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Agro Residue Based Biomass Pellets (V2) (Q3)
NTPC Limited · Narsinghpur, Madhya Pradesh9456745
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17 Jun 2026
28 Sept 2026
All important dates as they stand after corrigenda: publication, pre-bid/clarification deadline, bid submission deadline, bid opening, and bid validity period.
GeM Bid GEM/2026/B/7654195 (Gadarwara Non-Torrefied, Lot-1 CPG-1/LOT-1/2026) is dated 17-06-2026.
Pre-bid conference held on 26.06.2026 at 1600 hrs (IST) via MS Teams (tentative link published).
Original GeM bid printed Bid End 09-07-2026 15:00:00 and Bid Opening 09-07-2026 15:30:00; successive pure Date corrigenda (through GEM/2026/B/7654195-C15 dated 13-09-2026) extended the timeline, but the available corrigendum PDFs do not reprint the revised Bid End/Opening clock times (IFB defers to 'As mentioned in GeM Bid').
Bid offer validity is 120 days: GeM states 120 days from Bid End Date; ITB 10.1 requires validity of 120 days from Techno-Commercial Bid opening.
Supply duration is 730 days (2 years) from the applicable delivery start; delivery days on GeM consignee row are 730.
Tender value or estimated cost, EMD/bid security (amount, acceptable forms, validity), tender document fees, performance security, and key payment terms.
This GeM bid is for Gadarwara Non-Torrefied pellets: total quantity 1,15,340 MT (158 TPD × 730 days). No fixed estimated bid value / tender cost is printed as a rupee figure for evaluation pricing.
Bidding documents are free of cost via GeM (https://gem.gov.in/).
Variable EMD by quoted TPD (BG / e-BG / Insurance Surety Bond only; no NEFT/RTGS/EFT). GeM header 'EMD Required: No' is to be ignored. Single EMD instrument acceptable for all seven Lot-1 GeM bids.
Contract Performance Guarantee @ 5% of total Contract value within 30 days of LOA (Corrigendum 3 replaces GPC 28(a); the alternate 25% initial SD + 10% bill recovery option is deleted). GeM 'ePBG Required: No' is to be ignored.
Quote FOR destination: Ex-factory pellet price @ GCV 3400 kcal/kg including GST 5% plus transportation including GST (Rs/MT). 100% payment within 30 days of receipt & acceptance / CRAC and online bills; GCV and quantity adjustments per technical specs.
Every pass/fail eligibility and qualification requirement: experience and past performance, turnover/net worth, registrations and certifications, consortium/JV rules, and debarment or blacklisting conditions.
After Corrigendum 3, only Local Manufacturers (Existing/Future) and Local Traders as defined are eligible; other categories are not evaluated.
Indian nationality / entities registered in India (incl. HUF after Corr.3), NRI/PIO, MNC/OCB with registered office in India; domestic competitive bidding only; Class-I local suppliers only (Make in India).
No minimum prior supply experience/past performance and no minimum turnover as pre-qualification; capacity/allocation rules and tie-break turnover apply instead.
Consortium allowed max three participants; all partners from within Employer's country; consortium of only traders not allowed; if manufacturer(s)+trader, supply must be from those manufacturer(s).
MSE purchase preference applies only to manufacturers of biomass pellets (not traders); UDYAM with NIC 38300 (or CA+UDYAM). Debarment policy compliance and non-ban declarations required.
Existing manufacturers must submit valid GST registration and CTO with bid (or proof of CTO application); all categories must have valid CTO before start of supplies else contract terminated without penalty.
What is being procured: the work, supplies or services, deliverables and quantities, locations, phases, completion or delivery timelines, applicable standards, and notable exclusions.
Supply, loading, transport and delivery of agro-residue based non-torrefied biomass pellets on FOR Power Station basis to NTPC Gadarwara (this GeM bid GEM/2026/B/7654195), part of Lot-1 with six other stations under separate GeM bids.
Gadarwara STPS, Village Dongargaon / Gangai, Tehsil Gadarwara, Dist. Narsinghpur, MP 487770 — 158 TPD / 1,15,340 MT over 730 days.
