NHPC LIMITED(A GOVT. OF INDIA ENTERPRISE)Regd. Office: NHPC Office Complex, Sector-33, Faridabad-121003 (Haryana)Domestic Competitive Bidding(Expression of Interest)(Open Tender Enquiry)(E-tendering-Web Notice)                                                                                                          Tender ID.: 2026_NHPC_914307_1                                          Date: 23-06-2026 1.       Online Expression of Interests (EOIs) are invited from eligible domestic firms / companies in Single Stage -One Part Bidding Basis (i.e. Cover-I: Techno-Commercial Application) for and on behalf of NHPC Ltd. (A Govt. of India Enterprise) for “Selection of Firms for issuance of No Objection Certificate (NOC) for Removal of Deposited Sediments/Silt from the Reservoir and downstream of TLD-III Power Station” on open invitation basis. Scope of work is enclosed as Annexure-1, Terms & Conditions of NOC are enclosed as Annexure-2 and other terms are as per the EOI document.Complete document can be viewed and down loaded from the Central Public Procurement (CPP) Portal https://eprocure.gov.in/eprocure/app. The site can also be viewed through e-procurement corner of NHPC website www.nhpcindia.com. The application is to be submitted only within the deadline for online submission. Background and Project Overview:Teesta Low Dam Project Stage-III (TLDP-III) is a run of the river scheme located on Teesta River downstream of Rangit & Teesta Confluence and 7.2Km downstream of Teesta Bridge near Rambi village, Distt. Darjeeling, West Bengal.WBSEB conceived Four Hydroelectric Projects in cascade to harness the hydroelectric potential of Teesta Basin in West Bengal. These projects  are referred to as Teesta Low Dam Projects (TLDPs).The  First two projects namely Stage-I (40MW) & Stage-II (60MW) are located on the  Great Rangit River whose left bank lies in the state of Sikkim prior to its confluence with Teesta River near Melli. The remaining two projects i.e TLDP-III & TLDP-IV are situated on the  Teesta River downstream of Great Rangit –Teesta Confluence popularly known as Triveni and fall entirely in the state of  West Bengal. Teesta Low Dam Projects Stage-III & Stage-IV were handed over to NHPC on ownership basis vide letter no. 8/6/2000-DO (NHPC) dated 15.11.2000 and MOU was signed on 10.11.2000 with WBSEB on behalf of the Government of West Bengal. The significance of the TLD-III Power Station stems from its pivotal role in generating electricity through a run-of-the-river system over the years. The gross storage capacity been reduced to about 70% of its original capacity due to severe sediment deposition. In order to restore the effective storage capacity and ensure sustained operational efficiency and longevity of the power station, it has been proposed to undertake removal of the deposited sediment from the reservoir of TLD-III Power Station.The proposed sediment removal are planned to be carried out with in the reservoir area extending up to Appx. 12.00KM upstream from the Barrage axis and approx. up to 6.00KM downstream of barrage.Interested firms are encouraged to obtain further comprehensive details by visiting the TLD-III Power Station and it’s upstream as well as contacting the information provided under the "Contact Information" section of this EOI document.The brief details of the EOI are as under: Item e-Procurement SystemCover-I: Online Techno-Commercial ApplicationEOI ID  NH/ CCW/ CC-II/ TLD-III PS/PR-11425/ 244/ EOI-359  dated  23- 06-2026Period of Validity of application General Manager, CC-II,Contracts Civil Division,Corporate Office, Faridabad, Haryana, 121003e-Mail: contcivil2-co@nhpc.nic.in   Venue for  opening of EOI ApplicationsSl. No.Date & TimePublishing Date & Time 23-06-2026, 18:00 Hrs.Last date of Receipt of clarification on EOI Venue: Contracts Civil Division,Corporate Office, Faridabad, Haryana, 121003 Date & time:08-07-2026, 11:00 Hrs. Online Application Submission Start Date & Time 14-07-2026, 15:00 Hrs.Offline Submission Closing (Address, Date & Time) Venue:General Manager, CC-II,Contracts Civil Division,Corporate Office, Faridabad, Haryana, 121003 Date & time:15-07-2026, 15:30 Hrs.  2.      Eligible Applicants: 2.1    This Invitation for EOI application is open to:The domestic Firms / Companies are eligible to participate in the EOI process.Applicants shall comply with the Public Procurement (Preference to Make in India), Order-2017 issued by the Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry vide No. P-45021/2/2017-PP (BE-II) – Part(4) Vol.II dated 19.07.2024 and Order no. A-1/2021-FSC dated 10-09-2025 issued by the Ministry of Power read with all their amendments issued from time to time. c)     Applicant shall comply with the provisions of “Restrictions under Rule 144(xi) of the General financial Rules (GFRs) 2017” issued by Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance, GoI vide OM no. F.No. 6/18/2019/PPD dated 23.07.2020 read with its subsequent amendments. 