Po 4000322788 Shailesh Associates
Po 4000322788 Shailesh Associates
Po 4000322788 Shailesh Associates
Subject: : Biennial Job Contract for Civil Maintenance of V-3A/B Ash Dyke (Shahpur) for 2023-25 at
NTPC Vindhyachal
NIT NO. : 9900262495 Dated
Your Offer No. : Bid ID : 223134, 21-Aug-2023 12:21 AM
Your Reference : Tender ID : 2023_NTPC_78133_1
Dear Sir,
This has reference to our above mentioned NIT, Your offer and subsequent discussions. We are pleased
to accept your offer opened on and confirm having awarded on you the work of Biennial Job Contract for Civil
Maintenance of V-3A/B Ash Dyke (Shahpur) for 2023-25 at NTPC Vindhyachal of total value INR 6,375,013.90
(Rupee SIXTY-THREE LAKH SEVENTY-FIVE THOUSAND THIRTEEN POINT NINETY ONLY) mentioned in
the scope of works, special terms & conditions, Bill of quantities etc.
The duration of the service period shall be from 10.01.2024 to 09.01.2026. Though the duration of contract
shall remain same, the actual date of commencement of the contract shall be as per the direction of EIC. AGM
(Ash Dyke Management), NTPC Vindhyanchal shall be EIC for this work.
This service purchase order along with its annexure is being issued to you in duplicate .We request you to
return the duplicate copy of this service purchase order, duly signed on each page by your authorised signatory
in token of your unequivocal acknowledgment of the same within 15 days from the date of this service purchase
order. If no communication is received within 15 days of receipt of Purchase Order, it will be treated that order
has been accepted in entirety.
We thank you for the interest shown by you in our project and the cooperation extended to us. We expect
to receive your continued cooperation in future also.
Thanking You,
For & on behalf of NTPC Limited.
Manager (C&M/CS),
CPG-1, Raipur
Registered Office: NTPC Bhawan, Core-7, Scope Complex, Institutional Area, Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110003
Phone No. -(011)24360100, Fax No. -(011)24361018. Website: www.ntpc.co.in
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(Bill of Quantity)
Name of Work: Biennial Job Contract for Civil Maintenance of V-3A/B Ash Dyke
(Shahpur) for 2023-25 at NTPC Vindhyachal
20 .10 HUME PIPES (NP-2) 300 mm dia RMT 500 211.2589 105,629.45 YES
20 .20 Supply of HESSIAN CLOTH : TYPE-I, M2 10,000 21.6800 216,800.00 YES
AS PER
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20 .30 Providing and laying stone boulders M3 400 856.7212 342,688.48 YES
300m
20 .40 Providing and laying crushed stone filte M3 400 856.7212 342,688.48 YES
20 .50 Providing and laying coarse sand filter M3 400 405.2643 162,105.72 YES
20 .60 Providing and packing bricks laid flat ( M2 500 50.8882 25,444.10 YES
20 .70 Laying Cross drainage pipe (MS used RMT 200 50.8883 10,177.66 YES
Scra
20 .80 Filling and placing ASH/ earth bags at d NO 18,000 10.7431 193,375.80 YES
20 .90 Prepration of turfing with locally avai M2 20,000 11.3085 226,170.00 YES
20 .100 Manual cleaning of filter drains along r RMT 42,000 16.9628 712,437.60 YES
20 .110 Plantation of BESARAM 50mtr width M2 200,000 0.2693 53,860.00 YES
inside
20 .120 Carrying out miscellaneous jobs suited t DAY 610 383.0889 233,684.23 YES
20 .130 Disposal of Dead animals from Ash Dyke NO 10 282.7120 2,827.12 YES
A
20 .140 Disposal of Dead animals from Ash Dyke NO 10 169.6270 1,696.27 YES
A
20 .150 Providing and installing in position por NO 8 28,271.2500 226,170.00 YES
20 .160 Providing and installing in position the NO 4 11,873.9250 47,495.70 YES
20 .170 Providing electronic water level sounder NO 2 11,873.9250 23,747.85 YES
TOTAL OF BOQ PART : 00020 INR 2926986.05
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Amount 2926986.05
Other Charges 0.00
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Net Amount on BOQ PART : 00020 INR 2926986.05
Manager (C&M/CS),
CPG-1, Raipur
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Payment Terms
The payment shall be released based on monthly RA bills submitted by contactor and certification of the same by
EIC. Details as per GCC Clause No. 24.
Special Instruction
01. Agency shall execute the above work as per the directives of Engineer-in-charge and terms & conditions
stipulated in NTPC Tender documents (Section I to VIII) and its subsequent amendments (if any), except for the
specific additions / modifications brought out in various clauses of this Purchase Order which shall prevail over
the tender documents.
The stamp paper should be of appropriate value (as per the applicable Stamp Act of the State) and should be
purchased from the State where the Project/ Station is located.
07. TAXES:
GST as applicable shall be paid extra. Agency shall have to submit GST invoice along with their bills as per GST
rules. Present rate of GST is 18%.
Manager (C&M/CS),
CPG-1, Raipur
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10.1 The Contractor shall within Forty Five (45) days of the Letter of Award or prior to release of Ist RA
bill/Mobilization advance whichever is earlier, provide a Contract Performance Guarantee (CPG) towards faithful
performance of the Contract for ten percent (10%) of the Contract Price. Alternatively, the Contractor may furnish
the Contract Performance Guarantee in two Stages viz. a Contract Performance Guarantee for an amount
equivalent to 5% of the Contract Price within Forty Five (45) days of the Letter of Award or prior to release of Ist
RA bill/Mobilization advance whichever is earlier, to be followed up with another Contract Performance
Guarantee for an amount equivalent to 5% of the Contract Price prior to the scheduled completion of 50% of total
scope of work.
10.2 The Contractor also has the option to furnish an Initial Contract Performance Guarantee (ICPG) equivalent
to a minimum of 2% of the Contract Price within Forty Five (45) days of the Letter of Award or prior to release of
Ist RA bill/Mobilization advance whichever is earlier. In case of such a Contractor, who furnishes Initial Contract
Performance Guarantee, the Employer shall at the time of making any payment to him for the work done under
the Contract deduct towards the Contract Performance Security an amount equivalent to 10% of the gross bill
amount accepted for payment until the Contract Performance Security so deducted including the amount of Initial
Contract Performance Security becomes equal to 10% of the Contract Price, subject to the condition that
whenever the Contract Performance Security so deducted reaches a limit of 2% of the Contract Price, the
Contractor may convert the amount into a Bank Guarantee as aforesaid.
10.3 An amount of Rs. 2,00,000/- submitted as EMD has been converted into Initial Contract Performance
Security.
10.4 Details as per Clause No. 22 of General Conditions of Contract for Civil Works (GCC) read together with
Clause No. 7.0 of Special Conditions of Contract (SCC).
Manager (C&M/CS),
CPG-1, Raipur
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Sl No. Service Description Qty. UOM Rate Premium Discount Addl Net Value
Code Discount Rate
10 .10 CVDSR18 DSR-2018 5,000 M3 201.83 0.00 93.14 0.00 108.6855 543,427.27
01013 Item:1.1.2(v)
10 .20 CVDSR18 DSR-2018 5,000 M3 159.45 0.00 73.59 0.00 85.8638 429,319.12
02006 Item:2.6.1
10 .30 CVDSR18 DSR-2018 1,000 M3 221.22 0.00 102.09 0.00 119.1270 119,126.97
02010 Item:2.8.1
10 .40 CVDSR18 DSR-2018 1,000 M3 192.59 0.00 88.88 0.00 103.7097 103,709.71
02052 Item:2.25
10 .50 CVDSR18 DSR-2018 5,000 M2 21.35 0.00 9.85 0.00 11.4970 57,484.87
02057 Item:2.28.1
10 .60 CVDSR18 DSR-2018 100 M3 4,097.84 0.00 1891.15 0.00 2,206.686 220,668.68
04002 Item:4.1.3 8
10 .70 CVDSR18 DSR-2018 200 M3 4,091.19 0.00 1888.08 0.00 2,203.105 440,621.16
04006 Item:4.1.8 8
10 .80 CVDSR18 DSR-2018 100 M3 4,449.36 0.00 2053.38 0.00 2,395.980 239,598.04
05001 Item:5.1.2 4
10 .90 CVDSR18 DSR-2018 100 M2 249.76 0.00 115.26 0.00 134.4958 13,449.58
05010 Item:5.9.1
10 .100 CVDSR18 DSR-2018 100 M2 484.04 0.00 223.38 0.00 260.6555 26,065.55
05014 Item:5.9.5
10 .110 CVDSR18 DSR-2018 3,000 KG 16.55 0.00 7.64 0.00 8.9122 26,736.52
05054 Item:5.22.6
10 .120 CVDSR18 DSR-2018 100 M3 2,222.45 0.00 1025.66 0.00 1,196.789 119,678.93
15004 Item:15.3 3
10 .130 CVDSR18 DSR-2018 300 M3 2,428.86 0.00 1120.92 0.00 1,307.941 392,382.33
06002 Item:6.1.2 1
10 .140 CVDSR18 DSR-2018 100 M3 4,888.66 0.00 2256.12 0.00 2,632.543 263,254.34
07001 Item:7.1.1 4
10 .150 CVDSR18 DSR-2018 300 M2 210.22 0.00 97.02 0.00 113.2035 33,961.04
13008 Item:13.4.2
10 .160 CVDSR18 DSR-2018 1,000 M2 243.58 0.00 112.41 0.00 131.1678 131,167.83
13013 Item:13.7.1
10 .170 CVDSR18 DSR-2018 200 M3 1,995.57 0.00 920.96 0.00 1,074.614 214,922.89
16024 Item:16.13.2 5
10 .180 CVDSR18 DSR-2018 200 M3 672.73 0.00 310.46 0.00 362.2651 72,453.02
16013 Item:16.4
20 .10 HUME PIPES 500 RMT 392.31 0.00 181.05 0.00 211.2589 105,629.47
(NP-2) 300 mm dia
20 .20 Supply of 10,000 M2 40.26 0.00 18.58 0.00 21.6800 216,800.10
HESSIAN CLOTH :
TYPE-I, AS PER
20 .30 Providing and 400 M3 1,590.94 0.00 734.22 0.00 856.7212 342,688.48
laying stone
boulders 300m
Manager (C&M/CS),
CPG-1, Raipur
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Sl No. Service Description Qty. UOM Rate Premium Discount Addl Net Value
Code Discount Rate
20 .40 Providing and 400 M3 1,590.94 0.00 734.22 0.00 856.7212 342,688.48
laying crushed
stone filte
20 .50 Providing and 400 M3 752.58 0.00 347.32 0.00 405.2643 162,105.73
laying coarse sand
filter
20 .60 Providing and 500 M2 94.50 0.00 43.61 0.00 50.8882 25,444.12
packing bricks laid
flat (
20 .70 Laying Cross 200 RMT 94.50 0.00 43.61 0.00 50.8883 10,177.65
drainage pipe (MS
used Scra
20 .80 Filling and placing 18,000 NO 19.95 0.00 9.21 0.00 10.7431 193,375.35
ASH/ earth bags at
d
20 .90 Prepration of 20,000 M2 21.00 0.00 9.69 0.00 11.3085 226,170.00
turfing with locally
avai
20 .100 Manual cleaning of 42,000 RMT 31.50 0.00 14.54 0.00 16.9628 712,435.50
filter drains along r
20 .110 Plantation of 200,000 M2 0.50 0.00 0.23 0.00 0.2693 53,850.00
BESARAM 50mtr
width inside
20 .120 Carrying out 610 DAY 711.40 0.00 328.31 0.00 383.0889 233,684.23
miscellaneous jobs
suited t
20 .130 Disposal of Dead 10 NO 525.00 0.00 242.29 0.00 282.7120 2,827.12
animals from Ash
Dyke A
20 .140 Disposal of Dead 10 NO 315.00 0.00 145.37 0.00 169.6270 1,696.27
animals from Ash
Dyke A
20 .150 Providing and 8 NO 52,500.00 0.00 24228.75 0.00 28,271.25 226,170.00
installing in position 00
por
20 .160 Providing and 4 NO 22,050.00 0.00 10176.08 0.00 11,873.92 47,495.70
installing in position 50
the
20 .170 Providing 2 NO 22,050.00 0.00 10176.08 0.00 11,873.92 23,747.85
electronic water 50
level sounder
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SCOPE OF WORK
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CPG-1, Raipur
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SERVICE SPECIFICATIONS
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CPG-1, Raipur
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Providing and packing bricks laid flat (75mm thick) for protection of side slope within the panel wall (cost of panel
wall shall be paid under relevent items) including the cost of labour, materials, transportetion with all leads and
lifts, equipments, etc, complete as per drawing and as directed by EIC. (Ash bricks will be issued free of cost
from NTPC Plant)
Manager (C&M/CS),
CPG-1, Raipur
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Prepared By:
SUVENDU SUNDAR NAYAK
Manager (C&M/CS),
CPG-1, Raipur
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List of Documents
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Please note that below documents are needed to be provided along with Invoice.
Manager (C&M/CS),
CPG-1, Raipur
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1.For all the cases where payment documents are to be directly submitted to NTPC (excluding Payment
through Bank cases), the Invoice and supporting document(s) as required in the Purchase Order have to be
Digitally Signed with class II or III digital signature and uploaded in the &gv_cocd& Vendor Payment Portal
https://pradip.ntpc.co.in/VendorFinal/Login.jsp.
In such cases, there will be no requirement of physical copy of invoice & documents except for Lorry Receipts
(LRs)/ Delivery Challan, which are normally sent along with the material/ transporter. Bank Guarantees to be sent in
original wherever applicable.
2.From 01.01.2020, NTPC will accept only digitally signed Invoice & supporting documents from Vendors for
direct payment cases. Submission of documents in physical form shall not be accepted by NTPC unless
otherwise asked for in the PO.
For such cases of physical submission, Vendors are required to send complete set of documents including invoice
etc. addressed to the "Invoice Receipt Center" of the Delivery/ Invoicing Address as mentioned in the Purchase
Order Annexure 1/ BOQ Sheet.
While submitting the Invoice/ Bills & related documents in physical form, Vendors are required to mention the
following details on the top of the envelope:
a. Invoice/Bill reference No.
b. NTPC PO No./ Package no.
c. NTPC Vendor Code asper PO
In addition to above, vendors are requested to mention their correspondence E-mail & Mobile No.in the Covering
Letter, through which invoice processing related information/clarification request may be sent.
3.Vendors can track / monitor the status of payments from the Vendor payment portal. Help documents are
available in the portal. Vendors are requested to make full use of the Vendor Payment Portal.
4.For payment cases through bank, all original documents are to be submitted in bank as per terms of PO.
Alternate Mode of Payment for Micro Small & Medium Enterprises (MSMEs):
Trade Receivables Discounting System (TReDS) is a regulatory framework put in place by the Reserve Bank of
India under the Payment and Settlement Systems Act 2007 (PSS Act) to facilitate the financing of trade receivables
(invoices) of MSMEs through invoice financing by multiple financiers.
The Reserve Bank of India has granted approval to Mynd Solutions Pvt Limited, A.TREDS Ltd and Receivables
Exchange of India Ltd (RXIL) to set up and operate TReDS platforms. The Respective TReDS platforms names of
the above-mentioned entities are M1xchange, Invoicemart and TREDS.
Currently NTPC Limited is transacting with M1xchange and RXIL TReDS platforms.
MSME Vendors may choose the TReDS platforms as an alternate payment mechanism.
For queries/ details, the vendor may directly contact M1xchange or RXIL at:-
M1XCHANGE:- RXIL:-
URL: https:\\m1xchange.com URL: https:\\www.rxil.in/Home/Index
Toll free No.: 1800-103-7261 Phone: 022-40771424, 40771426
Toll free No.: 1800 1038 311
Vendor must ensure the delivery of material and service before uploading invoices at TReDS portal for discounting.
After uploading invoices on TReDS portal, vendor has to upload invoices on NTPC payment portal in case of
Non-GeM contract and in case of GeM Contract invoices shall be uploaded on GeM portal, immediately . All
relevant documents required for processing of payments as per P.O/Contract terms and conditions shall be made
available by the Vendor along with the invoice.
COMBINED
TENDER
DOCUMENTS
SECTION-VI
SCOPE OF WORK,
DRAWING (if any)
& QUALITY
PLAN (if any)
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NTPC Limited
( A Government of India Enterprise )
NIT No.: 9900262495/060/1041
(Contracts Services)
(Bid Proposal Sheet)
Name of Work: Biennial Job Contract for Civil Maintenance of V-3A/B Ash Dyke (Shahpur) for 2023-25 at NTPC
Vindhyachal
Delivery Address:
Vindhyachal Super Thermal PowerStation
P.O. Vindhyanagar
VindhyanagarDistrict Singrauli
Madhya Pradesh
486885
India
0771-2544505
0771- 2544550
SI No. Code Description Unit Quantity Rate Amount Long
Text
10 DSR-2018 ITEMS (V-3A/B DYKE CIVIL ####### ####### #########
MAINT)
10.10 CVDSR1801013 DSR-2018 Item:1.1.2(v) M3 201.83 1,009,150.0 Yes
5,000 0
10.20 CVDSR1802006 DSR-2018 Item:2.6.1 M3 159.45 797,250.00 Yes
5,000
10.30 CVDSR1802010 DSR-2018 Item:2.8.1 M3 221.22 221,220.00 Yes
1,000
10.40 CVDSR1802052 DSR-2018 Item:2.25 M3 192.59 192,590.00 Yes
1,000
10.50 CVDSR1802057 DSR-2018 Item:2.28.1 M2 21.35 106,750.00 Yes
5,000
10.60 CVDSR1804002 DSR-2018 Item:4.1.3 M3 100 4,097.84 409,784.00 Yes
10.70 CVDSR1804006 DSR-2018 Item:4.1.8 M3 200 4,091.19 818,238.00 Yes
10.80 CVDSR1805001 DSR-2018 Item:5.1.2 M3 100 4,449.36 444,936.00 Yes
10.90 CVDSR1805010 DSR-2018 Item:5.9.1 M2 100 249.76 24,976.00 Yes
10.100 CVDSR1805014 DSR-2018 Item:5.9.5 M2 100 484.04 48,404.00 Yes
10.110 CVDSR1805054 DSR-2018 Item:5.22.6 KG 16.55 49,650.00 Yes
3,000
10.120 CVDSR1815004 DSR-2018 Item:15.3 M3 100 2,222.45 222,245.00 Yes
10.130 CVDSR1806002 DSR-2018 Item:6.1.2 M3 300 2,428.86 728,658.00 Yes
10.140 CVDSR1807001 DSR-2018 Item:7.1.1 M3 100 4,888.66 488,866.00 Yes
10.150 CVDSR1813008 DSR-2018 Item:13.4.2 M2 300 210.22 63,066.00 Yes
10.160 CVDSR1813013 DSR-2018 Item:13.7.1 M2 243.58 243,580.00 Yes
1,000
10.170 CVDSR1816024 DSR-2018 Item:16.13.2 M3 200 1,995.57 399,114.00 Yes
10.180 CVDSR1816013 DSR-2018 Item:16.4 M3 200 672.73 134,546.00 Yes
UOM Legends:- AU - Activity unit M3 - Cubic meter M2 - Square meter KG - Kilogram
TOTAL OF BOQ PART - 00010 Rs. 6,403,023.00
( INR FIFTY-FOUR LAKH THIRTY-FIVE THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED FORTY-THREE ONLY only)
SERVICE SPECIFICATION
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SERVICE SPECIFICATION
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Plantation of BESARAM 50mtr width inside the Dyke including cutting, transporting, placing, watering etc. up to all lead
wherever required complete as per direction of Engineer-In-Charge.
1 Scope of Work Biennial Job contract for civil maintenance of V-3A/B ash
dyke (Shahpur) for the year 2023-25 at NTPC Vindhyachal.
Version-01: 19-03-2019
Technical Specification
Section -V
ii.
The contractor will keep sufficient funds available
with him to make payments to the workers, labour
deployed on works directly by him before 3rd day of
every month or as per terms of deployment
irrespective of the fact whether bills have been paid
by NTPC or not.
5 Deduction Clause for Penalty related with non-submission of royalty of minor
any lapse while minerals:
executing the job or • In case of non-submission of royalty receipt/ challan
incomplete job during running bills, 1.5 times the royalty amount shall be
retained in each running bill and shall be released only
after submission of royalty clearance certificate from
mining department and indemnity bond.
Version-01: 19-03-2019
TERMS & CONDITIONS
General
01. The Contractor/Successful bidder shall enter into a formal contract agreement with NTPC on a
non-judicial stamp paper of requisite value purchased from the State of MP, within a period of
15 days from the date of issue of formal award letter (LOA/PO/LOI). The date of formal
agreement, in no case, will alter the date of start or date of completion of work.
02. The Contractor / Successful bidder shall perform the work with all labour, T& P etc. complete
in all respects, as per specifications, issued drawing if any other terms and conditions as
contained in the following documents.
(a) As per General Condition of Contract for Civil works.
(b) Scope of work and Terms & Conditions.
(c) Schedule of Quantities of work/ Bill of Quantities of work.
03. The contractor shall not sublet/ transfer or assign the work in full or part without the prior
approval of the EIC.
04. NTPC reserves the right to hand over the site in parts progressively to the contractor. The
contractor will be required to do work on such released fronts in parts without any reservation
whatsoever.
05. The Contractor is required to provide adequate manpower/resources any time including Sundays
and Public Holidays as and when required to take up the emergency jobs without delay at dykes
as per the directions of EIC.
06. PENALTY CLAUSE APPLICABLE:
i. In case the work suffers delay due to non-availability of supervisors, proper tools, tackles,
materials, machineries etc., a penalty of Rs. 3000.00 at each instance may be levied as per
the discretion of the EIC.
07. Failure on the contractor’s part to properly assess and factor in the scope of work, site conditions
and other site/location specific factors which could influence expenses during execution of the
work during bidding, shall not absolve the contractor of any responsibility towards completion
of the work as per specifications and terms and conditions of the contract and within the
stipulated contract period.
08. Any issues that occur in carrying out the subject contract, which is not connected directly or
indirectly with NTPC, shall be dealt and resolved by the contractor on his own.
09. Arrangement of water and power Supply for execution of work shall be in the scope of contractor
without any extra financial implication to NTPC. However, power supply at one point may be
given for construction purpose depending upon its availability as free of cost by NTPC.
Materials
10. Cement, Reinforcement steel and Ash brick shall be supplied by NTPC at free of cost, but
transportation of all free issue material from store / brick plant to site is under the scope of
agency, for which no separate payment shall be entertained. Approximate cost of owner
issue material (Free of cost) is Rs 15,64,769.41 /-.
11. All materials supplied by the contractor shall be of good quality and shall be got approved from
Engineer-in-charge prior to use.
12. The contractor shall make his own arrangement for stores, watch & ward and all necessary
requirements for deployed manpower etc.
Personnel
13. The contractor shall depute competent & well-mannered personnel who would execute the job
as directed by Engineer-in-charge or his authorized representatives. In case the Engineer in
charge finds the behaviour/competency of contractor’s personnel unsatisfactory, such persons
shall be removed immediately from the site as per instructions of the EIC.
14. Contractor’s personnel shall not indulge in any unlawful activities in and around the project
areas.
15. The contractor /Successful bidder shall intimate EIC if any labourers (for whom the contractor
has already made gate pass) is absent without information.
16. The contractor shall make his own arrangement for accommodation of his supervisor/staff/
workers.
17. The agency must have valid independent PF code number. In addition, compliance of minimum
wages as notified by Central Government / State Govt (whichever is higher) from time to time,
for this area must be ensured for all the deployed manpower. Further, statutory benefits like PF,
ESIC coverage shall be extended by the agency to the deployed manpower. Any violations in
these regards shall be dealt strictly as per relevant contractual provisions stated in GCC of Civil
works.
18. Payment of wages to the workers shall be done within time period as stipulated in the relevant
laws.
19. Deployment of all contract labourers including the contract vehicle drivers is to be done only
after verification of their character and antecedents by the Police.
20. Medical examination of the engaged workers shall be taken care of as per latest NTPC policy.
21. Contractor should obtain and submit the Labour License, if applicable as per CLRA.
22. The contractor shall ensure all the safety measures during the execution of work. In case of any
incident/accidents, payment to the concerned workers shall be made as per relevant BOQ item
and Safety Circulars of NTPC Ltd.
23. ADDITIONAL GUIDELINES ON DEPLOYMENT LABOURERS
The contractors shall comply with the following guidelines.
a. The contractor shall neither engage nor support child labour or forced /bonded
labour.
b. The contractor shall have primary responsibility towards health and safety of
workers deployed by him.
c. The contractor shall ensure and establish all his employees receive regular and
recorded safety training. The contractor shall assess the work & workplace with
regard to health and safety on a regular basis. Immediate steps shall be taken to notify
NTPC of any such potentially harmful/ dangerous/ undesirable condition at the
workplace and to liquidate the same.
d. The contractor shall respect the workers’ freedom of association and shall not
discriminate between them based on race, caste, nationality, origin, religion, gender,
sexual differences, union members or political affiliations.
24. The contractor shall abide by all the applicable laws & statutes.
Quality
25. Work is to be executed as per approved FQP, technical specs, item specs, latest IS/CPWD
specifications.
Progress Review
26. The Contractor / successful bidder shall attend all the meeting with the Engineer-in-charge, at
their own cost, during the currency of the contract if a need so arises or directed by the Engineer-
in-charge.
27. During the execution of the work in pursuance of the contract, the contractor shall at their own
cost submit progress report to the Engineer-in-charge every month or as decided by EIC. Such
progress reports shall be in the form, as may be required by the Engineer-in-charge and shall be
submitted in at least three copies.
28. If the EIC is not satisfied with the rate of progress or the quality of the material that have been
used or the workmanship, the EIC may be giving adequate notice, terminate the contract and
call another contractor or employ daily labourer to dismantle bad / substandard work if
necessary and to renew and complete the said work. The cost to such new contractor or daily
labourer for such dismantling/ renewing or completion of work shall be charged to the original
contractor.
Liquidated Damage
Being time bound/period contract, the relevant GCC clause of liquidated damage may not be
applicable.
Completion Period.
SI. No. Activity & operation with BOQ Description of Class of Frequency of Reference Standard / Format of Remarks
check/Test. Check. check Acceptance Norms Records
1 2 4 5 6 7 8 9
01 TESTS ON EARTHWORK:
i) Standard Proctor Test for MDD & OMC Physical A Once per 1000 cum TR 95% of Max Dry Density.
IS: 2720 P-7 Max. layer thickness shall not be
ii) Dry Density by Core Cutter Method Physical A One test per 500 IS: 2720 P-29 TR more than 300mm.
sqm or part thereof
02 CEMENT STOCK / STORAGE:
i) Ensure that cement is stored in weatherproof Visual B Each Lot IS: 4082 SR
covered storage on raised platform.
ii) If cement is stored more than 60 days in store Lab Test A 100 % IS 8112 / IS 1489 TR
of contactor, same shall be retested for comp.
strength and setting times.
03 AGGREGATE (CONCRETE WORKS, BRICK WORKS etc):
03.1 COARSE AGGREGATE:
i) Sieve Analysis and Gradation Lab. Test B Once per 50 cum or IS 383 & IS 2386 (P-1)/ TR A-Testing of Cube
part thereof CPWD B-Casting of Cube
ii) Impact Value/ Abrasion Lab. Test A Once per source IS 2386 (P-4)/CPWD TR
03.2 FINE AGGREGATE:
i) Gradation & silt content Lab. Test B Once per 50 cum or IS 383/IS 2386 (P-1)/ TR
part thereof CPWD
04 CONCRETE WORKS:
i) Compressive Strength of Cube Lab. Test A/B 6 cubes/50 cum or IS – 1199 & IS – 456/ TR A-Testing of Cube
part thereof CPWD Spec./ BOQ B-Casting of Cube
ii) Weigh Batching/Proportion of Mixing Visual B Random Tech Spec/ IS 456 SR
/ BOQ
iii) Workability Visual B Random IS:456 /BOQ SR
LEGENDS:
A = Critical Checks to be Std = Standard PC = Pour Card
witnessed by FQA Rep. in SR = Site Register TR = Test Record
association with Execution IR = Inspection Report
B = Major Checks to be witnessed MTC = Material Test Certificate REVIEWED BY APPROVED BY
by Ex. Dept. Rep. TS = Technical Specification INDENTER
C = Minor Checks by agency
V.K. MISHRA, DGM (FQA) MD. YAHIYA, AGM (FQA)
MODEL QUALITY ASSURANCE PLAN Vindhyachal
Indenter: QP NO.060/QS/FQP/8940 PROJECT: NTPC Ltd, Vindhyachal PR No: 200123227
O&M (Civil) Rev. no. 00 PACKAGE: Biennial Job contract for civil maintenance of V-3A/B ash dated. 20.04.2023
Date : 02.05.2023 dyke (Shahpur) for the year 2023-25 at NTPC Vindhyachal. Page: 2 of 3
SI. No. Activity & operation with BOQ. Description of Class of Frequency of Reference Standard / Format of Remarks
check/Test. Check. check Acceptance Norms Records
1 2 4 5 6 7 8 9
05 BRICK WORK WITH F.P.S. BRICKS:
i) Compressive strength of Mortar Lab. Test B 6 cubes/200 cum of IS:2250 TR
brickwork
ii) Dimensions & Shape of Brick Lab. Test B 25000 bricks or BOQ/ CPWD/ TR Applicable only if Supply of Brick is
iii) Compressive Strength of Brick Lab. Test B part thereof IS Codes TR under scope of Agency.
iv) Water Absorption of Brick Lab. Test B TR
06 RANDOM RUBBLE MASONRY:
i) Size and Dimension Visual B Each lot BOQ/CPWD SR
ii) Specific Gravity Lab. Test A Once per source IS:1122/CPWD TR
iii) Water absorption Lab. Test A Once per source IS:1124/CPWD TR
iv) Impact Value Lab. Test A Once per source IS:2386/CPWD TR
v) Placement, Profile & Thickness Visual B 100% IS:8237/BOQ SR
07 WATER BOUND MACADAM (ROAD WORKS):
i) Sieve Analysis and Gradation Lab. Test B Once per 100 cum MORTH Specification/ TR
or part thereof IS:2386 P1
ii) Flakiness Index Lab. Test B Once per 100 cum MORTH Specification/ TR
or part thereof IS:2386 P1
iii) Impact Value/Abrasion Lab. Test A Once per source MORTH Specification/ TR
IS:2386 P4
iv) Atterberg’s Limits of Binding Material Lab. Test A One test per 50 cum MORTH Specification TR
of binding material
08 BROUGHT OUT ITEMS:
i) All other brought out items to be procured Physical / B Each Lot BOQ / Tech. Spec./ SR Brand and Sample Approval by EIC
from the approved Brand/Vendor. Dimensional IS Code/
LEGENDS:
A = Critical Checks to be Std = Standard PC = Pour Card
witnessed by FQA Rep. in SR = Site Register TR = Test Record
association with Execution IR = Inspection Report
B = Major Checks to be witnessed MTC = Material Test Certificate REVIEWED BY APPROVED BY
by Ex. Dept. Rep. TS = Technical Specification INDENTER
C = Minor Checks by agency
V.K. MISHRA, DGM (FQA) MD. YAHIYA, AGM (FQA)
MODEL QUALITY ASSURANCE PLAN Vindhyachal
SI. No. Activity & operation with BOQ. Description of Class of Frequency of check Reference Standard / Format of Remarks
check/Test. Check. Acceptance Norms Records
1 2 4 5 6 7 8 9
Notes:
1. Agency shall send the requisition through Execution Dept for all ‘A’ class checks.
2. Tests may be conducted at Agency’s Lab in presence of FQA representative or in NTPC FQA lab on chargeable basis, if testing facilities are available or may be sent to different Test
Houses (NABL accredited) / approved universities by NTPC, at agency’s responsibility including requisite testing charges.
3. All material should be as per NTPC tech specification and IS code specification only.
4. MTC shall be duly signed by Engineer – in – Charge
5. Brought out items registered to be maintained in NTPC specified format for all Brought Out Items (BOI) and they should be of approved make. The agency shall offer for
inspection of all BOI before application and details shall be recorded and certified in BOI register by execution dept. BOI register to be produced during Bill Certification.
6. Material may be sent to third party lab in absence of MTC and Invoice correlation at agency’s responsibility including requisite testing charges.
7. Quality Compliance Report must be submitted as per approved FQP for each bill certification.
8. All other items not covered in this QP, shall follow the relevant Specification like NTPC Spec, MORTH Specs, CPWD, BIS, IRC or any Spec. recommended by manufactures etc.
9. The document / specifications/ IS code shall always be referred to latest edition.
LEGENDS:
A = Critical Checks to be Std = Standard PC = Pour Card
witnessed by FQA Rep. in SR = Site Register TR = Test Record
association with Execution IR = Inspection Report
B = Major Checks to be witnessed MTC = Material Test Certificate REVIEWED BY APPROVED BY
by Ex. Dept. Rep. TS = Technical Specification INDENTER
C = Minor Checks by agency
V.K. MISHRA, DGM (FQA) MD. YAHIYA, AGM (FQA)
SECTION – V
SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT (SCC)
SECTION - V
The following Special Conditions of Contract (SCC), Section-V, shall supplement/ amend the
General Conditions of Contract (GCC) Section-IV of Standard Bidding Document, wherever there
is a conflict, the provisions in SCC shall prevail over those in the GCC of Standard Bidding
Document. The corresponding clause number of the GCC is indicated in parentheses.
SCC
GCC Clause
Cl. Special Condition of Contract
Ref, if any
No.
2.0 Laws governing This Contract shall be governed by the Indian laws for the time
the Contract being in force. The Courts at Raipur shall have jurisdiction, in all
matters.
(GCC Clause
6.1)
3.0 Settlement of Place of Arbitration: Delhi
Disputes
(GCC Clause
7)
GCC Sub-
Clause 7.3.3
4.0 GCC Sub Replace existing Sub Clause 10.4.9: Safety of Section-IV: General
Clause 10.4.9: Conditions of Contract (GCC) with the following:
Safety
The Employer has formulated Safety Rules for Construction &
Erection of Power Plants and is enclosed at Annexure-B to GCC.
These Safety Rules lay down the safety requirements for safe
execution of project activities, responsibilities of the Contractor,
and all concerned involved in Construction and Erection. The
Contractor, including his sub-contractors, while executing the
Works, shall strictly comply with these Safety rules and statutory
requirements (including amendments thereof), as applicable, in
SCC
GCC Clause
Cl. Special Condition of Contract
Ref, if any
No.
5.0 GCC Sub In addition to other clauses specified in ‘NTPC Safety Rules for
Clause 10.4.9 Construction and Erection of Power Plants’ [as enclosed with
GCC/SCC], Contractor shall adhere to the following provisions for
payment linked to Safety Compliances as specified in Payment
Terms:
i) Safety Personnel
NOTE: Y = 2 %
(ii)
II. From each RA Bill, the Amount linked to Safety Aspects/
Compliance to Safety Rules shall be retained in such a
manner that amount is equal to Y of the total works portion
(Civil + Structural works etc.) of RA Bill.
III. This aforesaid amount at para 24.11 (I) shall be retained 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 EIC and Safety-
SCC
GCC Clause
Cl. Special Condition of Contract
Ref, if any
No.
and
and
While issuing the physical BGs, the Bidder’s Bank shall also send
electronic message through secure SFMS (in case of BGs issued
from within India) or SWIFT (in case of BGs issued from outside
India) to Employer’s Beneficiary Bank whose details are provided
herein below:
i Bank Name ICICI BANK LIMITED
24.7 The Contractor shall submit his bill, by the date stipulated by the
Engineer-in-Charge, in the prescribed proforma, supported with
measurements, jointly acknowledged and accepted in the
measurement books. Payments of the Contractor's bill shall be
paid by the Employer within twenty-one (21) days from the date
of submission of bill subject to the authorisation of the
Engineer-in-Charge. Alternatively, if so desired by the
Contractor, after preliminary scrutiny and certification by the
Engineer-in-Charge, 75% of the certified net payable amount
shall be made by the Employer within seven (7) days. The
amount certified shall account for all deductions, including
statutory deductions as for GST (if applicable), income tax,
SCC
GCC Clause
Cl. Special Condition of Contract
Ref, if any
No.
etc., recoveries for advances and any other amounts due from
the Contractor. The balance 25% shall be paid within twenty-
one (21) days, from the date of submission of the said bill.
Such payments made by the Employer shall not constitute any
acceptance of the measurements of items of the Works by the
Employer and the Engineer-in-Charge shall have the right to
alter, modify, reduce or diminish the quantities or classification
entered in the Measurement Books or Bills. The Employer shall
have right to recover any amount paid in an earlier bill from any
subsequent bill and should the amount to be recovered be
more than the amount of the subsequent bill, the Contractor
shall on demand from the Engineer-in-Charge or Employer
immediately refund the extra amount to the Employer within
seven (7) days. Wherever technically feasible, the payments
shall be released electronically only as per details of bank
account indicated in the Contract.
This will also apply to items or groups of items for which separate
period of completion has been specified. (Refer Special Conditions of
Contract).
For this purpose the term 'Contract Value' shall be the value at
contract rates of the work as ordered.
14.0
Materials for the The following materials shall be issued by the Employer free of
performance of cost for incorporation in the Works as per the terms and
the Contract conditions detailed in the SOW:
(GCC Clause Cement, Reinforcement Steel and Ash brick
34.(b).(i))
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Estimated Value of Owner Issue Material: Rs 15,64,769.41
17.0
Employer’s and Insurance Cover: Amounts and Deductibles:
Contractor’s ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Risks and -
Insurance Insurance Amount insured Deductible Conditions
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(GCC Clause -
SCC
GCC Clause
Cl. Special Condition of Contract
Ref, if any
No.
18.0 The Bank Guarantee and Insurance Charges for the extended period
GCC Clause
on account of delays attributable to the Employer shall be reimbursed
No.46.0
at the following rates:
19.0 Permissible As per clause no. 49.2 of GCC for Civil works.
deviation
limit for
variations in
Contract
Items
(GCC Clause
49.2)
20.0 Existing GCC Clause No. 52.0 shall be read as under:
GCC Clause
No.52.0 52.0 ADHERENCE TO FRAUD PREVENTION POLICY
21.0
GCC Clause 55 Add a New GCC Clause 55 as below:
(New Clause) Clause No. 55 Limitation of Liability:
SCC
GCC Clause
Cl. Special Condition of Contract
Ref, if any
No.
The Employer shall also use its best endeavors to expedite all
activities leading to successful closure of the contract. The
Employer will review and approve the documents submitted
by the Contractor in a timely and expeditious manner and the
approvals shall not be unreasonably withheld.
(v1) The beneficial owner for the purpose of clause “v” above will
be as under;
29.0 GCC Clause Add new Clause 51.3.1 (k) under GCC Clause 51.3.1, as under:
51.3
51.3.1 (k) If the Contractor, sub-contracts any part of the
(Termination works in violation of the provision of GCC Clause
for 30.3.
Contractor’s
SCC
GCC Clause
Cl. Special Condition of Contract
Ref, if any
No.
Default)
30.0 GCC Clause Replace the existing Clause 26.4.3 with the following
26.4.3
In case the Contractor fails to provide the required proof of royalty
payment with the RA bill then an amount based on the prevailing
rates of the royalty shall be retained from the respective RA bill, as
security against royalty, which shall be refunded to the Contractor on
submission of proof of royalty payment.
31.0 GCC Clause
7 Clause 7 (Settlement of Disputes) of Section-GCC shall be
replaced as under:
Settlement of Disputes
7.5 Arbitration
23
**Site Visit Fee shall be Rs 22,000/- per day fixed for FY 22-23.
For tenders issued in subsequent financial years, C&M Co-
ordinator to specify the Site visit fee with an increment of 10%
(i.e. Rs 24,200 for FY 2023-24, Rs 26,620 for FY 2024-25 and so
on).
Bidders may note that Integrity Pact is NOT Applicable for this
Contract
34.0
Add new Definitions:
Clause (v) “Sub-contractor from a country which shares a land border
with India” means;
a) An entity incorporated, established or registered in such a
country; or
b) A subsidiary of an entity incorporated, established or
registered in such a country; or
c) An entity substantially controlled through entities
incorporated, established or registered in such a country; or
d) An entity whose beneficial owner is situated in such a
country; or
e) An Indian (or other) agent of such an entity; or
f) A natural person who is a citizen of such a country; or
g) A consortium or joint venture where any member of the
consortium or joint venture falls under any of the above.
(v1) The beneficial owner for the purpose of clause “v” above
will be as under;
a) In case of company or Limited Liability Partnership, the
beneficial owner is the natural person(s), who, whether acting
alone or together, or through one or more juridical person, has
a controlling ownership interest or who exercises control
through other means.
Explanation-
i. “Controlling ownership interest” means ownership of or
entitlement to more than twenty-five per cent of shares or
capital or profits of the company;
ii. “Control” shall include the right to appoint majority of the
directors or to control the management or policy decisions
including by virtue of their shareholdings or management rights
or shareholders agreements or voting agreements;
[Note:
i. A person who procures and supplies finished goods from an
entity from a country which shares a land border with India will,
regardless of the nature of his legal or commercial relationship
with the producer of the goods, be deemed to be an Agent.
The following bid specific data for the above-mentioned package shall amend and/or supplement
the provisions in the Instructions to Bidders (ITB). Wherever there is a conflict, the provisions
herein shall prevail over those in the ITB.
Before creating / submitting the bids, Bidders are required to go through the “Bidders
Manual”, “Guidelines to bidder” and other links provided at following NTPC e-tendering
website:
S. ITB Data
No. Clause
Ref., if
any.
1.0 Type of Bidding: Single Stage Two envelope (Open Tender)
NTPC Limited,
Unified Shared Service Centre,
Central Procurement Group-1,
Western Region-II Head Quarter, Plot No.-87, Sector-24, Atal Nagar
Nava Raipur, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, Pin Code-492101
E-mail: ssundarnayak@ntpc.co.in / monikasagar@ntpc.co.in
NTPC Websites for reference: https://eprocurentpc.nic.in or
www.ntpctender.com
The Employer at its discretion may seek any clarification and/or documentary
evidence only for the reference works as mentioned above.
However, no change or substitution of the reference works by new/additional
plant for conforming to the specified qualifying Requirement shall be
sought, offered or permitted.
6.2 New Authentication of veracity of documents submitted by the bidder
Important
Condition in support of Qualifying Requirement (Formats Attached in
Regarding Attachment-3):
QR
Qualification
BIDDERS are required to submit the details of the past experiences, shall
submit all the documents, in support of Technical Qualification
Requirements (such as copy of Purchase Orders/ Work Orders/ Contract
Agreements/ Client Certificates etc.), duly certified and verified for
authenticity from Independent Statutory Auditor of their Company or
specified Third-Party Inspection Agency (TPIA).
NOTE:
A) Proprietorship and Partnership Firms are required to submit
Undertaking / Certificate of authenticity from Third Party Inspection
Agency (TPIA) only.
The ‘Premium (%)’ or ‘Discount (%)’ and %GST rate quoted by the
bidders, shall only be considered, for the purpose of evaluation. If no
value is mentioned in premium/discount cell, it will be considered that
bidder is willing to quote its offer without any premium or discount over
the rates mentioned in the bid and the same shall be applicable for
that particular scheduled item.
In case ‘Amount linked to Safety Aspects / compliance to Safety Rules’ is quoted less
than aforesaid minimum percentage specified of the total value for works portion of
Contract (i.e. Civil + Structural etc.), the amount by which it is lower shall be retained
proportionately from the other components of Bill of Quantity (BOQ) of the Contract
price while releasing payments of each RA bill.
14.1 The Bidder shall furnish, as part of its Bid, a Bid Security in a separate
sealed envelope in the amount and currency as stipulated in the Bid Data
Sheet (BDS). In case bid security amount is deposited as EFT, Proof of e-
payment of Bid Security, shall be submitted in the e-tendering portal or in a
separate sealed envelope.
14.2 The Bid Security shall, at the Bidder's option, be in the form of Electronic
Fund Transfer (EFT)/ irrevocable Letter of Credit or a bank guarantee from
any of the banks specified in the Bid Data Sheets or an Insurance Surety
Bond from an Insurer as per guidelines issued by Insurance Regulatory and
Development Authority of India (IRDAI).
For the Bid Security amount up to Rs. 2,00,000/- (Rupees Two Lacs only), the
Bidders must submit the Bid Security amount through Electronic Fund
Transfer (EFT) only.
Upon successful e-payment of the Bid Security on the NTPC e-tender portal,
an e-receipt shall be generated by the system, a copy of which is to be
submitted by the bidder as a part of its bid, in the e-tendering portal or in a
separate sealed envelope, as a proof of e-payment of Bid Security.
In case of Foreign Bidders, the Bid Security can be from any other Bank also
Package: Bid Data Sheets (BDS)
Bidding Doc. No.:
Page 8 of 30
Sec-III
S. ITB Data
No. Clause
Ref., if
any.
in addition to the Banks specified in the Bid Data Sheets. If the Bank
Guarantee is from a Bank not specified in the Bid Data Sheets, then the Bank
Guarantee shall be confirmed by any of the Banks specified in the Bid Data
Sheets. (Applicable for ICB Tenders)
14.3 Wherever Bids under Joint Venture route are permitted as per the
Qualifying Requirements in the Bidding Documents, the Bid Security by the
Joint Venture must be on behalf of all the partners of the Joint Venture.
14.5 BG against Bid Security issued by a Bank outside India needs to bear
stamp duty of appropriate value applicable to the place in NTPC where BG is
to be submitted. The BG may be got adjudicated by the employer from
Collector of Stamps, within 3 months of arrival of BG in India. Expenses
incurred in this regard shall be borne by NTPC.
14.6 Subject to clause 14.8 below, the Bid Security of the Bidder whose
Techno-Commercial Bid has not been found acceptable, shall be returned
along with letter communicating rejection of Techno-Commercial Bid. The Bid
Security of the bidders who are unsuccessful after opening of Price Bids shall
be returned expeditiously.
14.7 The Bid Security of the successful Bidder to whom the contract is
awarded will be returned when the said Bidder has signed the Contract
Agreement and has furnished the required Performance Securities pursuant
to relevant clauses of ITB.
While issuing the physical BGs, the Bidder’s Bank shall also send electronic
message through secure SFMS (in case of BGs issued from within India) or
SWIFT (in case of BGs issued from outside India) to Employer’s Beneficiary
Bank whose details are provided herein below:
Bidders are advised to ensure that the message is sent by their Bankers and
the Bidders must submit the reference details as part of the bid with the EMD.
11.0 In Amount of Bid Security/ EMD: Refer NIT
conjunction
to ITB The Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) for this tender shall, at Bidders option, be
Clause No.
in the form of:-
14.1 to
14.9
1) Online Payment through SBI banking platform at https://eprocurentpc.nic.in
OR
2) A Bank Guarantee from any of the banks specified in Annexure-I to Bid
Data Sheet of bidding documents.
OR
14.0 ITB 21.0 Bids are to be submitted online. Only Bid Security (EMD) in the form of BG or
Insurance Surety Bond, if applicable, are to be submitted in physical form in
original in a separate sealed envelope at the following address:
Last Date & Time for Bid Submission : Please refer Section-I (IFB)/GEPNIC
PORTAL (Both Techno-Commercial & Price)
Date & Time for Bid Opening : Please refer Section-I (IFB/ NIT)/ GEPNIC
PORTAL (Techno-Commercial Bid)
The ‘Premium (%)’ or ‘Discount (%)’ and %GST rate quoted by the
bidders, shall only be considered, for the purpose of evaluation. If no
value is mentioned in premium/discount cell, it will be considered that
bidder is willing to quote its offer without any premium or discount over
5. The Bidder shall indicate the taxes and duties as applicable seven (7)
days prior to last date of Bid Submission. For the purpose of
Evaluation, GST quoted in the Bid shall only be considered.
a. In case Bidder quotes the GST rate as ‘Zero’ or ‘NA’ in the Price Bid
(i.e. in BOQ.XLS), the quoted price shall be considered as inclusive of
GST, at the rate prevailing as on seven (7) days prior to the date of
opening of Techno-commercial Bids, for evaluation purpose.
Accordingly, for the purpose of Award, the revised basic price shall be
derived by deducting the applicable GST, at the rate prevailing as on
seven (7) days prior to the date of opening of Techno-commercial Bids
from the quoted price in BOQ.XLS.
For Example, if the Bidder quotes basic price as Rs. 100 and GST rate
as ‘0’ or ‘NA’ (in BOQ.XLS) whereas the applicable GST rate is 18%,
as on seven (7) days prior to the date of opening of Techno-
commercial Bids. Accordingly, for evaluation purpose, Quoted price
shall be considered as Rs. 100. However, for the purpose of award as
brought out above, the revised basic price shall be considered as Rs.
84.75 (= Rs 100/1.18) and GST rate as 18%
b. In case Bidder quotes the GST rate lower w.r.t. actual applicable GST
rate prevailing as on seven (7) days prior to the date of opening of
Techno-commercial Bids, the quoted basic price plus quoted GST rate
(in BOQ.XLS) shall be considered for evaluation purpose.
For Example: if the Bidder quotes basic price as Rs. 100 and GST rate
as 15 %, whereas the applicable GST rate is 18%, as on seven (7)
days prior to the date of opening of Techno-commercial Bids.
Accordingly, for evaluation purpose, Quoted price shall be considered
as Rs. 115. However, for the purpose of award as brought out above,
c. In case Bidder quotes the GST rate higher w.r.t. actual applicable GST
rate prevailing as on seven (7) days prior to the deadline for opening
of Techno-commercial Bids, the quoted price along with quoted GST
rate shall be considered for evaluation purpose.
However, for the purpose of Award, the quoted basic price shall be
considered and GST shall be reimbursed as applicable as on seven
(7) days prior to the deadline for opening of Techno-commercial Bids.
For Example: if the vendor quotes its basic price as Rs. 100 and GST
rate as 28%, whereas the applicable GST rate is 18%. Hence for
evaluation purpose Quoted price shall be considered as Rs. 128 and
for the purpose of award the basic price shall be considered as Rs.100
and GST rate as 18%
d. In case Bids received from unregistered bidder, their Bid for evaluation
shall be cost compensated as per the GST rate applicable in view of
RCM as per GST Law
(iii) However, for the situation wherein ‘MSE Bidder(s)’/ ‘Class-I Local
Supplier(s)’ is/are at evaluated L-1 position (Tie Condition) and
Benefits to MSE/ Purchase Preferences are applicable as per the
provision of Bidding Documents, following procedure shall be followed:
(a) In case splitting of quantity is possible, procedure as per para (i) &
(ii) will be followed.
(b) In case splitting of quantity is not possible, then Award may be
Package: Bid Data Sheets (BDS)
Bidding Doc. No.:
Page 13 of 30
Sec-III
S. ITB Data
No. Clause
Ref., if
any.
placed to ‘MSE Bidder’/ ‘Class-I Local Suppliers’ as per the provision
specified in the Bidding documents with respect to Purchase
Preferences.
Bidders may ascertain their eligibility for availing benefits as per Public
Procurement Policy (PPP) 2012 before submission of Bids.
Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) registered with District Industries
Centres or Khadi and Village Industries Commission or Khadi and Village
Industries Board or Coir Board or National Small Industries Corporation or
Directorate of Handicrafts and Handloom, Udyam Registration Portal or
any other body specified by Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium
Enterprises as per MSMED Act 2006 for goods produced and services
shall be eligible for MSE benefits.
MSEs shall be issued the bid documents free of cost and shall be
exempted from paying Earnest Money Deposit.
