225C, A. J. C. Bose Road, 5th Floor, Kolkata: 700 020

Phone No. (00-91-33) 2287 0568/7557/9627. Fax : (00-91-33)2281 3089/2287 8547

Website:

Invitation for Expression of Interest (EOI) for

Project Management Services

EOI reference: MSTC/ CP/ SHREDDING PLANT/2011-2012/01.

Last date of submission of offers 10-4-2012 at 2:30 PM.

Invitation forExpression of Interest (EOI) for

Project ManagementServices

This EOI is for advisory services of Reputed Consultant Firms for project management unit for setting up an auto shredder plant facility by MSTC Ltd.

1. Background

MSTC Ltd. a MINI RATNA CATEGORY-1, Public Sector Enterprise under the administrative control of Ministry of Steel, Government of India.

It was basically an organisation designed to render services to segment of steel industries. We were canalising agency for import of a number of steel scrap items viz., CSMS, old vessels for demolition, stainless steel scrap etc. We were also used to cater the integrated steel plants for disposal of their scrap items. During early 80s we expanded our activity for disposal of scrap and other items from different PSU and govt. Departments.

MSTC has been contributing to the metals and scrap trading arena in India by specializing in international trade of ferrous scrap and also by undertaking the marketing of ferrous and miscellaneous scrap. Today MSTC is the major importer of ferrous scrap in the country. In the domestic front we have also modernized mode of disposal. With the expansion of e-commerce we have introduced e-auction a total web based solution. We have our own portal In the last financial year our turn over was Rs.1820 cr.

2. Objectives

One major source of scrap metal for recycling is vehicles which have out-lived the useful age. Shredded scrap is a vital raw material in the secondary steel making process. But inIndia, tapping this resource is not being done in an efficient manner now. Currently, in India, scrappedvehicles and other miscellaneous items are broken down mostly by hand in unhygienic set-ups leading to environmental hazards. It is to address these issues thatan automobile shredding plant is envisaged for recycling scrap metal economically and in anenvironment-friendly manner.

3. Scope of Work

In order to execute the activities, MSTC Ltd. seeks support of Reputed Consultant Firms. The consultants may form consortium with other firm having experience in project implementation. The consultants shall outline the plan to assist and / or join in the following job:

a)Assistance in land purchase.

b)Human Resource Strategy.

c)Bid process management for appointment of technical consultants.

d)Bid process management for appointment of vendors for supply of auto shredding plant and other ancillary units.

e)Sourcing and supply chain plan for raw materials

f)Formulation of Business Plan from Raw Materials to the sale of finished products.

g)Develop a financing plan in consonance with the business plan.

h)Project management unit support for monitoring progress

The Consultants have a specific responsibility to ensure that the work is designed, erected and commissioned by the contractor / supplier in accordancewith international/ national engineering standards, and are constructed to the prescribed quality inaccordance with the specifications, bidding documents, and quality assurance systems. Theconsultants will work in close coordination with MSTC and will also beresponsible for preparation of Reports (including Program Completion Report) in the prescribedformat .

NOTE:

The Consultant Firms which will be selected shall not be eligible to participate in the tender for appointment of Technical Consultant.

4. Eligibility Criteria

Expression of interest is invited from Consultant Firmshaving following experience/capabilities:

a)Annual turnover of `100 crore or more in each of the years FY 08-09, FY 09-10 and FY 10-11.

b)Experience of assisting & running complex project management units, Eg. Experience in execution, erection, implementation and setting up of an auto shredded plant /steel plant / or any other plant related to steel industry in India or abroad.

c)Experience in Assistance in execution of bid processes and other derivatives.

d)Having offices in India.

The Indian subsidiary of any foreign company who is participating in the tender based on the credentials of the foreign company shall produce a MOU/ authorization certificate/ letter of support from the parent company at the time of RFQ to the effect that the bidder is an Indian subsidiary company and that they will provide all necessary technical assistance to the Indian subsidiary for entire duration of the project.

