Bidding Forms and Procedures Guide
Bidding Forms and Procedures Guide
SECTION - VII
BOOK 2 OF 2
TABLE OF FORMS AND PROCEDURES
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Section-VII (Part 1 of 2)
Section-VII (Part 2 of 2)
Bank Guarantee
Date..................................................
To
Dear Sirs,
In accordance with Invitation for Bids under your Bid Document No. ........................................,
M/s...............................[Bidder’s Name]................................. having its Registered/Head Office at
............................................................. (hereinafter called the 'Bidder') wish to participate in the said
bid for [Name of Package] .......................................................................................
As an irrevocable bank guarantee against Bid Security for an amount of ............................ (*)
...................................... valid for............................................................... days from
..................................................(**)........................................ required to be submitted by the Bidder
as a condition precedent for participation in the said bid which amount is liable to be forfeited on
the happening of any contingencies mentioned in the Bidding Documents.
This Guarantee shall be irrevocable and shall remain valid upto ............................(@)........... If
any further extension of this guarantee is required, the same shall be extended to such required
period (not exceeding one year) on receiving instructions from M/s ...................... .......................
[Bidder's Name].......................... on whose behalf this guarantee is issued.
In witness where of the Bank, through its authorised officer, has set its hand and stamp on
this..........................................................................day of...................................20..........at.........
..........................................................
(Signature)
..........................................................
(Name)
..........................................................
(Designation
with Bank
Stamp)
Authorised Vide
Power of Attorney
No........................
Date................................................
....
NOTE : 1. (*) The amount shall be as specified in the Bid Data Sheets.
(#) Complete mailing address of the Head Office of the Bank to be given.
(@) This date shall be forty five (45) days after the last date for which the bid is
valid.
4. While getting the Bank Guarantee issued, Bidders are required to ensure
compliance to the points mentioned in Form 16-Form of Bank Guarantee
Verification Check List enclosed in this Section of Bidding Documents. Further,
Bidders are required to fill up this Form 16 and enclose the same with the Bank
Guarantee.
5. In case, Bank Guarantee is getting issued from State Bank of India, Bidder to
take note of NTPC letter ref. NTPC/FC/CS/BG/01 dated 03.09.2014 and SBI
letter ref. CAG-I/AMT-1/2014-15/370 dated 04.09.2014 (attached with Section-III
of Bidding Documents.
2a. Bid Security Form
Date..................................................
To
Dear Sirs,
In accordance with Invitation for Bids under your Bid Document No. ........................................,
M/s...............................[Bidder’s Name]................................. having its Registered/Head Office at
............................................................. (hereinafter called the 'Bidder') wish to participate in the said
bid for [Name of Package] .......................................................................................
As an irrevocable Insurance Surety Bond against Bid Security for an amount of ............................
(*)
...................................... valid for............................................................... days from
..................................................(**)........................................ required to be submitted by the Bidder
as a condition precedent for participation in the said bid which amount is liable to be forfeited on the
happening of any contingencies as mentioned under the Bidding Documents.
This Insurance Surety Bond shall be unconditional as well as irrevocable and shall remain valid upto
............................(@)........... If any further extension of this Insurance Surety Bond is required, the
same shall be extended to such required period (not exceeding one year) on receiving instructions
from M/s ...................... .......................[Bidder's Name].......................... on whose behalf this
Insurance Surety Bond is issued.
In witness where of the Insurer, through its authorised officer, has set its hand and stamp on
this..........................................................................day of...................................20..........at.........
....................................................
(Signature)
....................................................
(Name)
....................................................
(Designation with Insurer Stamp)
Date................................................
NOTE : 1. (*) The amount shall be as specified in the Bid Data Sheets.
(#) Complete mailing address of the Head Office of the Insurer to be given.
(@) This date shall be forty five (45) days after the last date for which the bid is valid.
2. The Insurance Surety Bond shall be from an Insurer as per guidelines issued by
Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) as amended from
time to time.
3. The Employer shall be the Creditor, the Bidder shall be the Principal debtor and the
Insurance company/Insurer shall be the Surety in respect of the Insurance Surety
Bond to be issued by the Insurer.
5. While getting the Insurance Surety Bond issued, Bidders are required to ensure
compliance to the points mentioned in Form of Bank Guarantee/ Insurance Surety
Bond Verification Check List enclosed in this Section of Bidding Documents. Further,
Bidders are required to fill up this Form and enclose the same with the Insurance
Surety Bond.
2b. Bid Security Form
Bank Guarantee
Date..................................................
To
Dear Sirs,
In accordance with Invitation for Bids under your Bid Document No. ........................................,
M/s...............................[Partner Name]................................. having its Registered/Head Office at
............................................................. and M/s...............................[Other Partner’s
Name]................................. having its Registered/Head Office at
............................................................. (hereinafter collectively called the 'Bidder') wish to
participate in the said bid for [Name of Package]
.......................................................................................
As an irrevocable bank guarantee against Bid Security for an amount of ............................ (*)
...................................... valid for............................................................... days from
..................................................(**)........................................ required to be submitted by the Bidder
as a condition precedent for participation in the said bid which amount is liable to be forfeited on
the happening of any contingencies mentioned in the Bidding Documents.
This Guarantee shall be irrevocable and shall remain valid upto ............................(@)........... If
any further extension of this guarantee is required, the same shall be extended to such required
period (not exceeding one year) on receiving instructions from M/s...............................[Partner
Name]................................. and M/s...............................[Other Partner’s
Name]................................. on whose behalf this guarantee is issued.
In witness where of the Bank, through its authorised officer, has set its hand and stamp on
this..........................................................................day of...................................20..........at.........
..........................................................
(Signature)
..........................................................
(Name)
..........................................................
(Designation with
Bank Stamp)
Authorised Vide
Power of Attorney No........................
Date....................................................
NOTE : 1. (*) The amount shall be as specified in the Bid Data Sheets.
(#) Complete mailing address of the Head Office of the Bank to be given.
(@) This date shall be forty five (45) days after the last date for which the bid is
valid.
4. While getting the Bank Guarantee issued, Bidders are required to ensure
compliance to the points mentioned in Form 16-Form of Bank Guarantee
Verification Check List enclosed in this Section of Bidding Documents. Further,
Bidders are required to fill up this Form 16 and enclose the same with the Bank
Guarantee.
5. In case, Bank Guarantee is getting issued from State Bank of India, Bidder to take
note of NTPC letter ref. NTPC/FC/CS/BG/01 dated 03.09.2014 and SBI letter ref.
CAG-I/AMT-1/2014-15/370 dated 04.09.2014 (attached with Section-III of Bidding
Documents.
FORM No. 2 (c)
- NOT APPLICABLE -
3. (a) FORM OF NOTIFICATION BY THE
EMPLOYER TO BIDDER
- NOT APPLICABLE -
3b. FORM OF SIGHT DRAFT
- NOT APPLICABLE -
4. FORM OF NOTIFICATION OF AWARD
4a. FORM OF 'NOTIFICATION OF AWARD OF CONTRACT'
FOR SUPPLY OF PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
Ref. No. :
Date :
Attn : Mr............................................
Dear Sir,
(i) Our Notice Inviting Tender (IFB) No. ................................ dated ..................
(ii) Bidding Documents for the subject package issued to you comprising the following :
(iv) Your Proposal for the subject package and its modification vide letter no.
...................................... dated ...................... (Delete if not applicable).
(v) Our e-mal/ letter No. ............................................. dated............... regarding
extension of validity of bid and that of the Bank Guarantee towards Bid Security.
2.0 We confirm having accepted your proposal and its modification (Delete if not applicable)
read in conjunction with all the specifications, terms & conditions of the Bidding
Documents, Your subsequent letters (Use if relevant) and award on you the Contract
for the work of
................................(Indicate brief Scope of Work) ...................................... of
......................................... (Name of Package) .....................................for (Name of
project)......................................... as per Specification No. :.............................................
(hereinafter referred to as the 'First Contract').
3.0 We have also notified you vide our Notification of Award No. ...................................... dated
........................... for award of Second Contract on you for the work of .........................
(Indicate brief scope of work of the Second Contract) .............................. complete
............................................. (Name of Package)............................. for ............................
(Name of Project) ..................as per Bidding Document No......................... (hereinafter
referred to as the 'Second Contract'). You shall also be fully responsible for the works to be
executed under the 'Second Contract' and it is expressly understood and agreed by you
that any breach under the 'Second Contract' shall automatically be deemed as a breach of
this 'First Contract' and vice-versa and any such breach or occurrence or default giving us
a right to terminate the 'Second Contract' and/or recover damages thereunder, shall give
us an absolute right to terminate this Contract and/or recover damages under this 'First
Contract' as well and vice-versa. However, such breach or default or occurrence in the
'Second Contract' shall not automatically relieve you of any of your responsibilities/
obligations under this 'First Contract'. It is also expressly understood and agreed by you
that the equipment/ materials to be supplied by you under this Contract when installed and
commissioned under the 'Second Contract' shall give satisfactory performance in
accordance with the provisions of the Contract.
4.0 The total Contract Price for the entire scope of work under the Contract shall be
............................(Specify the amount )........................ as per the following break up:
5.0 You shall prepare and finalise the Contract Documents for signing of the formal Contract
Agreement and shall enter into the Contract Agreement with us, as per the proforma
enclosed with the Bidding Documents, on non-judicial stamp paper of appropriate value
within.........(Specify).........days from the date of this Notification of Award. The issuance of
this notification of award will constitute the formation of the contract.
6.0 This Notification of Award is being issued to you in duplicate. We request you to return its
duplicate copy duly signed and stamped on each page including all the enclosed
Appendices, by the authorised signatory of your company as a proof of your
acknowledgement.
Please take the necessary action to commence the work and confirm action.
Yours faithfully,
for and on behalf of
...........(Name of the Employer)..................
(Authorised Signatory)
Encl. : As above.
4b. FORM OF 'NOTIFICATION OF AWARD OF CONTRACT' FOR
INSTALLATION OF PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
Ref. No. :
Date :
Attn : Mr...........................................
Dear Sir,
(ii) Bidding Documents for the subject package issued to you comprising the following :
(iv) Your Proposal for the subject package and its modification vide letter no.
...................................... dated ...................... (Delete if not applicable).
(v) Our e-mail/ letter No. ............................................. dated........................... regarding
extension of validity of bid and that of the Bank Guarantee towards Bid Security.
2.0 We confirm having accepted your proposal and its modification vide letter
no................................ dated .................. (Delete if not applicable) read in conjunction
with all the specifications, terms & conditions of the Bidding Documents, Your
subsequent letters (Use if relevant) and agreed Minutes of Meeting referred to in para
1.0 above and award on you the Contract for the work of ............................(Indicate brief
Scope of Work)
...................................... of ......................................... (Name of Package)
..................................... for (Name of project)......................................... as per Bid
Document No. : ........................................... (hereinafter referred to as the 'Second
Contract').
3.0 We have also notified you vide our Notification of Award No. ..................................... dated
.................... for award of 'First Contract' on you for the work of ....................... (Indicate
brief scope of work of the First Contract) .................. complete ................................
(Name of Package) ........................... for .................................(Name of Project)
.................. as per Bidding Document No........................................ (hereinafter referred to
as the 'First Contract'). You shall also be fully responsible for the works to be executed
under the 'First Contract' it is expressly understood and agreed by you that any breach
under the 'First Contract' shall automatically be deemed as a breach of this 'Second
Contract' and vice- versa and any such breach or occurrence or default giving us a right to
terminate the 'First Contract' and/or recover damages thereunder, shall give us an
absolute right to terminate this Contract and/or recover damages under this 'Second
Contract' as well and vice-versa. However, such breach or default or occurrence in the
'First Contract' shall not automatically relieve you of any of your responsibilities/obligations
under this 'Second Contract'. It is also expressly understood and agreed by you that the
equipment/materials to be supplied by you under the 'First Contract' when installed and
commissioned under this 'Second Contract' shall give satisfactory performance in
accordance with the provisions of the Contract.
4.0 The total Contract Price for the entire scope of work under the Contract shall be
..........................(Specify the amount and currency)......................... as per the following
break up :
5.0 You shall prepare and finalise the Contract Documents for signing of the formal Contract
Agreement and shall enter into the Contract Agreement with us, as per the proforma
enclosed with the Bidding Documents, on non-judicial stamp paper of appropriate value
within.........(Specify).........days from the date of this Notification of Award. The issuance of
this notification of award will constitute the formation of the contract.
6.0 This Notification of Award is being issued to you in duplicate. We request you to return its
duplicate copy duly signed and stamped on each page including all the enclosed
Appendices, by the authorised signatory of your company as a proof of your
acknowledgement.
Please take the necessary action to commence the work and confirm action.
Yours faithfully,
for and on behalf of
...........(Name of the Employer)..................
(Authorised Signatory)
Encl. : As above.
5. FORM OF CONTRACT AGREEMENT
5. Form of Contract Agreement
BETWEEN
(1) [Name of Employer], a corporation incorporated under the laws of [country of Employer] and
having its principal place of business at [address of Employer] (hereinafter called “the Employer”),
and (2) [name of Contractor], a corporation incorporated under the laws of [country of Contractor]
and having its principal place of business at [address of Contractor] (hereinafter called “the
Contractor”)
WHEREAS the Employer desires to engage the Contractor to design, manufacture, test, deliver,
install, complete and commission certain Facilities, viz. [list of facilities] (“the Facilities”) and the
Contractor have agreed to such engagement upon and subject to the terms and conditions
hereinafter appearing.
(a) This Contract Agreement has been duly executed for and
on behalf of the Employer and the Contractor;
Each party shall use its best efforts to fulfill the above conditions
for which it is responsible as soon as practicable.
3.2 If the conditions listed under 3.1 are not fulfilled within two (2)
months from the date of Notification of Award because of
reasons attributable to the Employer, the Contract would
become effective only from the date of fulfillment of all the above
mentioned conditions and, the parties shall discuss and agree on
an equitable adjustment to the Contract Price and the Time for
Completion and/or other relevant conditions of the Contract.
3.3 However, if any of the conditions listed under 3.1 above are not
fulfilled within two (2) months from the date of Notification of
Award because of reasons attributable to the Contractor, the
Contract will be effective from the date of Notification of Award.
In this case, Contract price and/or time for completion shall not
be adjusted.
