INVITATION FOR BID

NTPC LIMITED
(A GOVERNMENT OF INDIA ENTERPRISE)
RENEWABLE ENERGY – CONTRACTS SERVICES, NOIDA.

INVITATION FOR BIDS (IFB)

FOR
BALANCE OF SYSTEM (BOS) PACKAGE FOR DEVELOPMENT OF 735MW (3 BLOCKS OF
245MW EACH) NOKH SOLAR POWER PROJECT
(Domestic Competitive Bidding)

IFB No.: RE-CS-5741-004(BOS)-9(R) Date: 28.10.2021

Bidding Document No: RE-CS-5741-004(BOS)-9(R)

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) with Reverse Auction for
BALANCE OF SYSTEM (BOS) PACKAGE FOR DEVELOPMENT OF 735MW (3
BLOCKS OF 245MW EACH) NOKH SOLAR POWER PROJECT.

2.0 BRIEF SCOPE OF WORK

The scope includes the following:

1. Design, engineering, manufacturing, supply, packing and forwarding, transportation,

unloading storage, installation, testing and commissioning of Solar Photo Voltaic excluding
supply of Solar PV modules (PV Modules shall be supplied by NTPC as Free Issue
item).

2. Receipt, unloading at site, storage, installation, testing and commissioning of Solar PV

Modules.

3. Site-grading, clearing of vegetation, Topography survey, Geotechnical Investigation.

4. Design and Construction of foundation & erection of Module Mounting Structure (MMS) with
Tracker technology for SPV panels, including fixing of PV Modules on Tracker and PV
Modules interconnection.

5. Providing power supply and water supply for construction purposes.

6. Construction of Pre-Engineered type Inverter room (if applicable) with Power conditioning
unit associated LT and HT switchgear. In case of String Inverter, Construction of Pre-
Engineered type HT Switchgear room.

7. Construction of Central Monitoring and Control Station with switchgear room, SCADA room,
Storeroom, Battery room with all electrical fitting and furniture, boundary fencing of SPV plant,
security cabin etc.

8. All associated electrical and civil works required for interfacing with grid (i.e. transformers,
panels, protection system, cables, metering at 33 kV level, grid compliance study as per

BALANCE OF SYSTEM (BOS) PACKAGE FOR DEVELOPMENT INVITATION FOR PAGE

OF 735MW (3 BLOCKS OF 245MW EACH) NOKH SOLAR BIDS 1 OF 8
POWER PROJECT
BIDDING DOCUMENT NO.: RE-CS-5741-004(BOS)-9(R)
 INVITATION FOR BID

regulation etc.) and evacuation of power to 33/220 kV Pooling station provided by Rajasthan
Solar Park Development Company Ltd through capacity 33 kV cable.

9. Module cleaning system (wet method) including supply and installation of all accessories.

10. Construction of internal roads, pathways, peripheral boundary wall etc.

11. SCADA system for remote monitoring and control of Inverters with all hardware & software
and complete set of Weather Monitoring Station including cloud cover.

12. Comprehensive Operation & maintenance of SPV Plant along with electrical equipment,
consumables and spare parts for a period of Three years from the date of commissioning of
full Project capacity.

13. Supply of Mandatory spares..

The detailed scope of work is as defined in the bidding document No.: RE-CS-5741-
004(BOS)-9(R)

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:
IFB No. RE-CS-5741-004(BOS)-9(R)
IFB Date 28.10.2021
Period of Downloading of Bidding Documents 05.11.2021 to 19.11.2021 upto
1730Hrs. (IST)
Pre Bid Conference and Last Date for receipt 25.11.2021
of queries from prospective Bidders
Last Date and Time for receipt of bids
comprising both Techno-Commercial Bid and 01.12.2021 14:30:00 (IST)
Price Bid
Date & Time of opening of Techno-
01.12.2021 15:30:00 (IST)
Commercial Bid
Shall be Intimated separately by
Date and Time of start of Reverse Auction
NTPC
INR 22,500/- (Indian Rupees
Cost of Bidding Documents in INR Twenty-Two Thousand Five
Hundred only)

5.0 All bids- must be accompanied by “Bid Security Declaration” in lieu of Bid Security in the form
as stipulated in the Bidding Documents.

BALANCE OF SYSTEM (BOS) PACKAGE FOR DEVELOPMENT INVITATION FOR PAGE

OF 735MW (3 BLOCKS OF 245MW EACH) NOKH SOLAR BIDS 2 OF 8
POWER PROJECT
BIDDING DOCUMENT NO.: RE-CS-5741-004(BOS)-9(R)
 INVITATION FOR BID

ANY BID NOT ACCOMPANIED BY AN ACCEPTABLE “BID SECURITY DECLARATION”

IN A SEPARATE SEALED ENVELOPE SHALL BE REJECTED BY THE EMPLOYER AS
BEING NON-RESPONSIVE AND SHALL NOT BE OPENED.