2.2    Applicant shall not be under declaration of ineligibility for banning / delisting / blacklisting / debarment from business on the ground mentioned in para 6 of Guidelines on Banning of Business dealings (Annexure-A) to Integrity Pact at the time of submitting the application and shall intimate immediately of any such banning / delisting / blacklisting / debarring after submission of bid till empanelment. Guidelines on “Banning of Business Dealings” are available at the NHPC website www.nhpcindia.com.  Self-Declaration in this regard is to be submitted. 2.3 The applicants whose contract(s) have been terminated due to unsatisfactory performance by employer in past, shall not be allowed to participate in the EOI process till completion of the ineligibility period. 3.         Qualification of the Applicants:                               3.1       All applicants shall include the following information and documents with their application in, Qualification Information: Information related to constitution or legal status, place of registration, and principal place of business as sought in the Form-1 General Information. Information relating to Technical and Financial criteria shall be provided in Form -3.     3.2     Qualification & Evaluation Criteria: 3.2 A   The qualified firms pursuant to eligibility criteria, shall be selected based upon the following parameters:            Parameters: Sl. No.Parameters for EvaluationWeightageDocuments Required to be submitted by ApplicantsABCD1Technical Parameters (Technical Experience) :  1(i)Maximum value of completed / ongoing similar work executed by the bidder as Sole Contractor or Partner of a JV or Sub Contractor approved by the Employer during last twenty (20) years ending on last day of month previous to one in which bid is invited.Similar work means dredging work in River or Reservoirs or Lake or Port / Harbor or Sea or Canal or large Nallah(s) of Natural / Man-made. …………………Bidder(s) shall submit the copy of Letter of Award (LOA) alongwith completion certificate of completed / ongoing works having highest value(s) during the specified period. 1(ii)Maximum number of completed / ongoing similar work having value more than  INR-09 Crore executed by the bidder as Sole Contractor or Partner of a JV or Sub Contractor approved by the Employer during last twenty (20) years ending on last day of month previous to one in which bid is invited.Similar work means dredging work in River or Reservoirs or Lake or Port / Harbor or Sea or Canal or large Nallah(s) of Natural / Man-made.  …………………Bidder(s) shall submit the copy of Letter of Award (LOA) alongwith completion certificates of completed / ongoing works during specified period.The Works should be more than INR 09 Crore in amount.2Financial Parameters:  2(i)Turnover:Average annual turnover during immediate preceding two (2) consecutive financial years excluding GST.Minimum Average Annual Turnover shall be INR- 15 CrsApplicants having Average Annual Turnover less than INR- 15 Crs shall not be considered for evaluation.  Average Annual Turnover in FY:2024-25 = ….. Crs2023-24 = ….. Crs…………….…(Bidder shall submit the Certificate from Statutory Auditor / CA. Equivalent certificate as per the governing law of respective country in case of foreign company alongwith copy of respective statutory provision.) 2(ii)Net worth:Net Worth in last 03 financial years.The bidder should have positive net worth in at least 02 financial years out of last 03 financial years, with the condition of positive net worth in immediate preceding financial year.‘Net Worth’ means the aggregate value of the paid-up share capital and all reserves created out of the profits, securities premium account and debit or credit balance of profit and loss account, after deducting the aggregate value of the accumulated losses, deferred expenditure and miscellaneous expenditure not written off, as per the audited balance sheet, but does not include reserves created out of revaluation of assets, write-back of depreciation and amalgamation.For assessment, relevant pages of Annual Report containing Net Worth figure duly certified by Authorized representative of Bidders, otherwise, figure duly authenticated by the Statutory Auditors should be submitted. Net worth in FY:2024-25 = ….. Crs2023-24 = ….. Crs2022-23 = ….. Crs(Bidder shall submit the Certificate from Statutory Auditor / CA. Equivalent certificate as per the governing law of respective country in case of foreign company alongwith copy of respective statutory provision.) 