Must meet Table-1: diameter ≤25 mm, length ≤35 mm; S≤1%; Moisture ≤14% (as received); Fines ≤5%; GCV (ARB) 2800–4000 kcal/kg; Ash ≤20%; agro-residue origin.
Lot-1 has seven separate GeM bids (Sipat, Korba, Mouda, North Karanpura, Darlipali, Lara, Gadarwara). This file set is the Gadarwara bid; price bids opened and quantity allocated project-wise in listed sequence until eligible qty exhausted.
The complete checklist of documents to submit — mandatory vs conditional, with any prescribed formats, proformas or annexures — plus how to submit: portal and mode, envelope/cover structure, digital signature requirements, signing and attestation rules, and physical originals with their deadline.
Online Single Stage Two Envelope on GeM (https://gem.gov.in/): Envelope-I Techno-Commercial + Envelope-II Price; no manual hard-copy bid except physical EMD instrument (and Integrity Pact timing rules).
Physical sealed EMD BG/ISB to AGM/DGM (CPG-1), USSC, WR-II HQ, Plot 87, Sector 24, Atal Nagar, Nava Raipur, Raipur, Chhattisgarh — within 5 working days of technical bid opening (e-BG: upload only). Power of Attorney: scanned upload sufficient (Corrigendum-1 modified physical POA requirement).
Per query reply: upload EMD instrument, Bid form, Attachments as detailed in Section V and signed Certificate of Compliance / declarations in Additional Doc fields as applicable.
Every corrigendum/addendum in order — what changed (original vs amended value), its impact, and the action for the bidder — ending with the values that finally apply.
Original Bid End/Opening 09-07-2026 15:00/15:30 were extended by a chain of GeM Date corrigenda (C1 30-06-2026 through C15 13-09-2026 and intermediate date-only entries). Printed corrigendum PDFs do not restate the final clock times; IFB continues to say 'As mentioned in GeM Bid'. Action: follow current GeM bid clock; latest C15 still open for revised bids as of 13-09-2026.
Published replies to pre-bid queries and reaffirmed ATC/IFB pack; clarified EMD modes, MSE docs, no min turnover/experience, physical EMD timeline, POA upload-only, cut-off/allocation mechanics, single EMD for Lot-1, etc.
Clarified matching to highest rate within Cut-off A when ≥75% allocated; no matching above Cut-off B; MSE preference if MSE qty deficient after initial allocation; tie-break after price matching.
Major rewrite: local-only eligibility within state/100 km; HUF added; new Attachments 13/14; CTO/GST gates; capacity verification >100 TPD; CPG 5% only (delete 25%+bill recovery option); new CPG forfeiture on quarterly shortfall; LD illustration; quality termination without PBG forfeiture; PVC diesel index tweak; already-submitted bidders must revise bids.
Local-only bidders (state/≤100 km) for Gadarwara; free docs; variable EMD by TPD (BG/e-BG/ISB); CPG 5% in 30 days of LOA; 1,15,340 MT / 158 TPD / 730 days; bid validity 120 days; LD 5%/t beyond 30% monthly shortfall cap 5% contract; payment ~30 days; GeM dates as currently shown on portal after C15 (original print 09-07-2026 superseded by extensions).
Genuine conflicts within and across the documents (original vs corrigenda, clause vs annexure, tender document vs BOQ): both sides with citations, and which value prevails.
GeM header shows EMD Required: No and ePBG Required: No, but IFB/ITB require variable EMD and 5% CPG/PBG. ATC expressly says ignore the GeM 'No' flags.
ITB 20.1 / Corr.1 reply: physical BG within 5 working days of (technical) bid opening; another ITB para: within 10 days of bid opening; still other text says BG should reach before bid submission deadline / with SFMS alternatives.
ITB 20.1.4 text still lists Bid Security and Power of Attorney for physical form, but Corrigendum-1 reply modifies clause 20.1.4 so scanned POA upload is acceptable.
GeM Bid Offer Validity is 120 days from Bid End Date; ITB 10.1 requires 120 days from Techno-Commercial Bid opening.