Article 5. Appendices The Appendices listed in the attached list of Appendices shall be
deemed to form an integral part of this Contract Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the Employer and the Contractor have caused this Agreement to be duly
executed by their duly authorized representatives the day and year first above written.
[Signature]
[Title]
in the presence of
[Signature]
[Title]
in the presence of
CONTRACT AGREEMENT
[“the Employer”]
and
[“the Contractor”]
APPENDICES
In accordance with the provisions of GCC Clause 12 (Terms of Payment), the Employer shall pay
the Contractor in the following manner and at the following times, on the basis of the Price Break
down given in the Section on Price Schedules. Payments will be made in the currencies quoted by
the Bidder unless otherwise agreed between the parties. Application for payment in respect of part
deliveries may be made by the Contractor as work proceeds.
TERMS OF PAYMENT
A. Schedule No. 2: Plant and Equipment (excluding Mandatory Spares and Type
Tests) supplied from within the Employer’s country
In respect of Plant and Equipment supplied from within the Employer's country the
following payment shall be made:
(I) Ten Percent (10%) of the total Ex-works price component as Initial
Advance Payment on:
(i) Signing of the Contract Agreement.
(I) Sixty Percent (60%) of Ex-Works Price component of the Contract price
for each identified equipment shall be paid progressively on pro-rata basis
upon dispatch of equipment from manufacturer's works on pro-rata basis
on production of invoices and satisfactory evidence of shipment which shall
be original Good Receipt/Rail Receipt including Material Dispatch
Clearance Certificate (MDCC) issued by the Employer.
(II) Twenty Percent (20%) of the Ex-works price component of the Contract
Price for each identified equipment shall be paid progressively on pro- rata
basis on receipt of equipment at site and physical verification and
certification by the Project Manager of having the equipment received and
stored at site.
(III) Eight Percent (8%) of the Total Ex-works price component of the Contract
price to be paid on pro-rata basis on Completion of the Facilities (or part thereof)
including all associated auxiliaries and ancillary works and issue of completion
Certificate by the Project Manager for each unit and successful completion of
applicable Performance Guarantee Tests to be conducted along with
Trial/Initial operation as specified in Technical Specifications.
(IV) Two Percent (2%) of the Total Ex-works price component of the Contract price
to be paid on pro-rata basis on Completion of the Facilities (or part thereof)
including all associated auxiliaries and ancillary works and issue of completion
Certificate by the Project Manager for each unit and successful completion of
applicable Performance Guarantee Tests to be conducted at a later stage after
Trial/Initial operation as specified in Technical Specifications.
In case PG tests are not envisaged, the final 10% amount to be paid on
Completion of the Facilities (or part thereof) including all associated
auxiliaries and ancillary works and issue of completion Certificate by the
Project Manager for each unit.
In case PG test is applicable for only one of the aforesaid two criteria, final
10% amount shall be paid on fulfillment of the said criteria (instead of 8% +
2%).
B. Schedule 2 & 6: Payment Terms for Mandatory Spares and Recommended Spares
(When ordered) on Ex-Works (India) basis
The Ex-works price component of spares shall be paid as under.
(i) Seventy five percent (75%) of Ex-works price component of the spares to be
paid on pro-rata basis: upon despatch to site and against invoices and shipping
documents along with Material Despatch Clearance Certificate (MDCC) issued
by the Employer's QA&I representative.
(ii) Twenty five percent (25%) of Ex-works price component of the spares to be
paid on pro-rata basis: on receipt and storage at site and on physical verifications
by the Project Manager of having received and stored the spares at site.
C. Schedule No. 3: Local Transportation
a) All Plant & Equipment excluding Mandatory Spares & Recommended spares
(if ordered): One Hundred Percent (100%) Local Transportation (including
inland transit insurance charges) for the equipment covered in Schedule-2 shall
be paid to the Contractor pro-rata to the value of the equipment received at site
and on production of invoices by the Contractor. The aggregate of all such
prorata payments shall, however, not exceed the total amount identified in the
Contract for Local Transportation. However, wherever equipment wise local
transportation charges (including inland transit insurance charges) have been
identified by the Contractor, the payment shall be made after receipt of
equipment at site based on the charges so identified in the Contract.
(b) Mandatory Spares & Recommended spares (when ordered): One Hundred
percent (100%) Local Transportation charges (including inland transit insurance)
for the spares shall be paid to the contractor pro-rata to the value of spares
received at site and on production of invoices by the contractor. The aggregate of
all such pro-rata payments shall, however, not exceed the total amount identified
for the contract of Local Transportation. However, wherever itemwise local
transportation charges (including transit insurance, port clearance and port
charges) have been identified by the Contractor, the payment shall be made after
receipt of spares at site based on the charges so identified in the contract.
(I)(b) Five Percent (5%) of the total installation services component of the
Contract Price (excluding Civil & Structural works) will be paid to the
Contractor as interest bearing advance payment on:
Note: In case the Installation Price (excluding Civil/Structural works price) is more
than maximum percentage (specified in Section-III BDS) of the Ex-works
Price of Main Equipment, the amount by which it is higher shall be retained
while releasing progressive payments due on installation of equipment, and
no interest shall be payable on the retained amount. The aforesaid retained
amount shall be paid along with payment due on completion of Trial
Operation / Completion of Facilities indicated at (III) below.
(III) Eight Percent (8%) of the total installation services component of the Contract price to
be paid on pro-rata basis on Completion of the Facilities (or part thereof) including all
associated auxiliaries and ancillary works and issue of completion Certificate by the
Project Manager for each unit and successful completion of applicable Performance
Guarantee Tests to be conducted along with Trial/Initial operation as specified in
Technical Specifications.
(IV) Two Percent (2%) of the total installation services component of the Contract price to
be paid on pro-rata basis on Completion of the Facilities (or part thereof) including all
associated auxiliaries and ancillary works and issue of completion Certificate by the
Project Manager for each unit and successful completion of applicable Performance
Guarantee Tests to be conducted at a later stage after Trial/Initial operation as
specified in Technical Specifications.
In case PG tests are not envisaged, the final 10% amount to be paid on
Completion of the Facilities (or part thereof) including all associated
auxiliaries and ancillary works and issue of completion Certificate by the
Project Manager for each unit.
In case PG test is applicable for only one of the aforesaid two criteria, final
10% amount shall be paid on fulfillment of the said criteria (instead of 8% +
2%).
Note: The basis for the pro-rata payments at Sl. No. (II) above shall be the Billing
Break up to be finalised subsequently.
The Billing Break Up shall be generally on item rate basis. However, for
the items which are generally supplied and billed on weight (tonnage)
basis, the Billing Break-Up may be considered on weight (tonnage) basis.
E. Schedule No. 4: Civil Works (if Civil Works is applicable as per Schedule-4)
The Civil Works Price Component of the Contract Price shall be paid as under:
(I)(a) Five Percent (5%) of the total Civil Works Price component of the
Contract Price will be paid to the Contractor as interest bearing advance
payment on:
(i) Signing of Contract Agreement.
(iii) T&P mobilization as identified along with PERT Network for start of
Civil works and certificate thereof by the Engineer-in-Charge.
(I)(c) The recovery of the interest component on the above advance amount
shall be made from the progressive payments released to the contractor
as per clause E(II) of Appendix-1 to Form of Contract Agreement, Book 3
of 3, Section-VII. The amount of interest to be recovered from a particular
bill shall be calculated @ “[SBI 1-year MCLR as on 01st April of
applicable year + 150 bps] per annum per annum on the value of
advance corresponding to the %age of total progressive payment being
released. The period for which the interest is to be calculated shall be
reckoned from the date of release of the advance payment to the actual
date of release of the said progressive payment or the expiry of the
stipulated time frame for release of such progressive payments under the
contract, whichever is earlier. The interest on the advance payment shall
stand fully recovered on release of all the progressive payments. If the
amount payable under any interim bill is not sufficient to cover all
deductions to be made for interest on the advance payment and other
sums deductible therefrom, the balance outstanding shall be recovered
from the next payments immediately falling due.
(II) Eighty Percent (80%) of the total Civil Works Price Component of Contract
Price shall be paid progressively on certification by the Project Manager
for the quantum of work completed and by Project Manager's field quality
surveillance representative for the successful completion of quality check
points involved in the quantum of work billed.
Note: (1) In case the Civil Works Price (including Site Fabricated
Structural Works Price) is more than maximum percentage
(specified in Section-III BDS) of the Ex- works Price of Main
Equipment, the amount by which it is higher shall be retained
while releasing progressive payments due on
completion of civil works (including Site Fabricated Structural
works), and no interest shall be payable on the retained
amount. The aforesaid retained amount shall be paid along
with payment due on completion of Trial Operation /
Completion of Facilities.
(III) Eight Percent (8%) of the total civil works price component of the Contract price to be
paid on pro-rata basis on Completion of the Facilities (or part thereof) including all
associated auxiliaries and ancillary works and issue of completion Certificate by the
Project Manager for each unit and successful completion of applicable Performance
Guarantee Tests to be conducted along with Trial/Initial operation as specified in
Technical Specifications.
(IV) Two Percent (2%) of the total civil works price component of the Contract price to be
paid on pro-rata basis on Completion of the Facilities (or part thereof) including all
associated auxiliaries and ancillary works and issue of completion Certificate by the
Project Manager for each unit and successful completion of applicable Performance
Guarantee Tests to be conducted at a later stage after Trial/Initial operation as
specified in Technical Specifications.
In case PG tests are not envisaged, the final 10% amount to be paid on
Completion of the Facilities (or part thereof) including all associated
auxiliaries and ancillary works and issue of completion Certificate by the
Project Manager for each unit.
In case PG test is applicable for only one of the aforesaid two criteria, final
10% amount shall be paid on fulfillment of the said criteria (instead of 8% +
2%).
(VI) The material secured advance payment under clause (IV) above shall be
fully adjusted from the payments due to contractor for the works done
against clause (II) above as and when materials are utilised in the same.
(VIII) The Contractor store shall be opened, for supervision and verification by
the Project Manager or his authorised representatives, at any time, in
case he so desires.
(I)(a) Five Percent (5%) of the total Site Fabricated Structural Works Price
component of the Contract Price will be paid to the Contractor as interest
bearing advance payment on:
(I)(b) Further, Five Percent (5%) of the total Site Fabricated Structural Works
Price component of the Contract Price will be paid to the Contractor as
interest bearing advance payment on :
(iii) T&P mobilization as identified along with PERT Network for start of
Civil works and certificate thereof by the Engineer-in-Charge.
(I)(c) The recovery of the interest component on the above advance amount
shall be made from the progressive payments released to the contractor
as per clause F(II) of Appendix-1 to Form of Contract Agreement, Book 3
of 3, Section-VII. The amount of interest to be recovered from a particular
bill shall be calculated @ “[SBI 1-year MCLR as on 01 st April of
applicable year + 150 bps] per annum per annum on the value of
advance corresponding to the %age of total progressive payment being
released. The period for which the interest is to be calculated shall be
reckoned from the date of release of the advance payment to the actual
date of release of the said progressive payment or the expiry of the
stipulated time frame for release of such progressive payments under the
contract, whichever is earlier. The interest on the advance payment shall
stand fully recovered on release of all the progressive payments. If the
amount payable under any interim bill is not sufficient to cover all
deductions to be made for interest on the advance payment and other
sums deductible therefrom, the balance outstanding shall be recovered
from the next payments immediately falling due.
(II) Eighty Percent (80%) of the total Site Fabricated Structural Works Price
component of Contract Price shall be paid progressively on certification by
the Project Manager on erection and final alignment, bolting or welding
etc. including primer coats of painting for the quantum of work completed
and by Project Manager's field quality surveillance representative for
the
successful completion of quality check points involved in the quantum of
work billed.
Note: (1) In case the Civil Works Price (including Site Fabricated
Structural Works Price) is more than maximum percentage
(specified in Section-III BDS) of the Ex- works Price of Main
Equipment, the amount by which it is higher shall be retained
while releasing progressive payments due on completion of
civil works (including Site Fabricated Structural works), and no
interest shall be payable on the retained amount. The
aforesaid retained amount shall be paid along with payment
due on completion of Trial Operation / Completion of
Facilities.
(III) Eight Percent (8%) of the total Site Fabricated Structural Works Price component of
the Contract price to be paid on pro-rata basis on Completion of the Facilities (or part
thereof) including all associated auxiliaries and ancillary works and issue of completion
Certificate by the Project Manager for each unit and successful completion of
applicable Performance Guarantee Tests to be conducted along with Trial/Initial
operation as specified in Technical Specifications.
(IV) Two Percent (2%) of the total Site Fabricated Structural Works Price component of
the Contract price to be paid on pro-rata basis on Completion of the Facilities (or part
thereof) including all associated auxiliaries and ancillary works and issue of completion
Certificate by the Project Manager for each unit and successful completion of
applicable Performance Guarantee Tests to be conducted at a later stage after
Trial/Initial operation as specified in Technical Specifications.
However, if for reasons attributable to the Employer, in case the aforementioned
performance Guarantee (PG) Test of the Facilities or the relevant part thereof cannot
be successfully completed within the period of one month from the due date of
completion of such PG test(s), then 50% of the aforementioned amount shall be
released to the contractor without submission of any BG.
In case PG tests are not envisaged, the final 10% amount to be paid on
Completion of the Facilities (or part thereof) including all associated
auxiliaries and ancillary works and issue of completion Certificate by the
Project Manager for each unit.
In case PG test is applicable for only one of the aforesaid two criteria, final
10% amount shall be paid on fulfillment of the said criteria (instead of 8% +
2%).
Any addition due to adjustment to the Contract Price shall be payable in the
similar manner as provided in the clauses A, B, D, E & F above. The price
adjustment amount corresponding to advance payment shall be clubbed with the
first progressive payment of that equipment. Reduction to the Contract Price, if
any, due to price adjustment provisions, shall be effected by recovering 100% of
the reduction amount (including advance) from any of the Contractor's bills falling
immediately due for payment.
While applying for advance under this provision, the contractor shall provide a
statement of past payment utilization evidencing the need for cash flow support
and also plan for utilization of the amount requested as per above. The advance
shall be provided in exceptional circumstances to enable work to be carried out.
The advance amounts shall be interest bearing and rate of interest to be notified
by Employer from time to time. This advance shall not be lumpsum advance, but
shall be provided in phases to tide over the financial constraints being faced by
the contractor, along with the progress of work. The requirement of this advance
shall be with the approval of the Head of Project.
