NEW AND GREEN ENERGY OF ASSAM LTD (NGEAL)

PART - A

NOTICE INVITING BID (NIB)

SUPPLY, INSTALLATION, COMMISSIONING AND OPERATION & MAINTENANCE OF

25MW/100MWh BESS POWER PLANT

AT

KURKURMARA 400kV GRID SUBSTATION

MIRZA, KAMRUP DISTRICT, ASSAM

TENDER No. – NGEAL/PROJECTS/2024/0001

(This document is meant for the exclusive purpose of bidding against this specification and shall not be
transferred, reproduced or otherwise used for purposes other than that for which it is specifically issued).
NOTICE INVITING BID (NIB) FOR SUPPLY, INSTALLATION, COMMISSIONING AND OPERATION &
MAINTENANCE OF 25MW/100MWh BESS POWER PLANT

Table of Content

Clause No. Description: Page No:

1.0 Introduction
2.0 Details of Tender
3.0 Brief Scope of Work
4.0 Time for Completion
5.0 Qualification requirement of the Bidder
6.0 General
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NOTICE INVITING BID ("NIB")

1.0 INTRODUCTION

1.1 New and Green Energy of Assam Ltd (NGEAL) (hereinafter referred as ‘NGEAL’ or ‘Owner’ or
‘Purchaser’), a joint venture company of ONGC Tripura Power Company Limited (OTPC)
and Assam Power Distribution Company Limited (APDCL), is a public limited company
incorporated under the Indian Companies Act, 2013 and having its registered office at 10th Floor,
Core 4 and Central, Scope Minar, Laxmi Nagar, Delhi – 110092 and one of its office at 2nd Floor,
Annex Building, Bijulee Bhawan, Paltan Bazaar, Guwahati - 781001, Assam (India). NGEAL intends
to setup 250 MW/500MWh Battery Energy Storage Projects in Assam in phases out of which
25MW/100MWh BESS Power plant at Kukurmara Substation, Mirza, Kamrup District, Assam is
being developed in phase-1.

1.2 NGEAL invites Bidders with requisite technical capability and sound financial position to bid for
SUPPLY, INSTALLATION, COMMISSIONING AND OPERATION & MAINTENANCE OF
25MW/100MWh BESS POWER PLANT AT KUKURMARA SUBSTATION, MIRZA, KAMRUP
DISTRICT, ASSAM.

1.3 The Bid must be submitted in accordance with the requirements set out in the Bidding Document,
on the e-procurement platform of the Government i.e., https://www.etenders.gov.in/ at the
Central Public Procurement ("CPP") Portal by way of uploading the following documents:

1.3.1 In the technical folder, the documents evidencing Qualifying experience/capability and Unpriced
Techno-Commercial Bid without any reference to price; and

1.3.2 In the price folder, the Price Bid for SUPPLY, INSTALLATION, COMMISSIONING AND OPERATION
& MAINTENANCE OF 25MW/100MWH BESS POWER PLANT AT KUKURMARA SUBSTATION, MIRZA,
KAMRUP DISTRICT, ASSAM.

1.3.3 Form-K and Form-M forming part of the Bid documents mentioned in Clause 1.3.1 once uploaded
on the CPP Portal shall be provided in original hard copies in accordance with the procedure
prescribed under Clause 17.0 of Instructions to Bidders ("ITB").

1.4 Capitalized terms used herein but not defined in this NIB shall have the meaning assigned to them
in ITB.

2.0 DETAILS OF TENDER

a. Tender No. NGEAL/PROJECTS/2024/0001

b. Cost of one set of Bidding document; INR (20,000)/- +18% GST= (23,600)/-
non-refundable (to be remitted to "New
and Green Energy of Assam Ltd (Rupees Twenty Three Thousand Six
(NGEAL) ", through NEFT Transaction as Hundred Only) including GST@18%.
per clause 6.16 below). Bidder to
download the bidding documents from
https://www.etenders.gov.in/ (Published
by OTPC on behalf of NGEAL)
c. Bidding Document sale opening date and
time (to be available at the CPP Portal for 5-Oct-2024
purchase and download)

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d. Last date for receipt of pre-bid queries

(through the CPP Portal under the 24-Oct-2024 at 17:00 hours.
'Clarifications' tab).
e. Date of issue of Pre-Bid Clarifications
29-Oct-2024
f. Last date and time for submission of Bid
(both, Price Bid and Unpriced Techno-
Commercial Bid) online at the CPP
Portal https://www.etenders.gov.in/, and
physical/hard copy submission of
Form-K (Letter of Authority with copy of
Board Resolution/ Power of Attorney) and
Form-M (Bid Security BG) as part of the
Unpriced Techno-Commercial Bid in 25-Nov-2024 at 17:00 hours.
original at:

Chief Executive Officer

New and Green Energy of Assam Ltd,
10th Floor, Core-4 and Central,
New Scope Minar, Laxmi Nagar,
Delhi –110092

g. Date and time for opening of Unpriced 26-Nov-2024 at 17:00 hours..

