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PUNJAB STATE POWER CORPORATION LIMITED
GURU HARGOBIND THERMAL PLANT, LEHRA MOHABBAT
Request for Proposal

for
Domestic Competitive Bidding

for
FLUE GAS DESULPHURISATION (FGD) SYSTEM

AT
GHTP LEHRA MOHABBAT (PUNJAB)
STAGE- I (2x210 MW) & STAGE-II (2x250 MW) UNITS
CONSULTANT
NTPC Limited
(A Government of India Enterprise)
BIDDING DOCUMENT NO.: PSPCL/CW-CC-9971-109
(This document is meant for the exclusive purpose of bidding against this Package and shall not be
transferred, reproduced or otherwise used for purposes other than that for which it is specifically
issued).
Bidding Document No. : PSPCL/CW-CC-9971-109

CONTENTS
1 General Section & Introduction

2 Invitation for Bids (IFB)- Section I
3 Instructions to Bidders (ITB)- Section II
4 Bid Data Sheet(BDS)- Section III
5 General Conditions of Contract (GCC) Section IV
6 Fair Wage Clauses & Labour Regulations Section-V
7 Technical Specifications (TS)- Section-VI
8 Forms and Procedures (FP)- Section-VII

Abbreviations
BDS Bid Data Sheet
CIF Cost, Insurance and Freight
CIP Carriage and Insurance paid to (place)
CPM Critical Path Method
EDI Electronic Data Interchange
EXW Ex-factory, Ex works or Ex warehouse
FCA Free Carrier
FOB Free on Board
FOR Free on Rail / Road
FP Forms & Procedures
GCC General Conditions of Contract
GHTP Guru Hargobind Thermal Plant
GST Goods and Service Tax
ICC International Chamber of Commerce
IFB Invitation for Bids
ITB Instructions to Bidders
JVR Joint Verification Report
PSEB Punjab State Electricity Board
PSPCL Punjab State Power Corporation Limited
PSTCL Punjab State Transmission Corporation Limited
RBI Reserve Bank of India
TS Technical Specifications and Drawings
UNCITRAL United Nations Commission on International Trade Law
INCOTERMS International Rules for interpreting Trade Terms
Note : The terms EXW, CIF, etc. shall be governed by prescribed in the
current edition of INCOTERMS, Published by international chambers
of commerce, 38, CoursAtbert 1er. 75008, Paris, France.

GENERAL SECTION AND
INTRODUCTION

Clause No. General Section
DEFINITIONS:
i) "Act" means The Electricity Act, 2003 (Act No 36 of 2003, Dated 2.6.2003)
and shall include any statutory amendment, modification or reenactment
thereof the time being in force.
ii) "Accepting authority" means the authority which is competent to accept

tenders.
iii) Whenever the term 'Coal Fired' is appearing above, "Coal" shall be deemed to
also include bituminous coal/brown coal/ anthracite coal/lignite.
iv) "Corporation" means the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited formed
and registered under Companies Act, 1956.
v) “CMD” means Chairman-cum-Managing Director of PSPCL appointed by the

Government of Punjab pursuant to the provisions of the companies act and
Article of Association of PSPCL.
vi) "Competent Authority” means the Board of Directors (BODs) or the

Committee of Whole Time Directors (WTDs) or a committee appointed by
PSPCL or an officer authorized by PSPCL to exercise the powers for
acceptance of tenders for execution of work/project/Service contract as per
Corporation's Delegation of Powers in force from time to time.
“Commissioning” means trial/initial operation of the Facilities or any part

vii) thereof by the Contractor, which operation is to be carried out by the Contractor
as provided in (Commissioning) hereof, for the purpose of carrying out
Guarantee Test(s).
viii) ''Contracting "Agency/Purchasing Agency" means officer of PSPCL who

invites tenders and/or issue purchase orders for the procurement of material,
equipment and services.
ix) “Consultant” shall mean a person or a firm or an undertaking or an institution

duly engaged by PSPCL or its duly authorized officer to give expert advice,
specification, design and drawings in connection with the execution of a
work/project. M/s NTPC Ltd., is Consultant for this tender.
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x) “Contract” Contract means the document forming the tender, acceptance

thereof and the formal agreement executed between the PSPCL and the
Contractor, together with the documents referred to therein. It shall include
Notice Inviting Tender /Tender Specification including design and drawings,
information & instructions for tenderer. Tender (including the warranty,
'schedule of Quantities and Prices' and other schedules attached thereto),
general conditions of the contract, special conditions, if any, relevant, pre-
award correspondence and letter of intent/award thereof.
xi) “Contractor"(including Vendor/Fabricator) means a person or a firm or an

undertaking or an institution to whom the work has been allotted for its
execution and for rendering services in connection therewith and shall be
deemed to include the contractor's successors, authorized representative or
assigns approved by the Engineer-in-charge.
xii) “Contract Documents” means the documents listed in (Contract Documents)

of the Form of Contract Agreement (including any amendments thereto).
xiii) “Contractor’s Representative” means any person nominated by the

Contractor and approved by the Owner in the manner provided in GCC Sub-
Clause 17.2 (Contractor’s Representative and Construction Manager) hereof to
perform the duties delegated by the Contractor.
xiv) “Contractor’s Equipment” means all plant, facilities, equipment, machinery,

tools, apparatus, appliances or things of every kind required in or for
installation, completion and maintenance of Facilities that are to be provided
by the Contractor, but does not include Plant and Equipment, or other things
intended to form or forming part of the Facilities.
xv) “Contract Price" shall mean either the lump sum amount named in contract or
total of all payments estimated as per Unit Prices & Quantities set-forth in the
contract/work order, which are to be paid to the contractor for the work to be
done under the contract/work order.
xvi) “Contract Period” shall mean the period during which the work shall be
executed as agreed between Vendor/Contractor/Fabricator and Contracting
Agency in the contract including extensions, if any, granted by the competent
authority

