reserves. Free reserves means all reserves credited out of the profits and share premium account but does not include reserves credited out of the revaluation of the assets, write back of depreciation provision and amalgamation. Further any debit balance of Profit and Loss account and miscellaneous expenses to the extent not adjusted or written off, if any, shall be reduced from reserves and surplus. ii. Other income shall not be considered for arriving at annual turnover. iii. “Holding Company” and “Subsidiary” shall have the meaning ascribed to them as per Companies Act of India. 7.0 NTPC reserves the right to reject any or all bids or cancel/withdraw the Invitation for Bids without assigning any reason whatsoever and in such case no bidder / intending bidder shall have any claim arising out of such action. 8.0 Interested parties are required to get registered with M/s ISN Electronic Tender Services website https://www.bharat-electronictender.com (if not registered already). After registration, a complete set of Bidding Documents may be downloaded by any interested Bidder from Portal https://www.bharat-electronictender.com with Tender Search Code NTPC-2020-TN000002. Interested parties are required to ensure that they have downloaded the official copy of Bidding documents against Tender Search code- NTPC- INVITATION FOR BID DEVELOPMENT OF ISTS CONNECTED WIND ENERGY PROJECT(S) UPTO CAPACITY OF 600 MW ANYWHERE IN INDIA BIDDING DOCUMENT NO.: RE-CS-5913-003-9 Invitation For Bids PAGE 6 OF 6 2020-TN000002 from abovementioned website without which they will not be able to submit their bids. For technical assistance call ETS Helpdesk at 0124-4229071, 0124-4229072. Note: No hard copy of Bidding Documents shall be issued. 8.1 Issuance of Bid Documents to any Bidder shall not construe that such Bidder is considered to be qualified. Bids shall be submitted online. Bidder shall furnish Bid Security, Integrity Pact, Pass Phrase and Power of Attorney separately offline as detailed in Bidding Documents before the stipulated bid submission closing date and time at the address given below. 9.0 Transfer of Bidding Documents purchased by one intending Bidder to another is not permissible. 10.0 No Queries from Bidders, whatsoever, shall be entertained by the Employer beyond the last date of receipt of Queries/ Pre-Bid Conference (if applicable) as specified above. 11.0 Address for communication: Addl. General Manager (Renewable Energy-Contract Services) / Manager (Renewable Energy-Contract Services), NTPC Limited, Room No. 220, R&D Building, Engineering Office Complex (EOC) Annexe, A-8A, Sector-24, NOIDA, Distt. Gautam Budh Nagar, (UP), India, Pin - 201301 on Telephone No. +91-120-2410722, +91-120-2410886, Fax: +91-120- 4947408; Email: shailendra@ntpc.co.in/anandmishra01@ntpc.co.in or at office. 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