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Madhya Pradesh Madhya Kshetra Vidyut VitaranMadhya Pradesh Madhya Kshetra Vidyut VitaranMadhya Pradesh Madhya Kshetra Vidyut VitaranMadhya Pradesh Madhya Kshetra Vidyut VitaranCompany LimitedCompany LimitedCompany LimitedCompany Limited(A wholly-owned Govt. of MP Undertaking)

Request for Proposal (Revised

on 3rd January, 2012)

For Appointment of Distribution

Franchisee for Distribution and supply ofelectricity in Gwalior Town

RFP Specification No. CMD / CZ / Comm. / Franchisee

/ 2011 / 234 / Gwalior Town / 1216 dated.

01.10.2011

N I S H T H A P A R I S A R , G O V I N D P U R A , B H O P A L

Issued by

Chief General Manager (Commercial)

O/o CMD(CZ)

Madhya Pradesh Madhya Kshetra Vidyut Vitaran Company

Limited

(A wholly owned Govt. of MP Undertaking)


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RfP (Revised) for Appointment of Distribution Franchisee for Distribution and supply of electricity in Gwalior Town

Madhya Pradesh Madhya Kshetra Vidyut Vitran Co. Ltd., Bhopal - 2 -

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................................................. - 7 -

SUMMARY SHEET ............................................................................................................................................. - 8 -

1 Objective of the Project ........................................................................................................................... - 15 -

2 Legal Provisions for the Project .............................................................................................................. - 15 -

3 Scope of work.......................................................................................................................................... - 15 -

4 Distribution Franchisee Agreement (DFA) ............................................................................................. - 17 -

5 Organisation structure and brief description of Franchisee Area: ........................................................... - 18 -

6 Term of Agreement (Contract Period): ................................................................................................... - 34 -

7 Bidding Process: ...................................................................................................................................... - 34 -

8 Due dates: ................................................................................................................................................ - 35 -

9 Sale of RFP and Document Processing Fee ............................................................................................ - 35 -

10 Qualification for Submission of Bid.................................................................................................... - 35 -

11 Bid by a Bidding Consortium.............................................................................................................. - 39 -

12 Clarifications/ Further information...................................................................................................... - 40 -

13 Amendment to RFP: ............................................................................................................................ - 40 -

14 Preparation of Bid................................................................................................................................ - 40 -

15 Bidders to inform themselves fully ..................................................................................................... - 41 -

16 Period of Validity of Bid: .................................................................................................................... - 42 -

17 Earnest Money Deposit (envelope 1) .................................................................................................. - 42 -

18 Price Bid .............................................................................................................................................. - 43 -

19 Procedure for submission of Bid ......................................................................................................... - 44 -

20 Modification and withdrawal of Bid: .................................................................................................. - 46 -

21 Opening of Bid .................................................................................................................................... - 46 -

22 Bid examination & evaluation process ................................................................................................ - 47 -


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23 Correction of Errors:............................................................................................................................ - 47 -

24 Responsiveness of Bid:........................................................................................................................ - 47 -

25 Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) ........................................................................................................... - 48 -

26 Letter of Award: .................................................................................................................................. - 49 -

27 Submission of Payment Security and Performance Guarantee ........................................................... - 49 -

28 Date of Commencement of Work:....................................................................................................... - 50 -

29 Conflict of Interest............................................................................................................................... - 50 -

30 Fraud and Corrupt Practices ................................................................................................................ - 50 -

31 Right to reject ...................................................................................................................................... - 50 -

32 Jurisdiction .......................................................................................................................................... - 51 -

ANNEXURES I TO XVI .................................................................................................................................... - 52 -

ANNEXURE I..................................................................................................................................................... - 53 -

ANNEXURE II ................................................................................................................................................... - 55 -

ANNEXURE III .................................................................................................................................................. - 57 -

ANNEXURE IV.................................................................................................................................................. - 60 -

ANNEXURE V ................................................................................................................................................... - 63 -

ANNEXURES FOR QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENT............................................................................... - 68 -

ANNEXURE VI.................................................................................................................................................. - 69 -

ANNEXURE VI-A: Financial Criteria................................................................................................................ - 69 -

ANNEXURE VI-A1............................................................................................................................................ - 69 -

ANNEXURE VI-A2............................................................................................................................................ - 72 -

ANNEXURE VI-B: Technical Criteria............................................................................................................... - 75 -

ANNEXURE VI-B1 ............................................................................................................................................ - 75 -

ANNEXURE VI-B2 ............................................................................................................................................ - 78 -

ANNEXURE VI-B3 ............................................................................................................................................ - 81 -

ANNEXURE VI-B4 ............................................................................................................................................ - 84 -

ANNEXURE VI-B5 ............................................................................................................................................ - 86 -


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ANNEXURE VII................................................................................................................................................. - 90 -

ANNEXURE VIII-A ........................................................................................................................................... - 92 -

ANNEXURE VIII-B ........................................................................................................................................... - 94 -

ANNEXURE IX.................................................................................................................................................. - 97 -

ANNEXURE X ................................................................................................................................................... - 99 -

ANNEXURE XI................................................................................................................................................ - 101 -

ANNEXURE XII............................................................................................................................................... - 102 -

ANNEXURE XIII ............................................................................................................................................. - 104 -

ANNEXURE XIV ............................................................................................................................................. - 106 -

ANNEXURE XV .............................................................................................................................................. - 108 -

ANNEXURE XVI ............................................................................................................................................. - 109 -


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Madhya Pradesh Madhya Kshetra Vidyut Vitaran Company Limited

(A WHOLLY OWNED GOVT. OF M.P.UNDERTAKING)

Nishtha Parisar, Govindpura, Bhopal

This Request for Proposal document for appointment of Distribution Franchisee for distribution and supply of

electricity in Gwalior Town is issued by MPMKVVCL, Bhopal.

This RFP is issued to -

M/s. .. [Insert the name of the prospective bidder]

Signature : .......................................

Chief General Manager (Commercial)

O/o CMD(CZ) MPMKVVCL, Nishtha ParisarGovindpura, Bhopal.

E-mail : [email protected]

Date :


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DISCLAIMER

1. This document is not transferable.

2. This Request for Proposal is not an agreement or offer by MPMKVVCL, Bhopal to the prospective Biddersor any other party.

3. Though care has been taken while issuing the RFP, the Bidder(s) should satisfy himself that RFP is

complete in all respects. Intimation of any discrepancy shall be given to this office immediately. If nointimation is received by this office from any Bidder(s) within ten days from the date of issue of RFP, then

this office shall consider that the RFP complete in all respect has been received by the Bidder(s).

4. This document is not intended to provide basis of any investment decision to be made by any Bidder(s) andeach prospective Bidder must make his own independent assessment of the Project.

5. MPMKVVCL, Bhopal reserves the right, without prior notice, to change, modify or alter the RFP at anytime before the Bid Deadline without assigning reasons thereof. Such a change would be intimated to all

parties procuring this document.

6. Neither MPMKVVCL, Bhopal nor its employees, consultant or agent appointed or designated byMPMKVVCL, Bhopal will have any liability to any prospective Bidder or any other person under law,equity or contract, or otherwise for any loss, expense outgoings or damage which may arise from or beincurred in connection with anything contained in the RFP, any matter deemed to form part of the RFP, the

award of the Project, the project information and any other information supplied by or on behalf ofMPMKVVCL, Bhopal or their employees, any consultants or agents or otherwise arising in any way fromthe selection process for the Project.

7. This RFP may be withdrawn or cancelled by MPMKVVCL, Bhopal at any time without assigning anyreason thereof MPMKVVCL, Bhopal, reserves the right to reject any or all of the Bids submitted inresponse to this RFP at any stage without assigning any reason whatsoever.

8. Nothing in the RFP should be relied upon as a promise or representation as to the future.

9. The parties agree that this RFP is not confidential.


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INTRODUCTION

MPMKVVCL, Bhopal is a Company incorporated under the provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 and is a

Government of Madhya Pradesh Undertaking. The Distribution Licensee is engaged in the functions ofdistribution and retail supply of electricity in Bhopal and Gwalior Regions in the State of Madhya Pradesh.

Gwalior Town comes under Gwalior Region in MPMKVVCL, Bhopal. The geographical area of Gwalior Town isabout 174 sq km with a population of approximately 10.45 Lakh (as per 2011 census). The goal set forth byMPMKVVCL, Bhopal is to bring about operational efficiency, reduction in losses in the Franchisee Area and the

Consumers in the Franchisee Area are provided the improved services in terms of quality, reliability andconsistency in the supply of electricity.