The benefits to the participating Service Providers under PPP 2012 shall
be applicable irrespective of product (Goods/Services) categories for
which bidder is registered as MSE.
MSEs seeking exemption and benefits should enclose a attested/self-
certified copy of registration certificate as a part of his bid, giving details
such as stores/services, validity (if applicable) etc. failing which they run
the risk of their bid being passed over as ineligible for the benefits
applicable to MSEs.
Splitting of Quantity for the purpose of MSE Benefit: Not Applicable
Further, in case of tenders where splitting of quantity is possible, all
qualified MSE bidder(s), whose Evaluated Bid Price (inclusive GST) is
within the range of 15% of the lowest evaluated (L1) price (inclusive GST)
shall be eligible for an opportunity to match the lowest evaluated (L1) price
(inclusive GST) and shall be considered for award of up to 25% of the
tendered quantity in a situation where L1 Bidder is someone other than a
Micro and Small Enterprise. If more than one MSE bidders agree to match
the lowest evaluated (L1) price, they will be considered for award of up to
25% (collectively) of the tendered quantity and, for the purpose of award
of contract, the same shall be equally divided amongst the MSE bidders
who have agreed to match the lowest evaluated (L1) price (inclusive
GST).
For the purpose of award, splitting of quantities amongst eligible MSE
Bidders, quantity of all the items shall be splitted in same proportion.
However, in case of tenders where splitting of quantity is not possible,
participating MSEs quoting price within price band of L1 + 15 percent shall
be allowed to execute the package by bringing down their price to L1 price
in a situation where L1 price is from someone other than a Micro and
Small Enterprise. The award shall be made as follows:
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The Integrity Pact Digitally Signed by the Employer has been attached along
with Tender Documents named as “INTEGRITY-PACT”. Bidders are required
to execute the same (Signed by their Authorized Signatory and duly
witnessed) and submit signed copy of integrity pact in the FEE
FOLDER/ENVELOPE.
NOTES:
AS PER STOP GAP ARRANGEMENT WITH REGARD TO RECEIPT OF
DOCUMENTS IN PHYSICAL FORM ALONG WITH THE BID, ABOVE
MENTIONED DOCUMENTS NEED NOT BE SUBMITTED PHYSICALLY.
ii) Concerned Group Head of C&M under respective CPG of USSC: if the
issue pertains to awarding of Contract by USSC
27.1.1 Within forty five (45) days from the date of Letter of Award or prior to
27.1.2 The successful Bidder also has the option to furnish an Initial Contract
Performance Guarantee (ICPG) equivalent to a minimum of 2% of the
Contract Price within forty five (45) days from the date of Letter of Award or
prior to release of Ist RA bill/Mobilization advance whichever is earlier. In case
of the successful Bidder who furnishes Initial Contract Performance
Guarantee, the Employer shall at the time of making any payment to him for
the work done under the Contract, deduct towards the Contract Performance
Security an amount equivalent to 10% of the gross bill amount accepted for
payment until the total amount of Contract Performance Security so deducted
including the amount of Initial Contract Performance Guarantee becomes
equal to 10% of the Contract Price.
22.0 Annexure Annexure to BDS pertaining to List of Banks Acceptable for Submission of
to BDS Bank Guarantee for Bid Security and NTPC letter dated 03.09.2014 to SBI
pertaining are applicable.
to List of
Banks
23.0 ITB clause ITB clause 1.2 under “Introduction” shall be read as under:
1.2
Throughout these Bidding Documents, the term “Bid” and “Tender” and their
derivatives (Bidder/Tenderer, Bidding/Tendering, Bidding Document/Tender
Document, etc.); Bill of Quantity / Schedule of Quantity / Schedule of Quantities/ Bill
of Quantities; Employer / NTPC; Security Deposit / Performance Security/
Performance Guarantee; Engineer-in-Charge / Engineer, appearing any where in the
Bidding Documents shall have the same meaning and are synonymous to each other.
24.0 Insert New 37. Corrupt or Fraudulent Practices
Clause 37
to ITB 37.1 Employer requires that Bidders, Contractors and Suppliers observe the
highest standard of ethics during the procurement/tendering and execution of
the contracts. In pursuance of this policy, Employer :
(a) defines, for the purposes of this provision, the terms set forth below as
follows:
(b) will reject a proposal for award if it determines that the Bidder
recommended for award has engaged in corrupt or fraudulent practices in
competing for the contract in question;
(c) will declare a firm ineligible, either indefinitely or for a stated period of time,
to be awarded a contract if it at any time determines that the firm has
engaged in corrupt or fraudulent practices in competing for or in executing a
contract of the Employer.
Whereby,
A company shall for this purpose include any artificial person whether
constituted under the Indian laws or of any other country.
i. more than 10% (ten percent) of the voting share capital of the
company which has submitted a bid,
or
or
iii. holds more than 10% (ten percent) of voting share capital in and/or is
a director and / or Key Managerial Personnel of a holding company
of that company which has submitted the bid.
All the bids of a bidder who has submitted multiple bids, as per the clause,
shall be rejected.
26.0 Insert New Restrictions on procurement from a Bidder of a country which shares a
Clause 39 land border with India:
to ITB
39.1 Any Bidder (including its Collaborator/Associate/DJU Partner/JV
partner/Consortium Member/Assignee, wherever applicable) from a country
which shares a land border with India will be eligible to bid in this tender only
if bidder is registered with the Competent Authority as mentioned in Special
Conditions of Contract (SCC).
Further, any bidder (including bidder from India) having specified Transfer of
Technology (ToT) arrangement with an entity from a country which shares a
land border with India, will be eligible to bid only if the bidder is registered with
the same competent authority as mentioned in Special Conditions of Contract
(SCC).
Such registration should be valid for the entire period of bid validity or any
extension thereof. However, in case the validity period of registration is less
than bid validity period, the Bidder shall be required to submit the extension of
39.4 “Bidders from a country which shares a land border with India” /
“Subcontractor from a country which shares a land border with India” / “Entity
from a country which shares a land border with India” mentioned in para 39.1
above means;
39.5 The beneficial owner for the purpose of clause “39.4” above will be as
under;
a) In case of company or Limited Liability Partnership, the beneficial owner is
the natural person(s), who, whether acting alone or together, or through one
or more juridical person, has a controlling ownership interest or who exercises
control through other means.
Explanation-
i. “Controlling ownership interest” means ownership of or entitlement to more
than twenty-five per cent of shares or capital or profits of the company;
ii. “Control” shall include the right to appoint majority of the directors or to
control the management or policy decisions including by virtue of their
shareholdings or management rights or shareholders agreements or voting
agreements;
d) Where no natural person is identified under (a) or (b) or (c) above, the
beneficial owner is the relevant natural person who holds the position of
senior managing officials;
[Note:
i. A person who procures and supplies finished goods from an entity from a
country which shares a land border with India will, regardless of the nature of
his legal or commercial relationship with the producer of the goods, be
deemed to be an Agent.
ii. However, a bidder who only procures raw material, components etc. from
an entity from a country which shares a land border with India and then
manufactures or converts them into other goods will not be treated as an
Agent.]
27.0 Add a new 23.1.1.2.1 Bidders shall certify their compliance to ITB Clause 23.1.1.2.1
clause Bidders shall certify their compliance to ITB Clause “Restrictions on
under ITB procurement from a Bidder of a country which shares a land border with India”
clause 23.1 by accepting the following attribute at e-tender portal:
32.1 The Employer has in place a Policy for Debarment from Business
dealings displayed on the website www.ntpc.co.in /
www.ntpctender.ntpc.co.in. The version of Policy presently followed by
NTPC is mentioned in BDS. Business dealings may be withheld or
banned with the Bidder/Contractor on account of any of the grounds and
following the procedures as detailed in the said Policy for Debarment from
Business Dealings.
(1) Bidder has read the contents of Debarment Policy (version mentioned
in BDS) displayed on the website www.ntpc.co.in /
www.ntpctender.ntpc.co.in and agreed to abide by this policy.
B NATIONALISED BANKS
1Bank of Baroda
2Bank of India
3Bank of Maharashtra
4Canara Bank
5Central Bank of India
6Indian Overseas Bank
7Indian Bank
8Punjab National Bank
9Union Bank of India
10Punjab & Sind Bank
11UCO Bank
1 AB Bank Ltd
2Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank PJSC
3American Express Banking Corporation
4Australia & Newzealand Banking Group Limited
5Barclays Bank Plc
6Bank of America
7Bank of Bahrain & Kuwait B.S.C.
8Bank of Ceylon
9Bank of China Limited
10Bank of Nova Scotia
11BNP Paribas
12Citi Bank NA
13Cooperatieve Rabobank UA
14Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank
15Credit Suisse AG
16CTBC Bank Co Ltd
17 DBS Bank India Ltd
18Deutsche Bank A.G.
19Doha Bank Q.P.S.C
20Emirates NBD Bank (PJSC)
21First Abu Dhabi Bank PJSC
22FirstRand Bank Ltd
23HSBC Ltd
24Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd
25Industrial Bank of Korea
26JP Morgan Chase Bank, National Association
27JSC VTB Bank
28KEB Hana Bank
29Kookmin Bank
30Krung Thai Bank Public Company Ltd
31Mashreq Bank PSC
32Mizuho Bank Ltd
33MUFG Bank, Ltd
34NatWest Markets Plc
35PT Bank Maybank Indonesia TBK
36Qatar National Bank (Q.P.S.C.)
37Sberbank
38SBM Bank (India) Ltd
39Shinhan Bank
40 Societe Generale
41Sonali Bank Ltd
42Standard Chartered Bank
43Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
44United Overseas Bank Ltd
45Westpac Banking Corporation
46Woori Bank
*Note - Any Addition/ Deletion/ Modification in Bank list shall be as per changes in Second
Schedule List by RBI from time to time
Sub: Preference to Make In India and Eligibility for Participation/ granting of Purchase
Preference to Class-I local suppliers- regarding
It is the policy of the Government of India to encourage 'Make in India' and promote
manufacturing and production of Goods and Services in India with a view to enhancing income
and employment. In this regard, the following guidelines, concerning the procedure to be adopted
for granting Eligibility for Participation/purchase preference to local suppliers, are hereby issued:
1.0 Definitions:
a) 'Local content' means the amount of value added in India which shall, unless otherwise
prescribed by the Nodal Ministry, be the total value of the goods, services or works
procured (excluding net domestic indirect taxes) minus the value of imported content in
the goods, services or works (including all customs duties) as a proportion of the total
value, in percent.
b) 'Class-I local supplier' means a supplier or service provider, whose goods, services or
works offered for procurement, meets the minimum local content as prescribed.
'Class-II local supplier' means a supplier or service provider, whose goods, services or
works offered for procurement, meets the minimum local content as prescribed for
'Class-II local supplier' but less than that prescribed for 'Class-I local supplier'.
'Non-Local supplier' means a supplier or service provider, whose goods, services or
works offered for procurement, has local content less than that prescribed for 'Class-II
local supplier'.
c) 'L1' means the lowest tender or lowest bid or the lowest quotation received in a tender,
bidding process or other procurement solicitation as adjudged in the evaluation process
as per the tender or other procurement solicitation.
d) 'Margin of purchase preference' means the maximum extent to which the evaluated
bid price of a ‘Class-I local supplier’ may be above the L1 for the purpose of purchase
preference.
e) Fraud Prevention Policy – shall mean the policy related to prevention of fraud
displayed on NTPC tender website http://www.ntpctender.com.
f) Policy & Procedure for Withholding & Banning of Business Dealings – shall mean
the policy related to Withholding & Banning of Business Dealings forming part of Bidding
Document.
Only Class-I local suppliers are eligible to Bid. Bids received (if any) from Class-
II Local Supplier / Non-Local Supplier shall be out rightly rejected.
5.1 The 'Class-I local supplier' shall be required to accept Attribute in GTE, toward self-
certification / declaration that the Item offered meets the local content requirement
for 'Class-I local supplier' and entire provisions set forth in this Annexure – II to BDS
are complied with.
5.2 In case the total bid price of the supplier / bidder is in excess of INR 10 crore, the
'Class-I local supplier'/ 'Class-II local supplier' shall be required to provide a certificate
from the statutory auditor or cost auditor of the company (in the case of companies) or
from a practicing cost accountant or practicing chartered accountant (in respect of
suppliers other than companies) giving the percentage of local content during execution
prior to submission of last bill for payment.
5.3 Deleted
5.4 False declarations will be dealt in line with the Fraud Prevention Policy and Policy &
Procedure for Withholding and Banning of Business Dealings of NTPC.
5.5 In case of false declaration / violation of the provision of PPP-MII Order, if a bidder
has been debarred / banned by NTPC, then the fact and duration of debarment
should be promptly brought to the notice of the Member-Convenor of the Standing
Committee (as per para 16 of PPP-MII Order) and the Department of Expenditure
through Ministry of Power, GOI.
5.6 A supplier who has been debarred / banned by any other procuring entity for violation
of ‘Public Procurement (Preference to Make In India), Order 2017’ (PPP-MII Order)
dated 15.06.2017 and its subsequent revisions / amendments issued by Department
of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) shall not be eligible for
evaluation/preference, as applicable, under the aforesaid procedures for duration of
the debarment. The 'Class-I local supplier'/ 'Class-II local supplier' shall be required to
furnish a confirmation in this regard by accepting GTE regarding Local content.
6.1 The Bidder / Contractor are requested to encourage and promote domestic
manufacturing and production of goods and services by sourcing goods and services
applicable under the contract / package from domestic suppliers / service providers.
In this regard, Bidder shall also follow guidelines / advisory issued by Government of
India from time to time, to the extent applicable to them, regarding promotion of local
sourcing of goods including Bought out Items and services.
Format of Undertaking
(To be sent by Issuing Bank through official e-mail id)
From: xxxbank@xx.in
To: xxxx@ntpc.co.in
Please find enclosed the soft copy of the Bank Guarantee and SFMS acknowledgement. The
SFMS is sent on _______(date).
We undertake to send the original BG to __________ (name of tendering location) directly once
postal / courier services are restored and that NTPC’s claim will be binding on us without the
physical copy.
We undertake not to cancel the afore mentioned BG No. _______ without written consent /
instruction from NTPC Ltd.
1. NTPC invites on-line bids on Single Stage Two Envelope Bidding basis (Envelope-I: Techno-
commercial Bid & Envelope-II: Price Bid) from Eligible Bidders for aforesaid package- for NTPC
Vindhyanchal as per the scope of work briefly mentioned hereinafter. NTPC intends to finance
subject Package through Domestic Commercial Borrowings/Own sources.
3. Detailed Specification, Scope of Work and Terms and Conditions are given in the bidding
document, which are available for examination and sale at our e Procurement Portal
(https://eprocurentpc.nic.in/nicgep/app) and as per the following details & schedule:
Technical Bid Opening Date & Time 22.08.2023 at 16:00 HRS (IST)
“No Queries from Bidders, whatsoever, shall be entertained by the Employer beyond the
last date of receipt of Queries/ Pre-Bid Conference (if applicable) as specified above.”
As per provisions of Bidding Documents, the Bidders shall submit “Techno-Commercial
Proposal” and “Price Proposal” online (https://eprocurentpc.nic.in/nicgep/app), within the bid
submission date and time as mentioned above. Only Techno-Commercial proposals will be
opened on the date and timed mentioned above or corrigendum/s (if any) thereof.
Note: For any corrigendum and extension of date of bid submission, please visit the website
https://eprocurentpc.nic.in
4. All bids must be accompanied by Tender Fees (Cost of Bidding Documents), Bid Security and
Integrity Pact (if applicable) AS PER TENDER PROVISIONS. Integrity Pact (if applicable)
shall be submitted as per instruction mentioned in ITB/ BDS/ SCC.
Tender Fee and Bid Security shall be submitted AS PER DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS given
in ITB/ BDS/ SCC. Online payment option for Tender Fee and Bid Security is made
available at GepNIC portal. Bidders are requested to please avail the facility.
ANY BID NOT ACCOMPANIED BY AN ACCEPTABLE TENDER FEES, BID SECURITY AND
INTEGRITY PACT (IF APPLICABLE) AS PER TENDER PROVISIONS; SHALL BE
REJECTED BY THE EMPLOYER AS BEING NON-RESPONSIVE AND SHALL NOT BE
OPENED. IN CASE, THE TENDER FEE AND BID SECURITY IS SUBMITTED THROUGH
ELECTRONIC FUND TRANSFER (EFT), BIDDER TO SUBMIT THE PROOF OF E-PAYMENT
OF BID SECURITY ON THE E-TENDERING PORTAL.
2. In case of orders under execution, the value of work executed prior to the date of Techno-
Commercial bid opening duly certified by bidder’s client shall be considered acceptable.
3. Reference work executed by the bidder as a sub-contractor may also be considered provided the
certificate issued by main contractor is duly certified by owner specifying the scope of work executed
by the sub-contractor in support of qualifying requirements.
4. For arriving at the executed value of work specified above, basic amount only shall be considered.
In case contract is inclusive of taxes, bidder should provide the break – up of basic value and taxes.
5. Reference works executed by the bidder, as a member of joint Venture / Consortium / Associate
can also be considered provided:
a. The allocation of scope of work between the partners of the joint Ventures / consortium / Associate
is clearly defined in the executed joint venture agreement / consortium agreement / deed of joint
undertaking and the bidder's scope of work and break-up of quantities executed by them as individual
contribution in the joint Venture / Consortium / Associate, duly authenticated by the Project
Authority/Owner, meet the relevant provisions of eligibility criteria.
b. In case the reference work has been executed by the bidder in an integrated joint venture wherein
allocation of scope of work and break-up of quantities between the partners is not clearly specified in
the integrated joint venture Agreement, then for establishing the eligibility as per technical criteria of
5.1 above, the credit of executed quantities can be claimed by the bidder in the ratio of bidder's share
in the integrated joint Venture Agreement, provided the bidder establishes that it regularly undertakes
works mentioned in QR. The executed works/ quantities by the integrated joint venture shall be duly
authenticated by the Project Authority/owner.
5.2 Financial Criteria:
5.2.1 The average annual turnover of the Bidder, in the preceding three (3) financial years as on the date of
Techno-Commercial bid opening, shall not be less than Rs. 59.00 Lakhs (Rupees Fifty-Nine lakh
only).
5.2.2 In case the Bidder does not satisfy the financial criteria, stipulated at Cl. 5.2.1 above on its own, its
Holding Company would be required to meet the stipulated turnover requirements at Cl. 5.2.1 above,
provided that the net worth of such Holding Company as on the last day of the preceding financial year
is at least equal to or more than the paid-up share capital of the Holding Company. In such an event,
the bidder would be required to furnish along with its Techno-Commercial bid, a Letter of Undertaking
from the Holding Company, supported by Board Resolution, as per the format enclosed in the bid
documents, pledging unconditional and irrevocable financial support for the execution of the Contract
by the bidder in case of award.
5.2.3 Net worth of bidder shall not be less than 100% of the bidder’s paid up share capital as on the last day
of the preceding financial year. In case the Bidder meets the requirement of Net worth based on the
strength of its Subsidiary(ies) and/or Holding company and/or Subsidiaries of the Holding Companies
wherever applicable, the Net worth of the Bidders and its Subsidiary(ies) and/or Holding company
and/or Subsidiary(ies) of the Holding Company, in combined manner should not be less than 100% of
their total paid up share capital. However individually, their Net worth should not be less than 75% of
their respective paid-up share capitals. For Consortiums/Joint Ventures, wherever applicable, the Net
worth of all consortium/ Joint Venture members in combined manner should not be less than 100% of
their paid-up share capital. However individually, their
Net worth should not be less than 75% of their respective paid-up share capitals.
Net worth in combined manner shall be calculated as follows:
Net worth (combined)=(x1+x2+x3)/(y1+y2+y3) x100
where x1, x2, x3 are individual net worth which shall not be less than 75% (seventy five percent) of
the respective paid-up share capitals and y1, y2, y3 are individual paid-up share capitals.
5.2.4 In case the bidder is not able to furnish its audited financial statements on stand-alone entity
basis, the unaudited unconsolidated financial statements of the bidder can be considered acceptable
provided the bidder further furnishes the following documents for substantiation of its qualification:
a. Copies of the unaudited unconsolidated financial statements of the bidder along with copies of the
audited consolidated financial statements of its Holding Company.
b. A Certificate from the CEO/CFO of the Holding Company, as per the format enclosed in the
bidding documents, stating that the unaudited unconsolidated financial statements form part of the
consolidated annual financial statements of the Holding Company.
5.2.5 In cases where audited results for the last financial year as on the date of techno commercial bid
opening are not available, the financial results certified by a practicing Chartered Accountant shall
be considered acceptable. In case, Bidder is not able to submit the certificate from practicing Chartered
Accountant certifying its financial parameters, the audited results for the three consecutive financial
years preceding the last financial year shall be considered for evaluating the financial parameters.
Further, a Certificate would be required from CEO/CFO as per the format enclosed in the bidding
documents stating that the Financial results of the Company are under audit as on the date of Techno
commercial bid opening and the Certificate from the practicing Chartered Accountant certifying the
financial parameters is not available.
6. Notwithstanding anything stated above, the Employer reserves the right to assess the capabilities
and capacity of the Bidder/ his collaborators /associates/ subsidiaries / group companies to
perform the contract, should the circumstances warrant such assessment in the overall interest of
the Employer. The physical assessment shall include but not be limited to the assessment of
office/facilities/banker's/reference workers by Employer. A negative determination of such
assessment of capacity and capabilities may result in rejection of the bid
7. 'Class-I local suppliers’ only are eligible to participate in this tender, as defined in the bidding
documents/ Public Procurement (Preference to Make in India), Order 2017 and its subsequent
amendments/ revisions issued by DPIIT. The bidders may apprise themselves of the relevant
provisions of bidding documents in this regard before submission of their bids.
8. Any ‘Bidder from a country which shares a land border with India’, as specified in the Bidding
Documents, will be eligible to bid in this tender only if bidder is registered with the Competent
Authority as mentioned in the Bidding Documents.
Further, any bidder (including bidder from India) having specified Transfer of Technology (ToT)
arrangement with an entity from a country which shares a land border with India, will be eligible
to bid only if the bidder is registered with the same competent authority.
However, the said requirement of registration will not apply to bidders from those countries (even
if sharing a land border with India) to which the Government of India has extended lines of credit
or in which the Government of India is engaged in development projects.
9. NTPC reserves the right to reject any or all bids or cancel/withdraw the NIT for the subject
package without assigning any reason whatsoever and in such case no bidder/intending bidder
shall have any claim arising out of such action.
10. NTPC reserves right to amend any bid/tender conditions through appropriate CORRIGENDUMS
published in the portal AT ANY TIME. NTPC also reserves the right to extend/change the bidding
schedule through publishing necessary CORRIGENDUMS in the portal if the situation demands so
AT ANY TIME. The corrigendum as decided by NTPC and deemed fit would be published in the
portal as per provisions therein. This prevails over the relevant provisions elsewhere in the bid
document. The corrigendum/amendment as published/posted in the portal will be binding on
Bidders and it will be assumed that the information contained therein will have been taken into
account by the Bidder in its bid. Bidders are advised to regularly check the tender regarding
posting of Amendments/Corrigendums , if any.
11. Issuance of bid documents to any bidder shall not construe that such bidder is considered to be
qualified. Bids shall be submitted online and opened at the address given below in the presence of
Bidder’s representatives who choose to attend the bid opening.
Section
I Invitation for Bids (IFB)/ Notice Inviting Tender (NIT)
II Instructions to Bidders (ITB)
III Bid Data Sheet (BDS)
IV General Conditions of Contract (GCC)
V Special Conditions of Contract (SCC)
VI Technical Specifications/Scope of Work, Drawings and Quality Plans
VII Schedule of Quantities (SOQ)
VIII Forms and Procedures
b) UDIN: Any Certificate(s) / Financial Statement(s) / Audited Balance Sheet and P&L Account
(wherever applicable) undertaken/ signed by a Member of Institute of Chartered Accountant of India
(ICAI), which Bidders submit in support of compliance to Qualifying Requirements (QR), will carry
Unique Document Identification Number (UDIN) generated in line with the Gazette Notification of
Council of Institute of Chartered Accountant of India (ICAI). It is mandatory to mention UDIN (Unique
Document Identification Number) by the bidders while submitting audited financial statements, other
CA certificates etc. w.e.f. date as mentioned in ICAI gazette notification dt. 02.08.2019.
c) The bid specific data for the package AS MENTIONED IN Bid Data Sheet (Section III- BDS)
shall amend and/or supplement the provisions in the Instructions to Bidders (Section II- ITB).
Wherever there is a conflict, the provisions BDS shall prevail over those in the ITB.
d) Special Conditions of Contract (SCC), Section-V, shall supplement/ amend the General
Conditions of Contract (GCC) Section-IV of Standard Bidding Document, wherever there is a
conflict, the provisions in SCC shall prevail over those in the GCC of Standard Bidding Document.
14. The bidding document is available online. A complete set of Bidding Documents may be
downloaded by any interested Bidder from the NTPC tender website https://eprocurentpc.nic.in.
The Bidder would be required to register on the website.
First time users are required to register themselves on NTPC tender website
(https://eprocurentpc.nic.in) after filling up the required details. Note that 1st time bidders can
participate in NTPC Open Tenders without having NTPC’s Vendor Code.
Note: No Hard Copy of bidding documents shall be issued.
However, users whose email address has not been linked to a vendor code allotted by NTPC/ first
time users not having been allotted any vendor code by NTPC, should send a copy of the
registration details to the e-mail address specified in this NIT under Address for Communication
with following details at least three working days prior to Technical Opening Date:
Vendor Code shall only be issued to the 1st time bidder during evaluation, who becomes L1.
15. Transfer of Bidding Documents purchased by one intending Bidder to another is not permissible.
16. All references to the “Policy for Withholding & Banning of Business Dealings” appearing
anywhere in the Standard Bidding Documents shall be replaced with “Policy for Debarment
from Business Dealings”.
17. It is hereby certified that all the guidelines circulated by NTPC in pursuance of Public Procurement
(Preference to Make in India) ‘PPP-MII’ Orders issued by DPIIT / MoP have been complied with
for the subject tender.
NTPC Limited,
Unified Shared Service Centre,
Central Procurement Group-1,
Western Region-II Head Quarter, Plot No.-87, Sector-24, Atal Nagar
Nava Raipur, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, Pin Code-492101
Registered Office:
NTPC Limited
NTPC Bhawan, SCOPE Complex,
7, Institutional Area, Lodi Road,
New Delhi – 110003
Corporate Identification Number: L40101DL1975GOI007966.
Website: www.ntpc.co.in
SECTION - II
APPLICABLE FOR E-TENDERS INVITED FOR CIVIL PACKAGES TENDERED ON DCB BASIS
FOLLOWING SINGLE STAGE TWO ENVELOPE BIDDING
31.0 POLICY FOR WHITHOLDING & BANNING OF BUSINESS DEALINGS .................................................... 2828
PART A - GENERAL
1.0 INTRODUCTION
1.1 Employer (As specified in BDS) wishes to receive bids for the Package named in Bid Data
Sheet/ NIT/IFB.
1.2 Throughout these Bidding Documents, the term “Bid” and “Tender” and their derivatives
(Bidder/Tenderer, Bidding/Tendering, Bidding Document/Tender Document, etc.); Bill of
Quantity / Schedule of Quantity / Schedule of Quantities/ Bill of Quantities; Employer / NTPC;
Bid Security / Earnest Money Deposit; Security Deposit / Performance Security/ Performance
Guarantee; Engineer-in-Charge / Engineer, appearing anywhere in the Bidding Documents
shall have the same meaning and are synonymous to each other.
2.1 Expenditure under this package is intended to be funded from internal resources and/ or
borrowings by the Employer.
3.1 Each Bidder shall submit only one bid either by himself, or as a partner in a joint venture or
consortium, if so permitted in the Bidding Documents. A Bidder who submits or participates in
more than one bid in this bidding will be disqualified from the bidding.
3.2 Bidders should not be associated, or have been associated in the past, directly or indirectly,
with a firm or any of its affiliates that has been engaged by the Employer to provide
consultancy services for the preparation of the design, specifications, and other documents to
be used for the execution of Works under this Invitation for Bids.
4.1 The Bidders are advised to visit the Site to familiarize themselves with the nature and
quantum of work and site condition and obtain all necessary information as to risks,
contingencies and other circumstances which may influence or affect his tender. No extra
charges consequent on any misunderstanding or otherwise shall be allowed.
5.1 The set of Bidding Documents issued for the purpose of bidding includes one set of the
following, which should be read in conjunction with amendments, if any, issued in accordance
with ITB Clause 8.0 below.
Section
I Invitation for Bids (IFB)/ Notice Inviting Tender (NIT)
Page 1 of 30
II Instructions to Bidders (ITB)
III Bid Data Sheet (BDS)
IV General Conditions of Contract (GCC)
V Special Conditions of Contract (SCC)
VI Technical Specifications and Bid Drawings
VII Schedule of Quantities (SOQ)
VIII Forms and Procedures
5.2 The Bidder is expected to examine all instructions, forms, terms, conditions and specifications
in the Bidding Documents, before submission of his bid. Failure to furnish all information or
documentation required by the Bidding Documents may result in the rejection of such bid.
The Bidder is requested to refer the Technical Specifications for the provisions in this regard.
6.1 A prospective Bidder requiring any clarification of the Bidding Document shall put the query
under Clarification tab of the on-line bid at least three days prior to the clarification end date.
EMPLOYER will respond to any request for clarification or modification of the bidding
documents that it receives within the timeline specified.
EMPLOYER will post the Clarifications under Clarification/Corrigendum tab at e-tender
website. Bidders can view these clarifications.
Bidders are advised to regularly check under Clarification/Corrigendum tab regarding posting
of clarification, if any.
Bidders must check the Clarifications issued before submission of Bid. Should the Employer
deem it necessary to amend the Bidding Document as a result of a clarification, it shall do so
and upload the amendments in the tender on the e-tender portal.
7.1 Employer at its discretion may organize a pre-bid conference with the prospective Bidders.
The purpose of the conference will be to clarify the package related issues and to respond to
the Bidder’s queries, which may arise from the Bidding Documents, site visit etc. The
Employer will give a notice of the pre-bid conference to the Bidders at least seven (7) days
prior to the said pre-bid conference unless otherwise fixed or informed in the IFB/NIT.
7.2 The Bidders are required to submit their questions/ clarifications/queries etc. in writing
including by way of email from the registered email Id so as to reach the Employer at least
three days before the pre-bid conference. It may not be practicable at the conference to
answer the questions which are received late.
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7.3 Record notes of the pre-bid conference including the Employer’s response to the queries
raised by the Bidders in writing may be prepared and transmitted to all the prospective
Bidders by the Employer. Further, any modification to the Bidding Documents which may
become necessary as a result of the pre-bid conference shall be made by the Employer
exclusively through an amendment to the Bidding Documents. The record notes of the pre-bid
conference shall not be treated as amendment to the Bidding Documents.
7.4 Non-attendance of the pre-bid conference will not be a cause for disqualification of a Bidder or
his bid.
8.1 At any time prior to the deadline for submission of bids, EMPLOYER may, for any reason,
whether at its own initiative, or in response to a clarification requested by a prospective
Bidder, amend the bidding documents.
The corrigendum/amendment will be posted in the tender on the e-tender portal for viewing by
the Bidder. The corrigendum/amendment will be binding on Bidders and it will be assumed
that the information contained therein will have been taken into account by the Bidder in its
bid. Bidders are advised to regularly check the tender regarding posting of Corrigendum/
Amendments, if any.
To give prospective Bidders reasonable time to take the amendment into account in preparing
their bid, EMPLOYER may, at its discretion, extend the deadline for the submission of bids.
9.1 The Bidder shall bear all costs associated with the preparation and submission of his bid and
the Employer will in no case be responsible or liable for these costs, regardless of the conduct
or outcome of the bidding process.
10.1 The bid and all correspondence and documents relating thereto exchanged by the Bidder and
the Employer shall be written in English. Supporting documents and printed literature
furnished by the Bidder may be in another language provided they are accompanied by an
appropriate translation of pertinent passages into English, in which case, for the purpose of
interpretation of the bid such translations shall govern.
The English Translation of the documents shall be carried out by professional translators and
the translator shall certify that he is proficient in both languages in order to translate the
document and that the translation is complete and accurate. Further, translation shall be
authenticated by the Indian Consulate located in the Country where the documents have been
issued or the Embassy of that Country in India.
10.2 The units of measurement shall be metric system of measures, unless otherwise specified
elsewhere.
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11.0 DOCUMENTS COMPRISING THE BID
11.1 Bids are invited on ‘Single Stage Two Envelope’ e-bidding basis. Bidders are required to
submit proposal on-line on e-tender portal (www.eprocurentpc.nic.in) by the last date and
time’ of submission of Techno-Commercial Proposal and Price Proposal as stipulated in
IFB/NIT/subsequent communication from the Employer.
Bid Security shall be furnished in accordance with ITB Clause 14 in a separate sealed
envelope. Bid not accompanied by the requisite Bid Security, in a separate sealed
envelope, or bid accompanied by Bid Security of insufficient value, shall not be
entertained and in such case, the bid shall be returned to the Bidder without being
opened pursuant to ITB Sub-Clause 14.4.
(a1) Attachment 1A: Tender Fee (If specified in the NIT/Tender Enquiry):
Tender Fee shall be furnished in accordance with ITB Clause 14.10 in a separate
sealed envelope. Bid not accompanied by the requisite Tender Fee in a separate
sealed envelope, or bid accompanied by Tender Fee of insufficient value, shall not be
entertained and in such case, the bid shall not be opened and rejected pursuant to ITB
Sub-Clause 14.10.
The Bidder and his associate, as the case may be, shall furnish the following
declarations, information, legal documents so as to ascertain his/their legal
status:
(i) Power of Attorney, duly authorized by a Notary Public, indicating that the
person(s) signing the bid has/have the authority to sign the bid and that the bid
is binding upon the Bidder during the full period of its validity in accordance
with ITB Clause 13. The Authority of the person issuing the Power of Attorney
shall also be submitted. Further, Bidder to note that Bid can be submitted/
digitally signed by only One person. The Power of Attorney must be in the
name of person digitally signing the Bid.
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(ii) The Deed of Joint Undertaking (if applicable) as per relevant attachment
shall be sealed in a separate envelope duly marking the envelope as “DEED
OF JOINT UNDERTAKING”.
If the owner has terminated the contract pursuant to Section-3 of the Integrity
Pact (IP), the owner shall encash the Performance Bank Guarantee/ Security
Deposit, in accordance with Section-4 of “Integrity Pact”.
Scanned copy of Bid Security [submitted in Original as per ITB Clause A(a) above and
ITB Clause 14] to be uploaded at e-tender portal in Fee Cover/Envelope.
(a1) Attachment 1A: Tender Fee (If specified in the NIT/ IFB/ Tender Enquiry):
(To be given offline in physical form as above and scanned copy to be
uploaded in Fee Cover/Envelope on the portal)
Scanned copy of Tender Fee [submitted in Original as per ITB Clause A(a1) above
and ITB Clause 14.10] to be uploaded at e-tender portal in Fee Cover/Envelope.
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The Bidder and his associate, as the case may be, shall furnish the following
declarations, information, legal documents so as to ascertain his/their legal status and
to check that the person(s) signing the bid has/have the authority to sign the bid; and
thus that the bid is binding upon the Bidder and his associate during the full period of
its validity in accordance with ITB Clause No.13.
iv) Specimen signature of all the partners of the firm duly attested by a
scheduled Bank or First Class Magistrate.
iii) Board resolution authorising the Executive Director(s) to sign the bid/
execute contracts/agreements etc. and affix common seal thereon in
accordance with the provision of Articles of Association of the
Company.
OR
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iv) Specimen signatures of the Executive Director(s)/ authorised person as
in (iii) above, duly attested by a scheduled Bank or First-Class
Magistrate.
OR
iii) One of the partners shall be nominated as being in charge and shall be
designated as leader; this authorisation shall be evidenced by
submitting with bid, a power of attorney signed by legally authorised
signatories of all the partners.
iv) The leader shall be authorised to receive instructions for and on behalf
of any and all partners of the Joint Venture/Consortium.
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The bidder shall open a Bank Account at site in the name of Joint
Venture/Consortium and the Employer shall release all the payment into
that account.
v) 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 relevant statement to this effect shall be included in the
authorisation mentioned under (iii) above as well as in the Bid Form and
in the Agreement (in the case of a successful bid) and.
vi) Original Joint Venture / Consortium Agreement entered into by the Joint
Venture or Consortium partners shall be submitted with the bid. The
Joint Venture or consortium Agreement shall clearly specify the work
and responsibility of each partner.
Documentary evidence establishing that the Bidder is qualified to perform the contract
shall be furnished in Attachment-3 to the bid. The documentary evidence of the
Bidder’s qualifications to perform the contract, if his bid is accepted, shall establish to
the Employer’s satisfaction that the Bidder has the capabilities and capacities
necessary to perform the contract and meet the experience and other criteria outlined
below:
The Bidder shall provide satisfactory evidence that he and/or, where applicable, his
Collaborator/Associate
(i) Regularly undertake the execution of the type of work specified and has
relevant experience.
(ii) Does not anticipate a change in ownership during the proposed period of
execution of Works (if such a change is anticipated, the scope and effect
thereof shall be defined).
(iii) Has adequate financial stability and status to meet the financial obligations
pursuant to the Works covered in the Bidding Documents.
(iv) Has adequate capability and capacity to perform the Works properly and
expeditiously within the time period specified.
In addition to the general requirements stipulated above, the Bidder should also
specifically meet the qualifying requirements stipulated in Section-III, Bid Data Sheet
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(BDS)/ NIT. However, the documentary evidence of the proposed sub-contractor’s
qualifications against the sub qualifying requirements if so specified in the bidding
documents, shall also be furnished in Attachment - 3. - See Sub-Clause (g) below.
Notwithstanding anything stated above, the Employer reserves the right to undertake-
a physical assessment of the capacity and capabilities including financial capacity and
capability of the Bidder / his Collaborator(s) / Associate(s) / Subsidiary(ies) / Group
Company(ies) to perform the Contract, should the circumstances warrant such
assessment in the overall interest of the Employer.
The physical assessment shall include but not be limited to the assessment of the
office/facilities/banker's/reference works by the Employer. A negative determination of
such assessment of capacity and capabilities may result in the rejection of the Bid.
The above right to undertake the physical assessment shall be applicable for the
qualifying requirements stipulated in both Section - ITB and in Section – BDS.
(a) The reference Plants/Orders declared by Bidder in the bid, for establishing
compliance to the specified Qualifying Requirement (QR), are in accordance with
the provision specified in Bid Data Sheet (BDS)/Tender Documents.
(b) The reference Plants/ Orders declared, shall only be considered for evaluation/
establishing compliance to Qualifying Requirement (QR).
(c) No change or substitution in respect of reference Plants / Orders for meeting the
specified Qualifying Requirement (QR) shall be offered by the bidder.
(c1) Attachment 3A
-Deleted -
Declaration by the Bidder conforming that they do not anticipate any in change
ownership during proposed period of execution of the work (if such a change is
anticipated, the scope and effect there of shall be defined).
The Bidder shall provide the details of similar works being executed by him in
Attachment – 4 to his bid.
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(e) Attachment 5: List of Contracts executed
(To be uploaded in Pre-Qual/Technical Cover/Envelope on the portal)
The Bidder shall furnish the details of the Contracts executed by him in the last ten
(10) years in Attachment – 5 to his bid.
The Bidder shall indicate the quantum and schedule of the equipment/
machinery/ lab equipment etc. he proposes to deploy for the work under this
bid.
(ii) Attachment 6A: Safety Equipment & Safety Personal Protective
Equipment (To be uploaded in Pre-Qual/Technical Cover/Envelope on the
portal)
The Bidder shall indicate the quantum and schedule of the Safety Equipments
and Safety Personal Protective Equipments etc. he proposes to deploy for the
Work under this bid over and above the minimum requirement mentioned in the
Attachment-6A.
The Bidder shall furnish the names of the agencies for each sub-contract(s) alongwith
the broad scope of work for each of the sub-contracting works proposed for
subcontracting. The Bidder shall not propose sub-contracting of the whole of the
Works. The subcontracting of Work shall preferably be of a sizeable quantum of work
in specific work areas. While proposing the sub-contractor(s), Bidder should consider
the progress/ requirements as per work schedule and accordingly assess the capacity
& capability of the agency(s). The Bidder shall also furnish the complete credentials of
each of the agencies in Attachment- 7 which inter-alia shall include the following:
(ii) List of plant & equipment proposed for deployment indicating whether the plant
& equipment are lying idle and/or will be diverted from other works indicating
likely date of release by client.
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(iv) Details of financial status for last three (3) years.
1. Solvency Certificate from Bankers, issued not earlier than fifteen (15) days
prior to the scheduled date of bid opening of the Package.
2. Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss Account Statement (of last 3 years duly
certified by a practicing Chartered Accountant).
5. PAN Number
Declaration that the Bidder has carefully examined the Bidding Documents in totality
and his authorised personnel have visited the site for assessment of all factors for the
purposes of bidding.
The Bidder shall furnish the details of the fatal/non-fatal accidents taken place in the
last three (3) years in various works executed/ being executed by the Bidder.
Authorisation Form for release of payments through Electronic Fund Transfer System.
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Integrity Pact Signed between the employer and the Bidder/ Contractor
Bidder shall furnish the Safety Plan, duly filled in as per EMPLOYER's Format. Based
on the Safety Plan proposed by the Bidder, v "Safety Plan" shall be discussed and
finalized at Site and shall be approved by Engineer-In-Charge/ Head of Project before
start of work at Site.
Bidders are required to accept General Technical Evaluation (GTE) conditions on-line
while submitting their bid. Bidders may note that in case they do not accept the GTE
conditions, their bids shall not be considered and shall be rejected. The GTE
conditions are as below:
(n) Attachment 14: Compliance with the provisions of the Bidding Document (NIL
DEVIATION) [To be accepted on-line under General Technical
Evaluation (GTE) at e-tender portal]
(o) Attachment 15: Declaration on Fraud Prevention Policy [To be accepted on-line under
General Technical Evaluation (GTE) at e-tender portal]:
Declaration to the effect that the Bidder shall abide by Fraud Prevention Policy of the
Employer displayed on NTPC’s website http://www.ntpctender.com indicating his
compliance to the provisions of ITB Sub-Clause 31, by accepting the following GTE
condition:
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(p) Attachment 16: Declaration on Policy for withholding and Banning of Business
Dealings [To be accepted on-line under General Technical Evaluation
(GTE) at e-tender portal]:
Declaration to the effect that the Bidder shall abide by Banning Policy of the Employer
as enclosed with the Bidding Documents indicating his compliance to the provisions of
ITB Sub-Clause 32, by accepting the following GTE condition:
“Do you accept Withholding and Banning of Business Dealing Policy of NTPC”.
(r) Attachment 18: Declaration on "Do you certify full compliance on Qualifying
Requirements" [To be accepted on-line under General Technical
Evaluation (GTE) at e-tender portal]:
11.1.2 The Techno-Commercial Bid should not contain any price content entry. In case, the Techno-
Commercial Bid is found to contain any price content, such bid shall be liable for rejection.
11.1.3.1 The Bid Form (Price Proposal) as per Section-VIII, Part 2 of 3, duly completed together with
attachments, as mentioned below, along with Cash Flow statement shall be uploaded in pdf
file at e-tender portal in Finance Cover/Envelope:
Where the Bidder has quoted taking into account the Customs Duty benefits available for
import of equipment and materials for facilitating the execution of the Works, he shall give all
information required for issue of relevant Certificate by the Employer in Attachment – 1P to his
bid.
(ii) Attachment 2P: Declaration for import of Construction equipment (To be uploaded in
Finance Cover/Envelope on the portal) – If Applicable:
Where the Bidder has quoted taking into account the Customs Duty benefits available for
import of construction equipment as per the extant Customs Acts and Notifications of Govt. of
India, he shall give all information required for issue of relevant Certificate by Employer in
Attachment – 2P to his bid.
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In the Bill of Quantity (BOQ) provided, the bidder shall quote (i) the base prices (including
all taxes & Duties etc. but excluding GST) and (ii) applicable GST % as asked for in the
BOQ.
The filled Bill of Quantity (BOQ) is to be uploaded in the Finance Cover/Envelope on the
portal (www.eprocurentpc.nic.in).
11.2 Price Bid should not contain any matter in respect of Technical and / or Commercial
aspects other than the details specifically sought in the Price Bid. If the
Technical/commercial matters indicated in Price Bid are found to be in contradiction
with the details furnished in Techno-Commercial Bid, the details furnished in Techno-
Commercial Bid shall prevail.
11.3 Filling the information in the attachments with answers like “shall be given later” “or” “shall be
mutually discussed and finalised” or “information already submitted at the time of enlistment”
etc. shall not be accepted. Even if the information required in the attachments has been given
in response to any other recent invitation for bids of the Employer or in some other reference,
it is mandatory for the Bidder to give the information along with his bid as asked for. Non-
compliance with the above or leaving the attachment(s) blank may lead to the rejection of the
bid. The information furnished by the Bidder should be consistent, correct and true. The
Employer reserves the right to verify the information given and if found incorrect, the bid may
be rejected.
12.1 The currency of the bid and currency of payment shall be Indian Rupees.
12.2 The Bidder shall fill in unit rates/prices for all items of Works described in the Schedule of
Quantities. The rates/prices quoted in the Schedule of Quantities shall also be deemed to
include any incidentals not shown or specified but reasonably implied or necessary for the
proper completion and functioning of the specified Works in accordance with the Bidding
Documents. Items of the work described in the Schedule of Quantities for which no rate or
price has been entered therein by the Bidder, shall also be considered as an abnormally
quoted item and shall be governed by the relevant provisions of ITB clause titled
“ABNORMALLY HIGH OR LOW RATED ITEMS”.
12.3 The rates/amount quoted in the Schedule of Quantities shall be inclusive of all taxes, duties,
levies, fees, royalty, etc, except Goods and Service Tax (GST). The Goods and Services Tax
(GST) applicable on all items of Works described in the Schedule of Quantities, shall be
quoted separately in BOQ. The GST quoted by the bidder shall be as applicable in the
Employer’s country as on seven (7) days prior to the deadline for submission of Techno-
Commercial Bids.
Due Input Tax credits under GST as per the relevant Govt. Policy, wherever applicable, shall
be taken into account by the Bidder while quoting his price.
In case Bidder has quoted GST rate as ‘0/’Blank’/’Not Applicable’, the quoted price shall be
considered as inclusive of GST as applicable. Accordingly, in case of consideration of award,
the revised basic price shall be derived by deducting the applicable GST, at the rate prevailing
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as on seven (7) days prior to the date of opening of Techno-commercial Bids from the quoted
price in BOQ.XLS.
12.4 The award of the Contract shall be on 'Works Contract' basis. The Employer shall bear and
pay/reimburse to the Contractor Goods and Services Tax (GST) applicable on the items of
Works Contract described in the Schedule of Quantities. However, the taxes, duties & levies
as may be applicable on the materials used for Works Contract shall be to the contractor's
account and no separate claim in this regard will be entertained by the Employer. Further, in
case of any variation in the rates of the GST after the date seven (7) days prior to deadline set
for submission of the Techno-Commercial bids, the same shall be paid/ reimbursed to/
recovered from the Contractor subject to submission of documentary evidence.
12.5 It shall be incumbent upon the successful Bidder to obtain a registration certificate under the
GST Law, and other law(s) relating to levy of tax, duty, cess etc. and necessary evidence to
this effect shall be furnished by the successful Bidder to the Employer. If the successful Bidder
intends to engage itself in quarrying or mining of soil/earth, sand, stone/aggregates, metals,
minerals or minor minerals required for the Works, as the case may be, it shall obtain
necessary permits under the applicable law for such mining or quarrying from the
State/Central Government authorities and pay the fee or charges applicable thereto.
12.6 The Bid Price shall also be inclusive of any Royalties or Seigniorage Fee or Cess or other
charges payable on the quarried or mined metal, minerals, or minor minerals, as the case may
be, at the rate(s) prevailing as on seven (7) days prior to the date of Techno-Commercial bid
opening.
12.7 If a new tax, duty or levy is imposed under statute or law in India after the date seven (7) days
prior to date of Techno-Commercial bid opening and the successful bidder becomes liable
there under to pay and actually pays the said new tax, duty or levy for bonafide use on the
Works contracted, the same shall be reimbursed to the Successful Bidder against
documentary evidence of proof of payment, provided that the amount thus claimed is not
paid/payable under price variation provision of the Contract.
12.8 The payment/reimbursement of statutory variations in the rates of tax and/or of new tax, duty
or levy imposed under statute or law in India as per ITB Sub-Clauses 12.4, 12.5, 12.6 and
12.7 above, would be restricted only to direct transactions between the Employer and the
successful bidder.
12.9 The Employer shall be entitled to make necessary tax deductions at source as per the
prevalent laws. The Contractor shall be required to submit the PAN details to the Engineer-in-
Charge before the submission of the first bill.
12.10 The Bidder shall himself be informed of all the applicable laws, notifications, rules, circulars
and other communications of the State or Central or other authorities with regard to levy of
any tax, duty, cess, levy or fee such that his bid prices take into account all of them.
12.11 Unless otherwise provided in the Bid Data Sheet and Special Conditions of Contract, the rates
and prices quoted by the Bidder will be subject to adjustment for price escalation during the
performance of the Contract in accordance with GCC Clause 25. Any bid stipulating Price
Adjustment provisions other than those specified in GCC Clause 25 shall run the risk of
rejection.
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13.0 BID VALIDITY
13.1 The bidder shall initially keep his bid (both Techno-Commercial Bid and Price Bid) valid for a
period of six (6) months from the date of opening of Techno-commercial Bid. The bidder
agrees not to vary, alter or revoke his bid either in whole or in part during that period.
13.2 In exceptional circumstances, prior to the expiry of the original bid validity period, the
Employer may request the Bidders to extend the period of validity for a specified additional
period. The request and the responses thereto shall be made in writing. A Bidder agreeing to
the request will not be permitted to modify his bid but will be required to extend the validity of
his bid security/ EMD for the period of the extension.
14.1 The Bidder shall furnish, as part of his bid, a Bid Security in the amount as stipulated in Bid
Data Sheet (in case paid in modes other than on-line payment), in a separate envelope,
superscribed on the top as under:
14.2 The Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) shall, at Bidders option, be in the form of
1) Demand draft drawn in favour of NTPC Ltd. Payable at the Station inviting tender as
specified in SCC to this bidding document
OR
2) Banker’s cheque drawn in favour of NTPC Ltd. Payable at the Station inviting tender as
specified in SCC to this bidding document
OR
3) a Bank Guarantee from any of the banks specified in the bidding documents provided the
required EMD amount is more than Rs. 50,000/- (Rupees Fifty thousand only)
OR
4) E-Payment by Credit Card/Debit card/Net Banking on the NTPC e-tender portal
The format of Bid Guarantee (BG) towards EMD shall be in accordance with the form of EMD
included in the bidding documents. The BG towards EMD shall remain valid for a period of
forty-five (45) days beyond the original Bid validity period or beyond any extension in the
period of Bid validity subsequently requested.
In case of E-Payment, upon successful E-payment on the portal, a e-receipt shall be issued to
the bidder by the system, a copy of which is to be submitted by the bidder with the bid as
document towards e-payment of EMD.
14.3 The Bid Security shall remain valid for a period of forty-five (45) days beyond the original bid
validity period or beyond any extension in the period of bid validity subsequently requested.
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The Bank Guarantee Verification Checklist duly filled in as per format given in the Bidding
Documents will also be submitted in this regard. Bidder shall ensure that all the points of
check list are replied in "Yes".