The recovery of the interest component on the advance amount shall be made
from subsequent progressive payments to be released to the contractor.
The period for which the interest to be calculated, shall be reckoned from the
date of release of the Additional Advance(s) to the actual date of release of
subsequent progressive payments as per the Plan to be agreed with the
Contractor.
A) 10% amount (calculated as 0.1 Y of the service portion amount of RA bill) shall
be linked to Fatal/Major Accidents, and
B) 90% amount (calculated as 0.9 Y of the service portion amount of RA bill) shall
be linked to various Safety Aspects specified in Safety Rules of NTPC.
NOTE:
II. While raising each RA Bill, Contractor shall claim Amount linked to Safety
Aspects/ Compliance to Safety Rules in such a manner that amount claimed is
equal to Y% of the service portion (Civil + Installation/ Erection + Structural
Works) of RA Bill.
III. The amount as elaborated at para J. I. shall be withheld from first and second
monthly RA bill of the respective quarter/three month period and shall be released
in part or full based on safety compliance duly certified by Project Manager and
Safety-in-charge on quarterly basis. The amount for the entire quarter (i.e. RA
bills raised during a 3 month period) shall be paid to the Contractors at the end of
that three months period along with 3rd/last RA Bill for the quarter/three months
period upon complying the following conditions:
Aforesaid amount (on quarterly basis) shall be payable to Contractor only in case,
there is
In case of any fatal injury or accident as elaborated above occurs during that three
month period, the stipulated amount (0.1Y) subject to minimum of Rs 10 Lakh
per fatality shall be forfeited and shall not be payable to the Contractor under the
contract. In case, the amount to be deducted/forfeited exceeds the amount linked
to Fatal/ Major Accidents, the same shall be recovered from remaining Amount
(0.9Y) linked to Compliance of Safety Rules and/or any other payments
immediately due to the Contractor under the Contract.
Aforesaid amount (on quarterly basis) shall be payable to Contractor in five equal
parts under five heads as under:
and
and
(iv) Amount payable on providing requisite Medical and First Aid Amenities
One fifth of the amount specified at J.III.B (calculated as 0.18Y of Service
portion amount of RA Bill), on quarterly basis, shall be paid upon
certification by Project Manager in consultation with Safety dept. that
Contractor has adhered to the requirements of Clause 13 (Medical and First
Aid Amenities) of ‘NTPC Safety Rules for Construction and Erection of
Power Plants’.
In case Contractor fails to provide Medical and first aid amenities as per
requirement of aforesaid Clause 13 even on one incidence in any
quarter/three month period, above mentioned amount for that particular
quarter/three month period shall be forfeited and shall not be payable to the
Contractor under the contract.
IV. In case ‘Amount linked to Safety Aspects / compliance to Safety Rules’ is less than
2.0% of the cumulative total of Service Portion of the Contract, i.e. Civil
+ Installation/ Erection + Structural Works, the amount by which it is lower shall
be retained proportionately from the other components of Schedule-4 of the
Contract price while releasing payments of each RA bill. No interest shall be
payable on the amounts linked to Safety Aspects / Compliance to Safety Rules
including aforesaid retained amount. The amounts linked to Safety Aspects /
Compliance to Safety Rules including aforesaid retained amount shall be payable
in part or full based on safety compliance duly certified by Project Manager and
Safety-in-charge on quarterly basis.
(If Prices are quoted in foreign currency then SBI Bills Selling exchange rate as
on the date set for submission of Price bids shall be considered for the purpose of
computing installation percentage /retention amount).
K. Schedule - 8: 100% of each Type Test Charges shall be paid to the Contractor
upon conductance of the corresponding Type Test and Certification by the
Engineer thereon.
100% of amount for each training module shall be paid upon completion of the
corresponding module on certification by the Employer.
The basis for the pro-rata payments at S. No. M above shall be the Billing Break-
up (BBU) to be finalised subsequently after award of Contract.
The payment for AMC shall be made on monthly prorata basis on certification by
Employer's site representative regarding successful maintenance of the system
by the Contractor.
PAYMENT PROCEDURES
1.1 The Contractor shall prepare and submit to the Engineer for approval, a break-up
of the Contract Price. The Contract Price break-up shall be interlinked with the
agreed detailed PERT network of the Contractor setting forth his starting and
completion dates for the various key phases of works prepared as per condition
in Clause 10 of GCC, Section- IV. Any payment under the Contract shall be
made only after the Contractor's price break-up is approved by the Engineer. The
aggregate sum of the Contractor's price break-up shall be equal to the lump sum
Contract Price.
1.2 The Billing Breakup for Mandatory Spares shall be submitted to the Employer for
approval as per the format enclosed as Annexure-1 to Appendix-1 indicating
therein the details such as Make, Model number, Drawing/ Datasheet number
and Part number of all spare items. The relevant drawings/ documents shall be
submitted along with the Billing Break up.
1.3 The Contractor shall, by the 15th April of every year, furnish the BBU value of
supplies sourced from Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) along with the total
BBU value of supplies dispatched by it during the preceding financial year as per
the format enclosed as Annexure-2 to this Appendix-1.
2. Currency of Payment
3.1 The Contractor shall submit application for the payment in the proforma enclosed.
3.2 Every interim payment certificate shall certify the Contract Value of the Facilities
executed up to the date mentioned in the application for the payment certificate,
provided that no sum shall be included in any interim payment certificate in
respect of the Facilities that according to the decision of the Project Manager,
does not comply with the Contract, or has been performed, at the date of
certificate prematurely.
4.1 The advance payment amount shall be payable after fulfillment of all the
conditions laid down in the Terms of Payment (Appendix 1 to the Contract
Agreement) and receipt of the Contractor's invoice along with all necessary
supporting documents for such advance payment. Employer will make
progressive payment as and when
the payment is due as per the Terms of Payment set forth in Appendix 1 to the
Contract Agreement. Progressive payment other than that under the letter of
credit will become due and payable by the Project Manager within thirty (30) days
from the date of receipt of Contractor's bill/invoice/debit note by the Employer,
provided the documents submitted are complete in all respects.
5. Mode of Payment
5.1 The Employer will establish an irrevocable Letter of Credit (L/C) in favor of the
Contractor through the Employer's Bank in Employer's country for payments due,
as per Terms of Payment, on dispatch of equipment including Mandatory Spares
i.e. Ex-works dispatch of equipment including Mandatory Spares. The value of
L/C will be as per payment schedule for each quarter and valid for a quarter. It
will be the responsibility of the Contractor to utilize the L/C to the fullest extent. In
case L/C has been established by the Employer and not utilized by the
Contractor, for reasons of delay attributable to him, all reinstatement charges for
the L/C for further period necessitated due to non-utilization of L/C will be to the
account of the Contractor.
5.2 The payment of the advance amount, Type Test Charges if any, price adjustment
amounts, all other supply payments, taxes and duties (wherever admissible)
inland transportation insurance, Installation Portion of the Facilities and Civil,
structural and allied works (if any) shall be made direct to the Contractor by the
Employer and no L/C shall be established by the Employer for such payments.
Wherever
technically feasible, such payments shall be made electronically only as per
details of Bank Account indicated in the contract. In case of any changes to the
bank account indicated in the contract, the contractor shall immediately inform
the employer. The Contractor shall hold the employer harmless and employer
shall not be liable for any direct, indirect or consequential loss or damage
sustained by the bidder on account of any error in the information or change in
Bank details provided to the employer in the prescribed form without information
to employer duly acknowledged.
Project :
Equipment Package : Date :
Name of Contractor : Contract No. :
...........................................................................................*
(Name of Employer)
Dear Sir
APPLICATION FOR PAYMENT
Price adjustment
Others (specify)
1 ...........................................................
2 ..........................................................
3 ..........................................................
The following documents are also enclosed :
1 ...........................................................
2 ..........................................................
3 ..........................................................
Signature of Contractor/
Authorised Signatory
** Proforma for the Schedules will be mutually discussed and agreed to during the
finalization of the Contract Agreement.
Annexure-1 to Appendix-1
PACKAGE: ……………………………………………………………
TITLE : BILLING BREAK UP FOR MANDATORY SPARES CONTRACTOR : ……………………..
NOA REF : CS………
BILLING BREAKUP (BBU) NO. ……………………………………
:
Sl.No. Description Quantity Unit Unit Price Total Equipment Equipment Drawing / Part No. Remarks
Price Make Model Documents/Data
Sht no.
Annexure-2 to APPENDIX-1
Package Name:
Project Name:
Name of the Contractor:
COA No.:
Details of BBU value of supplies dispatched during the preceding financial year …… are
furnished here below:
BBU value of total supplies Out of the total supplies Percentage of supplies
dispatched dispatched, BBU value of sourced from MSEs
(A) supplies sourced from MSEs wrt total supplies
(B) dispatched
(in eqvt INR) (C = B*100/A)
(in eqvt INR) (%)
I, on behalf of M/s …………. (Contractor) hereby declare that the information furnished
above is correct.
Signature………………
Name…………………..
Designation and Seal……………………….
Annexure-3 to Appendix-1
ESCROW AGREEMENT
BETWEEN:
AND
AND
C. Pursuant to the IFB and the bid submitted by the Successful Bidder /
Contractor, the Employer issued the Notification of Award dated -
bearing no. (“Notification of Award”)
and executed Contract Agreement Reference No.
dated (hereinafter called Contract).
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises herein set forth and other
good and valid consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby
expressly acknowledged, the Parties with the intent to be legally bound hereby
agree as follows:
1.1 DEFINTIONS
Escrow Account shall mean the account in the name and style of
“ ” opened and
maintained by the Contractor in terms of
Clause of the Contract/ General Conditions
of Contract/ Special Conditions of Contract with the
Escrow Bank and operated in terms of this Escrow
Agreement.
Escrow Agreement shall mean this agreement, together with the schedules
hereto, as may be amended, modified or supplemented
from time to time, in accordance with its terms.
(e) unless the context otherwise requires, the singular includes the
plural and vice versa;
(g) the words "other", "or otherwise" and "whatsoever" shall not be
construed ejusdem generis or be construed as any limitation upon
the generality of any preceding words or matters specifically
referred to;
(p) "year" "month" and "day" wherever used in this Agreement imply
that of English calendar;
(s) Any date or period as set out in any clause of this Escrow
Agreement may be extended with the written consent of the Parties.
(t) The Schedules form an integral and operative part of this Escrow
Agreement and references to this Escrow Agreement shall include
references to the Schedules.
Each of the parties acknowledges that the Escrow Bank has been
appointed under this Escrow Agreement and that it shall discharge its
functions in accordance with the terms of this Escrow Agreement. Escrow
Bank hereby accepts the escrow arrangement hereby declared and
provided upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Escrow
Agreement.
The Contractor has established with the Escrow Bank an account with its
branch, the details of which are provided in Schedule – II hereto, titled the
" Account". The Contractor acknowledges and
agrees that it shall maintain the Escrow Account.
4. OPERATING PROCEDURES
The Employer, the Contractor and Escrow Bank, have prior to execution
of this Agreement agreed on the detailed terms and conditions and
Operating
Based on the request from the Contractor, the Employer will approve the
list of suppliers of goods and services, statutory authorities, establishment
expenses etc. to whom payments could be made and the same shall be
shared with the Escrow Bank from time to time.
The Escrow Bank shall submit to the Employer the usage of monies
withdrawn from the Escrow Account together with a monthly statement
from the Escrow Bank evidencing receipt and withdrawal of funds into
and from the Escrow Account.
At any time the Employer is entitled to seek an account statement from the
Escrow Bank and such evidence of usage of funds by the Contractor from
the Escrow Account as required by the Employer.
7.1 The Escrow Bank shall have only those duties, obligations and
responsibilities expressly specified in this Escrow Agreement and shall have
no duties, obligations or responsibilities which are implied or inferred by law
or otherwise.
7.2 The duties of the Escrow Bank under this Escrow Agreement are purely
ministerial, administrative and non-discretionary in nature. Neither Escrow
Bank nor any of its directors, officers, agents and employees shall, by reason
of anything contained in this Escrow Agreement, be deemed to be a trustee
for or have any fiduciary relationship with the parties. Where the Escrow
Bank has acted in accordance with this Escrow Agreement, it shall be
deemed to have acted as if instructed to do so by the Employer
7.3 The Escrow Bank shall not be required to expend or risk any of its own funds
7.4 The Escrow Bank shall not be precluded by virtue of this Escrow Agreement
(and neither shall any of its directors, officers, agents and employees or any
company or persons in any other way associated with it be precluded) from
entering into or being otherwise interested in any banking, commercial,
financial or business contacts or in any other transactions or arrangements
with the parties or any of their affiliates provided such transactions or
arrangements are not contrary to the provisions of this Escrow Agreement.
7.5 The Escrow Bank shall not be bound or affected, in its capacity as Escrow
Bank, in any way by the Agreement or any agreement or contract between
Parties to which the Escrow Agent is not a party. The Escrow Bank, in its
capacity as an escrow bank, is deemed not to have any knowledge of any
provision of the Agreement or any other document unless the substance of
such provisions is explicitly set forth in this Escrow Agreement. The Escrow
Bank shall not in any way be required to determine whether or not the terms
and conditions of the Agreement or any other agreement or contract between
the Parties to which the Escrow Bank is not a party have been complied with.
Furthermore, the Escrow Bank is deemed not to have any knowledge or
notice of any fact or circumstance not specifically set forth in this Escrow
Agreement.
7.6 The Escrow Bank may, in good faith, accept and rely on any notice,
instruction or other document received by it under this Escrow Agreement as
conclusive evidence of the facts and of the validity of the instructions stated
in it and as having been duly authorised, executed and delivered and need not
make any further enquiry in relation to it. The Escrow Bank may act in
conclusive reliance upon any instrument or signature believed by it, acting
reasonably, to be genuine and may assume, acting reasonably, that any
person purporting to give receipt, instruction or advice, make any statement,
or execute any document in connection with the provisions of this Escrow
Agreement has been duly authorised to do so. The Escrow Bank shall be
under no duty to inquire into or investigate the validity, accuracy or content
of any such document.
7.7 The Escrow Bank shall not be liable to any person for any losses arising out
7.8 The Escrow Bank may execute any of its powers and perform any of its
duties under this Escrow Agreement directly or through appointed agents or
attorneys.