Techno-Commercial Bids online
h. Date and time for opening of Price Bids To be intimated later on the CPP
online Portal.
i. Bid Security amount Rs. 1,00,00,000/- (Indian Rupees One
Crore Only).
j. Validity of Bid Security 210 (two hundred and ten) days from
the date of opening of Unpriced
Techno-Commercial Bid
k. Bid validity. 180 (one hundred and eighty) days
from the date of opening of Unpriced
Techno-Commercial Bid.
Address for correspondence:
Attn: Chief Executive Officer
New and Green Energy of Assam Ltd (NGEAL),
10th Floor, Core-4 and Central, Scope Minar, Laxmi Nagar, New Delhi-110092
Ph: +91-11-22404700
Any correspondence regarding the Bid shall be addressed to all the following e-
mail IDs:
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]

3.0 BRIEF SCOPE OF SERVICE

3.1 The scope of service to be provided by the Contractor for Supply, Installation, Commissioning
and Operation & Maintenance of NGEAL 25MW/100MWh BESS Plant shall include but not be
limited to:

3.1.1 Design, engineering, procurement, manufacturing, testing, inspection, packaging, Insurance,

supply, delivery, Installation, commissioning along with all allied works including civil/ electrical/
communication/ instrumentation/mechanical works for setting-up 25MW/100MWh (at injection

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point) BESS Plant at Site including 132kV bay extension and associated mechanical, electrical
and instrumentation materials including Commissioning Spares, Mandatory Spares,
Maintenance Tools & Tackles, and Consumables etc;

3.1.2 All the services required for successful installation and commissioning of 25MW/100MWh BESS
Plant at Kamrup, Assam and associated systems, including transportation of materials to site,
unloading, storage, handling at site, insurance, installation, testing, commissioning, and putting
the complete Plant and associated system into successful operation.

3.1.3 Operation and Maintenance Service of Plant for 12 years.

3.2 Scope of Service shall also include all associated work required for satisfactory completion of
Plant and associated system into successful operation.

3.3 For detail of the scope of Services please refer to the following parts of the Bidding
Document: Part-B Contract for Supply, Installation, Commissioning and Operation
& Maintenance of 25MW/100MWh BESS Plant including Technical Specification.

3.4 Tentative BoQ is attached with Technical Specification. However, bidder is advised
to visit the Site for actual assessment of the work.

4.0 TIME FOR COMPLETION

4.1 The Time for Completion for Supply, Installation and Commissioning of 25MW/100MWh BESS
Power Plant along with associated systems shall be 12 months from the date of award of contract
to the successful bidder. The Operation and Maintenance activities for a period of 12 Years shall
start as per the Contract after the Completion of Commissioning of the Plant / Taking Over of
Plant by Owner.

5.0 QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENT OF THE BIDDER

5.1 The Bidder should have designed, supplied, erected/ supervised erection and commissioned/
supervised commissioning of Grid connected Solar PV Power Plant as an EPC Contractor of
cumulative installed capacity of 100 MWp or higher, out of which at least one plant should have
been of 25 MWp or higher capacity. The reference plant of 25 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

The Bidder should be a developer of Solar Photo Voltaic (SPV) based grid connected power
plant(s) of cumulative installed capacity of 100 MWp or higher, out of which at least one plant
should have been of 25 MWp or higher capacity. The reference plant of 25 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.

5.2 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 six (6) months# prior to the date of techno-commercial bid opening.

5.3 The bidder should be either (i) an OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) of Containerized
Battery Energy Storage System, or (ii) an EPC Contractor/Developer of Containerized Battery
Energy Storage System or Solar PV projects including electrical substation of 33 kV or above
voltage level, and should have executed the following in last 5 years:

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5.3.1 Execution of BESS Power Systems/Solar PV-BESS Hybrid Projects/ Solar PV projects including
electrical substation of 33 kV or above voltage level in:

5.3.1.1 Either a single work order for which the order value should be a minimum of INR 145
Crores (INR One Hundred and Forty-Five Crores), or
5.3.1.2 Two work orders for which the order values of each work order should be minimum of
INR 75 Crores each (INR Seventy-Five Crores), or
5.3.1.3 Three work orders for which the order values of each work order should be a minimum
of INR 55 Crores each (INR Fifty Crores).

