REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL NOTIFICATION FOR SUPPLY OF POWER TAMIL NADU GENERATION AND DISTRIBUTION CORPORATION LIMITED 1. The Tamil Nadu Generation And Distribution Corporation Limited, Herein after referred to as the “Procurer”, acting through the Chief Engineer/Commercial, 2nd Floor, Western Wing, TANGEDCO ,144, Anna Salai, Chennai 600 002, hereby invites interested companies and/or Bidding Consortium and or any Consortium Member thereof (“Bidders”) to purchase the Request for Proposal (RFP) to participate in the bidding process for the selection of Successful Bidder(s) for procurement of power for medium term through tariff based competitive bidding process under Case – 1 bidding procedure for meeting its base load power requirements on the basis of international competitive bidding in accordance with the “Guidelines for Determination of Tariff by Bidding Process for Procurement of Power by Distribution Licensees” issued by Government of India, Ministry of Power under Section – 63 of the Electricity Act, 2003 and as amended from time to time. The responsibility of the Successful Bidder(s) would be to supply power to the Procurer as per the terms and conditions of the RFP Documents. 2. Bidding Process: The Procurer seeks to qualify and select Successful Bidder(s) for supply of power as aforesaid through this bidding process. For the purpose of selection of the Successful Bidder (s), Bidders shall be required to submit both Non- Financial Bid and Financial Bid simultaneously in a single stage bidding process as per the timelines mentioned in para 10 of this notification. Bidders who meet the Qualification Requirement as specified in Clause 2.1 of the RFP will be Qualified Bidders and the Financial Bids of all such Qualified Bidders shall be opened and evaluated as per provisions of Clause 3.4 of the RFP for the purpose of selection of Successful Bidder(s). 3. Procurement of power Procurer intend to procure 450 MW power (± 20%) at the Delivery Point for a period of FIVE (5) years from the Scheduled Delivery Date in accordance with the terms of the Power Purchase Agreement (PPA). This procurement of power is being done under Case – 1 bidding procedure. 4. Technology: The Bidder is free to choose any power generation technology, including but not limited to sub-critical / supercritical, open / combined cycle, etc. 5. Fuel: The choice of fuel, including but not limited to coal or gas, it’s sourcing and transportation is left entirely to the discretion of the Bidder. The Successful Bidder(s) shall bear complete responsibility to tie up the fuel linkage and the infrastructural requirements for fuel transportation, handling and storage. 6. Power generation source: Bidders are free to supply from any source of power generation including but not limited to hydel power. In case supply of power is proposed from a hydel source the hydrology risk shall be entirely borne by the Bidders. However, if the available capacity of the Seller from a generating station is in excess of the total Contracted Capacity of the Seller, then this excess capacity shall be at the disposal of the Seller. 7. Commencement of supply of power: The Successful Bidder(s) shall have to commence the supply of power on the ScheduledDelivery Date in accordance with the provisions of the PPA. 8. Tariff: The tariff shall be payable by the Procurer in Indian Rupees, as per provisions of thePPA. Bidders shall quote the tariff as per the pre- specified structure mentioned in the RFP. 9. Issue of RFP: The detailed terms and conditions for qualification of the Bidders and for Bid submission are indicated in the RFP. All those interested in purchasing the RFP may respond in writing to the Procurer at the address given in para 11 below with a non-refundable fee of Rs. 50,000 /- (Rupees Fifty Thousand only) (inclusive of VAT) , in the form of a demand draft / banker’s cheque / pay order drawn in favor of The Director/.Finance/Tamil Nadu Generation And Distribution Corporation Limited, payable at Chennai, latest by 23.08.2011. (last date of sale of RFP). The RFP shall be issued to the Bidders on any working day from 10.06.2011 to 23.08.2011 (last date of sale of RFP) between 11:00 hours (IST) to 16:00hours (IST) by Chief Engineer/Commercial/ Tamil Nadu Generation And Distribution Corporation Limited, 2nd Floor, Western Wing, 144, Anna salai , chennai -600 002. on written request and against payment of the above mentioned fee by any Bidder. In case where Bidders request the documents to be sent by post, the Procurer shall promptly dispatch the RFP to such Bidder by registered mail/ air mail only upon receipt of written request and payment of the above mentioned fees in addition to Rs.1, 000/- (Rupees Thousand only) within India and Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand only) for outside India, by such Bidders. The Procurer shall, under no circumstances, be held responsible for late delivery or loss of documents so mailed. The RFP can also be downloaded from www.tneb.in. However, in such case interested Bidder can submit the Bid only on submission of non refundable fee of Rs50,000/- (Rupees Fifty Thousand only) (inclusive of VAT) , in the form of a demand draft / banker’s cheque / pay order drawn in favor of The Director/.Finance/Tamil Nadu Generation And Distribution Corporation Limited, payable at Chennai along with the Bid. 10. Receipt and Opening of Bid: Bid must be delivered to the Chief Engineer/ Commercial/ Tamil Nadu Generation And Distribution Corporation Limited, 2nd Floor, Western Wing, 144, Anna salai , chennai -600 002. of this notification on or before14.00 hours (IST) on 24.08.2011 (last date of submission of Bid) and the Non- Financial Bid will be opened on the same day at 14.30 hours (IST), in the presence of Bidder’s representatives who wish to attend. If it is a public holiday on the last date for submission of the Bid, the submission and the receipt of the Bid shall be on the next working day at the place of submission of Bid, on which day the Non-Financial Bid received shall be opened. The Financial Bid shall be opened as per the time schedule given in Clause 2.14.1 of the RFP. 11. Nodal Person for enquiries and clarifications All correspondence, clarifications in respect of the RFP shall be addressed to: Designation: Superintending Engineer/ Power Purchase, Address: TANGEDCO 6th Floor, Eastern Wing, 144, Anna Salai, Chennai- 600 002. INDIA. Tel.: +91 44 – 2855 8822 Fax: +91 44 – 2852 2270 Email: ceipp@tnebnet.org 12. All capitalized words and expressions used in this notification but not defined herein shall have the same meaning as ascribed to them in the RFP
