Subject: - Engagement of Consultant for Preparation of DPR for14 HEPs under PMDP-2015 in J&K - Responses of JKSPDC to the prebid queries.

M/s Rodic ConsultantsS.No Page No.

ClauseAs per RFP Pre Bid Queries Response of JKSPDC

1. Invitation ofBids, Page 3of RFP

Note: A bidder can participate in onlyany one of the two packages. Nobidder can participate in more thanone package. (A Bidder can participatein any, few or all projects in any one ofthe two packages)

As there are two packages P-1 & P-2both consisting 7 separate projectsunder them.Since project wise bids have beeninvited hence all bidders should be ableto participate in all the 14 projects.Therefore, there should not be anyrestriction by putting 7 projects in Part-1and balance 7 projects in Part-2. Thismay please be reviewed and modified. Ifrequired, an upper limit on number orprojects to be allotted to one bidder canbe fixed by Owner.Hence we request you to kindly amendthis clause to “A bidder can participatein both of the packages but onebidder will be awarded on packageonly i.e P-1 or P-2.”

Not considered

2. Mode ofSelection

QCBS:70:30 Hence these are very prestigious HEPprojects, to attract competentconsultants for participation request youto kindly amend the QCBS mode to

Request considered. QCBS mode ofselection having Quality is to Cost ratioof 80:20 shall be applied instead of70:30.

80:20.

3. Time periodto beincreased

DPR as per MNRE/AHECguidelines…. Page 3

Clearance from MOEF & IWTCommission is a long process. We mustget clearance of CWC before gettingclearance from IWT Commission. Inaddition for clearance from MOEF/SPCB, we have to get the TORapproved from MOEF/ SPCB approvalafter submission of draft DPR andhereafter conduct EIA studies for twoseasons requiring at least 18 months.Total time required for clearance byMOEF/ SPCB shall not be less than 2.5years.

Not considered

4. Earnest Money Deposit in the form ofa crossed Demand Draft

It is requested to waive off EMD or elseto keep a nominal amount of EMD at Rs50000 per project.BG could also be the EMD

Not considered

EMD can be deposited in the form ofBG also.

5. EligibilityCriteria

The bidder must be a registeredcompany under the Companies Act1956 for providing consultancyservices in the field of hydro-electricproject, who must have jointly and/ orseparately done detailed survey andinvestigation, prepared bankable DPR

As requested in 1st query if the award ofprojects will be done on Packages basisi.e (one package to one consultant withall 7projects) the cumulative capacity ofall 7 projects will become for P-1 150MW & P-2145.5 MW.Hence we request you to kindly make

Not considered

of Hydro Power projects ( which musthave been accorded TechnoEconomic Clearance by the CEA orany other competent authority of theCentral/State Government in case theproject falls outside the purview of theCEA) (In last 10 years)

One Hydro Electric project of installedcapacity not less than 80% of capacityof the project for which bid is beingsubmittedORTwo Hydro Electric Projects installedcapacity not less than 50% of capacityof the project for which bid is beingsubmittedORThree Hydro Electric Projects of

installed capacity not less than 40% ofcapacity of the projects for which bid isbeing submitted

the qualification requirement assuggested below.One Hydro Electric project of installedcapacity not less than 80% of capacityof the Project for which bid is beingsubmittedORTwo Hydro Electric project of installedcapacity of the project for which bid isbeing submittedORThree Hydro Electric Projects of

installed capacity not less than 40% ofcapacity of the project for which bid isbeing submitted.For P-1 (Based on 150 MW) & For P-2( Based on 145.5 MW) Similarly requestyou to consider you to amend the Turnover requirement in last 3years fromconsultancy 3.6 lacs per MW.Apart from hydro power experience inwater resources including irrigation andflood control should also be considered.

