Date : 2008-03-20

Title : (RFP) Power Plant Faisalabad

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(RFP) Power Plant Faisalabad

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Pakistan Electric Power Company (PVT) Limited

Request For Proposal (RFP)

For Fast Track Implementation of 500 MW Combined Cycle Power Plant At Gas Turbine Power Station Faisalabad Punjab Province, Pakistan.

1. Pakistan Electric Power Company (Pvt) Ltd; (PEPCO) has been mandated by the Government of Pakistan for the implementation and management of the reforms and restructuring of Pakistan's Power Sector comprising 14 entities (9 Disco, 4 Gencos & NTDC) covering the entire geographical area of Pakistan except Karachi. This is one of the largest economic sectors of the nation with annual revenue exceeding US$ 5 billion.

2. Pakistan has a very successful IPP Programme with over thirty (30) percent of its generation currently owned by the private sector. An additional about 4000 MW in the period from July 2008 to June 2011 is under implementation by the private sector. While about 2600 MW are under implementation in the public sector as public private partnership.

3. Northern Power Generation Company Limited (NPGCL) is the largest generation company in PEPCO"s Thermal Operation in Pakistan with revenues of about US$ 1 billion at dependable capacity of about 1831 MW. PEPCO/  NPGCL invites tender on ICB basic for apply, construction, erection and communissoning , complete in all respects , of around 500 MW Combined Cycle Power Plant at Faisalabad, comprising three(3) Nos. Gas Turbines plus one (1) No. Steam Turbine (3 1 configuration) to be established on Fast Track basis.

4. The operation of the project would be based on tri-fuel i.e. Gas HSD and HSFO. Sufficient land for the establishment of the establishment of the said plant is available within the premises of existing gas turbine power station Faisalabad and has been allocated for the plant. Whereas  natural gas would be used for initial plant testing and commissioning the normal operation would be on HSFO, until natural gas is available through imported RLNG or transnational gas pipeline.

5. Being a Fast Track the open cycle gas turbine power plant comprising three (3) Nos. gas turbines having above 300 MW capacity at mean site conditions (based on gas fuel) & BOP including step-up transformers , 220 KV switchyard and all necessary  auxiliary and ancillary equipments etc. are required to be commissioned within the shortest possible time. The conversion of the same into combined cycle mode of operation is required within one (1) year after the commissioning of the open Cycle. Bidders are required to submit verifiable evidence of availability of proposed plant in open cycle mode to meet a preferred twelve (12) months COD schedule. Bidders can propose their best possible schedule. The bid evaluation will be incentivised  for proposal(s) meeting the Fast Tract Schedule.

6. Base fuel shall be Natural Gas / RFO whereas high speed diesel oil (HSD) will be transitory fuel. The equipment is required to have a proven track record fuels and relevant installations of operation cited for reference.

7. The financing for the construction of the project (both in foreign and local currency) shall be arranged by PEPCO / GENCO-III.

8. Prospective bidders (any individual firm or joint Venture partners or consortium members) should have successfully implemented FPC's of at-least two (2) combined cycle projects of similar magnitude and complexity of the captioned plant.

9. Bidders are required to submit necessary documentary evidence in terms of their financial position, supported by audited financial statement and relevant list of previous similar projects to established their ability and credibility to undertake the project.

10. Sealed tenders are invited from prospective bidders who meet the qualification criteria. The Tender document for the project would be available from 01.04.2008 to 15.04.2008. at the following address:

Chief Executive Officer, Northern Power Generation
Company Limited (NPGCL) through
General Manager (Thermal) PEPCO
197- Wapda House , Lahore ( Pakistan)
Phone: 0092-42-9202611
Fax: 0092-42-9202107

11. A complete set of Tender Documents may be purchase by interested bidders directly or by the authorized representatives of the firms/ principals on submission of a written application to the above named office and upon payment through a draft payable to PEPCO of a non-refundable fee of Pak Rupees 100,000/- (One Lac) or US$ 1500/-

12. All bids must be accompanied by a bid Security of Pak Rupees 250 million or US$ 4.00 million and must be delivered to the above named office at or before 1100 hours on 26th May 2008. Bids will be opened at 1130 hours on the same day in the presence of bidder's representatives who choose to attend the event at the same address.

13. PEPCO / NPGCL reserve the right to accept or reject any bid or all the bids with out assigning any reason thereof.

Website: www.wapda.gov.pk
PEPCO.