NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEAN TECHNOLOGY IIT Campus, Chennai - 600 036, India

National Insitute of Ocean Technology (NIOT) is an autonomous institution under the Department of Ocean Development, Government of India, engaged in the development and demonstration of technology in the area of ocean sciences.

NIOT has a program to design, build and operate a 1 MW floating Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) plant off Kulasekarapatnam in Tamilnadu. The project is expected to go on stream in October 2000. For this project NIOT invites offers from manufacturers for the design, manufacture and supply and commissioning of the following:

Sl.No.	Description	Due Date	Cost of Tender Document & Fee
1.	Travelling Water Screen Ref: NIOT/S&P/687/99-2000/OTEC	02-02-2000	Rs.500/-
2.	Chlorine Generator & Dosing System Ref: NIOT/S&P/688/99-2000/OTEC	02-02-2000	Rs.500/-
3.	Nitrogen Manifold and Storage Cylinders Ref: NIOT/S&P/689/99-2000/OTEC	04-02-2000	Rs.250/-
4.	Deployment of 1m dia HDPE Seawater Pipes of 1000m length at OTEC site 50 km off Tuticorn shore Ref: NIOT/S&P/690/99-2000/OTEC	04-02-2000	Rs.1000/-
5.	AC variable speed Invertor for pump drive Ref: NIOT/S&P/691/99-2000/OTEC	07-02-2000	Rs.1000/-
6.	Power cum Motor Control Center Ref: NIOT/S&P/692/99-2000/OTEC	07-02-2000	Rs.1000/-
7.	Valves for Seawater System and Ammonia Service Ref: NIOT/S&P/693/99-2000/OTEC	07-02-2000	Rs.1000/-

Those interested in quoting for the above may obtain Tender details of the requirement from NIOT from 12th January 2000 to 31st January 2000 by mail/e-mail/fax. The detailed specifications will also be available in the following Websites.

Quotations in the completed form should reach NIOT office by mail on or before the due date given against the respective item.

Unless otherwise stated all items are to be certified by Indian Registrar of Shipping (IRS).

Pre-bid meeting will be held for the DCS System & Instrumentation (refer our previous advertisement dt. 23rd December'99) at our office on 12th January 2000, 10 a.m. IST.

Pre-qualification:

• 1.The bidder should have executed similar works for a value not less than 85% of the estimated cost in single order during the last five years.

• 2.The bidder should have average annual turnover of not less than the estimated cost for the last three years.

• 3. The bidder should have supplied, installed, tested and commissioned, similar equipment mentioned in this enquiry specification and should have successful operation for minimum of two years.

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