2(iii)Working Capital: The working capital (current assets minus current liabilities) as on March-2025. Working capital shall be at least INR 5.00 Crs. Applicants having working capital less than INR 5.00 Crs shall not be considered for evaluation. The Working Capital shall be specified in INR.For this purpose current assets and current liabilities will be considered as classified in the audited balance sheet / equivalent financial statements including profit and loss statement of the immediately preceding financial year.  ………………(Bidder shall submit the working capital certified by their Statutory Auditor / CA. Equivalent certificate as per the governing law of respective country in case of foreign company alongwith copy of respective statutory provision.) 2(iv)Premium: The applicant shall be required to quote the Annual premium (including all taxes) against the NOC issued by NHPC for removal of sediment from the TLD-III PS reservoir. The applicant shall pay the Premium for 1st Year at the time of issue of NOC & subsequently on annual basis on each anniversary date.  -------------     Last three Financial Years mean FY 2022-23, FY 2023-24, FY 2024-25.The reference date for considering the period of last 3 (three) years shall be reckoned from the last day of the month previous to the one in which the bids are invited.All the firms / companies have to submit supporting documents duly signed by Power of Attorney Holder.The CA Certificate should have the Unique Document Identification Number (UDIN) as per Gazette Notification No. 1-CA(7)/192/2019 dated 02.08.2019Work experience to demonstrate meeting the criteria stipulated in clause 3.2 (A) shall be provided in respective Qualification Form of work experiences record. The work experience shown shall be supported with certificate(s) from the Engineer-in-charge/Project head of the concerned work. In case of experience certificates produced by the firm for having executed works for Private Organizations, TDS Certificates / Form 26AS / Annual Information Statement (AIS) (equitant statement as per the governing law of respective country in case of foreign company claiming / submitting certification of private organization) shall also be produced along with experience certificate.For such works with payment received in other than INR shall be converted in INR by adopting the Exchange rate between that Currency and INR as prevailing on the completion date mentioned in the completion certificate and if month of completion is mentioned in the Completion Certificate, then the exchange rate of last working day of the Month shall be taken.The evaluation of a bidder’s specific construction experience for a work executed on JV basis shall be based on his role and scope of work in such joint ventures. To establish his role and scope of work in such Joint Venture contracts, the bidder shall provide `documentary evidence to the extent of experience   claimed by him. In case the quantum of work as per, experience certificate does not match with the scope of work as defined in the JV/consortium agreement, then the experience credentials shall be considered as per the experience certificate issued by the employer / client.In case scope of work of individual partners is not clearly defined in the JV/consortium agreement then credential of bidder being partner in a JV/consortium shall be decided in the following manner:Where specific experience certificate in respect of individual JV partners is available, the same shall be considered to the extent of work executed by such JV partner.Where specific experience certificate is not available, or experience certificate is issued in the name of JV/consortium, the evaluation shall be done in the following manner:In case the participation / profit sharing percentage of bidder as per JV agreement is at least 35%, full credit of the work executed by the JV/consortium shall be given to such bidder.In case the participation / profit sharing percentage of bidder in JV agreement is less than 35%, no credit of work executed under such JV shall be given to such bidder.Notwithstanding (i) and (ii) above, in case of availability of specific experience certificate, (a) above shall apply.In case both participation share and profit sharing ratio are available in the JV Agreement, participation share shall prevail.For the portion of work executed through a sub-contractor, full experience for that portion of work can be claimed by the Contractor as well as sub-contractor for fulfilling criteria for evaluation of bidder’s specific experience.Other income shall not be considered for arriving at the Annual Turnover.The  bidder’s financial evaluation vis a vis the requirement as stipulated above