In terms of the above MPMKVVCL, Bhopal invites interested parties to purchase RFP and to participate in the

Bidding Process for selection of a franchisee for distribution and retail supply of electricity in Gwalior Town onthe basis of competitive bidding.


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SUMMARY SHEET

Project summary : Appointment of Franchisee for distribution of electricity along withoperation and maintenance of the Distribution System in the FranchiseeArea as per the provisions under Sec 14 of Electricity Act, 2003

Franchisee Area : Gwalior Town

Cost of RFP : Rs.10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand only) only by way of Demand Draft /Bankers cheque /Pay order drawn on a scheduled bank in favour ofSr. Accounts Officer (HOAU), MPMKVVCL payable at Bhopal.

Document Processing Fee : Rs.50,000/- (Rupees fifty thousand only) only by way of Demand Draft/ Bankers cheque /Pay order drawn on a scheduled bank in favour of

Sr. Accounts Officer (HOAU), MPMKVVCL payable at Bhopal.

Earnest Money Deposit : Rs. 3.50 crore ( Rupees three crore and fifty lakh) only by way of BankGuarantee in prescribed proforma or in the form of Demand Draft /

Bankers cheque /Pay order drawn on a scheduled bank in favour ofSr. Accounts Officer (HOAU), MPMKVVCL payable at Bhopal.

Last date for sale of bid

Documents

: 01st February, 2012 upto 17:00 Hrs

Last date and time of receipt of

Bids

: 02nd February, 2012 upto 14:00 Hrs

Due date of opening of

Technical Bids

: 02d

February, 2012 at 16:00 Hrs

Opening of Price Bid : 13h


Place of opening : Chief General Manager (Commercial), O/o CMD (CZ), MPMKVVCL,Nishtha Parisar, Govindpura, Bhopal

Bid to be addressed to : Chief General Manager (Commercial), O/o CMD (CZ), MPMKVVCL,Nishtha Parisar, Govindpura, Bhopal

Telephone No. : (0755) 2602033 to 35 Extn. 109

Fax No. : (0755) 2589821

Web-site : http://www.madhyavitaran.nic.in/

Email address : [email protected]


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DEFINITIONS & INTERPRETATION

DEFINITIONS

For the purpose of this RFP (including all its Schedules and Annexures), the following terms, phrases andtheir derivations shall have meanings given below, unless the context clearly mandates a different

interpretation. Any capitalized term used but not defined in this RFP shall be interpreted in accordancewith the Electricity Act, 2003, Supply Code or any other relevant electricity law, rule or regulation

prevalent in India, as amended or re-enacted from time to time in that order.

Act shall mean the Electricity Act, 2003;

Affiliate shall mean a Company that either directly or indirectly

i. Controls, orii. is controlled by, oriii. is under common control with

a Bidding Company (in the case of a single Company) or a Member (in the case of a Consortium) andcontrol means ownership by one Company of at least twenty six percent (26%) of the paid-up equity

capital of the other Company. Any bank or financial institution shall not be considered an Affiliate;

Agreement Period orContract Period shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in the DistributionFranchisee Agreement;

Appropriate Commission shall mean the CERC, or the SERC or the Joint Commission referred to inSection 83 of the Electricity Act 2003, as the case may be;

AT&C Losses shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in the Distribution Franchisee Agreement;

Base Year shall mean the financial year 2010-11;

Bid shall mean Technical Bid and Price Bid submitted by the Bidder, in response to and in accordancewith the terms and conditions of the RFP;

Bid Deadline shall mean the last date and time for submission of Bid in response to this RFP specifiedin Clause 8;

Bidder shall mean either a single Company or a Consortium of Companies submitting a Bid inresponse to the RFP for the Project. Any reference to the Bidder includes Bidding Company, BiddingConsortium/Consortium, Member in a Bidding Consortium and Lead Member of the Bidding Consortium

jointly and severally, as the context may require;

Bidding Company shall refer to such single Company that has made a Bid in response to RFP for theProject;

Bidding Process shall mean the process of competitive bidding undertaken by the Distribution

Licensee for the selection of the Distribution Franchisee for a specific Franchisee Area;

Bidding Consortium or Consortium shall refer to a group of Companies that has collectively made aBid in response to RFP for the Project;


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Company orCompanies shall refer to a company as incorporated under the Companies Act, 1956;

Complaints shall mean any written or electronic correspondence by a Consumer expressingdissatisfaction with services or product;

Conflict of Interest A Bidder shall be considered to be in a Conflict of Interest with one or more

Bidders in the same Bidding Process if they have a relationship with each other, directly or through acommon company, that puts them in a position to have access to information about or influence the Bid ofanother Bidder;

Consortium Member orMember shall mean each Company in the Bidding Consortium;

Consumer or Consumers shall mean any person who is supplied with electricity for his own use inthe Franchisee Area and includes any person whose premises in the Franchisee Area are for the time

being connected for the purpose of receiving electricity, person who has applied for an electricityconnection, person whose supply is not yet connected or whose electricity supply has been disconnected.A Low tension Consumer (LT Consumer) / High tension Consumer (HT Consumer) shall mean a

Consumer who has been supplied power by the Licensee at voltage as specified in Supply Code for the

respective category, until and unless specified otherwise;

For the purpose of this Request for Proposal the word Consumer does not include the Consumer atvoltage level higher than 33 kV;

Distribution shall mean the conveyance and supply of electricity by means of Distribution System;

Distribution Assets shall refer to the assets existing as on the Effective Date and those createdthereafter beyond the Input Points for Distribution of electricity including 33KV, 11KV and LT lines(both overhead and underground), 33/11KV substations, control rooms, control switch gears, Meters

having design voltage of 33KV and below, service lines and other similar assets at the Consumer end andother assets created by the Distribution Licensee for Distribution of electricity in the Franchisee Areaincluding the buildings constructed for complaint centres, billing centres, IT centres, collection centres,

transformer repair workshops, division/sub-division/distribution centre offices together with furniture andfixtures, IT hardware, software and communication equipments. It shall also include residential buildings,

community halls, other offices and open land, which may not be required by the Distribution Licensee asa consequence of appointment of the Franchisee;

Distribution Franchisee orFranchisee shall mean the Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) formed bythe Selected Bidder to execute the Distribution Franchisee Agreement for distribution of electricity on

behalf of the Distribution Licensee in the Franchisee Area;

Distribution Franchisee Agreement or DFA or Agreement shall mean the DistributionFranchisee Agreement to be entered into between the SPV (Special Purpose Vehicle), formed by the

Selected Bidder solely for the purpose of carrying out the obligations under the Distribution Franchisee

Agreement and the Distribution Licensee in the format attached with this RFP and shall include anyamendment and modification thereof, from time to time;

Distribution Licensee shall mean the Madhya Pradesh Madhya Kshetra Vidyut Vitaran Company

Limited, Bhopal or MPMKVVCL, Bhopal;

Document Processing Fee shall mean a non-refundable amount of Rs. 50,000/- (Rupees fifty thousand

only) to be paid by the Bidder in the manner prescribed in Clause 9 of this RFP and submitted along withthe Bid in envelope -1;


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Distribution System shall mean the system of wires and associated facilities between the Input Pointsand the point of connection to the installation of the Consumers owned by the Distribution Licensee;

Earnest Money Deposit orEMD shall mean the amount of Rs. 3.50 crore (Rupees three crore andfifty lakh) only submitted by the Bidder in the prescribed manner pursuant to Clause 17 of RFP alongwith the Bid in envelope -1;

Effective Date shall have the meaning as defined in the Distribution Franchisee Agreement;

Electricity Laws shall mean the Electricity Act, 2003 and the rules and regulations made there underfrom time to time along with amendments thereto and replacements thereof and any other Law pertainingto electricity including regulations framed by the Appropriate Commission and also includes alldirections, guidelines, orders and other requirements notified or given by the regulatory authorities suchas the Central Electricity Authority, the regional and state load dispatch center (RLDC/SLDC) and theregulatory commissions including and in particular the MPERC;

Electricity Supply Code, 2004 orSupply Code shall mean the Madhya Pradesh Electricity SupplyCode, and other related Codes and Regulations issued by the MPERC from time-to-time;

Engineer-in-charge shall refer to the Superintending Engineer (O&M)of the Distribution Licensee forthe Franchisee Area;