6.0 Qualifying Requirements for Bidders:

PROJECT CONFIGURATION: 03 Blocks of 245 MW each

In addition to the requirements stipulated under section Instruction to Bidder (ITB), the Bidder
should also meet the qualifying requirements stipulated hereunder in Clause 1.0 and Clause 2.0

1.0 TECHNICAL CRITERIA

1.1 The Bidder should have designed, supplied, erected/ supervised erection and
commissioned/ supervised commissioning of Balance of System of Solar Photo Voltaic
(SPV) based grid connected power plant(s) of cumulative installed capacity of 40 MWp or
higher, out of which at least one plant should have been of 10 MWp or higher capacity.
The reference plant of 10 MWp or higher capacity must have been in successful operation
for at least six (6) months prior to the date of techno-commercial bid opening.

OR
1.2 The Bidder should be a developer of Solar Photo Voltaic (SPV) based grid connected
power plant(s) of cumulative installed capacity of 40 MWp or higher, out of which at least
one plant should have been of 10 MWp or higher capacity. The reference plant of 10 MWp
or higher capacity must have been in successful operation for at least six (6) months 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/coal mining including coal handling plant and/ or any other process
industry, of minimum financial figure as specified in the Table below, in a single project or
single work and the same should be in successful operation for at least one (1) year prior
to the date of techno-commercial bid opening.
No of blocks of 245 MW Minimum Financial Figure
Rs 90 Crore
01
(Indian Rupees Ninety Crore only)
Rs 180 Crore
02
(Indian Rupees One Hundred Eighty Crore only)

BALANCE OF SYSTEM (BOS) PACKAGE FOR DEVELOPMENT INVITATION FOR PAGE

OF 735MW (3 BLOCKS OF 245MW EACH) NOKH SOLAR BIDS 3 OF 8
POWER PROJECT
BIDDING DOCUMENT NO.: RE-CS-5741-004(BOS)-9(R)
 INVITATION FOR BID

AND
(b) The Bidder should have executed at least one (1) Electrical Sub-station of 33 kV or
above voltage level, consisting of equipment such as 33kV 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 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 Group
company/Holding Company/Subsidiary 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 SPV based grid-connected power plant of 10MWp or above capacity
should be at a single location developed by Bidder for itself or any other client.
b. SPV based Roof-top/Floating solar power projects, which are grid connected, shall also
be considered eligible for QR purposes.
c. For clause 1.1 & 1.3, Bidder shall submit certificate of successful completion and operation
from the Owner. Certificate issued by owner in the name of Bidder/intermediary
Organisation shall be acceptable. However, if bidder in clause 1.3 is a developer, certificate
of successful commissioning of the project issued from Government Renewable Nodal
Agency/Government Enterprise/ Discom/ Electricity Board etc and evidence of
successful operation from intermediary procurer/ procurer/Discom/ Electricity Board etc
shall be submitted.
d. For Clause 1.3, bidder shall submit a documentary evidence for the value of the project
certified by a Chartered Accountant.
e. 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. In such a case, 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 support of Bidder’s claim of meeting the qualification requirement as per clause
1.1 and 1.3 above. Bidder shall also submit a certificate of successful completion and operation
from the Owner in line with note(b) above.
f. For Clause 1.2, Bidder shall submit certificate of successful commissioning of the project

BALANCE OF SYSTEM (BOS) PACKAGE FOR DEVELOPMENT INVITATION FOR PAGE

OF 735MW (3 BLOCKS OF 245MW EACH) NOKH SOLAR BIDS 4 OF 8
POWER PROJECT
BIDDING DOCUMENT NO.: RE-CS-5741-004(BOS)-9(R)
 INVITATION FOR BID

issued from Government Renewable Nodal Agency/ Government Enterprise/ Discom/

Electricity Board etc.
g. For Clause 1.2, Bidder shall submit evidence of successful operation from intermediary
procurer/ procurer/Discom/ Electricity Board etc.
h. Developer means an entity who has either executed or got executed the work/ project as
owner of industrial projects.
i. 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.
j. 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.
k. The Balance of Systems, under Clause 1.1, refers to works related to minimum three of
the following four areas in a Solar PV Plant:
i. Erection of PV Modules
ii. Civil works including Module Mounting Structures/Floaters
iii. Inverters (Power Conditioning Units) and/or Inverter Transformers
iv. Cables and Cabling Works

2.0 FINANCIAL CRITERIA

2.1 The average annual turnover of the Bidder, should not be less than financial figure as
mentioned in the table below, during the preceding three (3) financial years as on date of
techno commercial bid opening.

No of blocks of 245 MW Average Annual Turnover

Rs 90 Crore
01
(Indian Rupees Ninety Crore only)
Rs 180 Crore
02
(Indian Rupees One Hundred Eighty Crore only)

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 unconditional and irrevocable financial support for the execution of
the Contract by the Bidder in case of award.