shall be done on the basis of duly printed (offset) Annual Report / Equivalent Financial Statement for the immediately preceding three years submitted by the  bidder along with the Bid. In case, bid submission date falls up to 30th September, the annual reports / equivalent financial statement up to previous year of immediate preceding Financial Year shall be considered and for the Tenders having Bid Submission date after September, the annual reports / equivalent financial statement up to immediate preceding Financial Year shall be considered. Further, standalone audited Annual Financial Statement of bidder shall be forming part of the Annual Report / Equivalent Financial Statement.In case, if  bidder has not submitted the above Annual Report / Equivalent Financial Statement along with Bid, then a certificate from CEO/CFO of the bidder shall be submitted along with Bid mentioning that the requirement of Annual Report as per governing law of country is not mandatory in case of such bidders Equivalent Financial Statement shall be considered. In such cases duly notarized copies of Audited Printed Annual Financial Statement (Balance Sheet, Profit & Loss Statement, cash flow statement, Auditor’s Report thereon including all relevant Schedules/ annexures etc.) for the immediately preceding  (3) three years be submitted by the bidder along with the Bid. The Annual Financial Statement shall be considered for evaluation in same manner as defined in above Para for consideration of Annual Reports / Equivalent Financial Statement.In case where Audited financial results for the immediately preceding year are not available, then a statement of account as on the closing date of the immediately preceding financial year depicting the Turnover and Net Worth (calculated as per laid down criteria) duly certified by their Statutory Auditor/ Certified Public Accountant carrying out the statutory audit shall be enclosed with the Bid along with copy of appointment letter of the statutory auditor.  The Certificate should be issued with Unique Document Identification Number (UDIN) as per Gazette Notification No.1-CA (7)/192/2019 dated 02.08.2019 or any other document identification number issued to Certified Public Accountants by their respective Institute, if applicable.Wherever, the Annual Report/ duly notarized copies of Audited Printed Annual Financial Statement are in language other than English, then copy duly translated & printed in English language and certified by approved/ recognized English translator shall be submitted with the Bid.The qualification given by Statutory Auditors on the Financial Statements which have impact on Net Worth, Turnover, Working Capital or any other Financial item shall be taken into account for calculating the above financial parameters of Qualifying Criteria.NOTE:Work executed by a bidder for its parent company / group company shall not be considered as experience for the purpose of meeting the requirement of the above assessment criteria.Experience of participating bidder with name mentioned in their registration / incorporation shall only be considered. In case a new company is formed due to split of old company, failure of Joint Venture(JV) company or withdrawal of equity share in Joint Venture(JV), the new company cannot claim the experience of old JV company.Maximum score against each criteria will be awarded to the bidder having highest figures against each criteria. All other participating bidders shall be awarded pro-rata score out of maximum in proportion to their figures against each criteria vis-à-vis the bidder having highest figures against that criteria.Score obtained shall be rounded off to nearest whole number e.g. 6.13569 will be reckoned as 6.00 and 8.98201 will be reckoned as 9.00.In Bidders response, all the amount should be entered in Rs. Crore and rounded off upto two decimal points e.g. Rs. 1525,93,77,746/- will be reckoned as Rs. 1525.94 Cr. and Rs. 1525,93,47,746/- will be reckoned as 1525.93 Cr.The bids will be evaluated on the basis of score obtained by the bidders as per assessment criteria above. The successful bidder will be selected on the basis of highest score obtained.In case of Tie in the marks, the preference will be given to the bidder obtaining higher score in financial parameters.Relaxation for MSE and Startups shall not be applicable.The Applicant shall provide the undertaking for his willingness to work in any of the segment allocated by the TLD-III  Power Station.Assignment of Marks for Evaluation:The applicant best in the parameter for evaluation will get the highest marks as indicated against each parameter and others will get percentage of highest marks on proportionate basis. In case of fractional marks/number, the