Wherever Bids under Joint Venture route are permitted as per Qualifying Requirement in the
Bidding Documents, the Earnest Money Deposit of the Joint Venture must be on behalf of all
the partners of the Joint Venture.
14.4 The Bid Security in Original shall be submitted in a separate sealed envelope before the
stipulated bid submission closing date and time. In case acceptable Bid Security in a separate
sealed envelope is not received then online Bid shall be rejected by EMPLOYER as being
non-responsive and shall not be opened.
14.5 In case of Single Stage Single Envelope bidding process, the EMD of all the bidders except
recommended/evaluated L-1 bidder shall be returned immediately after finalization of
evaluation report/recommendations by Tender Committee (TC) whether the recommendation
of TC is for award/negotiation/annulment.
In case of Single Stage Two Envelope and Two Stage bidding process, the EMD of the
Bidders whose Technical Bid has not been found acceptable, shall be returned along with
letter communicating rejection of Technical Bid. The EMD of all the Bidders except
recommended/evaluated L-1 bidder, whose price bids are opened, shall be returned
immediately after finalization of evaluation report/recommendations by the Tender Committee
(TC) whether the recommendation of TC is for award/ negotiation/annulment.
An intimation in this regard shall also be sent to all such bidders, after return of their EMD,
through e-tendering system/e-mail by the concerned executive.
14.6 The Bid Security of the successful Bidder to whom the contract is awarded will be returned
when the said Bidder has signed the Contract Agreement pursuant to ITB Clause titled
‘Signing the Contract Agreement’ and has furnished the required Performance Securities
pursuant to ITB Clause titled ‘Performance Security’.
14.7 The Bid Security shall be forfeited in any of the following circumstances without any notice or
proof of damage to the Employer:
(a) If the Bidder withdraws or varies his bid during the period of Bid validity.
(b) If the successful Bidder does not accept the correction of its Bid Price pursuant to ITB
Sub-Clause 23.2.
(c) If the successful Bidder refuses to withdraw, without any cost to the Employer, any
deviation to bidding documents found anywhere in the bid.
(d) If the successful Bidder fails within the time limit specified to accept the award of
Contract or fails to furnish the required Contract Performance Security in accordance
with ITB Clause 27.
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(e) If the bidder/ his representative commits any frauds while competing for this Contract
pursuant to the Fraud Prevention Policy of NTPC.
(f) In case the bidder is disqualified from the bidding process in terms of section 3 & 4 of
Integrity Pact.
14.8 No interest will be payable by the Employer on the said amount covered under Bid Security.
14.9 Confirmation of BGs (including Bid Security) through Structured Financial Messaging
System (SFMS)/SWIFT
While issuing the physical BG, the Bidder’s Bank shall also send electronic message to
Employer’s Beneficiary Bank whose details are provided in BDS through secure SFMS (in
case of BGs issued from within India).
14.10.1 The Bidder shall furnish, as part of his bid, a Tender Fee in the amount as stipulated in
NIT/IFB/Tender Enquiry/BDS, in a separate envelope superscribed on the top as under:
14.10.2 The Tender Fee shall be in the form of a crossed Demand Draft or Pay order or Banker’s
Cheque in favour of NTPC Ltd. payable at the Station inviting tender as specified in SCC to
this bidding document.
14.10.3 Any bid not accompanied by an acceptable Tender Fee in accordance with the
aforesaid provisions shall be rejected by the Employer as being non-responsive and
shall not be opened.
The entire Work covered under the contract of this bid shall be completed within the time
specified in the Bid Data Sheet and further elaborated in the Technical Specifications. The
Work shall be performed in time and to achieve the targets, the Contractor shall have to plan
adequate mobilisation of all resources. List of equipment, construction methodology, site
organisation setup and a detailed Work Schedule shall be discussed with the successful
Bidder before the award of the Contract and agreed to and such agreed Work Schedule shall
form part of Letter of Award.
The bid including all documents uploaded at e-tender portal shall be digitally certified using
class-III signature by a duly authorized representative of the Bidder to bind him to the contract.
The authorization shall be indicated by a written legal Document/Power of Attorney as per ITB
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Clause No. 11.1.1 and shall be submitted in Hard Copy prior to date & time for opening of
Techno-Commercial Bids.
The on-line bid is to be digitally signed using a valid Class III digital certificate as per Indian IT
Act from the licensed Certifying Authorities (CA) operating under the Root Certifying Authority
of India (RCAI) namely Controller of Certifying Authorities (CCA) of India, failing which the bid
shall be rejected.
Bid shall be submitted through e-tender mode in the manner specified elsewhere in bidding
document. No Manual/ Hard Copy of the Bid shall be acceptable.
17.1 Documents to be submitted in physical form (as brought out at ITB clause 11.1) shall be
sealed and marked in the following manner:
(i) The Earnest Money Deposit (in case paid in modes other than on-line payment) and
Tender Fee furnished in accordance with ITB Clause 14 shall be sealed in a separate
envelope duly marking the envelope as "ATTACHMENT-1 : BID SECURITY/
EARNEST MONEY DEPOSIT".
(ii) The Legal document/power of attorney furnished in accordance with ITB Clause 11.2
(b) shall be sealed in a separate envelope duly marking the envelope as
"ATTACHMENT-2 : LEGAL DOCUMENT/POWER OF ATTORNEY".
(iii) The deed of joint undertaking (if applicable) as per relevant attachment shall be sealed
in a separate envelope duly marking the envelope as “DEED OF JOINT
UNDERTAKING”.
(iv) The joint venture/consortium agreement (if applicable) as per relevant attachment shall
be sealed in a separate envelope duly marking the envelope as “JOINT
VENTURE/CONSORTIUM AGREEMENT”.
(v) The ‘Integrity Pact” (if applicable and as specified in BDS) as per ATTACHMENT-19
duly signed by the signatory authorized to sign the bid, shall be sealed in a separate
envelope entitled “ATTACHMENT-19: INTEGRITY PACT”.
(a) be addressed to the Employer at the address given in the Bid Data Sheet, and
(b) bear the Package name indicated in the Bid Data Sheet, the Invitation for Bids number
indicated in the Bid Data Sheet, and the statement “DO NOT OPEN BEFORE [date],”
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to be completed with the time and date specified in the Bid Data Sheet, pursuant to
ITB clause 21.0.
17.3 The inner envelopes shall also indicate the name and address of the Bidder.
17.4 If the outer envelope is not sealed and marked as required by ITB Sub-Clause 17.2 above, the
Employer will assume no responsibility for its misplacement.
17.5 Any future correspondence shall be submitted at the address referred at ITB Sub-
Clause 17.2.
18.1 Bids must be submitted online no later than the time and date stated in the Bid Data Sheet/
NIT/ IFB/ Tender Enquiry. Original Bid Security / Deed of Joint Undertaking / JV Agreement
(as applicable) and Power of Attorney shall be submitted in physical form before stipulated bid
submission time at the address specified in BDS. Employer shall not be liable for loss/non-
receipt/late receipt of above documents in postal transit.
18.2 EMPLOYER may, at its discretion, extend this deadline for submission of bids by amending
the bidding documents in accordance with ITB Sub-Clause 8.0, in which case all rights and
obligations of Employer and Bidders will thereafter be subject to the deadline as extended.
Not Accepted.
Any Earnest Money Deposit (or extension thereof) and/or Tender Fee and/or Integrity Pact bid
received by the Employer after the bid submission deadline prescribed by the Employer,
pursuant to ITB Clause 18, will be rejected and returned unopened to the Bidder.
20.1 The Bidder may modify or withdraw its bid after submission prior to the deadline prescribed for
bid submission.
20.2 Bidder can modify its Bid any number of times before the deadline of bid submission.
20.3 In case of withdrawal a letter giving the reason for withdrawal is to be uploaded. Once a bid is
withdrawn, the bid cannot be re-submitted.
20.4 Withdrawal, cancelling or varying any terms in regard thereof of a bid during the interval
between the deadline for the submission of Bids and the expiration of the period of bid validity
specified in ITB Clause 13.0 above shall result in the forfeiture of the Bid Security/ EMD
pursuant to ITB Clause 14.0 above.
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The bids will be opened at the time, date and location notified in the Bid Data Sheet/ NIT/ IFB/
Tender Enquiry, in the presence of the Bidder’s authorised representatives (not exceeding two
per Bidder) who choose to attend. All important information and any such other detail, as may
be considered appropriate by the Employer will be read out during the bid opening.
21.1.1 The Employer will first open Techno-Commercial Bid in the presence of bidders’
representatives who choose to attend the opening at the time, on the date and at the place
specified in the Bid Data Sheet. In the event of the specified date for the opening of bids being
declared a holiday for EMPLOYER, the bids will be opened at the appointed time on the next
working day. All important information and other such details as EMPLOYER, at its discretion,
may consider appropriate, will be announced at the opening.
21.1.2 In case requisite bid security pursuant to ITB Clause 14, are not submitted before the stipulated
bid submission closing date and time then Bid shall be rejected by EMPLOYER as being non-
responsive and shall not be opened
21.1.3 The Price Bid will remain unopened and the date and time for opening of price bids shall be
intimated separately by EMPLOYER after completion of evaluation of Techno-Commercial
Bids.
21.2.1 After the evaluation process of Techno-Commercial bid is completed, Employer will inform in
writing the eligible Bidders regarding date, time and venue set for the opening of Price Bid.
Bidders, whose Techno-Commercial Bid is not substantially responsive, shall also be informed
in writing and their Price bid will be rejected and shall not be opened and their bid security
shall be returned prior to opening of Price Bid.
21.2.2 Price bids of those Bidders, who have been considered qualified and whose Techno-
Commercial Bid found to be responsive, will be opened online in presence of the Bidder’s
authorised representatives who choose to attend.
21.2.3 The participating bidders will be able to view the bid prices of all the bidders at e-tender portal
after online opening of Price Bids by Employer.
Bidder's attention is drawn that during the period, the bids are under consideration, the Bidder
is advised to refrain from contacting by any means, the Employer and/or his
employees/representatives on matters related to the bids under consideration. Any effort by a
Bidder to influence the Employer's processing of bids or award decisions will result in the
rejection of the Bidder's bid.
During the bid evaluation, the Employer may, at its discretion, ask the Bidder for a clarification
of its bid including documentary evidence pertaining to only the reference works declared in
the bid for the purpose of meeting Qualifying Requirement specified in Bid Data Sheet/ NIT.
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The request for clarification and the response shall be in writing and no change in the price or
substance of the bid including substitution of reference works in the bid by new/additional
works for conforming to Qualifying Requirement shall be sought, offered or permitted.
23.1.1.1 The Employer will initially determine whether each Techno-Commercial bid is of acceptable
quality, is generally complete and is substantially responsive to the Bidding Documents. For
purposes of this determination, a substantially responsive bid is one that conforms to all the
terms, conditions and specifications of the Bidding Documents without material deviations,
objections, conditionalities or reservations. A material deviation, objection, conditionality or
reservation is one (i) that affects in any substantial way the scope, quality or performance of
the contract; or (ii) that limits in any substantial way, inconsistent with the Bidding Documents,
the Employer’s rights or the Bidder’s obligations under the contract; or (iii) whose rectification
would unfairly affect the competitive position of other Bidders who are presenting substantially
responsive bids.
Acceptance of above attribute shall be considered as Bidder's confirmation that any deviation
to the any Provisions found anywhere in their Bid Proposal, implicit or explicit, shall stand
unconditionally withdrawn, without any cost implication whatsoever to the Employer, failing
which the bid security shall be forfeited.
23.1.1.3 The Employer’s determination of a bid’s responsiveness is to be based on the contents of the
bid itself without recourse to extrinsic evidence. If a bid is not substantially responsive, it will
be rejected by the Employer, and may not subsequently be made responsive by the Bidder by
correction of the nonconformity.
23.1.2 The Employer, by the examination of Techno-Commercial Proposal, will determine to its
satisfaction whether the participating bidders are qualified to satisfactorily perform the contract
in terms of the qualifying requirements stipulated in the Bid Data Sheet/ NIT/ IFB. The
determination will take into account the bidder’s financial and technical capabilities, in
particular its contracts, works in hand, future commitments and current litigation. It will be
based upon an examination of documentary evidence of bidder’s qualification submitted by
the bidder in Attachment-3 to the Bid Form of Techno-Commercial Proposal as well as such
other information as the Employer deems necessary and appropriate. The bidder shall furnish
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required information promptly to the Employer. The Employer will shortlist the Bidders meeting
the stipulated Qualifying Requirements.
23.1.3 An affirmative determination will be a prerequisite for opening of Price Proposal. A negative
determination will result in rejection of the Bidder’s Techno-Commercial Bid in which event the
earlier submitted Price Bid of the Bidder shall not be opened.
23.1.4 The capabilities of the vendors and subcontractors, proposed in Attachment-7, may also be
evaluated for acceptability. Should a vendor or subcontractor be determined to be
unacceptable, the bid will not be rejected, but the Bidder will be required to substitute an
acceptable vendor or subcontractor without any change in the bid price quoted in Price
Proposal.
23.1.5 The Employer will then carry out the evaluation of Techno-Commercial Proposals (of the
qualified bidders shortlisted as above) on the basis of their responsiveness to the scope of
services, Technical Specification and other terms and conditions specified in the Bidding
Documents to ascertain whether Techno-Commercial bid is generally complete, whether
required securities have been furnished, whether documents have been properly signed,
whether bids are generally in order and are substantially responsive.
23.1.6 The Employer will carry out a detailed evaluation of Techno-commercial Bids in order to
determine to be substantially responsive whether the technical aspects are in accordance with
the requirements set forth in the bidding documents. In order to reach such a determination,
the Employer will examine and compare the technical aspects of the bids on the basis of the
information supplied by the bidders, taking into account the following factors:
(a) Overall completeness and compliance with the Technical Specifications and tender
Drawings; and quality, function and operation of any process control concept included
in the bid. The bid that does not meet acceptable standards of completeness,
consistency and detail will be rejected for non-responsiveness.
(b) Any other relevant factors listed in the General Conditions of Contract, Special
Conditions of Contract and Instruction to Bidders, or that the Employer deems
necessary or prudent to take into consideration.
(c) Compliance with the time schedule as specified in the bidding documents.
23.1.6.1 Bidder may note that deviations, variations and additional conditions etc. or any mention
contrary to the bidding documents read in conjunction with Amendment(s)/ Clarification(s)/
Addenda/ Errata (if any) found anywhere in the Techno-Commercial and/or, Price Bid, implicit
or explicit shall not be given effect to in evaluation and the same shall stand unconditionally
withdrawn by the bidder without any cost implication to the Employer; failing which the bid
security shall be forfeited.
The Employer, at its discretion, may hold post bid discussions with any one or all the bidders
at a mutually suitable date & time. However, it will not be construed from invitation/ holding of
post bid discussions that the bidders have been considered eligible for opening of their Price
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Bid. The discussion will cover all the aspects of bidder's offer in the Techno-commercial
proposal.
23.2.1 After the evaluation process of Techno-Commercial bid is completed, the Employer will inform
in writing the eligible Bidders regarding date, time and venue set for the opening of Price
Proposals. Bidders, whose Techno-commercial Proposal is not substantially responsive, shall
also be informed in writing and their Price Proposal will be rejected and their bid security shall
be returned prior to opening of price bids of other qualified bids.
23.2.3 The Employer will determine whether the Price Proposals are complete, (i.e. whether they
have taken into account cost of all services/items of the corresponding Techno-Commercial
proposals, if not, the Employer will add cost of the same to the initial price) and correct any
computational errors.
23.2.4 Arithmetical errors in the Price Proposals will be rectified on the following basis:
If on check there are found to be differences between the rates/prices given by the Bidder in
words and figures or in the amount worked out by him in each section of the Schedule of
Quantities and in the Grand Total of all the sections of Schedule of Quantities, the same shall
be adjusted in accordance with the following rules:
(b) In the event of an error occurring in the amount column of Schedule of Quantities as a
result of wrong extension of the quantity and the unit rate, the units shall be regarded
as firm and extension shall be amended on the basis of the unit rate.
(c) All errors in totalling in the amount column and in carrying forward totals shall be
corrected.
(d) The totals of various sections of Schedule of Quantities amended shall be carried over
to the General Summary and the bid sum amended accordingly. The bid sum so
altered shall, for the purpose of bid, be substituted for the sum originally bid and
considered for evaluation and comparison of the bids and also for acceptance of the
bid, instead of the original sum quoted by the Bidder.
23.3 The evaluation shall be based on the evaluated cost of fulfilling the contract in compliance
with all commercial, contractual and technical obligations under this Bidding Document. The
Employer's evaluation of a bid will also take into account the GST specified by the
Bidder in its Bid (applicable on the items of Works described in Schedule of Quantity),
which will be added to each Bidder's bid price to arrive at an "Evaluated Bid Price”.
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In case Bidder has quoted GST rate as ‘0’/’Blank’/’Not Applicable’, the quoted price
shall be considered as inclusive of GST as applicable.
However, in case of bid received from unregistered dealer, for evaluation their bid shall
be cost compensated as per the GST rate applicable in view of Reverse Charge
Mechanism (RCM) as per GST Law. Accordingly, "Evaluated Bid Price” in such cases
shall be arrived after loading of applicable GST.
Not Applicable
Subject to ITB Clause 25.0, the Employer will award the Contract to the Bidder whose bid has
been determined to be substantially responsive to the Bidding Documents and whose bid has
been adjudged as the lowest evaluated bid, provided that such Bidder has been determined to
be qualified to perform the contract satisfactorily.
Notwithstanding ITB Clause 24.0, the Employer reserves the right to accept, (whole or in part)
and the Bidder shall be bound to perform the same at his quoted rate, or reject any bid for any
reasons including national defence and security consideration and to annul the bidding
process and to reject all bids at any time prior to award of contract without thereby incurring
any liability to the affected Bidder or Bidders or any obligation to inform the affected Bidder or
Bidders of the grounds for the Employer’s action. Decision of Employer shall be final and
binding in this regard.
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26.0 LETTER OF AWARD
26.1 Prior to the expiration of the bid validity prescribed by the Employer, the Employer will issue a
Letter of Award(LOA)/ Service Purchase order to the successful Bidder containing reference
of the documents which form the Contract, Scope of Work, Contract Price, period of
completion of the Works, terms of payment, price adjustment, and other important aspects in
consideration of the execution and completion of the Works and the remedying of any defects
therein by the Contractor as prescribed by the Contract.
26.2 This Letter of Award/ Purchase Order will constitute the formation of the Contract.
27.1.1 Within forty five (45) days from the date of Letter of Award or prior to release of Ist RA
bill/Mobilization advance whichever is earlier, the successful Bidder shall furnish to the
Employer a Contract Performance Guarantee (CPG) towards faithful performance of the
Contract for an amount equivalent to 10% of the Contract Price. Alternatively, the successful
Bidder may furnish the Contract Performance Guarantee in two Stages viz. A Contract
Performance Guarantee for an amount equivalent to 5% of the Contract Price within forty five
(45) days from the date of Letter of Award or prior to release of Ist RA bill/Mobilization
advance whichever is earlier, to be followed up with another Contract Performance Guarantee
for an amount equivalent to 5% of the Contract Price prior to the scheduled completion of 50%
of total scope of work.
27.1.2 The successful Bidder also has the option to furnish an Initial Contract Performance
Guarantee (ICPG) equivalent to a minimum of 2% of the Contract Price within forty five (45)
days from the date of Letter of Award or prior to release of Ist RA bill/Mobilization advance
whichever is earlier. In case of the successful Bidder who furnishes Initial Contract
Performance Guarantee, the Employer shall at the time of making any payment to him for the
work done under the Contract, deduct towards the Contract Performance Security an amount
equivalent to 10% of the gross bill amount accepted for payment until the total amount of
Contract Performance Security so deducted including the amount of Initial Contract
Performance Guarantee becomes equal to 10% of the Contract Price.
27.2 The CPG/ICPG shall be in the form of a Bank Guarantee issued by a Bank as per the list
enclosed in the Bidding Documents. The format of the said bank guarantee shall be in
accordance with the format included in the Bidding Documents.
27.3 While issuing the physical BG(s), the Bidder’s Bank shall also send electronic message to
Employer’s Beneficiary Bank, pursuant to ITB sub-clause titled ‘Confirmation of BG through
Structured Financial Messaging System (SFMS)/SWIFT’
28.1 The Successful Bidder/ Contractor shall enter into a Contract Agreement with the Employer
within forty-five (45) days from the date of Letter of Award or within such other time, as may
be desired by the Employer.
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28.2 Manner of Execution of Contract Agreement
i) Unless and until a formal contract is prepared and executed, the Letter of Award/
Purchase Order read in conjunction with the Bidding Documents will constitute a
binding contract.
ii) The Contract Agreement shall be prepared by the Employer and signed at the office of
the Employer. The Contract Agreement will be signed in three originals and the
Contractor shall be provided with one signed original and the other two originals will be
retained by the Employer.
iv) The Contractor shall provide free of cost to the Employer all the engineering data,
drawings and descriptive materials submitted as a part of his bid, in at least three (3)
copies to form an integral part of the Contract Agreement within twenty-eight (28) days
after issuing of Letter of Award/ Purchase Order. The Contractor shall further provide
for signing of the Contract Agreement as per prescribed proforma enclosed in the
Bidding Documents, appropriate Power of Attorney and the requisite stamp papers. All
the other documents required for the preparation of the Contract Agreement shall be
provided by the Employer.
v) Unless and until the Contract Agreement is signed as above, no payments under the
Contract as per GCC Clauses entitled ‘Payment On Account/Progressive Interim
Payments’ and ‘Time Limit for Payment of Final Bill’ shall be released to the Contractor
by the Employer nor any materials shall be issued to the Contractor as stipulated in the
Special Conditions of Contract or otherwise agreed to be issued by the Employer.
vi) Subsequent to signing of the Contract Agreement, the Contractor at his own cost shall
provide the Employer with thirty (30) copies of electronic version of the signed Contract
Agreement on CD-ROM within twenty (20) days of its signing.
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29.0 INELIGIBILITY FOR FUTURE TENDERS
Notwithstanding the provisions regarding forfeiture of Bid Security specified in ITB Sub-Clause
14.7, if a Bidder after having been issued the Letter of Award, either does not sign the
Contract Agreement, or does not submit an acceptable Initial Security Deposit/Entire Security
Deposit in line with the provisions of the Contract and which results in tender being annulled
then such bidder shall be treated ineligible for participation in re-tendering of this particular
package.
29.1.1 If a bidder after opening of tenders where EMD is ‘NIL/Not applicable’ or exempted for bidders
as per policy guidelines , withdraws its offer within the validity period of the offer, then such
bidder shall be treated as ineligible for participation in the future tenders issued from NTPC for
a period of 6 months from the date of withdrawal of the bid.
29.1.2 If a bidder after having been issued the Notification of Award/Purchase Order of a package
where EMD is ‘NIL/Not applicable’ or exempted for bidder as per policy guidelines, either does
not accept the Notification of Award/Purchase Order or does not sign the Contract Agreement
pursuant to ITB Clause titled ‘Signing the Contract Agreement’ or does not submit an
acceptable Performance Security pursuant to ITB Clause titled ‘Performance Security’, and
which result in tender being annulled then such bidder shall be treated ineligible for
participation in re-tendering of this particular package. Further, such vendor shall also be dealt
as per the provisions of the policy for Withholding and Banning of Business Dealings.
30.0 -Deleted-
The Employer has in place a Policy for withholding and Banning of Business Dealings as
enclosed at Special Conditions of Contract (SCC) of the Bidding Documents. Business
dealings may be withheld or banned with the Bidder/Contractor on account of any of the
grounds and following the procedures as detailed in the said banning policy for withholding
and Banning of Business Dealings.
33.0 The Owner shall issue Essentiality Certificate, as per relevant policies of the Govt. of India, to
facilitate the bidders to avail any such benefits on import of goods under Chapter 98.01 of the
Customs Tariff Act, which are required for incorporation in the Works under the contract. For
the issue of such Essentiality Certificate by the Owner, the bidders shall be required to
indicate the import content included in their bid price, in the Attachment-1 (P). However, the
bidders shall themselves be solely responsible for availing such benefits, which they have
considered in their bid. In case of failure of the bidders to receive the benefits partly or fully
from the Govt. of India and / or in case of any delay in receipt of such benefits and/or
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withdrawal of such benefits by the Govt. of India, the Owner shall neither be liable nor
responsible in any manner whatsoever
34.0 Bidders may like to ascertain availability of Customs Duty benefits available for import of
Construction Equipment, if any, as per the extant Customs Acts & Notification of Govt. of
India. The bidders shall be solely responsible for obtaining such benefits which they have
considered in their bid and in case of failure to receive such benefits, the Employers will not
compensate the Bidders. The Bidder shall furnish along with their bid, declarations to this
effect in Attachment-2P.
Where the Bidder has quoted taking into account the Customs Duty benefits available for
import of Construction Equipment, he must give all information required for issue of relevant
Certificate by Owner alongwith his bid in Attachment-2P. The relevant Certificate will be
issued on this basis only. Further, if such Certificate is required to be issued by any
department/Ministry of Govt. of India or State Govt. where the Project is located other than the
Employer, the bidder shall itself be responsible for obtaining such certificates from the
concerned departments/Ministries. In such a case, the Employer may issue recommendatory
letter to the Bidder. The bidders shall be solely responsible for obtaining the Customs Duty
benefits available for import of Construction Equipment from the Govt. of India. In case of
failure of the bidders to receive the benefits partly or fully from Govt. of India or in case of any
delay in receipt of such benefits, the Owner shall neither be responsible nor liable in this
regard in any manner whatsoever.
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The Independent External Monitors (IEMs) has the right to access without restriction to all
Project documentations of the Employer including that provided by the Contractor. The
Contractor will also grant the Monitor, upon his request and demonstration of a valid interest,
unrestricted and unconditional access to his Project Documentations. The same is applicable
to Subcontractors. The Monitor is under contractual obligation to treat the information and
documents of the Bidder/Contractor/Sub-Contractors/JV Partners/Consortium member with
confidentiality.
The Nodal officer for necessary coordination in this regard shall be as under:
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Ref. No.: SBD/CIVIL/OTE(2)/CPG1-REV. 00
Annexure-II
Policy For
INDEX
Sl. No. TOPIC
1. Introduction
2. Scope
3. Definitions
Withholding of business dealings
4.1 Grounds
4.2 Procedure
4.3 Notice of Default
4.
4.4 Area of Operation
4.5 Effect of Withholding
4.6 Duration of Withholding
4.7 Revocation of Orders
5. Banning of Business Dealings
5.1 Grounds
5.2 Procedure
5.3 Show Cause Notice
5.4 Speaking Orders
5.5 Communication to Agencies
5.6 Period of banning
5.7 Area of operation
5.8 Effect of Banning
5.9 Process of reply
5.10 Hosting at NTPC Website
5.11 -- Deleted --
5.12 Appeal
5.13 Revocation
6. Suspension of Business Dealings
6.1 Grounds
6.2 -- Deleted --
6.3 Procedure
6.4 Effect of Suspension
7. Participation of Agency under Different Name
Participation of Agency as an Associate/Collaborator/Sub-Vendor &
8.
Procurement in Operating Stations
9. Treatment in Tender/ Contracts of JVs/Subsidiaries of NTPC
1. Introduction
1.1 NTPC Ltd. deals with Agencies, who are expected to adopt ethics of
highest standards and a very high degree of integrity, transparency,
commitments and sincerity towards the work undertaken. It is not in the
interest of NTPC to deal with any Agency, which commits deception,
fraud or other misconduct of whatsoever nature in the tendering process
and/or execution. NTPC is committed for timely completion of the
projects within the awarded value without compromising on quality.
1.2 Since banning of business dealings involves civil consequences for an
Agency concerned, it is incumbent that adequate opportunity of hearing
is provided and the explanation, if tendered, is considered before
passing any order in this regard keeping in view the facts and
circumstances of the case.
2. Scope
2.1 NTPC reserves its right to withhold or ban or suspend business dealings
with any Agency, if such Agency is found to have committed misconduct
or any of its action(s) fall into any such categories as laid down in this
policy.
2.2 The procedure for (i) Withholding of Business Dealings, (ii) Banning of
Business Dealings and (iii) Suspension of Business Dealings with any
Agency, has been laid down in these guidelines. The terms
‘withholding’, ‘suspension’, ’banning’ etc. convey the same meaning as
that of debarment.
2.3 This policy comes into force from the date of its issuance.
iv) List of Enlisted Agencies –shall mean and include list of Enlisted
Parties / Contractors / Suppliers / Bidders etc.
vi) Fraud Prevention Policy – shall mean the policy related to prevention
of fraud displayed on NTPC tender website https://ntpctender.ntpc.co.in.
xi) Integrity Pact- shall mean the pact as displayed on NTPC tender
website https://ntpctender.ntpc.co.in. .
4.1 Grounds
The business dealing with the Agency may be withheld, if they are found
to be in breach of the terms & conditions of the Contract, on account of
the reasons attributable to them, which shall include, but not be limited
to the following:
If the Agency
d) Fails to conduct the Guarantee test in the time limit stipulated in the
contract;
e) Diverts funds advanced to the Contractor for purpose other than the
Contract;
r) The finished work either prematurely fails or fails to give the desired
output/service during the defect liability period and the Agency fails
to rectify it;
t) If the Agency fails to comply with any of the statutory laws and
regulations in force, in totality, even after completion of work;
4.2 Procedure
5.1 Grounds
Banning of business dealings can be initiated against Agency, on
following grounds:
Note: The examples given above are only illustrative and not exhaustive.
The Competent Authority may decide to ban business dealing for
any good and sufficient reason if it is established beyond any
reasonable doubt.
The Agency shall be asked to submit the reply of Show Cause Notice
within 15 days of its issuance. Further, the Agency shall be given an
opportunity for Oral hearing with Standing Committee to present its
case in person, if it so desires, and the date for Oral Hearing shall be
necessarily indicated in the Show Cause Notice.
The purpose of issuing the Show Cause Notice is only that the
Agencies concerned shall be given an opportunity to explain their stand
before any action is taken. All that is required in such cases is that the
grounds on which action is proposed to be taken shall be disclosed to
the Agency inviting representation and after considering that
representation, orders may be passed. Such orders require only the
subjective satisfaction of the authority that passed the final orders.
Reply to the Show Cause Notice given by the Agency and their
The period for which the ban would be operative shall be mentioned in
the order. The banning shall normally be for a period of six (6) months
to two (02) years from the date of issuance of the speaking order. The
period of banning shall be recommended by the standing committee on
case to case basis depending upon the gravity of the default of the
agency except in cases of bribery, corrupt, and fraudulent practices
including misrepresentation of facts, where the banning period shall be
for two (02) years.
The names of the Agencies with whom Business Dealings have been
banned shall be hosted at NTPC website by CC&M.
5.11 Deleted
The Agency may file an appeal against the order of the Competent
Authority for banning of business dealings before Appellate Authority.
Such an appeal shall be preferred within one month from the date of
receipt of the order of banning of business dealing. Appellate Authority
would consider the appeal and pass appropriate order which shall be
communicated to the Agency as well as the Competent Authority.
b) In all other cases, an order for banning issued for a certain specified
period shall be deemed to have been automatically revoked on the
expiry of that specified period and it will not be necessary to issue a
specific formal orders of revocation, except that an order of banning
passed on account of doubtful loyalty or security consideration shall
continue to remain in force until it is specifically revoked.
c) An order for banning issued for the reasons mentioned under para
5.1 above, may be revoked with the approval of the Appellate
Authority, if, in respect of the same facts, the
direction/order/judgement of a Court of Law envisages revocation
of banning.
6.1 Grounds
The suspension of business dealings can be initiated against Agency, on
following grounds:
6.2 Deleted
6.3 Procedure
ii) why action should not be taken for banning the Agency for
future business dealings.
g) If it is decided not to ban the Agency after due process, the name
of the Agency shall be removed immediately from the suspension
list.
ii) why action should not be taken for banning the Agency for
future business dealings.
d) Show Cause Notice for banning & Suspension order shall be issued
by Competent Authority himself or by a person authorized for the
said purpose.
g) If it is decided not to ban the Agency after due process, the name
of the Agency shall be removed immediately from the suspension
list.
Further, the appeal of the Agency against the above Order (under Para
5.12) shall be reviewed by Appellate Authority in NTPC. Appellate
Authority would consider the appeal and pass appropriate order which
shall be communicated to the Agency as well as the Competent
Authority and CEO of concerned JVs/Subsidiaries.
Annexure-B
Index
Chapter Contents Page
No
1
Safety Rules
Section -1
Safety Management 7
Section -2
1 Safety in the workplace and equipment 27
2 Safety in material handling and waste disposal 34
3 Safety in welding and gas cutting 39
4 Safety in the use of electricity 43
5 Safety in the use of hand tools and power operated tools 47
6 Safety in the use of ladders and stairs 50
7 Safety in the use of lifting appliances and machines 51
8 Safety in the use of transport, earthmoving equipment and the
66
other construction machinery
9 Safety in the use of runways and ramps 69
10 Safety in storage, handling and use of explosives 70
11 Safety in excavation and tunneling work 78
12 Safety in piling work 91
13 Safety in erection, use and dismantling of scaffolds 93
14 Safety in the construction of structural formwork 98
15 Safety in concreting work 101
16 Safety in construction, repair and maintenance of steep roofs 105
17 Safety in construction of catch platforms, hoardings & chutes 106
18 Safety in the work on or adjacent to water 107
19 Safety in the building of cofferdams & caissons 108
20 Safety in demolition work 109
21 Fire Extinguishers & other appliances of fire fighting 112
Appendix:
Annexure I Indian Standards on Safety 114
Annexure II Format describing the Basic Structure of Safety Plan 116
Annexure III Permit Formats 117
Annexure IV Definitions 125
NTPC SAFETY RULES
FOR CONSTRUCTION AND ERECTION OF POWER PLANTS
INTRODUCTION:
NTPC Limited is a Maharatna organization taking lead in realizing the power dreams of the Nation
with a vision “To be one of the World’s largest and best power utilities, Powering India’s growth”.
Safety is one of the prime concerns of NTPC and it always strives towards accident free
construction, erection, commissioning, operation and maintenance of its power projects. In this
process, NTPC has already formulated Safety policy and guidelines for smooth execution of all its
project activities.
In order to strengthen the existing Safety Rules for Construction and Erection and thereby curbing
the chances of accidents in Construction & Erection works at various projects of NTPC, the existing
safety rules have been revised for strict implementation. These Safety Rules lay down the safety
requirements for safe execution of project activities, responsibilities of the contracting agencies,
and all concerned involved in Construction and Erection.
The Safety Rules for Construction & Erection as outlined hereunder, while setting out a broad
parameter of safety norms, are not exhaustive. The contractor and his agencies are advised to
refer to the following statutory provisions as amended from time to time for details and strict
compliance therewith.
The contractor is also required to ensure compliance with all the relevant Acts/Rules in addition
to above.
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It shall be incumbent on the contractor to ensure that the requirements of safety, statutory or
otherwise specified, are fully met. Thus the onus of implementation of the norms so prescribed
shall squarely rest with the contractor concerned or, on his behalf, his sub-contractor or any other
agency deployed by him, indemnifying NTPC from all the liabilities that may arise out of any failure
to comply with the above mentioned Acts/Rules or any contravention thereof by the contractor
or any other sub-agency on his behalf.
Safety cannot be ensured solely through Rules and Regulations or Codes. It is the responsibility of
the Contracting Agency to ensure that basic safety principles are incorporated in the planning
stage of their mobilization, execution, installation of machines, equipment, storage, etc., and
initiate and maintain safety programs. It is desirable to have a planned programme and secure
adequate cooperation of senior management, EICs, sub-contracting agencies, supervisory
personnel and workers involved to ensure the implementation of the provisions of these Rules in
true spirit so as to achieve the ultimate goal of accident prevention.
It shall also be the responsibility of the contracting agency to provide amenities and safety
requirements on each construction job in order to reduce or to eliminate hazards of construction
activities and also to provided necessary first aid facilities as well as Ambulance van (in case of
major agencies) for prompt transportation of injured persons to a physician or hospital.
It is also mandated that the authorized representative of NTPC, namely, the Engineer-in-charge,
may, at his convenience, exercise such superintendence, supervision and, or control as may be
deemed necessary, but this shall not absolve the contractor of his basic responsibility for strict
compliance with the norms, standards and, or legal provisions as applicable under the Factories
Act/Rules and the Building and other construction (regulation of employment and conditions of
service) Act/Rules.
Section wise checklist of provisions of BOCW Act/Rules is given hereunder for ready reference
of the contractor. (This list has been prepared in chronological order with primary importance to
Section of Act and secondary importance to Rules)
S - Refers relevant Sections in BOCWA
R - Refers relevant Rules in BOCWR
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Sl. RELEVANT SECTIONS / RULES IN BOCWA
ITEMS
No. AND BOCWR AND RBOCWR
1 Registration of establishment S – 7, R – 23 to 27
2. Display of registration certification at R – 26 (5)
workplace
3. Hours of work S – 28 R – 234 to 237
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29. Safety officer S – 38 R – 209 and Schedule VII
30. Reporting of accidents and dangerous S – 39,R – 210
occurrences
31. Procedure for inquiry in to the causes of R – 211
accidents
32. Responsibility of employer S - 44 R – 5
33. Responsibility of Architects, Project R – 6
engineer and Designers
34. Responsibility of workmen R–8
35. Responsibility for payment of wages and S – 45
compensation
36. Penalties and Procedures S – 47; S – 55
37. Excessive noise, vibration etc. R – 34
38. Fire Protection R – 35
39. Emergency action plan R – 36
40. Fencing of motors R – 37
41. Lifting of carrying of excessive weight R – 38
42. Health, Safety and Environmental Policy R – 39
43. Dangerous and Harmful Environment R – 40
44. Overhead protection R – 41
45. Slipping, Tripping, Cutting, Drowning and R – 42
Falling Hazards
46. Dust, Gases, Fumes, etc. R – 43
47. Corrosive substance R – 49
48. Eye Protection R – 45
49. Head Protection and other protection R – 46; R – 54
apparel
50. Electrical Hazards R – 47
51. Vehicular traffic R – 48
52. Stability of structure R – 49
53. Illumination R – 50; R – 124
54. Stacking of materials R – 51
55. Disposal of debris R – 52
56. Numbering and marking of floors R – 53
57. Lifting appliances and gears R – 55 to 81
58. Runways and Ramps R – 82 to 85
59. Working on or adjacent to water R – 86 & 87
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60. Transport and earthmoving equipment’s R – 88 to 95
61. Concrete work R – 96 to 107
62. Demolition R – 108 to 118
63. Excavation and Tunneling works R – 119 to 168
64. Ventilation R – 153
65. Construction, repair and maintenance of R – 169 to 171
step roof
66. Ladders and Step ladders R – 172 to 174
67. Catch platform and hoardings, chutes, R – 175 to 180
safety belts and nets
68. Structural frame and formworks R – 181 to 185
69. Stacking and unstacking R – 186 & 187
70. Scaffold R – 188 to 205
71. Cofferdams and Caissons R – 206 to 211
72. Explosives R – 212 & 213
73. Piling R – 214 to 222
74. Medical Examination for building and R – 81; R – 223(a)(iii) and Schedule
other construction worker, Crane
operator an Transport vehicle drivers
75. Medical examination for occupational R – 233(a)(iv)
health hazards
76. Charging of workers for Medical R – 223(b)
Examination
77. Occupational health centres and Medical R – 225 and Schedule X & XI
officers
78. Ambulance van & room R – 226 & 227 and Schedule IV & V
79. Stretchers R – 228
80. Occupational health service for building R – 229
workers
81. Medical examination for occupational R – 223(a)(iv)
health hazards
82. Emergency care services and emergency R – 232
treatment
83. Panel of experts and agencies Central Rule 250
84. Power of inspectors Central rule 251
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(a) It shall be the responsibility of the worker to comply with the requirements of safety as laid
down for him and the group of workers to which he belongs and fully cooperate in the
discharge of the responsibility that has been assigned to the contractor.
(b) If he discovers any defects in the lifting appliance, lifting gear, lifting device or those
concerning any transport equipment or other construction equipment or tools as well as the
physical work conditions, he will report such defects promptly to his employer or NTPC
Engineer or other person in authority;
(c) No building worker shall, unless duly authorized or in case of absolute necessity, remove or
interfere with any fencing, guards, gangways, gear, ladder, hatch covering, life saving
appliances, lighting or other things whatsoever required and provided for safety and health. If
any of the aforesaid things is removed, the persons engaged in the work shall restore such
thing at the end of the period during which its removal was necessary;
(d) Every worker shall use only means of access provided in accordance with the approved norms
and no person shall authorize or order another to use such means of access or method other
than those approved;
(e) Workers shall use such means of access and egress for going to and exiting from the workplace
as provided.
SECTION - I
SAFETY MANAGEMENT
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1.0 SAFETY MANUAL AND SAFETY POLICY:
1.1 The Safety policy of the contracting agency should reflect the commitment of the concerned
agency towards safety and health of the workers specified for the particular site.
1.2 The Contractor shall have Safety Plan detailing the safety norms evolved through Safety Policy
and Job Safety Analysis (JSA) or Hazard Identification & Risk Assessment (HIRA) of all package
activities and constitute a Safety management program. Contracts shall also ensure POWRA
(point of work risk assessment) before start of any activity.
1.3 The safety management programme in the form of Safety Manual shall give details of
provisions proposed by the agency w.r.t. Job Safety Analysis (JSA ) or Hazard Identification
and Risk Assessment (HIRA) to ensure safety of the employees and elimination of health
hazards. The Safety Manual including safety policy duly signed by the head/senior executive
of the agency shall be submitted to the concerned Engineer-Incharge(EIC), NTPC before start
of their project activities at site.
1.4 Each contracting agency shall have facilities for conducting the above safety management
programme, commensurate with magnitude of the work under contract.
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2.4 The qualification and experience of the safety personnel should meet the following criteria.
PPE Matrix (apart from mandatory PPEs, i.e., Safety Helmet & Safety Shoes)
Type of Protection
Remarks, if
Activity Hand Eye Ear Body Respiratory Others any
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Rigging CG SG - --
ABBREVIATIONS: FS: Face Shield, CSG: Chemical splash goggles, HMWS: Helmet mounted welder's
shield, GB: gum boot, DLFBH: Double lanyard full body harness, SG: Safety goggles, DM: Dust
mask, SAMH L Supplied air mask/hood, EP/EM: Ear plug/Ear Muff, CG: Cotton hand gloves, LG:
Leather hand gloves, LA: Leather apron, RG: Rubber gloves, PVCG: PVC Gloves, PVCA: PVC Apron,
SCBA: Self-contained breathing apparatus, WG: Welding goggles, ERG: Electrical Rubber Gloves.
OLBA : Online breathing apparatus
4.3 The above-mentioned PPEs should be made available with contractor at site and issued to the
concerned workers on the day of employment. All PPEs shall comply with ISI standards with
valid test certificates.
4.4 At least two breathing apparatus sets (complying requirement as per IS: 10245) shall be
provided at each site where excavation/tunneling works and Welding/ Cutting operations in
confined areas are being carried out, to rescue the victims under exposure to harmful
gases/vapors, if any.
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5.1 Safety committee shall be formed within each contracting agency comprising of worker
representatives with equal no. of management representatives as per the provisions of BOCW
Act/rules. This committee in each agency shall meet at least once in every month. The safety
officer of the concerned agency shall coordinate these meetings. NTPC Safety officer shall be
special invitee for Safety Committee meetings. The safety committee functioning shall be in
line with the provisions of BOCW Act/Rules.
5.2 Apart from the above, each agency shall organize safety meetings every day before start of
day’s work to educate & motivate the workers about the necessity of safety. Case study of
accident/ incident can be shared in these meetings.
5.3 The contractor shall also regularly organize safety meetings for all job supervisors/foremen.
5.4 Weekly meeting with agencies’ Safety Officers to be organized by safety department of NTPC
and minutes to be recorded, circulated and compliance status to be checked on regular basis.
7. COMPETENCY OF EMPLOYEES:
7.1 Throughout the course of the contract, persons employed by agency shall be physically fit,
qualified/experienced to perform their assigned duties/ jobs.
7.2 Employees shall not, knowingly be permitted to work in a manner that their ability or
alertness is so impaired because of fatigue, illness or any other reason, that it may expose
them and or others to injury.
7.3 No worker, vehicle operator shall be less than 18 years of age. And the vehicle operator shall
have a valid license as per requirements of Motor Vehicle Act.
7.4 Contractor shall comply with all applicable state/central laws and codes related to
employment of operators for Hoist, Shovel, Crane, Tractor, Bull-dozer, any other howling
heavy equipment/vehicle.
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8.1 Each worker deployed by the agency shall be given 2-days induction training which shall
include the medical examination and instructions related to particular job, fire fighting, first-
aid and reporting of accidents. All employees shall be given safety training as per BOCW
Act/Rules.
8.2 The contracting agency shall also impart job specific skill based safety training to all its
employees (Minimum one day) on various related safety topics using internal/external safety
professionals/consultants as per the matrix given below. Record of such trainings and
attendance particulars shall be maintained in a register for ready reference to statutory
authorities/engineer-in charge.
TRAINING MATRIX:
Name of topic Executives Super Skilled Other
visors Workmen Workers
Safety Induction Y Y Y Y
Accident_ Causes, factors, cost Y Y Y -
Industrial hazards & Accident Prevention Y Y Y -
Investigating, reporting, records Y Y - -
Personal Protective Equipment - Y Y Y
Construction Safety & Role of Supervisory - Y - -
personnel
Permit to Work (PTW) - Y Y y
Statutory Provisions (BOCW Act/Rules, Y Y y y
Factories Act 1948 etc.)
Material handling - y Y Y
Emergency Management Y Y Y -
Electrical Safety - Y Y -
Fire safety Y Y Y Y
First Aid & CPR (cardio pulmonary - Y Y Y (Selected)
resuscitation)
Safety in Welding & Cutting - - Y -
Safety Audit Y Y - -
Safety in Lifting Tools & Tackles - Y Y y
Safety in Working at height - Y Y Y
Safety in Confined space work - Y Y Y
Defensive Driving - Y* Y* Y*
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9.1 CLIMS (Contract Labor Information Management System) will be the criterion for entering or
gate pass system if implemented at site.
9.2 The contractor shall ensure that all personnel working at site having a photo Identity card
before they are engaged for any work and properly mentioned details like validity,
Category/designation and work area etc. This ID card should be issued only after ensuring their
screening test, medical fitness and safety induction training. Id card gate pass shall be
indicated with 3 nos. of offence marks. With each offence the gate pass of concerned
workmen/ supervisor will be punched giving on the spot indication of persons indulging in
unsafe actions.
9.3 Drinking of Alcoholic beverages is strictly prohibited. Employees under the influence of any
intoxicants, even to the slightest degree, shall not be permitted to remain at work. Each
contractor should maintain ‘breath analyzer’ to determine the intoxicated workers at site.
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10.1 Internal Safety Audit once in every six months by the contracting agency and external safety
audit as once in a year by third party shall be conducted, with prior intimation to EIC and
NTPC Safety Deptt. The external auditing agency should be reputed safety institution or a
certified Safety Auditor under any statutory legislation. The audit report along with time
bound action plan should be submitted to Engineer-in-charge and NTPC Safety Dept.
10.2 Apart from above, Electrical Safety Audit shall be conducted quarterly by a team comprising
of Electrical engineer, Safety representative of contractor and NTPC Electrical Erection
representative covering the following and submit the report to EIC.
i) Electrical incidents investigation findings and remedial measures implemented.
ii) Adequacy of power supply requirements
iii) Power distribution system in place
iv) Updated electrical single line diagram including the IP44 DBs arrangement.
v) Electrical protection devices – ELCBs, O/L protections etc.
vi) Earth or ground connection and earth pit maintenance details
vii) Education and training of electrical personnel undertaken
viii) Any other point appropriate to the site conditions.
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12.1 Reporting of accidents: Notice of any accident (the prescribed format is annexed to the
manual) to a worker at the building or construction site that
(a) Causes loss of life; or
(b) Disables a worker from working for a period of 48 hours or more immediately following
the accident;
Shall forthwith be sent by Telegram, Telephone, Fax, Email or similar other means including
special Messenger within four hours in case of fatal accidents and 72 hours in case of other
accidents, besides the Engineer-in-charge, to:
I. The Regional Labour Commissioner (Central);
II. The Board with which the worker involved was registered as a beneficiary;
III. Director General of Building and other construction (regulation of employment and
conditions of service) Act/Rules; and
IV. The next of kin or other relative of the worker involved in the accident;
12.3 Where any accident causing disablement that subsequently results in death, notice thereof
in writing of such death, shall be sent the Authorities mentioned above within 72 hours of
such death.
12.4 In case of an accident causing minor injury, first-aid shall be administered and that resulting
in disability of 48 hours or more, the injured worker shall be given first-aid and immediately
transferred to a Hospital or other place for medical treatment.
12.5 All near-miss accidents shall be reported to NTPC Engineer In-charge and Safety Officer as
per prescribed format.
12.6 Reporting of dangerous occurrences: The following classes of dangerous occurrences shall
be reported to the Inspector having jurisdiction, whether or not any disablement or death
caused to the worker, namely:
(a) Collapse or failure of lifting appliances, or hoist, or conveyors, or similar equipment for
handling of building or construction material or breakage or failure of rope, chain or
loose gears; or overturning of cranes used in construction work;
(b) Falling of objects from height;
(c) Collapse or subsidence of soil, any wall, floor, gallery, roof or any other part of any
structure, platform, staging, scaffolding or means of access including formwork;
(d) Contract work, excavation, collapse of transmission;
(e) Explosion of receiver or vessel used for storage at pa pressure than atmospheric
pressure, of any gases or any liquid or solid used as building material;
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(f) Fire and explosion causing damage to any place on construction site where building
workers are employed;
(g) Spillage or leakage of any hazardous substance and damage to their container;
(h) Collapse, capsizing, toppling or collision of transport equipment;
(i) Leakage or release of harmful toxic gases at the construction site;
(j) In case of failure of a lifting appliance, loose gear, hoist or building and other
construction work, machinery and transport equipment at a construction site, such
appliances, gear, hoist, machinery or equipment and the site of such occurrence shall,
as far as practicable, be kept undisturbed until inspected by the Authorities;
12.7 Every notice given for fatal accidents shall be followed by a written report to the concerned
Statutory Authorities and the Engineer In-charge in the specified Form annexed as Schedule,
under acknowledgement.
12.8 Incident / injury statistics shall be maintained by all agencies cause wise.
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Project/Site where work is being executed, for providing adequate medical treatment by
qualified medical officers and nursing staff, as and when required. Further, Contractor shall
submit a proof of the same to EIC/Safety Officer of NTPC.
Notwithstanding anything stated above, Contractor/Agency shall strictly comply with the
requirements of relevant BOCW Act/ BOCW Rules/ Factory Act/Factory Rules/ any other
statutory Act/Rules/Law with regards to providing suitable medical facilities to the workers.
In case contractor fails to employ the required construction medical officer alongwith
Additional staff, corresponding payment for the same shall not be made and/or necessary
action as per provisions of the Bidding documents shall be taken by NTPC.
13.5 Additional staff including one nurse, one dresser-cum compounder, one sweeper-cum-ward
boy with each construction medical officer for full working hours
13.6 The Telephone nos. of Medical officer, Hospital(s) or ambulance shall also be conspicuously
displayed at each work site.
13.7 First-aid kits as approved by medical officer shall be provided at accessible points in the ratio
of at least one kit for every 50 employees.
13.8 Health Management: The site manager shall implement health examinations for the
working personnel on a regular basis.
Types of health
Target Frequency
examination
General health
All workers Annual
examination
Occupational health
Worker engaging in noise, dust,
examination
vibration, harmful light generating Annual
(Audiometric, PFT,
work
Vision etc.)