Tech Spec cl.6: future mfr start within 180 days of PO; Corr.3: 6 months from PO; GPC 43 NO-LD period for future mfrs is 210 days from LoI. Roughly aligned but not identical clocks (PO vs LoI; 180 days vs 6 months vs 210 NO-LD).
IFB/GeM ATC schedule the pre-bid on 26.06.2026; one Corrigendum-1 narrative line says the conference 'was held on 26.02.2026'.
IFB/ITB communication address uses Pin Code 492018; some Corrigendum 3 declaration format headers show 492101 for the same Nava Raipur office.
GeM bid prints MoP OM 02.03.2022 STC clauses for the category, while ITB Certificate of Compliance notes that the GeM 'Special terms and conditions-Version:1...' term is not applicable and technical description follows Sec.IV of the bidding documents.
Only critical, tender-specific pre-bid queries that could materially change bid/no-bid, pricing, eligibility or contractual risk. Skip generic or obvious questions the documents already answer clearly.
Ask NTPC/GeM to confirm the exact current Bid End Date/Time and Bid Opening Date/Time after Corrigendum C15 (13-09-2026), because downloaded corrigendum PDFs do not reprint the revised clocks while original bid PDF still shows 09-07-2026.
Seek written confirmation whether a single manufacturing unit can qualify as 'local' for multiple Lot-1 plants simultaneously, and how Haversine distance is evidenced (maps, third-party certificate).
Reconcile conflicting instructions (before bid deadline vs 5 working days vs 10 days) and confirm whether SFMS + scanned BG without timely physical receipt still risks rejection.
Cut-off prices A/B are solely NTPC-decided after seeing bids; request any indicative methodology or assurance on when matching offers will be sought, especially for local-only pool that may be thin.
Confirm acceptable 'proof of CTO application' standard and whether LOA/PO will be cancelled without damages if CTO or plant readiness slips past 6 months/180 days despite force majeure.
Commercial, legal and execution risks a bidder should weigh: liquidated damages and penalties, unusual or one-sided clauses, tight timelines, and payment or security risks.
After NO-LD ramp-up, LD @ 5% of awarded FOR price/MT (excl. taxes) on shortfall beyond 30% of monthly schedule; LD capped at 5% of total Contract Price. Quarterly average shortfall >30% or cumulative LD >5% can terminate contract and forfeit CPG.
Tight specs (moisture ≤14%, fines ≤5%, ash ≤20%, GCV band); repeated failures trigger warnings and possible termination; third-party challenge largely limited to GCV; other parameters NTPC-final after Corr.3.
Continuous local raw-material and local-plant constraints plus possible third-party capacity verification before price opening create bid and execution disqualification risk.
No deviations permitted; refusal to withdraw deviations rejects bid; EMD forfeitable for withdrawal during validity, arithmetical non-acceptance, failure to furnish CPG, fraud, etc. Matching IP addresses of multiple bids may cause rejection.
Large EMD slabs (up to ₹20 Cr for very high TPD), full 5% CPG within 30 days of LOA (no bill-recovery option after Corr.3), and ~30-day payment terms stress cash flow—especially for traders/future plants building capacity.
No guarantee of full offered quantity; ranking, cut-off A/B, MSE set-asides, capacity caps and multi-station sequence can leave L1 with only partial or zero residual qty after earlier plants.
The inviting authority and relevant contacts: office, person, designation, address, phone and email — and which address receives physical submissions, if any.
AGM/DGM (CPG-1), NTPC Limited, Unified Shared Service Centre, Central Purchase Group-1, Western Region II Headquarter, Plot No. 87, Sector-24, Atal Nagar, Nava Raipur, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, PIN 492018, India.
NTPC Limited, NTPC Bhawan, SCOPE Complex, 7 Institutional Area, Lodi Road, New Delhi – 110003; CIN L40101DL1975GOI007966.
Consignee/Reporting Officer on GeM: Vishal Tantwar — Gadarwara, Dist. Narsinghpur, Madhya Pradesh 487770 (site delivery location).