EligibilityCriteria

Only those projects shall beconsidered for purpose of evaluationwherein the DPR prepared by thebidder has been accorded Techno

Taking Techno economic clearanceform CEA or any other competentauthority of the Central/ StateGovernment is very long process and

Not considered

Economic Clearance by the CEA orany other competent authority of theCentral/ State Government in case theproject falls outside the purview of theCEA

take no. of years, request you toconsider those projects also forwhich the DPR have been submittedfor approval to CEA or any othercompetent authority of the Central/State Government

Clause 3.0TechnicalCriteria,clause 3.1

Team of Key Experts: The bidderscompanies should have on its regularroll, working for at least last one year,minimum 5 Senior level keyConsultants at least one each in thefields of (i) Civil Engineering (withexperience in Planning and Design/preparation of DPR of hydro powerprojects), (ii) Mechanical Engineering(with experience in hydro –mechanicalengineering works related to ( withexperience in electro- mechanical ),(iii)Electrical Engineering (withexperience in electric-mechanicalengineering works related toconstruction of Hydroelectric projects)& (iv) Engineering Geologist, whohave working experience of not lessthan 10years

Details of only 4 No of key experts aregiven request you to kindly furnishdetails of 5th key expert.

Also if the one Package will be awardedto one consultant i.e. all projects in onepackage. The quantum of work willincrease and considering the samerequest you to increase the team of keyexperts up to 10 experts. Also requestyou to enhance the requirement of juniorengineer/ experts for smooth functioning/ executions of projects i.e hydrologist,Geologist, Geotechnical expert, designengineers.

Fifth expert is the one who shall benominated as a Team Leader. Conditionof at least one in each of the fieldsmentioned notwithstanding, TeamLeader’s field of expertise is mentionedon page 36 of 62 of the tenderdocument.

Not Considered

Points for 3 yrs Diploma with 18 yrs Diploma holders cannot be considered Not considered

experience…. Page 16 an expert

Previous Experience of providingconsultancy ….. Page 17

What is the time period considered forprevious experience

Last ten years (page 7 of 62)

Knowledge transfer/ Technologytransfer….. page 18

Client will bear all the cost of travel,board, lodge, food and all other charges.

Yes, all the logistics involved in theKnowledge Transfer / technologyTransfer shall be borne by the Client forits personnel. The Consultant shall haveto train two personnel of the Client oneach Project.

Description and objective ofassignment ….. page 21-22

The salient features with geographicalcoordinates of all the major componentsand PFR’s of all the projects need to beshared with the bidders at least 15 daysbefore submission date of bids to enablethe bidder to inspect the sites, if requitedand assess the accessibility, siteconditions, Regional & local geologicalconditions, assessment of geotechnicalinvestigations required etc, which aremandatory for estimating theconsultancy costs and inputs forpreparing bids for each project.Hydrological data & silt data, each atleast for the last 10 years and PFR’sare the main requirements for framingof DPR’s and conducting silt studies,

Geographical Co-ordinates of all theProject sites shall be Provided.

PFRs of the following Projects shall beshared with the bidders: -1.Ans-II2.Phagla HEP

hydrological design, power potential,which shall have to be necessarilyprovided by the Client.

Owner is requested to provide latest GTmaps of SOI & GSI relevant to theprojects.

3. Kulan-Ramwari HEP4. Kulgam-Drugden HEP

Salient Features of the followingProjects shall be shared with thebidders: -

1. Durbuk-Shyok HEP.2. Upshi HEP.3. Tirisha-Thoise HEP.4. Drass Stage-I HEP.5. Kargil-Hunderman HEP.6. Chilling-Nimu/Basgo HEP.

For the Project sites where Hydrologicaldata is not available, same shall have tobe synthesized by the Consultant in linewith AHEC Guidelines.

If required, these inputs shall have to bemanaged by the Consultant.

Technical Criteria, Marks distribution:-Team of Expert:35 PointsTeam Leader: 10 PointsQuantum of Business: 20 PointsPrevious experience of providingconsultancy services for HEP: 20points

Hence this a large scale project andaward to be done on WCBS mode, wesuggest to propose highly skilledexperts for this project the markingscheme should be amended to:-Team of experts: 75 Points ( includingteam leader)

Not considered

Performance certificates: 15 Points Quantum of Experts: 5 PointsPrevious experience of providing

consultancy services for HEP:10 pointsPerformance certificates: 10 Points

Clause 6.4,page 58 ofRFP

The Client shall causes the payment ofthe Consultants as per above Given inschedule of payment above withintwenty eight (28) days after the receiptof bills by the Client with supportingdocuments. But if the progress is notsatisfactory and according to agreedwork program/ schedule the paymentmay be withheld any penalty @ 1%than 10% of the total cost) shall beimposed and accordingly deductedfrom the due payments of theConsultant.