Occupational Personnel involved in operation of
health examination Cranes, heavy vehicles Annual
(Vision)
Occupational
health examination At the time of induction
Workers engaged at Height Works
(Vertigo/Height training and every year
pass)
14. TESTING & EXAMINATION OF LIFTING, TOOLS, TACKLES, PRESSURE VESSELS AND OTHER
EQUIPMENT:
14.1 All the lifting equipment, tools, tackles, pressure vessels etc. shall be tested & examined as
per BOCW or Factories Act and rules made there under.
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14.2 The records & certificates of such testing & examination shall be maintained and readily
available for reference to statutory authorities/engineer-in-charge.
14.3 Proper color coding system should be maintained and marking should be done accordingly
on all lifting tackles.
14.4 Regular testing of ELCBs and RCCBs by competent electrician must be ensured by agencies
and record should be maintained.
17.1 The Contractor shall implement Work Permit system, which is a formal written system used
to control certain types of work that are potentially hazardous. A work permit is a document,
which specifies the work to be done, and the precautions to be taken. Work Permits form an
essential part of safe systems of work for many construction activities. They start the work
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only after safe procedures have been defined and clearance taken from respective NTPC EICs.
Permits to Work are usually required in high-risk areas as identified by the Risk Assessments.
17.2 Examples of high-risk activities include but are not limited to:
i) Entry into confined spaces
ii) Cutting & welding
iii) Working at Height along with
checklist iv) Working on electrical
equipment
v) Heavy lifting operations
vi) Removal of grating/ Handrail / floor opening
vii) Material Shifting
17.4 A Work Permit authorization form shall be completed with the maximum duration period not
exceeding 12 hours.
17.5 A copy of each Permit to Work (PTW) shall be displayed near to work are (on PTW Display
board) in close proximity to the actual works location to which it applies.
18.1 Safe, clean, well lit, unencumbered access and egress to and from work areas shall be
maintained at all times in normal operating conditions.
18.2 The number and location of accesses and egresses from and to the workplace shall be
adapted to the number of people likely to be present at any time, and therefore to evacuate
from the workplace in case of emergency.
18.3 If access and egress to work areas are restricted due to operational conditions (e.g. access
restricted due to pressure testing, etc.), alternative access and egress ways must be
implemented, so far as is reasonably practicable. If this is not reasonably practicable, all
concerned organizations and persons must be informed of the access restrictions, and work
scheduling must be adapted in consequence.
18.4 Temporary access to height or into ground openings shall be of purpose made material such
as scaffolds, stair cases/towers and ramps, which incorporate guardrails .
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19.1 The circulation of vehicles and pedestrians must be segregated by establishing restricted
areas, one way routes where possible, pedestrian crossing zones and designated parking
areas.
19.2 The appropriate measures must be implemented in order to prevent collision between
pedestrians and vehicles at pedestrian crossings. This may include, but shall not be limited to:
- Mirrors;
- Lighting;
- Speed bumps before the crossing point.
19.3 Vehicle and pedestrian ways shall be physically separated with Hard-barriers, so far as is
reasonably practicable, and be indicated with signs.
19.4 When it is not reasonably practical to implement a physical segregation, pedestrians must
maintain safety distance of at least 2 meters from moving/operating vehicles at all times.
19.5 Traffic rules must be made visible through signage and traffic stops, consistent with those
used on public
19.6 Roads as per road safety requirement.
19.7 All pedestrians on Project sites must wear high-visibility garments.
19.8 Pedestrians (including banksmen) must wear high-visibility garments in all areas where trucks
and other vehicles (forklifts, cranes, etc.) maneuver. These areas must be clearly signaled /
marked (floor painting, Hard-barriers, signs, etc.).Additional points:
19.9 Competent banksmen must be used for operations involving reversing or maneuvering where
space or view is restricted.
19.10 Drivers must only operate vehicles they are competent to drive and must follow the established
traffic routes and comply with all site rules.
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20. HOUSEKEEPING
The contractor shall ensure that their work area is kept clean, tidy and free from debris
generated by their activities. All debris/scrap should be stored in separate bins. The work
areas must be cleaned on a daily basis and
a full cleaning session of each area shall be
conducted on a weekly basis. All
equipment, materials and vehicles shall be
stored in an orderly manner. Access to
emergency equipment, exits, telephones,
safety showers, eye wash stations, fire
extinguishers, pull boxes, fire hoses, etc.
shall not be blocked or otherwise
disturbed, restricted or delayed.
Contractor shall maintain the premises and surrounding areas in clean and clear manner
with safe access and egress. There shall be sufficient and adequate storage racks, shelving,
bins and pallets and material handling equipment to stack his construction materials such
as Pipes, Structural and his construction enabling materials. Unwanted materials shall be
promptly moved away for efficient material movement.
Any temporary store shed will be built in conformity with fire safety requirements. The
stores must be provided with adequate lighting arrangement (Flame proof / intrinsically
safe depending upon the Zone category) and must be equipped with sufficient fire
extinguishing arrangement. “No Smoking” and other relevant signage must be displayed
conspicuously at strategic locations and safety precautions must be strictly enforced.
All material should be kept at least 150mm above from the ground by providing wooden
packing below. Maximum height of material stacking should not be greater than 3 meter.
All loose material must be kept in wooden box or in sharp edge protected drum and
material identification details to be displayed. Materials inside store room should be kept
on scaffold rack.
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Gas cylinder storage area must be 30m away from the hot work zone and separate storage
facility must be available for empty and full cylinder with proper shed. Storage area must
be design in a way that 6 meter distance between LPG/DA and oxygen maintained
Before commencing work in a Confined Space, the Subcontractor must obtain a Permit to
Work from the relevant authority.
Fire extinguishers shall be inspected at least annually by a certified person and visually
inspected monthly and documented by the Contractor.
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24. ELECTRICAL SAFETY
Personal authorization must be issued by Contractor Management (or formally designed
delegates) likely to perform or supervise electrical works.
Without such an authorization validated by EIC, no Contractor’s employee shall undertake
electrical works.
No live work on high voltage or medium voltage is allowed. All high voltage and medium
voltage electrical works must be performed on isolated equipment and only after verification
of absence of voltage with suitable equipment. Low voltage and very low voltage live work is
only allowed for measurement tests and checks of equipment. The below measures will be
taken:
• Work practices must protect against direct or indirect body contact by means of tools or
materials and be suitable for work conditions and the exposed voltage level
• A Lockout and Tagout procedure must be applied prior to commencing any electrical work.
Prior to commencing works on isolated equipment, a verification of absence of voltage with
suitable safety test equipment must be performed.
• Energized panels will remain locked with a specific key or tool whenever they are unattended
and tagged with the signs and warnings indicating the presence of danger. If not reasonably
practicable, a restricted area delimited with physical barriers and supported by warning signs
must be implemented around the opened equipment.
• Only qualified electrical Contractor Personnel may enter substations and/or transformer vaults
and only after being specifically authorized by NTPC EIC.
• All joints (Both terminal and intermediate) in cable should be made using lugs and joint area
should be crimped using crimping tools.
• All temporary connection should be provided through 30mA ELCB/RCCB using 3 core double
insulated cable and only 3 pin industrial plug top will be used for connection.
• Zero energy verification needs to be ensured before any electrical operation using only VAV
before working on a live circuit which has been isolated
• Only industrial type DB to be used for connection and weather protection shed needs to be
provided for every DB and shed height should not be less than man height.
• Double earthing protection must be provided for every electrical equipment and earthing
value should be less than 1 Ohm
• Deployment of trained, experienced & licensed electrician as well as licensed electrical
supervisor must be ensured at site as per Rule-45 of the Indian Electricity Rules, 1956 ;
• EIC May perform screening/ competency test for all contractor electrical professions i.e.
electrical engineers and helpers. Selection/ rejection of the personnel who appear for the
screening is sole discretion of EIC
• Electrical helper who will be engaged in helping the electrician/ engineer must have minimum
ITI certificate to be eligible for working with him
• All PPE’ s used while being involved in electrical work must be as per IS Standards available for
electrical work
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Hose lines shall be adequately protected, inspected and tested for leaks in line with the safety
Requirements. Flash back arrestor /NRV must be used at both ends of the hoses and all hose
should be free from damage and fixed properly preferably using crimping clamps. Leakage test
must be done before every use by soap solution and physical inspection of hose must be
carried out regularly. Only trolley attached with wheel will be used for cylinder transportation
in which cylinders must be kept secured with chain. Only Industrial type regulator fitted with
two stage double dial pressure gauze is allowed to be used.
26. LIFTING OPERATIONS
The Contractor shall prepare a lifting plan, checked and submit for authorization by
contractor’s competent authorized persons prior to any lifting operation and formally
communicated to all persons undertaking the work.
All persons preparing, issuing lifting plans and all persons involved in lifting operations must
be subject to formal competence checks by the contractor to ensure necessary training,
experience and qualification prior to commencing work. The Subcontractor must ensure that
their nominated Lifting Leader has appropriate qualifications.
Contractor lifting plans include:
The lifting methodology, step by step
The risk analysis of the operation including consideration for weather conditions and work
environments (e.g.: proximity of hazards and obstructions to the load, consideration for
overturning, load integrity) where appropriate and consideration for simultaneous operations
and the measures taken to avoid conflicting tasks in the lifting area
The identification of the designated lifting area, the fall zone and the control measures to
prevent access such as barriers, signs, etc.
The description of the type, weight, size, shape and center of gravity of the load and the
method used for slinging, attaching and detaching the load with the availability of approved
lifting points on load when necessary
The list of the certified and inspected equipment and lifting accessories to be used
The composition of the team required to perform the task (crane driver, rigger, etc.) with the
needed qualifications and description of their roles and responsibilities including the intended
communication method
Any Heavy equipment (crane, winch machine, etc.) manufactured less than 15 years from the
current year shall be only allowed to be used at our project Site’s. Pre-safety Inspection of the
equipment by safety deptt. shall be done before mobilizing the equipment at our project site.
The contractor must ensure that a competent operational leader is formally appointed to
supervise each lifting operation. All lifting plans must clearly define the specific roles and
responsibilities for each person involved (e.g.: crane drivers, lifting coordinators and riggers)
and must be checked and issued prior to lifting operation. Clear communication channels must
be formally established and maintained between everyone involved in a lift with only
authorized person giving instruction to the operator.
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Special permission needs to be taken from NTPC EIC for tandem lifting and for any non-routine
lifting operations must strictly adhere to the guidelines described in corresponding Standard /
Procedures / Directive.
No employee of the contractor shall be positioned under a suspended load or between a
suspended load and fixed objects.
All lifting equipment and accessories must have valid manufacturers certificates or thorough
examination records and be uniquely identified, marked with the safe working load, listed in a
register and subject to formal regular inspection as per EHS requirements and shall have valid
certificates from a competent authority. Inspection before use by the operator is mandatory.
All lifting hooks must have latch. All cranes shall be fitted with Automatic Safe Load Indicator
(ASLI) and Anemo Meter.
The contractor shall operate and maintain cranes and hoisting equipment in accordance with
manufacturers' specifications and limitations and the safety Requirements. All defective, non-
inspected or unidentified (safe working load / identification number) lifting equipment or
accessories must be either removed from site or physically prevented from use.
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29. In case the Contractor doesn’t adhere to any of the provisions of the NTPC Safety Rules for
Construction and Erection of Power Plants, corresponding payment for the provisions not
adhered, shall not be made and/or necessary action as per provisions of the Bidding documents
shall be taken by NTPC.
SECTION-II
1. Safety at workplace and equipment
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a. The contractor shall be primarily responsible for maintaining Good housekeeping and safety
standards in the workplace;
b. Loose materials that are not required for use shall not be placed or left behind so dangerously as
to obstruct workplaces or passageways;
c. All projecting nails shall be removed or bent to prevent injury;
d. Equipment, tools and small objects shall not be left lying unattended or unsecured from where
they could fall or cause a person to trip;
e. Scrap, waste or rubbish shall not be allowed to accumulate in the site as these combustibles can
create serious fire hazards and affect safe working;
f. Workplaces and passageways that become slippery owing to spillage of oil or other causes shall
be cleaned up or strewn with sand, ash or the like;
g. Portable equipment shall be returned after use to their designated storage place.
1.2. Means of access and egress shall consist of
a. Adequate and safe means of access and egress shall be provided in all workplaces;
b. The means of access and egress shall be maintained in a safe condition;
1.3 Lighting and ventilation
a. All practical measures shall be taken to prevent smoke, fumes etc. from obscuring any workplace
or equipment at which any worker is engaged;
b. Adequate and suitable artificial lighting shall be provided where natural lighting is not
sufficient as per IS 3646 (Part II). The artificial lighting so provided shall not cause any
incidental any danger, including that of producing glare or disturbing shadows;
c. To prevent danger to health from air contamination by dust generated during grinding,
cleaning, spraying or manipulation of materials as also to provide protection against
dangerous gases, fumes, vapours, mist, etc. effective arrangements shall be made for
ventilation;
d. Workers shall be provided with suitable respiratory protective equipment, if it is not
technically possible to have uncontaminated air. To this end, a study by a competent person
shall be made to decide on the due protection. Sufficient illumination at all times for
maintaining safe working conditions shall be provided where building workers are required to
work or pass, and for passageways, stairways and landings such illuminations shall not be less
a than 0.5 foot candles at the floor level;
e. Where natural lighting is not adequate to prevent danger, adequate and suitable lighting shall
be provided as per IS: 3646 – Part II;
f. Artificial lighting shall not cause any danger due to a brightness greater than 10 foot candles
per square inch, except where the angle of inclination from the eye to the source or the part
pf the fitting as the case may be exceeds 200, including that of producing glare or disturbing
shadows;
g. Where necessary to prevent danger to health from air contamination by dust from the
grinding, cleaning, spraying, or manipulating of materials or objects, arrangements shall be
made to limit the concentration of the pollutants by thorough ventilation, and dust generated
due to movement of earthmoving machinery and other construction equipment, by spray of
water in the area from time to time;
h. Adequate ventilation by the circulation of fresh air shall be maintained in such places where
the concentration of pollutants is likely to affect the health of the workers;
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i. Special care shall be taken to ventilate the workplace where gas cutting, welding or other
operations involving generation of dangerous fumes, vapours, mists, gases etc is likely;
j. Where it is technically not possible to eliminate dust or noxious or harmful fumes or gases
sufficiently to prevent injury to the health of the workers, the contractor shall provide suitable
respiratory equipment like dust mask or gas/fume mask or breathing apparatus or other
suitable respiratory equipment.
1.5. Fumes/gases due to Welding and gas-cutting operations: When welding or cutting operations
are carried out in a confined space:
a. Adequate ventilation, by means of exhaust fans or forced draught, as the condition may
require, shall be constantly provided; otherwise enough quantity of air shall be circulated by
means of air compressors to dilute the contaminant within permissible limits;
b. Workers shall take necessary precautions to prevent unburned combustible gas or oxygen
from escaping inside a tank or vessel or other confined space;
c. Welding or cutting operations on any container that has held explosives or where inflammable
gases may have been generated, shall be undertaken after the container has been thoroughly
cleaned by steam or other effective means; and
d. Gas-test shall be carried out ensure that the confined space is completely free from
combustible gases and vapours.
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b. For protection against such hazardous substances, besides efficient and effective means of
control, personal protective equipment like dust masks, breathing apparatus, other
respiratory appliances, goggles, as the case may be, shall be provided.
a. Suitable personal protective equipment for the protection of eyes shall be provided and used
by the building worker engaged in operations like welding, cutting, chipping, grinding or
similar operations which may cause hazard to his eyes;
b. Goggles or face shield or welding screen with suitable shade of glass/filters etc shall be
provided for the protection of the eyes.
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c. It shall be also ensured that at the building and other construction work that any area
exposed to risk of falling material, articles or objects is roped or cordoned off or otherwise
suitably guarded from inadvertent entry of persons other than building workers at work in
such area.
a. No building worker lifts by hand or carries overhead or over his back or shoulders any materials,
articles, tools or appliances exceeding in weight the maximum limits as set out in the following
table unless aided by any other building worker or a mechanical device;
b. No worker aided by other workers, lift by hand or carry overhead or over their back or shoulders
any materials, articles, tools or other appliances exceeding in weight the sum total of the
maximum limits as prescribed in the concerned Rules, unless aided by a mechanical devices:
1.12. Protections against fall of persons –
a. All scaffolds/working platforms at height of two metres or more shall be fenced;
b. All guard-rails for the fencing of floor openings, gangways, elevated workplaces shall be made of
sound material, good construction and possess adequate strength and be between 1 m and 1.5
m above platform level, consist of two rails (two ropes or chains may be used if they are
sufficiently taut) and supporting stanchions;
c. Intermediate rails, ropes or chains shall be midway between the top and lower of edges of the
top rail;
d. Sufficient number of stanchions or standard poles or uprights shall be maintained to ensure the
required stability and resistance;
e. Guard-rails shall be free from sharp edges and be maintained in good repair;
f. Floor openings through which persons could fall, shall be guarded by covering or fencing;
g. If the means of protection is removed to allow the passage of persons or goods or other purpose,
the same shall be replaced as soon as possible, while making temporary arrangements for
reasonable degree of safety in the meanwhile;
h. Covers for floor opening shall be safe to walk on and if vehicles operate thereon it shall be safe
for the same. This will require the contractor to have prior assessment of expected loads;
i. Cover for floor opening shall be secured by hinges, grooves, stops or other effective means
against sliding, falling down or lifting out or any other inadvertent displacement;
j. Covers for any openings shall not constitute any hindrance to traffic and, as far as practicable,
be flush with the floor;
k. If covers constitute as grids, the bars shall be spread not more than 5 cm apart;
l. Elevated workplaces at more than 2 m above the floor or ground shall be protected on all open
sides by guardrails. It is commonly observed that fragile barricade tapes are used as a substitute
of a strong and dependable fencing. This practice is prohibited. The barricade tapes can be used
as markers/route guide only;
m. Elevated workplaces shall be provided with safe means of access and egress such as stairs, ramps
or ladders according to suitability;
n. Persons employed at elevated workplaces or other situations at more than 2m from which they
may fall, shall be protected by means of adequate safety nets, or platforms, or be secured by
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safety belts with the lanyard properly anchored above the head level of the user. All possible
effort shall be made to have strong and dependable mechanical arrangement.
a. Materials and objects such as scaffolding materials, waste materials or tools shall not be thrown
up or down from heights, as they are liable to cause injury;
b. If materials and other objects cannot be safely lowered from heights, adequate precautions such
as the provision of fencing, lookout men or barriers shall be provided to protect any person from
injury.
a. Construction zones in the site and built up areas alongside main traffic routes shall be
barricaded;
b. Unauthorized persons shall not be allowed access to construction sites and visitors shall be
provided with the required protective equipment and it be ensured that they use them
effectively.
a. Pass through or working within the areas where there is hazard of his being struck by falling objects
or materials, shall be provided with safety helmets of the type approved and tested in accordance
with the national standards;
b. Work in water or in wet concrete or in other similar work, shall be provided with suitable
waterproof;
c. Work in rain or in similar wet condition, shall be provided with waterproof coat with hat;
d. Workers using or handling of alkalis, acid or other similar corrosive substances shall be provided
with appropriate protective equipment in accordance with the approved standards;
e. Every building worker engaged in handling sharp objects or materials at a building or other
constriction work, which may cause hand injury, shall be provided with suitable hand gloves in
accordance with the approved standards.
a. No wall, chimney or other structure or part of a structure shall be left unsupported in such
condition that it may fall, collapse or weaken due to wind pressure, vibration or due to any
other reason. Entry of persons into such locations where tall structures are being built shall
be regulated without a let up.
1.17. Safety of Structures and equipment and other safety concerns
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a. Safety of structures like scaffoldings, platforms, gangways/walkways, towers, stairs, ladders,
ramps, safety in excavation, formwork, falsework, demolition work, storage, handling and use of
explosives, inflammable substances and hazardous materials, gas cutting and welding, use of
electricity etc.; and equipment viz. construction machinery, crushers and batching plant, boiler
and other pressure vessels, transport and material handling equipment, lifting appliances, vehicles
etc., shall be operated and maintained as per approved norms and –
i. They shall be made of sound material and of good construction, free from patent defects,
provided with adequate safe guards, properly maintained, periodically inspected and strong
enough to withstand safely the loads and stresses to which they may be subjected;
ii. They shall carry enough factor of safety bearing in mind that the possibility of their abuse, which
otherwise shall be prevented by constant and adequate supervision, cannot be ruled out
altogether;
iii. It is incumbent on the contractor to ensure that only competent and authorized persons
operate the equipment or attend to electrical and mechanical systems and repair of faults or
breakdowns etc.
b. Working in the confined space may involve certain serious hazards. Strict adherence to the
conditions of Permit-to-work issued for the purpose is required;
c. Control of energy sources shall be ensured through Log-out/Tag-out practices.
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saving them from such hazards, Such equipments or means shall be in accordance with the
standards as laid down;
g. Whenever there is a possibility of falling of any martial, equipment or building worker at a
construction site relating to a building or other construction work, adequate and suitable
safety net shall be provided in accordance with the above stipulation;
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2.0 SAFETY IN MATERIAL HANDLING AND WASTE DISPOSAL
2.1. GENERAL PROVISIONS:
a. All building materials stored in tiers shall be stacked, racked, blocked, interlocked or otherwise
secured safely to prevent sliding, falling or collapse and in an orderly manner to avoid obstruction
of any passageway at the place of work. Piles of materials shall be stored or stacked in such a
manner as to ensure their stability;
b. Maximum safe load limits of floors within buildings and structures in kg/cm2 shall be
conspicuously posted in all storage areas, except for floor or slab on gradient. Maximum safe load
shall not be exceeded. Material or equipment shall not be stored upon any floor or platform in
such quantity as to exceed its safe carrying capacity;
c. Ailes and passageways shall be kept clear to provide for the free and safe movement of material
handling equipment or persons. Such areas shall be kept in good repair;
d. When a difference in road or working levels exist, means such as ramps, blocking or grading shall
be used to ensure the safe movement of vehicles between two levels;
e. Material stored inside buildings under construction shall not be placed within 2 m of any hoist
way or inside floor openings nor within 3.2 m of exterior wall which does not extend above the
top of material stored;
f. Persons employed required to work on stored material in silos, hoppers and similar storage areas
shall be equipped with lifelines and safety belts;
g. Non-compatible materials shall be segregated in storage;
h. Bagged materials shall be stacked by stepping back the layers and cross-keeping the bags at least
every 10 bags high;
i. Materials shall not be stored on scaffolds or runways in excess of supplies needed for immediate
operations;
j. Bricks stacks shall not be more than 2.2 m in height. When a loose brick stack reaches a height of
1.3 m it shall be tampered back 5 cm in every foot of height above the 1.25 m level;
k. When masonry blocks are stacked higher than 2 m, the stack shall be tapered back on half block
per tier above the 2 m level;
l. Material or equipment shall not be stored or placed so close to any edge of a floor or platform as
to endanger the safety of persons below or working in the vicinity. Where stacking, unshackling,
stowing or unstaring of construction material or article, or handling in connection therewith
cannot be safely carried out unaided, reasonable measures to guard against accident or dangerous
occurrences shall be taken by shoring or otherwise to prevent any danger likely to be caused by
such handling;
m. Stacking of material or article shall be made on firm foundation not liable to settle and such
material or article and shall not overload the floor on which such stacking is made;
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n. The material or articles shall not be stacked against partition or walls o f a warehouse or stores
unless it is known that such partition or the wall is of sufficient strength to withstand the pressure
of such materials or articles;
o. The materials or articles shall not be stacked to such a height and in such a manner as would render
the pile of such stack unstable and cause hazards to the building workers or the public in general;
p. Where the building workers are on stack exceeding one point five meters in height, safe means of
access to the stack shall be provided;
q. All stacking or unshackling operations shall be performed under the supervision of a responsible
person for such stacking or unstacking;
r. The stacking of construction materials or articles shall not be made near the site of excavation,
shaft, pit or any other such opening;
s. Stacks that may lean heavily or become unstable or collapse are barricaded shall be avoided;
t. Structural steel, poles, pipe, bar stock and other cylindrical materials, unless racked, shall be
stacked and blocked so as to prevent sliding, spreading or tilting.
2.2. LUMBER:
a. Used lumber shall have all nails withdrawn before stacking;
b. Lumber shall be stacked on level and solidly supported sills;
c. Lumber piles shall not exceed 6 m in height provided that lumber is handled manually, shall not
be stacked more than 5 m height;
d. Lumber shall be so stacked as to be stable and self-supporting.
2.3. STACKING OF CEMENT AND BAGS CONTAINING OTHER MATERIALS:
a. The cement or other material in bags shall be stacked in a header and stature-wise in rows
alternately in not more than 10 numbers and there will be circulation of space of at least 600
mm in between two such rows;
b. While removing bags from the stack pile the stability of such stack pile shall be ensured;
c. Bags containing cement or lime shall be stored on a firm ground;
d. The materials like bricks, tiles or blocks shall also be stored on a firm ground;
e. Reinforcing steel shall be stored according to its shape, size and length and stack of reinforcing
steel kept as low as possible;
f. No pipe shall be stored on rack or in stack where such pipe is likely to fall by rolling;
g. The angle of repose shall be maintained where loose materials are stacked;
h. When dust laden material is to be stored or handled, measures shall be taken to suppress the
dust produced by such storing or handling and suitable personal protective equipment
supplied to and used by the building workers working for such storing or handling.
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2.4. DISPOSAL OF DEBRIS AND WASTE MATERIAL:
a. It shall be ensured that debris is
i. Handled and disposed of by a method, which does not cause danger to the safety of a
person and not allowed to accumulate so as to constitute a hazard;
ii. Kept sufficiently moist to bring down the dust under control;
iii. Not thrown inside or outside from any height of such building or other construction work;
b. Brought down by suitable means/chutes provided for the purpose and on completion of work,
leftover building material, article or other substance or debris shall be disposed off as soon as
possible to avoid any hazard to any traffic or person;
c. Whenever materials are dropped more than 6 m to any point lying outside the exterior walls
of the building an enclosed chute of wood, or equivalent material shall be used;
d. When debris is dropped through holes in the floor without the use of chutes, the area where
the material is dropped shall be completely enclosed with barricades not less than 1.1 m high
and not less than 1.9 m back from the edge of the opening above. Signs warning of the hazard
of falling material shall be posted at each level;
e. All scrap lumber, waste material and rubbish shall be removed from the immediate work area
as the work progresses;
f. Disposal of waste material or debris as per the guideline issued by CPCB in compliance of Rule
10 sub-rule 1(a) of C & D Waste Management Rules, 2016).
g. All bio-degradable material shall be disposed off in the pit for making compost. Pellets can
also be made from bio-degradable material
h. All solvent wastes, oil rags and flammable liquids shall be kept in fire resistant covered
containers until removed from the work site.
a. Rigging equipment for material handling shall be inspected prior to use in each shift as
necessary during its use to ensure that it is safe. Defective rigging equipment shall be removed
from service;
b. Rigging equipment shall not be loaded in excess of its recommended safe working load, as
prescribed in the Indian standards;
c. Rigging equipment, when not in use, shall be removed from the immediate work area so as not
to present a hazard to persons engaged in the area;
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d. Special custom designed grabs, hooks, clamps, or other lifting accessories, for such units as
modular panels, prefabricated structures and similar materials, shall be marked to indicate the
safe working loads shall be proof tested prior to use 125% of their rated load;
e. Welded alloy steel chain slings shall have permanently affixed-durable identification standing
size, grade, rated capacity and manufacturer.
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b. All vehicles used at construction site shall comply with the requirements of the Motor Vehicles Act,
1988 (59 of 1988) and the Rules made hereunder;
c. The driver of a vehicle of any class or description operating at a construction site shall hold a valid
driving license under the Motor Vehicles Act. 1988 (59 of 1988).
2.10. USE OF SAFETY BELT OR OTHER FALL ARREST SYSTEMS:
Wherever any work at a height of 3 m or more is carried out, use of a suitable fall arrest system is
mandatory if the workplace has already not been provided with an otherwise reliable means of
protection for preventing the fall of persons from that height, provided further that:
a. Safety belt, lanyard, life lines and devices for the attachment of such life lines shall conform to
the approved standards;
b. Every building worker shall be supplied with safety belt and safety life lines for his protection and
such building worker shall use such belts and life lines during the performance of his work;
c. All building workers using safety belt and safety life lines shall have the knowledge of safe use and
maintenance of such belts and life lines and shall be supplied with necessary instructions for its
use;
d. The responsible person for supervising the use of safety belts and safety lifelines shall inspect and
ensure that such safety belts and lifelines are fit for use before taking them into use.
a. Every safety net shall be of adequate strength, made of sound material and suitable for use
and conform to the approved standards;
b. The responsible person for maintenance of safety nets and their use shall ensure safe fixing of
such safety nets and provide such safety nets with suitable and sufficient anchorage so that the
purposes for which such safety net is intended for use is served;
c. Use of multi-layer safety net to be ensured to avoid fall of material/objects.
a. Proper arrangement shall be made for the safe storage of safety belts, safety lifelines and safety
nets when they are not in use and are protected against mechanical damage, damages from
chemicals and damages from biological agents.
a. The Engineer in-charge may declare whole or part of a site as the hardhat area and in such an
eventuality it shall be the responsibility of the contractor to provide safety helmet of the
approved quality to all personnel engaged in construction and erection work, including the
visitors to the site;
b. Accordingly, wherever safety footwear is required for the safety of the personnel, the
contractor shall provide the same of the approved type free of charge.
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3.0 WELDING AND GAS CUTTING OPERATIONS
3.1 GAS WELDING:
3.1.1 GENERAL PROVISIONS:
a. All welders shall be provided with fire resistant protective clothing and equipment, such as fire
resistant gauntlets and aprons, helmets and goggles with suitable filter lenses and its usage
shall be ensured;
b. The welders shall not be allowed to wear clothing that is not free from grease, oil and other
flammable material;
c. Adequate precautions shall be taken to protect persons working or passing near welding
operations from dangerous sparks and radiation;
d. When welding or cutting is being done on materials containing toxic or harmful substances or
liable to produce toxic or harmful fumes, adequate precautions shall be taken to protect
workers from the fumes, either by
i) Exhaust ventilation, or
ii) Respiratory protective equipment;
iii) Arrangement shall be made so that welding sparks do not fall down on the persons working
below or material, which are combustible in nature and may be damaged with such sparks.
e. The oxygen pressure for welding shall always be high enough to prevent acetylene flowing back
into the oxygen cylinder;
f. Acetylene shall not be used for welding at a pressure exceeding 1 atmosphere gauge;
g. Adequate precautions shall be taken to prevent:
i) Fire being stated by sparks,
ii) Slag or hot metal; and
iii) Damage to fibre ropes from heat, sparks, slag or hot metal;
h. Precautions shall be taken to prevent flammable vapours and substances from entering the
working area;
a. Unless adequate precautions are taken, no welding or cutting operations shall be allowed near the
place where combustible materials are stored, or near materials or plant where explosive or
flammable dusts, gases or vapours are likely to be present or given off. If hot work permit system
exists at the site, the same shall be followed;
b. Combustible materials and structures that cannot be removed from the vicinity of welding
operations shall be shielded by asbestos or protected by other suitable means.
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b. No blow pipe shall be left unattended inside a tank or vessel or other confined space during meal
break or other interruption of the work;
c. The worker shall take all necessary precautions to prevent unburned combustible gas or oxygen
from escaping inside a tank or vessel or other confined space; and
d. When necessary to prevent danger, an attendant shall watch the welders from outside.
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d. Care shall be taken that hose does not become kinked or tangled, stepped on or run-over or
otherwise damaged;
e. Any length of hose in which a flashback has burned, shall be discarded;
f. No hose with more than one gas passage shall be used;
g. Only soapy water shall be used for testing hose for leaks.
3.7. TROCHES
a. When torches are being changed, the gases shall be shut off at the pressure reducing regulators
and not by crimping hose;
b. Torches shall be lit with friction lighters or other safe source but not with matches.
c. Electric welding equipment:
d. Welding machines shall be controlled by a switch mounted on or near the machine framework that,
when opened, immediately cuts off the power from all conductors supplying the machine;
e. Welding circuit shall be so designed as to prevent the transmission of high potential from the source
of supply to the welding electrodes;
f. The maximum open circuit voltage shall be in accordance with Indian Standards;
g. Electrode conductors or cables shall not be excessive in length and shall not be longer that
necessary to perform the work;
h. Return conductors shall be taken directly to work and securely connected mechanically and
electrically to it or to the work bench, floor etc. and to an adjacent metallic object;
i. Cable shall be supported so as not to create dangerous obstruction;
j. Motors, generators, rectifiers and transformers in arc welding or cutting machines, and all current
carrying parts, shall be protected against accidental contact with uninsulated live parts;
k. Ventilating slots in transformer enclosures shall be so designed that no live part is accessible
through any slot;
l. Frames of arc welding machines shall be effectively earthed;
m. In hand-operated arc welding machines, cables and cable connectors used in arc welding circuits
shall be effectively insulated on the supply side;
n. The outer surface electrode holders of hand-operated arc welding machines, including the jaw so
far as practicable, shall be effectively insulated;
o. Electrode holders of hand-operated arc-welding machines shall, if practicable, be provided with
discs or shields to protect the operator’s hands from the heat of the arcs;
p. Only heavy-duty cable with unbroken insulation shall be used;
q. Circuit connections shall be waterproof;
r. When lengths of cable have to be joined, only insulated connectors shall be used on the earth line
and the electrode holder line;
s. Connections to welding terminals shall be made at distribution boxes, socket outlets, etc. by bolted
joints;
t. Welding terminals shall be adequately protected against accidental contact by enclosures, covers
or other effective means;
u. Electrode holder shall
i. Have adequate current capacity;
ii. Be adequately insulated to prevent shock, short-circuiting or flashovers.
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3.8. OPERATIONS
a. Arc welding and cutting operations that are carried on at places where persons other than the
welders are working or passing shall be enclosed by means of suitable stationary or mobile screens;
b. Walls and screens of both permanent and temporary protective enclosures shall be provided to
absorb harmful rays from the welding equipment and prevent reflection, and if necessary, be
painted or otherwise treated for the purpose;
c. When arc welding is done in damp confined spaces;
i) Electrode holders shall be completely insulated; and
ii) The welding machines shall be outside the confined space;
d. Welders shall take adequate precautions
i) To prevent any part of their body from completing an electric circuit
ii) To prevent contact between any part of the body and the exposed part of the electrode, or
electrode when in contact with metal; and
iii) To prevent wet or damaged clothing, gloves and boots from touching any live part;
e. Welding circuits shall be switched off when not in use;
f. Electrodes shall only be inserted in the holder with insulating means such as insulating gloves;
g. Electrode and return leads shall be adequately protected against damage;
h. Live parts of electrode holders shall be inaccessible when they are not in use;
i. Electric arc-welding equipment shall not be left unattended with current switched on.
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4.0 SAFETY IN THE USE OF ELECTRICITY
4.1. GENERAL PROVISIONS
a. Before commencement of any building or other construction work, adequate measures shall be
taken to prevent any worker from coming into physical contact with any electrical equipment or
apparatus, machines or live electrical circuit which may cause electrical hazard during the course
of his employment and suitable warning signs shall be displayed and maintained at conspicuous
places in Hindi and in local language understood by the majority of the building workers;
b. In workplaces where the exact location of underground electric power line is not known, the
building workers using jack hammers, crow bars or other hand tools which may come in contact
with a live electrical line shall be provided with approved insulated protective gloves and footwear;
c. As far as practicable, no wiring or cable, which may come in contact with water or which may be
mechanically damaged or which may result in electric shock shall be left on ground or;
d. All electrical appliances and current carrying equipment used shall be made of sound material and
adequately earthed;
e. All temporary electrical installations shall be provided with earth leakage circuit breakers;
f. It is required that all portable power-driven hand tools are provided with double insulation to
secure a high degree of protection from electrical hazards;
g. Electrical installations shall comply with the requirements of any law for the time being in force,
especially the Indian Electricity Act/Rules in particular with specific reference to the following:
i) All parts of installations shall be of standard construction not lower, from the safety point of
view, than the national standards, as applicable. All parts of electrical installations shall be so
constructed, installed and maintained so as to prevent electrical fires, explosion and shock;
ii) Earthing of metal work of electrical equipment, other than the parts which carry current, shall
be provided and will conform to Electricity Act and IS: 3042 – 1966 (code of practice for
earthing);
h. All parts of electrical installation shall be adequate size and characteristics for the work they may
be called upon to do and in particular they shall:
i. All parts of electrical installations shall be so constructed, installed and maintained as to prevent
the danger of electric shock; fire and external explosion;
j. It shall be made impossible for circuit breakers to be opened or closed inadvertently, by gravity or
by mechanical impact;
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k. Before operation of OCBs, oil level must be checked and the event of short, extra quantity must be
filled;
l. Use of rubber gloves and rubber gum boots of tested quality where electric shock is likely to occur
shall be provided, but these shall not be considered as providing adequate protection against the
risk of electric shock in lieu of inbuilt safety arrangement in the system;
m. First-aid boxes, instruction for restoration of persons affected by electric shock shall be made;
n. Arrangement shall be made for sufficient number of CO 2 /chemical powder type fire
extinguishers/sand buckets etc.;
o. No electrical circuits shall ever be overloaded to the dangerous extent or beyond the rated capacity;
p. In confined areas, only 24 volt supply shall be used for every equipment, including hand-held
portable tools and hand lamps;
q. All electrical appliances and outlets shall be clearly marked to indicate their purpose and voltage.
4.2. FUSES
a. Fuses shall bear markings indicating their rated current, whether they are of the fast or slow-
breaking type and, as far as practicable, and their rated breaking capacity. Fuses as per need
and of correct rating shall be used in the circuit;
b. Effective measures shall be taken to ensure that persons removing or inserting fuses will not
be endangered, in particular by any adjacent live parts;
c. In case of blow of fuses only after finding out and correcting of the fault, new fuses shall be
provided in the circuit.
4.3. SWITCHES
a. All switches shall be of enclosed type and so installed and earthed as to prevent danger in their
operation;
b. Use of switches, which may connect or disconnect circuit through gravity, shall not be used.
4.4. MOTORS
a. All motors shall be equipped with a switch;
b. When a motor can be cut off from more than one place, where practicable, a stopping device
shall be installed in the immediate vicinity of the motor;
c. Motors shall be so installed as to ensure that they can be adequately cooled;
d. Motors shall be effectively protected against over current;
e. Whenever the motors installed are in the open area where there is the possibility of fall of
liquid corrosives or otherwise, it shall be suitably protected with covering;
f. Earthing shall be connected to all motors, generators etc. as prescribed in the Indian Electricity
Rules, amended from time to time.
4.5. CONNECTIONS
a. At points where conductors are joined, branched or led into apparatus, they shall be:
i. Mechanically protected, and
ii. Properly maintained;
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b. Conductors shall be joined, branched or led into an apparatus through junction boxes,
bushings, glands or equivalent connecting devices;
c. Junction boxes or plug-out-socket couplings shall be used for joining cables wherever
practicable;
d. When parts of conductors are joined together, or conductors are joined to one another or to
an apparatus, the attachment shall be made by screwing, clamping, soldering, riveting, brazing,
crimping, or equivalent means. Loose connections shall not be provided in any case;
e. Cable joints, junction boxes and connectors shall be protected as far as practicable, against
traffic, fall of ground, water and other sources of damage;
f. Whenever armoured cables are joined, the junction boxes shall be bridged by a suitably
conducive bond between the armouring of the cables.
a. All electrical equipment shall be inspected before it is taken into use to ensure that it is suitable
for its purpose of use;
b. At the beginning of every shift every person using electrical equipment shall make a careful
external examination of the equipment and conductors for which he is responsible, especially
flexible cables;
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c. Periodic inspections, testing, maintenance of all electrical equipment is to be made and record
of test of transformer oil and pit earthing shall be maintained;
d. Electrical conductors and equipment shall be repaired by the electrician only as far as
practicable, no work shall be done live conductors or equipment;
e. Before any work is begun on conductors or equipment that does not have to remain live;
f. After work on conductors and equipment, the current shall only be switched on again on the
orders of a competent person;
g. Electricians shall be provided with adequate tools, and person protective equipment, such as
rubber gloves, mats etc.;
h. All conductors and equipment shall be considered to live unless there is certain proof to the
contrary.
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5.0 SAFETY IN THE USE OF HAND TOOLS AND POWER-OPERATED TOOLS
5.1 GENERAL PROVISIONS
a. All hands and power tools and similar equipment, shall be maintained in safe condition.
b. When power operated tools are designed to accommodate guards, they shall be equipped with
such guards, when in use;
c. Belts, gears, shafts, pulleys, sprockets, spindles, drums, fly wheels, chains and other reciprocating,
rotating or moving parts of the equipment shall be similarly guarded;
d. Personnel using hand and power tools and exposed to the hazard of falling, flying, abrasive, and
splashing objects, or exposed to harmful dusts, fumes, mists, vapours, or gases shall be provided
with the particular personal protective equipment necessary to protect them from the hazards;
e. All hand-held powered platen sanders, grinders, grinders with wheels of 5 cm or less, routers,
planers, laminate trimmers, nibblers, shears, scroll saws and jigsaws with blade shanks of 0.5 cm
wide or less shall be equipped with only a positive on-off control.
f. All hand-held powered drills, tappers, fastener drivers, horizontal, vertical or angle grinders with
wheels greater than 5 cm in diameter, disc sanders, belt sanders, reciprocating saws, saber saws
and other operating powered tools shall be equipped with a momentary contact on control
provided that turnoff can be accomplished by a single motion of the same finger or fingers that
turn it on.
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muzzle to prevent the tool from ejecting the fasteners unless the muzzle is in contact with the work
surface;
f. Compressed air shall not be used for cleaning purposes except when the pressure is reduced to less
than 2 kg/cm2 and that too with effective chip guarding. The 2 kg/cm2 pressure requirement does
not apply to concrete form, mill scale and similar cleaning purposes;
g. The manufacturer’s safe operating for hoses, pipes, valves, filters and other fittings shall not be
exceeded;
h. Only personnel who has been trained in the operation of the particular tool shall be allowed to
operate power-actuated tools;
i. The tool shall be tested each day before loading to see that the safety devices are in proper working
condition. The method of testing shall be accordance with the manufacturer’s recommended
procedure;
j. Any tool found not in proper working order, or that which develops a defect during use, shall be
immediately removed from service and not used until properly repaired;
k. Tools shall not be loaded until just prior to the intended firing time. Neither loaded nor empty tools
are to be pointed at any other person. Hands shall be kept clear of the open barrel end;
l. Loaded tools shall not be left unattended;
m. Fasteners shall not be driven into very hard or brittle materials including, but not limited to, cast
iron, glazed tiles, surface hardened steel, glass block, live rock, face brick or hollow tiles;
n. Driving into materials that can be easily penetrated shall be avoided unless backed by a substance
that will prevent the pin or fastener from passing completely through and creating a flying missile
hazard on the other side;
o. No fastener shall be driven into a palled area caused by an unsatisfactory fastening;
p. Only non-sparking tools shall be used in an explosive or flammable atmosphere;
q. All tools shall be used with the correct shield, guard or attachment as recommended by thee
manufacturer.
5.4. ABRASIVE WHEELS AND TOOLS
a. All grinding machines shall be supplied with sufficient power to maintain the spindle speed at
safe levels under all conditions of normal operation;
b. Grinding machines shall be equipped with suitable safety guards;
c. The maximum angular exposure of the grinding wheel periphery and sides shall not be more
than 900, except that when the work requires contact with the wheel below the horizontal
plane of the spindle, the angular exposure shall not exceed 1200. In either case, the exposure
shall begin not more than 650 above the horizontal plane of the spindle. Safety guards shall be
strong enough to withstand the bursting of the wheel;
d. Floor and bench-mounted grinders shall be work-rests, which shall be rigidly supported and
readily adjustable. Such work-rests shall be kept at a distance not to exceed 5 mm from the
surface of the wheel;
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e. Cup type wheels used for external grinding shall be protected by either revolving cup guard or
a band type guard;
f. When safety guards are required, they shall be mounted as to maintain proper alignment with
the wheel and the guard and the guard and its fastening shall be adequate strength to retain
the fragments of the wheel in case of accidental breakage. The maximum angular exposure of
the grinding wheel periphery and sides shall not exceed 1800;
g. Portable abrasive wheel used for internal grinding shall be provided with suitable safety
flanges;
h. When safety flanges are required, they shall be used only with wheels designed to fit the
flanges. Only safety flanges, of a type and design and properly assembled so as to ensure that
the pieces of the wheel will be retained in case of accidental breakage, shall be used;
i. All abrasive wheels shall be closely inspected and ring tested before mounting to ensure that
they are free from cracks or defects;
j. Grinding wheels shall fit freely on the spindle and shall not be forced on. The spindle nut shall
be tightened only enough to hold the wheel in place;
k. All employees using abrasive wheels shall be protected by suitable eye protection equipment.
5.5. WOODWORKING TOOLS
a. All fixed power driven woodworking tools shall be provided with a disconnect switch that can
either be locked or tagged in the off-position;
b. The operating speed shall be attached or otherwise permanently marked on all circular saws
over 0.5 m in diameter or operating at over 3000 peripheral rpm. Any saw so marked shall not
be operated at a speed other than that marked on the blade. When a marked saw is
retensioned for a different speed, the marking shall be corrected to show the new speed;
c. Automatic feeding devices shall be installed on machines wherever the nature of the work will
permit. Feeder attachments shall have the feed rolls or other moving parts covered or guarded
so as to protect the operator from hazardous points;
d. All portable power driven circular saws shall be equipped with guards above and below the
base plate or shoe. The upper guard shall cover the saw to the depth of the teeth, except for
the minimum arc required to permit the base to be tilted for bevel cuts. The lower guard shall
cover the saw to the depth of the teeth, except for the minimum arc required to allow proper
retraction and contact with the work. When the tool is withdrawn from the work, the lower
guard shall automatically and instantly return to the covering position.
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6.0 SAFETY IN THE USE OF LADDERS AND STAIRS
6.1. GENERAL ASPECTS OF SAFETY RELATED TO USE OF LADDERS
a. Every ladder or step-ladder used in building or other construction work shall be of good
construction, made of sound material and of adequate strength for the purpose for which such
ladder or step-ladder is used;
b. When a ladder is used as a means of communication, such ladder shall be lashed to a fixed structure
so that while working on such ladder it does not slip;
c. A ladder or step ladder shall not stand on loose bricks or other loose packing and have a level and
firm footing;
d. No ladder shall be used which has a missing or defective rungs or rungs, which depend for support
solely on nails, spikes or other similar fixing.
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n. Every ladder shall rise at least 1 m above the highest point to be reached and have one of the
uprights continued to that height to serve as a hand-rail at the top;
o. Ladders shall not stand on loose bricks or other loose packing but have a level and firm footing so
that they are equally supported on each upright;
p. Every ladder shall be securely fixed so that it cannot move from its top and bottom points of rest
and if it cannot be secured at the top, it shall be securely fastened at the base and if fastening at
the top is also impracticable, it shall have a man stationed at the foot holding the end to prevent it
from slipping;
q. Where a run of two or more ladders connects different floors, the ladders shall be staggered and a
protective landing with the smallest practicable opening shall be provided at each floor;
r. A ladder having only one upright or a missing or dangerously defective rung shall not be used;
s. When a ladder is placed in position, the distance between the foot of a ladder and the base of the
structure against which it rests shall be about one-quarter of its length;
t. Workers using ladders shall leave at least one hand free for climbing up and down, face the ladder,
avoid wearing slippery footwear and avoid carrying heavy or bulky loads;
u. A ladder shall not be placed in front of a door that opens towards it unless the door is fastened or
locked or guarded;
v. A ladder shall not be placed against a window frame unless the ladder is fitted with a board at the
top so that the applied load is safely distributed over the frame;
w. Metal ladders shall not be used in the vicinity of live electrical equipment;
x. Adequate means shall be provided to prevent displacement of the ladder set up in public
thoroughfare or where persons, vehicles etc. may accidentally collide with it.
a. The length of portable stepladders shall not exceed 6 m and their back legs shall be adequately
braced;
b. Stepladders exceeding 1.5 m in length shall have two or more cross-ties;
c. The spread between the front and back legs shall be restricted by means of hinged metal flat
bars or high-grade fibre or other effective means;
d. When in the open position, treads of stepladders shall be horizontal.
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c. The rungs of overlapping sections shall coincide so as to form double treads and shall be equipped
with one or more extension ropes;
d. Extension ropes shall be securely anchored and run over suitable pulleys.
6.6 MECHANICAL LADDERS
a. Mechanical ladder is that ladder, which is a mechanically extendable ladder, mounted on a wheeled
frame;
b. Mechanical ladder shall be equipped with guard-rails and toe-boards and a cage of heavy-gauge
steel mesh;
c. If mechanical ladder has no railed platform or cage, workers using it shall be secured by suitable
safety belt;
d. Mechanical ladders shall not be moved, while a person is on them, unless they have specially
designed to ensure that perfect stability is maintained during movement.
6.7. FIXED LADDERS
a. Uprights of fixed ladders shall be at least 40 cm and shall be set an angle of 150 to the vertical;
b. Clearance at the back of the rungs shall be at least 15 cm and no obstruction within 75 cm of the
face of the ladder;
c. There shall be at least 7.5 cm clearance between the ladder and the nearest fixed object;
d. When it is necessary for a ladder to pass closely through a hole in a platform or a floor, the edges
of the hole shall be padded so as to prevent injury to the users;
e. The length of the runs of fixed ladder shall not exceed 9 m;
f. Landing platform shall be provided for each 9 m or fraction thereof;
g. As far as practicable, runs shall be staggered;
h. Runs from which a person could fall from more than 6 m shall be enclosed in a cage of heavy-gauge
mesh or hoops;
i. Fixed ladders shall be firmly bolted or welded in position.
6.8. STAIRS
a. Stairs shall be of adequate strength to withstand safely the loads that they will have to carry;
b. Stairs used for the purpose of construction work shall have a clear width of at least 60 cm;
c. Stairs made of perforated material shall not have openings exceeding 1.2 cm in width;
d. No step of a stairway shall depend for its support solely on nails, spikes, screws or other similar
fixing;
e. No stairway with missing or dangerously defective steps shall be used;
f. Every stairway that is at an angle of less than 300 from the vertical shall be provided with a secure
handhold at the top landing place, either by extending one upright for at least 1 m or by other
effective means;
g. Movable and removable stairs shall be adequately secured in the position of use;
h. In all building structures permanent stairs shall be constructed as soon as practicable;
i. When work on a building has progressed to a height of more than 18 m above the ground and it
has not been practical to construct the permanent stairs, sufficient number of stairs shall be
provided to ensure safe access to the working levels.
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7.0 SAFETY IN THE USE OF LIFTING APPLIANCES & GEARS
7.1. CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF LIFTING APPLIANCES:
All lifting appliances, including their parts and working gear, whether fixed or movable, and any plant
or gear used in anchoring or fixing of such appliances -
a. Shall be of sound construction, sound material, and of adequate strength to serve the purpose for
which these are to be used and all such appliances shall be free from patent defects, and
b. Maintained in good repair and working condition;
c. Every drum or pulley around which the rope of any lifting appliance is carried, shall be of adequate
diameter and sound construction in relation to such rope;
i. Any rope that terminates at the winding drum of lifting appliance shall be securely attached
to such drum and at least three dead turns of such rope remain on such drum in every
operating position of such lifting appliance;
ii. The flange of a drum projects twice the rope diameter beyond the last layer of such rope and
if such rope and if such projection is not available, other measures like anti-slackness guards
shall be provided to prevent such rope from coming off such drum;
d. Every lifting appliance shall be provided with adequate and efficient brakes which shall be:
i) Capable of preventing fall of suspended load (including any test load),
ii) Effectively controlling such load while it is being lowered, acting without shock and shall be
attached with shoes that can be easily removed for running and which shall be simple and
have easily accessible means of adjustment;
e. Provided that nothing contained above shall apply to steam-winch that can be operated as safely
as with brakes.