7.9 ‘Force Majeure Event’ means any event (including but not limited to an act
of God, fire, epidemics, natural calamities; riots, civil commotion or unrest,
terrorism, war, strikes or lockouts; expropriation or other governmental
actions; any changes in applicable law or regulation including changes in
market rules, currency restrictions, devaluations or fluctuations; market
conditions affecting the execution or settlement of transactions or the value
of assets; and breakdown, failure or malfunction of any telecommunication
and information technology systems beyond the control of any Party which
restricts or prohibits the performance of the obligations of such Party
contemplated by this Agreement.
The Escrow Bank shall not be held liable for any loss or damage or failure to
perform its obligations hereunder, or for any delay in complying with any
duty or obligation, under or pursuant to this Agreement arising as a direct or
indirect result of any Force Majeure Event.
7.10 The Escrow Bank may at its cost, consult with, and obtain advice from its
lawyers or professional advisers over any question in relation to, and its
duties under this Escrow Agreement. The Escrow Bank shall not incur any
liability for taking any action or omitting any action in accordance with such
advice.
7.11 The Escrow Bank does not have any proprietary or other interest in the
Escrow Account, but is to serve as escrow holder only and having only
possession thereof.
7.12 The Escrow Bank shall not be liable or responsible for obtaining any
regulatory or governmental or other approval in connection with or in
relation to the transactions contemplated herein and shall not be in any
manner obliged to inquire or consider whether any regulatory or
governmental approvals have
7.13 The Escrow Bank shall not be obliged to supervise, control or perform any
acts or responsibilities of the First Party or the Second Party or any other
third party.
7.14 Any act to be done by the Escrow Bank shall be done only on a Business
Day, during banking business hours, at , India and in the event that
any day on which the Escrow Bank is required to do an act, under the terms
of this Escrow Agreement, is a day on which banking business is not, or
cannot for any reason be conducted, then the Escrow Bank shall do those acts
on the next succeeding Business Day.
7.15 The Escrow Bank is under no duty to ensure that funds withdrawn from the
Escrow Account are actually applied for the purpose for which they were
withdrawn; neither the Escrow Bank nor any of its officers, employees or
agents shall be required to make any distribution to the extent that the
Escrow Amount is insufficient and shall incur no liability whatsoever from
any non- distribution in such circumstances.
7.16 The Parties agree that the Escrow Bank shall not be, in any way, responsible
or liable to the other Parties or any third person whosoever, for deduction or
withholding of any taxes in relation to the transaction for which the Escrow
Account has been established pursuant hereto and the contractor
acknowledge and confirm that they shall be solely and absolutely liable for
any and all deductions or withholdings and payments of taxes, levies, cesses
and all other statutory dues in relation thereto. The Contractors confirm that
they shall be, jointly and severally, liable for payment of all stamp duties
payable in relation to this Agreement as well as any other instruments
executed pursuant hereto and the Escrow Bank shall not be responsible or
liable for the same, under any circumstances.
7.18 Notwithstanding what is stated herein, in no event shall the Escrow Bank be
liable for incidental, indirect, special, punitive or consequential damages
caused to the Parties.
8. NOTICE OF BREACH
The Escrow Bank to the best of its knowledge undertakes to the Employer
that it shall notify the Employer of any breach by the Contractor of any of
the provisions of this Agreement.
9. INDEMNITY
The Contractor shall indemnify and keep indemnified the Parties for any
and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions,
judgments, suits, costs, expenses, claims or disbursements of any kind or
nature whatsoever which may be imposed upon, incurred by or asserted
against the Parties in any way in connection with or arising out of the
negotiation, preservation or enforcement of any rights under, or in
carrying out its duties under this Agreement, other than those arising as a
result of the Escrow Bank's gross negligence or willful default.
The Contractor shall indemnify and keep indemnified the Escrow Bank for
any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages,
(a) acting upon any request sent by facsimile, if such facsimile was found
to be sent in an unauthorized manner; or
(b) not acting upon any request if such facsimile was sent but not received
by the concerned person of the Account Bank.
10. CONFIDENTIALITY
The Obligations under this clause shall survive the termination or expiry of
this agreement.
11. ASSIGNMENT
Nothing in this Agreement shall give to any other Person (other than the
Parties hereto and their successors and permitted assigns) any benefit or
any legal or equitable right or remedy under this Agreement.
This Agreement shall be binding on and shall inure to the benefit of the
Parties hereto and the respective successors and permitted assigns.
12. NOTICES
Change of Address
14. WAIVER
15. SEVERABILITY
16. AMENDMENTS
The Contractor shall procure and shall thereafter maintain and comply
with all regulatory approvals required for the establishment and operation
of the Accounts and the making of any deposits, transfers or withdrawals
and for the performance of its obligations under this Agreement.
Within days following the end of each calendar month, the Escrow
Bank shall notify the Employer of the balance in the Account and furnish
a statement of the deposits into and payment out of the Accounts at the
close of business of such calendar month.
23. MISCELLENOUS
The Escrow Bank shall not make any transfer or withdrawal from the
Escrow Account except as provided for in this Agreement.
Particulars and
Address of the
Branch Office of the
Escrow Bank for the
Escrow
Account
IFSC Code
Account Name and
Account Number
of Escrow Account
Based on the request from the Contractor, the Employer will approve the
list of suppliers of goods and services, statutory authorities, establishment
expenses etc. to whom payments could be made and the same shall be
shared with the Escrow Bank from time to time for releasing the funds.
………………………….……….
PRICE ADJUSTMENT
(i) The Contract Price shall be subject to price adjustment during performance of
the Contract to reflect changes in the cost of labour and material components
etc. in accordance with the provisions described below.
(ii) The price adjustment provisions shall be applicable separately for price
components relating to supply of Equipment and Erection, as per price break-up
furnished by the Contractor in respective Schedules.
(iii) Only following components of the Contract Price will be subject to Price
adjustment:
(a) Ex-Works (India) price of plant and equipment excluding Type Tests
Charges and Mandatory Spares manufactured within the Employer's
Country (covered in prescribed Schedule).
(iv) Price adjustment amounts towards aforesaid components of Contract Price shall
be paid in the respective currencies of Contract.
(v) The indices for price adjustment shall necessarily be of the country of origin of
goods/labour and shall be well established and nationally recognised in the
country of manufacture. Preferably, Government indices shall be used.
(vi) The price adjustment formula for the components of the Contract Price, as
mentioned at Sl. No. (iii) above shall be as stipulated hereinafter.
It is understood that the price component of the equipment for any shipment /
despatch comprises of a fixed portion (designated as 'F' and the value of which is
specified hereunder) and a variable portion linked with the indices for various
materials and labour (description and coefficients as enumerated below).
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EC = EC1 - EC0
A1 B1 C1
EC1= EC0 { F + a x ----- x + b x ----- x + c x ------ x + .........
A0 B0 C0
L1
+ Lb x ------- x b}
L0
Where
ECo = Ex-works price for the plant and equipment in the currency of the
Contract, shipment/despatchwise.
f1, f2, f3 ... = f1, f2, f3 are Exchange rate correction factors for the respective
fLb materials and fLb is the exchange rate correction factor for labour
with reference to the currency of the country of origin of index and
the respective contract currency, such that
Zo
f = -------
Z1
where Z is the no. of units of the currency of the country of the origin of index,
which is equivalent to one unit of the respective contract currency. The exchange
rates to be used for calculation of factor 'f' shall be as per Bills Selling Exchange
Rates established by the STATE BANK OF INDIA.
For the indices, Subscript 'o' refers to indices as on 30 days prior to date set for
opening of Techno-Commercial Bids except in case of 'Z0'. For 'Z0' subscript 'o'
refers to value as on the date of opening of Price Bids.
(a) three months (for labour indices) / ninety (90) days (for exchange rates)
prior to the date of shipment/despatch and
(b) at the expiry of two third (2/3) period from the date of Notification of
Award to the date of shipment/despatch, for material.
For the purpose of this clause the date of shipment/despatch shall mean the
Schedule date of shipment/despatch or actual date of shipment/despatch,
whichever is earlier. The schedule date of shipment/despatch shall be as
identified in line with provisions of Time Schedule, Appendix-4 to the Contract
Agreement.
The above formula for price adjustment will be applicable if the currency in which
the contract price is expressed is different from the currency of the country of
origin of labour and material indices. In other case, formula shall be applied
without the exchange rate correction factor 'f'.
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It is understood that the price component for any erection work comprises a fixed
portion and a variable portion linked with the index of labour (description and co-
efficients as enumerated).
The monthly price adjustment amount for the installation component of the
Contract Price will be computed separately for Indian currency and for foreign
currency portion, if any, related to expatriate supervision/labour as per the
formula given below :
ER = ER1 - ERo
Where:
ER0 = Value of the Installation work done in the billing period, which shall
be calculated as under :
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Installation component of the Contract Price
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L = Indian field labour index Namely, All India Consumer Price Index
for Industrial Workers (All India Monthly Average) as published by
Labour Bureau, Simla, Government of India
For the purpose of this clause, month of execution of installation work shall mean
the schedule month of execution of the installation work or actual month of
execution of the installation work, whichever is earlier. The schedule date for
completion of a particular installation activity shall be as identified in line with
provisions of Time schedule, Appendix-4 to the Contract Agreement.
In case of installation activities which are delayed beyond the schedule date for
reasons attributable to the contractor, the price adjustment provision shall not be
applicable for the period of time between the schedule date of completion and
actual date of completion of the respective installation activity. For this purpose,
the schedule date for completion of a particular installation activity shall be as
identified in line with provisions of Time Schedule, Appendix-4 to the Contract
Agreement.
(b) Foreign Currency portion of the Installation Price (Applicable for
International Competitive Bidding (ICB) tenders only))
EE = EE1 - EE0
EE1 will be computed as follows:
EE1 = EE0 (0.15 + 0.85 EF1 x f)
------
EF0
Where
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Installation component of the Contract Price
The payment of price adjustment amount so computed (refer
S.No. E, Appendix-1) shall be made against a separate invoice,
linking the corresponding invoice for Installation payment after
retaining the pro-rata amount due on sucessful completion of the
Performance & Guarantee Tests. (The amount so retained shall
be paid progressively on successful completion of the
Performance & Guarantee Tests).
EF = Index for Expatriate field labour component of the Installation work. Such
index shall necessarily be of the country of nationality of the
labour.
Zo
f = -------
Z1
where Z is the no. of units of the currency of the country of origin of index, which
is equivalent to one unit of the respective contract currency. The
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exchange rates to be used for calculation of factor 'f' shall be as per Bills Selling
Exchange Rates established by the STATE BANK OF INDIA.
For the indices, subscript 'o' refers to indices as on 30 days prior to date set for
opening of Price Bid except in case of 'Z o'. For 'Zo', subscript 'o' refers to value as
on the date of opening of Price Bid.
For the indices, subscript '1' refers to the indices as applicable for the month of
execution of the erection work. For the exchange rates, subscript '1' refers to the
exchange rates as applicable on the last day of the month of execution of the
erection work. For the purpose of this clause, month of execution of erection
work shall mean the schedule month of execution of the erection work or actual
month of execution of the erection work, whichever is earlier. The schedule date
for completion of a particular erection activity shall be as identified in line with
provisions of Time schedule, Appendix-4 to the Contract Agreement.
ix) Price Adjustment for Civil Works component of the Contract Price:
The prices quoted by the bidder shall be base price, which will be subjected to
price adjustment in accordance with the conditions and formula prescribed herein
and further subject to satisfying the requirement specified in this clause.
A fixed percentage of the civil works component of the contract price shall be firm
and shall not be subject to any price adjustment. The balance portion of the civil
works component of the contract price shall be subject to price adjustment on
account of changes in materials and labour as detailed below:
CV = CV1 - CVo
Where,
CV1 = Adjusted contract price i.e. value of work done after application of above
price adjustment formula in the billing period.
CVo = Base contract price, subject to price adjustment, i.e. the value of the Civil
Works done in the billing period as per the monthly billing schedule for
which the price adjustment is to be calculated
Each Civil Works bill (which is excluding initial advance and amount
payable on completion of Guarantee test) during the Civil Works period
upto the completion of the facilities' shall be divided by a factor as
indicated below :
Fc = Fixed portion of the contract price for civil work price component which
will not be subjected to any adjustment under this formula, which shall be
0.20.
c = Coefficient of cement content in the cost of civil portion of the work which
will be 0.10.
Lb = Coefficient of labour (for all categories) content in the cost of civil portion
of the work which will be 0.15.
M = Material Index, namely, Index No. of wholsale price under group. "All
Commodities" as published by Office of the Economic Advisor,
Government of India.
D = High Speed Diesel Oil price, namely price of High Speed diesel oil, at
Pump Station of India Oil Corporation nearest to the project site. (selling
price inclusive of taxes and duties as per litre of H.S.D. Oil)
APPENDIX - 2
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S = Index for steel content shall be *“Mild Steel-Long Products”/ “Mild Steel-
Flat Products”, as published by Office of the Economic Advisor,
Government of India.
Subscript
For the purpose of this clause, month of execution of civil work shall
mean the schedule month of execution of Civil work or actual month of
execution of Civil Work, whichever is earlier. The schedule date for
completion shall be as identified in line with provisions of Time Schedule,
Appendix-4 to the Contract Agreement.
In case of Civil Works activities which are delayed beyond the schedule
date for reasons attributable to the contractor, the price adjustment
provision shall not be applicable for the period of time between the
schedule date of completion and actual date of completion of the
respective Civil Work activity. For this purpose, the schedule date for
completion of a particular Civil Work activity shall be as identified in line
with provisions of Time Schedule, Appendix-4 to the Contract Agreement.
f1, f2
f3, f4
fLb = f1, f2, f3, f4 are exchange rate correction factors for respective materials
and fLb is the exchange rate correction factor for labour with reference to
the currency of the country of index and the respective contract currency.
such that
Zo
f = ---------
Z1
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where Z is the no. of units of the currency of the country of origin of the index, which is
equivalent to one unit of the respective contract currency. The exchange rates to be
used for calculation of factor 'f' shall be as per Bills Selling Exchange Rates established
by the STATE BANK OF INDIA.
The payment of price adjustment amount so computed (refer S.No. F, Appendix-1) shall
be made against a separate invoice, linking the corresponding invoice for Installation
payment after retaining the pro-rata amount due on successful completion of the
Performance & Guarantee Tests. The amount so retained shall be paid progressively on
successful completion of the Performance & Guarantee Tests.