marks shall be considered upto two decimal level only with next higher in case third decimal number is 5 or more.In case of Financial Parameter, average of 2(i) “Turnover” &  2(ii)”Net Worth” shall be consideration for evaluation & assessment of marks against each criteria.For example, value of completed work under “Technical Experience” of bidder "X" is higher amongst all the applicants, then full Marks mentioned against parameter shall be awarded to applicant “X".Technical Experience of bidder "X" will become base for other bidders and the marks will be awarded to other bidders as under:Marks = (highest value of completed work under “Technical Experience” of bidder /  highest value of completed work under “Technical Experience” of bidder "X”) *(Marks allocated to bidder “X” for Parameter )Similarly, the best applicant for each given parameter shall be identified and marks shall be awarded to each applicant in the same manner as described above. Evaluation Criteria:The firms shall be required to qualify against each technical and financial criteria.The bids shall be evaluated on the basis of score obtained by the bidders as per parameters for evaluation detailed above. The bidders shall be selected on the basis of their combined score obtained against each parameter.Based on the scores (out of 100 marks) the combined ranking shall be assigned to each of the bidder firm / company. Maximum five (05) firms / companies based on combined scores shall be selected for issue of NOC for the work. The selection of firms shall be subject to minimum score of 50 marks. However, NHPC reserves the right to issue NOC to more firms as per availability of area.In case of combined score equal, bidder scoring higher combined marks in financial parameters (i.e. sum of the marks obtained under parameter no 2) will get higher rank.Work executed by a bidder for its parent company/group company shall not be considered as experience for the purpose of meeting the requirement of the above assessment criteria.3.2 B Each applicant must also produce with their Application:Copies of PAN, GST Registration No., EPF Registration No. and ESIC Registration No.A declaration that the information furnished with the EOI documents is correct in all respects. Such other certificates, if any, as defined in the EOI document.3.2 C To qualify for selection for which bids are invited in the Expression of Interest, the bidder must demonstrate having work experience, financial capability and resources sufficient to meet the aggregate of the qualifying criteria. Failure to produce the certificates and documents as per the requirement of EOI shall make the applicant disqualified.3.2 D     Nature of Bidders:The Applicant should be a Sole Firm, JV / Consortium or other mechanism are not allowed to participate in the selection process. 3.2E    Insolvency:The Bidder against whom an application for initiating corporate insolvency resolution process has been admitted by the Adjudicating Authority under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy code 2016 or as amended from time to time shall not be eligible for bidding. The same shall also be applicable to the bidder company who has taken unconditional technical and/or financial support from their Parent/ Holding Company, against whom an application for initiating corporate insolvency resolution process has been admitted by the Adjudicating Authority under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 2016, or as amended from time to time (IBC 2016 hereafter).            In case, bidder in respect of whom any application for initiating corporate insolvency resolution process was not admitted at the time of submission of bid but subsequently during the period of evaluation of bids or any time before the NOC is issued, any such application is admitted by the Adjudicating Authority under the IBC 2016, the bidder shall be considered as ineligible and his bid shall be rejected.            An undertaking that “no insolvency proceedings is admitted by the Adjudicating Authority against bidder under the IBC 2016” on the dated of submission of bid shall be submitted on letter head duly signed by the authorized representative of bidder.            Further, the bidder after submitting the bid till the time of award of work, shall inform NHPC regarding any admission of application for corporate insolvency resolution process by the Adjudicating Authority under the IBC 2016 against bidder and any suppression of such fact shall render the bidder liable for rejection of his bid and banning of business dealing as per terms and conditions of the Bid Document.The bidder also confirm that in case issue of NOC, bidder shall immediately inform the Employer regarding admission of any application for corporate insolvency resolution process against us by the Adjudicating Authority under the IBC 2016.         