7.3.1 Test: all lifting appliances including all parts and gears thereof, whether fixed or movable, shall be
tested and examined by a competent person before being taken into use for the first time or after it
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has undergone any alteration or repairs liable to affect its strength or stability or after erection on a
site and also once at least in every five years, in the manner as specified;
7.3.2. Examination: all lifting appliances shall be thoroughly examined by a competent person at least in
every twelve months and where the competent person making such examination forms the opinion
that the lifting appliance cannot continue to function safely, he shall forthwith give notice in writing of
his opinion to the contractor.
a. Cut-out shall be provided which automatically arrests the movement of the lifting parts of
every crane if the load exceeds the safe working load, wherever possible;
b. Wherever the above provisions cannot be applied and if it is not possible to install an automatic
safe load indicator, in that case, provision of a table showing the safe working loads at the
corresponding inclinations or radii of the jib on the crane shall be considered sufficient.
7.5. INSTALLATION:
7.6. WINCHES
a. Winches shall not be used if their control levers operate with excessive friction or play;
b. Double gear winches shall not be used unless a positive means of locking the gearshift is
provided;
c. There shall be no load other than the fall and the hook assembly on the winch while changing
gears on a two-gear winch;
d. Adequate protection shall be provided to the winch operator against abnormal weather;
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e. Temporary seats or shelters for winch operators that may pose hazard to the winch operator
or any other building workers shall not be allowed to be used;
f. Control levers shall be secured in the neutral position and, whenever possible, the power shall
shut off if the winch is left unattended.
a. Measures shall be taken to prevent escaping steam from obscuring any part of the construction
site or other workplace or from otherwise hindering or injuring any building worker;
b. Extension control levers which tend to fall off their own weight shall be counter-balanced;
c. Winch operators shall not be permitted to use the which control extension levers except for
short handles on wheel type controls and that such levers shall be of adequate strength, secure
and fastened with metal connections at the fulcrum and at the permanent control lever;
d. In use of every electric winch, no building worker shall be permitted to transfer, alter or adjust
electric control circuits in case of any defect in such winch;
7.8. ELECTRIC WINCHES SHALL NOT BE USED FOR BUILDING WORK WHERE
a. The electromagnetic brake is unable to hold the load; or
b. One or more control points either hoisting or lowering are not operating properly.
7.9. BUCKETS:
It shall be ensured that tip-up buckets are equipped with a device that effectively prevents accidental
tipping.
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ii) The means specified or notices so exhibited as can be easily read by any concerned building
worker stating the safe working load for the various sizes of the wire rope slings used.
7.11 LOADING OF LIFTING APPLIANCES AND LIFTING GEARS
a. No lifting appliance, lifting gear or wire rope shall be used in an unsafe way and in such a manner
as to involve risk to life of building workers and they are not loaded beyond their safe working load
except for testing purposes under the direction of a competent person in the manner as specified
in schedule;
b. No lifting appliance and lifting gear, or any other material-handling appliance shall be used if the
Inspector having jurisdiction under the Building and Other construction (regulation of employment
and conditions of service) Act/Rules is not satisfied with reference to a certificate of test or
examination or to an authenticated record maintained as provided under the Rules or if in his view
the lifting appliance, lifting gear or any other material handling appliance is not safe for use in
building or other construction work;
c. No pulley block shall be used unless the safe working load and its identification are clearly marked
on such block.
7.12. OPERATOR’S CAB OR CABIN SHALL
a. Be made of fire resistant material;
b. Have a suitable seat, a foot rest and protection from vibration;
c. Afford the operator an adequate view of the area of operation;
d. Afford the necessary access to working parts in the cab;
e. Afford the operator adequate protection against the weather;
f. Be adequately ventilated; and
g. Be provided with a suitable fire extinguisher.
7.13. OPERATION OF LIFTING APPLIANCES:
Operator of every crane or lifting appliance shall possess adequate skill and training in the operation
of the particular lifting appliances, provided further that
a. No person under eighteen years of age shall be in control of any lifting machine, scaffold winch,
or give signals to the operator;
b. Precaution shall be taken by the trained operator to prevent lifting appliance from being set in
motion inadvertently;
c. The operation of lifting appliances shall be governed by signals in conformity with the approved
standards;
d. The operator’s attention shall not be distracted while he is working;
e. No crane, hoist, winch or other lifting appliance or any part of such crane, hoist, winch or other
lifting appliance shall, except for testing purposes, be loaded beyond the safe working load;
f. During the hoisting operation, effective precaution shall be taken to prevent any person from
standing or passing under the load in such operation;
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g. Operator shall not leave lifting appliance unattended while power is on or the load is suspended to
such appliance;
h. No person shall ride on a suspended load of any lifting appliance;
i. Every part of a load in course of being hoisted or lowered shall bee adequately suspended and
supported to prevent danger;
j. Every receptacle used for hoisting bricks, tiles, slates or other material shall be suitably enclosed as
to prevent the fall of any such material;
k. The hoisting platform shall be enclosed when loose material or loaded wheel barrows are placed
directly on such platform or lowering such materials or wheel barrows;
l. No material shall be raised, lowered or slewed with any lifting appliance in such a way as to cause
sudden jerks to such appliance;
m. In hoisting a barrow, any wheel of such barrow shall not used be as a means of support unless
adequate steps have been taken to prevent the axle of such wheel from slipping out of its bearing;
n. Long objects like planks or girders shall be provided with tag line to prevent any possibility of danger
while raising or lowering such objects;
o. During the process of landing or material, a building worker shall not be permitted to lean out into
empty space for finding out the loading and unloading of such material;
p. When hoisting of load is done in an enclosed space, neither the lifting material nor the boom shall
project outside the enclosed space;
q. Adequate steps shall be taken to prevent a load, in the course of being hoisted or lowered from
coming into contact with any object to avoid any displacement of such load and appropriate
appliances provided and used for guiding heavy loads when raising or lowering heavy loads to avoid
crushing of hands of building workers during such raising or lowering of loads.
7.14. HOISTS
a. Hoist towers shall be designed according to the relevant national standards;
b. Hoist shafts shall be provided with rigid panels or other adequate fencing at the ground level on all
sides of such shafts and at all other levels on all sides of the access to such shafts while the walls of
hoist shafts, except at approaches, extend at least two meters above the floor or platform of access
to such shifts;
c. Approaches to hoist shall be adequately lit and provided with gates that shall be guarded to
maintain visibility at least of two meters height; and equipped with a device, which requires such
gate to be closed before the platform of such hoist can leave the landing, and prevents the gate
from being opened unless such platform is at the landing;
d. The guides of hoist platforms shall offer sufficient resistance to bending and to bucking in the case
of jamming, by providing a safety catch;
e. Overhead beams and their supports are capable of holding the total maximum live and dead loads
that such beams and supports will be required to carry, with a safety factor of at least five;
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f. A clear space shall be provided –
i. Above the highest stopping place of a cage or platform to allow sufficient unobstructed travel
of such cage or platform in case of over-winding and
ii. Below the lowest stopping place of such cage or platform;
g. Adequate covering shall be provided above the top of hoist shafts to prevent materials from falling
into such shifts;
h. Outdoor hoist towers shall be erected on adequately firm foundations and securely braced, guyed
and anchored;
i. A ladder way shall extend from the bottom to the top of every outdoor hoist tower in case no other
ladder way exists within easy reach and such ladder way shall comply with the relevant national
standards;
j. The rated capacity of a hoisting engine shall at least be one and a half times the maximum load
that such engine will be required to move;
k. All gearing on a hoisting engine shall be securely enclosed;
l. Steam piping of hoisting engine shall be adequately protected against accidental contact of such
piping with a building worker;
m. Electrical equipment of a hoisting engine shall be effectively earthed;
n. A hoist shall be provided with suitable devices to stop a hoisting engine as soon as the platform of
such hoist reaches its highest stopping place;
o. A hoisting engine shall be protected by suitable cover against weather and falling objects;
p. A hoisting engine set up in a public thoroughfare shall be completely enclosed;
q. All exhaust steam pipes shall discharge steam in such a manner that the steam so discharged does
not scald any person or obstruct the operator’s view;
r. The motion of a hoist shall not be reversed without first bringing it to rest to avoid any harm from
such reverse motion;
s. A hoist not designed for the conveyance of persons shall not be set in motion from the platform of
such hoist;
t. Pawls and ratchet wheels of a hoist, requiring disengagement of such pawls from such ratchet
wheels, before the platform of such hoist is lowered, shall not be used;
u. A platform of a hoist shall be capable of supporting such maximum load that such platform may
carry with a safety factor of at least three;
v. A platform of a hoist shall be equipped with suitable safety gear which can hold such platform with
its maximum load in case its hoisting rope breaks;
w. On platform of a hoist, the wheel barrows or truck shall be efficiently blocked in safe positions;
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x. A cage of a hoist or platform where the building workers are required to enter into such cage or to
go on such platform at landing levels, shall be provided with a locking arrangement to prevent such
cage or platform from moving during the time a worker enters or leaves such cage or platform;
y. The sides of platform of a hoist which are not used for loading or unloading, shall be provided with
toe-board and enclosures of a wire mesh or any other suitable means to prevent the fall of any part
of a load from such platform, further provided that
i. The platform of a hoist, which has any probability of falling of any part of a load from it, shall
be provided with an adequate covering to prevent such fall;
ii. The counter weights of a hoist consisting of an assemblage of several parts shall be so
constructed that such parts shall be rigidly connected together;
iii. The counter weights of a hoist shall run between guides;
iv. At every level of work the building workers shall be provided with adequate platforms for
performing such work;
v. A legible notice in Hindi as well as in a local language shall be displayed in a conspicuous place
of the platform of a hoist and that such notice shall state the maximum carrying capacity of
such hoist in kilograms on the hoisting engine;
vi. On a hoist authorized and certified for the conveyance of the persons on the platform or in the
cage and such notice shall state the maximum number of persons to be carried on such hoist
at one time;
vii. On a hoist carrying goods and other materials such notice shall state that such hoist is not
meant for carriage of persons.
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7.18. CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF LIFTING GEAR
a. Every lifting gear shall be –
i. of good design and construction, sound material and adequate strength to perform the work
for which it is used;
ii. free from patent defects; and
iii. properly maintained in good repair and working order;
b. Components of the loose gear, at the time of its use, shall be renewed if one of its dimensions at
any point has decreased by ten per cent or more;
c. A chain shall be withdrawn from use when it is stretched and increased in length which exceeds
five per cent of its length or when a link of such chain is deformed or is otherwise damaged or
defects in the welds have appeared on it;
d. Rings, hooks, swivels and end links attached to a chain shall be of the same materials as that of
such chain;
e. The voltage of electric supply to any magnetic lifting device shall not fluctuate by more than plus
or minus 10%.
7.19. TEST AND PERIODICAL EXAMINATION OF LIFTING GEARS
a. A lifting gear shall be initially tested for the manufacturer by a competent person in a manner
specified as per schedule annexed before taking into use or after undergoing any substantive
alterations which renders its any part liable to affect its safety and such gear alter such test shall
subsequently be retested for the use of its owner at least once in every five years;
b. A lifting gear in use shall thoroughly examined once at least in every twelve months by a
competent person;
c. A chain in use shall be thoroughly examined at least once every month by a responsible person
for its use;
d. Certificates of initial and periodical test and examinations of loose gears shall be obtained in the
form annexed.
7.20. ROPES
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b. Provided that after if any such wire is broken in such rope, the responsible person shall thereafter
inspect it once at least in every month and ensure that;
c. No wire rope shall be used for building or other constructing work if in any length of eight diameters
of such wires, the total number of visible broken wires exceed ten per cent of the total number of
wires in such rope, or such rope shows signs of excessive wear, corrosion or other defects which in
the opinion of the person who inspects it, is unfit for use;
d. Eye splices and loops of ropes for the attachment of hooks, rings and other such parts to wire rope
shall be made with suitable thimble;
e. A thimble or loop splice made in any wire rope sling shall conform to the following standards,
namely:
i) Wire rope sling shall have at least three tucks with full strand of rope and two tucks with
one-half of the wires cut out of each of such strand in all cased, such strands shall be tucked
against the lay of the rope;
ii) Protruding ends of such strands in any splice of wire rope slings shall be covered or treated
so as to leave no sharp points;
iii) A fiber rope or a rope sling shall have at least four tucks, tail of such tuck being whipped in
a suitable manner; and
iv) A synthetic fiber rope or rope sling shall have at least four tucks with full strands followed
by further tuck with one-half filaments cut out of each of such strand and final tuck with
one-halt of the remaining filaments cut out from such strands. Any portion of the splices
containing such tucks, with reduced number of filaments, shall be securely covered with
suitable tape or other materials;
v) Provided further that nothing contained above shall apply where any other form of splice,
which may be shown to be as efficient as the splice with above standards, shall be used.
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c. A chin or a loose gear made of high tensile steel or alloy steel shall be plainly marked with a mark
indicating that it is so made;
d. No chain or loose gear made of high tensile steel or alloy steel shall be subjected to any form of
heat treatment except where such treatment is necessary for the purpose of repair of such chain
or loose gear and that such repair shall be made under the direction of the competent person;
e. That the wrought iron gear, the past history of which is not traceable, shall be suspected of being
heat treated at incorrect temperature shall be normalized before using it on any building or other
construction work.
7.22. CERTIFICATE TO BE ISSUED AFTER ACTUAL TESTING AND EXAMINATION ETC:
A competent person shall issue a certificate after actual testing or examination of the apparatus
specified and record of such test or examination shall be maintained for inspection.
7.23. REGISTER OF PERIODICAL TEST, EXAMINATION AND CERTIFICATION THEREOF
a. A register in the form annexed shall be maintained and particulars of such test and examination of
lifting appliances, lifting gears and heat treatment as required shall be entered in such register;
b. Certificate in respect of each of the following shall be obtained from a competent person:
i) In cases of initial and periodical test and examination of the lifting appliances such as
Winches, Derricks and their accessory gears, Cranes or Hoists and their accessory gears;
(ii) In case of test, examination and re-examination of loose gears;
(iii) In case of test and examination of wire ropes;
(iv) In case of heat treatment and examination of loose gears;
(v) In case of annual thorough examination of the loose gears, except where required
particulars of such exemption have been enclosed in the register referred to in Form
annexed and such certificates are attached to the register referred to as above and
certificates kept at such construction site in case such register and certificate relate to lifting
appliances, loose gear and wire ropes and
c. Produced on demand and retained for at least five years after the date of the last entry made in
such register;
d. No lifting appliance or lifting gear in respect of which an entry is required to be made in register
referred to above and certificate of test and examination are required to be attached in such
register in the manner as specified, shall be used for building or other construction work unless the
required entries have been made in such register and certificates.
7.24. VACUUM AND MAGNETIC LIFTING GEAR
a. No vacuum lifting gear, magnetic lifting gear or any other lifting gear where the load on it is held
by adhesive power, shall be used while workers are performing operations beneath such gear;
b. A magnetic lifting gear used in connection with building or other construction work shall be
provided with an alternative supply of power, such as batteries, which may come into operation
immediately in the event of failure of the main power supply;
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c. No building worker shall work within the swinging zone of the lifting gear or load or building or
other construction material suspended to such lifting gear.
7.25. KNOTTING OF CHAINS AND WIRE ROPES:
No chain or wire rope with a knot in it shall be used in building or other construction work.
7.26. CARRYING OF PERSONS BY MEANS OF LIFTING APPLIANCES ETC.
a. No building worker shall be raised, lowered or carried by a power driven lifting appliance, except
i. On the drive’s platform in the cage of a crane; or
ii. On as hoist; or
iii. On an approved suspended scaffold;
b. Provided that a building worker may be raised, lowered or carried by a power driven lifting
appliance:
i. In circumstances where the use of a hoist or of a suspended scaffold shall not reasonably be
practicable, or
ii. On an aerial cableway or aerial ropeway, provided further that the following requirements
are met:
iii. That the appliance referred to above can be operated from one position only and that
iv. Any winch used in connection with the appliance shall also comply with the requirements as
laid down above.
c. The appliance referred to above shall not carry any person except:
i. In a chair or cage,
ii. In a skip or other receptacle at least three feet deep which shall be suitable for safe carriage
of a person and any such chair, cage, skip or other receptacle shall be made of good
construction, sound material, and adequate strength and properly maintained with suitable
means to prevent any occupant therein from falling out of it and shall be free from any
material or tools which may interfere with the handhold or foothold of such occupant or
otherwise endanger him; and
iii. Those suitable measures shall be taken to prevent the chair, cage skip or other receptacle
from spinning or tipping in a manner dangerous to any occupant therein.
7.27. HOISTS CARRYING PERSONS
a. No building worker shall be carried with the help of a hoist unless it is provided with a cage which:
i) Is so constructed as to prevent, when its gates are shut, any building worker carried by such
hoist from falling out of it or from being trapped between any part of such cage and any fixed
structure or other moving part of such hoist or from being struck by articles or materials
falling down the hoist way on which such hoist is moving; and
ii) Is fitted on each of its side from which access is provided to a landing place with a gate which
has efficient interlocking or other devices to secure so that such gate cannot be opened
except when such cage is at a landing place and that such cage cannot be moved away from
any such place until such gate is closed;
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b. Every gate in the hoist way enclosure of such hoist used for carrying persons shall be fitted with
efficient interlocking or other devices to secure so that such gate cannot be opened except when
the cage of such gate is at the landing place and that such cage cannot be moved away from the
landing place until such gate is closed;
c. In every hoist used for carrying building workers there are provided with suitable and efficient
automatic devices to ensure that the cage of such hoist comes to rest at a point above the lowest
point to which such gave may travel.
7.28. ATTACHMENT OF LOADS
a. When a sling is used to hoist long materials, a lifting beam shall be used to space the sling legs for
proper balance and when a load is suspended at two or more points with slings, the eyes of the
lifting legs of such slings shall be shackled together and such shackled or eyes of the shackled slings
shall be placed on the hook or the eyes of such lifting legs shall be shackled directly to the hoisting
block, ball or balance beam, as the case may be;
b. Every container or receptacle used for raising or lowering stone, bricks tiles, slates or other similar
objects shall be so enclosed with the hoist as to prevent the fall of such objects;
c. A loaded wheel barrows placed directly on a platform of a hoist for raising or lowering of such wheel
barrows shall be so secured that such wheel barrows cannot move and such platform shall be
enclosed to prevent the fall of the contents kept in such wheel barrows;
d. Landings of hoists shall be so designed and arranged that building workers on such hoist be not
required to lean out into empty space for loading and unloading on any material from such hoist
a. No person other than the operator trained and capable to work at heights shall be employed to
operate tower cranes;
b. The ground on which a tower crane stands shall have adequate bearing capacity;
c. Bases for tower cranes and trucks for rail mounted tower cranes shall be firm and leveled and such
cranes erected at a reasonably safe distance from excavations and operated within gradient limits
as specified by the manufacturer of such cranes;
d. Tower cranes shall be sited where there is a clear space available for erection, operation and
dismantling of such cranes;
e. Tower cranes shall be sited in such a way that the loads on such cranes shall not be handled over
any occupied premises, public thoroughfares, railways or near power cables, other than
construction works for which such cranes are used;
f. Where two or more tower cranes are sited and operated, every care shall be taken to ensure
positive and proper communication between operators of such cranes to avoid any dagger or
dangerous occurrences;
g. Tower cranes shall not be used for loading magnet, or demolition ball service, piling operation or
other similar operations which could impose excessive load stresses on the crane structure of such
cranes;
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h. The instruction of the manufacturer of a tower crane and standard safe practices regarding such
cranes shall be followed while operating or using such cranes.
a. No person shall be employed to drive or operate a lifting appliance whether driven by mechanical
power or otherwise or to give signals to driver of operator of such lifting appliance or to work as an
operator of a rigger or derricks unless he is
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8.0 SAFETY IN THE USE OF TRANSPORT, EARTHMOVING
EQUIPMENT & OTHER CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY
8.1 EARTHMOVING EQUIPMENT AND VEHICLES
a. All vehicles and earthmoving equipment shall be made of good material, proper design and sound
constructional and be sufficiently strong for the purpose for which such equipment are properly
used in accordance with standard safe operating practices;
b. Provided that the truck or trailer employed for transporting freight containers shall be of the size
sufficient to carry the containers, without over hanging and provided with twist locks conforming
to approved standards, at all the four corners of each of such use by an authority under the relevant
law for the time being in force and is inspected by a responsible person, at least once in a month
and record of such inspection shall be maintained:
c. All transport or earth moving equipment and vehicles shall be inspected at least once a week by a
responsible person and in case any defend is noticed in such equipment or vehicle it shall be
immediately taken out of use;
d. Power trucks and tractors shall be equipped with effective brakes, headlights and tail lamps and
maintained in good repair and working order;
e. Side stanchions on power trucks and trailers for crying heavy and long objects shall be
i. Of sound construction and free from defects;
ii. Provided with tie chains attached to the top across the loads for preventing such stanchions
from spreading out; and
iii. Kept in position while loading and unloading;
iv. Safe gangways provided for to and fro movement of building workers engaged in loading and
unloading of lorries, trucks, trailers and wagons;
v. Trucks and other equipment shall not be loaded beyond their safe capacity and carry workers
engaged in loading and unloading of lorries, trucks trailers and wagons in an unsafe condition;
vi. Handles of trucks shall be so designed as to protect the hands of the building workers working
on such trucks, or such handles provided with knuckle guards;
vii. No unauthorized person shall ride the transport equipment employed in such work;
viii. A driver of a transport equipment shall maneuver such equipment under the direction of a
signaler;
ix. Adequate precaution such as isolating the electric supply or erecting overhead barriers of a
safe height shall be taken when earth moving equipment or vehicles are required to operate
in dangerous proximity to any live electric conductor;
x. Vehicles and earth moving equipment shall not be left on a slope with the engine of such
vehicles or equipment running;
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xi. All earth moving equipment, vehicles or other transport equipment shall be operated only by
such person who are adequately trained and possess such skills as required for safe operation
of such equipment, vehicle or other transport equipment.
8.2. POWER SHOVELS AND EXCAVATOR
a. A shovel or an excavator whether operated by steam or electric or by internal combustion, shall be
constructed, installed, operated, tested and examined as per approved standards;
b. Excavator equipped for use as a mobile crane shall be examined and tested in accordance with the
requirements for such mobile cranes as laid down by the manufacturer; and
c. Fitted with an automatic safe working load indicator;
d. Buckets or grabs of power shovels shall be propped to restrict the movement of such buckets or
grabs while being repaired or while the teeth of such buckets or grabs are being changed.
8.3. BULLDOZER
a. Operator of every such bulldozer before leaving the dozer shall take the following steps:
i) Apply the brakes;
ii) Lower the blade and sipper and
iii) Put the shift lever into neutral;
iv) Dozer left on level ground at the close of the work for which such bulldozer is used;
v) The blade of a bulldozer kept low when such bulldozer is moving uphill;
vi) The bulldozer blades not used as brakes except in an emergency.
8.4. SCRAPERS
a. A tractor and scraper shall be joined by safety line at the time of its operation;
b. The scraper bowls shall be propped while blades of such scraper are being replaced;
c. A scraper moving downhill shall not be left in gear.
8.5. MOBILE ASPHALT LAYERS & FINISHERS
a. A mixture elevator shall be located within a wooden or sheet metal enclosure with a window for
observation, lubrication and maintenance;
b. Bitumen scoops shall have adequate covers;
c. When asphalt plants are working on public road, adequate traffic control shall be established on
such road and the building workers working with such plant provided with reflective jackets;
d. A sufficient number of fire extinguishers shall be kept in readiness at such workplace where fire
hazards may exist;
e. The materials shall be loaded on the elevator after the drying drain has warmed up of such elevator;
f. No open light shall be used for ascertaining the level of asphalt;
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g. Inspection opening shall not be opened till there is a pressure in the boiler, which may cause injury
to building workers.
8.6. PAVERS:
Pavers shall be equipped with guards suitable to prevent building workers from walking under the skip
of such pavers.
8.7. Road rollers: Before a road roller is used on the ground, such ground shall be examined for its
bearing capacity and general safety, especially at the edges of slopes such as embankment on such
grounds and shall not be moved downhill with the engine out of gear.
8.8. GENERAL SAFETY IN RESPECT OF POWERED CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY
a. Every vehicle or earthmoving equipment shall be equipped with -
i) Silencers;
ii) Tail lights
iii) Power and hand brakes;
iv) Reversing alarm; and
v) Search light for forward and backward movement, which are required for safe operation of
such vehicle or earthmoving equipment;
b. The cab of vehicle or earthmoving equipment shall bee kept at least one meter from the adjacent
face of a ground being excavated;
c. When cranes of shovel are traveling, the boom of such crane or shovel shall be in the direction of
such travel and the bucket or scoop attached to such crane or shovel raised and without load except
when such traveling is downhill.
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9.0 SAFETY IN THE PROVISION OF RUNWAYS AND RAMP
9.1. USE OF RUNWAYS AND RAMPS:
a. Runway or ramps shall not be less than 430 mm in width and constructed of not less than 25 mm
thick planking or any other material of adequate strength to withstand the required load, supported
substantially in relation to the span and braced with such runway or ramp, and design and
construction of such runway or ramp shall be in accordance with the approved standards;
b. Every runway or ramp located more than 3 m above the floor or ground shall be on open sides and
provided with a guardrail of adequate strength and height of not less than 1 m.
c. Use of runways and ramps by vehicles:
i. All runways and ramps shall be of sound construction, strength and securely braced and
supported;
ii. Every runway or ramp for the use of transport equipment like trailers, trucks or heavier
vehicles shall have a width of not less than 3.7 m and provide with timber curbs or any other
material of adequate strength with not less than 200 mm by 200 mm in width placed parallel
to, and secured to, the sided of such runway or ramp and such runways or ramps or ramps
shall be designed in accordance with the approved standards.
Every ramp shall have a slope not exceeding one in four and the total rise of a continuous ramp
used by building workers carrying material or using wheelbarrows shall not exceed 3.7 m,
unless broken by horizontal landing of at least 1.2 m in length.
a. Every runway or ramp used for wheelbarrows and carts or hand trucks shall not be less than 1
m width and constructed of not less than 50 mm thick planking, and supported and braced
suitably for such use;
b. Every runway or ramp located more than 3 m above the floor or ground shall be provided on
the open sides with suitable guardrails of adequate strength.
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10. SAFETY IN HANDLING AND USE OF EXPLOSIVES
10.1 GENERAL PROVISIONS:
a. The use of explosives shall be carried out in a safe manner to avoid injury to any person and under
the direct supervision of a responsible person;
b. No person other than authorized and competent one shall be allowed to handle and use explosives;
c. Before using any explosive, necessary warning and danger signals shall be erected, at conspicuous
places of such use to warn the building workers and the general public of the danger involved in
such use.
d. No person other than authorized and competent one shall be allowed to handle and use
explosives.
e. Smoke, open lamps, other type of hot or heat producing items and sparks shall be prohibited
in or near explosives magazines or while explosives are being handled, transported or used.
f. No person shall be allowed to handle or use explosives while under the influence of intoxicating
liquors or dangerous drugs.
g. The explosives shall be accounted for at all times. No explosives or blasting agents shall be
abandoned.
h. No fire shall be fought where the fire is in the imminent danger of contact with explosives. All
employees shall be removes to a safe area and the fire area shall be guarded against intruders.
i. Employees authorized to prepare explosive charges or conduct blasting operations shall use
every reasonable precaution including but not limited to visual and audible warning signals,
flags, or barricades to ensure employee safety.
j. Due precautions shall be taken to prevent accidental discharge of electric blasting caps from
current induced by induced voltage, lightning, adjacent power lines, dust storms, or other
sources of extraneous electricity or otherwise. These precautions shall include:
k. Short-circuiting of detonators in holes, which have been primed and shunted until wired into
the blasting circuit.
l. The suspension of all blasting operations and removal of persons from the blasting area during
the approach and progress of an electric storm.
m. The prominent display of adequate signs, warning against the use of radio transmitters, on all
roads within 1000 ft of blasting operations. Whenever adherence to the 1000 ft distance would
create an operational handicap, a competent and expert person shall be consulted to evaluate
the particular situation, and an alternative provided, which are adequately designed to prevent
any premature firing of electric blasting of caps. A description of any such blasting shall be
reduced to writing and shall be certified as meeting the purposes of this subdivision by the
competent person consulted. The description shall be maintained at the construction site
during the duration of the work, and shall be available for inspection.
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n. Empty boxes and paper and fiber packing materials, which have previously contained high
explosives, shall not be used again for any purpose, but shall be destroyed by burning at an
approved location.
o. Explosives, blasting agents and blasting supplies that are obviously deteriorated or damaged
shall not be used.
p. Delivery and issue of explosives shall only be made authorized persons into authorized
magazines or approved temporary storage or handling areas.
q. Blasting operations in the proximity of overhead power lines, communication lines, utility
services, or other services and structures shall not be carried on until the operators and/or
owners have been notified and measures for safe control have been taken. In such situations
controlled blasting shall be restored to.
r. All loading and firing shall be directed and supervised by competent persons thoroughly
experienced in this field.
s. Loaded boreholes shall not be left unattended after the end of the shift.
t. Suitable and sufficient means of egress to ground level shall be provided in all cases of
excavations, trenches, all other places where explosives are handled above or below ground
level.
u. At an appropriate time before the final blasting warnings, workers in the area shall be removed
to a designated safe place.
v. An unmistakable, audible, final warning shall be sounded one minute prior to the detonation
of explosives; after completion, when the person in charge has established that safe conditions
prevail, an “all clear” shall be sounded.
w. To prevent persons entering any danger zone during blasting operations notices shall be given
to all concerned.
x. Notices referred above shall indicate:
i. that explosives are in use;
ii. the audible warning sound and the “all clear” and state when they will be sounded; and
iii. the warning flags in use, including an “all clear” flag.
y. Precautions against lightning shall be provided in accordance with the Indian Electricity Act and
Indian Explosives Act and Rules and regulations framed there under.
z. Package containing explosives shall not be dragged, dropped or handled roughly.
aa. Non-sparking tools shall be used to open keys.
bb. The explosives shall not be carried in the box or otherwise on any individual.
cc. Nothing shall be inserted in the open end of the blasting cap except fuses.
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dd. Deteriorated or damages explosives shall not be used but shall be disposed or destroyed strictly
in accordance with the approved methods and in the doing so the manufacturers or the
appropriate authority’s instructions shall be followed.
ee. lightning shall be in accordance with Indian Electricity Act/Rules
10.2. TRANSPORTATION OF EXPLOSIVES
a. Keep safe distance and to use non-sparking tools while opening packages containing explosives;
b. Stop the use of explosives and handling thereof while the weather conditions are not suitable
for such use or handling;
c. Due precautions shall be taken to prevent accidental discharge of electric blasting caps from
current induced by induced voltage, lightning, adjacent power-lines, dust storms or other
sources of extraneous electricity or otherwise. These precautions shall include –
i. Suspension of all blasting operations and evacuation of persons;
ii. All warning signs shall be displayed within 200 m of blasting operations and in case putting
up a sign at 200 m is impractical, the contractor shall consult the Engineer-in-charge for
alternatives;
iii. All loading and firing shall be directed and supervised by competent persons thoroughly
experienced in the field;
iv. To prevent persons entering any danger zone during blasting operations, notices shall be
given to all concerned;
d. In addition to these provisions, all measures and precautions that are required to be observed
for use, handling, storing or transportation of explosives under the Rules framed under the
Explosives Act, 1884 (4 of 1884) shall be observed;
e. All the relevant statutory provisions, local laws and rules and regulations shall be complied
with.
f. Where the magazine is located near the construction site and blasting operation continues
daily, actual requirement of explosives shall be drawn from the magazine and transported
to the site. Any leftovers shall be returned to the magazine each time after the blast. In case
of work at scattered places and for a small duration, portable magazines shall be used and
kept within a fence in safe place and properly guarded.
g. For carrying higher quantity (more than 5 kg of explosives) specially designed insulated
containers shall be used. These containers shall be constructed of finished wood not less
than 5cm thick or plastic not less than 6mm thick or pressed fibre not less than 10mm thick.
There shall be no metal parts (not even nails, bolts, screws etc.) and the containers shall be
provided with suitable non-conductive carrying device, such as rubber, leather or canvas
handle or strap.
h. Vehicles to be used for transportation explosives shall be in good working condition and shall
have a tight wooded or non-sparking metal (copper, brass and the like) floor with sides and
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ends high enough to prevent the explosives from failing off the vehicle. In open bodied
vehicles, the explosives shall be covered with a waterproof and fibre tarpaulin.
i. Electrical wiring in vehicle shall be fully insulated so as to prevent the danger of short-
circuiting and at least two fire extinguishers of carbon dioxide type shall be carried. The
vehicle shall be properly marked indicating adequate warning to the public in regard to the
nature of cargo.
j. No metals except approved metal truck shall be allowed to come in contact with cases of
explosives, metal, flammable, or corrosive substance shall not be transported with
explosives. As far as possible, transportation of any material along with explosives shall be
prohibited.
k. Smoking shall be prohibited in the vehicle carrying explosives.
l. No unauthorized person shall be allowed in the vehicle, carrying explosives.
m. Loading and unloading of explosives shall be done carefully.
n. Explosives and detonators or blasting caps shall not be permitted to be transported in the
same vehicle.
o. Detonators and other explosives for blasting shall be transported to the site of work in the
original containers or in securely locked separate non-metallic containers and shall not be
carried loose or mixed with other materials.
10.3. STORAGE OF EXPLOSIVES AND BLASTING AGENTS
a. Explosives and related materials shall be stored in approved facilities.
b. Blasting caps, electric blasting caps, detonating primers, and primed cartridges shall not be
stored in the same magazine with other explosives or blasting agents.
c. Smoking and open flames shall not be permitted within 50 feet of explosives and detonators
storage magazine.
d. No Explosives or blasting agents shall be permanently stored in any underground area until
the area has been developed to the point where at lease two modes of exit have been
provided.
e. Permanent underground storage magazine shall be at least 300 feet from any shaft or other
active under ground working area.
f. Permanent underground magazines containing detonators shall not be located closer than 50
feet to any magazine containing other explosives or blasting agents.
10.4. DRILLING AND LOADING
a. Before planning out the drilling operations for blasting purposes, nature of stratum and the
over burden shall necessarily be examined to avoid possibilities of landslides after blasting.
b. The face or rock shall be carefully examined before drilling to determine the presence of
unfired explosives. No attempt shall be made to drill at a site if un-detonated explosives
are suspected. In such case the boreholes shall be thoroughly cleaned before a cartridge is
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inserted. Wooden tamping rods (not pointed, but cylindrical throughout) shall be used in
the charging the holes. The cartridge will be on the top.
c. The borehole shall be carefully checked for length, presence of water dust, etc. with a
wooden temping pole or a measuring tape before loading.
d. Surplus explosives shall not be stacked near working areas during loading/unloading.
e. The line of detonating fuse extending into a borehole shall be cut from the spool before
loading the remainder of the charge.
f. A bore shall not be loaded with explosives after springing (enlarging the hole with
explosives) or upon completion of drilling without making sure it is cool and it does not
contain any hot smoldering material. Temperatures in excess of 65o C are dangerous.
g. A bore near another hole loaded with explosives shall not be sprung.
h. No force shall be used for inserting cartridges or any explosives into a bore hold or pass any
obstruction in a borehole.
i. No force shall be used for inserting a blasting cap or an electric blasting cap into explosive.
The cap shall be inserted into a hole made with a pickers designed for the purpose. A hitch
of the electric blasting cap leading wire shall be made on the primer cartridge so as to
prevent pulling out the electric blasting cap from the explosive charge. In case of fuse, the
fuse shall be tied to the explosive cartridge so that the blasting cap is not pulled out. Care
shall be taken so that the blasting cap is not pulled out. Care shall be taken so that the
electric blasting cap, leading wire or the length of the fuse does not get damaged during
loading of the charge.
j. No attempt shall be made to slit, drop, deform or abuse the primer.
k. Blasting caps or electric blasting caps shall not be connected to detonating fuse except by
methods recommended by the manufacturers of caps.
l. Explosive cartridge shall not be cut, nor explosive removed from the cartridge for use.
m. Metallic devices of any kind shall not be used in tamping. Wooden tamping tools with not
exposed metal parts except non-sparking metal connectors for jointed poled shall be used.
Violent tamping shall be avoided. Primer shall not be tamped.
n. Care shall be taken to confine the explosives in the bore hold with sand, earth clay or other
suitable combustible stemming material.
o. Kinking or injuring of fuse or electric blasting cap wires shall be avoided when tamping.
10.5. ELECTRICAL SHOT-FIRING CIRCUIT
a. In deciding the sizes of wires, fuses, circuits, blasting switches, etc., instructions issued by the
manufacturers of these articles shall be followed, if they do not contradict with Indian
Explosives Act or framed under it.
b. No person shall attempt to uncoil the wires and open out the short-circuited bare leading
wires of the electric blasting cap during approach of dust storm or near any source of large
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charge of static electricity or near a radio transmitter. The manufacturer of the cap or the
Inspectorate of Explosives shall be consulted regarding the distance from the transmitter
beyond which electric short firing shall be conducted.
c. Firing circuit shall be kept completely insulated from the ground of the other conductors, such
as wires, rails, pipes or other paths or stray current.
d. There shall not be any electric live wires or cables of any kind near electric blasting caps or
other explosives except at the time and for the purpose of firing the blast.
e. All electric blasting caps shall be tested singly and also when connected in a circuit in series
using only an approved type of circuit continuity tester or ohmmeter.
f. No attempt shall be made to use in the same circuit either electrical blasting caps made by
more than one manufacturer or electric blasting caps of different design or function even if
made by the same manufacturers unless such use is approved by the manufacturers.
g. No attempt shall be made to fire a circuit of electric blasting caps with less than the minimum
current specified by the manufacturer of that electric blasting cap.
h. Care shall be taken to ensure that all wire ends to be connected are bright and clean.
i. The electric cap wires or leading wires shall be kept short circuited until ready to fire.
j. When energy for blasting is taken from power circuits the voltage shall not exceed 220v. The
wiring controlling arrangements shall conform to the following:
k. The blasting switch shall be strictly according to the specifications, externally operated
double-throw switch, which when locked in the open position will short circuit and ground the
leading wires. The switch shall be installed at the location where the firing is to be controlled.
l. A ‘safety’ switch of the same type as the blasting switch shall be installed between the blasting
switch and the firing circuit and lead lines, at a distance not to exceed 180cm from the blasting
switch.
m. Both the safety switch and the blasting switch shall be locked in the open position immediately
after the shot and before any person is permitted to return to the blasting area. Key to the
switches shall remain in the possession of the blaster at all times.
n. Rubber covered or other adequately insulated copper wires in good condition shall be used
for firing lines and shall have solid cores of appropriate gauge. Sufficient firing line shall be
provided to permit the blaster to be located at a safe distance from the blast. Single conductor
lead lines shall be used.
o. Blasting operations in the proximity of overhead power lines, communication lines, utility
lines, or other structures shall not be carried on until the operator or the owner, or both of
such lines as been notified and precautionary measures deemed necessary, have been taken.
p. All holes loaded on a shift shall be fired on the same shift.
q. As far as possible, blasting shall be carried out using suitable exploder with 25 per cent excess
capacity. Electric power from the mains shall be used only when it is absolutely necessary.
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10.6. SHOT-FIRING WITH SAFETY FUSE
a. The fuse shall be carefully handled to avoid damaging the covering. In very cold weather the
fuse shall be slightly warmed before using so as to avoid cracking the waterproofing.
b. Short fuse shall not be used. The length of a fuse shall not be less than 120cm. The rate of
burning of the fuse shall be known and it would be necessary to make sure that it will take
sufficient time in burning so as to enable all persons to reach a place of safety. The burning
rate of the fuse shall not be more than 60 cm/min.
c. The fuse shall not be cut until the operation to insert the fuse into a blasting cap is ready. The
fuse shall be cut off about 2.5 to 5 cm to ensure a dry end. It shall be cut squarely across with
a clean and sharp blade. The fuse shall be seated lightly against the cap charge and care shall
be taken to avoid twisting after it has been placed in position.
d. Blasting caps shall not be crimped by any means except by a cap crimper designed for the
purpose. It shall be necessary to make sure that the cap is squarely crimped to the face.
e. The fuse shall be lighted with a fuse lighter designed for the purpose. If a match is used, the
fuse shall be slit at the end and the match head held in then slit against the power core and
then the match head rubbed against an abrasive surface to light the fuse.
f. The fuse shall not be lighted until sufficient stemming has been placed over the explosives to
prevent sparks of live match heads from coming into contact with the explosives.
g. The explosives shall not be held in hands when lighting the fuse.
10.7. UNDERGROUND WORK
a. Only permissible explosives and in the manner as specified by the appropriate authority shall
be used.
b. Excessive quantities of explosives shall not be taken underground at any time. Black blasting
powder or pellet powder shall not be used with any other explosive in the same borehole.
10.8. BEFORE AND AFTER FIRING
a. Before firing, sufficient warning shall be given to enable the people working in the area to get
off the danger zone. The danger zone shall be suitable cordoned off and flag men posted at
important points.
b. No loose materials, such as tools, drilling implements etc. Shall be left on the rock surfaces to
be blasted.
c. Blasting in the open shall be carried out during the fixed hours every day or on fixed days in
the week. This information shall be amply publicized and the following precautions observed:
d. On the project sites, where blasting operations are carried out, daily blasting hours shall be
clearly printed on the sign-boards on all the roads approaching that area.
i. Road closing barriers should be provided to close the traffic on these roads, at least 400
meters away when the firing is to take place.
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ii. The beginning of the firing shall follow loud sirens and similarly loud sirens shall succeed
the completion of the firing.
e. The shot-firer shall not be allowed to return to the blasting site after firing, until at least 5 min
have elapsed. In case of electric shot firing, the shot holes shall be examined after firing and
in case of misfire no person shall be allowed to approach the blasting site for at lease 5 min.
In case of shot firing with safety fuse, utmost care shall be taken to count the number to
ensure that all the shots have fired and in the event of misfire, no person shall be allowed to
approach the blasting site for at least 30 min. In any case, a careful inspection for the
remaining un-detonated explosive shall be made after firing the shots. All misfired shot holes
shall be cross-marked. No other person than those duly authorized shall approach the holes
until one of the following operations has been performed in respect of each of the misfired
holes:
f. If the misfire is due to a faulty cable or faulty electrical connection the defect shall be remedied
and the shot fired.
g. The stemming shall be floated out by use of water or air jet from hose until the hole has been
opened to within 60 cm of the charge, whereupon water will be siphoned or pumped out,
then a fresh new charge placed and duly detonated. Or
i. A careful search shall be made of unexploded material in the debris of the charge.
ii. If a shift charge is unavoidable, the person in-charge of one shift before leaving the work
shall inform the person relieving him for the next shift of any cases misfired and shall point
out their position duly cross marked and also state clearly what action has to be taken in
the matter.
Note: The rules are made considering statutory provisions and other National/International
standards. However, if any statutory provision overruling these laws is made, the statutory provisions
shall overrule the NTPC Rules.
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11.0 SAFETY IN EXCAVATION & TUNNELING WORK
SAFETY IN EXCAVATION
11.1 GENERAL PROVISIONS
a. Before undertaking any activity, the soil shall be tested and in case of availability of any explosive
gas, necessary arrangements must be made to remove/dilute such gases and in case they are
found to be toxic or poisonous, the workplace must be purged and continuous ventilation
maintaining the contamination below the permissible level ensured;
b. The position of underground installations such as sewers, water pipes and electrical cables shall
be verified and in case of their existence, they must be isolated;
c. If they cannot be isolated or removed or shutdown, they shall be fenced, hung up or otherwise
protected. On every part likely to be visited by persons or where transport vehicles ply, the area
shall be suitably fenced, guarded or barricaded to prevent fall of persons, vehicles or livestock into
the excavated area;
d. Warning signs shall be erected and the in the night hours the area shall be illuminated to warn
pedestrians and vehicular traffic;
e. Arrangements shall be made to prevent external vibrations due to rail/road traffic;
f. Blasting shall be carried out in accordance with the norms applicable in this regard. Special care
shall be taken to control the impact of vibrations/tremor caused by blasting to protect excavations
from cave-ins;
g. Arrangements shall be made to save other buildings/structures in the affected zone or in the
vicinity of the area of excavation, from collapse;
11.2 SHORING AND TIMBERING
a. Site of excavations, where workers are exposed to danger from moving ground, shall be made
safe by maintaining due slope not exceeding the angle of repose of different types of soil or
otherwise by shoring, portable shields or other effective means;
b. All trenches in the soil, other than rock or hard compact soil more than 1.5 m deep into which
men enter, shall be securely shored and timbered under the supervision of a competent
person and only the trained workers shall be allowed to substantially alter or dismantle the
shoring or timbering;
c. All struts, braces and walls in excavation shall be adequately secured so as to prevent their
accidental displacement;
d. In all excavations in soft or fissured rock or hard soil exceeding 2 m in depth, except those
which are sloped to within 1.5 m of the bottom into which men enter, shall be securely shored
and timbered;
e. Where the sides of the excavations are sloped as outlined above, but not within the 1.5 m of
the bottom, vertical sides shall be shored and the shoring shall extend at least 30 cm above
the vertical sides. When open spaced sheathing is used, a toe-board shall be provided to
prevent material rolling down the slope and falling into the excavated.
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11.3. SHEATHING
a. The sheathing should be placed against the side of the trench so that length of each piece of
sheathing is vertical. It should be held securely in place against the wales by ensuring that
sheathing is kept firmly pressed against the wall of the trench. Where the trench excavated is
loose, sandy or soft soil or soil which has been previously excavated or soil which is under
hydrostatic pressure, each piece of sheathing shall be driven into the bottom of the trench so
as to firmly hold it in place;
b. Where two or more pieces of sheathing are used one above another, the sheathing shall be
so arranged that the lower pieces of sheathing shall overlap the lowest wales supporting the
piece of sheathing next above it. These pieces of sheathing shall be firmly driven into the soil
and securely supported by wales and struts, as the trench is made deeper.
11.4. WALES
a. The wales shall be parallel to the bottom or the proposed bottom of the trench. Each wale
shall be supported on cleats spiked to the sheathing or by posts set on the wales next below
it and in the case of the lowest wale on the bottom of the trench itself. Where necessary,
wedges may be provided between a wale and the sheathing it supports so that roughly
uniformity is given to all individual pieces of sheathing.
11.5. STRUTS
a. Struts shall be horizontal and at right angles to the wales or sheathing supported thereby.
Struts shall be cut to the proper length required to fit in tightly between the wales. Where
necessary, the struts shall be held securely in place by wedges, driven between the struts and
the wales;
b. Struts shall be placed on cleats spiked or bolted to the posts supporting the Wales.
11.6. LOOSE SITE MATERIALS:
No loose material shall be kept very close to the excavation creating possibility of its fall into the
excavated area. A safe distance of at least 1 m shall be maintained.
11.7. PLANT & MACHINERY:
Movement of vehicles and heavy equipment shall be kept at a distance least equal to the depth
of the excavation or at least 6 m for excavation deeper than 6 m and the workers shall be
provided with proper tools.
11.8. MEANS OF ACCESS
a. For trenches deeper than 1.5 m, safe means of access and egress shall be provided at intervals
of every 15 m. Where it is not possible to provide safe means of access and egress as above,
ladders shall extend from the bottom of the trench to at least 90 cm above the ground;
b. Walkways, runways and sidewalks shall be kept clear of excavated materials or other
obstructions and no side walls shall be undermined-undercut unless it is capable of carrying a
minimum live load of 125 lbs per square feet;
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c. If planks are used for raising walkways, runways or sidewalks, they should be parallel to the
length of the walk and fastened together against displacement;
d. Lone worker shall not be allowed to work in the excavated area.
11.9. INSPECTIONS:
A competent person shall make inspections every day and necessary measures shall be taken to
safeguard against possible cave-ins or slide or collapse of the excavations.
11.10. NOTIFICATION OF INTENTION TO CARRY OUT EXCAVATION AND TUNNELING WORK
a. Within thirty days, prior to the commencement of such excavation or tunneling work, the
contractor shall inform in writing the detailed layout plans, method of construction and
schedule of such excavation or tunneling work to the Engineer in-charge of NTPC;
b. In case compressed air is used in such excavation or tunneling work or any work incidental to
or required for such excavation or tunneling work, the technical details and drawings of all
man-locks and medical-locks together with names and addresses of all construction medical
officers duly qualified and so appointed by such contractor for the purpose of such excavation
or tunneling work shall be sent to the Engineer in-charge.
11.11. PROJECT ENGINEER
a. The contractor undertaking any excavation or tunneling work shall appoint a Project Engineer
for safe operation of such projects;
b. Such Project Engineer shall exercise overall control of the operations and the activities at such
project and be responsible for carrying out the activities safely.
11.12. RESPONSIBLE PERSON
a. The contractor undertaking excavation or tunnel ling work at construction site of a building or
other construction work shall appoint a responsible person for safe operation of such
excavation or tunneling work;
b. The name and addresses of such responsible persons shall be forwarded to the Engineer in-
charge;
c. Duties and responsibilities of the responsible person referred to above person shall include
i. To carry out smoothly such excavation or tunneling work;
ii. To inspect and rectify any hazardous situation relating to such excavation or tunneling
work;
iii. To take remedial measures to avoid any unsafe practice or conditions relating to such
excavation or tunneling work.
11.13. WARNING SIGNS AND NOTICES
a. Suitable warning signs or notices, required for the safety of building workers carrying out the
work of an excavation or tunneling, shall be displayed or erected at conspicuous places in Hindi
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and in language understood by the majority of such building workers at such excavation or
tunneling work;
b. Such warning signs and notices with regard to compressed air working shall include:
i) The danger involved in such compressed air work;
ii) Fire and explosion hazards;
iii) The emergency procedures for rescue from such danger or hazards.
11.14. REGISTER OF EMPLOYMENT
a. The contractor shall ensure that at a construction site of a building or other construction work
where an excavation or tunneling work is being carried on, a register of employment of
building workers carrying out such excavation or tunneling work is maintained and produced
on demand;
b. Periods of work of such excavation or tunneling work shall be maintained in a register on day-
to-day basis and such register shall be produced on demand
11.15. ILLUMINATION
a. All contractors carrying out excavation or tunneling work at a construction site of a building
or other construction work shall provide for emergency generators on such construction site
to ensure adequate illumination at all work places where such excavation or tunneling work is
being carried out;
b. In case of power failure, all workplaces where excavation or tunneling works are carried out
shall be adequately illuminated
11.16. PNEUMATIC TOOLS:
Supply lines to pneumatic tools used within a tunnel are fitted with water trap or safety chain
or safety wire, as the case may be.