The above formula for price adjustment will be applicable if the currency in which the
contract price is expressed is different from the currency of the country of origin of labour
and material indices. In other case, formula shall be applied without the exchange rate
correction factor 'f'.
(x) Structural Works Price Component (for Site fabricated structural works covered in
Schedule 4)
It is understood that the Structural Works Price Component comprises a fixed portion
(designated as 'F' and the value of which is specified hereunder) and variable portion
linked with the indices for various materials and labour (description and coefficients as
enumerated below).
A1 B1 C1 D1 L1 W1
ESW 1 = ESWo (Fs + a x ----- + b x ----- + c x ------ + d x ----- + Lb x {0.5 x ----- + 0.5 x ---- } )
Ao Bo Co Do Lo Wo
Where,
Structural Component of -
{Initial Advance amount + structural component
the contract price of the contract price payable after successful
completion of Performance and Guarantee Test}
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Structural Component of the Contract Price
The payment of price adjustment amount so computed shall be made against a separate
invoice, linking the corresponding invoice for Structural Work Portion of Installation
payment after retaining the pro-rata amount due on Completion of the Guarantee Tests.
The amount so retained shall be paid on successful completion of the Guarantee Tests.
- The fixed portion of the Structural Works Price Component (Fs) shall be
0.20.
- "Lb" shall be co-efficient for labour component for Structural Works Price
Component of Contract Price which shall be 0.15.
- Sum of all the material co-efficient and the labour coefficient shall be
0.80.
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For the purpose of this clause, month of execution of structural work shall
mean the schedule month of execution of the structural work or actual
month of execution of Structural Work, whichever is earlier. The schedule
date for completion shall be as identified in line with provisions of Time
Schedule, Appendix-4 to the Contract Agreement.
f1, f2,
f3, f4,fLb = f1, f2, f3 and f4 are Exchange rate correction factors for the respec-
tive materials and fLb is the exchange rate correction factor for labour with
reference to the currency of the country of index and the respective
contract currency such that
Zo
f = --------
Z1
where Z is the no. of units of the currency of the country of origin of the index, which is
equivalent to one unit of the respective contract currency. The exchange rates to be
used for calculation of factor 'f' shall be as per Bills Selling Exchange Rates established
by the STATE BANK OF INDIA.
The above formula for price adjustment will be applicable if the currency in which the
contract price is expressed is different from the currency of the country of origin of labour
and material indices. In other case, formula shall be applied without the exchange rate
correction factor 'f'.
(xi) The following components of the contract price shall not be subject to price adjustment
and shall remain firm during the execution of the Contract :
(1) Ocean Freight and Marine Insurance for Plant and Equipment, Mandatory spares
and Recommended spares.
(2) Ex-works price component for Mandatory spares & Recommended Spares.
(xii) The value of co-efficients and the source of applicable Indices and their base values for
the purpose of computing price adjustment under the Contract shall be as under:
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A. Ex-factory Price component of the Equipment (excluding Spares and Type Test
charges) *
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Sl. Item Value of Name of Value of Indices as
No. Co-efficient Published on 30 days prior to
index and date set for Submission
its origin of Price Bid
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Material
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iv) Sum of all material coefficients a+b+c indicated above shall be between 0.50
to.0.60.
vi) Sum of all material coefficients and labour coefficients shall be 0.80.
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Sl. Item Value of Name of Published Value of Indices as
No. Co-efficient Index and its origin on 30 days prior to
date set for submission
of Price Bid.
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The indices used for Indian Field Labour are (i) All India Consumer Price Index for
Industrial Workers (All India Monthly Average) published by Labour Bureau, Simla,
Government of India and (ii) Arithmetical average of Minimum Wages for Unskilled,
Skilled, Semi-skilled and Highly skilled workers notified by the Central Government for
the particular classified Area in which the project site is located or notified by the
State Government of the state in which the project site is located, whichever is higher.
(i) The value of the All India Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (All India
Monthly Average) published by Labour Bureau, as on 30 days prior to the date set for
submission of price bids is................................
(ii) The value of the Arithmetical average of Minimum Wages for Unskilled, Skilled,
Semi-skilled and Highly skilled workers notified by the Central Government for the
particular classified Area in which the project site is located or notified by the State
Government of the state in which the project site is located, whichever is higher, as on
30 days prior to the date set for submission of price bids is................................
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C. Civil Works Price Component
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Sl. Item Value of Name of Published Value of Indices as
No. Co-efficient Index and its origin on 7 days prior to
date set for Submission
of Price Bid.
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2. High Speed d = 0.02 Index for High speed Diesel Oil Price ...............
Diesel Oil Con- at Pump Station of Indian Oil Corp
tent in the cost nearest to project site
of civil portion
of work
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APPENDIX - 2
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* The above information shall be filled in at the time of Contract Agreement signing based
on price adjustment data offered by the successful bidder in relevant Attachment to Bid
Form of Price Bid.
** Sheets of like size and format shall be annexed in case no. of currencies are more.
APPENDIX - 3
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INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS
In accordance with the provisions of GCC Clause 34, the Contractor shall at his
expense take out and maintain in effect, or cause to be taken out and maintained in
effect, during the performance of the Contract, the insurances set forth below in the
sums and with the deductibles and other conditions specified herein. The identity of the
insurers and the form of the policies shall be subject to the approval of the Employer,
such approval not to be unreasonably withheld.
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Insurance Amount insured Deductible Conditions
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A. Marine Cargo (i) 110% of Ex-works value in case (i) Employer to be named as
of plant & equipment and Type coinsured
Tests Charges including all (ii) Open policy
spare parts manufactured (iii) All risk institute cargo clause
within the Employer's Country. Not applicable 'A'
(iv) War, SRCC, terrorism.
(v) Institute replacement clause,
special replacement clause
(Air duty) and deferred
unpacking clause
(ii) Applicable taxes and (vi) Insurers right of subrogation
duties against all parties (excluding
carrier) waived.
(iii) Escalation 5% on (vii) Warehouse to warehouse
(i) & (ii) basis.
C. Third Party For any one occurrence Nil (i) Contractors, sub-contractors
liability Rs. 50.00 lakhs to be named as co-insured.
(Extension of
MCE/EAR
Policy)
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Insurance Amount insured Deductible Conditions
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D. Automobile liability
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Note :
1. The Employer shall be named as co-insured under all insurance policies taken out by
the Contractor pursuant to GCC 34.1 except for Third Party Liability, Workman's
Compensation and Employer's Liability Insurances and the Contractor's Sub-
Contractors shall be named as co-insured under all insurances policies taken out by
the Contractor pursuant to GCC 34.1, except for the Cargo insurance during transport,
Workman's Compensation and Employer's Liability Insurances. All insurers rights of
subrogation against such co-insureds for losses or claims arising out of the
performance of the Contract shall be waived under such policies.
3. Any loss or damage to the plant and equipment during handling, transportation,
storage, installation, commissioning, and all activities to be performed till the
"Completion of Facilities" shall be to the account of the contractor. The contractor shall
be responsible for preference of all claims and make good the damages or loss by way
of repairs and/or replacement of plant and equipment damaged or lost.
Notwithstanding the extent of insurances cover and the amount of claim available from
the underwriter, the contractor shall be liable to make good the full
replacement/rectification of all the equipment/materials and to ensure their availability
as per project requirement without additional financial liability to the Employer.
The Contractor shall follow local acts and laws as may be prevalent for insurance.
4. Upon grant of extension of time for completion by Employer, the Contractor shall
promptly furnish documentary evidence to Project Manager towards extension of
insurance policies for the period of time extension.
The Employer shall take the insurance for its own employees, its stores and its
machinery.
APPENDIX - 4
TIME SCHEDULE
1.0 It is clearly understood and agreed that time is the essence of this Contract and shall be strictly
adhered to by the Contractor. The program of furnishing, erecting, testing, commissioning and
completion of facilities identifying the key phases in various areas of work like design,
procurement, manufacture, field activities shall be as per detailed PERT Network/L2 Schedule
enclosed as Annexure-I. As per this detailed PERT Network, the key milestones for
completion of facilities are as under
Schedule
Sl. Activity / Description of Milestones Duration in months from NOA
No.
Start Finish
2.0 After the Notification of Award, the contractor shall plan the sequence of work of manufacture
and erection to meet the above stated dates of successful completion of facilities and shall
ensure all work, manufacture, shop testing, inspection and shipment of the equipment in
accordance with the required construction/erection sequence.
3.0 Within one month of the Notification of Award, the Contractor shall submit to the Employer for
his review and approval two copies (one reproducible and one print) of detailed PERT
Network/L2 Schedule with master network activities further exploded based on the Master
Network mutually agreed by the employer and contractor, showing the logic and duration of
the activities covered in both the First and Second Contracts in the following areas:
Detailed Manufacturing PERT Network for all the manufacturing activities and Contractor/sub-
Contractors works shall also be furnished within 60 days of Notification of award. The
manufacturing network shall be supported by detailed procurement program for critical bought
out item/raw materials.
The erection network will be supported by detailed Pre-erection activity program covering the
following:
A) Manpower Deployment
B) T&P Mobilization
C) Detailed Site Mobilization Plant
Any Tools & Plants (T&P) required for satisfactory execution of the Contract and to meet the
time schedule specified in this Appendix-4 shall be mobilised by the Contractor as per
direction
of the Project Manager without any extra cost to the Employer. (The list of such essential
Tools & Plants (T&P) to be deployed by the Contractor, if any finalised before Notification of
Award, shall be enclosed as Appendix-II to this Appendix-4).
6.0 Within one week of approval of the network schedule, the Contractor shall forward to the Project
Manager, copies of the Computer Initial run-Data. The type of outputs and number of copies of
each type to be supplied by the Contractor shall be determined by the Project Manager.
7.0 All the networks shall be updated every month or at a frequency mutually agreed upon. Within
seven days following the Monthly Review, a progress meeting shall be held, whenever
possible at the works, wherein the major items of the plant or equipment are being produced.
The meeting will be attended by the Project Manager and responsible representative of
Contractor that the Project Manager consider necessary for the meeting.
8.0 Access to the Contractor's and Sub-Contractor's work shall be granted to the Project Manager
at all reasonable times for the purpose of ascertaining the progress.
ANNEXURE - I TO APPENDIX - 4
MASTER NETWORK
The Master Network as per para 1.0 of Appendix-4
shall be enclosed as Annexure-I to Appendix-4
ANNEXURE - II TO APPENDIX - 4
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Sl. No. Description of T&P Qty. to
be
deploye
d (nos.)
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LIST OF SAFETY PLANT AND EQUIPMENT AND PPE TO BE DEPLOYED BY THE
CONTRACTOR
The minimum design live load on metallic Cumulative length of ladders is 200 m
ladder shall be a single concentrated load of
100 kilo grams. All rungs shall have a
minimum diameter of 1.90 centimeters, and
minimum clear length of rungs shall be 40.6
centimeters. The distance between rungs shall
not exceed
30.5 centimeters. Each ladder shall have
maximum height of 9.0 metre.
The ladder shall have proper fastenings for
attaching it to a column using positive means
such as bolt, weld or other type of fasteners.
LIST OF SUB-CONTRACTORS
In the event that the employer wishes to nominate any particular Sub-Contractors for
the undertaking of any part or parts of the Works, these shall be identified and named
by the Employer in the following schedule prior to the issue of the Bidding Documents.
Full details shall be given of the part of the Works to be executed, and the names and
addresses of the Sub-Contractors to whom the part of the Works is to be sub-
contracted by the Bidder. Where more than one name is given for any part of the
Work, the Bidder shall be free to select any of the named Sub-Contractors for that part.
NIL
(Prior to award of Contract the following details shall be completed indicating those
Sub- contractors proposed by the Bidder by Attachment to his Bid which are approved
by the Employer for engagement by the Contractor during the performance of the
Works).
The following Sub-Contractors are approved for carrying out the item of work indicated.
Where more than one Sub-contractor is listed, the Contractor is free to choose
between them but he must notify the Employer of his choice in good time prior to
appointing any selected Sub-Contractor. In accordance with Clause GCC 19.1, the
Contractor is free to submit proposals for additional Sub-Contractors from time to time.
No Sub-Contracts shall be placed with any such additional Sub-Contractors until they
have been approved in writing by the Employer and their names added to this list of
Approved Sub- Contractors.
The facilities, works, supplies and personnel to be provided/supplied by the Employer shall
be as per Technical Specifications and the provisions of GCC Clauses 10, 21 and 24 shall
apply as appropriate.
All facilities, works, supplies and personnel to be provided by the Employer shall be as
described in Technical Specifications and the same will be provided by the Employer in good
time so as not to delay the performance of the Contractor, in accordance with the approved
Time Schedule and Program of Performance pursuant to GCC Sub-Clause 18.2.
APPENDIX - 7
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A. Approval
1.
2.
3.
B. Review
1.
2.
3.
APPENDIX - 8
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FUNCTIONAL GUARANTEES
Dear Sirs,
The Employer shall have the fullest liberty, without affecting in any way the liability of the Bank under
this guarantee, from time to time to extend the time for performance of the Contract by the Contractor.
The Employer shall have the fullest liberty, without affecting this guarantee, to postpone from time to
time the exercise of any powers vested in them or of any right which they might have against the
Contractor, and to exercise the same at any time in any manner, and either to enforce or to forbear to
enforce any covenants, contained or implied, in the Contract between the Employer and the
Contractor or any other course or remedy or security available to the Employer. The Bank shall not be
released of its obligations under these presents by any exercise by the Employer of its liberty with
reference to the matters aforesaid or any of them or by reason of any other act or forbearance or
other acts of omission or commission on the part of the Employer or any other indulgence shown by
the Employer or by any other matter or thing whatsoever which under law would, but for this
provision, have the effect of relieving the Bank.
The Bank also agrees that the Employer at its option shall be entitled to enforce this Guarantee
against the Bank as a principal debtor, in the first instance without proceeding against the Contractor
and notwithstanding any security or other guarantee that the Employer may have in relation to the
Contractor’s liabilities.
Notwithstanding anything contained hereinabove our liability under this guarantee is restricted to
.........................(*)......................... and it shall remain in force upto and including
.....................(@)...................... and shall be extended from time to time for such period (not
exceeding one year), as may be desired by M/s .......[Contractor's Name}............ on whose behalf this
guarantee has been given.
Dated this ............................. day of .................... 20.................. at...........................................
WITNESS :
1. .................................................... ..........................................................