5.3.2 Minimum 5 (five) years of cumulative experience of O&M for all the of BESS Power
Systems/Solar PV/BESS Hybrid Plants/ Solar PV plants operated and maintained by the Bidder.

5.4 In order to evaluate above (Sr. no. 5.3), following documents must be submitted for meeting
above requirements:

5.4.1 Purchase Order Copies along with Bill of material.

5.4.2 The list of projects commissioned at least 6 months prior to the last date of Bid Submission,
indicating whether the project is grid connected, along with a scanned copy of the
Commissioning certificate and Work order / Contract / Agreement/LOI from the Client (or
Owner) shall be submitted in support of Clause 5.0 above.

5.5 Bidder should have minimum annual turnover of INR 170,000,000 (Rupees One Hundred
Seventy Million) or equivalent in other currency for last 3 (three) financial years ending 31
March, 2024 (or if the Bidder follows a different financial year (other than April to March) then
for the last 3 (three) financial years, as duly adopted by it and acceptable as per the laws
applicable to it).Bidder shall submit unconsolidated annual audited accounts for last 3 (three)
financial years ending 31 March, 2024 i.e., 2021-22, 2022-2023, 2023-24 (or if the Bidder
follows a different financial year (other than April to March) then for the last 3 (three) financial
years, as duly adopted by it and acceptable as per the laws applicable to it).

5.6 Bidder should have earned profit before tax in at least 1 (one) financial year during last 3
(three) financial years.

5.7 Bidder should have positive Net Worth as on 31 March, 2024 (or if the Bidder follows a different
financial year (other than April to March) then as on the last date of its last financial year, as
duly adopted by it and acceptable as per the laws applicable to it).

For the purpose of this qualification requirement Net Worth shall be calculated as follows:

Net Worth = Paid-up share capital

Add: Free reserves
Subtract: Revaluation reserves
Subtract: Intangible assets
Subtract: Miscellaneous expenditure to the extent not written off and carry forward losses

Paid-up share capital will include:

1. Paid-up equity share capital,
2. Fully, compulsorily and mandatorily convertible preference shares, and
3. Fully, compulsorily and mandatorily convertible debentures.

The computation of Net Worth shall be based on the unconsolidated audited annual accounts of the
Bidder. To demonstrate fulfillment of this criteria, the Bidder shall submit a certificate from a
reputed auditor certifying that the Net Worth as on 31 March, 2024 is positive, in the form
prescribed under Form-S ("Financial Capacity of the Bidder"). If the Bidder follows a different
financial year (other than April to March) then the Financial Capacity Certificate should certify the
Net Worth as on the last date of its last financial year, as duly adopted by it and acceptable as per

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the laws applicable to it.

5.8 Bidder should have net positive cash flow from operation in last 3 (three) financial years ending 31
March, 2024 i.e., 2021-22, 2022-2023, 2023-24 (or if the Bidder follows a different financial year
(other than April to March) then for the last 3 (three) financial years, as duly adopted by it and
acceptable as per the laws applicable to it).

5.9 For the qualification requirements, if data is provided by the Bidder in foreign currency, equivalent
INR of Net Worth or annual turnover or profit before tax or net cash flow, etc. will be calculated
using bills selling exchange rates (card rate) USD/INR of State Bank of India prevailing on the date
of closing of accounts for the financial year as certified by the Bidder's banker. For currency other
than USD, Bidder shall convert such currency into USD as per the exchange rates certified by their
banker prevailing on the relevant date and used for such conversion.

5.10 The Bidder should have a commendable and outstanding record and experience of having kept the
BESS Plant/Solar PV plant/ Solar-BESS Hybrid Plant (as mentioned in Clause 5.3.2) in successful,
reliable, continuous service for the entire term of its contract achieving a reasonably high average
availability factor over the contract period. Details in this respect must be provided by Bidder and
substantiated by documentary proof, such as client certificates testimonials regarding successful
running of the plant, copy of relevant reports under contracts, etc.

5.11 Bidder should have knowledge of operation of Plant Maintenance Module and Materials Management
Modules of any ERP system. Knowledge with regard to Plant Maintenance Module will include
creation/release/closure of maintenance notification, maintenance work order, reports generation,
maintenance planning, etc. As regards Materials Management module, the Bidder should have
knowledge about receipt/issue/return/inspection of materials, planning of materials requirement and
reports generation, etc. Details in this respect must be provided by Bidder and substantiated by
documentary proof, such as client certificates, copy of relevant reports under contracts, etc.