11.17. STABILITY OF STRUCTURE DURING GENERAL EXCAVATION & TUNNELING:
The contractor shall ensure that where there is any doubt as to the stability of any structure
adjoining the workplace or other areas to be excavated or where tunneling work is to be carried
out –
a. The Project Engineer shall arrange for measures like underpinning, sheet piling, shoring,
bracing or other similar means to support such structure and to prevent injury to any building
worker working adjacent to such structure or damage to property or equipment adjacent to
such structure;
b. Where any building worker engaged in excavation is exposed to hazard of falling or sliding
material or article from any bank or side of such excavation which is more than 1.5 m above
his footing, such worker shall be protected by adequate piling and bracing against such bank
or side;
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c. The excavation and its vicinity shall be checked by a responsible person after every rain, storm
or other occurrences carrying hazards and in case a hazard is noticed at such checking,
adequate protection against slides and cave-in to prevent such hazard shall be provided;
d. Temporary sheet piling installed for the construction of a retaining wall after excavation shall
not be removed, except on the advice of the responsible person after an inspection carried
out by such responsible person;
e. Where banks of an excavation are undercut, adequate shoring shall be provided to support
the material or article overhanging such bank;
f. Excavated material shall not be stored at least 0.5 m from the edge of an open excavation or
trench and the banks of such excavation or trench shall be stripped of loose rocks and other
materials which may slide, roll or fall upon a building worker working below such bank;
g. Adequate and suitable warning signs shall be put-up at conspicuous places at the excavation
work to avoid any person falling into the excavations or trenches;
h. The responsible person shall ensure at the excavation that no building worker is permitted to
work where such building worker may be struck or endangered by the excavation machinery
or material or article used in such excavation.
11.18. SAFE ACCESS AND EGRESS:
Ladders, staircases or ramps are provided, as the case may be, for safe access to and egress
form excavation where the depth of such excavation exceeds one point 1.5 m and such ladders,
staircases or ramps comply with the relevant national standards.
11.19. TRENCHES
a. A trench or excavation shall be protected against falling of a person by suitable measures if the
depth of such trench or excavation exceeds 1.5 m and such protection shall be an improved
protection in accordance with the design and drawing of a Professional Engineer, where such
depth exceeds 4 m;
b. Where the depth of a trench requires two lengths of sheet piling, one above the other, the lower
piling shall be set inside the bottom strings or wales of the upper piling and such sheet piling shall
be driven down and braced as the excavation continues;
c. All metal sheet piles used in excavation or a trench shall be welded end-to-end and secured by
other similar means.
11.20. POSITIONING AND USE OF MACHINERY:
Any machinery used in excavation and tunneling work shall be positioned and operated in such a
way that such machinery will not endanger the operator of such machinery or any other person
in the vicinity.
11.21. BREATHING APPARATUS:
Suitable breathing apparatus shall be provided to a building worker while working in
compressed air environment for his use at excavation or tunneling work and such breathing
apparatus shall be maintained in good working condition at all times.
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11.22. SAFETY MEASURES FOR TUNNELING OPERATIONS
a. Where there is a danger of falling or sliding of material from the roof face or wall of a tunnel,
adequate measures such as shoring, supporting by means of rock bolts, segments or steel sets
shall be taken for the safety of building workers;
b. The excavated areas shall be made safe by use of suitably designed and installed steel sets, rock
bolts or similar other safe means;
c. The responsible person shall examine and inspect the workplaces in a tunnel before the
commencement of work in such tunnel and at regular intervals thereafter to ensure safety of the
building workers in such tunnel;
d. The portal areas of a tunnel with loose soil or rock, likely to cause injury to a person shall be
adequately protected with supports.
11.23. SURROUNDINGS OF A SHAFT
a. Surroundings of a shaft used in excavation or tunnel work shall be protected from being
washed away by construction of sufficient height;
b. Where a building worker is required to enter a shaft at an excavation or tunneling work, safe
means of access shall be provided for such entry;
c. Every shaft at excavation or tunneling work shall be provided with a steel casing, concrete
piping, timber shoring or other materials of adequate strength for the safety of building
workers working in such shaft;
d. Such casing and bracing shall be provided to shafts at an excavation or tunneling work
according to the appropriate design for such casing and bracing;
e. A reinforced concrete raft and beam shall be provided around the opening of a shaft at an
excavation or tunneling work if the ground surrounding such opening is unstable or unsafe.
11.24. LIFT FOR SHAFT:
Lift shall be provided for transport of building workers and materials or articles at an
excavation or tunneling work required to descend more than 50 m in a shaft.
11.25. MEANS OF COMMUNICATION
Reliable and effective means of communication such as telephone or walkie-talkie shall be
provided and maintained in working order for arranging better and effective communication
at an excavation or tunneling work at the following locations, namely:
i. Working chamber of an excavation;
ii. Intervals of hundred meters along the tunnel;
iii. Working chamber side of a man lock near the door of such man lock;
iv. Interior or each chamber of a man lock;
v. Location conspicuous lock attendant’s situation;
vi. A compressor plant;
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vii. A first-aid station, and
viii. Outside the portal or the top of a shaft;
ix. Such number of bells and whistles shall be made available at all times at the locations as are
necessary for the safety of persons at such locations.
11.26. SIGNALS:
The standard audio or video signals shall be used in excavation or tunneling work and
conspicuously located or displayed near entrance to the workplace and in such other locations
as may be necessary to bring such signals to notice of all building workers employed in such
excavation or tunneling work.
11.27. CLEARANCES
a. The minimum lateral clearances of 0.5 m shall be maintained between any part of a vehicle
and any fixture or any equipment used in an excavation or tunneling work after allowing the
throw or swing of such fixture or equipment;
b. The overhead clearance for a locomotive drive at excavation or tunneling work shall not be
less than 1.20 m above the seat of such driver and not less than 2 m above the platform where
such driver stands or of any other dimension in accordance with the approved standard.
11.28. SHELTERS:
The adequate number of shelters for the safeguard of the building workers are provided where,
in the course of working, they are liable to be struck by a moving vehicle or other material
handling equipment in a tunnel.
11.29. USE OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE:
No internal combustion engine shall be used underground in excavation or tunneling work
unless such engine is so constructed that the air entering the engine gets cleared before entry
and the engine emits no fumes or sparks.
11.30.INFLAMMABLE OILS:
Inflammable oils with the flash point below the working temperature that is likely to be
encountered in a tunnel shall not be used in excavation or tunneling work.
11.31. COUPLING AND HOSES:
All high-pressure hydraulic hoses and couplings shall be adequately protected against any
possible damage in excavation or tunneling work.
11.32. HOSE INSTALLATION:
All hydraulic lines and plants working at a temperature exceeding 750 c shall be protected by
adequate insulation or otherwise against accidental human contact in excavation or tunneling
work.
11.33. FIRE RESISTANT HOSES:
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No fire hydraulic hoses other than fire resistant hydraulic hoses are used when hydraulically
activated machinery and equipment are employed in tunnels.
11.34. FLAMEPROOF EQUIPMENT:
Only flameproof equipment of appropriate type as per approved standards shall be used where
there is a danger of flammable or explosive atmosphere being prevalent inside the tunnel.
11.35. STORING OF OIL AND FUEL UNDERGROUND:
All oils, greases or fuels stored underground in excavation or tunneling work shall be kept in
tightly sealed containers and in fire resistant areas at safe distances away from explosive and
other flammable chemical and appropriate flameproof installation shall be used in such storage
areas.
11.36. USE OF GASES UNDERGROUND
a. Petrol or liquefied petroleum gas or any other flammable substances shall not be used or stored
inside the tunnel except with the prior approval of the Project Engineer;
b. After the use of the petroleum or liquefied petroleum gas, or highly inflammable substances, all
remaining petroleum or liquefied petroleum gas or highly inflammable substances shall be
removed immediately from such tunnel;
c. No oxy-acetylene gas shall be used in a compressed air environment in excavation or tunneling
work.
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a. Water tight bulkhead doors shall be installed at the entrance of a tunnel to prevent flooding during
a tunneling work where more than one tunnel is driven from a shaft;
b. All necessary measures shall be taken to ensure that no building worker is trapped in any isolated
section of a tunnel when any bulkhead door of such tunnel is closed;
c. Where there is likelihood of flooding or water rushing into a tunnel during a tunneling work,
arrangements shall be made for immediate starting of water pumps to take out water of such
flooding or water rushing and for giving alert signals to the building workers and other persons to
keep them away from danger.
d. Airtight steel curtains shall be provided in areas liable to flooding at tunneling work and in case of
descending tunnels, such curtains shall be provided in the top half of such tunnels to ensure the
retention of pockets of air for rescue purpose.
11.39. REST SHELTERS
a. Where building workers employed in a compressed air environment in a tunneling work are
required to remain at the work site for one hour or more after de-compression from pressure
exceeding one bar, adequate and suitable facilities shall be provided for such building workers to
rest;
a. Every man-lock, medical-lock and any other facility inside these locks in a tunneling work
shall be maintained in a clean state and in good repairs;
b. A first-aid room shall be provided and readily available at a construction site of a tunneling
work;
c. Each man-lock attendant at the station shall be provided with a first-aid box.
11.40. PERMISSIBLE LIMIT OF EXPOSURE OF CHEMICALS
a. The working environment in a tunnel or a shaft in which building workers are employed shall not
contain any of the hazardous substances in concentrations beyond the permissible limits;
b. The responsible person referred to shall conduct necessary test before the commencement of a
tunneling work for the day and at suitable intervals as fixed by the Engineer in-charge, to ensure
that the permissible limits of exposure are not exceeded and a record of such test shall be
maintained and made available for inspection.
11.41. VENTILATION:
All working areas in a free air tunnel shall be provided with the approved ventilation system and
the fresh air supplied in such tunnel shall not be less than 6 m3 per minute for each building worker
employed underground in such tunnel and the free air-flow movement inside such tunnel not less
than 9 m3 per minute.
11.42. AIR SUPPLY INTAKE POINT:
The air intake points for all air compression shall be located at places where such intake air does
not get contaminated with dust, fumes, vapor and exhaust gases or other contaminants.
11.43. EMERGENCY GENERATORS
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a. Every compressed air system in a tunnel shall be provided with emergency power supply system
for maintaining continued supply of compressed air in such compressed air system, which shall be
capable of operating air compressor and ancillary systems of such compressed air system;
b. The emergency power supply system shall be maintained and made readily available at all times.
11.45. AIR MAINS:
Every air-main supplying air to the working chamber, man-lock or medical-lock used at an
excavation or tunneling work shall be protected against accidental damage and where it is not
practicable to provide such protection, a stand-by air-main shall be provided.
11.46. BULKHEAD AND AIR LOCKS
a. A bulk head or air tight diaphragms retaining compressed air, when used within a tunnel or a shaft,
shall be constructed to withstand the maximum pressure at 1.25 the maximum working pressure
of such bulk head or diaphragm and such bulk head or diaphragm shall be tested before its each
use by a responsible person to ensure that such bulk head or diaphragm is in proper working order;
b. Such responsible person shall keep the record of each test and such record shall be produced for
inspection.
c. The bulk head or diaphragm shall be made of sound material of adequate strength, which shall
be able to withstand the maximum pressure on which they are subjected to at any time of their
use;
d. A bulkhead anchorage and air lick shall be tested at its work place at an excavation or tunneling
work immediately after their installation at such place.
11.47. DIAPHRAGM:
All diaphragms, which are in the form of horizontal decks across a shaft used at excavation or
tunneling work, shall be securely anchored
11.48.PORTABLE ELECTRICAL HAND TOOLS:
All portable electrical hand tools and inspection lamps used underground or in a confined
space shall be operated at a voltage not exceeding 24 V.
11.49. CIRCUIT BREAKER
a. Adequate numbers of differential ground fault circuit breakers shall be installed for every electrical
distribution system and its sub-systems used at an excavation or tunneling;
b. Work and the sensitivity of each of circuit breaker shall be adjusted in accordance with the
requirement set out in accordance with the approved standards;
c. No semi-enclosed fuse unit shall be used in underground place.
11.50. TRANSFORMER:
The contractor shall ensure no transformer is used in any section of a tunnel under compressed air
unless such transformer is of the dry type and conforms to the approved standards.
11.51. LIVE WIRES:
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There shall be no exposed live wire in working areas at an excavation or tunneling work which are
accessible to building workers other than those authorized to work on such live lines.
11.52. WELDING SETS:
All welding sets used in a tunnel shall be of adequate capacity and of suitable type, duly approved.
11.53. QUALITY AND QUANTITY
a. Every working chamber at an excavation or tunneling work where compressed air is used, the
supply of such air shall be maintained at not less than 0.3 m3 per minute per person working
therein;
b. A reserve supply of compressed air shall be made available at all times for man-locks and medical
locks used at a tunneling work;
c. The air supplied in a compressed air environment at a tunneling work shall be, as far as practicable,
free from contaminants, namely, dust, fumes and other toxic substances.
11.54. WORKING TEMPERATURE:
The temperature in any working chamber at an excavation or tunneling work where building
workers are employed shall not exceed 290 c and the arrangement shall be maintained for kipping
records in which the temperatures measured by dry bulb and wet bulb inside such working chamber
once in every hour and for producing such records for inspection on demand.
11.55. MAN-LOCKS AND WORKING IN COMPRESSED AIR ENVIRONMENT
a. Man-locks used at a tunneling work shall be of adequate strength, made of sound material and
designed to withstand any pressure, internal or external, to which it may be subjected in the
normal use or in an emergency;
b. Doors of man-locks at an excavation or tunneling work shall be made of steel and used at a
tunneling work for keeping the work airtight and devices shall be provided for sealing the doors
when such locks are under pressure. The anchorage of a man-lock used at tunneling work shall
have adequate strength to withstand the pressure exerted by air on the man-lock. There shall be
adequate room available for the workers for working in the man-locks;
c. Where work is carried out in any compressed air tunnel, a Man-lock in accordance with the
approved standards shall be used;
d. Where a man-lock is used, safety Instructions in Hindi and in local language understood by
majority of building workers employed there, shall be displaced at conspicuous places;
e. Except in an emergency, compression and de-compression operations shall be carried out in a
man-lock and in an emergency any material-lock may be used;
f. A record of compression and de-compression shall be kept in writing and produced for inspection
on demand;
g. Material lock shall be used with the permission of the Engineer in-charge where it is impracticable
to install both the man-lock and the material-lock at;
h. The man-lock at tunneling work shall not be used for any purpose
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i. other than compression or de-compression of building workers;
j. No de-canting of building workers at tunneling work shall be carried
k. out without prior approval of the Engineer in-charge except in an emergency;
l. In case a building worker collapses or is taken ill during his de-compression in a man-lock, the lock
attendant of such man-lock shall raise the pressure to a level equal to the maximum pressure
which that building worker was exposed to in the working chamber prior to such de-compression
and such lock attendant shall immediately report the matter relating to such collapse to the
medical lock attendant and medical officer on duty;
m. A building worker who had previously received training with a trained building worker to work in
a compressed air environment at tunneling work shall be employed to work independently in such
a compressed air environment;
n. A building worker who had undergone three de-compressions from a pressure exceeding one bar
in a period of eight hours at tunneling work shall not be allowed to enter a compressed air
environment except for the purpose of carrying out rescue work;
o. A building worker employed in a compressed air environment for a period of eight hours in a day
at tunneling work shall not be employed again in such environment unless he has spent not less
than twelve consecutive hours of rest at atmospheric pressure;
p. No building worker shall be engaged in a compressed air environment at a pressure, which
exceeds three bars at a tunneling work unless prior permission, in writing, has been obtained from
the Engineer in-charge;
q. No building worker shall be employed in a compressed air environment for more than fourteen
consecutive days in a month;
r. A register of employment of all building workers in compressed air environment shall be
maintained;
s. An identification badge shall be supplied to a building worker employed in compressed air
environment;
t. The badge of a building worker shall contain particulars of his name, location of the medical-lock
allotted to him for work, the telephone number of the Construction Medical Officer concerned for
his treatment and the instructions in case of his illness of unknown and doubtful causes;
u. Record of all identification badges supplied to building shall be kept in a register;
v. Every building worker whose name appears in the register shall wear the badge supplied to him
at all times during his duty hours;
w. Suitable warning signs shall be displayed in the compressed air for the prohibition of the following,
namely:
i) Use of alcoholic drinks;
ii) Use and carrying of lighters, matches or other sources of ignition;
iii) Smoking; and
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iv) No entry to person who has consumed alcoholic drink
11.56. SAFETY INSTRUCTION:
All building workers employed in compressed air environment at tunneling work shall follow the
instructions issued for their safety in the course of such employment.
11.57. MEDICAL-LOCK
a. A suitably constructed medical lock shall be maintained at tunneling work where building workers
are employed in a working chamber at a pressure exceeding one bar;
b. Where more than one hundred building workers are employed in a compressed air working
environment exceeding one bar at tunneling work, one medical-lock is provided for every one
hundred building workers or part thereof and such medical lock shall be situated as near as
possible to the main-lock used at such tunneling work.
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12.0. SAFETY IN PILING WORK
12.1. GENERAL PROVISIONS
a. All pile driving equipment shall be of good design and sound construction, taking into account the
ergonomic principles and properly maintained;
b. A pile driver shall be firmly supported on a heavy timber sill, concrete bed or other secured
foundation;
c. In case a pile driver is required to be erected in dangerous proximity to an electrical conductor, all
necessary precautions shall be taken to ensure safety;
d. The hoses of steam and air hammer shall be securely lashed to such hammer so as to prevent
them from whipping in case of connection or break;
e. Adequate precaution shall be taken to prevent the pile driver from over turning and hammer from
missing the pile;
f. A responsible person for inspecting pile-driving equipment shall inspect such equipment before
taking it into use and takes all appropriate measures as required for the safety of building workers
before commencing piling work by such equipment;
g. Where there is any question of stability of a structure for its adjoining areas to be piled, such
structure shall be supported, where necessary, by underpinning, sheet pilling, shoring, and bracing
or by other means to ensure safety and stability of such structure and to prevent injury to any
person.
12.2. PROTECTION OF OPERATOR:
The operator of every pile driving equipment shall be protected from falling objects, steam,
cinders or water by substantially covering or otherwise or by other means.
12.3. INSTRUCTION TO AND SUPERVISION OF BUILDING WORKERS WORKING ON PILE-DRIVING
EQUIPMENT:
Every building worker working on a pile driving equipment shall be given instructions regarding
safe work procedure to be followed in piling operation and shall be supervised by a responsible
person throughout such work.
12.4. ENTRY OF UNAUTHORIZED PERSON:
The contractor shall ensure at a construction site of a buildings or other construction work that all
piling areas where pile-driving equipment is in use are effectively cordoned off to prevent entry
of unauthorized persons.
12.5. INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE OF PILE DRIVING EQUIPMENT
a. Pile-driving equipment shall not be taken into use until it has been inspected by a responsible
person and found to be safe for such use;
b. A responsible person for such inspection at suitable intervals to ensure safety to the building
worker working on such equipment shall inspect pile driving equipment in use;
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c. All pile lines and pulley blocks shall be inspected by a responsible person before the beginning of
each shift of piling operations.
12.6. OPERATION OF PILE-DRIVING EQUIPMENT
a. Only experienced and trained building worker shall operate pile driving so as to avoid any
probable danger from such operation;
b. Pile-driving operations shall be governed generally prevalent and accepted signals so as to prevent
any probable danger from such operations;
c. Every building worker employed in pile driving operation or in the vicinity of such pile driving
operation shall wear ear protection and safety helmet or hardhat and safety shoes;
d. Piles shall be prepared at a distance, at least equal to twice the length of the longest pile, from the
place of pile-driving operations;
e. When a pile driver is not in use, the hammer of such pile driver shall be blocked at the bottom of
the heads of such pile driver.
12.7. WORKING PLATFORM ON PILING FRAMES:
Where a structural tower supports the lead of a pile driver, leads at which it is necessary for the
building workers to work and such platforms except on the hammer of such pile driver or lead
sides of such platform and where such platforms cannot be provided with such railing and toe
boards, a safety belt shall be provided to each such building worker.
12.8. PILE TESTING
a. The testing of pile shall be conducted under the supervision of a responsible person for such
testing;
b. All practicable measures like displaying of waning notices, barricading the area and other similar
measures shall be taken to protect the area where the pile testing is carried out;
c. Entry to a pile testing area shall be prohibited to general public to ensure safety.
12.9. PILING, SHORING AND BRACING
a. Planks used for sheet piling in excavation or tunneling work shall be of sound material with
adequate strength;
b. Shores and braces used in excavation or tunneling work shall be of adequate dimensions and so
placed as to be effective for their intended purposes;
c. Earth supported shores or braces used in excavation or tunneling work shall bear against a footing
of sufficient area and stability to prevent the shifting of such shores or braces.
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13.0. SAFETY IN THE ERECTION, USE AND DISMANTLING OF SCAFFOLDS
13.1. SCAFFOLD CONSTRUCTION
a. Every scaffold and every component thereof shall be of adequate construction, made of sound
material and free from defects and safe for the purposes for which it is intended for use;
b. In case bamboo is used for scaffolding, such bamboo shall be of suitable quality, good condition,
free from protruding knots and stripped off to avoid any injury to building workers during handling
such bamboo;
c. All metal scaffolds used in building or other construction work shall conform to the approved
standards;
13.2. SUPERVISION BY A RESPONSIBLE PERSON: No scaffold shall be erected, added, altered or dismantled
except under the supervision of a responsible person.
13.3. Maintenance
a. The scaffold used in building or other construction work shall be maintained in good repairs and
the measures taken against its accidental displacement or any other hazard;
b. No scaffold or part thereof shall be partly dismantled and allowed to remain in such a condition
unless –
i) The stability or safety of the remaining portion of such scaffold has been ensured by a
responsible person for the safety of such scaffolds;
ii) In case the remaining part of such scaffold cannot be used by the building workers, necessary
warning notice written in Hindi and in a language understood by the majority of the building
workers that such scaffold is unfit for use, shall be displayed at the place where such scaffold
is erected.
13.4. STANDARDS, LEDGERS, PUTLOGS
a. Standards of a scaffold shall be plumb, where practicable, fixed sufficiently close together to
secure the stability of such scaffold having regard to all the possible working situations and
conditions for the intended use of such scaffold, spaced, as close as practicable, to ensure safety
and stability of such scaffold;
b. Adequate measures are taken to, prevent displacement of a standard of a scaffold either by
providing sole plate or a base plate, as necessary;
c. Ledgers of metal scaffold are placed at vertical intervals with due regard to safety and stability of
such scaffold;
d. Bamboo ledgers are kept as nearly as possible and are placed and fastened to the standards of a
scaffold with due regard to the stability of such scaffold.
13.5. WORKING PLATFORM
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a. Working platform shall be provided around the face or edge of a building adjoining at every upper
most permanent floor of such building under construction and at any level where construction
work of such building is carried out;
b. A platform shall be designed to suit the number of building workers to be employed on each bay
of a scaffold work on such platform and the materials or articles and tools to be carried with them
in such bay;
c. The safe working load and the number of building workers to be employed in each bay of a scaffold
shall be displayed for the information of all the building workers employed at such construction
site.
13.6. BOARD, PLANK AND DECKING
a. Board, plank and decking used in the construction of a working platform shall be of uniform size
and strength and shall be capable of supporting the load and number of building workers keeping
in view the safety of such building workers;
b. Metal decking, which forms part of a working platform, shall be provided with non-skid surface;
c. No board or plank which forms the working platform shall be projected beyond its end support
unless it is effectively prevented from tripping or lifting and board, plank or decking shall be
fastened and secured;
d. At any one time, not more than two working platforms per bay, shall be used to support building
workers or materials or articles at such bay;
e. Adequate measures shall be taken to prevent injury which may be caused by falling material and
objects by using safety nets or other suitable means;
f. Concrete, other debris or materials shall not be allowed to accumulate at any platform on a
scaffold;
g. Where a work is to be done at the end of a wall, working platform at such workplace shall be faced
or, wherever practicable, at least 0.6 m beyond the end of such wall.
13.7. REPAIR OF DAMAGED SCAFFOLD
a. No building worker shall be permitted to work on a scaffold that has been damaged or wakened
unless adequate safety measures have been taken to ensure the safety of such building worker;
b. Necessary warning signs shall be displayed at such places where repairs of scaffold are
undertaken.
13.8. OPENING
a. There shall be no opening in any working platform except for allowing access to such working
platform;
b. Wherever opening on a platform is unavoidable, necessary measures for protection against failing
of objects or building workers from such platform shall be taken by providing suitable safety nets,
belts or any other similar means;
c. Access from one working platform to another platform on a scaffold, if required, shall be provided
with suitable and safe ladder for the use of building workers working on such platforms;
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d. Every opening or shaft in the floor shall be provided with suitable means to protect the fall of a
person or material by providing suitable fencing or railing of height not less than 900 mm.
13.9. GUARDRAILS: Every side of a working platform from which a person is liable to fall shall be
provided with suitable and safe guardrails and toe board of adequate strength to prevent fall of
any building worker, material or tools from such platform.
13.10. SCAFFOLD USED BY BUILDING WORKERS OF DIFFERENT EMPLOYERS
a. Where a scaffold or a part of a scaffold is used, which has previously been used by another
employer for his building workers, such scaffold or part thereof shall be used only after its
inspection and examination by a responsible person for ensuring that such scaffold or part thereof
is safe and fit for such use;
b. If any rectification, alteration or modification in a scaffold or part thereof, needed to suit its use,
shall be made in consultation with the responsible person.
13.11. PROTECTION AGAINST ELECTRIC POWER LINE:
The contractor shall ensure that all necessary and practical measures for protection are taken to
prevent any building worker, working on a scaffold, from coming into contact with the electric wires
or dangerous equipment.
13.12. SCREENING NET AND WIRE NETS:
Where a scaffold is erected in an area where the construction activities may pose hazards to
pedestrians or vehicular traffic nearby from the falling of objects, wire nets or screening nets shall
be used to envelope such scaffold.
13.13. TOWER SCAFFOLD
a. The height of every tower scaffold used in building or other construction work shall not be more
than eight times the lesser to the base dimension of such scaffold;
b. A tower scaffold shall be lashed to a building or a fixed structure before being used by the building
workers;
c. Any tower scaffold which can be moved or castered shall be –
i) Constructed with due regard to the stability and, if necessary, adequately weighted at the
base;
ii) Used only on plain and even surface; and
iii) Has casters provided with positive locking devices to hold such scaffold in position;
d. No building worker shall remain on board scaffold or leave behind tools and material when it is
being shifted from one position to another position.
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i) Properly and securely fastened to every anchorage point and to the scaffold ledgers of other
main supporting members used for the support of such scaffold; and
ii) So positioned as to ensure stability of the scaffold.
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scaffold in the event of failure of the primary suspension wire ropes, winches, climbers or any part
of the mechanism used for raising or lowering such suspended scaffold;
b. Provided that the clause (a) shall not apply -
i) Where the platform of such scaffold is supported at two independent suspension wire rope
at or near each end of such platform so that in the event of failure of one of such suspension
wire rope, the other wire rope is capable of sustaining the weights of such platform and its
load and prevent it from tilting; or
ii) Where a system is incorporated which operates automatically to support the platform of such
scaffold and its load in the event of failure of the primary suspension wire rope of such
scaffold.
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14.0. SAFETY IN THE ERECTION OF STRUCTURAL FRAME &
FORMWORK
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f. Prefabricated parts made of concrete shall not stripped or erected before such concrete has
set and hardened sufficiently to the extent provided for in the plans, and such parts are
examined by the responsible person for any sign of damage before their use;
g. Store-places shall be so constructed that –
i) There shall be no risk of structural steel of prefabricated parts falling or overturning;
ii) Storage conditions shall generally ensure stability and avoid damage having regard to the
method of storage and atmospheric conditions; and
iii) Racks shall be set on firm ground and designed so that units cannot move accidentally in
such store-places;
h. Structural steel or pre-fabricated parts shall not be subjected to stresses prejudicial to their
stability while they are stored or transported or raised or set down;
i. Tongs, clamps and other appliances for lifting structural steel and prefabricated part shall be:
i) In such shape and dimensions as to ensure a secure grip without damaging and marked with
the maximum permissible load in the most unfavourable lifting conditions; and
ii) Structural steel or pre-fabricated parts shall be lifted by such methods and appliances that
prevent them from spinning accidentally;
j. Structural steel or pre-fabricated parts shall be provided with railings and working platforms
before raising such parts to prevent any danger of falling of building workers, materials or articles
at the time of any work with such parts;
k. All reasonably practical measures shall be taken to avoid injury to building workers, building
structure or equipment while structural steel or pre-fabricated parts are handled or stored or
transported or raised or lowered;
l. Structures shall not be worked on during violent storms or high winds or any other such hazardous
situation;
m. The risk of falling to which building workers, moving on high or sloping girders, may be exposed is
limited by all means of adequate collective protection or by the use of a safety harness which shall
be well secured to a sufficiently strong supports;
n. Structural steel parts, which are to be erected at a great height, shall, as far as practicable, be
assembled on the ground;
o. When structural steel or pre-fabricated parts are being erected, a sufficiently extended area
underneath the workplace shall be barricaded or guarded;
p. Steel trusses, which are being erected, shall be adequately shored, braced or guyed until they are
permanently secured in position;
q. Structural members shall not be forced into place by the hoisting machine while any building
worker is in such a position that he is likely to be injured by such operation.
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a. All formwork shall be properly designed keeping in view the safety of building workers, buildings
or structures;
b. A responsible person for structural frame and formwork shall –
i. Inspect and examine the material, timber, structural steel and scaffolding for its strength and
suitability before being taken into use;
ii. Lay-down procedures to cover all stages of such structural frame and formwork;
iii. Supervise such structural frame and formwork;
iv. Take all necessary steps or measure to correct any situation with a view to prevent accident
or dangerous occurrence during performances of such structural frame and formwork.
14.5. DE-SHORING
a. When shoring is removed, sufficient props shall be left in place of such shoring to prevent any
possible hazard; and
b. Deshoring shall be adequately braced and tied together with support to prevent any hazard.
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15.0. SAFETY IN CONCRETE WORK
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15.4. PIPES AND PUMPS
a. A scaffolding carrying a pipe for pumped concrete shall be strong enough to support such pipe
at a time when such pipe is filled with concrete or water or any other liquid and carry the
combined load of the all the building workers who may be on such scaffold at such time, safely;
b. Every pipe for carrying pumped concrete shall be –
i) Securely anchored at its end point and at each curve on it;
ii) Provided near the top of such pipe with an air release valve;
iii) Securely attached to a pump nozzle by a bolted collar or other adequate means;
c. The operation of concrete pumps shall be governed by standard signals;
d. Building workers employed around a concrete pump shall wear safety goggles;
15.5. MIXING AND POURING OF CONCRETE
a. The concrete mixture shall not contain any material, which may unduly affect the setting of such
concrete, weaken such concrete or corrode steel used with such concrete;
b. When dry ingredients of concrete are being mixed in confined spaces such as silos –
i) The dust shall be exhausted at the time of such mixing and
ii) In case the dust the dust cannot be exhausted, as specified, the workers shall wear respirators
at the time of such mixing;
c. When concrete is being tipped from buckets, building workers shall be kept out of the range of
any kickbacks of such buckets;
d. Loads shall not be dumped or placed on settling concrete.
15.6. CONCRETE PANELS AND SLABS
a. All parts of a concrete panel or concrete slab shall be hoisted uniformly;
b. Concrete panels shall be adequately braced in their final positions and such bracings shall remain
in such positions until such panels are adequately supported by other parts of the construction for
which such panels are used;
c. Temporary bracings of concreter panels shall be securely fastened to prevent any part of such
panels from falling when such panels are being moved.
15.7. STRESSED AND TENSIONED ELEMENTS
a. Building workers shall not stand directly over jacking equipment while stressing of concrete girders
and beams is being done;
b. A pre – stressed concrete unit shall not bee handled except at points on such unit and by the
devices specified for such work by the manufacture of such devices;
c. During transport, pre-stressed concrete girders or concrete beams shall be kept upright by bracing
or other effective means;
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d. Anchor fittings for pre-tensioned strands of pre-stressed concrete girders of concert beams are
kept in a safe condition in accordance with the instruction of manufacturer of such anchor fittings;
e. Building workers shall not stand behind jacks or in line with tensioning elements and jacking
equipment during tensioning operations of pre-stressed concrete girders of concrete beams;
f. Building workers do not cut wires of pre – stressed concrete girders or concrete beams under
tension before such concrete used of such girder or beams is sufficiently hardened.
15.8. VIBRATORS
a. A building worker, who is in good physical condition, shall operate vibrators used in concreting
work;
b. All practical measures shall be taken to reduce the amount of vibration transmitted to the
operators working in concreting work and
c. When electric vibrators are used in concreting work
i) Such vibrators shall be earthed;
ii) The leads of such vibrators shall be heavily insulated; and
iii) The current shall be switched off when such vibrators are not in use.
15.9. INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION
a. A person responsible for a concreting work shall supervise the erection of the formwork, shores,
braces and other supports used for such concreting work, make a through inspection of every
formwork to ensure that such formwork is safe, regularly inspect the formwork, shores, braces,
reshores and other supports during the placing of concrete, keep all records of inspections
referred to above at the workplace relating to such inspection and produce them for inspection
upon the demand.
b. Any unsafe condition, which is discovered during the inspections, shall be remedied immediately.
15.10. BEAMS, FLOORS AND ROOFS
a. Horizontal and diagonal bracings shall be provided in both longitudinal and transverse direction as
may be necessary to provide structural stability to formwork used in concreting work and shores
used in such concreting work shall be properly seated on top and bottom and secured in their
places;
b. Where shores used in concreting work rest upon the ground, base plates shall be provided for
keeping such shores firm and in level;
c. Where the floor to ceiling height of a concreting work exceeds 9 m or where the formwork deck
used in such concreting work is supported by shores constructed in two or more tiers, or where
the dead, live and impact loads on the formwork used in such concreting work exceed 700
kilogram per m2, the structure of such formwork shall be designed by a professional engineer in
the relevant field and the specifications and drawings of such formwork kept at such construction
site and produced on demand.
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d. Where a professional engineer designs the structure of the formwork used in concreting work,
such engineer shall be responsible for the supervision of construction and the stability of such
structure.
15.11. STRIPPING
a. Stripping of formwork used in concreting work shall not commence until the concrete on such
formwork is fully set, examined and certified to this effect by the responsible person and record
of such examination and certification is maintained;
b. Stripped forms in concreting work shall be removed or stock piled promptly after stripping from
all areas in which building workers are required to work or pass;
c. Protruding nail, wire ties and other formwork accessories not required for subsequent concreting
work shall be pulled, cut or otherwise made safe.
15.12. RE-SHORING
a. Re-shoring used in concreting work shall be provided to a slab or beam for its safe support after
its stripping or where such slab or beam is subjected to superimposed loads due to construction
above such slab or beam;
b. The provisions applicable to shoring in a concreting work shall also be applicable to reshoring in
such work or pass.
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16.0. SAFETY IN CONSTRUCTION, REPAIR & MAINTENANCE
OF STEEP ROOFS
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17.0. SAFETY IN CATCHES PLATFORMS, HOARDINGS & CHUTES
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18.0. SAFETY IN WORK ON OR ADJACENT TO WATER
18.1. TRANSPORT OF WORKERS BY WATER
a. When any building worker has to proceed to or from any workplace by water for purposes of
carrying on a building or other construction work, proper measures shall be taken to provide for
his safe transportation and vessels used for such purpose shall be in charge of a responsible
person, properly equipped for safe navigation and maintained in good condition;
b. Maximum number of persons which can be safely carried in a vessel shall be marked plainly and
conspicuously on such vessel and such number shall not be exceeded during use of such vessel for
carrying persons;
c. Adequate protecting shall be provided to the building workers in such vessel from inclement
weather;
d. Such vessel shall be manned by adequate and experienced crew;
e. In case the bulwarks of such vessel are lower than 60 cm from the level of the deck of such vessel,
the open edge of such bulwarks shall be fitted with suitable fencing to a height of at least 1 m
above such deck and the post and stanchions and similar parts used in such fencing shall not be
spaced more than 2 m;
f. The number of life buoys on deck of such vessel shall at least be equal to the number of crew
members of such vessel and shall not be less than two;
g. All life buoys on deck of such vessel shall be kept in good state of maintenance and so placed that
if such vessel sinks then they will remain afloat and one of such buoys shall be within the
immediate reach of the Steersman of such vessel and another is situated after part of such vessel;
and
h. The position of the steersman of the vessel shall be such that he has a reasonably free view of all
sides.
18.2. PREVENTION FROM DROWNING
a. Where, on or adjacent to the workplace of any contraction site, there is water into which a building
worker employed for work on such site, in the course of his employment, may fall and has the risk
of drowning, suitable rescue equipment shall be provided and kept in an efficient state of ready
use and measures shall be taken to arrange for the prompt rescue of such building worker from
the danger of drowning and where there is a special risk of such fall from the edge of adjacent
land or from a structure adjacent to or above the water, or from floating stage on such water,
secure fencing shall be provided near the edge of such land, structure or floating stage, as the case
may be, to prevent such fall, and such fencing may be removed or allowed to remain unerected
for the time and to the extent necessary for the access of building workers to such work or the
movement of material for such work;
b. For handling rescue equipment, at least two persons knowing diving should be available at such
sites.
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19.0 SAFETY IN COFFERDAMS & CAISSONS
19.1 EVERY COFFERDAM AND CAISSON SHALL BE
19.1.1 Of good construction, sound material and of adequate strength, provided with adequate means
for workers to reach safely at the top of such cofferdam or caisson in the event of an in rush of
water and safe means of access to every place where workers shall be employed;
19.1.2 Work relating to construction, positioning, modification, dismantling of cofferdams or caissons
shall be carried out under the supervision of a responsible person and inspected by the responsible
person at the specified intervals;
19.1.3 A worker shall be allowed to work in a cofferdam or caisson after such cofferdam or caisson has
been inspected and found safe by responsible person within such preceding period as approved
and a record of such inspection maintained.
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20. SAFETY IN DEMOLITION WORK
20.1 PREPARATION
20.1.1 All glass or similar material or article in exterior openings shall be removed before
commencing any demolition work and all water, steam, electric, gas and other similar supply
lines put off and suitably capped and the concerned department of the appropriate authority
informed and permission obtained wherever required before commencing;
20.1.2 Wherever it is necessary to maintain water, gas or electric line or power during such
demolition, such line shall be so located or protected with substantial coverings so as to
protect it from damage and to afford safety to the building workers and the general public.
20.4 METHOD OF OPERATION: The contractor shall ensure that debris, bricks and other materials or
articles are removed by means of chutes, buckets or hoists and through openings in the floors.
20.5 ACCESS TO FLOOR
20.5.1 Safe access to and egress from every building shall be provided at all times in the course of
demolition by means of entrances hallways, stairways or ladder runs which shall be so protected
as to safeguard the workers using such means from falling material or articles;
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20.5.2 Demolition of structural steel etc. shall be demolished column by column and tier by tier and every
structural member, which is being demolished, shall not be under any stress, and such structural
member shall be suitably lashed to prevent it from any uncontrolled swinging, dropping or falling
or falling;
20.5.3 Large structural members shall not be thrown or dropped from the building, but carefully lowered
by adopting suitable safe method;
20.5.4 Where a lifting appliance like a derrick is used for demolition, the floor on which such lifting
appliance rests shall be completely planked over or supported and such floor shall be of adequate
strength to sustain bearing load for such lifting appliance and its operation.
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20.10.1 The following requirements shall be fulfilled in case the mechanical method of demolition like use
of swinging weight, clamshell bucket, power shovel, bulldozer or other similar mechanical
methods are used for the purpose of demolition namely –
i) The building or structure or structure or remaining portion thereof shall be not more than 12
m in height;
ii) Where a swinging weight is used for demolition, a zone of such demolition having a radius of
at least 1.5 times the height of the structure of portion thereof being demolished shall be
maintained around the points of impact of such swinging weight;
iii) Where a clamshell bucket is being used for demolition, a zone of demolition shall be
maintained within eight metres of the liner of travel of such bucket;
iv) Where other mechanical methods are being used to affect total or partial collapse of a building
or other construction work, there shall be maintained, in the area into which the affected
portion of such building or other construction work may fall, a zone of demolition at least 1.5
times the height of such affected portion thereof; and
v) No person other than building workers or other persons essential to the operation of
demolition work shall be permitted to enter a zone of demolition, which shall be provided with
substantial barricades.
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21. FIRE EXTINGUISHERS & OTHER APPLIANCES OF FIRE FIGHTING
21.1 FIRE EXTINGUISHERS & OTHER MEANS OF PREVENTION AND PROTECTION
21.1.1 Every contractor shall have a fire protection and prevention plan developed and implemented
keeping in view the following:
i) The specific work practices requiring fire control measures;
ii) Response measures to be taken in case of fire;
iii) Equipment required;
iv) Personnel requirements and responsibilities;
v) Schedules of daily and weekly inspection;
vi) Open flames and fires are prohibited in all underground construction;
vii) Readily visible signs to be posted in the fire prone/inflammable/explosive areas prohibiting
smoking use of open flames and other hot work.
viii) A system of Permit-to-Work.
27.1.2 For the protection of the workers from the outbreak of fire, the contractor shall Provide,
maintain and regularly inspect the Fire extinguishing equipment, which shall be sufficiently
provided to extinguish any probable fire;
B No Yes Yes
C No Yes Yes
D No Yes Yes
Electrical No Yes Yes
27.1.3 Ensure availability of an adequate supply of water at ample pressure;
27.1.4 Make available
i. Adequate number of trained persons required to operate the fire
extinguishing equipment;
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ii. Properly maintain Fire extinguishing equipment and inspect them at
regular intervals of not less than once in a year by the responsible person
and a record of such inspections maintained;
27.1.5 Portable fire extinguishers provided in the operator’s cabin of earthmoving machinery,
material handling systems, construction equipment etc. shall be regularly inspected,
maintained and replenished/refilled;
27.1.6 The operators and the helpers of such equipment shall be trained in the methods operating
the equipment and fighting the fire effectively;
27.1.7 All combustion engine power equipment shall be so located that the exhausts are well away
from combustible material;
27.1.8 No smoking shall be allowed at or in the vicinity of operations, which constitute fire hazards
and shall be conspicuously posted with No smoking or open flame signs;
27.1.9 In the flammable environment as described in IS: 9570, the electrical fittings and equipment
shall be of flame proof type conforming to IS: 2206 & IS; 2148;
27.1.10 Arrangements shall be made to contain sparks generated during welding, cutting or other
operations and spark shall not be allowed to fall down on combustible material kept below;
All means of exit shall be kept free of obstruction at all times;
27.1.11 Appropriate type of fire extinguishers according to IS: 5698 shall be kept in fully charged
condition at the places which have potential risk of fire;
27.1.12 The contractor shall educate his or his sub-contractors’ men working in the vicinity of fire
risk, on how to operate these equipment and know in particular circumstances which type of
extinguishers is to be used;
27.1.13 The contractor shall take full responsibility for the upkeep and replenishment/refilling of the
fixed and portable fire extinguishers.
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APPENDIX
Annexure I
Personal Protection
IS: 1179-1967 Equipment for eye and face protection during welding
IS: 4770-1991 Rubber gloves for electrical purposes
IS: 8519-1977 Guide for selection of industrial safety equipment for body protection
IS: 8520-1977 Guide for selection of industrial safety equipment for eye, face & ear protection
IS: 8807-1978 Guide for selection of safety equipment for protection of arms and hands
IS: 1224-1985 Safety shoes
IS: 2925-1984 Safety helmets
IS: 8940-1978 Code of practice for maintenance and care of industrial safety equipment eye and
face protection
IS: 8990-1978 Code of practice for maintenance and care of industrial safety clothing
IS: 10667-1983 Guide for selection of industrial safety for protection of foot and leg
IS: 816-1969 Code of practice for safety and health requirements in electric and gas welding and
cutting operations
IS: 818-1968 Code of practice for safety and health requirements in electric and gas welding and
cutting operations
IS: 7194-1994 Assessment of noise exposure during work for hearing conservation purposes
Civil Engineering Construction
IS: 2190-1992 Code of practice for selection, installation and maintenance of portable first-aid fire
extinguishers
IS: 5896 Code of practice for selection, operation and maintenance of fire-fighting appliances
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IS: 8433-1984 Code of practice for dissolved acetylene cylinders
Electrical
IS: 1860-1980 Code of practice for installation, operation and maintenance of electric passenger
and goods lifts
IS: 1991-1987 Safety requirements for the use, care and protection of abrasive grinding wheels
IS: 5903-1970 Safety devices for gas cylinders
IS: 8216-1976 Guide for inspection of lift wire ropes
IS: 8964-978 Recommendations for safety conditions for woodworking machines
IS: 9474-1980 Principles of mechanical guarding of machinery
IS: 11461-1985 Code of practice for compressors safety
IS: 13367-1992 Code of practice for safe use of cranes
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Annexure - II
Signature
Head of Organization
With Date & Stamp
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Annexure - III
Description of work :
Signature Signature
Date Date
Check list for Authorization of Work Permit
Minimum and Mandatory Precautions Y/ N / NA
1 Permit form filled in completely?
2 Have wind, atmospheric, and work area conditions (e.g. cold, hot, snow,
poor lighting & Ventilation etc.) been considered throughout the job so
that work can be done safely?
3 All necessary Personnel Protective Equipment like Breathing Set, Waist
Rope, Light Mounted Helmet etc. is put on by all the workmen?
4 A lifeline, a rope tied on the safety belt of the person entering the confined
space is provided?
5 All practicable measures are taken to ensure that the atmosphere inside is
not deficient in oxygen and does not contain flammable vapors and no
hazardous gases like H2S. (Open at least 2 manholes & keep for 2
hours)?
6 One fully trained person is stationed at ground level/outside to assist the
inside workers and emergency contact No's available?
7 All the workers trained for emergency?
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8 Safe means of access and egress provided?
9 Is the suitable fire extinguisher available at work location?
10 Are they Using only 24V lamps & working tools inside the confined space?
Following additional precautions need to be taken before the start of the work
Signature
Date
Permit Close Out by: Name & Signature (Principal Agency)
Date : Time :
Note: All extra information on preparation and precautions to be provided on the reverse side of
this PTW.
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HOT WORK PERMIT
Signature Signature
Date Date
Exact location of work
Relevant information
Check list for Authorization of Work Permit
Minimum and Mandatory Precautions Y/ N / NA
1 Permit form filled in completely?
2 Form filled in correctly and in full.
3 Has the work area been inspected for any abnormalities - specify on wind,
atmosphere, surroundings, etc.
4 Are the necessary PPE provided and do the workmen know their use?
5
Is the fitter, experienced and knowledgeable enough to carry out the job?
6 Area has to be cleared of any flammables and combustible material.
7 Electrical equipment to be protected and grounded.
8 Are fire-fighting equipment - extinguishers, water, sand buckets etc, located
nearby for ready in case of any mishap?
9 Gas cylinders in upright state/ trolleys/ flash-back arrestors/ hose condition/
NRVs, etc.
10 Is the area easily accessible?
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Additional precautions to be taken:
This permit is valid only for one week. A fresh hot work permit has to be taken for continued works for
the next week.
Signature
Date
Permit Close Out by: Name & Signature (Principal Agency)
Date : Time :
Note: All extra information on preparation and precautions to be provided on the reverse side of
this PTW.
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PERMIT FOR LIFTING OF MATERIAL
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Following additional precautions need to be taken before the start of the work:
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WORKING AT HEIGHT PERMIT
Signature Signature
Date Date
Check list for Authorization of Work Permit
Minimum and Mandatory Precautions Y/ N / NA
1 Permit form filled in completely?
2 Work area below is temporarily cordoned/barricaded
3 The scaffold erected has pipes and clamps in good condition.
4 Diagonal / lateral bracings pipes are provided to ensure stability
5 Access ladder is provided to reach the work location
6 Planks / sheet used in temporary platform are in good condition
7 Planks / sheets are tied properly using binding wire
8 Temporary platform is having temporary side railing
9 Workers are wearing Helmet, Shoes & Safety belt in good condition.
10 For Anchoring of safety belt at height rigid support / life rope line is provided
11 Experienced workers are engaged for work
12 Portable elect equip/fibre body checked for its healthiness including earthing
13 The sling / pulley blocks / ropes are tested for fitness
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14 Workers are briefed on Safety Precautions to be taken
Power hand tools used at eight are connected through 30mA ELCB.
Following additional precautions need to be taken before the start of the work
Signature
Date
Permit Close Out by: Name & Signature (Principal Agency)
Date : Time :
Note: All extra information on preparation and precautions to be provided on the reverse side of
this PTW.
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Annexure - IV
DEFINITIONS
1. Building or other construction work: means the construction, alteration, repairs, maintenance
or demolition, of or, in relation to, buildings, streets, roads, railways, tramways, airfields,
generation, transmission and distribution of power, water works, oil and gas installations, electric
lines, tunnels, bridges, viaducts, pipelines, towers, cooling towers and such other work as may be
specified.
2. Building worker: means a person who is employed by a contractor to do any skilled, semi-skilled
or manual, supervisory, technical or clerical work for hire or reward, whether the terms of
employment be expressed or implied, in connection with any building or other construction work;
3. Establishment: means an establishment who or which employs building workers in any building
or other construction work, and includes an establishment belonging to a contractor;
4. Contractor: means a person who undertakes to produce a given result for any establishment, other
than a mere supply of goods or articles of manufacture by the employment of building workers or
who supplies building workers for any work of the establishment, and includes a sub-contractor or
any other agency engaged on his behalf;
5. Employer: in relation to an establishment, means the owner thereof that is the contractor himself.
6. Competent Person: means a person so approved by the Central Government who belongs to a
testing establishment in India possessing adequate qualification, experience and skill for the
purpose of testing, examination or annealing and certification of lifting appliances, lifting gears,
wire ropes or pressure plant or equipment;
7. Responsible Person: means a person appointed by the employer to be responsible for the
performance of specific duty or duties and who has sufficient knowledge and experience and the
requisite authority for the proper performance of such duties;
10. Hazardous substance: means any substance, which due to its explosiveness, inflammability,
radioactivity, toxic or corrosive properties and similar hazardous characteristics may Cause injury;
or Affect adversely the human system; or Cause loss of life or damage to property or environment;
11. Hazardous Process: comprises roof work, steel erection, and work under and over water, demolition
and work in confined space;
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12. National Standard: means standards as approved by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) and in the
absence of such standards, the standards approved by the Central Government for a specific
purpose;
13. Lifting Appliance: means a crane, hoist, derrick, winch, jack, pulley block or other equipment used
for lifting materials, objects or building workers;
14. Lifting gear: means ropes, chains, hooks, slings and other accessories of a lifting appliance;
15. Safe Operating Practice: Means the practice followed in building and construction activities for the
safety of workers and for safe operation of machinery and equipment used in such activities. Such
practices shall conform to all or any of the following:
Relevant Standards approved by BIS;
National Building Codes;
Manufacturer’s instruction on safe use of equipment and machinery;
Code of practice on safety in construction industry published by International Labour Organization .
16. Safe working load: in relation to an article of lifting gear or lifting appliance, means the load which
is the maximum load that may be imposed on such article or appliance with safety in the normal
conditions as assessed and certified by a competent person;
17. Workplace: means all places where building workers are required to be present or to go for work
and which are under the control of an employer;
18. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE): are the protective devices made available for individual or
collective use of the workers likely to be affected by the hazards of the workplace or process;
19. Construction & Erection Manual (E&C) Rules: all references to E&C Manual shall mean the
Construction & Erection Rules that are detailed hereunder;
20. Engineer in-charge: All references to the Engineer in-charge shall mean the person in-charge of a
building and construction of the NTPC.
21. Interpretation of words not defined: words and expressions not defined or used in this Manual
shall have the same meaning as generally assigned in common engineering practices
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Ref. No.: SBD/CIVIL/OTE(2)/CPG-1-REV. 00
Annexure-I to SCC
The items for which Owner Issue Material shall be issued on free of cost
basis have been listed in the "Notes/Undertaking/Instructions" given in the
Schedule of Quantities. Provision hereunder shall prevail to the extent it is
applicable for such Owner Issue Materials.