(Signature) (Signature)
.................................................... ..........................................................
(Name) (Name)
.................................................... ..........................................................
(Official Address) (Designation with
Bank Stamp)
Date...................................................
2. ....................................................
(Signature)
....................................................
(Name)
....................................................
(Official Address)
Notes :1. (*) This sum shall be three percent (10%) of the Contract Price.
(@) This date will be ninety (90) days beyond the Defect liability period as specified
in the Contract.
3. While getting the Bank Guarantee issued, the Contractor is required to ensure
compliance to the points mentioned in Form 16B- Form of Bank Guarantee Verification
Check List. Further, the Contractor is required to fill up this Form 16 and enclose the
same with the Bank Guarantee.
4. The Bank Guarantee shall be from a Bank as per provisions of Section-V (SCC) of the
Bidding Documents.
5. In case, Bank Guarantee is getting issued from State Bank of India, Bidder to take note
of NTPC letter ref. NTPC/FC/CS/BG/01 dated 03.09.2014 and SBI letter ref. CAG-
I/AMT-1/2014-15/370 dated 04.09.2014 (attached with Section-V of Bidding
Documents.
6a. Performance Security Form
Dear Sirs,
The Employer shall have the fullest liberty, without affecting in any way the liability of the Bank under
this guarantee, from time to time to extend the time for performance of the Contract by the Contractor.
The Employer shall have the fullest liberty, without affecting this guarantee, to postpone from time to
time the exercise of any powers vested in them or of any right which they might have against the
Contractor, and to exercise the same at any time in any manner, and either to enforce or to forbear to
enforce any covenants, contained or implied, in the Contract between the Employer and the
Contractor or any other course or remedy or security available to the Employer. The Bank shall not be
released of its obligations under these presents by any exercise by the Employer of its liberty with
reference to the matters aforesaid or any of them or by reason of any other act or forbearance or
other acts of omission or commission on the part of the Employer or any other indulgence shown by
the Employer or by any other matter or thing whatsoever which under law would, but for this
provision, have the effect of relieving the Bank.
The Bank also agrees that the Employer at its option shall be entitled to enforce this Guarantee
against the Bank as a principal debtor, in the first instance without proceeding against the Contractor
and notwithstanding any security or other guarantee that the Employer may have in relation to the
Contractor’s liabilities.
Notwithstanding anything contained hereinabove our liability under this guarantee is restricted to
.........................(*)......................... and it shall remain in force upto and including
.....................(@)...................... and shall be extended from time to time for such period (not
exceeding one year), as may be desired by Joint Venture consisting of M/s....................
[1st Partner's
Name]............................ and M/s………………. [2nd Partner's Name]............................ with its
Registered /Head Office at ...........................on whose behalf this guarantee has been given.
WITNESS :
1. .................................................... ..........................................................
(Signature) (Signature)
.................................................... ..........................................................
(Name) (Name)
.................................................... ..........................................................
(Official Address) (Designation with
Bank Stamp)
Date...................................................
2. ....................................................
(Signature)
....................................................
(Name)
....................................................
(Official Address)
Notes :1. (*) This sum shall be three percent (10%) of the Contract Price.
(@) This date will be ninety (90) days beyond the Defect liability period as specified
in the Contract.
3. While getting the Bank Guarantee issued, the Contractor is required to ensure
compliance to the points mentioned in Form 16B- Form of Bank Guarantee Verification
Check List. Further, the Contractor is required to fill up this Form 16 and enclose the
same with the Bank Guarantee.
4. The Bank Guarantee shall be from a Bank as per provisions of Section-V (SCC) of the
Bidding Documents.
5. In case, Bank Guarantee is getting issued from State Bank of India, Bidder to take note
of NTPC letter ref. NTPC/FC/CS/BG/01 dated 03.09.2014 and SBI letter ref. CAG-
I/AMT-1/2014-15/370 dated 04.09.2014 (attached with Section-V of Bidding
Documents.
Form 6b. Insurance Surety Bond towards Performance Security
To,
Dear Sirs,
The Employer shall have the fullest liberty, without affecting in any way the liability of the
Insurer under this Insurance Surety Bond, from time to time to extend the performance of
the Contract by the Contractor for the purpose of which, the Insurer shall be liable to extend
the validity of the present Insurance Surety Bond without any demur, condition, protest and
the Insurer shall at no point in time have an option of revoking the same, The Employer
shall have the fullest liberty, without affecting this Insurance Surety Bond, to postpone from
time to time the exercise of any powers vested in them or of any right which they might
have against the Contractor, and to exercise the same at any time in any manner, and
either to enforce or to forbear to enforce any covenants, contained or implied, in the
Contract between the Employer and the Contractor or any other course or remedy or
security available to the Employer. The Insurer shall not be released of its obligations under
these presents by any exercise by the Employer of its liberty with reference to the aforesaid
or any of them or by reason of any other act or forbearance or other acts of omission or
commission on the part of the Employer or
any other indulgence shown by the Employer or by any other matter or thing whatsoever
which under law would, but for this provision, have the effect of relieving the Insurer.
The Insurer also agrees and undertakes that the Employer at its option shall be entitled to
enforce this
Insurance Surety Bond against the Insurer as a Surety, in the first instance without
proceeding against the Contractor and notwithstanding any security or other guarantee that
the Employer may have in relation to the Contractor’s liabilities.
Notwithstanding anything contained hereinabove our liability under this Insurance Surety
Bond is restricted to .........................(*)......................... and it shall remain in force upto and
including .....................(@)...................... and shall be extended from time to time for such
period (not exceeding one year), as may be desired by M/s .......[Contractor's
Name}............ on whose behalf this Insurance Surety Bond has been given.
WITNESS :
1. ....................................................
..........................................................
(Signature) (Signature)
....................................................
..........................................................
(Name) (Name)
....................................................
..........................................................
(Official Address) (Designation with
Insurer Stamp)
Authorised Vide
Power of
Attorney
No.......................................
Date...........................................
........
2. ....................................................
(Signature)
....................................................
(Name)
....................................................
(Official Address)
Notes : 1. (*) This sum shall be ten percent (10%) of the Contract Price.
(@) This date will be ninety (90) days beyond the Defect liability period as specified
in the
Contract.
2. The Insurance Surety Bond shall be from an Insurer as per guidelines issued by
Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI).
3. The Employer shall be the Creditor, the Contractor shall be the Principal debtor and the
Insurance company/Insurer shall be the Surety in respect of the Insurance Surety Bond to
be issued by the Insurer.
Dear Sirs,
The Employer shall have the fullest liberty, without affecting in any way the liability of the
Insurer under this Insurance Surety Bond, from time to time to extend the time for
performance of the Contract by the Contractor for the purpose of which, the Insurer shall be
liable to extend the validity of the present Insurance Surety Bond without any demur,
condition, protest and the Insurer shall at no point in time have an option of revoking the
same. The Employer shall have the fullest liberty, without affecting this Insurance Surety
Bond, to postpone from time to time the exercise of any powers vested in them or of any
right which they might have against the Contractor, and to exercise the same at any time in
any manner, and either to enforce or to forbear to enforce any covenants, contained or
implied, in the Contract between the Employer and the Contractor or any other course or
remedy or security available to the Employer. The Insurer shall not be released of its
obligations under these presents by any exercise by the Employer of its liberty with
reference to the matters aforesaid or any of them or by reason of any other act or
forbearance or other acts of omission or commission on the part of the Employer or any
other indulgence shown by the Employer or by any other matter or thing whatsoever
which under law would, but for this provision, have the effect of relieving the Insurer.
The Insurer also agrees that the Employer at its option shall be entitled to enforce this
Insurance Surety Bond against the Insurer as a Surety, in the first instance without
proceeding against the Contractor and notwithstanding any security or other guarantee that
the Employer may have in relation to the Contractor’s liabilities.
Notwithstanding anything contained hereinabove our liability under this Insurance Surety
Bond is restricted to .........................(*)......................... and it shall remain in force upto and
including .....................(@)...................... and shall be extended from time to time for such
period (not exceeding one year), as may be desired by Joint Venture consisting of
M/s.................... [1st Partner's Name]............................ and M/s………………. [2nd Partner's
Name]............................ with its Registered /Head Office at ...........................on whose
behalf this Insurance Surety Bond has been given.
WITNESS :
1. .................................................... ..................................................
........
(Signature) (Signature)
....................................................
..........................................................
(Name) (Name)
....................................................
..........................................................
(Official Address) (Designation with
Insurer Stamp)
2. ....................................................
(Signature)
....................................................
(Name)
....................................................
(Official Address)
Notes : 1. (*) This sum shall be ten percent (10%) of the Contract Price.
(@) This date will be ninety (90) days beyond the Defect liability period as
specified in the Contract.
2. The Insurance Surety Bond shall be from an Insurer as per guidelines issued by
Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI).
3. The Employer shall be the Creditor, the Contractor shall be the Principal debtor and the
Insurance company/Insurer shall be the Surety in respect of the Insurance Surety Bond to
be issued by the Insurer.
5. While getting the Insurance Surety Bond issued, the Contractor is required to ensure
compliance to the points mentioned in the Form of Bank Guarantee/ Insurance Surety Bond
Verification Check List. Further, the Contractor is required to fill up this Form … and
enclose the same with the Insurance Surety Bond.
7. BANK GUARANTEE FORM FOR ADVANCE
PAYMENT (SUPPLY EX-WORKS)
7(i). Bank Guarantee Form for Advance Payment
(Supply Ex-Works)
Dear Sir,
The Employer shall have the fullest liberty without affecting in any way the liability of the Bank under
this guarantee, from time to time to vary the advance or to extend the time for performance of the
Contract by the Contractor. The Employer shall have the fullest liberty without affecting this
guarantee, to postpone from time to time the exercise of any powers vested in them or of any right
which they might have against the Contractor, and to exercise the same at any time in any manner,
and either to enforce or to forbear to enforce any covenants, contained or implied, in the Contract
between the Employer and the Contractor or any other course or remedy or security available to the
Employer. The Bank shall not be released of its obligations under these presents by any exercise by
the Employer of its liberty with reference to the matters aforesaid or any of them or by reason of any
other act or forbearance or other acts of ommission or commission on the part of the Employer or any
other indulgence shown by the Employer or by any other matter or thing whatsoever which under law
would but for this provision, have the effect of relieving the Bank.
The Bank also agrees that the Employer at its option shall be entitled to enforce this Guarantee
against the Bank as a principal debtor, in the first instance without proceeding against the Contractor
and notwithstanding any security or other guarantee that the Employer may have in relation to the
Contractor’s liabilities.
Notwithstanding anything contained hereinabove our liability under this guarantee is limited to
.......[advance amount].......... and it shall remain in force upto and including
............................(@).............................. and shall be extended from time to time for such period (not
exceeding one year), as may be desired by M/s.....[Contractor's Name]..... on whose behalf this
guarantee has been given.
WITNESS :
1. .................................................... ..........................................................
(Signature) (Signature)
.................................................... ..........................................................
(Name) (Name)
.................................................... ..........................................................
(Official Address) (Designation with
Bank Stamp)
Date..................................................
2. ....................................................
(Signature)
....................................................
(Name)
....................................................
(Official Address)
NOTE : 1. (@) This date shall be ninety (90) days beyond the date of Completion
of the Facilities.
2. The Bank Guarantee shall be from a Bank as per provisions of Section-V (SCC) of the
Bidding Documents.
4. While getting the Bank Guarantee issued, Bidders are required to ensure compliance
to the points mentioned in Form 16-Form of Bank Guarantee Verification Check List.
Further, the Contractor is required to fill up this Form 16 and enclose the same with the
Bank Guarantee.
5. In case, Bank Guarantee is getting issued from State Bank of India, Bidder to take note
of NTPC letter ref. NTPC/FC/CS/BG/01 dated 03.09.2014 and SBI letter ref. CAG-
I/AMT-1/2014-15/370 dated 04.09.2014 (attached with Section-V of Bidding
Documents.
7(ii). Bank Guarantee Form for Advance Payment
(Installation/Civil/Site Fabricated Structural works)
Dear Sir,
The Employer shall have the fullest liberty without affecting in any way the liability of the Bank under
this guarantee, from time to time to vary the advance or to extend the time for performance of the
Contract by the Contractor. The Employer shall have the fullest liberty without affecting this
guarantee, to postpone from time to time the exercise of any powers vested in them or of any right
which they might have against the Contractor, and to exercise the same at any time in any manner,
and either to enforce or to forbear to enforce any covenants, contained or implied, in the Contract
between the Employer and the Contractor or any other course or remedy or security available to the
Employer. The Bank shall not be released of its obligations under these presents by any exercise by
the Employer of its liberty with reference to the matters aforesaid or any of them or by reason of any
other act or forbearance or other acts of omission or commission on the part of the Employer or any
other indulgence shown by the Employer or by any other matter or thing whatsoever which under law
would but for this provision, have the effect of relieving the Bank.
The Bank also agrees that the Employer at its option shall be entitled to enforce this Guarantee
against the Bank as a principal debtor, in the first instance without proceeding against the
Contractor and
notwithstanding any security or other guarantee that the Employer may have in relation to the
Contractor’s liabilities.
Notwithstanding anything contained hereinabove our liability under this guarantee is limited to
........................[110% of advance amount]..........along with interest therein as aforesaid and it shall
remain in force up to and including ............................(@).............................. and shall be extended
from time to time for such period (not exceeding one year), as may be desired by
M/s.......................................[Contractor's Name].............................. on whose behalf this guarantee
has been given.
WITNESS :
1. .................................................... ..........................................................
(Signature)
.................................................... ..........................................................
(Name) (Name)
.................................................... ..........................................................
(Official Address) (Designation with
Bank Stamp)
Date..................................................
2. ....................................................
(Signature)
....................................................
(Name)
....................................................
(Official Address)
Notes: 1. (#) This date shall be ninety (90) days beyond the date of Completion of the
Facilities.
(##%) “[SBI 1-year MCLR as on 01st April of applicable year + 150 bps] per
annum”
2. The Bank Guarantee (BG) shall be from a Bank as per provisions of the Bidding
Documents.
4. While getting the Bank Guarantee issued, Bidders are required to ensure
compliance to the points mentioned in Bank Guarantee Verification Check List in
the Bidding Documents. Bidders are required to fill up this Check List and enclose
the same along with the Bank Guarantee.