Franchisee Area shall mean the Distribution divisions (namely city division north, city division south,city division central and city division east) of MPMKVVCL, Bhopal at Gwalior Town and all rights &obligations of the Parties under this Agreement shall be construed in relation to that area;

Financially Evaluated Entity means the Company which shall be evaluated for the satisfaction of thefinancial requirements set forth in the RFP;

GoMP is the abbreviation for Government of Madhya Pradesh;

Input Energy or Energy Input shall refer to the energy input (kWh) in the Franchisee Areaaccounted for at the Input Point(s) through all the Main Meter and/or Interface Meters;

Input Point(s) shall mean the Meter on 33 kV side of 132/33 kV transformers at EHV/HV sub-stationsand shall also include such other EHV/HV substations or feeders through which energy shall be fed to theFranchisee Area with effect from the Effective Date during the Term of Agreement;

Input Rate shall mean the rate in Rupees per unit (kWh) of electricity as quoted by the Bidder for eachyear of the Contract Period to be paid by the Franchisee for the electricity supplied by the Distribution

Licensee at the Input Point(s), and shall be subject to adjustments from time to time as per provisions ofthe Distribution Franchisee Agreement;

Interface Meter shall mean a Meter used for accounting and billing of electricity, connected at thepoint of interconnection between electrical systems of generating Company, Licensee and Consumers,

directly connected to the Inter-State Transmission System or Intra-State Transmission System. For thepurpose of Distribution Franchisee Agreement, Interface Meter would be used for accounting and billingof Input Energy at the point of interconnection between the electrical systems of the Distribution Licenseeand Franchisee;


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Lead Member of the Bidding Consortium or Lead Member shall mean a Member of the BiddingConsortium, which is designated as the leader of the Consortium by all the Members to represent them as

the Bidder for this Project;

Letter of Award shall mean the letter to be issued by the Distribution Licensee to the Bidder, who hasbeen identified as the Selected Bidder for the award of the Project;

Meter means a device suitable for measuring, indicating and recording consumption of electricity orany other quantity related with electrical system and shall include, wherever applicable, other equipmentsuch as Current Transformer (CT), Voltage Transformer (VT) or Capacitor Voltage Transformer (CVT)necessary for such purpose;

MPERC is the abbreviation for the Madhya Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission;

MPPTCL shall mean the Madhya Pradesh Power Transmission Company Limited;

Parties shall mean a reference to the Distribution Franchisee and the Distribution Licensee collectivelyand Party shall mean an individual reference to either one of them;

Payment Security shall mean the security furnished by the Franchisee as per the provisions of Clause

27 of this RFP;

Person shall include any Company or body corporate or association of body of individuals whether

incorporated or not or artificial judicial person;

Performance Guarantee shall mean the guarantee furnished by the Franchisee as per the provisions of

Clause 27 of this RFP;

Price Bid shall mean the proposal submitted by the Bidder setting out the Input Rate (per kWh) as perthe format prescribed at Annexure XIII in this RFP for Input Energy to be injected by the Distribution

Licensee at the Input Points in the Franchisee Area;

Project shall mean the Project for Distribution and supply of electricity in the Franchisee Area onbehalf of the Distribution Licensee as per the provisions of the Distribution Franchisee Agreement and

Electricity Laws;

Prudent Utility Practices shall mean the practices, methods and standards that are generally accepted

nationally from time to time by electric utilities for the purpose of ensuring safe and efficient Distributionof electricity, operation and maintenance of Distribution assets, billing and collection of electricity billsetc;

Qualification Requirements means the qualification requirements as set forth in Clause 10 of thisRFP;

Qualified Bidder(s) shall mean the Bidder(s) who has / have been selected by the DistributionLicensee for opening of the Price Bid, subsequent to the provisions of Clause 22.2;

Request for Proposal orRFP shall mean Request for Proposal document CMD / CZ / Comm. /Franchisee / 2011 / 234 / Gwalior Town / 1216 dated. 01.10.2011 along with all schedules, annexure,

Distribution Franchisee Agreement attached hereto and shall also include any modification or amendmentor alteration or clarification thereto;


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Interpretation

Save where the contrary is indicated, any reference in this RFP to:

(a) including and include shall be construed to mean including without limitation and include

without limitation respectively;

(b) INR or Indian Rupees is to the lawful currency from time to time of the Republic of India;

(c) Words importing the singular shall include the plural and vice versa;

(d) to day shall mean a reference to a calendar day;

(e) to a month shall mean a reference to a calendar month;

(f) The headings are for the purpose of identification and shall not affect the interpretation of theprovisions and schedules;

(g) any agreement, deed, instrument, license or document of any description, shall be construed asreference to that agreement, deed, instrument, license or other document as amended, varied,supplemented, modified or suspended at the time of such reference;

(h) Clauses or schedules or annexures shall, except where the context otherwise requires, be deemed tobe references to, clauses, schedules and annexures of or to this RFP;

(i) any period commencing from a specified day or date and till or until a specified day or date shallinclude both such days and dates, unless otherwise stated;


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INSTRUCTIONS TO THE BIDDERS

1 Objective of the Project1.1 The Distribution Licensee is intending to select a Franchisee through a Bidding Process for the

Franchisee Area.

1.2 The main objectives of the Project are:

(i) To minimize AT&C Losses;

(ii) To bring improvement in metering, billing, revenue collection and Consumer services;

(iii) To minimize billing arrears; and

(iv) To enhance customer satisfaction by improving quality and reliability of service

1.3 At present, AT&C Losses in Gwalior Town are around 53.09%. These AT&C Losses are on account

of both technical and non-technical reasons, i.e., due to theft, unmetered sales and other deficiencies.These non-technical losses could be reduced through suitable managerial and administrative measures.AT&C Losses could also be reduced through investment, improvement and augmentation of theelectricity Distribution System.

2 Legal Provisions for the Project2.1 The Act, in the seventh proviso to Section 14 clearly allows for franchisees to undertake Distribution

of electricity on behalf of the Distribution Licensee, as per the following:

Provided also that in case where a distribution licensee proposes to undertake distribution ofelectricity for a specified area within his area of supply through another Person, that Person shall not

be required to obtain any separate license from the concerned State Commission and such distributionlicensee shall be responsible for distribution of electricity in his area of supply

2.2 Accordingly, a person who undertakes the Distribution of electricity for a Franchisee Area on behalf ofthe Distribution Licensee will not be required to obtain a separate license from the relevant StateElectricity Regulatory Commission. The Franchisee shall discharge all duties and responsibilities on

behalf of the Distribution Licensee as per the terms and conditions of the Distribution FranchiseeAgreement.

2.3 The retail supply tariff at which the electricity shall be sold to the Consumers in the Franchisee Areashall be as determined by the MPERC from time to time for the Distribution Licensee.

3 Scope of work3.1 The Franchisee shall be responsible for the following activities:

(i) To carry on the Distribution of electricity in the Franchisee Area on behalf of the DistributionLicensee through the SPV as per the Distribution Franchisee Agreement executed by such SPV tothe existing and prospective HT and LT Consumers of the Distribution Licensee. However, thesupply of electricity above 33 kV is outside the purview of the Distribution FranchiseeAgreement and consumers being supplied electricity at the voltage level above 33 kV shall not be


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covered under this Agreement. Such consumers will continue to be the consumers of theDistribution Licensee and not serviced through the Distribution Franchisee. The Distribution

Franchisee shall not be entitled to take into account any implication of such supply at a voltagelevel more than 33 kV. All future Consumers at a voltage level above 33 kV shall also be

serviced by the Distribution Licensee;

(ii) To bring about improvement in metering, billing, revenue collection and Consumer services;

(iii) To minimize AT&C Losses;

(iv) To carry out operation and maintenance of Distribution Assets, Distribution Franchisee Assetsand other related activities;

(v) To incur mandatory capital expenditure as agreed with the Distribution Licensee and incur anyadditional capital expenditure as may be considered necessary to meet the requirements of loadgrowth and objectives of the Project;

(vi) To undertake the Distribution of electricity subject to all applicable Regulations, Codes,

Guidelines and directions of MPERC;

(vii) To comply with the provisions of Electricity Laws, terms and conditions as applicable to theDistribution Licensee and directives of MPERC issued from time to time;

(viii) Making payments to the Distribution Licensee as per terms & conditions of the DistributionFranchisee Agreement;

(ix) To prevent theft of energy, unauthorised use or drawl of energy, diversion of energy, theft of linesand materials, etc.;

(x) To provide effective redressal to the Consumer grievances and Complaints in accordance with the

Electricity Laws;

