INVITATION FOR BIDS

NTPC LIMITED
(A GOVERNMENT OF INDIA ENTERPRISE)

CONTRACTS SERVICES

INVITATION FOR BIDS (IFB)

FOR

26 MW FLOATING SOLAR PV PROJECT AT RESERVOIR- 1B OF NTPC SIPAT

(Domestic Competitive Bidding)

IFB No.: RE-CS-5807-004-9

Date: 26.02.2024
ETS Portal Tender Search Code: NTPC-2024-TN000004

Bidding Document No: RE-CS-5807-004-9

1.0 NTPC Ltd. invites online bids from eligible bidders on Single Stage Two Envelope (i.e., Envelope-
I: Techno-Commercial Bid and Envelope-II: Price Bid) with Reverse Auction for 26 MW FLOATING
SOLAR PV PROJECT AT RESERVOIR- 1B OF NTPC SIPAT.

2.0 BRIEF SCOPE OF WORK

The brief scope of work interalia includes the following:
The scope of the project shall be detailed design of Grid Interactive Solar PV Plant, civil, electrical
& mechanical auxiliary systems including preparation of foundation drawings, single line diagrams,
installation drawings, electrical layouts, design calculations etc. Design memorandum and other
relevant drawings and documents required for engineering of all facilities within the scope to be
provided under this contract, are covered under contractor’s scope of work.

Scope covers development of Floating Solar PV plant along with power evacuation system
including supply & installation of PV modules in the designated area. The scope also includes three
(03) years Operation and Maintenance (O&M) of the solar PV plant as well as Annual Maintenance
Contract (AMC) of critical equipment for the period specified in relevant part of the technical
specification. The scope of work covers the following activities and services in respect of all the
equipment & works specified and covered under the specifications and read in conjunction with
“Scope of Supply & services” elaborated elsewhere in the technical specification.

All equipment, materials and services whether explicitly stated or otherwise and that are necessary
for the satisfactory operation of the Solar PV system and its integration with the existing AC
Systems as described in the specification shall be deemed to be included in the scope of work of
the Contractor and shall not be limited to the following:
1) Basic Engineering of the plant and systems.
2) Detailed design of all the equipment and equipment system(s) including civil works.
3) Providing, Review and approval of engineering drawings, data, process
4) Calculations, test procedures, Structural Design Calculations, Equipment Layout, Drawings /
Data sheets of bought out items, Civil Structural / Architectural Drawings, OTGT/PG test etc.
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5) Providing Operation & Maintenance/ instruction manuals, as built drawings and other
information
6) Providing training of Employer’s personnel
7) Finalization of sub-vendors, manufacturing quality plans and Field quality plans.
8) Mandatory permission/ licenses/ statutory clearances from Competent Authorities for
undertaking blasting related works, disposal of cutting material, etc. shall be carried out by the
Bidder
9) Complete manufacturing including conducting all type, routine and acceptance tests; Civil,
Structural and Architectural works to the extent applicable, including construction facilities and
construction power distribution.
10) Packing and transportation from the manufacturer’s works to the site including customs
clearance & port clearance, port charges, (if any).
11) Receipt, storage, preservation and conservation of equipment at the site; Fabrication, pre-
assembly, (if any), erection, testing, pre-commissioning and commissioning and putting into
satisfactory operation all the equipment including successful completion of initial operation
12) Topographical survey & Geo-Technical investigation of land/waterbody and bathymetry survey
of water body.
13) Site - Grading & Clearing of Vegetation (if required), dredging works, if required, for floater
blocks, inverter platform, access ways etc.
14) Supply of floaters, Installation, anchoring, fixing of floaters for SPV panels, pathways for the
floating system, including fixing of PV Modules on Floaters.
15) Launching platforms, O&M platforms with suitable road and water access as per requirement.
16) Arranging power supply and water supply for construction purposes.
17) Construction of Pre-Engineered type Inverter room/platform (if applicable) with Central/String
Inverter along with associated LT and HT switchgear.
18) All associated electrical and civil works required for interfacing with grid i.e. transformers, ,
panels, protection system, cables, metering at 33KV, grid compliance study as per regulation etc.
19) All equipment, materials and services that are necessary for implementation of the reactive
power compensations system as per the grid study with satisfactory operation of the Solar PV
system and its integration with the existing AC Systems.
20) Evacuation of power as per tender drawing.
21) Construction of Central Monitoring and Control Station, with SCADA, PPC panel and
associated equipment at identified location
22) Underground Cabling/Overhead lines of 33KV from Pooling Switchgears of FSPV Project to
Switchyard.

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23) Module cleaning system (Dry or Wet Method) including supply and installation of all
accessories like monitoring system at CMCS and associated equipment and services at identified
location.
24) SCADA system for remote monitoring and control of Inverters with all hardware & software and
complete set of Weather Monitoring Station including cloud cover.
25) CCTV System for remote monitoring of the complete project including supply and installation
of all accessories like monitoring system at CMCS and associated equipment and services at
identified location.
26) 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
27) Reliability and Functional guarantee tests after successful commissioning of full capacity
28) Supply of Mandatory Spares.
29) Satisfactory completion of the contract.
30) Special tools and tackles if any required for maintenance of the plant.
31) Detailed system wise scope is elaborated in respective part of the technical specification.

The work to be carried out as per the above scope shall be all in accordance with the requirements,
conditions, appendices etc. given in Technical Specifications together with those stated in other
Sections/Sub-sections of Bid Documents which shall be considered as a part of this volumes
completely as if bound herewith. It is not the intent to specify herein all aspects of design and
construction nevertheless, the equipment and civil works shall conforming all aspects to high
standard of engineering, design and workmanship and shall be capable of performing in
continuous commercial operation in a manner acceptable to the Employer, who will interpret the
meaning of the specification and drawings and shall have a right to reject or accept any work or
material which in his assessment is not complete to meet the requirements of this specification
and/or applicable Indian / International standards mentioned elsewhere in this specification

The detailed scope of work is as defined in the bidding document No.: RE-CS-5807-004-9.

3.0 NTPC intends to finance the subject package through Own Resources.

4.0 Detailed specification, Scope of work and Terms & Conditions are given in the bidding documents,
which are available for examination and downloading at e-tender portal (as specified in this notice)
and as per the following schedule:
ETS Portal Tender Search Code (TSC) NTPC-2024-TN000004
IFB Date 26.02.2024
Period of Downloading of Bidding Documents From 27.02.2024 17:00 Hrs to
12.03.2024 up to 17:00 HRS
(IST)
Pre Bid Conference and Last Date for receipt of
14.03.2024
queries from prospective Bidders

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