NTPC Invites Bid for Supply, Erection of Electrical Equipment at Nabinagar Power Project

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Researched by Industrial Info Resources India (Delhi, India)--NTPC Limited (BSE:532555) (New Delhi), India's state-run power company, is scouting for a vendor to execute electrical work at Nabinagar Power Generating Company Limited's (NPGCL) 1,980-megawatt (MW) Nabinagar super-thermal power project in Bihar. The power major, on behalf of NPGCL, has floated a global tender for this purpose. NPGCL is a joint venture of NTPC and the Bihar State Electricity Board (Patna, Bihar). NTPC intends to finance the package through external commercial borrowings and from its own resources.

According to NTPC, the scope for the contract will involve the design, manufacture, supply, handling and storage at site, complete installation, testing and commissioning of electrical work including cabling, earthing, lightning protection and station lighting, along with the electrical components associated with DC-system, diesel generator sets, dry-type LT indoor transformers, and 132-kilovolt (kV) cables with accessories.

As per the pre-conditions laid down by NTPC to qualify for this package, a bidder should have executed at least one contract for the installation of power cables, such as 6.6-kV unearthed or higher-grade cables and control cables, along with the associated accessories and cable trays for an industrial installation, which should have been in successful operation for a period of two years prior to the date of techno-commercial bid opening. Further, the total quantity of power control cables laid in the same contract should be at least 400 kilometers. The bidder should have also supplied, installed and commissioned at least one lighting system for any industrial installation.

In terms of financial standards, the average annual turnover of the bidder in the preceding three financial years should not be less than $3.25 million, with net worth not less than 25% of the paid-up share capital. The bid documents for the package will be available for sale until April 22, 2013, on the payment of a non-refundable fee of $500. The last date of submission of bids for this package is May 9, 2013. The power project is entitled to "deemed export benefits" on the purchase of goods and equipment, under the mega-power policy of the government of India.

The 1,980-MW, supercritical technology-based thermal power project is being developed at Majhiyan village, in the Aurangabad district of Bihar.

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