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xvii) “Completion” shall be defined to be a state of readiness for use after

completion of all items of work covered under the scope of contract to the
satisfaction of Engineer-in-charge(For this contract completion will be
considered on completion of work on unit basis).
xviii) "Company Secretary" means Company Secretary as defined under Section

2(24) of companies Act 2013.
xix) "Contracting Agency" means an officer of PSPCL, who invites tenders for
execution of works/ services.
xx) “Day" means a calendar day of Gregorian Calendar.
xxi) “Date of Completion” Date of Completion means the date or dates for
completion of whole or any part of the work as set out in or ascertained in
accordance with the individual work order or the tender document or any
subsequent agreed amendments thereto.
xxii) “Date of award of Contract” shall mean the date of issue of the work order.
xxiii) “Defect Liability Period” means the period of validity of the warranties given
by the Contractor commencing at Completion of the Facilities or a part
thereof, during which the Contractor is responsible for defects with respect to
the Facilities (or the relevant part thereof) as provided in GCC Clause 27
(Defect Liability) hereof.
xxiv) “Design Offices” means organizational unit under various Engineer in

Chief/G.M./C.E. assigned with the work of designing and laying down the
specifications, invitation and finalization of tenders.
xxv) "Directors”
. means Directors of PSPCL duly appointed by Government of
Punjab under pursuant to provisions of Companies Act and Articles of
Association.
xxvi) “Drawing”
. means the drawings, plans and tracing or prints thereof referred to
in the specifications and/or appended with the tender documents, any
modification of such drawings approved in writing by the Engineer-in-charge
including drawings issued for actual construction of the works from time to time
by the Engineer-in-charge.

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xxvii) “Engineer-in-charge” means the Addl. SE/ Sr. Executive Engineer in

executive charge of the work and shall include his superior officers i.e. SE/Dy.
CE and CE/GM/Er. in. Chief.
xxviii) “Effective Date” means the date from which the Time for Completion shall be
determined as stated in Clause-22.1.0 (e) of ITB (Effective Date for
Determining Time for Completion) of the Form of Contract Agreement.
xxix) “Emergency/Urgent Works” means any urgent measures, which in the

opinion of the Engineer-in-Charge, become necessary during the progress of
the work to obviate any risk of accident/ failure or which becomes necessary
for /safety/security.
xxx) “Executed” in Clause 1.3.1 (b)/ Clause 1.3.1 (c) of IFB means the Bidder
should have commissioned the project(s) specified in the Clause 1.3.1 (b)/
Clause 1.3.1 (c) even if the contract has not been closed.
xxxi) “Facilities” means the Plant and Equipment to be supplied and installed, as
well as all the Installation Services to be carried out by the Contractor under
the Contract.
xxxii) “Flue Gas Desulphurisation System” or “FGD System” wherever appearing

above shall mean-Wet lime based Flue Gas Desulphurisation System with
Absorber.
xxxiii) “Guarantee
. Period” shall mean the period during which the work or plant or
equipment shall give the same performance as guaranteed by the
vendor/Contractor/Fabricator in the Schedule of guarantee in the contract as
per contract agreement.
xxxiv) “Guarantee Test(s)” means the test(s) specified in the Technical

Specifications to be carried out to ascertain whether the Facilities or a specified
part thereof is able to attain the Functional Guarantees specified in the
Technical Specifications in accordance with the provisions of GCC Sub-Clause
25.2 (Guarantee Test) hereof.

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xxxv) "Government" means The Government of Punjab or Govt. on India as the

case may be.
xxxvi) “GST” means Goods and Services Tax under the Central Goods and services
Tax Act, integrated Goods and Services Tax Act, Goods and Services Tax
(Compensation to States) At and various State/Union Territory Goods and
services Tax Laws and application cesses, if any under the laws in force (here
in after referred to as relevant GST Laws.
xxxvii) "Head Office" means Head-quarters of PSPCL functioning under the overall
control of the CMD.
xxxviii) “Installation Services” means all those services ancillary to the supply of the
Plant and Equipment for the Facilities, to be provided by the Contractor under
the Contract; e.g., transportation and provision of marine or other similar
insurance, inspection, expediting, Site preparation works (including the
provision and use of Contractor’s Equipment and the supply of all construction
materials required), installation, testing, pre-commissioning, commissioning,
operations & maintenance required for achieving Completion of Facilities, the
provision of operations and maintenance manuals, training of Owner's
Personnel etc.
xxxix) .
"Local Authority" means a Municipal Committee or Corporation, or other
authority legally entitled to or entrusted by the Government with the control of
management of a Municipal or Local Body.
xl)
“Manufacturer” refers to a person or firm who is the producer and furnisher of
materials or designer and fabricator or both under the contract.
xli)
“Month” means calendar month of Gregorian Calendar.
xlii)
"Minutes" means the proceeding of the meetings in respect of the meeting of
the members, Board or any committee constituted by competent authority.
xliii)
“Plant and Equipment” means permanent plant, equipment, machinery,
apparatus, articles and things of all kinds to be provided and incorporated in the
Facilities by the Contractor under the Contract (including the spare parts to be
supplied by the Contractor under GCC Sub-Clause 6.1.0 hereof), but does not
include Contractor’s Equipment.
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xliv) "Project Manager" for this project means Dy. Chief Engineer/MM-I, GHTP,
Lehra Mohabbat or any other officer of PSPCL so assigned to perform the
duties of Project Manager.
xlv) “Operational Acceptance” means the acceptance by the Ownerof the