Hence The projects have to undergonumber of approvals from variousCentral/ state government authorities,hence the progress of work as per givenschedules will not be in the control ofthe consultant. So we request you tokindly remove this clause of penalty.

Apart from getting clearance from IndusCommission and SPCB, no approvalsfrom various Central/ state governmentauthorities are required.

Clause 6,page 56 ofRFP

Schedule for delivery of services:-S.No

Activity Time(indays)

1. Letter of Award/ letter ofIntent

To

2. Submission of work planand methodology andapproval of JKSPDC.

To+15

3. Completion of To+

The time given to complete the projectof 200 days is not sufficient as no ofstudies will need to be done i.eEIA/EMPMathematical model studiesSediment ManagementHydrology surveys and investigationsSilt ManagementRequest you kindly give sufficient timeto complete the project and increase the

Not Considered.

topographical surveysand submission of report

40

4. Submission of CWCcleared Hydrology.

To+55

5. Completion ofGeotechnical andGeophysicalInvestigation &furnishing of report

To+100

6. Submission ofHydrology, PowerPotential studies andgeological report

To+120

7. Submission of DraftDPRs.

To+145

8. Submission of finalDPRs.

To+170

9. Clearances from IndusCommission of India /Forest/PCB and otherstatutory bodies

To+200

time limit for completion to 356 days.Please allot 90 days for topographicalsurvey, CWC clearance about 180 days.Type & quantum of geological,geotechnical & geo physicalinvestigations needs to be specified bythe Client. As same can’t be anticipated/estimated at this stage in absence ofPFR. Seismic studies may to be carriedout by the client as per therecommendations of the months.Also request you to not to consider timerequired for taking of approval fromClearances form Indus Commission ofIndia/ Forest/ PCB and other statutorybodies as part of the completionschedule.

Scope ofservices

Primary (Cross-section survey, bedsediment sampling, suspendedsediment sampling if data is notavailable) and secondary data(hydrology data, river flow data,sediment data, catchment data)collection if not available.

We request you to kindly clarify belowmentioned points on scope of work:-For how long the bidder will collect dataon hydrology, river flow, sediment, andcatchment,

For how long reservoir sedimentation

As per IWT (requirements of the IndusCommission) / AHEC Guidelines forSmall Hydro Development.

Input data processing modelplanning and preparations.Requirement of data andAvailability of the same shall bechecked.

Reservoir sedimentation study andsimulation of initial and long-termsediment trap efficiency of thereservoir with the purpose toestimate the filling time of reservoirsediment (life time).

Suggest and optimize from asediment and flood managementpoint of view the location of sluicegates, size of sluice gates, sizeand location of spillway, location ofintake with due consideration to therequirements according to theIndus Water Treaty.

Estimate the required size of de-silting chamber and its trapefficiency.

Devise an effective sedimentmanagement strategy by thecombined use of de-siltingchamber, sediment sluicing andreservoir operation

Reporting to full satisfaction and

study is required will mathematicalmodel studies for slit management becarried out only ( if required by Induswater treaty)

acceptance of Model studies by theclient and authorities like IndusCommission, etc.

Schedule ofpayments

For module 1 to 3Module

Milestone % ofquoted fee

1 EIA & EMP Studies as per EIANotification 2006Conduct of publichearing etc,submission of DraftEIA/ EMP Report.

65%

Submission of finalEIA/ EMP Report

20%

Accord of clearanceby SPCB

15%

Total 100%

2 Site Specific Seismic Studies(if applicable)Submission of FinalReport.Total

100%100%

3 Mathematical Model Studiesfor silt management as perthe provisions of IWT (ifapplicable)Submission of Draft 70%

We request you to maintain smoothcash flow please amend the paymentschedule as suggest below:-