4.0       Clarification on EOI Documents4.1      Prospective applicants requiring any clarification on the EOI document may request to EOI Inviting Authority within 14 days of issue of EOI in writing or by e-mail at the address indicated in the EOI Document. The Employer will respond to such requests for clarification which are received within the deadline for the same.4.2 Site Visit4.2.1 The applicants, in their own interest, should inspect and examine the site and its surroundings and satisfy themselves, before submitting their application, in respect of the site conditions including but not restricted to the following which may influence or affect the work or cost thereof under the Contract:Site conditions including access to the site, existing and required roads and other means of transport/communication for use by them in connection with the works;Requirement and availability of land and other facilities for their enabling works, colonies, stores and workshops etc.;Ground conditions including those bearing upon transportation, disposal, handling and storage of materials required for the work or obtained therefrom;Source and extent of availability of suitable materials including water, etc. and labour (skilled and un- skilled), required for work and Laws and Regulations governing their use and employment;Geological, meteorological, topographical and other general features of the site and its surroundings as are pertaining to and needed for the performance of the work;The limit and extent of surface and sub-surface water to be encountered during the performance of the work and the requirement of drainage and pumping;The type of equipment and facilities needed, preliminary to, for and in the performance of the work; andAll other information pertaining to and needed for the work including information as to the risks, contingencies and other circumstances which may influence or affect the work or the cost thereof under this contract. 4.2.2    The applicants should note that information, if any, in regard to the site and local conditions, in these documents has been given merely to assist the applicants and is not warranted to be complete.4.2.3    The applicants should note and bear in mind that the Employer shall bear no responsibility for the lack of acquaintance of the site and other conditions or any information relating thereto, on their part. The consequences of the lack of any knowledge, as aforesaid, on the part of the applicants shall be at their risk and cost and no charges or claims whatsoever consequent upon the lack of any information, knowledge or understanding shall be entertained or payable by the Employer.4.2.4    Contact detail for site visit and related queries: Sh. Ashutosh Kumar, DGMTLD-III Power Station, Rambi, Distt. Darjeeling, West BengalPh. No. 9800003636,Email: phcivil-tldp3@nhpc.nic.in4.2.5    The Applicants shall submit site visit report in Form-10.      Pre-Bid Meeting Pre‑Bid meeting open to all the prospective Applicant(s) will be held at venue, date and time as per SI. No.-1 wherein they shall be given an opportunity to obtain clarifications, if any, regarding the work and EOI conditions.Prospective Applicant(s) may submit their queries, if any, by email at address stated in the EOI document at least 01 day before the pre-Bid meeting so that the same can be replied during the meeting. The pre bid meeting shall be held in online and offline mode. Applicants interested to attend the pre bid meeting through online mode may send their request to EOI Inviting Authority for VC link at least one day prior to meeting, the VC link shall be provided through email. 5.      Amendment to EOI Documents5.1   Before the deadline for submission of applications, the Employer may for any reason, whether at its own initiative or in response to a clarification requested by a prospective Applicant, modify the EOI documents by issuing addenda.5.2    Any addendum/corrigenda issued prior to deadline for submission of applications would be put up on the CPP portal https://eprocure.gov.in/eprocure/app as well as on NHPC website www.nhpcindia.com. Any addenda/corrigenda/clarifications thus issued shall be part of the EOI documents. The prospective applicants have to check aforesaid portal for any amendment/corrigenda/clarifications periodically and before submission of their applications. All prospective applicants are presumed to have examined all amendments/corrigenda/clarifications published on the website and have submitted their applications accordingly.5.3    To give prospective applicants reasonable time in which to take an addendum into account in preparing their applications, the Employer shall extend, as necessary, the deadline for submission of applications, in accordance with Clause 10.2 of EOI.6.    