Facilities (or any part of the Facilities where the Contract provides for
acceptance of the Facilities in parts), which certifies the Contractor’s
fulfilment of the Contract in respect of Functional Guarantees of the
Facilities (or the relevant part thereof) in accordance with the provisions of
GCC Clause 28 (Functional Guarantees) hereof and shall include deemed
acceptance in accordance with GCC Clause 25 (Commissioning and
Operational Acceptance) hereof.
xlvi) 'Owner' shall mean the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited on whose
behalf the tender enquiry is issued and shall include their
successors/assigns/ authorized officers/representatives.
xlvii) “QFGDM" (Qualified Wet Limestone based Flue Gas Desulphurisation

System Manufacturer) means a manufacturer meeting requirements
stipulated at1.1.1 of IFB.
xlviii) 'Quotation' means the rate(s), terms and conditions quoted by a contractor
in response to a specific enquiry for a work and/or supply to be executed on
'work order' basis.
xlix) . "Registered Contractor" means contractors registered with the various

offices of the PSPCL.
l) “Sub-Vendor'/Sub-contractor/Sub-Fabricator” shall mean the person

named in the 'Contract' undertaking a part of the work or any person to
whom a part of the 'Contract' has been sublet with the written consent of the
owner and shall include his heirs, legal representatives, successors and
assigns.
li)
“Specification” shall mean collectively all the terms and stipulations
contained in those portions of the contract known as general conditions, the
specifications, drawings/sketches and such amendments, revisions, deletions
or additions as may be made in the agreement and all written agreements
made or to be made pertaining to the method and manner of performing the
work or to the quantities and qualities of the material to be furnished under
the contract.
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lii) “Site” means the Land and/ or other places, on, under, in or through which
the work is to be executed including any other lands or places which may be
allotted for the purpose of the contract.
liii) “Tender” means rates, terms & conditions quoted by Contractor in response
to notice inviting tender issued by the contracting agencies on prescribed
forms and accompanied with requisite amount of EMD for works to be
executed.
liv) “Week” means 7 days without regard to the number of hours worked or not,
on any day, in that week.
lv) “Work” means the work described in tender documents work orders and/or
drawings & Specifications accompanying as may be issued from time to time
to the contractor by the Engineer-in- Charge within the powers conferred
upon him, including all modified or additional works and obligations to be
carried out either at the site or at any Factory workshop or other place as
required for the performance of the contract.
lvi) "Whole-time-Director" means Directors appointed as such by Govt. of

Punjab pursuant to provision of Companies Act and Articles of
Association.
lvii)
‘BOD’s’ means Board of Directors of PSPCL.
lviii)
Proprietary works/material: The Proprietary works/material related to O&M
of thermal Plants means works/material of proprietary nature carried out/
being provided by single service provider/ manufacturer and supplied by it or
its authorized dealer or any other tailor made item or component to match
with the manufacturer’s equipment.

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Introduction
The Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (“PSPCL”) is the power

generation and distribution company in the state of Punjab and is fully owned by the
Government of Punjab. The entity was formed in 2010 when the Punjab State Electricity
Board (PSEB) was unbundled into two companies – Punjab State Power Corporation
Limited (PSPCL) and Punjab State Transmission Corporation Limited (PSTCL). PSPCL
owns three thermal power plants in the state of Punjab – Guru Nanak Dev Thermal Plant
(Bathinda), Guru Gobind Singh Super Thermal Plant (Ropar) and GuruHargobind
Thermal Plant (Lehra Mohabbat) with installed capacities of 460 MW, 1260 MW and 920
MW respectively.
Guru Hargobind Thermal Plant consists of Two Units of 210MW (Stage-I) and
Two Units of 250MW (Stage-II) (Total 920 MW).
Units were commissioned as under:
Unit No. Date of Commissioning

1 May-1998
2 November-1998
3 February-2008
4 August-2008
This plant is situated at about 25 KM from Bathinda on National Highway no. -7.
The basic fuel for this plant is PC Coal, furnace oil & LDO.

SECTION - I
INVITATION FOR BIDS (IFB)

Clause No. INVITATION FOR BIDS (IFB)
INVITATION FOR BIDS (IFB)
FOR
FLUE GAS DESULPHURISATION (FGD) SYSTEM AT GHTP LEHRA

MOHABBAT(PUNJAB)
(STAGE- I (2x210 MW) & STAGE-II (2x250 MW) UNITS)
(Domestic CompetitiveBidding)
DUE ON: 23-08-2019
A. PSPCL, GHTP, Lehra Mohabbatinvites e-Bids from eligible Bidders for Flue
Gas Desulphurisation (FGD) System in three parts bid as per the brief
scope of work mentioned hereinafter
B. The brief scope of work is asunder:-
Design, engineering, manufacture, shop fabrication, preassembly, shop
testing/ type testing at manufacturer’s works, packing, transportation, unloading,
handling and conservation of equipment at site, completeservices of construction
including erection, supervision, pre-commissioning, commissioning and
performance testing of equipments under bidder’s scope of work of FGD System,
Limestone handling, storage, crushing and Gypsum handling & storage, wet
chimney, RO based Desalination Plant/ PT Plant wherever applicable, and its
associated auxiliaries including all associated Electrical, Control & Instrumentation,
Civil, Structural and Architecture works.
The detailed scope of work shall be as per specifications and scope defined in this
bidding documentfor Flue Gas Desulphurisation System for Stage I & II, GHTP,
Lehra Mohabat, PSPCL.
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C. Detailed Specification, Scope of Work and Terms & Conditions are given in the
Tender Specifications, which are available online at e-tendering website-
https://pspcl.abcprocure.com. Schedule of Bidding process will be as under:
1. Address details of tender Dy. Chief Engineer/O&M,