2.2 Net Worth of the Bidder as on the last day of the preceding financial year should not be
less than 100% (hundred percent) of bidder’s paid-up share capital. In case the Bidder
does not satisfy the Net Worth criteria on its own, it can meet the requirement of Net worth
based on the strength of its Subsidiary (ies) and/or Holding Company and/or Subsidiaries

BALANCE OF SYSTEM (BOS) PACKAGE FOR DEVELOPMENT INVITATION FOR PAGE

OF 735MW (3 BLOCKS OF 245MW EACH) NOKH SOLAR BIDS 5 OF 8
POWER PROJECT
BIDDING DOCUMENT NO.: RE-CS-5741-004(BOS)-9(R)
 INVITATION FOR BID

of its Holding companies wherever applicable, the Net worth of the Bidder and its
Subsidiary (ies) and/or Holding Company and/or Subsidiary (ies) of the Holding Company,
in combined manner should not be less than 100% (hundred percent) of their total paid up
share capital. However individually, their Net worth should not be less than 75%
(seventy-five percent) of their respective paid up share capitals.

Net worth in combined manner shall be calculated as follows:

Net worth (combined) = (X1+ X2+X3) / (Y1+Y2+Y3) X 100 where X1, X2,X3 are individual
Net worth which should not be less than 75% of the respective paid up share capitals and
Y1,Y2,Y3 are individual paid up share capitals.

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
and the Certificate from a practicing Chartered Accountant certifying the financial
parameters is not available.

Notes for Clause 2.0

a. 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.
b. Other income shall not be considered for arriving at annual turnover.
c. “Holding Company” and “Subsidiary” shall have the meaning ascribed to them as per
Companies Act of India.

BALANCE OF SYSTEM (BOS) PACKAGE FOR DEVELOPMENT INVITATION FOR PAGE

OF 735MW (3 BLOCKS OF 245MW EACH) NOKH SOLAR BIDS 6 OF 8
POWER PROJECT
BIDDING DOCUMENT NO.: RE-CS-5741-004(BOS)-9(R)
 INVITATION FOR BID

d. For the value of industrial project in clause 1.3(a) and/or the annual turnover indicated in
foreign currency, the exchange rates as on seven (7) days prior to the date of Techno-
commercial bid opening shall be used.

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). The cost of
the bidding documents as mentioned above is required to be submitted along with GSTIN and
Organization ID registered with ETS portal in the manner specified at 8.1 below. After
registration with ETS portal and payment of the cost of bidding documents as above, a
complete set of Bidding Documents may be downloaded by any interested Bidder from ETS
Portal https://www.bharatelectronictender.com with Tender Search Code NTPC-2021-
TN000018. Interested parties are required to ensure that they have downloaded the official
copy of Bidding documents against Tender Search code- NTPC-2021-TN000018 from above
mentioned website without which they will not be able to submit their bids. For technical
assistance call ETS Helpdesk at 0124-4229071.

8.1 Interested Bidders can pay for the cost of documents as mentioned above in the form of
Electronic transfer/NEFT Payments in the following account details of NTPC:

Account Number 52142904702

IFSC Code SBIN0020511
Name of the Bank State Bank of India
Branch Code 20511
Address Scope Complex Lodhi Road Branch
Ground Floor, Core-6 Scope Complex
Delhi-110003

In case of electronic fund transfer, the bidder shall be required to forward the copy of transfer
receipt/electronic transfer receipt from their registered email id to the concerned nodal officers
of NTPC as mentioned below requesting for access for download of the bidding documents
in working hours between Monday to Friday.

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.

BALANCE OF SYSTEM (BOS) PACKAGE FOR DEVELOPMENT INVITATION FOR PAGE

OF 735MW (3 BLOCKS OF 245MW EACH) NOKH SOLAR BIDS 7 OF 8
POWER PROJECT
BIDDING DOCUMENT NO.: RE-CS-5741-004(BOS)-9(R)
 INVITATION FOR BID

10.0 Any ‘Bidder from a country which shares a land border with India’, as specified in the Bidding
Documents, will be eligible to bid in this tender only if bidder is registered with the Competent
Authority as mentioned in the Bidding Documents.

However, the said requirement of registration will not apply to bidders from those countries
(even if sharing a land border with India) to which the Government of India has extended
lines of credit or in which the Government of India is engaged in development projects.

11.0 Address for communication:

Dy. General Manager (Renewable Energy-Contract Services) / Manager (Renewable

Energy-Contract Services), NTPC Limited, 3rd Floor, Engineering Office Complex (EOC)
Sector-24, NOIDA, Distt. Gautam Budh Nagar, (UP), India, Pin - 201301 on Telephone No.
+91-120-4948331
Email:abhishekkumar02@ntpc.co.in/siddhantpradhan@ntpc.co.in or at office.
Corporate Identification Number: L40101DL1975GOI007966, Website: www.ntpc.co.in

BALANCE OF SYSTEM (BOS) PACKAGE FOR DEVELOPMENT INVITATION FOR PAGE

OF 735MW (3 BLOCKS OF 245MW EACH) NOKH SOLAR BIDS 8 OF 8
POWER PROJECT
BIDDING DOCUMENT NO.: RE-CS-5741-004(BOS)-9(R)