5. In case, Bank Guarantee is getting issued from State Bank of India, Bidder to take note
of NTPC letter ref. NTPC/FC/CS/BG/01 dated 03.09.2014 and SBI letter ref. CAG-
I/AMT-1/2014-15/370 dated 04.09.2014 (attached with Section-V of Bidding
Documents.
7(iii). Bank Guarantee Form for Advance Payment
Date :
Loan/Credit No :
IFB No :
[Name of Contract]
Dear Sirs,
Pursuant to GCC Clause 24 (Completion of the Facilities) of the General Conditions of the Contract
entered into between yourselves and the Employer dated [date], relating to the [brief description of
the facilities], we hereby notify you that the following part(s) of the Facilities was (were) complete on
the date specified below, and that, in accordance with the terms of the Contract, the Employer hereby
takes over the said part(s) of the Facilities, together with the responsibility for care and custody and
the risk of loss thereof on the date mentioned below.
However, you are required to complete the outstanding items listed in the attachment hereto as soon
as practicable.
This letter does not relieve you of your obligation to complete the execution of the Facilities including
Guarantee Test(s) in accordance with the Contract nor of your obligations during the Defects Liability
Period.
Title
(Project Manager)
9. FORM OF OPERATIONAL ACCEPTANCE
CERTIFICATE
9. Form of Operational Acceptance Certificate
Date:
Loan/Credit No :
IFB No:
[Name of Contract]
Dear Sirs,
Pursuant to GCC Sub-Clause 25.3 (Operational Acceptance) of the General Conditions of the
Contract entered into between yourselves and the Employer dated [date], relating to the [brief
description of the facilities], we hereby notify you that the Functional Guarantees of the following
part(s) of the Facilities were satisfactorily attained on the date specified below.
This letter does not relieve you of your obligation to complete the execution of the Facilities in
accordance with the Contract nor of your obligations during the Defects Liability Period.
Title
(Project Manager)
10. FORM OF TRUST RECEIPT
10. FORM OF TRUST RECEIPT FOR PLANT,
EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS RECEIVED
We do hereby acknowledge the receipt of the Plant, Equipment and Materials as are fully described
and mentioned under Documents of Title/RR/LR etc. and in the schedule annexed hereto, which shall
form an integral part of this receipt as "Trustee" of ........................... (Name of Employer). The
aforesaid materials etc. so received by us shall be exclusively used in the successful performance of
the aforesaid Contract and for no other purpose whatsoever. We undertake not to create any charge,
lien or encumbrance over the aforesaid materials etc, in favour of any other
person/institution(s)/Banks.
INDEMNITY-CUM-UNDERTAKING AGREEMENT
WHEREAS the ‘Employer’ has awarded to the ‘Contractor’ a Contract for .......................vide its
Notification of Award/Contract No.................dated ...................................... and its Amendment No.
............................................ and Amendment No..................................., (applicable when
amendments have been issued) (hereinafter called the "Contract") in terms of which ......@.......... is
required to hand over various Equipments to the ‘Contractor’ for execution of the Contract.
And WHEREAS by virtue of Clause No............................ of the said Contract, the ‘Contractor’ and the
‘Employer’ are required to execute an Indemnity-cum-Undertaking Agreement for the Equipments
handed over to the ‘Contractor’ by .............@................ for the purpose of performance of the
Contract/Erection Portion of the Contract (hereinafter called the "Equipments")
2. That the ‘Contractor’ is obliged and shall remain absolutely responsible for the safe
transit/protection and custody of the Equipments at ......@...... project site against all
risks whatsoever till the Equipments are duly used/erected in accordance with the
terms of the Contract and the plant/package duly erected and commissioned in
accordance with the terms of the Contract is taken over by the ‘Employer’ The
‘Contractor’ undertakes to keep the ‘Employer’ harmless against any loss or damage
that may be caused to the Equipments.
3. The ‘Contractor’ undertakes that the Equipments shall be used exclusively for the
performance/execution of the Contract strictly in accordance with its terms and
conditions and no part of the Equipments shall be utilised for any other work or
purpose whatsoever. It is clearly understood by the ‘Contractor’ that non-observance of
the obligations under this Indemnity-cum-Undertaking Agreement by the ‘Contractor’
shall inter-alia constitute a criminal breach of trust on the part of the ‘Contractor’ for all
intents and purpose including legal/penal consequences.
4. That the ‘Employer’ is and shall remain the exclusive owner of the Equipments free
from all encumbrances, charges or liens of any kind, whatsoever. The Equipments
shall at all
times be open to inspection and checking by the Project Manager or other
employees/agents authorised by the ‘Employer’ in this regard. Further the ‘Employer’
shall always be free at all times to take possession of the Equipments in whatever form
the Equipments may be, if in its opinion, the Equipments are likely to be endangered,
misutilised or converted to uses other than those specified in the Contract, by any acts
of omission or commission on the part of the ‘Contractor’ or any other person or on
account of any reason whatsoever and the ‘Contractor’ binds himself and undertakes
to comply with the directions of demand of the ‘Employer’ to return the Equipments
without any demur or reservation.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the ‘Contractor’ and the ‘Employer’ have hereunto set their hand through
their authorised representative, the day, month and year first above mentioned.
.................................................. ……………………….
(Contractor's Name) (Employer’s name)
WITNESS : WITNESS :
INDEMNITY-CUM-UNDERTAKING AGREEMENT
WHEREAS the ‘Employer’ has awarded to the ‘Contractor’ a Contract for .......................vide its
Notification of Award/Contract No.........................dated ............................................ and its
Amendment No. ............................................ and Amendment No..................................., (applicable
when amendments have been issued) (hereinafter called the "Contract") in terms of which
..........@.......... is required to hand over various Equipments to the ‘Contractor’ for execution of the
Contract.
And WHEREAS by virtue of Clause No............................ of the said Contract, the ‘Contractor’ and the
‘Employer’ are required to execute an Indemnity-cum-Undertaking Agreement for the Equipments
handed over to the ‘Contractor’ by ..........@.......... for the purpose of performance of the
Contract/Erection Portion of the Contract (hereinafter called the "Equipments")
2. That the ‘Contractor’ is obliged and shall remain absolutely responsible for the safe
transit/protection and custdoy of the Equipments at ..........@.......... project site against
all risks whatsoever till the Equipments are duly used/erected in accordance with the
terms of the Contract and the plant/package duly erected and commissioned in
accordance with the terms of the Contract, is taken over by the ‘Employer’. The
‘Contractor’ undertakes to keep the ‘Employer’ harmless against any loss or damage
that may be caused to the Equipments.
3. The ‘Contractor’ undertakes that the Equipments shall be used exclusively for the
performance/execution of the Contract strictly in accordance with its terms and
conditions and no part of the Equipments shall be utilised for any other work or
purpose whatsoever. It is clearly understood by the ‘Contractor’ that non-
observance of the
obligations under this Indemnity-cum-Undertaking Agreement by the ‘Contractor’ shall
inter-alia constitute a criminal breach of trust on the part of the ‘Contractor’ for all
intents and purpose including legal/penal consequences.
4. That the ‘Employer’ is and shall remain the exclusive owner of the Equipments free
from all encumbrances, charges or liens of any kind, whatsoever. The Equipments
shall at all times be open to inspection and checking by the Project Manager or other
employees/agents authorised by the ‘Employer’ in this regard. Further, the ‘Employer’
shall always be free at all times to take possession of the Equipments in whatever form
the Equipments may be, if in its opinion, the Equipments are likely to be endangered,
misutilised or converted to uses other than those specified in the Contract, by any acts
of omission or commission on the part of the ‘Contractor’ or any other person or on
account of any reason whatsoever and the ‘Contractor’ binds himself and undertakes
to comply with the directions of demand of the ‘Employer’ to return the Equipments
without any demur or reservation.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the ‘Contractor’ and the ‘Employer’ have hereunto set their hand through
their authorised representative, the day, month and year first above mentioned.
WITNESS : WITNESS :
(NAME OF EMPLOYER)
(PROJECT ................................... )
REF. NO. :
DATE :
To,
Dear Sirs,
Kindly refer to Contract No................. Dated ................ for .............................(Contract Name) You
are hereby authorised on behalf of ......................(Name of Employer) having its registered office at
..................................................and its Project at ......................................... to take physical delivery of
materials/equipments covered under despatch Document/ Consignment Note no................................ *
..............dated ................................... and as detailed in the enclosed Schedule for the sole purpose of
successful performance of the aforesaid contract and for no other purposes, whatsoever.
(Designation : .................................
Date ...............................................
ENCL : as above
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Sl. Contract NOA No./ Description Spec. Qty. Value Remarks
No. Name Contract of Materials/ No.
Agreement Equipments
No.
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(Designation)....................................
Date).................................................
13. DEED OF JOINT UNDERTAKING
FORM-13
Page ... of ...
(NOT APPLICABLE)
14. FORM OF BANK GUARANTEE
BY ALL EXECUTANTS OF DEED OF JOINT
UNDERTAKING OTHER THEN CONTRACTOR
(IF APPLICABLE)
FORM -14
PAGE 1 OF 3
Dear Sir,
Any such demand made by the Employer on the Bank shall be conclusive and binding, not
withstanding any difference between the Employer and Contractor and/or between the Employer and
Associate / Collaborator or any dispute pending before any Court, Tribunal, Arbitrator or any other
Authority. The Bank undertakes not to revoke this Guarantee during its currency without previous
consent of the Employer and further agrees that the Guarantee herein contained shall be enforceable
till ninety (90) days after expiry of its validity.
* Strike off whichever is not applicable
The Employer shall have the fullest liberty, without affecting in any way the liability of the Bank under
this Guarantee, from time to time to extend the time for performance of the Contract or the Sub-
Contract Agreement by the Associate / Collaborator.
The Employer shall have the fullest liberty, without affecting this Guarantee, to postpone from time to
time the exercise of any powers vested in them or of any right which they might have against the
Associate / Collaborator and to exercise the same at any time, in any manner, and either to enforce or
to forbear to enforce any covenants, contained or implied, in the Contract or Undertaking or any other
course or remedy or security available to the Employer. The Bank shall not be released of its
obligations under these presents by any exercise of its liberty with reference to the matters aforesaid
or any of them or by reason of any other act or forbearance or other acts of omission or commission
on the part of the Employer or any other indulgence shown by the Employer or by any other matter or
thing whatsoever which under law would, but for this provision have the effect of relieving the Bank
from its obligations.
The Bank also agrees that the Employer at is option shall be entitled to enforce this Guarantee against
the Bank as a principal debtor, in the first instance without proceeding against Contractor or Associate
/ Collaborator and notwithstanding any security or other guarantee that the Employer may have in
relation to Contractor's or Associate / Collaborator liabilities.
Notwithstanding anything contained hereinabove our liability under this Guarantee is restricted to
........................ and, it shall remain in force upto and including ......................... @
..................................... and shall be extended from time to time for such period (not exceeding one
year), as may be desired by M/s .......................... (Associate / Collaborator) on whose behalf this
guarantee has been given.
WITNESS
1. .................................................... ..........................................................
(Signature)
(Signature)
.................................................... ..........................................................
(Name)
(Name)
.................................................... ..........................................................
(Official Address) (Designation with
Bank Stamp)
Date..........................................................
2. ....................................................
(Signature)
....................................................
(Name)
....................................................
(Official Address)
Notes :
1. @ The date shall be as specified in the corresponding format for the Deed of Joint
Undertaking enclosed in the Section 'Forms and Procedures'.
2. The Bank Guarantee shall be from a Bank as per provisions of Section-V (SCC) of the bidding
documents.
4. While getting the Bank Guarantee issued, Bidders are required to ensure compliance to the
points mentioned in Form 16-Form of Bank Guarantee Verification Check List enclosed in
Section-VII of bidding document. Further, Bidders are required to fill up this Form 16 and
enclose the same with the Bank Guarantee.
5. In case, Bank Guarantee is getting issued from State Bank of India, Bidder to take note of
NTPC letter ref. NTPC/FC/CS/BG/01 dated 03.09.2014 and SBI letter ref. CAG- I/AMT-1/2014-
15/370 dated 04.09.2014 (attached with Section-III of Bidding Documents.
6. The Bank Guarantee (BG) shall be accompanied with the BG forwarding letter in the
format attached as Form no. 6 c in the bidding documents.
Form 14a
Page 1 of 3
14a. PROFORMA FOR INSURANCE SURETY BOND
TO BE FURNISHED BY THE EXECUTANT OF DEED
JOINT UNDERTAKING OTHER THAN CONTRACTOR
To,
[Employer's Name & Address]
Dear Sirs,
The Employer shall have the fullest liberty, without affecting in any way the liability of the Insurer under
this Insurance Surety Bond, from time to time to extend the time for performance of the Contract or the
Sub-Contract Agreement by the Associate / Collaborator for the purpose of which, the Insurer shall be
liable to extend the validity of the present Insurance Surety Bond without any demur, condition, protest
and the Insurer shall at no point in time have an option of revoking the same,
The Employer shall have the fullest liberty, without affecting this Insurance Surety Bond, to postpone
from time to time the exercise of any powers vested in them or of any right which they might have
against the Associate / Collaborator and to exercise the same at any time, in any manner, and either to
enforce or to forbear to enforce any covenants, contained or implied, in the Contract or Undertaking or
any other course or remedy or security available to the Employer. The Insurer shall not be released of
its obligations under these presents by any exercise of its liberty with reference to the matters aforesaid
or any of them or by reason of any other act or forbearance or other acts of omission or commission on
the part of the Employer or any other indulgence shown by the Employer or by any other matter or thing
whatsoever which under law would, but for this provision have the effect of relieving the Insurer from its
obligations.
The Insurer also agrees that the Employer at its option shall be entitled to enforce this Insurance Surety
Bond against the Insurer as Surety, in the first instance without proceeding against Contractor or
Associate / Collaborator and notwithstanding any security or other guarantee that the Employer may
have in relation to Contractor's or Associate / Collaborator liabilities.
Notwithstanding anything contained hereinabove our liability under this Insurance Surety Bond is
restricted to ........................ and, it shall remain in force upto and including .........................
@ ..................................... and shall be extended from time to time for such period (not exceeding one
year), as may be desired by M/s .......................... (Associate / Collaborator) on whose behalf this
Insurance Surety Bond has been given.
WITNESS :
1. .................................................... ..........................................................
(Signature) (Signature)
.................................................... ..........................................................
(Name) (Name)
.................................................... ..........................................................