issuing authority Mechanical Mtc. Circle-I,
GHTP, Lehra Mohabbat – 151111,
District Bathinda (Punjab).
Email ID: xen-fgd-ghtp@pspcl.in
Ph.0164-2756434, Fax No.0164-2756255
Mobile No. : 96461-17606
2. Bidding Document No. PSPCL/CW-CC-9971-109
3. Due Date 23-08-2019
4. Scope/Short Description of Design, engineering, manufacture, shop
Work fabrication, preassembly, shop testing/ type
testing at manufacturer’s works, packing,
transportation, unloading, handling and
conservation of equipment at site, complete
services of construction including erection,
supervision, pre-commissioning, commissioning
and performance testing of equipments under
bidder’s scope of work of FGD System,
Limestone handling, storage, crushing and
Gypsum handling & storage, wet chimney,
wherever applicable, and its associated auxiliaries
including all associated Electrical, Control &
Instrumentation, Civil, Structural and Architecture
works as detailed in Tender Specifications for
Flue Gas Desulphurisation System for Stage I &
II, GHTP, Lehra Mohabbat, PSPCL.
5. Down loading of Start 27-06-2019 at 19:00 hrs
specification/Tender Date
Documents from website. 23-08-2019 at 11:30 hrs
https://pspcl.abcprocure.c Last
om Date
6. Last date & time for receipt of 25-07-2019 at 17:00 hrs
request for clarification for pre-bid
conference
7. Date of pre bid conference 06-08-2019 at 10:00 Hrs
8. Last Date & Time for Bid 23-08-2019 at 11:30 hrs
Submission
9. Fee stage Bid opening date& 23-08-2019 at 11:31 hrs
Time
10. Techno commercial Stage Bid 23-08-2019 at 15:00 hrs
opening date& Time
11. Date & Time of opening of Price Will be intimated later on
bid
12. Date and time of start of Reverse Will be intimated later on
Bidding (RB)
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13. Date time and place for negotiation Will be intimated later on
with L-1 bidder
14. EMD deposit/Bid Security All bids must be accompanied by an EMD
(Bid Security) for an amount equal to Indian
Rupees 13 Crore (Indian Rupees Thirteen
Crore only) in the form of Bank Guarantee/
Demand Draft/Net banking as specified in
the bidding document.
15. Bid Document Fee/Bid Processing NIL
Fees
16. Mode of tendering e-tendering only
17. Tender specification can be downloaded from website https://pspcl.abcprocure.com.
Further details regarding e-tendering are available on website www.pspcl.in. Firms are
requested to get their digital signatures issued and to complete the process of
registration well in time.
All Bids must be accompanied by Earnest Money/Bid Security for an amount equal
to Indian Rupees 13 Crore (Indian Rupees Thirteen Crore only) in the form of
unconditional Bank Guarantee/ Demand Draft/Net banking as specified in the
bidding document. Unconditional Bank Guarantee for Bid Security should be
issued from the Banks as specified as Annexure-A.
Security Deposit @ 5% from the running bills will be deducted in addition to other
deductions.
EMD/Bid Security to the bidder(s) who do not qualify techno-commercial

conditions, will be returned on request by bidder after 30 days of intimation of
rejection of bid. EMD/Bid Security to the bidder, who are considered for price bid
(Other than L-1 bidder), will be returned after 30 days of the award of contract to
the successful bidder.
Any Bid not accompanied by an acceptable Earnest Money Deposit/Bid

Security in a separate sealed envelope (Marked as “EMD for Bid Document
No. PSPCL/CW-CC-9971-109”) shall be rejected by the owner.
D. Qualification Requirements for Bidders.
In addition to the requirements stipulated in Section III ITB (Instructions to

Bidder), the following shall also apply:

1.0.0 Technical Criteria
The Bidder should meet the qualifying requirements stipulated in any one of the
qualifying routes i.e Route-1 (clause 1.1.0) or Route-2 (clause 1.2.0) or Route-3
(clause 1.3.0) or Route-4 (clause 1.4.0) including requirements stipulated in sub
clauses of respective Route. In addition, the Bidder should also meet the
requirements stipulated under clause 2.0.0 together with the requirements
stipulated under section ITB.
1.1.0 Route-1: Qualified Wet Limestone based Flue Gas Desulphurisation (FGD)
System Manufacturer (QFGDM)
1.1.1 The Bidder should have designed, engineered, supplied, erected/supervised

erection and commissioned/supervised commissioning of at least one(1) no. of
wet limestone based Flue Gas Desulphurisation System, having flue gas
treatment capacity of not less than 10,00,000 Nm3/hr, with desulphurisation
efficiency of at least 90 %, operating in a pulverised coal fired power plant. The
above wet limestone based Flue Gas Desulphurisation System should have been
in successful operation for a period not less than one (1) year prior to the date of
Techno-Commercial bid opening.
1.2.0 Route-2: Wet Limestone based Flue Gas Desulphurisation System

Manufacturer with Collaboration and Technology Transfer Agreement with
QFGDM.
1.2.1 The Bidder should have designed, engineered, supplied, erected/supervised

erection and commissioned/supervised commissioning of at least one(1) no. of
wet limestone based Flue Gas Desulphurisation system having flue gas treatment
capacity of not less than 6,00,000 Nm3/hr, with desulphurisation efficiency of at
least 85%, operating in a pulverised coal fired power plant. The above wet
limestone based Flue Gas Desulphurisation System should have been in
successful operation for a period not less than one (1) year prior to the date of
1.2.2 Bidder should also have a valid ongoing collaboration and technology transfer
agreement with a QFGDM meeting requirements of clause 1.1.1 on its own, valid
minimum up to the end of the defect liability period of the contract. In such a case
Bidder can either source the FGD System from such manufacturer or
manufacture/get manufactured the FGD System as per the design and
manufacturing drawings of such QFGDM.