(xi) To maintain rolling stock of transformers and other necessary material as per the normsprescribed by the Distribution Licensee;

(xii) Upgrading and renovating the existing Distribution Assets as per Prudent Utility Practices and thestandards that may be prescribed by the Distribution Licensee;

(xiii) Submission of management information system (MIS) reports periodically in the format to beprescribed by the Distribution Licensee;

(xiv) Collection of arrears of amounts due from Consumers in the Franchisee Area for the period priorto the Effective Date as per terms and conditions of the DFA;

(xv) If electricity is procured from sources other than the Distribution Licensee, payment oftransmission charges as applicable for use of the inter-state and/or intra-state transmission system,shall be payable by the Distribution Franchisee as per the provisions of the DFA;

(xvi) To bear all responsibilities towards persons employed or engaged by the Franchisee for executionof the Project;


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(xvii) To provide adequate men and machinery, vehicles, tools, etc. for performing all itsresponsibilities within the time frame as prescribed by MPERC Regulations and as directed by

the Engineer-in-charge;

(xviii) To carry out Meter reading, bill generation, bill distribution, collection of payment of theConsumer as per the procedure laid down in regulations in force, from time to time;

(xix) To strictly complied with the Distribution Performance Standards specified by the MPERC;

3.2 The Distribution Licensee has compiled the technical and revenue information relating to theFranchisee Area on a best effort basis. Interested Bidders are requested to independently verify thedata before submission of their bid. The Distribution Licensee shall not be responsible for errors or

omissions therein.

3.3 The Bidder or any of its representatives, with prior written intimation to the Superintendent Engineerof the concerned area, will be granted permission and access to the premises for the purpose ofcarrying out due diligence during site visits. The permission is subject to the condition that the Bidderor its representative will release and indemnify the Distribution Licensee and its personnel from and

against all liabilities in respect thereof and will be responsible for death or personal injury, loss ordamage to property and other loss, damage, cost and expense incurred as a result of the inspection/site

visit.

3.4 Support to be given by the Distribution Licensee:

(i) The Distribution Licensee shall supply power at Input Point(s) up to the limit specified in theDFA, subject to the supply schedule planned periodically, based on directives issued by SLDC orMPERC and availability of EHV transmission capacity at Input Point(s).

(ii) The Distribution Licensee shall communicate to the Distribution Franchisee from time-to-timeany shortfall or inability to supply the scheduled power requirements of the Distribution

Franchisee.

(iii) The Distribution Licensee shall carry out Meter reading jointly with the representative ofMPPTCL, and the authorized representative of the Franchisee on a weekly / monthly basis atInput Point(s) of the Franchisee Area.

(iv) The Distribution Licensee shall permit deputation of its employees to the Franchisee, subject tothe condition that their employment shall be as per terms and conditions stipulated in the DFA.

(v) The Distribution Licensee shall facilitate, on best effort basis, approval of the capital investmentschemes planned by the Distribution Franchisee from MPERC in terms of the provisions of theDFA.

(vi) The Distribution Licensee shall facilitate the Franchisee for procurement of power from othersources for expected shortfall in accordance with the provisions of the DFA with the concurrence

of MPERC, subject to regulatory provisions.

4 Distribution Franchisee Agreement (DFA)The Distribution Licensee shall enter into an agreement with the Special Purpose Vehicle incorporated by

the Selected Bidder solely for the purpose of carrying out the obligations under the DistributionFranchisee Agreement. The DFA shall govern all transactions between the Franchisee and the


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Distribution Licensee. However, the Distribution Licensee reserves the right to make any changes to theDistribution Franchisee Agreement before the last date of sale of RFP.

In case of any contradictions, the provisions of the Distribution Franchisee Agreement shall override theRFP.

The Distribution Franchisee Agreement attached as Annexure - XVI must be signed and stamped on all pages and accepted by the Bidder and such signed DFA should be delivered as part of the Bid inenvelope-2.

5 Organisation structure and brief description of Franchisee Area:A brief description of the Franchisee Area, existing load profile, Consumer details, expense details and

performance details are given in this Clause.

5.1 Franchisee Area description

Name of the circle Name of City Parameter Value Name of DivisionName of Sub Division

(Zones)

Gwalior City Circle Gwalior Town

Area (Sq. Km.) 174

City Division Central

C.S.S.

C.P.S.S.

S.K.C.

Baraghata

Laxmi ganj

City Division South

Kampoo

S.Kampoo

Gol Pahadia

Population

(Lakh)

(As per 2011

Census)

10.45

City Division East

Morar

Thatipur

City Centre

D.D. Nagar

Baradari

City Division North

Tansen Nagar

Vinay Nagar

Phool Bagh

Transport Nagar

Ladhedi

(i) Brief description about the Franchisee Area

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Table 1: Organisation Structure

Name of the circle Name of City Name of Division Name of Sun-Division (Zones)

Gwalior City Circle Gwalior Town

City Division Central

C.S.S.

C.P.S.S.

S.K.C.

Baraghata

Laxmi ganj

City Division South

Kampoo

S.Kampoo

Gol Pahadia

City Division East

Morar

Thatipur

City Centre

D.D. Nagar

Baradari

City Division North

Tansen Nagar

Vinay Nagar

Phool Bagh

Transport Nagar

Ladhedi

(ii) The distribution infrastructure in the Franchisee Area is given below:

Table 2: Distribution Infrastructure Summary

Particulars Unit Measurement Total

Number of EHV Sub-station from where energy is input Nos

33 kV input points Nos 23

11kV input points Nos 127

33 kV cross over points Nos -

11 kV cross over points Nos -

33 kV Sub- station Nos 31

33 kV Sub- station Capacity MVA 370.30

33 kV Switching Stations (AB switches etc.) Nos -

11 kV Switching Stations (AB Switches etc.) Nos -

33 kV Feeder Nos 23

11 kV Feeder Nos 127


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Particulars Unit Measurement Total

33kV Lines

Overhead Lines Kms 203.95

Underground Kms -

Total Kms 203.95

11 kV Lines

Overhead Lines Kms 652.32

Underground Kms -

Total Kms 652.32

LT Lines

Overhead Lines Kms 1,649.65

Underground Kms -

Total Kms 1,649.65

Poles

33 kV lines Nos 2,540

11 kV lines Nos 13,046

LT Lines Nos 41,241

Total Nos 56,827

11 kV / 433 V DTC Nos 4,146

Table 3:No. of distribution transformers installed capacity wise

Division wise Capacity-wise installed DTRs

Gwalior South Division

Year 630 kVA 400 kVA 315 kVA 250 kVA 200 kVA 160 kVA 100 kVA 63 kVA 25 kVA Total

2006-07 1 9 108 - 491 2 236 19 315 1,181

2007-08 - 1 41 - 183 1 122 13 335 696

2008-09 - 1 33 - 187 - 128 14 336 699

2009-10 - 1 36 - 187 - 145 13 349 731

2010- 11 - 1 35 - 208 - 154 31 392 821

Gwalior North Division



2006-07 1 14 161 - 685 2 276 19 314 1,472

2007-08 1 4 66 - 297 - 118 20 322 828

2008-09 - 4 67 - 296 - 141 32 330 870

2009-10 - 4 68 - 352 - 111 64 296 895

2010- 11 - 4 71 - 348 - 229 112 501 1,265


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Division wise Capacity-wise installed DTRs

Gwalior Central Division



2006-07 - - - - - - - - - -

2007-08 1 7 78 - 300 - 176 10 40 612

2008-09 1 6 76 - 322 - 192 9 32 638

2009-10 1 6 87 - 314 - 213 10 32 663

2010- 11 1 6 86 - 335 - 229 9 34 700

Gwalior East Division



2006-07 - - - - - - - - - -

2007-08 - 7 73 - 399 - 191 5 7 682

2008-09 - 6 87 - 439 - 219 5 15 771

2009-10 - 5 94 - 449 - 225 3 26 802

2010- 11 - 4 98 - 475 - 280 27 476 1,360

Gwalior City Circle (Excluding Malanpur)

Total Gwalior City Circle (Excluding Malanpur)