Language of EOI ApplicationAll documents relating to the EOI Application shall be in English language.       Submission of EOI Application        The Applicants shall prepare the application and submit details as stated hereunder:a. General Information (Form-1)b. Letter of EOI Application (Form-2)c. Technical and Financial Qualification Criteria (Form-3)d. Form of Declaration (Form-4)e. Declaration on ineligibility (Form-5)f. Undertaking on near relatives to officials of Employer (Form-6)g. Certificate on Insolvency (Form-7)h. Certificate on Local Content (Form-8)i. Declaration regarding compliance of restrictions under Rule 144(xi) of GFR-2017j. Site Inspection Report (Form-10)k. Other Documents (as applicable) etc.The applicant shall ensure that all the forms are duly filled and completed in all respect, each page of document is duly signed along with seal of the authorized person of the applicant having valid power of attorney.Online EOI Application complete in all respect must be uploaded at the aforesaid portal before the specified date & time as per SI. No.1.In the event of the specified date or amendment if any for the submission of application being declared a holiday for the Employer, the hard copy of the documents will be received up to the specified time on the next working day. Similarly, in the event of the specified date or amendment if any for the opening of applications being declared a holiday for the Employer, the opening shall be carried out at the specified time on the next working day. However, the date and time for online submission of the applications shall continue to be the date and time specified or amended (if any).The applicant shall ensure that all uploaded documents and offline documents (Power of Attorney alongwith Board Resolution) of application shall be duly signed along with seal of the authorized person of the applicant having valid power of attorney.8.0    Validity of EOI Application8.1 Applications shall remain valid for a period as mentioned in the EOI Application, after the deadline date for online application submission specified in Clause-1 of EOI or amendment thereof.8.2 In exceptional circumstances, prior to expiry of the original time limit, the Employer may request the applicants to extend the period of validity for a specified additional period. The request and the applicant’s response shall be made in writing or by e-mail. An applicant may refuse the request. An applicant agreeing to the request will not be required or permitted to modify his application.       EOI applications shall be valid for a period as mentioned in Sl. no. 1 after the deadline for EOI submission. Prior to the expiry of EOI application validity period, Employer may request applicants to extend the EOI application validity period. The request and the response shall be made in writing. An extension of the EOI application validity period will not entitle an applicant to modify its application. In case applicant fails to extend the EOI application validity upon employer’s request, the corresponding application shall be rejected as being non-responsive. .   Deadline for Submission of Applications10.1 Complete Application must be uploaded at the portal by the date and time as stipulated in the EOI.10.2 The Employer may, in the exceptional circumstances and at its discretion, extend the deadline for submission of applications by issuing an amendment in accordance with Clause 5 of EOI, in which case all rights and obligations of the Employer and the applicants previously subject to the original deadline will then be subject to the new deadline.11.        Late ApplicationsSubmission of the applications will not be permitted after expiry of submission time and the applicant shall not be permitted to submit the same by any other mode. 12.0     Modification and Withdrawal of Application12.1    After submission of the application the applicant can re-submit revised application any number of times but before stipulated deadline for submission of application.12.2    The server time (which is displayed on the applicant’s dashboard) will be considered as the standard time for referencing the deadlines for submission of the application by the applicants, opening of application etc. The applicants should follow this time during application submission.12.3     No application shall be withdrawn or modified/revised after the application submission deadline. Withdrawal or modification of an application after application submission deadline shall be considered non-responsive.     