1.2.3 The Bidder shall furnish a Deed of Joint Undertaking (DJU) executed by it and
the QFGDM, in which the executants of DJU shall be jointly and severally liable
to the Owner for successful performance of the FGD System as per format
enclosed with the bidding documents.
The DJU shall be submitted along with techno-commercial bid, failing which the
Bidder shall be disqualified and its bid shall be rejected.
1.2.4 In case of award of a project, the QFGDM will be required to furnish an on

demand bank guarantee for an amount of 2% of the total contract price of the
Flue Gas Desulphurisation System Package for the awarded project as Contract
Award Security, in addition to the Bid security/EMD to be furnished by the Bidder.
1.3.0 Route-3: Steam Generator Manufacturer / Indian JV company of Steam

Generator manufacturer or QFGDM/ Indian Subsidiary company of Steam
Generator manufacturer or QFGDM with Collaboration and Technology
Transfer Agreement with QFGDM
1.3.1 a) Bidder should have designed, engineered, manufactured/got manufactured,

erected/ supervised erection and commissioned/supervised commissioning of
at least one (1) no. of pulverised coal fired steam generator for 200 MW or
higher capacity unit or having minimum 600T/hr steaming capacity. Further,
such Steam Generator should have been in successful operation for a period
not less than one (1) year prior to the date of Techno-Commercial bid
opening.
Alternatively
b) The Bidder shall be a Joint Venture (JV) Company incorporated in India
under the Companies Act of India, as on the date of techno-commercial bid
opening, promoted by (i) an Indian Company registered in India under the
Companies Act of India and (ii) a Steam Generator Manufacturer meeting
requirements of clause 1.3.1(a) or a QFGDM meeting requirements of clause
1.1.1, created for the purpose of manufacturing/supplying in India steam
generator sets/Flue Gas Desulphurisation System. The Steam Generator
Manufacturer/QFGDM shall maintain a minimum equity participation of 26%
in the JV Company for a lock-in period of 7 years from the date of
incorporation of JV Company and one of the promoters shall be a majority
stakeholder who shall maintain a minimum equity participation of 51% in the
JV Company for a lock in period of 7 years from the date of incorporation of
JV Company or up to the end of defect liability period of the contract
whichever is later. Further, Bidder should have executed order(s), during the
last 5 years, with the total value of such project(s) being INR 5,000 million or
more as on the date of Techno-commercial bid opening.

Alternatively
c) The Bidder shall be an Indian Subsidiary Company of a Steam Generator

Manufacturer meeting requirements of clause 1.3.1(a) or an Indian
Subsidiary Company of a QFGDM meeting requirements of clause 1.1.1,
registered in India under the Companies Act of India, as on the date of
techno-commercial bid opening, for manufacturing/supply of Steam
Generator sets/Flue Gas Desulphurisation System.
The subsidiary Company shall remain a subsidiary company of the Steam

Generator Manufacturer/QFGDM for a minimum period of 7 years from the
date of incorporation of such Subsidiary Company or up to the end of defect
liability period of the contract whichever is later. Further, Bidder should have
executed order(s), during the last 5 years, with the total value of such
project(s) being INR 5,000 million or more as on the date of Techno-
commercial bid opening.
agreement with a QFGDM meeting requirements of clause 1.1.1, valid minimum
up to the end of the defect liability period of the contract. In such a case Bidder
can either source the FGD System from such manufacturer or manufacture/get
manufactured the FGD System as per the design and manufacturing drawings of
such QFGDM.
1.3.3 The Bidder shall furnish a Deed of Joint Undertaking (DJU) executed by it, the
promoter(s) having 25% or higher equity participation in the Subsidiary Company
/JV Company (as the case may be) and the QFGDM, in which the executants of
DJU shall be jointly and severally liable to the Owner for successful performance
of the FGD System as per format enclosed with the bidding documents. The DJU
shall be submitted along with techno-commercial bid, failing which the Bidder
shall be disqualified and its bid shall be rejected.

demand bank guarantee for an amount of 2 % of the total contract price of the
Award Security,in addition to the Bid Security/EMD to be furnished by the Bidder.

1.4.0 Route-4: EPC Organization with Collaboration and Technology Transfer

Agreement with QFGDM
1.4.1 The Bidder should be an Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC)

organization and should have executed, in the last 10 years, large industrial
projects on EPC basis (with or without civil works) in the area of power, steel, oil
& gas, petro-chemical, fertilizer, Flue Gas Desulphurisation and / or any other
process industry with the total value of such projects being INR 5,000 million or
more. At least one of such project (in single or multiple contract) should have a
total contract value of INR 2,000 million or more. These projects shall be in
successful operation for a period of not less than one (1) year prior to the date of
agreement with a QFGDM meeting requirements of clause 1.1.1, valid minimum
up to the end of the defect liability period of the contract. In such a case Bidder
can either source the FGD System from such manufacturer or manufacture/get
manufactured the FGD System as per the design and manufacturing drawings
released by such QFGDM.
1.4.3 The Bidder shall furnish a Deed of Joint Undertaking (DJU) executed by it and
the QFGDM, in which the executants of DJU shall be jointly and severally liable
to the Owner for successful performance of the FGD System as per format
enclosed with the bidding documents. The DJU shall be submitted along with
techno-commercial bid, failing which the Bidder shall be disqualified and its bid
shall be rejected.

demand bank guarantee for an amount of 2 % of the total contract price of the
Award Security,in addition to the Bid Security/EMD to be furnished by the Bidder.
Note for Clauses 1.0.0