2006-07 2 23 269 - 1,176 4 512 38 629 2,653

2007-08 2 19 258 - 1,179 1 607 48 704 2,818

2008-09 1 17 263 - 1,244 - 680 60 713 2,978

2009-10 1 16 285 - 1,302 - 694 90 703 3,091

2010- 11 1 15 290 - 1,366 - 892 179 1,403 4,146

Table 4: No. of distribution transformers failed capacity wise

Division wise Capacity-wise failure of DTRs



2006-07 - - - - 51 - 13 1 2 67

2007-08 - - - - 17 - 2 1 26 46

2008-09 - - 9 - 20 - 9 2 78 118

2009-10 - - 6 - 23 - 10 10 37 86

2010- 11 - - 4 - 11 - 5 4 38 62




2006-07 - - - - 81 - 63 1 3 148

2007-08 - - 5 - 16 - 14 1 28 64

2008-09 - - 12 - 43 - 36 9 104 204


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Division wise Capacity-wise failure of DTRs

2009-10 - - - 12 59 - 33 22 85 211

2010- 11 - - 3 - 60 - 31 25 48 167




2006-07 - - - - - - - - - -

2007-08 - - 9 - 12 - 5 - - 26

2008-09 - - 6 - 10 - 7 - - 23

2009-10 - - 6 - 28 - 23 3 12 72

2010- 11 - - 6 - 17 - 6 - 6 35




2006-07 - - - - - - - - - -

2007-08 - - 8 - 25 - 13 1 - 47

2008-09 - - 19 - 43 - 33 2 2 99

2009-10 - - 6 - 63 - 39 4 - 112

2010- 11 - 1 9 - 60 - 31 5 1 107




2006-07 - - - - 132 - 76 2 5 215

2007-08 - - 22 - 70 - 34 3 54 183

2008-09 - - 46 - 116 - 85 13 184 444

2009-10 - - 18 12 173 - 105 39 134 481

2010- 11 - 1 22 - 148 - 73 34 93 371

Table 5: No. of power transformers installed capacity wise

Division wise Capacity-wise installed Power Transformers


Year 20 MVA 10 MVA 8 MVA 5 MVA 3.15 MVA 1.6 MVA Total

2006-07 - - - 21 1 - 22

2007-08 - - - 21 1 - 22

2008-09 - - 1 12 - - 13

2009-10 - - 2 11 - - 13

2010- 11 - - 2 11 - - 13




2006-07 - - - 32 1 - 33


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Division wise Capacity-wise installed Power Transformers

2007-08 - - - 32 1 33

2008-09 - - - 1 2 - 3

2009-10 - - 3 14 - - 17

2010- 11 - - 4 14 - - 18




2006-07 - - - - - - -

2007-08 - - - - - - -

2008-09 - - - 13 1 - 14

2009-10 - - 1 12 1 - 14

2010- 11 - - 1 12 1 - 14




2006-07 - - - - - - -

2007-08 - - - - - - -

2008-09 - - - 23 2 - 25

2009-10 - - 1 23 1 - 25

2010- 11 - - 1 23 1 - 25




2006-07 - - - 53 2 - 55

2007-08 - - - 53 2 - 55

2008-09 - - 1 49 5 - 55

2009-10 - - 7 60 2 - 69

2010- 11 - - 8 60 2 - 70

Table 6: No. of power transformers failed capacity wise

Division wise Capacity-wise failure of Power Transformers



2006-07 - - - - - - -

2007-08 - - - 1 - - 1

2008-09 - - - 1 - - 1

2009-10 - - - - - - -

2010- 11 - - - 2 - - 2




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Division wise Capacity-wise failure of Power Transformers


2006-07 - - - - - - -

2007-08 - - - 2 - - 2

2008-09 - - - - - - -

2009-10 - - - - - - -

2010- 11 - - 2 - - - 2




2006-07 - - - - - - -

2007-08 - - - - - - -

2008-09 - - - - - - -

2009-10 - - - - - - -

2010- 11 - - - - - - -




2006-07 - - - - - - -

2007-08 - - - - - - -

2008-09 - - - 2 - - 2

2009-10 - - - - - - -

2010- 11 - - - 1 - - 1




2006-07 - - - - - - -

2007-08 - - - 3 - - 3

2008-09 - - - 3 - - 3

2009-10 - - - - - - -

2010- 11 - - 2 3 - - 5

Table 7: Details of input points and interface points in Franchisee Area

Name of Circle Name of EHV S/S Name of 33/11 KV Sub station Capacity installed in MVA Name of 11kv feeders

Gwalior City

Circle

(Excluding

Malanpur)

220 kV

Mahalgaon

Baraghata 1x5 ,1x3.15

Asha Ram Bapu

Industrial

Royal Hundai

Poly Technic 1x5Shankar Chowk

Mandre ki Mata

S.A.F. 5x5 Awar Pura


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Gurha

Taksal-I

Jwahar Colony

Kampoo

Potteries

Gorkhi 2x5

Sarafa

Daulat Ganj

Tara Ganj

Kampoo 2x5Gorkhi

Tilak Nagar

Phoolbagh 1x8 ,3x5

NaiSarak(PB)

S.K. C. (PB)

Sewa Nagar

Loha Mandi

Parao

Polytechnic

City Centre 2x5

Anupam Nagar

High Court

University

KAOROLI/DRDE

C.S.S. 3x5

Baraghata

Dal Bazar

Parao

High court

Palace

Karoli

G. K. T.

S. K. C.

Rajpaiga 1x8

Hospital

NayaBazar

Katoratal

Stadium 1x5

City Centre

Manik Viias

N.C.C.

Mela 1x8 ,3x5

SureshNagar

Mela

Shastri Nagar

Racecourse

Thatipur

Darpan Colony

Indramani Nagar


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Morar 2x5

Mal Road

Nadi Par Tall

C.P.Colony

Garam Sadak

Darpan Colony 2x5

Kumharpura

Indra Nagar

M Block

Mahalgaon 1x5

Ohad pur / Govind Pur

Alka Puri

M.P.C.T.

Sidheshwar Ngr 1x5Sidheshwar Ngr

Shri Krishna Nagar

Baradari 2x5

Sadar Bazar

Singh Pur Road

Thandi Sadak

Hurawali1x5

Pawan Sut

Hurawali

132 kV Motijheel

Carmel Convent 2x5

RamMandir

Ramkui

Ramdas Ghati

K.S.Ka Bag

Bakra Mandi 1x5Jiwaji Ganj

Krishna Mandir

Ladheri 1x5

City Feeder

Machali Mandi

Mangeleshwar

Birla Nagar 1x8 ,4x5

Prem Nagar

Resham Vihar

Industrial

Sanjay Nagar

Shyam Mandir

Tansen Nagar

Gol Paharia 2x8 ,2x5

A.B.Road

Janak GanjTighra

Laxmiganj

Work shop

Lala ka Bazar

Apaganj

Girwai


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Laxmiganj 2x5

Aman Pura

Laxmiganj(4Pole)

Ramaji Ka Pura

Hanuman Chouraha

Vinay Nagar 4x5

S.P. Ashram

Koteshwar

Fort

Chandra Nagar

GhasMandi

Rampuri

New Vinay Nagar

Central Jail

Ram Puri

Shri Vihar

Industrial State 1x8

R.P.Colony

ESI

SBI Tansen

Transport Nagar 1x8

Transport Nagar

Anand Nagar

Industrial

132 kV Sharma

Farm

Maharajpura 4x5 ,1x3.15

Residency

Shatabdi Puram

City Morar

Birla NagarIndustrial A

Vayu Nagar

D.D.Nagar (Old) 2x5

A Sector

Maharaja Complex

B Sector

Kunj Vihar

D.D.Nagar (New) 2x5

E Sector

G Sector

F Sector

C SectorBSF Colony

Sharma Farm 2x5 C. S .K. Naka

132 kV Tighra Sik.Kampoo 2x5

Sri Krishna Nagar

Gomti Ki Fadi

Park Wala

Sik.kampoo


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(iii) The Input Energy, loss and collection efficiency of the Franchisee Area is given below:

Table8: Input energy and losses

Particulars FY 2006-07 FY 2007-08 FY 2008-09 FY 2009-10 FY 2010-11

Input (LUs) 9,702.91 10,288.40 10,236.61 10,137.25 10,313.1

Total sales (LU) 4,436.49 4,867.51 5,184.26 4,573.73 5,422.70Distribution Losses (%) 54.28% 52.69% 49.36% 54.88% 47.42%

Revenue billed (Rs. Lakh) 17,174.97 18,789.77 20,172.69 24,138.29 33,249.89

Revenue collected (Rs. Lakh) 15,806.28 17,202.41 18,579.35 21,334.09 29,663.8

Collection efficiency (%) 92.03% 91.55% 92.10% 88.38% 89.21%

AT&C Losses (%) 57.92% 56.69% 53.36% 60.12% 53.09%

(iv) Category wise consumer details, connected load, sales, revenue details including arrear of

the Franchisee Area is as under:

Table 9: Category wise No. of Consumers

Consumer Category FY 2006-07 FY 2007-08 FY 2008-09 FY 2009-10 FY 2010-11

Domestic 128,028 131,609 133,591 138,698 150,30

Non-Domestic 24,949 25,353 25,202 26,384 28,48

Water works 1,089 1,154 1,245 1,316 1,50

Industrial power 2,159 2,137 2,096 2,081 2,23

Irrigation 948 913 847 788 1,00

Street Light 136 146 151 199 24

Temporary 754 593 931 793 77

Total LT 158,063 161,905 164,063 170,259 184,55

HT (Upto 33 kV only) 68 74 90 104 12

Grand Total 158,131 161,979 164,153 170,363 184,68

Table 10: Category wise connected load (kW)


Domestic 108,641 116,120 120,611 145,930 211,93

Non-Domestic 41,252 44,754 46,721 52,979

Water works 8,448 8,833 9,465 9,919 11,36

Industrial power 25,109 24,931 24,911 25,239 27,83

Irrigation 2,696 2,618 2,434 3,000 3,73

Street Light 2,621 3,830 2,812 3,130 3,42

Temporary 4,489 3,759 6,495 7,595 4,76

Total LT 193,256 204,845 213,449 247,792 325,10

HT (Upto 33 kV only) 20,425 21,807 26,507 28,814 36,80

Grand Total 213,681 226,652 239,956 276,606 361,90


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Table 11: Category wise Unit sales (LUs)


Domestic 2,318.46 2,572.11 2,814.04 2,378.58 2,783.3

Non-Domestic 890.00 1,022.79 1,046.26 654.56

Water works 186.02 208.02 203.30 258.39 372.2

Industrial power 271.97 262.50 253.15 255.54 279.2

Irrigation 25.28 25.33 24.05 34.17 55.2

Street Light 62.94 62.71 63.65 74.72 75.9

Temporary 18.84 20.29 23.67 35.44 28.7

Total LT 3,773.51 4,173.75 4,428.12 3,691.39 4,330.8

HT (Upto 33 kV only) 662.98 693.76 756.14 882.34 1,091.8

Grand Total 4,436.49 4,867.51 5,184.26 4,573.73 5,422.7

Table 12: Category wise revenue billed (Rs. Lakh)


Domestic 5,857.33 6,705.61 6,854.87 8,840.34 12,508.7

Non-Domestic 2,896.49 3,131.16 3,124.99 3,551.87

Water works 559.15 666.52 722.90 992.31 1,584.8

Industrial power 1,355.83 1,367.67 1,366.79 1,389.35 1,631.4

Irrigation 55.69 61.67 61.84 103.63 182.2

Street Light 206.29 208.08 232.47 282.15 339.2

Temporary 169.64 153.06 194.61 270.11 207.1

Misc. 2,310.55 2,610.95 2,624.46 3,445.65 5,011.7

Total LT 13,410.98 14,904.71 15,182.94 18,875.42 26,173.0

HT (Upto 33 kV only) 3,763.99 3,885.06 4,989.75 5,262.87 7,076.8

Grand Total 17,174.97 18,789.77 20,172.69 24,138.29 33,249.8

Table 13: Category wise revenue collection (Rs. Lakh)


Domestic

Non-Domestic

Water works

Industrial power

Irrigation

Street Light

Temporary

Misc.

Total LT 12,654.65 13,906.92 14,681.13 16,882.05 23,587.6

HT (Upto 33 kV only) 3,151.63 3,295.49 3,898.22 4,452.04 6,076.2

Grand Total 15,806.28 17,202.41 18,579.35 21,334.09 29,663.8


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Table 14: Break-up of demand and collection (Rs. Lakh) for FY 2010-11

Consumer

Category

Fixed

Charge as

per R-15

Energy

Charge as

per R-15

Subsidy

as per

R-15

ED &

Cess as

per R-15

Surcharge

as per R-

15

Misc

Revenue

(other than

ED, Cess &

Surcharge)

as per R-15

Total

Revenue

Billed (Rs.

Lakh) as

per R-15

Total

collection a

per DCB

Domestic 2,079.36 10,196.54 33.55 12,508.72

Non Domestic 384.53 3,928.06 - 4,707.61

Water works 169.33 1,224.52 - 1,584.87

Industrial power 363.91 1,160.24 0.90 1,631.46

Irrigation 0.06 173.37 108.41 182.26

Street Light 49.05 135.42 - 339.26

Temporary 33.99 110.81 - 207.11

Miscellaneous - - - 5,011.71

Total LT 3,080.22 16,928.97 142.86 2,559.08 1,905.71 546.92 26,173.01 23,587.6

HT

(Upto33KVOnly)877.83 4,664.76 - 335.92 1,097.33 85.62 7,076.88 6,076.2

Grand Total 3,958.05 21,593.73 142.86 2,895.00 3,003.04 632.54 33,249.89 29,663.8

Table 15: Category wise arrear of connected consumers (Rs. Lakh)


Domestic 6,021.46 6,413.27 7,121.88 8,481.98 10,665.00

Non-Domestic 1,405.35 1,373.22 1,226.89 1,345.72

Water works 455.89 359.77 410.13 330.66 641.00


Irrigation 50.66 60.95 60.79 75.43 125.2

Street Light 50.30 28.12 29.30 30.14 16.5

Temporary - - - -

Total LT 8,170.64 8,410.12 9,035.54 10,461.40 13,172.2

HT (Upto 33 kV Only) 4,554.66 5,112.31 5,754.98 6,672.05 7,738.67

Grand Total 12,725.30 13,522.43 14,790.52 17,133.45 20,910.92

Table 16: Category wise arrear of dis-connected consumers (Rs. Lakh)


Domestic 502.80 721.48 840.60 966.44 1,053.7

Non-Domestic 389.37 505.39 741.13 787.03

Water works (6.49) (4.56) 4.77 6.09 10.25


Irrigation 8.33 18.03 27.71 31.94 33.22

Street Light (0.07) - - -

Temporary 1.92 (4.69) (10.32) (6.29) 3.90


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Total LT 949.67 1,337.63 1,738.83 1,943.86 2,298.86

HT (Upto 33 kV Only) 110.92 112.50 142.25 121.81 121.8

Grand Total 1,060.59 1,450.13 1,881.08 2,065.67 2,420.67

Table 17: Detailed breakup of Connected and Dis-connected Arrears for FY 2010-11 (Rs. Lakh)

Consumer Category

Connected Arrears (As on 31-03-2011) Dis Connected Arrears (As on 31-03-2011)

Base Arrear

(Excluding

Surcharge)

Surcharge

Component

Total

Connected

Arrear

Base Arrear

(Excluding

Surcharge)

Surcharge

Component

Total Dis-

Connected

Arrear

Domestic 6,928.93 3,736.07 10,665.00 623.63 430.08 1,053.7

Non-Domestic 1,103.26 461.11 1,564.37 547.41 405.61 953.02

Water works 603.33 37.67 641.00 8.39 1.86 10.25

Industrial power 120.60 39.47 160.07 165.60 79.16 244.76

Irrigation 87.98 37.27 125.25 15.20 18.02 33.22Street Light 16.42 0.14 16.56 - -

Temporary (0.02) 0.02 - 3.88 0.02 3.90

Total LT 8,860.50 4,311.75 13,172.25 1,364.11 934.75 2,298.86

HT (Upto 33 kV Only) 1,263.38 6,475.29 7,738.67 121.81 - 121.8

Grand Total 10,123.88 10,787.04 20,910.92 1,485.92 934.75 2,420.67

Table 18: Metering Details

Consumer Category

Metering (upto 33 KV )

(As on 31-03-2011) AMR Connected meters

Metered Consumers Unmetered Consumers

Domestic 149,611 693

Non Domestic 28,488 -

Water works 1,504 -

Industrial power 2,230 -

Irrigation 785 219

Street Light 245 -

Temporary 778 -

Total LT 183,641 912

HT (Upto 33KV only) 127 - 127Grand Total 183,768 912 127


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(v) Brief description of R-APDRP town(s) under the Franchisee Area

Table 19: Basic information of R-APDRP town

Particular Unit Value

Name of the project area Name Gwalior Tow

Place, Town Name City, GwaliorCity Name Gwalior

Nearest Railway Station Name Gwa

Nearest Functional Airport Name Gwal

Total Area of Coverage Sq. km. 174

Total Population (as per 2011 census) Nos. (Lakh) 10.45

Administrative Setup Circle/Division etc

Number of Offices falling under Gwalior

Regional Offices Nos. 1

Circle Offices Nos. 1Division Offices Nos. 4

Sub-division Offices (Zone) Nos. 18

Distribution Centers Nos.