1.1.1 Only Cement (Ordinary Portland, Portland Slag, Fly Ash based Portland
Pozzolana), and Reinforcement Steel (Mild Steel, Round Bars for earthing
mat and High yield strength deformed TMT bars) and Structural steel angles,
joists, channels, plain and chequered plates, MS rods (for foundation
bolts/structures vis Sagrods, lacings, etc) rails and pipe (other than those
covered in the Scope of Contractor) and Stainless steel plates (ASTM A240
Type 304 or equivalent) will be issued by the Owner within project and/or at
Project Stores, 'FREE OF COST' to the Contractor for incorporating in those
items of work under the subject specifications for which it has been specified
to be so issued in the notes/undertakings/instructions to bidders in the
Schedule of Quantities. M.S. flats shall not be supplied by the Owner. All
subsequent responsibility of transportation from and/or Owner's stores to
work site storage, stacking, preservation, accounting etc. at work site shall be
that of the Contractor.
1.1.2 All the required materials other than those which have been specified to be
issued free of cost by the Owner in the Schedule of Quantities shall be
arranged by the Contractor. Further following material shall have to be
arranged by Contractor within his quoted rates/bid prices.
(a) Cement (Portland, Fly ash based Pozzolana or Slag blended with
GGBS upto 60%) required for items of work other than those for which
it has been specified to be issued as free of cost by the Owner in the
Schedule of Quantities.
(b) Mild steel round bars as well as High yield strength deformed
TMT/CRS bars required for items of work other than those for which it
has been specified to be issued as free of cost by the Owner, in the
Schedule of Quantities.
(d) Stainless Steel sheets/sections required for items of work other than
those for which it has been specified to be issued as free of cost by
Owner in Schedule of Quantities.
(e) Other materials including special reinforcement and structural steel,
square bars, flats, white and special cements, rapid hardending
cement, additives and plasticisers.
1.1.3 The Contractor shall incorporate the free of cost owner issued cement,
reinforcement steel & structural steel only in the permanent works unless
otherwise specifically agreed to by the Owner. Cement and steel
(reinforcement and structural) required for the enabling works such as
Contractor’s staff/labour colony, office and storage sheds, material testing
laboratory construction, temporary staging, scaffolding, platform, and other
temporary structural steel work which are not going into the works unless
otherwise specifically mentioned, shall be arranged by the Contractor at his
own cost. Similarly, cement and steel required for production of RCC pipes,
manhole covers, hollow cement concrete blocks, precast concrete elements
not produced within the project site, steel door/window and steel required for
supply of M.S. lock nuts and nuts of foundation bolts etc, shall also be
arranged by the Contractor at his own cost.
1.1.4 The quoted rates or price(s) indicated shall not take into account the cost of
“free of cost Owner issue materials” as identified above but should include
cost of any wastages not allowed by Owner, carriage, loading, unloading,
weighment, storage, testing, mixing, placing, cutting, binding, jointing,
assembly, weldings etc. and any other activity as required till its acceptance
to the Owner after incorporation in the works. The quoted rates shall also
include the cost of carriage and incidental involved for return of the surplus,
wastage, off cuts, melting scrap etc. of Owner Issued materials to the
Owner’s stores.
1.2.2 Availability
1.2.3.1 Cement
Cement will be issued on the basis of approved construction drgs. allowing for
wastages as specified elsewhere in this document.
2. 9,840 kg. 100 kg. 9,740 kg. 10,000 kg. (-) 260Kg (-) 2.6% *9,940 Kg*
3. 10,360 kg. 100 kg. 10,260 kg. 10,000 kg. (+)260Kg (+) 2.6% 10,060Kg**
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Total wt, issued for 3 trucks load 30,000 Kgs
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1.2.3.3 In cases where cement is not required to be used by the weight, the same
shall be issued in bags on a nominal net weight of 50 kg. of Cement in each
bag.
1.2.3.4 Reinforcement Steel (Mild Steel and High yield strength deformed TMT
bars)
Reinforcement steel shall be issued to the Contractor from the project stores
on the basis of construction Drgs./approved bar bending schedule allowing for
wastage as specified elsewhere in this document. The reinforcement steel
shall be issued to the Contractor on the basis of weight, such weights being
calculated on the following basis : -
(i) All issues of reinforcement steel & MS rods for earthing mat & rungs
above 12 mm dia. shall be made on the basis of “Sectional Weight” as
per IS:1732.
(ii) All issues of reinforcement steel & MS Rods for earthing mat and
rungs upto and including 12 mm dia (in coils or straight length) shall
be made in terms of actual weighment done.
(iii) The actual weighment shall be done on weighing equipment available
at the project site or in the event of non-availability of weighing
equipment, on basis of random length/bundle weights as decided by
the Engineer-in-Charge and jointly recorded properly in a register on
day to day basis or each indent basis.
(iv) The issue of reinforcement steel upto and including 12mm dia shall be
on the actual weighment. However, the theoretical consumption/
payable weight will be on the basis of “Sectional Weight” given in
IS:1732. It shall therefore be noted that any variation of actual weight
per unit length with respect to the “Sectional Weight” given in IS: 1732,
on account of rolling tolerances of steel mills shall not be considered
by Owner and the bidder shall take these aspects while quoting the
rates of respective items. No claim on reconciliation of issued weight &
payable weight on account of the above shall be tenable.
Structural steel shall be issued to the Contractor from the project stores on
the basis of approved fabrication drgs./design drgs. allowing for wastage as
specified elsewhere in this document. The structural steel shall be issued to
the Contractor on the basis of weight, such weights being calculated on the
following basis.
(ii) All issues of structural steel upto and including 35 mm width and
thickness upto & including 6 mm shall be made in terms of actual
weighment done.
(iv) The structural steel shall be issued to the Contractor in such sections
and length which are presently rolled in the country or as available in
the project stores.
(v) In case of issue of those sections for which unit weight is not given in
IS:808, IS:1730, IS:1732, IS:1161, unit weight as furnished by supplier
shall be considered. In absence of any unit weight furnished by the
supplier, a representative unit weight shall be found out at site by
Engineer-in-Charge by selecting a few sections and actually weighing
them.
(ix) Foundation bolts - Steel shall be issued only for the bolts & washers
for the foundation bolt assemblies. No steel shall be issued for the
nuts & lock nuts.
(a) For the materials for which the Corporation has agreed to issue free of
cost to the Contractor, the Contractor shall give reasonable notice in
writing of his requirements to the Engineer-in-Charge in accordance
with agreed phased programme.
1.2.4 Receipt
With each requisition for issue of free of cost owner supplied material, the
Contractor shall indicate the following details to the Owner :
(iv) Quantity required under the subject requisition together with the
details of the consumption proposed, theoretical consumptions, the
programme for work for which required.
(v) For each consignment of materials received from the Owner, the
Contractor shall give proper acknowledgement in writing for the
receipt thereof. The acknowledgement shall indicate full particulars of
the quantities, sections, sizes, grade and quality and such other
information as are normally required by the stores.
1.2.5 Stacking/Storage
The Contractor shall take proper care of the materials issued by the Owner
and shall protect the same from damage and weathering. The Contractor
shall ensure the following during Stacking/Storage.
1.2.5.1 Cement
1.2.5.2 Steel
1.2.6 Accounting
The Contractor shall maintain a proper store account for all the Owner issue
materials and shall give a copy of the monthly statement of such accounts to
the Owner.
(b) At the time of submission of bills, the Contractor shall properly account
for the material issued to him as specified herein to the satisfaction of
Engineer-in-Charge certifying that balance material are available with
Contractor’s custody at site.
1.2.6.3 The Owner Issue Materials accounts shall be reconciled and the outcome of
such Reconciliation shall be jointly signed by the authorized representative of
the Owner and the Contractor. The proforma for such Owner Issue Materials
Account Reconciliation shall be as per the format enclosed in bidding
documents, as minimum information. Other informations and data as required
reasonably by Engineer-in-Charge, shall be furnished by the Contractor.
1.2.6.4 The Contractor shall solely be responsible for the safety, quality and quantity
of the material after it is issued by the Owner.
1.2.6.5 At any point of time, the material outstanding as wastage or unaccounted for
shall be limited to ten percent (10%) by value of the total security given by the
Contractor for the materials unless otherwise permitted in writing by Engineer-
in-Charge after approval.
1.2.6.7 Owner issue materials, shall not under any circumstances whatsoever, shall
be taken out of the project site unless otherwise permitted by head of the
project.
1.2.6.8 Each time when there is a change in the stock of Cement in Contractor’s
godown due to issue for consumption or due to receipt from Owner’s store,
the same shall be jointly signed by the authorised representative of the Owner
and the Contractor in the register maintained for the purpose.
1.2.6.9 Following shall be the limit for the maximum quantity of “Owner Issue
Materials” that could be with the Contractor at any point of time when work is
in progress, (excluding what has already been incorporated in the works):
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S.No. Issue of Materials Max. quantity in Contractor’s store
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2. Reinforcement Steel
1.2.7.1 (a) The reference drawings for actual material consumption to be used for
the purpose of reconciliation shall be drawings prepared by the Owner
& approved by the Owner and such other drawings as approved by
the Owner. This shall also include the bar bending schedule prepared
by the Contractor and approved by the Owner.
(c) If the free of cost owner issued material has been used in item of work
other than for which it is issued, then the cost of such material used
shall be recovered at the maximum penal rates identified for the
corresponding item in the succeeding clause from the Contractor’s
progressive bills or recovered otherwise as provided for in the
contract.
(d) The penal recovery rates for cement, reinforcement and the structural
steel consumption shall be as specified herein or to be calculated on
the basis of procurement rate of cement and reinforcement
steel/structural steel as applicable at the time of recovery. However to
work out the penal recovery rate for cement, reinforcement and
structural steel consumption during the extended period of the contact,
the procurement rate of the cement and reinforcement steel/structural
steel as applicable during the last quarter of the scheduled contract
completion period, shall be adopted. Procurement rate shall mean the
total landed cost of the material at Owner’s store.
(iii) The quantum of free of cost issued cement and rate for the
penal recovery for excess consumption, over and above such
free of cost issued quantities shall be worked out on the
following basis.
The allowable wastage is for overall quantities of Cement and not for
individual type of cement.
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Sl.No. Cement Consumption Basis of issue and penal
recovery rates
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Sl.No. Reinforcement Steel Basis of issue and
Penal recovery rates
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(iii) In case the total wastage i.e. total cumulative quantities of cut
pieces and scrap exceeds 3% of theoretical consumption, then
the total quantity of cut pieces and scrap individually will be
divided proportionally for wastage upto 3% and beyond 3% in
the ratio of 3% of theoretical quantity and actual quantity of
wastage.
The credit for return of reinforcement steel will be given for the
quantity beyond 3% as per the provisions of (i) and (ii) above.
(a) M.S. bars and High strength bars shall be separately returned
to the stores.
(b) All bars upto and including 16 mm dia shall be returned in two
lots. All bars less than 3m length shall be returned in one lot
while bars of length 3.0 m and above shall be returned in
another lot.
(ii) All bars of 3.0 m length and above upto and including
5.5 m in second lot.
(iii) All bars of length above 5.5 m in third lot
The steel used for test plates shall be considered under theoretical
consumption.
(iii) The weight will be worked out on the basis of unit weights given in
IS:808 for sections, IS:1161 for pipes, and IS:1730 for plates. In case
of those sections for which unit weight is not given in IS:808, IS:1161
and IS:1730, unit weight as adopted at the time of issue shall be
considered for the purpose of calculation of weights.
(iv) Wastage is further classified as cut pieces, scrap and rolling/ melting
scrap as specified below.
The above allowable wastage is for overall quantities and not for
individual sections of structural steel.
(vi) (a) Surplus steel i.e. untampered steel pieces shall be returned to
the Engineer-in-Charge at a place directed by him within the
project area. The return of surplus untampered pieces by the
Contractor shall be on the basis of weight arrived at in the
same manner as for the issue of material.
(b) The Owner shall take back the cut pieces and scrap mentioned
in sub-para (iv) (a) and (b) respectively. The return of cut
pieces mentioned in sub-para (iv) (a) above by the Contractor
shall be on the basis of weight arrived at the same manner as
for the issue of material normally on the basis of sectional unit
weight at the time of issue. The return of scrap mentioned in
sub-para (iv) (b) above by the Contractor shall be on the basis
of actual weight measured at the Owner’s stores.
(c) The contractor shall also return the rolling/melting scarp to the
Owner’s store.
(d) The quantum of free of cost issued structural steel and rate for
the penal recovery for excess consumption over and above
such free of cost quantities shall be worked out on the
following basis:
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Sl. Consumption of Structural Basis of issue and
No. steel (Rolled sections, plates, etc.) recovery rates
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(3) Cut pieces and scrap returned beyond 3% for rolled sections,
MS rods for foundations bolts / structures (like sag rods,
lacings etc.), chequered plates & sheared plates.
Illustration:
Assume
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Within 3% Beyond 3%
wastage wastage
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Scrap returned 800 MT 600 MT 200 MT
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(g) The wastage/scrap mentioned above shall deem to mean and include
all left over materials after each stage of completion of the work as per
specifications and drgs. including melting scrap, other unusable and
useful cut pieces. All such wastages shall be accounted for by the
Contractor and returned to the Owner, except the loss due to oxidation
etc. limited to 0.5% as mentioned above for Structural Steel only.
(h) For non-return of any quantity of waste steel as per S-I above by the
Contractor to the Owner’s store, the recovery for such less return shall
be effected at the penal recovery rates specified in S-II above. For non
return of any quantity of waste steel as per S-II and S-III above, penal
recovery rates as per S-III shall be applicable.
1.3.1 Apart from other required security, watch & ward etc. the cost of Owner issue
Materials shall be secured by Indemnity Bond to be furnished by the
Contractor in prescribed proforma enclosed in Bidding documents for the
maximum quantity of various Owner Issue Materials, which can be in custody
with the Contractor at any point of time; as per provisions laid herein. Further,
the Contractor shall also furnish ‘Letter of Undertaking’ with indeminity bond
for owner issue materials as per proforma enclosed. The value of the
Indemnity Bond shall be calculated for quantities of materials computed as
per provisions given at table in clause 1.2.6.9 at the corresponding applicable
rate indicated below:
1.3.2 If, at any stage, material in excess of the quantity envisaged as per Indemnity
Bond are required by the Contractor, the same excess quantity can be issued
only after the value of the Indemnity Bond is correspondingly increased
and/or the Contractor agrees to the deduction of amount of such excess
quantities from his running bills under the Contract.
1.3.3 In case Owner’s materials are allowed to be taken out from the Project site
with the specific written approval of the General Manager (Project), the
materials shall be secured against the submission of acceptable bank
guarantee from a nationalised bank for an amount equal to 1.50 (one and one
half of one only) times the applicable max. rates specified for the value of
materials issued or market value in case no value is specified and with validity
of Bank Guarantee for such periods as may be directed by the Engineer-in-
Charge.
1.3.4 Insurance - The perishable material such as cement shall be insured for the
cost of the material in the joint names of Contractor and the Owner, by the
Contractor at his own cost.
Cement to be used for incorporation into the works shall be ordinary portland
cement of Grade 33 or 43 (conforming to IS:269 or IS:8112), portland Slag
cement conforming to IS:455 or Portland Pozzolana Cement conforming to
IS:1489 (Part II) or Fly ash based Portland Pozzolana cement conforming to
IS : 1489 (Part I). While using Portland Pozzolana Cement, Contractor shall
take adequate measures/precautions as instructed by the Engineer in charge
at no extra cost to the Owner.
1.5.1 The Contractor shall ensure that the materials issued by the Owner is utilised
optimally. The wastages even by way of leakage of cement from bags, off
cuts in Reinforcement steel and Structural Steel is minimum. Engineer-in-
Charge shall direct the use of such sections of materials at no extra cost to
Owner.
The Contractor shall use the “Sweep Cement” accumulated at its stores as
directed by Engineer-in-Charge. Failing utilisation within fifteen (15) days, It
should be collected in bags and returned to Owner’s stores. The credit of
quantity returned shall be @ 75% by weight i.e. a bag of 50 kg shall be
credited at 37.5 kg of good cement upon acceptance. Acceptance of sweep
cement is subject to quality and on the discretion of the Engineer in charge.
1.5.4 The Engineer-in-Charge can direct the Contractor to use, without any extra
cost to Owner, cut pieces generated by other Contractors working in the
project. These cut pieces shall have to be lifted either from the project stores
or from the fabrication yards of other Contractors as per the directions of the
Engineer-in-Charge. The issue of such cut pieces shall be on the same basis
as for the issue of fresh steel from the project store. All other stipulations
mentioned elsewhere in this clause regarding wastage and excessive
consumption of steel shall remain unchanged.
1.6.0 General
Cement along with cement bags shall be issued to the contractor free of cost
and the contractor shall be free to dispose off the cement bags in the manner
he may deem fit and shall not be required to return empty cement bags to
Owner. However in case the cement manufacturing companies nominate
“Bag Collecting Agents.” The contractor shall be required to dispose off the
empty cement bags to such agents only and submit necessary evidence
thereof and Owner shall not bear any liability in this regard whatsoever.
The Corporation may issue all the materials to be issued to the Contractor
under the Contract, at its site stores or within project site or nearest rail head.
In case the materials are issued at the nearest rail head, the cost of
transportation only from such rail head to the site as certified by Engineer-in-
Charge will be borne by the Corporation.
1.6.3 All Materials issued to the Contractor by the Corporation for incorporation or
fixing in the works, shall on completion or reconciliation or on foreclosures of
the works, be returned by the Contractor at his expense at the place of issue,
after making due allowance for actual consumption. If the Contractor is
required to deliver such material at a place other than the place of issue, he
shall do so and the transportation charges from the site to such place, less
the transportation charges which would have been incurred by the Contractor
had such materials been delivered at the place of issue, shall be borne by the
Corporation.
1.6.4 Surplus materials returned by the Contractor shall be credited to him by the
Engineer-in-Charge at quantity/weight not exceeding those at which these
were originally issued to him after taking into consideration any deterioration
or damage which may have been caused to the said materials whilst in the
custody of the Contractor for which due provision for recovery has been
made.
1.6.5 If on completion of works, the Contractor fails to return surplus materials out
of those supplied by the Corporation, then in addition to any other liability
which the Contractor would incur, the Engineer-in-Charge may, by a written
notice to the Contractor, ask him to pay within a fortnight of receipt of the
notice for such unaccounted and unreturned surplus materials at the max. of
consumption penal rates.
1.6.6 Materials required for the works, whether brought by the Contractor or issued
by the Corporation, shall be stored by the Contractor only at places approved
by Engineer-in-Charge. Storage and safe custody of material shall be sole
responsibility of the Contractor.
1.6.7 Corporation’s officials concerned with the Contract shall be entitled at any
time to inspect and examine any materials intended to be used in or on the
works, whether brought by the Contractor or issued by the Corporation.
1.6.8 Corporation’s officials concerned with the Contract shall be entitled at anytime
to inspect and examine any materials intended to be used in or on the works,
either on the site or at factory or workshop or other place(s), where such
materials are assembled, fabricated, manufactured at any place(s) where
these are lying or from which these are being obtained and the Contractor
shall give such facilities as may be required for such inspection and
examination.
1.6.9 All materials brought to the site shall become and remain the property of
Corporation and shall not be removed off the site without the prior written
approval of the Engineer-in-Charge. But whenever the works are finally
completed and advance, if any, in respect of any such material is fully
recovered, the Contractor shall at his own expense forthwith remove from the
site all his surplus material originally supplied by him.
1.6.10 The provisions detailed herein above shall not in any way dilute the ontractor’
liabilities under the Contract in any manner whatsoever.
Ref. No.: SBD/CIVIL/OTE(2)/CPG-
REV. 0
Annexure - II to SCC
Annexure-III
D. OTHERS
You can view your NTPC ERP code in the purchase order issued to you by NTPC
What
Q.3 is our password for NTPC Vendor Payment Portal?
How to change password?
How to Reset Password, if forget password?
How to reset password, if both email id and mobile number not available for OTP
Verification?
Ans- (a) Your initial password will be your firm’s PAN. Just after login system
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shall ask email id and mobile number for sending separate OTP’s on email id and
mobile number for verification. After successful verification, you have to change
your password. Password shall be minimum 8 characters (alphanumerical with at-
least one special character) in length.
After login go to Option ‘My Profile’, you will find the change password option.
Forget password link has been provided below “VENDOR SIGN-IN” button. Same OTP for
shall be send to mobile number and email id. After successful verification set new
password option shall be provided. It is only available for the Vendors who have
successfully verified their email id and mobile number.
If both email id and mobile number not available for OTP Verification, write an email
request for password reset along-with email id and mobile number, digitally signed
Firm Identity document e.g. GST
Q4 Our company has multiple NTPC Vendor codes (different for different locations),
which Vendor code We should use for uploading the invoice & knowing the
payment status?
Answer- The Vendor should use the particular NTPC ERP Vendor code appearing
the first page of NTPC Purchase order for which he wants to upload the invoice.
Q5 How can the Vendors change their password of Vendor payment portal login or get
a new password when the old one is forgotten?
Ans :- Your initial password will be your firm’s PAN. Just after login system shall ask
email id and mobile number for sending separate OTP’s on email id and mobile
number for verification. After successful verification, you have to change your
password. Password shall be minimum 8 characters (alphanumerical with at-least
one special character) in length.
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Q.6 How to upload the digitally signed Invoice?
Ans.- After login go to option ‘Upload Invoice’. Enter PO Number, select Plant, and
enter Invoice Number, Date and Amount including Taxes, email and mobile.
Now press ‘Submit’ button, a popup screen will appear where you have to upload
Digitally signed Invoice. For adding supporting documents click ‘Add new
document’.
Still, you are facing issues, you may contact our helpdesk executives on Toll-
Free Number 1800-102-5970
Q7 Q- Can I upload invoice & other supporting documents with class I / class II digital
certificate?
Ans- No documents are to be signed with class III digital certificate only
https://pradip.ntpc.co.in/VendorFinal/DSC_Help_23_04_2020.pdf
Q9 Can I upload documents with a digital signature whose validity has expired?
Ans- No the digital certificate has to be a valid one. You have to get the digital
certificate revalidated from the source you had purchased or get a new digital
certificate
Q 11 Q- Can We combine all the invoice & payment supporting documents upload them
in one tab.
Ans- No, all documents like Invoice / Bill, LR, Test certificate should be loaded as
separate digitally signed PDFs against the respective tabs. If the type of the
document to be uploaded is not available, then You use “Any Other Documents”
tab
Q.12 Consignee Plant / delivery location Code is not visible while submitting Invoice?
Ans.- This happens when the internet connection is slow and system is not able to
fetch data from web service. Please try after sometime or re-login again in the
system.
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Q 13 Q- How to upload bill documents for project packages (supply/ erection/
commissioning), where the Vendor does not know the NTPC ERP Purchase order
number?
Ans- Select Package Radio Button, system will show all your SAP packages across
NTPC. Now, select correct package, system will fetch project automatically. Rest is
same.
Q.14 If you are getting error of ‘Failed to start process’ while submitting digitally signed
Invoice?
Ans- Kindly ensure that you have not used decimal value in amount field and
special characters in “Remarks” field like ‘, &, etc.
Still, you are always getting same error ‘Failed to start process’, write email to
ntpc_vpp@ntpc.co.in with your Vendor Code, Name and Contact Number.
https://pradip.ntpc.co.in/VendorFinal/How_to_Insert_a_Digital_Signature_PD
F_Document.pdf
Q.16 While submitting the Digital Invoice ‘Submit’ button is not working? Ans. Submit
button gets disabled when there is validation error in the screen
e.g. Invoice Number already entered, Invalid data in Amount Field, Invoice Date,
Invoice Number, fields etc.
Q.17 How to close/ reject the wrongly submitted digitally signed Invoice? Ans.- You may
write an email request your EIC to close/reject the submitted invoice before
Acceptance by EIC.
Q 18 Question – I have already sent physical copy of our bills & related documents along
with the supply of goods. Do I need to upload them in NTPC Payment portal also?
Answer – Yes. You have to upload the same in NTPC portal with class III digital
signature. This will ensure proper tracking of bills and communication with you in
case of any discrepancy & online status of the bills.
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Q 19 Q-Shall we need to upload documents which are already available with NTPC or
issued by NTPC? Such as MDCC, MRC, L2 schedule etc.
Ans- Yes, If such document has been asked as per the Purchase Order / Contract/
as requested by EIC, You have to upload the same like other payment supporting
documents
Q 20 Q- The payment term in our order is 90% / 100% through Bank against dispatch
documents. Do I need to upload the payment documents in NTPC Vendor payment
portal?
Ans- No, in the case of payment term through bank (LSC Payment), there is no
need of uploading digitally signed invoice & supporting documents. Original
documents may be submitted at bank and copies may be sent to NTPC as per
instructions in PO.
Q 21 Q- Shall we get the intimation SMS/ e-mail, whether our invoice is successfully
submitted? Or whether it is processed? Or whether payment released
Ans- In case of successful online submission, Vendor gets the Document reference
number & Bill Processing Executive / Store Person reference in the right top hand
sight screen itself. Later Vendor can see the same in “My- job” menu option.
These NTPC persons will be starting the bill processing. Emails are sent when
submitted invoices are accepted / rejected or discrepancy is raised / payment
released. Vendors are requested to view their emails regularly
Ans-
Go to ‘My Job’ menu option and click the ‘lens’ icon after entering relevant date
range. Status columns show two squares, first for Invoice Acceptance Status and
other for Payment Status.
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Q.23 When payment against Invoice will be credited in my account?
Ans.- You can track the payment against Invoice in menu option ‘Payment
Details’ ‘PO Payment Details’
Now enter either Invoice Number or Document Reference Number or PO Number
to search the payment details.
Invoice Number, Document Reference Number or PO Number you can get from the
‘My Jobs’ menu options.
It shows the various stage of the payment.
Q 24 Q- Where can the Vendors see the details of individual payment received by them
along with deduction details if any?
D. OTHER S
Q 25 We are supplying against an old PO where it was mentioned to send invoice &
other supporting documents in originals to the consignee Stores & copy to
Purchase & Finance department. Should we send hard copy of these documents?
Ans- No. Even for old NTPC Purchase Orders mentioning hard copy submission,
invoice needs to be submitted online in digital mode only. There is no need to send
any hard copies of the documents.
Payment Portal?
Ans- No. Bank Guarantees are to be submitted in original by Post / Courier / Hand
delivery to the concerned Purchase department or to the authority as mentioned
in the Purchase Order.
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Q 28 I have supplied to NTPC through a GeM portal contract, how can I upload my
invoice in NTPC Vendor payment portal?
Ans- Presently for supplies against GeM portal orders there is no need to upload
digital invoice in NTPC Vendor Payment Portal. The supplier needs to send his tax
invoice to the consignee along with the goods.
Q 29 I have supplied to NTPC through a GeM portal contract. Can I track my payment
status through NTPC Vendor payment portal?
Answer- The GeM supplier can track their payment status through GeM Portal,
where the details are updated by NTPC officials regularly. However, if you know
your NTPC ERP vendor code along with the SAP Purchase Order No. (created in
backend), then you may login to NTPC payment portal & track the status.
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Appendix-I to Circular 855
NTPC Limited
(A Govt. of India Enterprise)
BIDDING DOCUMENTS
FOR
SECTION – VIII
(BOOK 1 OF 3)
TABLE OF FORMS AND PROCEDURES
SECTION-VIII (BOOK 1 OF 3)
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SL.NO. DESCRIPTION
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1 BID FORM TECHNO-COMMERCIAL BID
2 ATTACHMENT - 1 BID SECURITY DECLARATION
2.1 ATTACHMENT – 1A TENDER FEE
3 ATTACHMENT - 2 DOCUMENTS RELATED TO LEGAL STATUS OF BIDDER
4 ATTACHMENT – 3A FORM FOR QUALIFICATION DETAILS
ATTACHMENT – 3B DETAILS REGARDING ANTICIPATION OF CHANGE IN
OWNERSHIP
5 ATTACHMENT – 4 LIST OF SIMILAR WORKS ON HAND & PERCENTAGE
COMPLETED BY THE BIDDER
1. Bid Security Bidder to ensure that bid security (EMD) is submitted in original
(except cases where e-payment is permitted), duly signed in original
by authorized signatory and stamped on each page, strictly as per
the format specified in bidding documents, failing which the bid
shall be rejected.
-Applicable
2. Tender Fee Bidder to ensure that tender fee is submitted in original (except
cases where e-payment is permitted) strictly as specified in bidding
documents, failing which the bid shall be rejected.
-Applicable
3. Integrity Pact Bidder to ensure that Integrity Pact (As applicable) is submitted in
original, duly signed in original by authorized signatory and stamped
on each page, strictly as per the format specified in bidding
documents. Scanned/Photocopy of these original documents
without signature in original shall not be acceptable and shall
be rejected.
Bidders may note that in case they do not accept the GTE
conditions, their bids shall not be considered and shall be
rejected.
(TECHNO-COMMERCIAL BID)
BID FORM
Page 1 of 5
BID FORM (TECHNO-COMMERCIAL BID)
Date :
To,
NTPC Limited,
Unified Shared Service Centre,
Central Procurement Group-1,
Western Region-II Head Quarter, Plot No.-87, Sector-24, Atal Nagar
Nava Raipur, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, Pin Code-492101
Tel. No.: 0771-2515392/0771-2515293
Dear Sir,
1.0 Having examined the Bidding Documents No. ……………… including subsequent
amendments and clarifications (if any), the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, we
the undersigned, submit our bid for the Works under the above-named Contract
Package, in full conformity with the said Bidding Documents.
2.0 Attachments to the Bid form (REFER CLAUSE NO 7 OF BID DATA SHEET):
In line with the requirement of the Bidding Documents we enclose herewith the following
Attachments to the Bid Form (Delete whichever is not applicable):
(b) Attachment 1A: Tender Fee in the form of (Please fill in the alternative
chosen) for a sum of INR (Indian Rupees ) (in figures & words). As required,
the Attachment-1A (i.e. Tender Fee) has been furnished in a separate sealed
envelope.
(b) Attachment 2: The documents ascertaining our legal status and Power of Attorney
indicating that the person(s) signing the bid has/ have the authority to sign the bid;
and thus that the bid is binding upon us during the full period of its validity in
accordance with the ITB Clause No.13.
(d) Attachment 4: Details of Works similar to the subject package being executed by
us.
(e) Attachment 5: Details of the Contracts executed by us in the last ten (10) years.
BID FORM
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Attachment 6A: The minimum numbers of Safety Equipment & safety Personal
Protective Equipment to be brought at site at the time of mobilization for the Work
under this Bid.
(g) Attachment 7: The Sub-Contactors and the broad scope of Work for each of the
sub-contracting Works proposed for subcontracting by us and the complete
credentials of each of the agencies as per your format. – If Applicable
(j) Attachment 10: Details of the fatal/ non-fatal accidents taken place in the last
three (3) years at various construction projects executed/ being executed by us.
(k) Attachment 11: Authorisation Form for release of payments through Electronic
Fund Transfer System.
(l) Attachment 12: Integrity Pact duly signed and filled by us. Further, the above is
enclosed in a separate sealed envelope.
BID FORM
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(p) Attachment 16: Declaration on Policy for withholding and Banning of Business
Dealings
(q) Attachment 17: Declaration regarding abiding by Safety Policy of NTPC displayed
on NTPC’s website http://www.ntpctender.com.
3.0 We have read all the provisions of the Bidding Documents and confirm that
notwithstanding anything stated elsewhere in our bid to the contrary, the provisions of
the Bidding Documents are acceptable to us and we further confirm that we have not
taken any deviation to the provisions of the Bidding Documents anywhere in our bid.
We have furnished our compliance to the provisions of the Bidding Documents and its
subsequent Amendment(s)/Clarification(s)/Addenda/Errata by accepting the following
General Technical Evaluation (GTE) condition on-line:
Acceptance of above GTE conditions shall be considered as our confirmation that any
deviation, variation or additional condition etc. or any mention, contrary to the provisions
of Bidding Documents and its subsequent Amendment(s)/Clarification(s)/Addenda/Errata
(if any) found anywhere in our bid proposal, implicit or explicit shall stand unconditionally
withdrawn, without any cost implication whatsoever to the Employer, failing which our bid
security shall be forfeited.
3.1 We further declare that additional conditions, variations, deviations to the provisions of
bidding documents and its subsequent Amendment(s)/ Clarification(s)/ Addenda/ Errata,
if any, found in our proposal, shall not be given effect to.
3.3 We hereby confirm that the reference works/installations declared by us in the bid, for
establishing compliance to the specified Qualifying Requirement (QR), shall only be
considered for evaluation/ establishing compliance to Qualifying Requirement (QR).
BID FORM
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11.0 We confirm that we fulfil the requirements of Local content for Class-I local supplier.The
details of the location(s) at which the local value addition is made are as under:
We further confirm that we are presently not debarred / banned by any other procuring entity for
violation of ‘Public Procurement (Preference to Make in India), Order 2017’ (PPP-MII Order) dated
15.06.2017 and its subsequent revisions / amendments issued by Department of Industrial Policy
and Promotion (DIPP).”(In case a Bidder has been banned/debarred by any other procuring entity
for violation of ‘Public Procurement (Preference to Make In India), Order 2017’ (PPP- MII Order)
dated 15.06.2017 and its subsequent revisions / amendments issued by Department of Industrial
Policy and Promotion (DIPP), the same may be declared by Bidder by striking off para above and
declaring the details of banning using additional sheets.)
Bidder may also enclose additional sheets in similar format (if required), for providing details
pertaining to local value addition.
12.0 We have read the ITB clause regarding restrictions on procurement from a bidder of a country
which shares a land border with India and on sub-contracting to contractors from such countries.
We certify that we/our Collaborator/JV Partner/Consortium member are/is not from such a country
or, if from such a country, have/has been registered with the Competent Authority and we will not
sub-contract any work to a contractor from such countries unless such contractor is registered with
the Competent Authority.
* Further, we certify that we do not have any TOT arrangement requiring registration with the
competent authority.
Or
* Further, we certify that we have valid registration with the competent authority to participate in this
procurement.
We hereby certify that we fulfill all requirements in this regard and are eligible to be considered.
Yours faithfully,
Note : 1. Bidders may note that no prescribed proforma has been enclosed for:
(a) Attachment 2 (Legal Documents)
(b) Financial Documents to be submitted in Attachment 8.
ATTACHMENT – 1
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…………PACKAGE
FOR
BID SECURITY
………… PACKAGE
FOR
TENDER FEE
………… PACKAGE
FOR
ATTACHED SEPARATELY
MOST IMPORTANT
ATTACHMENT – 3A2
ATTACHED SEPARATELY
MOST IMPORTANT
APPENDIX-A TO ATTACHMENT - 3
………… PACKAGE
FOR
…………….. …………….POWER PROJECT,
BID DOCUMENT NO. ………………
Ref. : Date :
To
Central Procurement Group
NTPC Ltd.,
Plot No. 87, Sector-24, Atal Nagar
Nava Raipur, Raipur, Chhattisgarh - 492018
Dear Sirs,
1.0 I, Mr. ............................... (CEO of the Company / CFO of the Company)* declare that M/s. .................................... (Name of the
Holding Company) is the Holding Company of M/s. ..................................... (Name of the Bidder).
2.0 I hereby confirm and undertake that the unaudited unconsolidated financial statements submitted in respect of the bidder as part of the
bid reference no. ............................... dated ...........................have been considered for the purposes of the finalisation of Consolidated
Financial Statements of the Holding Company as part of the Annual Reports.
3.0 I further, certify that the figures in the unaudited unconsolidated financial statements are true and correct and same have been duly
reflected in the audited consolidated financial statements and / or Annual Report of the Holding Company.
Yours faithfully
(Signature)
………… PACKAGE
FOR
…………………………… POWER PROJECT,
BID DOCUMENT NO. ………………
Ref. : Date :
To
Central Procurement Group
NTPC Ltd.,
Plot No. 87, Sector-24, Atal Nagar
Nava Raipur, Raipur, Chhattisgarh - 492018
Dear Sirs,
1.0 We, M/s................................ declare that we are the holding company of M/s ............................... (Name of the Bidder) and have
controlling interest therein.
M/s. .................................. (Name of the Bidder) proposes to submit the bid for the package .................................. (Name of the
package) for ............................ (Name of the Project) under bid reference no. ........................... dated ..................... and have sought
financial strength and support from us for meeting the stipulated Financial Qualifying Requirement as per Clause ………. of Bid Data
Sheet.
2.0 We hereby undertake that we hereby pledge our unconditional & irrevocable financial support for the execution of the said package to
M/s. ................................. (Name of the Bidder), in case they are awarded the Contract for the said package, at the end of the bidding
process. We further agree that this undertaking shall be without prejudice to the various liabilities that M/s .................................. (Name
of Bidder) would be required to undertake in terms of the Contract including the Performance Security as well as other obligations of
the Bidder/Contractor.
3.0 This undertaking is irrevocable and unconditional, and shall remain in force till the successful execution and performance of the
entire contract and/or till it is discharged by Employer.
4.0 We are herewith enclosing a copy of the Board Resolution in support of this undertaking.
Yours faithfully
(1) ..................................
(2) ..................................
Date:
Place:
APPENDIX-C
TO ATTACHMENT - 3
………… PACKAGE
FOR
…………………………… POWER PROJECT,
BID DOCUMENT NO. ………………
Ref. : Date :
To
Central Procurement Group
NTPC Ltd.,
Plot No. 87, Sector-24, Atal Nagar
Nava Raipur, Raipur, Chhattisgarh - 492018
Dear Sirs,
1.0 I, Mr. ............................... (CEO of the Company / CFO of the Company)* confirm and undertake that the Financial results of the
company for the preceding financial year to be submitted in respect of the bidder as part of the bid reference no. ...............................
dated ........................... are under audit as on the date of Techno-Commercial Bid Opening for “…………..Name of Package…………”
and the certificate from the practicing chartered accountant certifying the financial parameters for the preceding financial year is not
available.
Yours faithfully
(Signature)
………… PACKAGE
FOR
To
Central Procurement Group
NTPC Ltd.,
Plot No. 87, Sector-24, Atal Nagar
Nava Raipur, Raipur, Chhattisgarh - 492018
Dear Sirs,
We hereby confirm that we do not anticipate any change in ownership during proposed period of execution of work (if such a change is
anticipated, the scope and effect thereof shall be defined). The relevant document for same is enclosed at Annexure to this Attachment-3B.
Place : Designation
ATTACHMENT - 4
Page 1 of 1
………… PACKAGE
FOR
Status as on
Sl. Detailed Name of Quantity Total Value of Time Schedule Percentage of Remarks Enclose a
No Description Owner/ of earth Value as works work completed & statement for
. of works Client, work in awarded as as on...... (Date) Highlight each work
name of embank- (Rs. in execute …… s of work regarding cash
person & ment lacs) d (Rs. In Date of flow of work
Date of
contact formation lacs) Commence upto expected
completion
Financial
Physical
details of -ment completion in
contact terms of
Anti-
person Sch Sch money (specify
Act. cipate
. . page/ Annex.
d
No.)
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (g) (h) (i) (j) (k) (l) (m) (n)
1
Note: Bidder shall enclose a statement for each work regarding cash flow of expected work upto completion in term of money (specify Page/
Annex No.)
ATTACHMENT - 5
………… PACKAGE
FOR
Sl. Detailed Name of Quantity) Total Value Total Value Date of Date of completion
No description Employer/Client as awarded as executed commencement
of works* Name of person & (Rs. In crore) (Rs. In crore) Sch Act
address of contact Sch Act
person
………… PACKAGE
FOR
Sl No Equipment Type/ Capacity Min Nos No. No. already Period by Place from Number Period Quantum of
required propos available for which where intended by which work that
ed to immediate balance balance to be New can be
be deployment equipment equipment purchased T&P can achieved
deploy will be will be be during peak
ed deployed bought deployed period/shift
1. - Refer Technical specification -
NOTES :
a) These requirements and capacity of the equipment are indicative only and not exhaustive and deployment of the equipment, machinery and labour
shall be suitably augmented to achieve the timely completion of the work as per the program and directions of the engineer, without any additional
cost to Owner.
b) Other materials like cables, sling, gloves goggles, safety belts, safety helmets, heating oven, pre-heating / post weld heat treatment arrangements,
material for making platforms and platform supports etc. shall be mobilised as per requirement.
c) Other equipment though required for the timely completion of the job and but not listed above shall be deployed by the contractor, as per the job
requirements and as directed by the Engineer.
d) The contractor shall make suitable provisions for repairs and maintenance of the equipment mobilised and always keep them in good working
condition, as the repair facilities for such equipment are not available at the project site.
e) All concreting shall be carried out using centralised batching plant, transit mixers, concrete pumps, boom placers. However individual mixers for
localised concreting can be done for PCC work and small qty. of RCC work after the approval of Engineer-in-charge, if required.
ATTACHMENT – 6A
Page 1 of 1
………… PACKAGE
FOR
Dear Sirs,
The following details in respect of each Sub-Contractor proposed by us in our bid are annexed to this Attachment .
1. Name of the Sub-Contractor and the broad scope of work proposed to be sub-contracted to him.
2. The following details of the Sub-Contractor:
(i) Similar work executed in Industrial/ Infrastructure projects in the last seven (7) years including achievements. Details shall
clerarly indicate the name & address of the client, period of execution, the nature/ scope of work, major civil/ structural/
architectural quantities in his scope and physical progress achieved on monthly/ yearly basis.
(ii) List of plant & equipment proposed for deployment indicating whether the plant of equipment are lying idle and/or will be
diverted from other works indicating likely date of release by client.
(iii) Technical manpower available for deployment.
(iv) Financial status for last three (3) years
(v) Letter of confirmation from the Sub-Contractor, signifying his confirmation to execute the Work.
Further, a letter from each of our proposed sub-contractor, conveying their willingness to work with us in case of award, is also enclosed.
Note : 1. The Bidder shall furnish the above details for each of the agencies/sub-contractors separately as per clause no.11.2 (g) of ITB.
2. The format of the Letter of confirmation shall be as given at S. No. 13 of Forms and Procedures, Section VIII.
Place : Designation
ATTACHMENT – 8
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………… PACKAGE
FOR
1. Solvency Certificate (from Bankers) issued not earlier than fifteen (15) days prior to the scheduled
date of Techno-commercial bid opening of the package.
2. Audited Annual Report of last 3 years.
5. PAN NUMBER
6. Cash flow statement for execution of the subject package :- TO BE SUBMITTED WITH PRICE
PROPOSAL.
SSS
Place : Designation
ATTACHMENT – 9
PAGE 1 OF 1
………… PACKAGE
FOR
Dear Sirs,
1. We have carefully read General Conditions of Contract, Special Conditions of Contract, Technical
Specification and Bid Drawings (including amendments/ errata) and Schedule of Quantities and all
other Bidding documents.
2. Our technical team/ technically competent officer visited the site to apprise our selves about
availability of construction materials, unskilled labour, access to site and other infrastructure/enabling
facilities (including availability of water/power) needed for the execution of the contract.
Place : Designation
ATTACHMENT – 10
PAGE 1 OF 1
………… PACKAGE
FOR
Dear Sirs,
We declare that the details of fatal/ non-fatal accidents that took place during the last three (3) years at
various construction projects for works awarded to us are as given below :
Sl. Name & Address of Project Nature of accident Fatal/ Reasons for accident
No. where accident took place Non Fatal
1
2
3
4
5
Note : Bidder to furnish details of each accident giving the date/ period of occurrence of such accident
Place : Designation
ATTACHMENT – 11
PAGE 1 OF 3
………… PACKAGE
FOR
Dear Sirs,
We, hereby authorise the Employer to make all our payments through Electronic Fund Transfer System. The
details for facilitating the payments are given below :
(TO BE FILLED IN CAPITAL LETTERS)
1. NAME OF THE BENEFICIARY
2. ADDRESS
PIN CODE
4. BANK PARTICULARS
(A) BANK NAME
PIN CODE
(F) 9 DIGIT MICR CODE OF THE BANK BRANCH (ENCLOSE COPY OF A CANCELLED CHEQUE)
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.
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
A CANCELLED CHEQUE TO BE ENCLOSED
ATTACHMENT - 12
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FOR
Dear Sirs,
We have read the provisions pertaining to Safety and hereby undertake to comply all the
provisions of Bidding Documents in this regard.
We hereby confirm that all the measures to ensure highest level of Safety during execution at
Site shall be taken by us.
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Based on the Safety Plan proposed by the Bidder, "Safety Plan" shall be discussed and
finalized at Site and shall be approved by Engineer-In-Charge/ Head of Project before start of
work at Site.
Note : Continuation sheets of like size and format, may be used as per Bidder's requirement
and shall be annexed to this Attachment.
APPENDIX-I to ATTACHMENT-13
SAFETY PLAN
Signature
Head of the Organization
With date & stamp
ATTACHMENT – 14
PAGE 1 OF 1
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FOR
To,
……………….
………………..
………………………………………
…………………………………….
Dear Sir,
1. With reference to our Bid submitted against the tender, we hereby confirm that we comply with all
terms, conditions and specifications of the Bidding Documents read in conjunction with
Amendment(s) / Clarification(s) / Addenda/Errata (if any) issued by the Employer prior to opening of
Techno-Commercial Bids and the same has been taken into consideration while making our Techno-
Commercial Bid & Price Bid and we declare that we have not taken any deviation in this regard.
2. We understand that in case the Products and/or Services offered do not meet the Technical
requirements, then our bid shall be rejected as Technically non-responsive.
We also confirm that in case we refuse to withdraw additional
conditions/deviations/variations/exception implicit or explicit, found anywhere in the techno-
commercial bid and/or price bid, our bid shall be rejected as Technically non-responsive.
We further confirm that if any deviation, variation or additional condition etc. or any mention, contrary
to Bidding Documents and its Amendments/ Clarifications/Addenda/Errata (if any) as mentioned at
para 1.0 above, found anywhere in our Techno-commercial Bid and/or Price Bid, implicit or explicit,
shall stand unconditionally withdrawn, without any cost implication whatsoever to Employer, failing
which our bid shall be rejected.
Dear Sirs,
We have read the contents of the Fraud Prevention Policy of NTPC displayed on its tender website
http://www.ntpctender.com and undertake that we along with our
associate/collaborator/subcontractors/subvendors/consultants/service providers shall strictly abide by the
provisions of the said Fraud Prevention Policy of NTPC.
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FOR
Dear Sirs
1) We have read the contents of the Banning Policy of NTPC attached with this Bidding Document and
agree to abide by this policy. Further, in terms of requirement under Banning Policy we hereby
declare the following:
a) We have not been Banned / Blacklisted as on date of submission of bid by Ministry of Power
or Government of India.
b) We have not employed any public servant dismissed / removed or person convicted for an
offence involving corruption or abetment of such offences
c) Our Director(s)/Owner(s)/Proprietor/Partner(s) have not been convicted by any court of law for
offences involving corrupt and fraudulent practices including moral turpitude in relation to
business dealings with Government of India or NTPC or NTPC’s group companies during the
last five years.
that if at any point subsequent to award of Contract, the declarations given above are found to be
incorrect, NTPC Limited shall have the full right to terminate the contract and take any action as per
applicable laws for breach of contract including forfeiture of Bid Security / Performance Bank
Guarantee.
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FOR
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ATTACHMENT – 18
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To,
……………….
………………..
………………………………………
…………………………………….
Dear Sir,
With reference to our Bid proposal for the tender we hereby confirm that the reference Work
Orders/Purchase Orders/Letter of Awards/Contract Agreements declared in the bid shall only be considered
for evaluation/establishing compliance to Qualifying Requirements (QR).
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FOR
We hereby declare and confirm that we have considered the Following GST Scheme while quoting
the Price in the BOQ:
1.
Note:
(1) During Execution of the Contract applicable GST shall be paid/reimbursed by the Employer on
submission of (GSTIN) Invoice alongwith Consignment Note issued by Contractor.
(2) If there is any mismatch in the GST Scheme Declared here and GST Rate mentioned in the Price bid,
the Evaluation shall be done on the basis of GST rate mentioned in the BOQ.xls. In such case NTPC
liability shall not be more than the GST Rate mentioned in the Price bid, in case of award.
(3) The Declaration of the above Scheme shall be supported by authentic documents so that it may be
established that scheme declared above is in line with declaration given to taxation authorities.
Place : Designation
NTPC Limited
(A Govt. of India Enterprise)
BIDDING DOCUMENTS
FOR
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SECTION – VIII
(FORMS AND PROCEDURES)
(BOOK 2 OF 3)
REF. NO.: SBD/CIVIL/OTE(2)/CPG-1-REV. 00
NTPC Limited
(A Govt. of India Enterprise)
BIDDING DOCUMENTS
FOR
……………. PACKAGE
SECTION – VIII
(FORMS AND PROCEDURES)
(BOOK 2 OF 3)
(This document is meant for the exclusive purpose of bidding against this Bidding Document / Specification
and shall not be transferred, reproduced or otherwise used for purposes other than that for which it is
specifically issued).
TABLE OF FORMS AND PROCEDURES
SECTION-VIII (BOOK 2 OF 3)
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SL.NO. DESCRIPTION
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Ref. Date :
To
Central Procurement Group
NTPC Ltd.,
Plot No. 87, Sector-24, Atal Nagar
Nava Raipur, Raipur, Chhattisgarh - 492018
Dear Sir,
1.0 Having examined the Bidding Documents No. ……………., including subsequent amendments and
clarifications if any, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged and with reference to our Techno-
Commercial Bid ref. dated we the undersigned, submit our Price Bid ref. dated for the
Works under the above-named Contract Package, in full conformity with the said Bidding
Documents for the sum as mentioned in the BOQ.XLS File uploaded at NTPC e-tender site
(www.eprocurentpc.nic.in) or such other sums as may be determined in accordance with the terms
and conditions of the contract.
2.0 ATTACHMENTS TO BID FORM
In line with the requirements of Bidding Documents we enclose herewith the following
Attachments to Bid Form:-
Declaration regarding local content as per the Employer’s format, for granting of
purchase preference.
In case a bidder does not submit the aforesaid declaration or no value is indicated by
the bidder or statement/any declaration like ‘later’, ‘to be furnished later’, ‘NA’ etc. are
indicated by the bidder, then the bidder shall not be considered as a local supplier
and shall not be eligible for any purchase preference. No further claim in this regard
shall be entertained by the Employer
BID FORM
PAGE 2 OF 4
3.1 In line with the requirements of the Bidding Documents, we have uploaded BOQ.XLS File
(Price Bid), on NTPC e-tender website, duly filled-in in your format.
3.2 We are aware that the Schedule of Quantities does not generally give a full description of the work
to be performed under each item and we shall be deemed to have read the Technical
Specifications, Drawings and other Sections of the Bidding Documents to ascertain the full scope
of work included in each item while filling in the rates and amount/ prices. We agree that the
entered rates and amount/ prices shall be deemed to include the full scope as aforesaid, including
overheads and profit.
3.3 We declare that as specified in the GCC, prices quoted by us in the Schedule of Quantities shall be
subject to adjustment or ‘FIRM PRICE’ in accordance with SCC Clause entitled ‘Price Adjustment’.
3.4 We understand that in the Schedule of Quantities, where there are differences between the rates
given by the contractor in words and figures or in the amount worked out by us in the Schedule of
Quantities and General Summary, the same shall be adjusted in accordance with the following
rules:
(a) In the event of a discrepancy between description in words and figures in respect of item rates
quoted by a Bidder, the description in words shall prevail.
(b) In the event of an error occurring in the amount column of Schedule of Quantities as a result
of wrong extension of the quantity and the unit rate, the units shall be regarded as firm and
extension shall be amended on the basis of the unit rate.
(c) All errors in totaling in the amount column and in carrying forward totals shall be corrected.