1) Definitions
a) “QFGDM" (Qualified Wet Limestone based Flue Gas Desulphurisation

System Manufacturer) means a manufacturer meeting requirements
stipulated at1.1.1.
b) Whenever the term 'Coal Fired' is appearing above, "Coal" shall be deemed
to also include bituminous coal/brown coal/ anthracite coal/lignite.


c) “Flue Gas Desulphurisation System” or “FGD System” wherever

appearing above shall mean-Wet lime based Flue Gas Desulphurisation
System with Absorber.
d) “Executed” in Clause 1.3.1 (b)/ Clause 1.3.1 (c) means the Bidder should
have commissioned the project(s) specified in the Clause 1.3.1 (b)/ Clause
1.3.1 (c) even if the contract has not been closed.
2) Erection/Commissioning
Where erection / supervision of erection and commissioning / supervision of

commissioning has not been in the scope of the Bidder as mentioned in clause
1.1.1, 1.2.1 & 1.3.1 (a), the Bidder should have acted as an advisor for erection
and commissioning. Necessary documents / certificates from the client, in
support of above shall be furnished along with the Techno-Commercial bid.
3) Direct/Indirect order
The Bidder/ QFGDM shall also be considered qualified, in case the award
for executing the reference works has been received by the Bidder/ QFGDM
either directly from owner of plant or any other intermediary organization.
However, a certificate from such owner of plant or any other intermediary
organisation shall be required to be furnished by the Bidder along with its
Techno-Commercial bid in support of the Bidder's/ QFGDM claim of meeting
the qualification requirement as per clause 1.1.1, 1.2.1, 1.3.1(a) & 1.4.1 above.
Further, certificate from owner of the plant shall also be furnished by the Bidder
along with the Techno-Commercial bid for the successful operation as specified
at clause 1.1.1, 1.2.1, 1.3.1(a) & 1.4.1 above.
4) Holding Company as a Qualified Wet Limestone based Flue Gas

Desulphurisation system Manufacturer
a) A Holding Company, singularly or collectively along with its Subsidiaries (held

either directly or indirectly), meeting the requirements of clause 1.1.1 above
shall also be considered as QFGDM.

b) In such a case, if the Holding Company itself is not the Bidder as a QFGDM,
the Holding Company and all such subsidiaries lending strength / experience
to the Holding Company for meeting the requirements of clause 1.1.1 above
should necessarily be part of the DJU being submitted by the Bidder for
successful performance of the FGD System as per format enclosed with the
bidding documents, failing which the bidder shall be disqualified and its bid
rejected. Further, the Holding Company and all such entities lending strength
/ experience to the Holding Company for meeting the requirements of clause
1.1.1 above shall each be required to furnish separate on demand bank
guarantees as per the format enclosed with the bidding documents for an
amount aggregating 2 % of the total contract price of the Flue Gas
Desulphurisation System Package for the awarded project divided equally
among them, in addition to the Bid Security/EMD to be furnished by the
Bidder. This bank guarantee requirement shall supersede bank guarantee
requirement stipulated at clause 1.2.4, 1.3.4 & 1.4.4 for the QFGDM.
c) In case the Holding Company itself is the Bidder as a QFGDM as per clause
1.1.1, the Holding Company shall submit its board resolution stating that in
case of any likely change of management control of any of these subsidiaries
lending strength / experience to the Holding Company for meeting the
requirements of clause 1.1.1 above , the Bidder shall arrange for separate on
demand bank guarantees as per the format enclosed with the bidding
documents from all such entities lending strength / experience to the Holding
Company for fulfillment of requirement of clause 1.1.1, above for an amount
aggregating 2 % of the total contract price of the Flue Gas Desulphurisation
System Package for the awarded project divided equally among them, in
addition to the Bid Security/EMD to be furnished by the Bidder before the
change in management control actually occurs.
5) Technology Transfer Agreement (Applicable for Clause 1.2.0, 1.3.0 &

1.4.0)
The bidder shall have a technology transfer agreement as on the date of

Techno-commercial bid opening between the Bidder & QFGDM which shall
necessarily cover transfer of technological knowhow for Wet Limestone based
Flue Gas Desulphurisation System, in the form of complete transfer of design
dossier, design softwares (along with license), drawings and documentation,
quality system manuals and imparting relevant personnel training to the Bidder.

6) Equity Lock in period
Wherever equity lock in period requirement or subsidiary status requirement is

indicated, the Bidder would be required to furnish along with its techno-
commercial bid, a Letter of Undertaking from the promoter(s), supported by
Board Resolution as per the format enclosed in the bid documents, for
maintaining the required minimum equity for the specified lock in period.
2.0.0 Financial Criteria
2.1.0 Financial Criteria of Bidder
2.1.1 The average annual turnover of the Bidder, in the preceding three (3) financial
years as on the date of Techno-Commercial bid opening, should not be less than
INR 2299 Million (Indian Rupees Two Thousand Two Hundred ninety nine Million
only).
In case a Bidder does not satisfy the average 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.
2.1.2 Net worth of the bidder should not be less than 100% (hundred percent) of its
paid up share capital as on the last day of the preceding financial year on the
date of Techno-commercial bid opening. In case the Bidder does not meet 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
of its Holding company wherever applicable. In such a case, however 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.
For satisfying above financial Criteria
1) Bidder will submit Audited financial statementsfor last three financial

years.
2) Annual average turnover and net worth certificate (in derived form) duly
certified by practicing Chartered Accountant in Indian Rupees.
2.1.3 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 for substantiation of its qualification:
(i) Copies of the unaudited unconsolidated financial statements of the Bidder

along with copies of the audited consolidated financial statements of its
Holding Company.
(ii) A Certificate from the CEO/CFO of the Holding Company, as per the format
enclosed with the bidding documents, stating that the unaudited
unconsolidated financial statements form part of the consolidated financial
statements of the Holding Company.
In cases where audited results for the last financial year as on the date of Techno
Commercial bid opening are not available, the financial results certified by a
practicing Chartered Accountant shall be considered acceptable. In case, Bidder
is not able to submit the Certificate from a practicing Chartered Accountant
certifying its financial parameters, the audited results of three consecutive
financial years preceding the last financial year shall be considered for evaluating
the 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 the date of Techno-
commercial bid opening and the Certificate from the practicing Chartered
Accountant certifying the financial parameters is not available.