Stores Nos. 1

Regional Accounting Offices Nos. 1

Billing Centers Nos. 2

Customer Care Centers Nos. 18

Collection Centers Nos. 24

Total Nos. 70

Table 20: Consumer information of R-APDRP Towns

Project

Area

Consumer

Information

Number of

Metered

Consumers

Estimated

Number of

Unmetered

Consumers

Metered

Sales

(MUs)

Assessed

Energy

Sales(MUs)

Total

Sales

(MUs)

Connected

Load

(kW)

Billing

(Rs. Cr.)

Collection

(Rs. Cr.)

LT

Domestic149,611 693 277.16 1.17 278.33 211,935 125.09

LT

Commercial28,488 - 73.62 - 73.62 62,042 47.08

LT Industry 2,230 - 27.92 - 27.92 27,832 16.31

LT

Agriculture 785 219 4.73 0.79 5.52 3,732 1.82

LT Others 2,527 - 47.70 - 47.70 19,559 71.43

HT

Railways4 - 4.47 - 4.47 1,148 2.49

HT

Industrial65 - 39.16 - 39.16 14,479 20.80

HT

Commercial50 - 36.41 - 36.41 13,667 20.14


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Project

Area

Consumer

Information

Number of

Metered

Consumers

Estimated

Number of

Unmetered

Consumers

Metered

Sales

(MUs)

Assessed

Energy

Sales(MUs)

Total

Sales

(MUs)

Connected

Load

(kW)

Billing

(Rs. Cr.)

Collection

(Rs. Cr.)

HT Others 8 29.14 - 29.14 7,515 27.34

Total 183,768 912 540.31 1.96 542.27 361,909 332.50 296.6

Table 21: Asset Information of R-APDRP Towns

Assets Unit Project Area

Total No. of EHV Sub-station feeding the project area Nos. 4

Total Number of Power Transformers Nos. 9

Total capacity of Power Transformers MVA 409

Total No. of 33 kV feeders Nos. 23

Total Length of 33 kV feeders(Overhead) kms 203.95

Total Length of 33 kV feeders(Underground) kms

Total No. of 33/11kV Sub-stations feeding the project area Nos. 31

Total No. of Power Transformers Nos. 70

Total Capacity of Power Transformers MVA 370.30

Total No. of 11kV feeders Nos. 127

No. of metered 11 kV feeders Nos.

Total length of 11kV feeders(overhead) kms 652.32

Total length of 11kV feeders(underground) kms

Total length of LT Lines(overhead) kms 1,649.65

Total length of LT Lines(underground) kms

Total No. of Distribution Transformers Nos. 4,146

Total Capacity of Distribution Transformers MVA 507.74

Total No. of Energy import points for the project area Nos. 2

No. of Metered Energy import points for the project area Nos.

Total No. of Energy export points for the project area Nos. 15

No. of Metered Energy export points for the project area Nos.

If 100% Energy Import/Export points are metered then,

Total Annual(T-1) Energy Input MUs 1,031.31

Peak Demand MW 298

Average Demand MW 117.16


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Assets Unit Project Area

If 100% Energy Import/Export points are not metered then,

Estimated Annual(T-1) Energy Input MUs N/A

Estimated peak demand MW N/A

Estimated average demand MW N/A

Time required to ring fence the project area & meter all the energy import/export points Days completed

Table 22: Commercial Information of R-APDRP towns

Particulars Unit FY 2010-11 FY 2009-10 FY 2008-09

Peak Demand(Metered) MW 298 280 271

Peak Demand(Unrestricted) MW 279 259 252

Annual Energy Input MUs 1,031.32 1,013.73 1,023.66

Annual Metered Energy Sales MUs 540.31 455.61 517.34

Annual Assessed Energy MUs 1.96 1.76 1.09Annual Billed Energy MUs 542.27 457.37 518.43

Revenue Billing Rs. Cr. 332.50 241.38 201.73

Revenue Collection Rs. Cr. 296.64 213.34 185.79

Metering Efficiency % 99.64% 99.62% 99.79%

Billing Efficiency % 52.58% 45.12% 50.64%

Collection Efficiency % 89.22% 88.38% 92.10%

AT&C Loss in the system % 53.09% 60.12% 53.36%

6 Term of Agreement (Contract Period):6.1Franchisee would be appointed for an initial period of Fifteen (15) years from the Effective Date and any

extension of the initial period shall be governed by the provisions of the Distribution FranchiseeAgreement. Either party to the Distribution Franchisee Agreement shall be entitled to terminate theAgreement any time before the expiry of the Contract Period on the occurrence of an event of default asdetailed in the Distribution Franchisee Agreement.

7 Bidding Process:The Bidding process would be a two stage process and have the following Stages:

Stage I

Issuance of RFP and DFA documents to the Bidders

Pre Bid conference Submission of Technical Bid and Price Bid.

Opening of Technical Bid.

Short Listing of Qualified Bidders.

Stage II

Opening of Price Bid of Qualified Bidders

Price Bid evaluation

Issuance of Letter of Award


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Execution of Distribution Franchisee Agreement

8 Due dates:Sl. No. Activities Due Dates

1 Issue of Final RFP and DFA 03 d January, 2012

2 Last date for sale of RFP 01st February, 2012 upto 17:00 Hrs

3 Last date of submission of Bid (Bid Deadline) 02 d February, 2012 upto 14:00 Hrs

4 Opening of Technical Bids 02d


5 Opening of Price Bid (Tentative) 13h


6 Issue of Letter of Award (Tentative) 21st

February, 2012

7 Execution of Distribution Franchisee Agreement (Tentative) 16h

April, 2012

9 Sale of RFP and Document Processing Fee9.1 RFP can be obtained till the date as specified in Clause 8 of this RFP from:

Office of the Chief General Manager (Commercial),

O/o CMD(CZ), MPMKVVCL, Nishtha Parisar, Govindpura, Bhopal.on payment of Rs. 10,000 only (Rupees ten thousand only) as the cost of the RFP in the form of bank

draft/Bankers cheque/Pay order drawn on a scheduled bank in favour of Sr. Accounts Officer (HOAU),MPMKVVCL payable at Bhopal. Cheques will not be accepted.

9.2 The RFP shall also be available on the Companys website. The Bidder(s) may also download the RFP

from the website.

9.3 Those prospective Bidders who have downloaded the RFP from the official website of the Distribution

Licensee and have not paid the amount of Rs. 10,000/- only (Rupees ten thousand only) as the cost of theRFP, shall be required to submit a bank draft/Bankers cheque / Pay order for Rs.10,000/- (Rupees tenthousand only) (Non-refundable) drawn on a scheduled bank in favour of Sr. Accounts Officer (HOAU),

MPMKVVCL payable at Bhopal. Cheques will not be accepted. This bank draft / Bankers cheque / Pay

order of Rs. 10,000/- shall be kept in envelope-1.

9.4 Bidders shall submit a bank draft / Bankers cheque / Pay order along with the Bid for Rs.50,000/-(Rupees fifty thousand only) as Document Processing Fee. This fee shall be Non-refundable. Bidders arerequired to deposit the Document Processing Fee in the form of Bank Demand Draft / Bankers cheque /

Pay order drawn on a scheduled bank in favour of Sr. Accounts Officer (HOAU), MPMKVVCL payable at Bhopal. Cheques will not be accepted. This Document Processing Fee shall be kept in

envelope-1.

9.5 Failure to submit the cost of the RFP and Document Processing Fee as mentioned in Clause 9.3 and 9.4

above shall lead to rejection of the Bid. The Technical Bid (envelope-2) and Price Bid (envelope-3) incase of such Bidders shall not be opened and returned un-opened.

10 Qualification for Submission of BidThe Bidder should be a Company duly incorporated under the relevant laws (Bidding Company) or aConsortium of Companies (Bidding Consortium or Consortium), with one of the Companies acting as theLead Member of the Bidding Consortium. A Bidding Consortium can participate in the Bidding Processfor the Project if any Member of the Consortium has purchased/downloaded the RFP for such Project as

per Clause 9 of this RFP.