(d) The discount (if any) mentioned in BOQ.XLS file shall be applied on such corrected price. The
bid sum so altered shall, for the purpose of bid, be substituted for the sum originally bid and
considered for evaluation and comparison of the bids and also for acceptance of the bid,
instead of the original sum quoted by the Bidder. If we do not accept such correction of
errors, our bid will be rejected and the bid security will be forfeited in accordance with ITB
Sub-Clause 14.7 (b).
3.5 We declare that prices left blank in the Schedule of Quantities will be deemed to have been
included in the prices of other items. The total for each Schedule and the total of grand summary
shall be deemed to be the total price for executing the subject package in complete accordance
with the Contract, whether or not each individual item has been priced.
BID FORM
PAGE 3 OF 4
4.0 We confirm that except as otherwise specifically provided, our Bid Prices include all taxes, duties,
levies and charges as may be assessed on us, our Sub-Contractor/ Sub-Vendor and those
imposed on our equipment, materials, supplies and services to be used in the performance of the
Contract or furnished under the Contract.
5.1 We have read all the provisions of the Bidding Documents and confirm that notwithstanding
anything stated elsewhere in our bid to the contrary, the provisions of the Bidding Documents are
acceptable to us and we further confirm that we have not taken any deviation to the provisions of
the Bidding Documents anywhere in our bid.
We have furnished our compliance to the provisions of the Bidding Documents and its subsequent
Amendment(s)/Clarification(s)/Addenda/Errata by accepting General Technical Evaluation(GTE)
condition at NTPC e-tender site:
Acceptance of above condition shall be considered as our confirmation that any deviation,
variation or additional condition etc or any mention, contrary to the provisions of Bidding
Documents and its subsequent Amendments(s)/ Clarification(s)/Addenda/Errata (if any) found
anywhere in our Bid Proposal, implicit or explicit, shall stand unconditionally withdrawn,
without any cost implication whatsoever to the Employer, failing which our bid security shall be
forfeited.
5.2 We further declare that additional conditions, variations, deviations to the provisions of bidding
documents and its subsequent Amendment(s)/ Clarification(s)/ Addenda/ Errata, if any, found in
our Techno-Commercial proposal and/ or Price Proposal, shall not be given effect to.
6.0 We hereby agree that we shall furnish all necessary justification to establish the reasonableness of
the rates/ prices, if required by you.
7.0 We undertake, if our bid is accepted, to commence work under the subject package immediately
upon Letter of award and to complete it within the time specified in the Bidding Documents.
8.0 If our bid is accepted, we undertake to provide Advance Payment Security, Contract Performance
Securities and securities for Deed(s) of Joint Undertaking (as applicable) in the form and amounts
and within the times specified in the Bidding Documents.
9.0 We agree to abide by this bid (both Techno-Commercial bid & Price bid) for a period of six (6)
months from the date of opening of Techno-commercial bids as stipulated in the Bidding
Documents, unless extended by us on your request, and it shall remain binding upon us and may
be accepted by you at any time before the expiration of that period.
10.0 Until a formal Contract is prepared and executed between us, this bid, together with your written
acceptance thereof in the form of your Letter of Award/ PO shall constitute a binding contract
between us.
BID FORM
PAGE 4 OF 4
11.0 We understand that you are not bound to accept the lowest or any other bid you may receive.
Further we understand that NTPC reserves the right to reject any or all bids or cancel/ withdraw the
Invitation For Bids without assigning any reason whatsoever and in such case no bidder/ intending
bidder shall have any claim arising out of such situation.
12.0 We, hereby, declare that only the persons or firms interested in this proposal as principals are
named here and that no other persons or firms other than those mentioned herein have any
interest in this proposal or in the Contract to be entered into, if the award is made on us, and that
this proposal is made without any connection with any other person, firm or party likewise
submitting a proposal, is in all respects for and in good faith, without collusion or fraud.
Yours faithfully,
Business Address :
Fax No. :
Phone No. :
Note :
1. Bidder to submit above Bid Form (Price Proposal) along with the Attachments (As Applicable).
ATTACHMENT – 1P
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ATTACHMENT – 2P
PAGE 1 OF 1
-Not Applicable-
NTPC Limited
(A Govt. of India Enterprise)
BIDDING DOCUMENTS
FOR
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SECTION – VIII
(BOOK 3 OF 3)
(This document is meant for the exclusive purpose of bidding against this Bid Document No./
Specification and shall not be transferred, reproduced or otherwise used for purposes other than that
for which it is specifically issued).
TABLE OF FORMS AND PROCEDURES,
(SECTION-VIII, BOOK 3 OF 3)
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7. List of banks from which Bank Guarantees for Advance/ Security Deposit and Bank
Guarantee to be furnished by Bidder/ Contractor can be accepted
8. Form of Bank Guarantee for removal of Plant and Equipment from the Site
9. Form of Hypothecation Deed
12. Letter of Undertaking to be given by Contractor while furnishing the Indemnity Bond” to
Employer for “Employer Issue Materials”
15. Form of Indemnity Bond to be executed by the Contractor for the safe custody
of equipments brought to site by the contractor
16. Form of Indemnity Bond to be executed by the contractor for Removal/ Disposal of
surplus material
17. FORM NO. XX.1 and FORM NO. XX.2
Annexure-II
Form of Bank Guarantee towards Bid Security
(To be stamped in accordance with Stamp Act of India)
To :
Dear Sirs,
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 whereof 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............................................................
(#) Complete mailing address of the Head Office of the Bank to be given.
(@) This date shall be forty five (45) days beyond the validity of bid.
(***) Write the name and addresses of all the Joint Venture partners, in
case the bid is submitted by a Joint Venture in terms of Qualifying
Requirements.
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-III of Bidding Documents.
Annexure-I
To
Unified Shared Services
NTPC Ltd.
Naya Raipur
We confirm that SFMS has been sent to your beneficiary bank as below: ICICI
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..................................................
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)
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 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.
4. The Insurance Surety Bond should be on Non-Judicial stamp paper/e-stamp paper of appropriate
value as per Stamp Act prevailing in the state(s) where the Insurance Surety Bond is submitted or
is to be acted upon or the rate prevailing in State where the Insurance Surety Bond is executed,
whichever is higher. The Stamp Paper/e-stamp paper shall be purchased in the name of
Bidder/Insurer issuing the Insurance Surety Bond.
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.
Annexure-III
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.
..........................................................
(Signature)
..........................................................
(Name)
..........................................................
(Designation with Bank Stamp)
Date...................................................
Notes :1. (*) This sum shall be three percent (03%) of the Contract Price.
(@) This date will be ninety (90) days beyond the Defect liability period as specified in the
Contract.
2. The Bank Guarantee shall be from a Bank as per provisions of the Bidding Documents.
4. While getting the Bank Guarantee issued, the Contractor is required to ensure compliance to
the points mentioned in Form of Bank Guarantee Verification Check List. Further, the Contractor
is required to fill up this Form 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.
Annexure-I
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: ICICI Bank Limited,
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.
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)
Date...................................................
2. ....................................................
(Signature)
....................................................
(Name)
....................................................
(Official Address)
Notes : 1. (*) This sum shall be three percent (03%) 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.
4. The Insurance Surety Bond should be on Non-Judicial stamp paper/e-stamp paper of
appropriate value as per Stamp Act prevailing in the state(s) where the Insurance Surety Bond
is submitted or is to be acted upon or the rate prevailing in State where the Insurance Surety
Bond is executed, whichever is higher. The Stamp Paper/e-stamp paper shall be purchased in
the name of Bidder/Insurer issuing the Insurance Surety Bond.
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.
Annexure-IIIC
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)
Date...................................................
2. ....................................................
(Signature)
....................................................
(Name)
....................................................
(Official Address)
Notes : 1. (*) This sum shall be three percent (03%) of the Contract Price.
(@) This date will be ninety (90) days beyond the Defect liability period as specified in the
Contract.
6. The Insurance Surety Bond shall be from an Insurer as per guidelines issued by Insurance
Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI).
7. 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.
8. The Insurance Surety Bond should be on Non-Judicial stamp paper/e-stamp paper of
appropriate value as per Stamp Act prevailing in the state(s) where the Insurance Surety Bond
is submitted or is to be acted upon or the rate prevailing in State where the Insurance Surety
Bond is executed, whichever is higher. The Stamp Paper/e-stamp paper shall be purchased in
the name of Bidder/Insurer issuing the Insurance Surety Bond.
9. While getting the Insurance Surety Bond issued, the Contractor is required to ensure
compliance to the points mentioned in Form ….-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.
Annexure-IIID
To,
[Employer's Name & Address]
Dear Sirs,
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 .
Annexure-IV
Dear Sirs,
Except as provided above, all other terms and conditions of original Bank
Guarantee/Insurance Surety Bond No. dated 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…..
Date……………………
Dated
NTPC LIMITED
2. Issuing Bank/Insurer
6. Package Description
CHECK LIST
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S.No. Details of Checks Yes/No
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a) Is the BG/Insurance Surety Bond on non-judicial
stamp paper / e-stamp paper of appropriate value, as per Stamp Act?
g) Are the factual details such as Bid Document No., NOA / LOA
/ Contract No., Contract Price, Percentage of Advance,
Amount of BG/Insurance Surety Bond and Validity of
BG/Insurance Surety Bond correctly mentioned in the BG/
Insurance Surety Bond?
(Designation) ................................................
Note: The Bidder is required to fill up this form and enclose along with the Bank Guarantee/Insurance Surety
Bond.
Certified that the Bank Guarantee submitted has been verified and accepted in line with
the prescribed procedure.
NOTE:
(i) The Executive from Concerned Execution Department shall verify the BG/ Scanned
copy of BG in the system in line with the prescribed procedure and the same shall
be digitally approve in the system. The BG shall not be approved at a level lower
than the DGM.
(ii) Dealing Executive of UT at the level of E5/E6 shall certify that BG has been verified
from the issuing bank.
ANNEXURE-VII
No. Dated :
We have received a Bank Guarantee/Insurance Surety Bond under your signature bearing
no…….dated……for ….(amount in figures and words)………..on behalf of .................... as
Bid Security/Advance Payment Guarantee/Contract Performance Guarantee/ other (to be
specified)*** submitted by ………….(mention name and address of the contractor/supplier)
in respect of the Contract No…………dated………….The captioned guarantee is
valid upto
………….
You are requested to kindly return the second copy of the letter by registered post certifying
under your Bank’s/Insurance company’s seal that the above mentioned Bank
Guarantee/Insurance Surety Bond has been properly executed and issued by you or by an
authorized officer of the Bank/Insurer.
Yours faithfully,
For NTPC Ltd.
( )
Name …………………
Designation ………………….
(***Delete whatever is not applicable)
CERTIFICATE
Certified that the aforesaid Bank Guarantee/Insurance Surety Bond has been properly
executed by and issued by
……………..as an authorized officer of the Bank/Insurance company with the particulars
mentioned above, which are verified to be correct.
1. Signature ……………..
2. Name ………………….
3. Designation with Bank’s/
Insurance company’s
seal…………….
Regd Mail to 4. Power of Attorney
Shri ………….. Signing Power No…….
NTPC LTD
ANNEXURE-VIII
No. Dated:
Dear Sir,
This is without prejudice to our rights under the guarantee and under the law.
Thanking you,
Yours faithfully,
For and on behalf of
NTPC Ltd.
(AUTHORISED
SIGNATORY)
Thanking you,
Yours faithfully,
For and on behalf of
NTPC Limited
(Authorised Signatory)
To
NTPC Ltd.,
………………………..
………………………..
2. We, _____________________________ Bank further agree that the Employer shall be the
sole judge of and as to whether the said Contractor has not utilized the said advance or any
part thereof for the purpose of the Contract and the extent of loss or damage caused to or
suffered by the Employer on account of the said advance together with interest not being
recovered in full and the decision of the Employer that the said Contractor has not utilized the
said advance or any part thereof for the purpose of the Contract and as to the amount or
amounts of loss or damage caused to or suffered by the Employer shall be final and
binding on us.
FORM - 5
Page 2 of 4
3. We, the said Bank, further agree that the Guarantee herein contained shall remain in full force
and effect during the period that would be taken for the performance of the said Contract and
till the said advance with interest has been fully recovered and its claims satisfied or
discharged and till Employer certifies that the said advance with interest has been fully
recovered from the said Contractor, and accordingly shall have no claim under this Guarantee
after 30 (thirty) days from the date of satisfactory completion of the said Contract (as per the
mutually agreed Work schedule) i.e. upto and inclusive of __________________(date) unless
a notice of the claim under this Guarantee has been served on the Bank before the expiry of
the said period i.e. _____________________ (date) in which case the same shall be
enforceable against the Bank notwithstanding the fact, that the same is enforced after the
expiry of the said period.
4. The Employer shall have the fullest liberty without effecting any way the liability of the Bank
under this Guarantee or Indemnity, from time to time, to vary any of the terms and conditions
of the said Contract or the advance or to extend time of performance by the said Contractor or
to postpone for any time and from time to time any of the powers exercise able by it against
the said Contractor and either to enforce on forbear from enforcing any of the terms and
conditions governing the said Contract or the advance available to the Employer and the said
Bank shall not be released from its liability under these presents by any exercise by the
Employer of the liberty with reference to the matters aforesaid or by reasons of time being
given to the said Contractor or any other forbearance, act or omission on the part of the
Employer or any indulgence by the Employer to the said Contractor or of any other matter or
thing whatsoever which under the law relating to sureties would, but for this provision, have
the effect of so releasing the Bank from its such liability.
5. It shall not be necessary for the Employer to proceed against the Contractor before
proceeding against the Bank and the Guarantee herein contained shall be enforceable
against the Bank notwithstanding any security, which the Employer may have obtained or
obtain from the Contractor shall at the time when proceedings are taken against the Bank
hereunder, be outstanding or unrealised.
6. We, the said Bank, lastly undertake not to revoke this Guarantee during its currency except
with the previous consent of the Employer in writing and agree that any change in the
Constitution of the said Contractor or the said Bank shall not discharge our liability hereunder.
If any further extension of this Guarantee is required the same shall be extended to such
required periods on receiving instructions from M/s. __________________________
__________________________, on whose behalf this Guarantee is issued.
FORM - 5
Page 3 of 4
Notwithstanding anything contained herein before our liability under this Guarantee is restricted to Rs.
_______________/- (Rupees_____ __________________________only) together with interest. Our
undertaking shall commence from the date of execution and shall remain in force upto
_______________________
Witness: (Signature)........................................
....................................................... (Name)...............................................
(Signature)
(Designation with ............................
...................................................... Bank Seal)
(Name)
Power of Attorney No.......................
.....................................................
(Official Address) Date..................................................
Stamp ............................................
NOTES :
* For Companies
2. The Bank Guarantee shall be from a Bank as per provisions of the bidding documents.
3. The Stamp paper of appropriate value shall be purchased in the name of guarantee issuing
Bank/Bidder.
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.
6. PROFORMA FOR BANK GUARANTEE
TO BE FURNISHED BY ASSOCIATE(S)
-NOT APPLICABLE-
7. LIST OF BANKS FROM WHICH BANK GUARANTEES FOR
ADVANCE/ SECURITY DEPOSIT TO BE FURNISHED BY
BIDDER/ CONTRACTOR
FORM - 7
PAGE 1 OF 3
B NATIONALISED BANKS
1Bank of Baroda
2Bank of India
3Bank of Maharashtra
4Canara Bank
5Central Bank of India
6Indian Overseas Bank
7Indian Bank
8Punjab National Bank
9Union Bank of India
10Punjab & Sind Bank
11UCO Bank
1 AB Bank Ltd
2 Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank PJSC
3 American Express Banking Corporation
4 Australia & Newzealand Banking Group Limited
5 Barclays Bank Plc
6 Bank of America
7 Bank of Bahrain & Kuwait B.S.C.
8 Bank of Ceylon
9 Bank of China Limited
10 Bank of Nova Scotia
11 BNP Paribas
12 Citi Bank NA
13 Cooperatieve Rabobank UA
14 Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank
15 Credit Suisse AG
16 CTBC Bank Co Ltd
17 DBS Bank India Ltd
18 Deutsche Bank A.G.
19 Doha Bank Q.P.S.C
20 Emirates NBD Bank (PJSC)
21 First Abu Dhabi Bank PJSC
22 FirstRand Bank Ltd
23 HSBC Ltd
24 Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd
25 Industrial Bank of Korea
26 JP Morgan Chase Bank, National Association
27 JSC VTB Bank
28 KEB Hana Bank
29 Kookmin Bank
30 Krung Thai Bank Public Company Ltd
31 Mashreq Bank PSC
32 Mizuho Bank Ltd
33 MUFG Bank, Ltd
34 NatWest Markets Plc
35 PT Bank Maybank Indonesia TBK
36 Qatar National Bank (Q.P.S.C.)
37 Sberbank
38 SBM Bank (India) Ltd
39 Shinhan Bank
40 Societe Generale
41 Sonali Bank Ltd
42 Standard Chartered Bank
43 Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
44 United Overseas Bank Ltd
45 Westpac Banking Corporation
46 Woori Bank
*Note - Any Addition/ Deletion/ Modification in Bank list shall be as per changes in Second
Schedule List by RBI from time to time.
FORM - 8
PAGE 1 OF 3
To
NTPC Limited
(...........................................T.P.P.)
We .............................. Bank further agree that the Owner shall be the sole judge of and as to
whether the said contractor has failed to bring the said plant and equipment or any part thereof back
to the site and the extent of loss, damage, costs, charges and expenses caused to or suffered by or
that may be caused to or suffered by the Owner on account thereof and the decision of the Owner
that the said Contractor has so failed and as to the amounts of loss, damage, costs charges and
expenses caused to or suffered by or that may be caused to or suffered by the Owner from time to
time shall be final and binding on us.
We, the said bank further agree that the Guarantee herein contained shall remain in full force and
effect till the Employer certifies that the said plant and equipment have been brought back to the site
or the said loan of Rs. ................................. with interest has been repaid to the Employer in full, and
accordingly discharges this Guarantee or till …………….. (to be specified by the Employer prior to the
issue of this guarantee), whichever is later.
It shall not be necessary for the Employer to proceed against the Contractor before making a demand
on the Bank and the guarantee herein contained shall be enforceable against the Bank,
notwithstanding any security which the Employer may have obtained from the Contractor and in
force at the time of making such demand on the Bank.
We, the said Bank lastly undertake not to revoke this Guarantee during its currency except with the
previous consent of the Employer, in writing and agree that any change in the Constitution of the said
Contractor or the said Bank shall not discharge our liability hereunder.
FORM - 8
PAGE 2 OF 3
Signature.......................................................
Name............................................................
In presence of Designation....................................................
1. ...............................................
2. ...............................................
Date .................................................
(Name and Designation)
Note :
* For Companies
M/s ........................................................a company registered under the Companies Act, 1956 and
having its registered office at.......................................................in the State of ................. (hereinafter
called “the said Contractor” which expression shall unless the context requires
otherwise include its administrators, successors and assigns).
1. Bidder to fill up the check list as per the proforma enclosed for submitting the Bank
Guarantees.
0
2 BG shall be on non judicial 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 the state
where the BG is executed, whichever is higher.
Witness: (Signature)........................................
....................................................... (Name)...............................................
(Signature)
(Designation with ............................
...................................................... Bank Seal)
(Name)
Power of Attorney No.......................
.....................................................
(Official Address) Date..................................................
Stamp ............................................
1 (*) Write the name and addresses of all the Joint Venture partners, in case the bid is
submitted by a Joint Venture in terms of Qualifying Requirements.
2. The Bank Guarantee shall be from a Bank as per provisions of the bidding documents.
3. The Stamp paper of appropriate value shall be purchased in the name of guarantee issuing
Bank/Bidder.
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.
9. FORM OF HYPOTHECATION DEED
FORM - 9
PAGE 1 OF 4
To
NTPC Ltd.,
………………………..
………………………..
Dear Sir,
The Contractor hereby declares that he has paid in full the purchase price of each and every one of
the Plant & Equipment described in the Schedule hereto and that the same are the absolute property
of the Contractor and that the same have not been sold, pledged, mortgaged or transferred by him
and the same is free from encumbrances.
The Contractor hereby hypothecates, assigns and transfers to the Employer, the plant and equipment
described in the Schedule hereto in favour of the Employer as security for the due repayment of the
said advance with interest thereof.
The Contractor hereby agrees that he shall repay to the Employer the said advance of Rs.
__________ (Rupees_________________________________________ only) together with interest
thereon as aforesaid and agrees that the said advance be recovered by the Employer by making
deductions in the manner provided in Clause …. of the General Conditions of Contract and other
conditions of the Award letter from the claims made by the Contractor against the Employer for on
account payment.’
FORM - 9
PAGE 2 OF 4
The Contractor further agrees that so long as any amount remains payable to the Employer by the
Contractor in respect of the said advance of Rs. _______________ only, he shall not sell, pledge,
hypothecate, transfer, part with the Plant and Equipment described in the Schedule hereto.
The Contractor also agrees that if the said advance of Rs._______________ shall not be repaid by
the Contractor or recovered in the manner described above by the said
_________________________day of _________________ due to any reason whatsoever or the
said Contract has been determined earlier or cancelled or if the Contractor shall sell, pledge,
mortgage, transfer, part with and equipment or any part thereof or the Contractor or any of the
partners is adjudged insolvent or the Contractor is to be wound up or makes any composition or
arrangement with its creditors or the Contractor shall commit breach of any of the terms and
conditions or covenants as herein contained or if any of the said plant and equipment or if any other
property what-so-ever belonging to the Contractor has been sold or attached for a period of not less
than twenty-one (21) days in execution of the decree of any court for payment of money, the whole of
the said advance of Rs. ______________or such part thereof as may have remained unpaid or
unrecovered together with interest thereon shall forthwith become due and payable. The Contractor
also agrees that the Employer may on the happening of any of the aforesaid events or in the event of
the said advance or any part thereof becoming due and payable and has not been paid or recovered
or cannot be recovered as provided in the said conditions, seize and take possession of the said
plant and equipment (and either remain in possession thereof without removing the same or else may
remove and same) and sell the said plant and equipment or any of them either by public auction or
private contract and may out of the sale proceeds retain the balance of the said advance and interest
thereon remaining unpaid and unrecovered and all costs, charges and expenses and payments
incurred or made in maintaining, defending or protecting the rights of the Employer hereunder and
shall pay over the surplus, if any, to the Contractor.
The Contractor also agrees that he shall at all times during the continuance of the security and at the
expense of the Contractor insure and keep insured the plant and equipment described in the
Schedule hereto for the full value thereof in the joint names of the Contractor and the Employer with
an insurance company to be approved by the Engineer-in-Charge against the risk of loss or damage
from whatever cause arising other than the Excepted Risks. During the continuance of the security,
the Contractor shall pay all premia and sums of money necessary for keeping such insurance on foot
and the insurance policy and receipts in original for premia paid shall be deposited with the Engineer-
in-Charge and the Contractor shall assign all his rights, title and interest in the policy to the Employer.
The Contractor also agrees that he shall not permit or suffer the said plant and equipment or any part
thereof to be destroyed or damaged or used or to be used or to deteriorate in a greater degree than it
would deteriorate by reasonable wear and tear thereof in the performance of the Contract.
In the event of any damage or loss happening to the said plant and equipment or any part thereof
from whatever cause other than the Excepted Risks, the Contractor agrees that he shall forthwith
have the same repaired or replaced as the case may be or arrange for payment of the entire amount
recovered or to be recovered from the insurance company to the Employer towards the payment of
the said advance of Rs. ____________
FORM - 9
PAGE 3 OF 4
Upon repayment or recovery in full of the amount secured on account of this hypothecation deed the
said plant and equipment secured hereunder shall stand released from hypothecation but this is
without prejudice to the right of the Employer under any other conditions of the Contract.
1 2 3 4 5 6
WITNESS
Common Seal....................................
NOTE :
* For Companies
M/s _______________________________a company under the Companies Act, 1956, and having
its registered office at ___________________________in the State of ___________
__________________________(hereinafter called “The said Contractor” which expression shall
unless the context requires otherwise include its successors and assigns).
10. PROFORMA OF
“CONTRACT AGREEMENT”
FORM - 10
PAGE 1 OF 6
(OR)
(OR)
WHEREAS NTPC Limited desirous of setting up its Power Project at ...................................... District
....................................... with an ultimate capacity of ..................................)*
......................................MW (hereinafter called the “Project”) has invited bids for
.......................................................... (briefly describe scope of work as per LOA) for the
................................*................................. stage of the Project with the capacity of
.............................*.......................... MW as per its Bid Specification No ..........................
AND WHEREAS the Contractor had participated in the above referred bidding vide their proposal
No................................dt...........................including its amendments, if any and Employer after
examining the said proposal accepted their aforesaid proposal and awarded the Contract to the
Contractor on terms and conditions more specifically contained in its Letter of Award No.
.............................................dt ............................and the documents referred to therein, which have
been unequivocally accepted by the Contractor resulting into a concluding “Contract”, hereinafter
called the “Contract”.
FORM - 10
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1.1 The Employer has already awarded the CONTRACT to the Contractor for the work
of.........................................on the terms and conditions contained in its Letter of Award No
..................................dated ....................................the documents referred to therein and
under these presents. The contract has taken effect from ......................................... i.e. the
date of issue of the aforesaid Letter of Award. The terms and expressions used in this
Agreement shall have the same meaning as are assigned to them in the “Contract” referred to
in the succeeding Article.
2.0 CONTRACT
The Contract shall be performed strictly as per the terms and conditions stipulated herein, in
the Contract Documents and in the Letter of Award (hereinafter collectively referred to as
“Contract).
iii) Technical Specifications and Drawings including amendments issued vide its
Letter No. ..................................dated ......................... (
...................(Section – VI).
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Sl. No. Drawing Title
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The above drawings are tentative and are meant for bidding purpose only and
are not the final drawings nor show the full range of the work under scope of
work. Work has to be executed according to the Final drawings with latest
additions, alterations and modifications if any from time to time as required or
approved by the Engineer-in-Charge and also according to any other relevant
drawing that would be supplied to the Contractor progressively during the
execution of the Contract.
vi) Integrity pact (IP) signed between the Employer and the Bidder /Contractor
2.2 LETTER OF AWARD: The Letter of Award shall mean the Employers letter no. ............ dated
..........................together with its amendments if any.
All the aforesaid Contract Documents and Letter of Award above shall form an integral part of
this Contract Agreement, in so for as the same or any part thereof is not in conflict with the
Documents (Section I, II, III, IV, V, VI & VII, VIII in Para 2.1 and 2.2 above and what has been
specifically agreed to by the Employer and brought out in its Letter of Award and subsequent
amendment if any. Any matter in the Contractor’s Proposal referred to in sub-clause B of Para
2.1 above inconsistent therewith, contrary or repugnant thereto or any deviations taken by the
Contractor in its “Proposal” but not agreed to specifically by the Employer in its Letter of
Award shall not be given effect to and shall be deemed to have been withdrawn by the
Contractor without any cost implication to EMPLOYER., For the sake of brevity, this Contract
Agreement alongwith its aforesaid Contract Documents and the Letter of Award shall be
referred to as the “Contract”.
3.1 The scope of work under the Contract shall include .................................................
3.2 The scope of work under the Contract as specified above, consideration, terms of payment,
loans and advances, price variation, security deposit, taxes wherever applicable, insurance,
agreed time schedule, compensation for delay and all other terms and conditions are
contained in the Contract and the Contract shall be duly performed by the Contractor strictly
and faithfully in accordance with the terms of this Contract.
3.3 The scope of Works shall also include all such items which are not specifically mentioned in
the Contract, but which are necessary for the satisfactory completion of the entire scope of
works envisaged under this contract unless otherwise specifically excluded from the scope in
the Contract.
FORM - 10
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3.4 The progress of work shall conform to the agreed work schedule.
3.5 This Contract Agreement constitutes full and complete understanding between the parties and
terms of these presents. It shall supersede all prior correspondence to the extent of
inconsistency or repugnancy to the terms and conditions contained in the Contract
Agreement. Any modifications of the Contract Agreement shall be effected only by written
instruments signed by the authorized representatives of both the parties.
3.6 Time is the essence of the Contract and it shall be strictly adhered to.
**3.7 It is expressly understood and agreed by and between the Contractor and the Employer that the
Employer is entering into this agreement solely on its own behalf and not on behalf of any
other person or entity. In particular, it is expressly understood and agreed that the Govt. of
India is not a party to this Agreement and has no liabilities, obligations or rights hereunder. It
is expressly understood and agreed that the Employer is an independent legal entity with
power and authority to enter into Contracts solely on its own behalf under the applicable laws
of India and the general principles of Contract Law. The Contractor expressly agrees,
acknowledges and understands that the Employer is not an agent, representative or delegate
of the Govt. of India. It is further understood and agreed that the Govt. of India is not and shall
not be liable for any acts, omissions, commissions, breaches or other wrongs arising out of
the Contract. Accordingly, Contractor expressly waives, releases and foregoes any and all
actions or claims, including cross claims, impeder claims, or counter claims against the Govt.
of India arising out of this Contract and covenants not to sue the Govt. of India as to any
manner, claim, cause of Action or thing whatsoever arising of or under this agreement.
4.0 The total contract price for the entire scope of this contract as detailed in Clause No.
................................. of Letter of Award is ................................ (..............................)
5.0 The Terms of Payment is governed by Clause .............................. of GCC (Section - IV).
6.1 Neither the inspection by the Employer or the Engineer-in-Charge or any of the officials,
employees or agents nor any order by the Employer or the Engineer-in- Charge for payment
of money or any payment for or acceptance of, the whole or any part of the Works by the
Employer or the Engineer-in-Charge nor any extension of time nor any possession taken by
the Engineer-in-charge shall operate as Waiver of any provisions of the contract, or of any
power herein reserved to the Employer, or any right to damages herein provided, nor shall
any waiver of any breach in the contract be held to be a waiver of any other or subsequent
breach.
FORM - 10
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7.1 It is specifically agreed by and between the parties that all the differences or disputes arising
out of the Contract or touching the subject matter of the Contract shall be decided by process
of Settlement of Disputes as specified in Clause 7 of the General Conditions of the Contract
as amended and the provisions of the Arbitration & Conciliation Act, 1996 including any
statutory modifications or re-enactment thereof and the rules made thereunder shall apply and
Delhi Courts alone shall have exclusive jurisdiction in all matters arising under this Contract.
The arbitrator shall give reasoned/speaking award.
The laws applicable to this contract shall be the laws in force in India.
Notice of default given by either party to the other party under the Contract shall be in writing
and shall be deemed to have been duly and properly served upon the parties hereto if
delivered against acknowledgement or by telex or by registered mail with acknowledgement
due addressed to the signatories at the addresses mentioned herein above.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties through their duly authorised representatives have
executed these presents (execution there-of has been approved by the competent authorities
of both the parties) on the day, month and year first above mentioned at ......................... #
.............
1. ............................................................. : .............................................................
(Signature) (Employer‘s Signature)
............................................................. : .............................................................
(Name) (Printed Name)
2. ............................................................. : .............................................................
(Designation) (Designation)
........................................................
(Company’s Stamp)
..............................................
..............................................
FORM - 10
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1. ............................................................. : ...............................................
(Signature) (Contractor’s Signature)
............................................................. : ................................................
(Name) (Printed Name)
.............................................................. : ................................................
(Designation) (Designation)
: ................................................
(Company’s Stamp)
NOTE:
This bond of indemnity made this …………… day of ………… by ………… [Contractor’s Name]*
…………, a company registered under the Companies Act, 1956/ Partnership firm/ Proprietary
concern having with its Registered/ Head Office at ……… (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Contractor’
which expression shall unless repugnant to the context or meaning thereof, include its successors,
administrators, executors and assigns) in favour of ...........[Employer’s Name].......... (hereinafter
referred to as the ‘Employer’, which expression shall, unless repugnant to the context or meaning
thereof include its successors, administrators and assigns)
WHEREAS ………….. [Employer’s Name]……… has awarded to the Contractor, a Contract by issue
of Employer’s Letter of Award No. ……….. dated …………. and in terms of the said Contract, the
Employer has agreed to issue from time to time to the Contractor according to the requirements for
incorporation in the Works under the said Contract, the ‘Employer Issue Materials’ viz. ‘Cement’
and/or ‘Reinforcement Steel’ and/or ‘Structural steel’ ‘**’ (hereinafter called ‘Employer Issue
Materials’) necessarily required for performance of the aforesaid Contract.
AND WHEREAS one of the conditions for the issue of the ‘Employer Issue Materials’ is that the
Contractor shall furnish an Indemnity Bond in favour of the Employer covering the full value for the
total quantities of ‘Employer Issue Materials’ which shall remain in the safe custody of the Contractor
during the execution of the Contract.
1.0 THAT in consideration of the various Employer Issue Materials as aforesaid issued/ to be
issued free of cost by Employer to the Contractor from time to time as per requirements for
the purpose of the performance of the said Contract valued at Rs. ......................., the
Contractor hereby undertakes to indemnify and keep Employer indemnified, for the full Value
of the said Employer Issue Materials. The Contractor hereby acknowledges the receipt of the
said Employer Issue Materials as per details given in Schedule attached hereto. Further the
Contractor agrees to acknowledge the receipt of the subsequent Employer Issue Materials as
will be issued by Employer in the form of schedules consecutively numbered which shall be
attached to this Indemnity Bond so as to form integral part of this Bond.
2.0 That in terms of the said Contract, the maximum quantity of “Employer Issue Materials” at any
point of time during the currency of the Contract shall not exceed the quantity as is identified
herein below in column ‘d’ and its value for the purpose of Indemnity Bond as per clause
................................... of .......................................... are as given below :
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Sl. Name of Items of Total Max. Rate Total amount
No. Employer Issue Qty. in Qty. @ (Rs. in Millions)
Materials Contract at any Rs. for total Qty.
(M.T.) point of in the Contract
time
(M.T.)
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a. b. c. d. e. f. (c x e)
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1. Cement (in bags or
silos)
2. Reinforcement Steel
(in various sizes and
lengths)
3. Structural steel
(in various sizes & lengths)
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f = Total Value of this I.B. = Total Value in Rs.......................... Millions
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3.0 Notwithstanding the above maximum quantity (Column ‘d’ above) of ‘Employer Issue
Materials’ that remain in the custody of the Contractor at any point of time, the actual issuance
of materials with the aforesaid total limit shall be governed by the actual programme of
execution of work as may be agreed to between the Contractor and the Employer from time to
time. The issuance of lesser quantities and/or the availability of balance unused quantity at
site of ‘Employer Issue Materials’ shall not in any way dilute the obligation of the Contractor
under this Indemnity Bond except that its value in such case will stand reduced to the value of
such materials actually with the Contractor computed at the same unit rate as mentioned in
para 2.0 above.
4.0 That the value of Indemnity Bond as brought out in para 2.0 and 3.0 above are linked with the
following unit rate of these materials.
b) Reinforcement steel : @ Rs. .............. i.e. Max. rate of nearest stockyard of SAIL for
any section inclusive of GST + 25%.
c) Structural steel : @ Rs. .............. i.e. Average rates of nearest stockyard of SAIL for
structural sections, pipes & plates inclusive of GST + 25%.
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4.1 In the event of any upward revision of the aforesaid rate by the concerned authorities, the
value of the Indemnity Bond shall be enhanced proportionately by executing fresh bond.
5.0 That the Contractor undertakes to keep these ‘Employer Issue Materials’ at the Employer’s
project site at a place duly notified by the Engineer-in-Charge and shall not take out these
materials or allow the same to be taken out of the project site under any circumstances
whatsoever.
6.0 That Contractor shall remain absolutely responsible for the safe custody and protection of the
said ‘Employer Issue Materials’ against all risks whatsoever till these are duly incorporated in
the Works as per terms of the contract and non utilised materials will be promptly returned to
Employer in accordance with said Contract and as such the Contractor do hereby undertakes
to indemnify and shall keep Employer indemnified against any loss or damage or conversion
that may be caused or done to the said ‘Employer Issue Materials’ while in the Contractor’s
possession/custody. These materials shall however, at all times, be available for inspection by
the Engineer-in-Charge from time to time.
7.0 Further, Employer shall have the absolute right at all times to take possession of the
‘Employer Issue Materials’ in whatever form the Employer Issue Materials may be, if in its
opinion, the ‘Employer Issue Materials’ are likely to be endangered, misutilised or converted to
uses other than those specified in the Contract, by any acts of omission on the part of the
Contractor or any other person or on account of any reason whatsoever and the Contractor
binds itself and undertakes to comply with the directions of Employer to promptly return the
‘Employer Issue Materials’ without any demur or reservation, protest or contest.
8.0 That the Contractor shall keep the ‘Employer Issue Materials’ as a ‘Trustee’ on the Employer’s
behalf and the ownership of these materials shall always vest in Employer.
9.0 That the ‘Employer Issue Materials’ shall exclusively be used by the Contractor for performing
the Works under the Contract and for no other work or purpose whatsoever, otherwise it will
be treated as criminal breach of trust. Should however, at any time, any loss/damage occur to
the ‘Employer Issue Materials’ in part or in full or the same or any part thereof is misused or
converted or used for any other purposes other than the contractual purpose by the
Contractor or the surplus unused materials and the wastage/scrap are not returned to
Employer in terms of the Contract, then Employer shall be entitled to recover from the
Contractor, the compensation at the specified rates under the Contract for and in respect of
such misuse, loss, damage, or conversion or any other unauthorised use not intended under
the Contract, without prejudice to any other remedies which may be available to Employer
including deduction from any payment/dues to or any sum which at any time hereinafter may
become due to the Contractor under the Contract.
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10.0 In the event of any misuse, loss or damage as aforesaid, the assessment for such misuse,
loss or damage and the assessment of the compensation thereof would be made by Employer
or its authorised representatives and the said assessment shall be final and binding on the
Contractor.
11.0 This Indemnity Bond shall be valid till six (6) calender months after the scheduled date of
completion of work under the Contract and shall be extended from time to time till the entire
work under the Contract is successfully completed or earlier upon determination of contract
and all the surplus/wastage/ scrap materials are fully returned and the account for ‘Employer
Issue Materials’ is finally settled between the Contractor and Employer, whichever event is
later.
12.0 It is clearly understood and agreed to by the Contractor that non-observance of the obligations
under this Indemnity Bond by the Contractor shall Inter-alia constitute a criminal breach of
trust on the part of the Contractor and he shall be liable for all legal/penal consequences
thereof.
13.0 Now the condition of this Bond is that the Contractor shall duly and punctually comply with all
the terms and conditions of this bond to the satisfaction of Employer, then, the above bond
shall be void, but otherwise, it shall remain in full force and virtue.
14.0 That this bond shall not be irrevocable during its validity period and the Contractor shall not
revoke this bond till it is discharged by Employer in writing.
WITNESS
Designation ....................................................
Seal...............................................................
FORM-11
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Notes :
* FOR COMPANIES
To : From :
The Engineer-in-Charge M/s. ____________________________
(Contractor)
(___________________ project) (__________________________Project)
_____________________(State)
Dear Sir,
1.0 This is to inform you that as per Clause No. _________ of SCC forming integral part of the
Contract No. _________ dated _______ relating to “Employer Issue Materials”, we have to
submit to you an irrevocable and unconditional INDEMNITY BOND equivalent to the total
value of “Employer Issue Materials” required for incorporation in the Works of
“________________” awarded to us vide your LOA No. _______ dated _________.
2.0 The amount of the aforesaid INDEMNITY BOND is dependent upon maximum quantity of
Employer Issue Materials that will remain with us at any point of time during the execution of
the Contract and is based on the prevailing market value of Employer Issue Materials, as
given below :
3.0 We agree that in the event of the aforesaid total quantity of “Employer Issue Materials” is to be
increased during the execution of the contract for performance of the work or for the market
value of the “Employer Issue Materials” increase for any reasons whatsoever, the amount of
aforesaid INDEMNITY BOND shall be enhanced by us without any demur correspondingly, in
accordance with the various provisions in clause _____________ of the aforesaid conditions
of Contract.
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4.0 We further confirm and undertake to increase the value of the aforesaid INDEMNITY BOND in
accordance with para 3.0 above within 30 days of the receipt of notice from Employer for
enhancement of the value of the said Indemnity Bond failing which Employer shall have the
absolute right to invoke the said Indemnity Bond which will be honoured by us without any
demur, contest or protest. Further we undertake to extend the validity of the INDEMNITY
BOND as required from time to time by Employer till the entire material is incorporated in the
Works and the unutilised material including wastage, scrap etc. are returned to the Employer
and the reconciliation of the total Employer Issue Materials is completed in all respects.
5.0 This undertaking is irrevocable and shall remain in force till the execution and performance of
the entire contract and/or till it is discharged by Employer.
Thanking you,
Yours faithfully,
(Signature of Authorised Signatory..........)
Name & Designation..................................
Name of Contractor...................................
Name of the Work ...................................
Date : Contract No................................................
Place : Date of Award............................................
Seal of the Contractor...............................
13. LETTER OF CONFIRMATION BY THE PROPOSED SUB-CONTRACTOR
FORM - 13
PAGE 1 OF 1
NTPC Ltd.,
………………………..
………………………..
Dear Sirs,
Date : Signature....................................................
Place : Printed Name of Authorised person of Sub-
Contractor having Power
of attorney................................................
Designation.............................................
Common Seal..........................................
$ Write Particulars of the portion of the work for which the Sub-Contractor has been proposed.
c. Tor-steel Reinforcement
(Sectionwise/Diameterwise)
d. Structural Steel
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A B C D E F G H I J
(Signature of Contractor’s
Seal .....................................................................
15. Form of Indemnity Bond to be
executed by the Contractor for
the Safe Custody of Equipments
brought to site by the Contractor
FORM - 15
PAGE 1 OF 6
INDEMNITY BOND
And WHEREAS by virtue of Clause No............................ of the said Contract, the Contractor is
required to execute an Indemnity Bond in favour of...........@.............. for safe custody of the
Equipments 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 Equipment 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 Contractor undertakes to keep
..........@.......... 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 equipment shall be utilized for any other work of purpose whatsoever. It
is clearly understood by the Contractor that non-observance of the obligations under this
Indemnity Bond 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 ..........@.......... 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 Engineer-in-Charge or other employees/agents
authorized by him in this regard. Further, ..........@.......... 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, misutilized 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
..........@.......... to return the Equipments without any demur or reservation.
5. That this Indemnity Bond is irrevocable. If at any time any loss or damage occurs to the
Equipments or the same or any part thereof is misutilized in any manner whatsoever, then
the Contractor hereby agrees that the decision of the Project Manager of ..........@.......... as
to assessment of loss or damage to the Equipment shall be final and binding on the
Contractor. The Contractor binds itself and undertakes to replace the lost and/or damaged
Equipments at its own cost and/or shall pay the amount of loss to ..........@.......... without
any demur, reservation or protest. This is without prejudice to any other right or remedy that
may be available to ..........@.......... against the Contractor under the Contract and under
this Indemnity Bond.
6. NOW THE CONDITION of this Bond is that if the Contractor shall duly and punctually
comply with the terms and conditions of this Bond to the satisfaction of ..........@..........,
THEN, the above Bond shall be void, but otherwise, it shall remain in full force and virtue.
@ Fill in abbreviated name of Employer
FORM - 15
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Contractor has hereunto set its hand through its authorised
representative under the common seal of the Company, the day, month and year first
above mentioned.
SCHEDULE
2. 1. Signature ..............................
(Common Seal)
3. Address ................................
————————————————————————————————————————
* Indemnity Bond are to be executed by the authorized person and (i) in case of contracting
Company under common seal of the Company or (ii) having the Power of Attorney issued
under common seal of the company with authority to execute Indemnity Bond, (iii) In case
of (ii), the original Power of Attorney if it is specifically for this Contract or a photostat copy
of the Power of Attorney if it is General Power of Attorney and such documents should be
attached to Indemnity Bond.
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INDEMNITY BOND
WHEREAS ..........@.......... 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
........(contractor)........ is required to keep in his safe custody various Equipmentsfor execution of the
Contract.
And WHEREAS by virtue of Clause No............................ of the said Contract, the Contractor is
required to execute an Indemnity Bond in favour in ..........@.......... for the safe custody of Equipments
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 Equipment 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 Contractor undertakes to keep
..........@.......... harmless against any loss or damage that may be caused to the
Equipments.
3. The Contractor undertakes that the equiments shall be used exclusively for the
performance/execution of the Contract strictly in accordance with its terms and conditions
and no part of the equipment shall be utilised for any other work of purpose whatsoever. It
is clearly understood by the Contractor that non-observance of the obligations under this
Indemnity Bond 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 ..........@.......... 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
authorized by him in this regard. Further, ..........@.......... 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
..........@.......... to return the Equipments without any demur or reservation.
5. That this Indemnity Bond is irrevocable. If at any time any loss or damage occurs to the
Equipments or the same or any part thereof is mis-utilised in any manner whatsoever, then
the Contractor hereby agrees that the decision of the Project Manager of ..........@.......... as
to assessment of loss or damage to the Equipment shall be final and binding on the
Contractor. The Contractor binds itself and undertakes to replace the lost and/or damaged
Equipments at its own cost and/or shall pay the amount of loss to ..........@.......... without
any demur, reservation or protest. This is without prejudice to any other right or remedy that
may be available to ..........@.......... against the Contractor under the Contract and under
this Indemnity Bond.
6. NOW THE CONDITION of this Bond is that if the Contractor shall duly and punctually
comply with the terms and conditions of this Bond to the satisfaction of ..........@..........,
THEN, the above Bond shall be void, but otherwise, it shall remain in full force and virtue.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Contractor has hereunto set its hand through its authorised
representative under the common seal of the Company, the day, month and year first above
mentioned.
SCHEDULE No.1
WITNESS
3. Address ................................
———————————————————————————————————————
* Indemnity Bond are to be executed by the authorised person and (i) in case of contracting
Company under common seal of the Company or (ii) having the Power of Attorney issued
under common seal of the company with authority to execute Indemnity Bond, (iii) In case
of (ii), the original Power of Attorney if it is specifically for this Contract or a photostat copy
of the Power of Attorney if it is General Power of Attorney and such documents should be
attached to Indemnity Bond.
16. FORM OF INDEMNITY BOND
FOR REMOVAL/ DISPOSAL
OF SURPLUS MATERIAL
FORM - 16
PAGE 1 OF 2
INDEMNITY BOND
IN FAVOUR OF
NTPC Limited (formerly National Thermal Power Corporation Ltd.), a Government of India Enterprise,
having its registered office at NTPC Bhawan, Scope Complex, 7, Institutional Area, Lodhi Road, New
Delhi-110 003 (hereinafter referred to as “NTPC”).
1. NTPC has awarded the Contractor(s), contract for execution of work (“Scope of Work”) as
mentioned in the contract agreement no. ................................ dated ........................,
entered into between NTPC and Contractor(s), relating to ........................................ (Name
& Address of Project/Station) .......................................... (hereinafter called ‘the Project’).
2. The Indemnifier(s) 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 Indemnifier(s), it has been identified that scrap
............................ (Details of Scrap Material & its quantity) ............................ and/or surplus
................................... (Details of Surplus Material & its Quantity) ........................ belonging
to Indemnifier(s) 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 Indemnifier(s), requires to be removed by Indemnifier(s) from the Project
Site.
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1. That Indemnifier(s) by way of this indemnity requests NTPC to issue necessary exit gate
pass(es) in favour of Indemnifier(s) for removal of scrap...................... (Details of Scrap
Material & its Quantity) .............................. and/or surplus .......................... (Details of
Surplus Material & its Quantity) .............................. belonging to Indemnifier(s), from the
project.
2. That as per NTPC’s procedure, Indemnifier(s) 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 Indemnifier(s) 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 NTPC and keep NTPC indemnified from and
against all claims, demands, actions, liabilities and expenses which may be made or taken
against or incurred by NTPC by reason of the issue of necessary gate pass(es) by NTPC
and permitting Indemnifier(s) to remove scrap ................... (Details of Scrap Material & its
Quantity)............................. and/or surplus ............................... (Details of Surplus Material
& its Quantity) ............................ belonging to Indemnifier(s), from the project.
4. That Indemnifier(s) undertakes to indemnify and keep NTPC 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 Indemnifier(s), from the
Project Site aforesaid, by the Indemnifier(s). Further, in case the laws require NTPC to take
prior permission of the relevant Authorities before handing over the scrap and/or surplus to
the Indemnifier, the same shall be obtained by the Indemnifier on behalf of NTPC.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Indemnifier(s), through its authorized representative, has executed
these presents on the Day, Month and Year first mentioned above at ......................... (Name of the
Place) .........................................
Witness: Indemnifier
1. .....................................................
2. ....................................................
(Authorised Signatory)
17. FORM OF CONTRACT CLOSING CERTIFICATES
(Annexure-1.1 to Annexure-1.13)
Annexure-1.1
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... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ....
Place... ... ... ... .... Designation ... ... ... ... ... ....
Annexure-1.2
CERTIFICATE NO.CCP- 02
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... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ....
Place... ... ... ... .... Designation ... ... ... ... ... ....
Annexure-1.3
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 .......................
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 piping schemes, 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
Signature .......................
Date ... ... ... ... .... Name... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ....
Place... ... ... ... .... Designation ... ... ... ... ... ....
Annexure-1.6
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... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ....
Place... ... ... ... ... . Designation ... ... ... ... ... ....
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.
Annexure-1.7
PROJECT:
This is to certify that the following shortfall in equipment performance as compared to the
guaranteed parameters have been assessed and agreed to with the contractor in respect of
the above mentioned LOA/ Contract.
Further, it is also confirmed that liquidated damages for shortfall in equipment performance
in respect of above Items, have been recovered fully from the contractor and no other dues
are outstanding for shortfall in equipment performance.
Date ... ... ... ... ... . Name... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ....
Place... ... ... ... .... Designation ... ... ... ... ... ... .
Date ................
Name... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ....
Place... ... ... ... ....
Designation ... ... ... ... ... .
..
Annexure-1.8
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... ... ... ... ... ...... ... ....
Place... ... ... ... .... Designation ... ... ... ... ... ....
Date ... ... ... ... ... . Name... ... ... ... ...... ... ... ....
Place... ... ... ... .... Designation... ... ... ... ... ....
·
Annexure-1.9
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PROJECT:
This is to certify that all the payments released to the contractor in respect of the above
mentioned LOA/Contract have been reconciled with the provisions of the contract
documents and statement of Accounts and or other Certificates of Contractor. It is
observed that there are no recoveries pending under any of the items listed overleaf.
Signature .......................
Enclosure to CCP-09
The list of recoveries and claims as advised by site Erection Department should include all
recoveries and claims on any account whatsoever, including the following:
6. All the claims against the contractor regarding clearance of materials from site and vacation
of the premises allotted for site office, stores.
10. All recoveries on account of demurrage, transportation, insurance premiums etc. and other
recoveries as informed by T&CC group on account of port clearance, transportation etc.
14. All recoveries/claims (if any) on account of statutory dues paid on behalf of the Contractor
by NTPC.
16. All recoveries/ claims (if any) on account of hiring out of NTPC's plant and equipment.
17. All recoveries/claims (if any) on account of water and electricity charges (if applicable).
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... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ....
Place... ... ... ... ... . Designation ... ... ... ... ... ....
Annexure-1.11
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... ... ... ... ... ... ... .......
Place... ... ... ... .... Designation ... ... ... ... ... ....
(Company CommonSeal)
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 ....................
This is to certify that all the *Bank Guarantee/ Indemnity bonds/ Insurance
policies/ Collaborator’s or Associate's Guarantee received for the above mentioned
LOA/ Contract have been returned in original to the contractor.
Dear Sirs,
2.0 As per the provisions of the contract, we hereby propose the following Experts from the
‘Panel of Experts as Independent Engineer’ 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.
Date : Signature
......................................................
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.
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