2.2.0 Financial Criteria of Collaborator/Associate (Applicable for clause 1.2.0,

1.3.0 & 1.4.0)
2.2.1 The average annual turnover of the Collaborator/Associate, in the preceding

three (3) financial years as on the date of Techno-Commercial bid opening,
should not be less than INR 230 Million (Indian Rupees Two Hundred Thirty
Million only).
In case a Collaborator/Associate does not satisfy the average 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 Collaborator/Associate would be required to furnish along with
bidder's 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 to the Collaborator/Associate to honour the terms and
conditions of the Deed of Joint Undertaking in case of award of the Contract to
the Bidder with whom Collaborator/Associate is associated.
2.2.2
Net worth of the Collaborator/Associate should not be less than 100% (hundred
percent) of its paid up share capital as on the last day of the preceding financial
year on the date of Techno-commercial bid opening. In case the Collaborator/
Associate does not meet 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 of its Holding company wherever
applicable. In such a case, however the Net worth of the Collaborator/Associate
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.

For satisfying above financial Criteria
1) Bidder will submit Audited financial statementsfor last three financial years.
2) Annual average turnover and net worth certificate (in derived form) duly
certified by practicing Chartered Accountant in Indian Rupees.
2.2.3 In case the Collaborator/Associate is not able to furnish its audited financial
statements on standalone entity basis, the unaudited unconsolidated financial
statements of the Collaborator/Associate can be considered acceptable provided
the Collaborator/Associate further furnishes the following documents for
substantiation of its qualification:
(i) Copies of the unaudited unconsolidated financial statements of the

Collaborator/Associate along with copies of the audited consolidated
financial statements of its Holding Company.
(ii) A Certificate from the CEO/CFO of the Holding Company, as per the
format enclosed with the bidding documents, stating that the unaudited
unconsolidated financial statements form part of the consolidated
financial statements of the Holding Company.
In cases where audited results for the last financial year as on the date of
Techno Commercial bid opening are not available, the financial results certified
by a practicing Chartered Accountant shall be considered acceptable. In case,
Collaborator/Associate is not able to submit the Certificate from a practicing
Chartered Accountant certifying its financial parameters, the audited results of
three consecutive financial years preceding the last financial year shall be
considered for evaluating the 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 the date of Techno-commercial bid opening and the Certificate from the
practicing Chartered Accountant certifying the financial parameters is not
available.
Notes for Clause 2.1.0 & 2.2.0
(i) Net worth means the sum total of the paid up share capital and free
reserves. Free reserve 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 Average annual
turnover.
(iii) “Holding Company” and “Subsidiary Company” shall have the meaning
ascribed to them as per Companies Act of India.
(iv) For Average annual Turnover indicated in foreign currency, the exchange
rate as on 31.3.19 shall be considered.
(v) For foreign currency turnover transaction average exchange rates of

State Bank of India will be considered.
(vi) The unconditional Bank Guarantees submitted towards Contract Security

shall be from the Banks listed in Annexure-A to IFB. The Bank guarantee
shall be issued on Non-Judicial Stamp Paper of appropriate value as per
Stamp Act prevailing in the rate in the State where the BG is executed.
While issuing the physical BG, the Bidder’s Bank shall also send
electronic message to Owner’s Beneficiary Bank whose details are
provided in the bidding documents through secure SFMS
F. Bids not meeting the requirements as stated above shall be rejected.
G. Bidders are required to furnish the details of the past experiences based on
which selection is to be made as per format enclosed in the bidding
documents for the same and enclose relevant documents like copies of
authentic work order, completion certificate, agreements etc. supporting the
details/data provided in the format. No claims without supporting documents
shall be accepted in this regard.
H. The Owner also reserves the right to assess the capacity and capability of
the bidder/collaborator to satisfactory execute the contract. Such
assessment may include but not limited to the evaluation of adequacy of
facilities services, resources, design/engineering capacity & financial
capability.
I.
PSPCL 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.

J. A complete set of Bidding Documents may be downloaded by any interested

Bidder from the tendering website.
K. Bids shall be submitted online (https://pspcl.abcprocure.com) and opened at

the address given below. Fee stage Bid (Envelope-I) &Techno-Commercial
Bid [Envelope-II] and price bid [Envelop-III] will be opened in presence of
Bidder’s authorized representative who choose to attend the Bid opening.
Date of opening of the Price Bid will be intimated to the technical suitable
bidders.
L. Part-I, Part-II & Part-III of Bid shall be opened at the address given below.
Note: No hard copy of Bidding Documents shall be issued.
Online Bid submission at https://pspcl.abcprocure.com.
Address forsubmission of hard copies & correspondence for matters

relating to this bid:
Deputy Chief Engineer/O&M,

Mechanical Maintenance Circle-I,
GHTP, Lehra Mohabbat, District-Bathinda,
Punjab, Pin-151111, INDIA
Contact : 0164-2756434,
Mobile No. : 96461-17606, 96461-55599
E-mail : xen-fgd-ghtp@pspcl.in
Websites for tender : https://pspcl.abcprocure.com
Registered Office : PSPCL, Head Office, The Mall, Patiala-147001

Website : www.pspcl.in
Corporate Identification Number : U40109PB2010SGC033813
Good & Service Tax Number : 03AAFCP5120Q1ZC
Note: All communication should bear the Bidding document Number i.e.
“PSPCL/CW-CC-9971-109”.