5. Respondent Companies toSubmit the Following Documents

a)Company Profile along with turnover details & income tax return for the last three years(2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-2011).

b)Certificate of Incorporation,Service Tax certificate.

c)Undertaking to execute the work on back to back terms and conditions of the MSTC Ltd.

d)If a firm considers that it does not have all the expertise for the Assignment, it may obtain a full range of expertise by associating with individual consultant(s) and/or other firms or entities in consortium or sub-consultancy, as appropriate. Proof of association as applicable should be submitted at the time of request for quote (RFQ).

e) The bidder shall submit a letter of undertaking that they are not under blacklist of the Central/ any of the State Governments in India or any Financial Institution in India.

Applicant is free to submit additional information. Short-listing will be based primarily on an evaluation of information submitted.

6. Earnest Money Deposit

No Earnest Money deposit is required at this stage.

7. Validity of Offer

The tenderer shall keep the offer open for a minimum period of 90 (Ninety) days, from the date of opening of tender. Within that period the tenderer can not withdraw his offer subject to the period being extended further, if required, by mutual agreement from time to time.

8. Submission of Offers

Last date for submission of EOI is2:30 pm on10th April 2012.

All offers in the prescribed forms should be submitted before the time and date fixed for the receipt of the offers. Offers received after the stipulated time and date will be summarily rejected.

In case the date of opening happens to be a holiday, the tender will be received and opened at the same time on the next working day.

All offers shall be either type written or written neatly in indelible ink in English. Each page of the offer must be numbered consecutively. A reference to total number of pages comprising the offer must be made at the top right hand corner of the top page. The supporting documents should be submitted either in original or duly signed by the authorized signatory of the tenderer. The original documents shall be produced for verification when called for.

All copies of the tender papers shall be signed in ink by the tenderer, on each page including closing page in token of his having studied the tender papers carefully.

Bids may be submitted in sealed covers within the due date mentioned in the tender (EOI) no. etc in the following address: -

Assistant General Manager (Corporate Planning)

MSTC Limited

225-C, 5th Floor, Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Road,

Kolkata: 700 020 (India)

9. Evaluationof Offer

The offers received will be evaluated and short listed. Short-listing will be based primarily on an evaluation of information submitted.

However, MSTC reserves the right to accept or reject any offer without assigning any reason.

Short-listed vendors will be asked to participate in RFQ.

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Formats For

Submitting EOI Application

Instruction to Bidders:

a) Applicant is required to submit its typed/ printed EoI application in the given“Format for EoI Application”

b) Details of project(s)/experience should be provided strictly in the “Format for EOI

Application”.

c) In case of consortium, name of lead member and consortium member should be provided.

d) Details of Contact person with address/contact details should be provided.

e) No Applicant, applying individually or as a member of a Consortium, can bemember of another Applicant/ Consortium.

f) The member of consortium shall form an appropriate Special Purpose Vehicle(SPV) to execute the project, if project is awarded to the consortium.

g) Each page of EOI Application shall be signed by the duly authorized Signatory of

the Applicant (Lead Member in the case of Consortium) and shall be legallybinding on all the members of the Consortium.

i) All witnesses and sureties shall be person of status and probity and their fullnames and addresses shall be stated below their signature. All signatures in theApplication documents shall be dated.

Expression of Interest

EOI is for advisory services of Reputed Consultancy Firms for project management unit for setting up an auto shredder plant facility by MSTC Ltd.

Letter of Application

(To be submitted with EOI Application by Applicant (Lead Member in the case of Consortium)

To,

The Assistant General Manager (Corporate Planning)

MSTC LIMITED

(A Government of IndiaEnterprise )

225-C, 5th FLOOR, ACHARYA JAGADISH CHANDRA BOSE ROAD,

KOLKATA : 700 020 (INDIA)

Sub: - Submission of Expression of Interest (EOI) for advisory services of Reputed Management Consultants Firms for project management unit for setting up an auto shredder plant facility by MSTC Ltd.

Sir,

With reference to the above invitation for Expression of Interest (EoI), we haveexamined and understood the instructions, terms and conditions provided in Invitationfor EoI. We hereby enclose our EoI Application in the prescribed format as mentioned inInvitation for EoI.

We confirm that we agree with the instructions, terms and conditions provided inInvitation for EoI. The undersigned declares that the statements made and theinformation provided in the duly completed application are complete, true, and correctin very detail.We also understand that MSTC Limited is not bound to accept

the offer either in part or in full. If MSTC Limited rejects the offer in full or in part, it

may do so without assigning any reasons thereof.