(Official Address) (Designation with
Insurer Stamp)
Date...................................................
2. ....................................................
(Signature)
....................................................
(Name)
....................................................
(Official Address)
Notes : 1. (@)The date shall be as specified in the corresponding format for the Deed of Joint
Undertaking enclosed in the Section 'Forms and Procedures'.
2. The Insurance Surety Bond shall be from an Insurer as per guidelines issued by
Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI).
3. The Employer shall be the Creditor, the Associate / Collaborator shall be the Principal
debtor and the Insurance company/Insurer shall be the Surety in respect of the
Insurance Surety Bond to be issued by the Insurer.
5. While getting the Insurance Surety Bond issued, the Contractor is required to ensure
compliance to the points mentioned in Form of Bank Guarantee/ Insurance Surety Bond
Verification Check List. Further, the Contractor is required to fill up this Form and
enclose the same with the Insurance Surety Bond.
15. FORM OF JOINT VENTURE AGREEMENT
FORM NO. 15.
(NOT APPLICABLE)
16. FORM OF BANK GUARANTEE
VERIFICATION CHECK LIST
FORM NO. 16
PAGE 1 OF 2
2. Issuing Bank
3. Amount of BG
5. Validity of BG
6. Package Description
CHECK LIST
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S.No. Details of Checks Yes/No
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a) Is the BG on non-judicial stamp paper
/ e-stamp paper of appropriate value, as per Stamp Act?
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S.No. Details of Checks Yes/No
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(Designation) ................................................
Note: The Bidder is required to fill up this form and enclose along with the Bank Guarantee.
17. FORM OF VALIDITY EXTENSION
OF BANK GUARANTEE
FORM NO. 17
Page 1 of 1
To :
[Employer's Name and Address]
Dear Sirs,
Except as provided above, all other terms and conditions of the original Bank Guarantee
No.............................. dt.................. shall remain unaltered and binding.
Please treat this as an integral part of the original guarantee to which it would be deemed to have been
attached.
………………………….
(Signature)
………………………….
(Name)
…………………………..
(Designation with Bank Stamp)
Authorised vide Power of Attorney No...........
Dated....................................
Note:
1.*In case of Joint Ventures, name of all partners of the Joint Venture shall be mentioned.
2. The BG should be on Non-Judicial stamp paper/e-stamp paper of appropriate value as per Stamp Act
prevailing in the state(s) where the BG is submitted or is to be acted upon or the rate prevailing in State where
the BG is executed, whichever is higher. The Stamp Paper/e-stamp paper shall be purchased in the name of
Bidder/Bank issuing the guarantee.
3. The extension of the Bank Guarantee should be forwarded to the Unit/Project/Corporate Centre, from where
the extension has been sought
18. FORM OF INDEMNITY-CUM-UNDERTAKING
AGREEMENT [FOR REMOVAL / DISPOSAL OF
SCRAP / SURPLUS MATERIAL]
18. FORM OF INDEMNITY-CUM-UNDERTAKING AGREEMENT WITH REGARD TO
REMOVAL/DISPOSAL OF SCRAP/SURPLUS MATERIAL
INDEMNITY-CUM-UNDERTAKING AGREEMENT
AND
1. ‘Employer’ has awarded the ‘Contractor’, contract for execution of work ("Scope of Work") as
mentioned in the contract agreement no. ................................ dated ........................, entered
into between ‘Employer’ and ‘Contractor’, relating to ........................................ (Name &
Address of Project/Station) .......................................... (hereinafter called 'the Project').
2. The ‘Contractor’ for the purpose of execution of its Scope of Work had from time to time
procured and stored .................................. (Details of Material) ........................... at the Project
Site.
3. After completion of the Scope of Work by ‘Contractor’, it has been identified that scrap
............................ (Details of Scrap Material & its quantity) ............................ and/or surplus
................................... (Details of Surplus Material & its Quantity) ........................ belonging to
‘Contractor’ is lying at the said Project Site.
4. Now, the scrap ................................ (Details of Scrap Material & its Quantity) ................. and/or
surplus .................. (Details of Surplus Material & its Quantity) ........................ belonging to the
‘Contractor’, requires to be removed by ‘Contractor’ from the Project Site.
2. That as per Employer's procedure, ‘Contractor’ shall ensure loading of trucks for clearing of its
scrap ............................ (Details of Scrap Material & its Quantity) ....................... and/or
surplus
............................... (Details of Surplus Material & its Quantity) .................. by itself, as
aforesaid, under the supervision of CISF personnel.
3. That ‘Contractor’ in consideration of the premises above, for itself and its respective,
executors, administrators and assigns, jointly and severally agree and undertake from time to
time and at all times hereafter to indemnify ‘Employer’ and keep ‘Employer’ indemnified from
and against all claims, demands, actions, liabilities and expenses which may be made or
taken against or incurred by ‘Employer’ by reason of the issue of necessary gate pass(es) by
‘Employer’ and permitting ‘Contractor’ to remove scrap ................... (Details of Scrap Material
& its Quantity)
............................. and/or surplus ............................... (Details of Surplus Material & its
Quantity)
............................ belonging to ‘Contractor’, from the project.
4. That ‘Contractor’ undertakes to indemnify and keep ‘Employer’ harmless from any act of
omission or negligence on the part of the ‘Contractor’ in following the statutory requirements
with regard to removal/disposal of scrap and surplus belonging to ‘Contractor’, from the
Project Site aforesaid, by the ‘Contractor’. Further, in case the laws require ‘Employer’ to take
prior permission of the relevant Authorities before handing over the scrap and/or surplus to the
‘Contractor’, the same shall be obtained by the ‘Contractor’ on behalf of ‘Employer’.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the ‘Contractor’ and the ‘Employer’, through their authorized
representative, have executed these presents on the Day, Month and Year first mentioned above
at ......................... (Name of the Place) .........................................
WITNESS : WITNESS :
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This is to certify that amendments have been issued to the aforesaid contract as per
the details mentioned below:
This is to certify further that Amendment No.-------------- dated ………… is the last
amendment issued.
Date ... ... ... ... .. Name... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ....
.. Designation ... ... ... ... ... ....
Place... ... ... ... ..
..
Form-19.2
Project:
This is to certify that we have received all the drawings which were to be submitted by
the Contractor in requisite number along with the reproducibles as detailed in Annexure
enclosed herewith, as per provisions stipulated in the above mentioned LOA/Contract.
Date ... ... ... ... ... Name... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ....
. Designation ... ... ... ... ... ....
Place... ... ... ... ..
..
Form-19.3
(TO BE ISSUED BY
03
Project:
This is to certify that the QA documents as per the list enclosed, in respect of the above
mentioned LOA/ Contract has been received in line with the provisions of the Contract.
Signature .......................
Project :
This is to certify that we have received from the contractor all the necessary O&M
Manuals in requisite number including the list of spare parts along with the names of
vendors in respect of the above LOA/contract. The consolidated list of such manuals
received is enclosed along with the distribution as marked on the list.
Signature .......................
Date................ Name... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ....
Place... ... ... ... .. Designation...................
..
Form-19.5
Project :
1. This is to certify that the scope of the above Contract has been completed in line
with the contract read in conjunction with the following documents:
1. Final Amendment No. (As per CCP -01)
2. Approved drawings including site run pipingschemes, if any.
3. Approved Bill of Materials
4. Material Dispatch Clearance Certificate (s)
5. Measurement Book
6. As Built Drawings
7. Any other documents (specify)
2. It is further certified that the following have been supplied, as per the details given
in the Contract Documents and the same have been taken over by NTPC.
1. Mandatory Spares
2. Recommended Spares
3. Special Tools & Tackles
3. It is hereby certified that all *Indemnity bonds/ *Insurance policies received for the
above mentioned LOA / Contract shall be returned in original to the contractor after
issuance of CCP-13.
Signature .......................
Date ... ... ... ... .... Name... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ....
Place... ... ... ... .... Designation ... ... ... ... ... ....
Project:
This is to certify that the issue regarding liquidated damages for delay as per the
provisions of clause of the above contract/ LOA has been resolved
with the approval of the Competent authority vide reference
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (copy enclosed).
Date ... ... ... ... ... Name... ... ... ... ...... ... ... ....
. Designation ... ... ... ... ... ....
Place... ... ... ... ..
..
Note: In respect of cases where LD for delay is settled by Corporate Contract Services (CS), this certificate
will be issued by CS and where LD for delay is settled by the Site / Region, the same will be issued by
the concerned Site/Regional Offices.
Form-19.7
PROJECT:
1 2 3 4 5 6
Date ... ... ... ... .. Name... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ....
.. Designation ... ... ... ... ... ... .
Place... ... ... ... ..
..
Date................ Name... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ....
Place... ... ... ... ..
Designation ... ... ... ... ... ... .
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Form-19.8
PROJECT:
This is to certify that the materials issued to the contractor in respect of the above
mentioned LOA/Contract have been reconciled with the stipulations under the contract
documents and no other recovery of material is pending with the contractor.
Date ... ... ... ... .. Name... ... ... ... ... ...... ... ....
..
Designation ... ... ... ... ... ....
Place... ... ... ... ..
..
Date ... ... ... ... .. Name... ... ... ... ...... ... ... ....
.. Designation... ... ... ... ... ....
Place... ... ... ... ..
..
Form-19.9
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ATTACHED SEPERATELY
Form-19.10
PROJECT:
This is to certify that we have made all labour payments including PF Liabilities in
respect of the above mentioned LOA/ Contract and no other payments in this regard is
pending from us.
Further we confirm that all Statutory requirements have been complied with by us and
in case any default is reported against us, we shall be solely responsible for the same.
Date ... ... ... ... .. Name... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ....
.. Designation ... ... ... ... ... ....
Place... ... ... ... ..
..
Form-19.11
PROJECT:
We are issuing this "NO DEMAND CERTIFICATE” in favour of NTPC Ltd. with full
knowledge and with our free consent without any undue influence, misrepresentation,
coercion etc.
Date ... ... ... ... .. Name... ... ... ... ... ... ... .......
.. Designation ... ... ... ... ... ....
Place... ... ... ... ..
..
(Company Common Seal)
PROJECT:
This is to certify that the warranty period for the above mentioned LOA/Contract has
been completed in line with the provisions of the contract.
Signature ....................
Date ................ Name... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ....
Place................ Designation ... ................
Form-19.13
PROJECT:
This is to certify that all the *Bank Guarantees/ *Insurance Surety Bonds / *Collaborator’s
or Associate's Bank Guarantees / *Collaborator’s or Associate's Insurance Surety Bonds
received for the above mentioned LOA/ Contract have been returned in original to the
contractor.
Date ... ... ... ... .. Name... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ....
.. Designation ... ... ... ... ... ....
Place... ... ... ... ..
..
To :
[Employer's Name and Address]
Dear Sirs,
1.0 We, M/s ... . .. .............. .......... .. (Name of the Contractor) have been awarded the contract
for ………………………………………………………… (Name of the package) vide
Notification (s) of Award No……… dated…….
2.0 As per the provisions of the contract, we hereby propose the following CCIEs, in priority
order, as per the list enclosed in the Special Conditions of Contract, as amended from
time to time by Ministry of Power, for finalization of CCIE by CEA:
1…………………..
2………………….
3……………………
3.0 We confirm that we do not have any conflict of interest with the aforesaid experts and
they have not been engaged for providing any services to us in the last five years.
4.0 We confirm that in case of any form of conflict of interest (possible or actual) which may
inadvertently emerge during the conciliation proceedings by CCIE, the same will be duly
reported to you.
5.0 We understand that NTPC may withdraw from the conciliation proceedings, if any conflict
of interest with us is found out which have been intentionally concealed, and the matter
may be referred to Ministry of Power. Further, action may be taken against us in respect
of Fraud Prevention Policy of NTPC.
Date : Signature......................................................
(Designation) ................................................
Dear Sirs,
1.0 We, M/s ... . .. .............. .......... .. (Name of the Contractor) have been awarded the contract
for ………………………………………………………… (Name of the package) vide
Notification (s) of Award No……… dated…….
2.0 As per the provisions of the contract, we hereby propose the following Experts from ‘Panel
of Experts as independent Engineer’s enclosed in the Special Conditions of Contract, as
amended from time to time by Ministry of Power, for appointment of one of them as
‘Independent Engineer’ for the Contract:
1…………………..
2………………….
3……………………
3.0 We confirm that we do not have any conflict of interest with the aforesaid experts and
they have not been engaged for providing any services to us in the last three years.
4.0 We confirm that in case of any form of conflict of interest (possible or actual) which may
inadvertently emerge during the tenure of Independent Engineer, the same will be duly
reported to you.
5.0 We understand that the mechanism of Resolution of Dispute through Independent Engineer
may be put in abeyance, if any conflict of interest with us is found out which have been
intentionally concealed, and the matter may be referred to Ministry of Power. Further,
action may be taken against us in respect of Fraud Prevention Policy of NTPC.
Date : Signature......................................................
(Designation) ................................................
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Dear Sirs,
We, hereby authorize the Employer to make all our payments through Electronic Fund Transfer
System. The details for facilitating the payments are given below:
2. ADDRESS
PIN CODE
4. BANK PARTICULARS
(A) BANK NAME
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IF OTHERS, SPECIFY
I/We hereby declare that the particulars given above are correct and complete. If the transaction is
delayed or credit is not affected at all for reasons of incomplete or incorrect information, I/We
would not hold the Employer responsible. We have enclosed document as mentioned at Sl. No.
4(F) and 5 above.
SIGNATURE
DATE
(AUTHORISED SIGNATORY)
Name:
OFFICIAL STAMP
BANK CERTIFICATION:
It is certified that above mentioned beneficiary holds a bank account no. .............................
with our branch and the Bank particulars mentioned above are correct.
SIGNATURE
DATE
(AUTHORISED SIGNATORY)
Authorization No. :
Name:
OFFICIAL STAMP
FORM NO. 23
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BG forwarding letter from Bank to Unified Treasury in Bank’s letterhead
To :
Unified Treasury (BG Group)
Administrative Building, NCPS, Dadri
NTPC Limited,
PO. Vidyut Nagar
Distt: Gautam Budh Nagar,
Uttar Pradesh- 201008.
We confirm that SFMS has been sent to your beneficiary bank as below:
We also confirm the genuineness of the signatures appearing on the said guarantee/extension
and further also confirm that the same has been signed by the competent authority of the bank.
Date : Signature......................................................
(Designation) ................................................