Annexure-A
LIST OF BANKS ACCEPTABLE FOR SUBMISSION OF BANK GUARANTEE

FOR SECURITIES
A. SBI ANDASSOCIATES
B. NATIONALISED BANKS
1. AllahabadBank
2. AndhraBank
3. Bank ofIndia
4. Bank ofMaharashtra
5. CanaraBank
6. Central Bank ofIndia
7. CorporationBank
8. DenaBank
9. IndianBank
10. Indian OverseasBank
11. Oriental Bank ofCommerce
12. Punjab NationalBank
13. Punjab & SindBank
14. SyndicateBank
15. Union Bank ofIndia
16. United Bank ofIndia
17. UCOBank
18. VijayaBank
19. Bank ofBaroda

C. SCHEDULED PRIVATE BANKS (INDIANBANKS)
1. Catholic Syrian Bank
2. City Union Bank
3. Dhanlaxmi Bank Ltd.
4. Federal Bank Ltd
5. Jammu & Kashmir Bank Ltd
6. Karnataka Bank Ltd
7. KarurVysya Bank Ltd
8. Lakshmi Vilas Bank Ltd
9. Nainital Bank Ltd
10. Kotak Mahindra Bank
11. RBL Bank Limited
12. South Indian Bank Ltd
13. Tamilnad Mercantile Bank Ltd
14. Axis BankLtd.
15. IndusInd Bank Ltd
16. ICICI Bank
17. HDFC Bank Ltd.
18. DCB Bank Ltd
19. Yes Bank Ltd
20. IDFC Bank Limited
21. Bandhan Bank Limited
22. IDBI Bank Ltd.
Note: Our Banker is State Bank of India.
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PUNJAB STATE POWER CORPORATION LIMITED

GURU HARGOBIND THERMAL PLANT, LEHRA MOHABBAT

Request for Proposal

Domestic Competitive Bidding

FLUE GAS DESULPHURISATION (FGD) SYSTEM

STAGE- I (2x210 MW) & STAGE-II (2x250 MW) UNITS

BIDDING DOCUMENT NO.: PSPCL/CW-CC-9971-109

Bidding Document No. : PSPCL/CW-CC-9971-109

1 General Section & Introduction

Bidding Document No. : PSPCL/CW-CC-9971-109

CIF Cost, Insurance and Freight

CIP Carriage and Insurance paid to (place)

CPM Critical Path Method

EDI Electronic Data Interchange

EXW Ex-factory, Ex works or Ex warehouse

FCA Free Carrier

FOB Free on Board

FOR Free on Rail / Road

FP Forms & Procedures

GCC General Conditions of Contract

GHTP Guru Hargobind Thermal Plant

GST Goods and Service Tax

ICC International Chamber of Commerce

IFB Invitation for Bids

ITB Instructions to Bidders

JVR Joint Verification Report

PSEB Punjab State Electricity Board

PSPCL Punjab State Power Corporation Limited

PSTCL Punjab State Transmission Corporation Limited

RBI Reserve Bank of India

TS Technical Specifications and Drawings

UNCITRAL United Nations Commission on International Trade Law

INCOTERMS International Rules for interpreting Trade Terms

Bidding Document No. : PSPCL/CW-CC-9971-109

Bidding Document No. : PSPCL/CW-CC-9971-109

ii) "Accepting authority" means the authority which is competent to accept

v) “CMD” means Chairman-cum-Managing Director of PSPCL appointed by the

vi) "Competent Authority” means the Board of Directors (BODs) or the

“Commissioning” means trial/initial operation of the Facilities or any part

viii) ''Contracting "Agency/Purchasing Agency" means officer of PSPCL who

ix) “Consultant” shall mean a person or a firm or an undertaking or an institution

FLUE GAS DESULPHURISATION (FGD) SYSTEM PAGE

Bidding Document No. : PSPCL/CW-CC-9971-109

x) “Contract” Contract means the document forming the tender, acceptance

xi) “Contractor"(including Vendor/Fabricator) means a person or a firm or an

xii) “Contract Documents” means the documents listed in (Contract Documents)

xiii) “Contractor’s Representative” means any person nominated by the

xiv) “Contractor’s Equipment” means all plant, facilities, equipment, machinery,

FLUE GAS DESULPHURISATION (FGD) SYSTEM PAGE

Bidding Document No. : PSPCL/CW-CC-9971-109

xvii) “Completion” shall be defined to be a state of readiness for use after

xviii) "Company Secretary" means Company Secretary as defined under Section

xx) “Day" means a calendar day of Gregorian Calendar.

xxiv) “Design Offices” means organizational unit under various Engineer in

FLUE GAS DESULPHURISATION (FGD) SYSTEM PAGE

Bidding Document No. : PSPCL/CW-CC-9971-109

xxvii) “Engineer-in-charge” means the Addl. SE/ Sr. Executive Engineer in

xxix) “Emergency/Urgent Works” means any urgent measures, which in the

xxxii) “Flue Gas Desulphurisation System” or “FGD System” wherever appearing

xxxiv) “Guarantee Test(s)” means the test(s) specified in the Technical

FLUE GAS DESULPHURISATION (FGD) SYSTEM PAGE

Bidding Document No. : PSPCL/CW-CC-9971-109

xxxv) "Government" means The Government of Punjab or Govt. on India as the