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10.1 Technical Criteria: The Bidder shall qualify for selection as a Qualified Bidder, subject to fulfillment ofthe qualification requirements stipulated below at (a), (b) and (c).

a) Experience in power sector:For the purpose of bid evaluation, experience in any of the following may be considered as eligible

experience of working in the power sector:

(i) Ownership1 of grid connected power generation project(s) having an aggregate installedcapacity of at least two hundred fifty (250) MW, which is either under commercial operation,

or is under construction / development for which financial closure has been achieved, at leastseven (7) days prior to the Bid Deadline;

(ii) Holder of a power distribution or transmission licence from an Appropriate Commissionunder Section 14 of the Electricity Act, 2003 for a period of at least two (2) years as on seven(7) days prior to the Bid Deadline;

(iii) Construction and erection of power plant(s) for a state / central / private organisation or

transmission and/or Distribution facilities (which should necessarily include Sub-stationsand/or transmission and/or Distribution lines) for a Transmission and/or DistributionLicensee with an annual contract value of not less than Rs. 330 crore(Rupees three hundred

and thirty crore) only for any two (2) of the last three (3) financial years preceding the year ofBid Deadline;

OR

Experience in handling customer base:

The Bidder must have experience in handling at least 200,000 (Two lakh) customers in retail supply/ services in electricity / gas / water / telecom / telecommunication services2 for each of the last two

(2) financial years preceding the year of Bid Deadline.

1Ownership in case of a project under commercial operation shall mean either the project has been developed on the books of

the Bidding Company or the Lead Member of the Bidding Consortium or in case the project is developed by a Company

other than the Bidding Company or the Lead Member of the Bidding Consortium, ownership in such case, would mean

having direct equity holding in such company of not less than 51% as on seven (7) days prior to the Bid Deadline.

Ownership in case of a project under construction shall mean that either the project is being developed on the books of the

Bidding Company or the Lead Member of the Bidding Consortium or in case the project is developed by a Company other

than the Bidding Company or the Lead Member of the Bidding Consortium, then in such case, ownership by the Bidding

Company / Lead Member would mean having direct equity holding of not less than 51% from the date of financial closure toa date seven (7) days prior to the Bid Deadline in the company developing the project.

2Telecommunication Services for the purpose of determining the Technical qualification would be as defined in the TRAI

Notification dated 20th March, 2009 on The Standards of Quality of Service of Basic Telephone Service (wireline) and

Cellular Mobile Telephone Service Regulations, 2009 which is service of any description (including electronic mail, voice

mail, data services, audio-tex services, video-tex services, radio paging and cellular mobile telephone services) which is made

available to users by means of any transmission or reception of signs, signals, writing images, and sounds or intelligence of

any nature, by wire, radio, visual or other electro- magnetic means but shall not include broadcasting services;


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b) Manpower strength:The Bidder must have manpower strength of at least 350 (Three hundred and fifty) employees onthe regular roles of the Bidder in any one (1) of the last two (2) financial years preceding the year of

Bid Deadline.

c) Blacklisting by any Department / Undertaking of Government of Madhya Pradesh or anyState Government or Government of India or debarred by Court of Law:The Bidding Company and its Affiliate(s) (if any), or in case of Bidding Consortium, any Member

of the Bidding Consortium and its Affiliate(s) (if any), shall not have been blacklisted by anydepartment or undertaking of any State Government or Government of India or debarred by anyCourt of Law from doing any business activity. An undertaking to this effect on a non-judicial

stamp paper of requisite value duly notarized shall be attached along with the Technical Bid as perthe format at Annexure X of this RFP.

10.1.1 The technical criteria shall be met by every Bidder. In case of Bid submitted by a Consortium, thetechnical criteria stated in Clause 10.1(a) shall necessarily be met by the Lead Member of theConsortium.

10.1.2 In case of the Bidder being a Bidding Company, the technical criteria related to manpowerstrength as stated in Clause 10.1(b), may be met by the Bidder on its own or through its

Affiliate(s).

10.1.3 In case of the Bidder being a Consortium, the technical criteria related to manpower strength asstated in Clause 10.1(b) can be met by any member of the Consortium on its own or jointly with

one or more members of the Consortium. In addition, the Lead Member can also take recourse toits Affiliate(s) for meeting these criteria.

10.1.4 The Bidder shall furnish details in support of its meeting the technical criteria as specified inClause 10.1 of this RFP in the prescribed formats as perAnnexure VI and documentary evidence

duly certified by any full time director on the Board of the Company and the statutory auditor ofthe Technically Evaluated Entity.

10.2 Financial criteria:

These criteria shall evaluate the capability of the Bidder to manage finances required to fulfill all itsobligations under the DFA. In this regard, the Bidder shall be required to meet all of the followingfinancial requirements:

a) Net Worth:The Bidder must have a Net Worth of at least Rs 170 crore (Rupees one hundred and seventy crore)

only for any two (2) of the three (3) financial years preceding the year of Bid Deadline.

The Net Worth shall be

= Equity share capital3Add: Free ReservesSubtract: Revaluation reserves

3Equity for the purpose of computation of Net worth would only include equity share capital with voting rights.


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Subtract: Intangible assetsSubtract: Miscellaneous expenditures to the extent not written off and

carried forward losses

b) Turnover (Sales from core activities):The Bidder must have an annual turnover of at least Rs.330 crore (Rupees three hundred and thirtycrore) only for any two (2) of the three (3) financial years preceding the year of Bid Deadline.

For the purposes of technical and financial criteria, only unconsolidated audited annual accounts

shall be used. However, audited consolidated annual accounts of the Bidder may be used for thepurpose of financial criteria, provided the bidder has atleast 26% equity in each company whoseaccounts are merged in the audited consolidated accounts and provided further that the financial

capability of such companies (of which accounts are being merged in the consolidated accounts)shall not be considered again for the purpose of evaluation of the Bid.

10.3 In case of the Bid being submitted by a Bidding Company, the financial criteria can be met either by theBidding Company and/or by the Affiliate(s) of such Bidding Company.

10.4 In case of the Bid being submitted by a Consortium, the financial criteria shall be met collectively bythose Members in the Bidding Consortium who have and shall continue to have equity share of at least26% (twenty six percent) each in the SPV, for a period as specified in the DFA.

To meet the financial criteria, the Lead Member can take recourse to the credentials of its Affiliate(s).However, any Member of the Consortium, other than the Lead Member, is required to meet all financialqualification requirements on its own and is not permitted to use the credentials of its Affiliate(s).

10.5 Bidder shall furnish details, in support of its meeting the financial criteria as specified in Clause 10.2 ofthis RFP, in the prescribed format as per Annexure VI and documentary evidence duly certified by any

full time director on the Board of the Company and the statutory auditor of the Financially EvaluatedEntity.

10.6 Authorization for use of financial criteria shall have to be provided from its Affiliate(s) as perAnnexure-VII, in cases where the Bidding Company or Lead Member of the Consortium has used the financialcredentials of its Affiliate(s). The financial credentials of a particular Company shall not be used by morethan one Bidder or Lead Member of the Consortium.

10.7 The determination of the relationship of the Affiliate(s) with the Bidding Company or with the LeadMember of the Consortium shall be on the day seven (7) days prior to the Bid Deadline. Documentaryevidence to establish such relationship shall be furnished by the Bidder along with the Technical Bid. TheBidding Company or the Lead Member shall have to provide information and documents establishing its

relationship with such Financially Evaluated Entity(ies), including details about the equity shareholdingbetween them as perAnnexure- IX.

10.8 If the Financially Evaluated Entity is an entity other than the Bidding Company or Lead Member in aBidding Consortium, the Bidding Company or Lead Member, relying on such Financially EvaluatedEntity, will have to submit a legally binding undertaking supported by a board resolution as perAnnexure-VIII from the Financially Evaluated Entity, that all the equity investment obligations of theBidding Company or the Lead Member of the Consortium shall be deemed to be equity investment

obligations of the Financially Evaluated Entity(ies), and in the event of any default, the same shall be met by such Financially Evaluated Entity(ies). This legally binding undertaking, supported by a boardresolution, shall be provided by the Bidder.


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10.9 Notwithstanding anything stated above, the Distribution Licensee reserves the right to verify theauthenticity of the documents submitted for meeting the Qualification Requirements and request for any

additional information. The Distribution Licensee reserves the right at its sole discretion to contact theBidders bank and verify the Bidders information, including the project reference, for the purpose of

qualification. For this purpose, the Bidder shall give a necessary authorization letter as per the format inAnnexure-XI of this RFP.

10.10 Strict adherence to the formats wherever specified, is required. Wherever, information has been sought inspecified formats, the Bidder shall refrain

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