Module

Milestone % ofquotedfee

1 EIA & EMP Studies as perEIA Notification 2006Conduct of publichearing etc,submission of DraftEIA/ EMP Report.

65%

Submission of finalEIA/ EMP Report

20%

Accord ofclearance bySPCB

15%

Total 100%2 Site Specific Seismic

Studies (if applicable)Submission ofFinal Report.Total

100%100%

3 Mathematical ModelStudies for siltmanagement as per the

Payment schedule is modified as under:-

Module

Milestone % ofquotedfee

1 EIA & EMP Studies as perEIA Notification 2006Conduct of publichearing etc,submission of DraftEIA/ EMP Report.

65%

Submission of finalEIA/ EMP Report

20%

Accord ofclearance bySPCB

15%

Total 100%2 Site Specific Seismic

Studies (if applicable)Submission ofFinal Report.Total

100%100%

3 Mathematical ModelStudies for siltmanagement as per the

Report to JKSPDCSubmission of FinalReport

30%

Total 100%Module:4SubModule

Milestone % ofFee

1 Approval oftopographical surveyand geologicalmappings reports andHydrology byJKSPDC

15%

2 Approval of Powerpotential and layouts/drawings, byJKSPDC

15%

3 Draft copy of DPRs. 15%4 Final copy of DPRs. 25%5 Accord of Techno

Economic Clearanceto the DPR byCompetent Authorityof central/ stateGovernment.

20%

6 Clearance from IWT 10%Total (incl. taxes) 100%

provisions of IWT (ifapplicable)Submission ofDraft Report toJKSPDC

90%

Submission ofFinal Report

10%

Total 100%Major investments exceeding60% are to be made ontopographical surveys, geotechnical investigations, fieldworks etc. where after only desktop studies are to be conductedby the respective experts. Thetotal payment structure needs acomplete change on realisticbasis. We accordingly proposepayment structure of Module-4as under:-SubModule

Milestone % ofFee

1 Approval of 60%

provisions of IWT (ifapplicable)Submission ofDraft Report toJKSPDC

90%

Submission ofFinal Report

10%

Total 100%

SubModule

Milestone % ofFee

1 Approval oftopographicalsurvey andgeologicalmappings reportsand Hydrology byJKSPDC

25%

2 Approval of Powerpotential andlayouts/ drawings,by JKSPDC

20%

3 Draft copy of 10%

topographicalsurvey andgeologicalmappings reportsand Hydrology byJKSPDC

2 Approval of Powerpotential andlayouts/ drawings,by JKSPDC

15%

3 Draft copy ofDPRs.

10%

4 Final copy ofDPRs.

5%

5 Accord of TechnoEconomicClearance to theDPR by CompetentAuthority of central/state Government.

5%

6 Clearance fromIWTTotal (incl. taxes) 100%

DPRs.4 Final copy of

DPRs.15%

5 Accord of TechnoEconomicClearance to theDPR by CompetentAuthority of central/state Government.

20%

6 Clearance fromIWT

10%

Total (incl. taxes) 100%

M/s WAPCOS

S.No Page No. Clause Pre Bid Queries Response of JKSPDC1. Total tender fee as per the e-procurement

Website is Rs 10,000/- whereas in the tenderdocument the Tender fee mentioned is Rs10,000 per project. Kindly clarify the Tender feeamount payable.

Tender fee is Rs. 10000/= (Ten Thousand) per project

2. EMD amount as per the e-procurement Websiteis 0/- whereas in the tender document the EMDamount is mentioned for each project. Kindly theEMD amount payable of each project.

EMD is mentioned for each project in the tender document on page 10 of62

1. EIA & EMP Studies are not required for powerprojects below 25 MW as per the FIA notification2006, kindly, specify whether these studies areto be carried out

This shall be as per the AHEC Guidelines for Small HydroDevelopment.

2. Site Specific Seismic Studies are not conductedin small hydro projects. Kindly confirm is theseare to be carried out

Site specific seismic studies are required if the project involvesconstruction of a large dam (i.e. Dam of height more than 15m from thedeepest foundation and other definitions of Large Dams).

3. Mathematical modelings are not required in smallhydro projects. Kindly confirm if these arerequired to be carried out

As per IWT (requirements of the Indus Commission) / AHEC Guidelinesfor Small Hydro Development.

4. Forest Clearance (if any) should be theresponsibility of the owner

Forest Clearance shall be the responsibility of the JKSPDC. However,the Consultant shall provide all the inputs that may be required to obtainthe said clearance.

5. Wildlife area Clearance (if any) should be theresponsibility of the owner

Wildlife Clearance shall be the responsibility of the JKSPDC. However,the Consultant shall provide all the inputs that may be required to obtainthe said clearance.