Opening of EOI Application 13.1     The Techno-commercial application shall be opened online at venue date & time as per Sl. No. 1.13.2     The Employer/ Authority inviting EOI Application will open the applications received (except those received late) in the presence of the applicants / applicant’s representatives who choose to attend at the time, date and place specified in the EOI. The Applicants/ Applicant’s representatives who are present shall sign a register evidencing their attendance. Applicant(s) can also view application opening online on the CPP portal https://eprocure.gov.in/eprocure/app at their end.13.3     In the event of the specified date for the opening of applications being declared a holiday for the Employer, the applications will be opened at the appointed time and location on the next working day.14.   Selection of Applicants for issue of No Objection Certificate (NOC):The eligible applications of bidders shall be evaluated in accordance to the process defined in the EOI.Based on the combined scores obtained by the firms ranking shall be assigned to each of the bidder firm / company. Maximum five (05) firms / companies based on combined scores shall be selected for issue of NOC. NHPC reserves the right to issue NOC to more firms as per availability of area and also to cancel any or all the NOCs issued to firms.On receipt of work permit / permissions from concerned Govt. Departments / Authority(ies), the bidder shall submit a security of Rs.  0.5 Crore to NHPC in the form of Demand Draft / Bank Guarantee / Insurance Surety Bond which shall be returned on successful completion of work. 15.   Process to be ConfidentialInformation relating to the examination, clarification, evaluation, and comparison of applications and recommendations etc. related to issuance of NOC shall not be disclosed to applicant(s) or any other persons not officially concerned with such process until the name of the successful Applicant’s has been announced. Any attempt by any applicant to influence the Employer’s processing of EOI applications or decisions may result in the rejection of his application.16.   Employer’s Right to accept any Application or Reject any or all Applications alongwith No Objection Certificate issuedThe Employer reserves the right to accept or reject any application, and to cancel the EOI process and reject all applications, at any time prior to issue of NOC without thereby incurring any liability to the affected Applicant or Applicants. However, the Applicant(s) who wish to seek reasons for such decision of cancellation/ rejection shall be informed the same by Employer unless its disclosure reasonably could be expected to affect the sovereignty and integrity of India, the security, strategic, scientific or economic interest of the state or lead to incitement of an offence.     The Techno-commercial application to be submitted on-line at Central Public Procurement e-Portal https://eprocure.gov.in/eprocure/app. The applicants are required to submit soft copies of their bids electronically on the Central Public Procurement (CPP) Portal. Applicant shall go through the EOI document carefully to understand the documents required to be submitted as part of the application. Applicant shall note the number of covers in which the EOI documents have to be submitted, the number of documents, including the names and content of each of the document that need to be submitted. Any deviations from these may lead to rejection of the application. 18.       The Employer may impose certain restrictions on the foreign companies participating in any form and their employees in view of the National Security, in the Project situated in the sensitive region and border areas. The Employer shall obtain clearance of Govt. of India regarding security implications prior to qualification of such company. Further, applicants from countries which share land border with India shall comply with Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance, GoI, OM No. F. No. 6/18/2019/PPD dtd. 23.07.2020 & 24.07.2020 read with its subsequent amendments. 19.       Any corrigendum, subsequent amendments and / or extension of date, if any, for submission of applications shall be posted on the portal https://eprocure.gov.in/eprocure/app. Applicant(s) are advised to visit the portal regularly before the deadline for submission of applications..          20.       In case of any difference between wordings of English and Hindi version of ‘Notice Inviting EOI, English version shall prevail.-----------------------------For & on behalf of NHPC Ltd. General Manager (CC-II), Contracts-Civil Division,2nd Floor, Jyoti Sadan,NHPC Office Complex,Sector-33, Faridabad-121003 (Haryana),Tele#+91 129-2254677E-mail: contcivil2-co@nhpc.nic.in