NTPC Floats BOS Tender With Nominal Capacity of 1GW Wind Energy Project

National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC) has floated balance of system (BOS) tender package of an ISTS-connected wind energy project with a nominal capacity of 1000 MW anywhere in Karnataka. 

The last date for submitting the bid of this NTPC BOS tender is December 19, 2022, till 03:00 pm and the bid will be opened on the same day at 03:30 pm.

The scope of work of this NTPC BOS tender includes detailed design, engineering, micro-siting, manufacturing, supply, erection, testing, commissioning, and proving the guaranteed performance parameters for installation of the offered wind farm starting from 33kV internal evacuation lines from the unit substation, pooling substation, central monitoring and control station (CMCS), reactive power compensating devices, wind monitoring mast(s), external EHV transmission line till ISTS substation, etc. Supply, Civil Works, and Installation of Wind Turbine Generators (WTGs), unit substations & SCADA are not in the scope of the wind BOS Development package. 

Each interested bidder will have to pay Rs. 22,500/- as a cost of the bidding document, which is non-refundable. 

The Bidder should have executed/ got executed the following works for Wind Project(s) of cumulative capacity 40 MW or higher, out of which at least one Wind Project should be of 10 MW or higher capacity:

(a) Arrangement of land for the Wind Energy Project 

And 

(b) Micro-siting of Wind Turbine

OR 

The Bidder should be a developer of grid-connected Wind Power Plant(s) of cumulative installed capacity of 40 MW or higher, out of which at least one Plant should have been of 10 MW or higher capacity at a single location. The reference plant of 10 MW or higher capacity must have been in successful operation for at least One (1) year before the date of the techno-commercial bid opening. 

OR

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/ petrochemical/ fertilizer/ cement or any other process industry, of the minimum financial figure as mentioned in Table below, in a single project or single work and the same should be in successful operation for at least One (1) year before the date of techno-commercial bid opening: 

From 50MW to 300MW: Rs. 40 Crores

More than 300MW: Rs.0.14 Crores/ MW

The minimum annual turnover for the last three financial years, the requirement for prospective bidders to participate in the bidding process at least shall be calculated as follows:

4.0 Cr. X Capacity in MW bidder is bidding X 0.7 = X Cr. 

For from 50 MW to 300 MW: Rs 40 Crores  & for more than 300 MW: Rs. 0.14 Crores/ MW 

The net worth of the bidder during the last Financial Year shall be positive, wherein the net worth shall be calculated as follows:

Net Worth = (Equity + Reserves) – (Revaluation reserves+ intangible assets + miscellaneous expenses to the extent not written off + carried forward losses)

Bidders can view/download this NTPC wind project tender documents and technical specifications here.

Recently, NTPC called for bids for the development of two solar power projects each having a capacity of 10.5 MW in Neemuch, Madhya Pradesh. As per the tender document released by the state-owned power generator, Bhopal Municipal Corporation will provide the land for the solar power plants.