6. It is not clear whether to submit one proposal for The Bidder shall have to submit separate proposal for each project in a

all the projects or separate proposals arerequired for each project in a given package(P1or P2)

given package (P1 or P2)

7. Scope of work and responsibilities of CWCCleared Hydrology- since CWC does notundertake Projects below 25 MW therefore,kindly clarify who will be authorized for clearingthe Hydrology report, the state Government orJKSPDC

?

M/s ENERGY INFRATECH PVT Ltd.

S. No NIT Clause Reference Queries Response of JKSPDC1 Eligibility criteria,

essential to meetClause A-1 page7 of the LOI

Please clarify, whereas firm will beconsidered eligible if the firm has executeddetailed survey & investigations andpreparation of DPR of medium and largeHEPs (bigger projects than projects of thistender)

Firms registered under relevant laws areeligible.

2 The members ofassigned teamshould have beenworking with thecompany for at leastone year

Point A-4 page 8of the LOI

Please relax this criteria as 50% of theassigned team should have been workingwith the company for at least one year

Not considered

3 Bid Earnest: Money Point 1.4.1Section -1 ITBpage 9 of theLOI

1) Please clarify whether separatetechnical and financial forms shall besubmitted for separate projects need tobe mentioned on each forms.

2) Please clarify whether separate EMDhas to be submitted for each project orone EMD accumulating values of allthe applied projects of one packagecan be submitted

1) Separate technical and financialforms shall be submitted forseparate projects.

2) Separate EMD has to besubmitted for each project.

4 Site Visit General Please inform if JKSPDC has scheduledfor site visits for all these projects.

Bidder in his own interest is advised toconduct site visit before submitting thebid. JKSPDC, however, has no suchschedule.

5 Bid Submission EndData

Point no.6 page6 LOI

Please extend the last date for submissionof bid for another two weeks time

Last date for submission of bid has beenextended up to 21.03.2017.

M/s ICCSS No Clause/page No. Query/ Suggestion Response of JKSPDC

Page 3 of 62Note: - A bidder canparticipate in onlyany one of the twopackages. No biddercan participate inmore than onepackage. (A Biddercan participate inany, few or allprojects in any oneof the twopackages)

It is requested to permit all bidders to participate in boththe packages. Further, it is also suggested to invite bidsfor full one package in place of project wise and beevaluated accordingly. However, only one packageshall be awarded to one consultant. This may please bereviewed and suitable modification in Letter of Invitationbe made.

Not considered

Page 10 of 62BID EARNESTMONEY

It is requested to waive off EMD or else to keep anominal amount of EMD at Rs 50000 per project.

Not considered

Page 16 of 62Team Leader

Inaddition …….accordingly

3.2 QUANTAUM OFBUSINESS

On page No. 17 of62Clause No. 3.3 and3.4

For awarding additional 10 points Team leaders’experience of “from the stage of preparation of DPRto testing and commissioning of the project” maybe modified as “From the stage of investigation,preparation of DPR and obtaining TEC of sameproject” as the assignment scope is limited to DPR andTEC.

It is mentioned “would decide award of 15 points” onpage no. 16 of 62 whereas under the same head 20points are to be awarded as mentioned on page no. 17of 62. This may please be reconciled accordingly.

As the two clauses are for same items of work, It maybe prudent to merge these two clauses for awardingtotal 35 points = 20 (under clause 3.3) +15 (underclause 3.4). Full Points can be awarded to the bidder

Request considered. For awardingadditional 10 points, Team Leader’sexperience shall be “From thestage of investigation,preparation of DPR and obtainingTEC of same project” instead of“from the stage of preparation ofDPR to testing and commissioningof the project”

It is a typographical error. Pleaseread 20 points instead of 15 points.20 points shall be awarded forQuantum of Business.

Not considered.

who has experience of preparing bankable DPRs of fivehydropower projects and having supporting documentsincluding experience certificate from client and copyof “Techno-economic Clearance” (TEC) issued byCentral Electricity Authority (CEA), New Delhi (for thesame projects) and bidders having less number ofprojects would be scaled accordingly. This will help inselecting disciplined and serious bidders havingcomprehensive experience to prepare bankable DPRs.This may please be reviewed and modifiedaccordingly.

Page 18 of 62

Clause 3.7 FinalSelection

In order to award the work to more competentconsultant to prepare bankable DPR, it is suggested tomodify the weight of technical and financial scores asgive below:

Overall Score = 0.9 x (Technical Score) + 0.1 X(Financial Score) as per standard practice

Request considered to the extent asbelow: -QCBS mode of selection havingQuality is to Cost ratio of 80:20 shallbe applied instead of 70:30.

