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QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENT FOR EXTENSION OF 400/220 KV NAVSARI GIS UNDER AUGMENTATION OF TRANSFORMER AND BAYS IN WESTERN REGION AND EXTENSION OF 220 KV CHAMERA GIS POOLING STATION UNDER NORTHERN REGION SYSTEN STRENGTHENING - XXVII

QUALIFICATION OF THE BIDDER Qualification of bidder will be based on meeting the minimum pass/fail criteria specified below regarding the Bidders technical experience and financial position as demonstrated by the Bidders responses in the corresponding Bid Schedules. Technical experience and financial resources of any proposed subcontractor shall not be taken into account in determining the Bidders compliance with the qualifying criteria. The bid can be submitted by an individual firm or a Joint Venture of two or more firms (Specific requirements for Joint Ventures are given under Para 3.0 below) The Employer may asses the capacity and capability of the bidder, to successfully execute the scope of work covered under the package within stipulated completion period. This assessment shall inter-alia include (i) document verification; (ii) bidders work/manufacturing facilities visit ; (iii) manufacturing capacity, details of works executed , works in hand , anticipated in future & the balance capacity available for present scope of work; (iv) details of plant and machinery, manufacturing and testing facilities, manpower and financial resources; (v) details of quality systems in place; (vi) past experience and performance; (vii) customer feedback ; (viii) bankers feedback etc. 1.0 Technical Experience 1.1 Qualified Gas Insulated switchgear Manufacturer 1.1.1 The Bidder shall have for not less than five(5) years designed, manufactured, tested(as per IEC or equivalent standard), supplied 345kV or above SF6 Gas Insulated switchgear (GIS) and must have designed, manufactured, type tested (as per IEC or equivalent standard), supplied, erected and commissioned not less than two(2) GIS substations having atleast cumulatively 12(Twelve) Circuit Breaker bays of 345kV or above and 40KA short circuit level or higher and the same should have been in successful operation for atleast two(2) years as on the originally scheduled date of bid opening i.e. 18.06.2012 1.2 For the purpose of qualifying requirement, one no. of circuit breaker bay shall be considered as a bay used for controlling a line or a transformer or a reactor or a bus section or a bus coupler and comprising of at least one circuit breaker, one disconnector and three nos. of single phase CTs / Bushing CTs. 2.0 Financial Position: For the purpose of this particular bid, bidders shall meet the following minimum criteria: i) Minimum Average Annual Turnover*(MAAT) of the bidder for best three years i.e. 36 months* out of last five financial years as annualised should be US

Annexure A (BDS) Page 2 of 3 $ 10.69 Million or Rs 533.51 million or equivalent for package. * Note- Annual total income as incorporated in the profit & loss account except non-recurring income, e.g. sale of fixed assets. ii) Bidder shall have Liquid Assets (LA) and/or evidence of access to or availability of credit facilities of not less than US $ 1.78 Million or Rs. 88.92 million or equivalent for package. In case bidder is a holding company, MAAT & LA referred to in clause 2.0 (i) & (ii) above shall be that of holding company only (i.e. excluding its subsidiary / group companies). In case bidder is a subsidiary of a holding company, MAAT & LA referred to in clause 2.0 (i) & (ii) above shall be that of subsidiary company only (i.e. excluding its holding company). 3.0 Joint Venture Bids A. In case a bid is submitted by a Joint Venture (JV) of two or more firms as partners, the JV shall meet collectively the complete requirements mentioned as clause no. 1.1 & 2.0 above. Further, the partners of Joint Venture shall meet the following requirements: (a) The lead partner shall meet not less than 40% of the Financial Position minimum criteria given at para 2.0 (i) & 2.0 (ii) (b) Each of the other partner(s) individually shall meet not less than 25% of the minimum Financial Position criteria given at para 2.0 (i) & 2.0 (ii) The figure of average annual turnover and liquid assets/credit facilities for each of the partners of the JV shall be added together to determine the JVs compliance with the minimum qualifying criteria set out in para 2.0 (i) & 2.0 (ii) above However, for a JV to be qualified, the partner(s) of JV must also meet the following minimum criteria : I. One of the partners(s) of JV shall meet the Technical Experience criteria stipulated under para 1.1.1 II The remaining partner(s) of JV (i) shall individually meet the criteria stipulated under 1.1.1 OR ii) shall be a manufacturer of SF6 Gas Insulated switchgear (GIS) who have established production line in India for these equipments based on technological support of other partner of JV who meet the Technical Experience criteria stipulated under para 1.1.1 for the SF6 Gas Insulated switchgear (GIS) provided that :a) Such manufacturer(s) must have manufactured, type tested (as per IEC or

Annexure A (BDS) Page 3 of 3 equivalent standard), supplied, erected and commissioned atleast four (4) Circuit Breaker bays in one substation of 345kV or above and 40 kA short circuit level or higher class GIS substation as on the originally scheduled date of bid opening mentioned above, and b) shall furnish

i) a legally enforceable undertaking (jointly with the other partner of JV who meet the Technical Experience criteria stipulated under para 1.1.1) to guarantee quality, timely supply, performance and warranty obligations as specified for the equipment(s); and c) Such Indian GIS Manufacturing Company should submit valid collaboration agreement for technology transfer / license to design, manufacture, test and supply GIS equipments in India. B. In case of Joint Venture, the following conditions shall also apply: i) the bid, and in case of successful bid, the specified Form of Agreement shall be signed so as to be legally binding on all partners (as per enclosed format in Section VI, Sample Forms & Procedures, Vol-I of bidding document). ii) one of the partners shall be nominated as Lead Partner, and the Lead Partner shall be authorized to incur liabilities and receive instructions for and on behalf of any and all partners of the Joint Venture, and the entire execution of the Contract shall be done with the Lead Partner and payment under the contract shall be received by the Lead Partner on behalf of Joint Venture as per power conferred to him in the Power of Attorney. The authorization shall be evidenced by submitting a Power of Attorney signed by legally authorized signatory of all the partners as per Performa in section. The payment under the Contract can also be received by other partner(s) based on the authorization of Lead Partner. iii) All partners of the Joint Venture shall be liable jointly and severally for the execution of the Contract in accordance with the Contract terms, and a statement to this effect shall be included in the authorization mentioned under (ii) above as well as in the bid form and in the Contract Form (in case of a successful bid). iv) agreement entered into by the Joint Venture partners shall be submitted with the bid.