5.12 Bidder shall submit supporting documents like audited balance sheet and profit & loss account for
last 3 (three) financial years, Net Worth Certificate, clients' certificates, copy of relevant O&M
contracts, consortium agreement etc., in support of the qualification requirements mentioned above
in this Clause 5.0.

5.13 In case of consortium bidding following points shall be complied and relevant supporting document
shall be submitted in this regard:
5.13.1 No. of partners including prime bidder shall not exceed three (3).
5.13.2 Prime bidder along with consortium partner shall enter into consortium agreement.
5.13.3 Either prime bidder or consortium partner and/or both should comply with criteria in this
clause 5.0

6.0 GENERAL

6.1 The Bidding Document shall be available online for purchase and download on the CPP Portal
as per Clause no. 2.0 of NIB specified above.

6.2 The Bidders are to confirm their compliance to terms, conditions, specifications and
requirements mentioned under the Bidding Document, at the time of submission of Bids, failing
which may lead to the rejection of the bids.

6.3 Bids shall be evaluated based on the information/documents submitted in the Bid. Hence,
Bidders are advised to ensure that they submit appropriate and relevant supporting
documentation along with their proposal in the first instance itself.

6.4 NGEAL reserves the right to seek additional information from the Bidders, if found necessary
during the course of evaluation of the Bids.

6.5 Bidder to ensure that after the Letter of Award is issued and during the Term of the Contracts,

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the Bidder shall not seek to alter any agreed contractual terms, conditions and specifications as
mentioned under the Bidding Document.

6.6 A two-part bidding system (Part-1: Unpriced Techno-Commercial Bid and Part-2: Price Bid) shall
be followed with Online e-Reverse Auction mechanism for this tender as described in Clause
20.0 of the ITB. Bidders should take due care to submit their Bid in accordance with the
requirements as specified in Clause 17.0 of the ITB.

6.7 This NIB, uploaded on NGEAL website, along with entire Bidding Document, shall be submitted
by the Bidder along with its Bid duly signed and stamped by the Bidder as a token of acceptance.
Bids sent without having a Bidding Document duly signed and stamped may be liable for
rejection.

6.8 Pre-bid queries/clarification, if any, on technical and commercial points should be submitted
under the ‘Clarifications’ tab on the CPP Portal as per format Form-E by date specified in Clause
2.0 above. No further queries/clarification on Bidding Document shall be entertained / accepted
by the Owner thereafter.

6.9 Issuance of the Bidding Document does not mean that the Bidder has been shortlisted or
qualified.

6.10 Bidders are required to furnish an undertaking on validity of the Bid as per Form-I of the Bid
Forms at the time of submission of Bids. The Bids shall be rejected if such an undertaking is
not furnished.

6.11 Bid Security must be submitted as part of the Unpriced Techno-Commercial Bid as per Form-M
of the Bid Forms failing which Bid shall be rejected.

6.12 The entire process of bidding shall be online through e-procurement/e-tendering at CPP Portal
by uploading the complete and legible scanned copies of the same in pdf format, duly signed
in digital form by the authorized signatory of the Bidder. Bids submitted online at CPP Portal
shall only be considered. Bids submitted by fax, telex, telegram or e-mail, or any way other
than on the specified e-platform for bidding, shall not be entertained and shall be rejected.

6.13 Any Bid received after the expiry of the date and time prescribed for receiving completed
Bid as specified in Clause 2.0 above, shall be rejected.

6.14 NGEAL reserves the right to reject any Bid, or all Bids received at its discretion, without assigning
any reason whatsoever, and may call for fresh Bids if it so deems fit.

6.15 Bid Security is to be submitted along with the Bid. Any bid without Bid Security is liable to
rejection.

6.16 NGEAL Bank account details remitting cost of bidding document.:

FOR REMITTING COST OF BID DOCUMENT:

Beneficiary Name New and Green Energy of Assam Limited
Beneficiary Bank Name State Bank of India
Beneficiary Account 20520360687
Beneficiary Branch IFSC Code SBIN0000221
Branch NEW GUWAHATI
Beneficiary Branch Address Bamunimaidam, New Guwahati, Dist-
Kamrup, Assam, 781021

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Signature Not Verified
Digitally signed by KARAN BAKSHI
Date: 2024.10.04 20:43:13 IST
Location: eProcurement System for Central
PSUs
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