Yours faithfully,

Authorized Signatory (of Lead Member in case of Consortium)

(Name & Designation, seal of the firm)

Date:

Place:

A. General Information

1. NAME AND LEGAL STATUS OF APPLICANT:
Name of Applicant (Lead Member in the
case of Consortium)
Legal Status of Applicant (Natural
Person/Company/Non-Profit Trust/
Society/Section 25 Company/ Any Other
Specify)
2. WHETHER APPLICANT IS SINGLE ENTITY / CONSORTIUM: Please Specify?
(In case of Consortium, letter(s) of association signed by all members, specifying the Lead
Member)
3. CONTACT DETAILS OF APPLICANT (LEAD MEMBER IN CASE OF CONSORTIUM):
Name of the Authorized Contact Person
Postal Address
Telephone Number(s)
Mobile No.
Fax No.
Email ID
Website
4. NAME AND LEGAL STATUS OF OTHER MEMBERS (IN CASE OF
CONSORTIUM)
(To be filled by each member of the Consortium)
Name of Other Member (in the case of
Consortium)
Legal Status of Other Member (Natural
Person/Company/Non-Profit Trust/
Society/Section 25 Company/ Any Other
Specify)

5. Contact Details of Other Members (In Case of Consortium):

(To be filled by each member of the Consortium)

Name of the Authorized Contact Person
Postal Address
Telephone Number(s)
Mobile No.
Fax No.
Email ID
Website

6. Organizational Profiles:

(For each member of Consortium )

7. Certified Copy of Certification of Registration/ Incorporation:

(For each member of Consortium )

8. Background of Promoters:

(For each member of Consortium )

9. Management Structure:

(For each member of Consortium )

B. Financial Capability (of Applicant /Lead Member)

Financial Capability (For last 3 Years) / Turnover ( In ` Crore)
2008-09 / 2009 -10 / 2010-11
Single Entity Applicant or the Lead Member of Consortium

Annexure- I

Format for Power of Attorney for Signing ofApplication

Know all men by these presents, We…………………………………………….. (name of the firmand address of the registered office) do hereby irrevocably constitute, nominate,appoint and authorize Mr/ Ms (name), …………………… who is presently employed with us,the Single Entity Applicant / the Lead Member of our Consortium and holding theposition of ……………………………. , as our true and lawful attorney (hereinafter referred toas the “Attorney”) to do in our name and on our behalf, all such acts, deeds and thingsas are necessary or required in connection with or incidental to submission of ourExpression of Interest (EoI) for advisory services of for project management unit for setting up an auto shredder plant facility by MSTC Ltd. including but not limited to signing and submission of allapplications, bids and other documents and writings, participate in Pre-Applications andother conferences and providing information/ responses to the Authority, representingus in all matters before the Authority, signing and execution of all contracts includingthe Concession Agreement and undertakings consequent to acceptance of our bid, andgenerally dealing with the Authority in all matters in connection with or relating to orarising out of our bid for the said Project and/ or upon award thereof to us and/or tillthe entering into of the Concession Agreement with the Authority.

AND we hereby agree to ratify and confirm and do hereby ratify and confirm all acts,

deeds and things done or caused to be done by our said Attorney pursuant to and in

exercise of the powers conferred by this Power of Attorney and that all acts, deeds and

things done by our said Attorney in exercise of the powers hereby conferred shall and

shall always be deemed to have been done by us.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF WE, …………………, THE ABOVE NAMED PRINCIPAL HAVE

EXECUTED THIS POWER OF ATTORNEY ON THIS ……… DAY OF ………., 20......

For …………………………..

(Signature, name, designation and address)

Witnesses:

1.

2.

(Notarised)

Accepted

……………………………

(Signature) (Name, Title and Address of the Attorney)

Notes:

To be executed by the Single Applicant or the Lead Member in case of a

Consortium as the case may be.

The mode of execution of the Power of Attorney should be in accordance with the

procedure, if any, laid down by the applicable law and the charter documents of the executants(s) and when it is so required, the same should be under commonseal affixed in accordance with the required procedure.

Wherever required, the Applicant should submit for verification the extract of the

charter documents and documents such as a board or shareholders’ resolution/power of attorney in favour of the person executing this Power of Attorney forthe delegation of power hereunder on behalf of the Applicant.

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