NTPC Vidyut invites bids for Setting, Operating 100 TPD Biomass Pellet Plant and Supply of Biomass Pellets for 15 years at GHTP

NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam Ltd. (NVVN) invites online bids from eligible bidders on a 'Single Stage Two Envelope' bidding basis (Envelope-I: Techno-Commercial Bid & Envelope-II: Price Bid) for selection of a developer for setting up and operating a 100 TPD biomass pellet plant and supplying biomass pellets for 15 years at GHTP on a Build Own Operate (BOO) basis.

NVVN shall enter into an agreement with the selected bidder for the supply of biomass pellets for a period of 15 years based on the terms, conditions, and provisions of the RfS. The Bidder, including its parent, affiliate, or group company, shall submit a single bid.

Biomass pellets procured by NVVN from the above project have been provisioned to be sold to Guru Hargobind Thermal Power Plant (GHTP) or any other buying entity(ies). NVVN shall be an intermediary procurer for the procurement of biomass pellets supplied by the pellet plant developer and the sale of such biomass pellets to the buying entity entirely on a back-to-back basis.

Criteria and Eligibility:

The Developer shall design, finance, and refurbish the existing facilities and construct the additional facilities and own and operate the biomass pellet plant. A detailed scope of work has been specified in Section VI – Scope of Work of the Request for Selection (RFS).

All bids must be accompanied by bid security for an amount of Rs 500,000/- (Indian Rupees Five Lakh Only) in the form as stipulated in the Request for Selection (RfS). The same shall be submitted offline in physical form prior to the bid submission end date and time.

As per the financial criteria, the average annual turnover (AATO) of the bidder on a standalone basis in the preceding three (3) financial years as of the date of techno-commercial bid opening should not be less than Rs 4.97 crore (Indian Rupees Four Crore and Ninety-Seven Lakh only) or in equivalent foreign currency.