Page 26 of 72B. DPR Submissionand Approval

Time period for completion of DPR needs to bereviewed taking into consideration minimum timerequired for each activity like field work and interimapprovals and final approval by JKSPDC and/or anyother approving authorities. This time period is alsodependent on current status of project like availability ofHydrological data, PFR. Power Evacuationarrangement, accessibility etc. Suggested timeschedule is given in Table-1 below and likely to beachieved subject to availability of following data/information from client within 15 days of award of work:

All available hydrological data of the stream and nearbystream (s) measured by State Government and/or byCWC

Power Evacuation ArrangementAny other relevant data / information / necessarypermission to conduct field work for topographical aswell as geological / geotechnical investigations.

Not Considered.

Table-1: Suggested Time ScheduleS.No.

Activity Time (indays)

Comments

1 Letter ofAward/ Letterof Intent.

T0

2. All availabledata anddocuments(like PFR) tobe providedto theconsultant byclient

T0+15

3. Submissionof work planandmethodologyand approvalof JKSPDC.

T0 + 45 Approval byJKSPDC isexpected within15 days time aftersubmission ofdocuments.

4. Completion oftopographicalsurveys andsubmission ofreport.

T0 + 90 Permission fromrelevantdepartments suchas forest,revenue , localauthorities tocarry out fieldwork shall beprovidedby client within15 days of awardof work

5. Submissionof Hydrologyto CWC

T0 + 90 Clearance fromCWC to beexpedited andshould be made

available byT0+150

6. Completion ofGeotechnical&GeophysicalInvestigation& furnishingof report.

T0 + 170 As per experiencefield work for geo-technicalinvestigations forpreparation ofComprehensivebankable DPRtakes significantamount of time.

7. Submissionof PowerPotentialstudies andgeologicalreport.

T0 + 200

8. Submissionof DraftDPRs.

T0 + 305

9. Submissionof FinalDPRs.

T0 + 365 Comments byJKSPDC & repliesby Consultantslikely to takeabout 60 days.

10. Clearancesfrom IndusCommissionof India /Forest/PCBand otherstatutorybodies

To be undertakenby client andConsultant toprovide technicalAssistance, ifrequired

Page 27 of 72C. KnowledgeTransfer /

JKSPDC is requested to elaborate in this regard andprovide exact scope of work/activities involved forestimation of Consultants efforts.

All the logistics involved in theKnowledge Transfer / TechnologyTransfer shall be borne by the

Technology Transfer Client for its personnel. TheConsultant shall have to train twopersonnel of the Client on eachProject.

Page 27 of 72D. COST OFFER

As no details are provided with regard to MathematicalModel Studies for silt management as per theprovisions of IWT, this should be excluded from thescope of work of DPR consultant. A separate cost forthis specialized study may be obtained from biddersand will be applicable only to relevant projects.

As per IWT (requirements of theIndus Commission) / AHECGuidelines for Small HydroDevelopment.

M/s AMBERG ENGINEERING AG

The bidder must bea registeredcompanyunder theCompanies Act1956 for providingconsultancyservices in the fieldof hydro-electricprojects, who musthave jointly and/orseparatelydone detailedsurvey &investigation,preparedbankable DPRs ofHydro Powerprojects (whichmust have beenaccorded TechnoEconomicClearance by theCEA OR any othercompetentauthority of theCentral/ StateGovernment incasethe Project fallsoutside the purviewof the CEA)for at least 01 no.of Hydro Electricproject ofinstalled capacitynot less that 80% ofcapacity ofthe Project forwhich bid is beingsubmitted OR 02

It may be clarified whether the bankable DPRs of HydroPower projects should be from India only or any globalexperience would be considered.

If the global experience is considered, the pointregarding accordance of Techno Economic Clearanceby the CEA OR any other competent authority of theCentral/ State Government may be explained in contextto the global experience.

If the global experience is considered, whetherfeasibility studies being done outside India beequated with DPRs.

Global experience would beconsidered.

With respect to the point regardingaccordance of Techno EconomicClearance by the CEA OR anyother competent authority of theCentral/ State Government, Client’sCertificate for successful completionof the relevant assignment by thebidder would be considered incontext to the global experience.However, any credential /Testimonial submitted in languageother than English shall have to besubmitted in English translationversion also, duly certified by theconcerned embassy.

Difference in nomenclature shall notbe an impediment.

nos. of HydroElectric Projects ofinstalledcapacity not lessthat 50% ofcapacity of theProject for whichbid is beingsubmitted OR 03nos. of HydroElectric Projects ofinstalledcapacity not lessthat 40% ofcapacity of theProject for whichbid is beingsubmitted duringthelast ten (10) years.

M/s ILF INDIALOI, section (A).Essential to Meet:"(which must havebeen accordedTechno EconomicClearance by theCEA orany other competentauthority of theCentral/StateGovernment in casethe Project fallsoutside the purviewof theCL\)'"

Bidder Query: We ask to allow also for internationalreference projects and ask therefore to change thewordingto: "(which must have been accorded TechnoEconomic Clearance by the CEA or any othercompetent authority of the Central/State Governmentin case the Project falls outside the purview of the CEAOR in case of non-Indian reference projects beenaccorded by the authority in charge in the specificcountry.

Request considered.

LOI, Section-I, Instructionsto Bidders,item 1.4.1:"EMD shall bein the form ofa crossedDemand Draftinfavour .

Bidder Query: We ask to change the wording to: "EMDshall be in the form of a crossed Demand Draft or anInsurance Bond in favour

Not considered.EMD shall be in the form of acrossed Demand Draft or BankGuarantee (BG)

LOI: BidSubmissionEnd Date07/03/2017

Bidder Query: Request for Submission End Date21.3.2017.

Bid Submission End Date has beenextended up to 21.03.2017

M/s Sai Engineering FoundationPage no. 3 of NIT theclient intends toengage the servicesof reputedconsultancyCompanies/Organization/firms/associations Registered underthe relevant laws,having substantialprevious experiencein similar works forpreparing DPR.WHERE AS IN PAGENO 7 Letter ofInvitation undereligibility criteriaclause I it ismentioned that: Thebidder must be aregistered companyunder the CompaniesAct 1956 for providingconsultancy servicesin the field of hydro-electric projects.

Both these point are contradictory please clarify thiswhether both companies Act 1956 and organization/firmare eligible or only companies are eligible. It isrequested that the organization/firms/ associationsRegistered under the relevant laws may be considered.

Consultancy Companies /Organization / firms /associationsRegistered under the relevant lawsshall be considered.

Page No 07 Clause1 of LOIAt least 01 no ofhydro electric projectof installed capacitynot less that 80% ofcapacity of theproject for which bidis being submittedOR 02 nos of hydroelectric projects ofinstalled capacity not

If bidder is willing to bid for allseven project or one package, thenbidder shall be produce sevendifferent certificates for each projector shall be produce single certificate

The bidder can produce singlecertificate.

less that 50% ofcapacity of the hydroElectric projects ofinstalled capacity notless that 40% ofcapacity of theproject for which bidis being submittedduring the last ten 10years.Page No 22 Clause1.4:Hydrologicaldata/pre-feasibilityProject Reports(PFRs) framed byCivil Investigation &Design Wing(JKSPDC) (for theprojects whereavailable)

For which sites the bidder has to measure thehydrological data and for what period, same may clarify.

PFRs of the following Projects shallbe shared with the bidders: -1.Ans-II2.Phagla HEP3. Kulan-Ramwari HEP4. Kulgam-Drugden HEP

Hydrological data of the followingProjects shall be shared with thebidders: -1.2.………

For the Project sites whereHydrological data is not available,same shall have to be synthesizedby the Consultant in line with AHECGuidelines.

BOQ Sl. No 1.02: Please clarify this site specific seismic studies is Site specific seismic studies are

Site Specific seismicstudies (ifapplicable)

applicable for all projects or it depends upon projectcapacity.

required if the project involvesconstruction of a large dam (i.e.Dam of height more than 15m fromthe deepest foundation and otherdefinitions of Large Dams).

BOQ Sl. No 1.03:Mathematical ModelStudies for siltmanagement as perthe provision of IWT(if applicable)

It is not clear in the IWT for Mathematical Model Studiesfor silt management. Please clarify same.

As per IWT (requirements of theIndus Commission) / AHECGuidelines for Small HydroDevelopment.