Tender Opportunity: Provision of Rope Access Services on Agbami FPSO at Star Deep Water Petroleum Limited
Star Deep Water Petroleum Limited
A Chevron Company
Operator of the Agbami Unit (OML 127/128)
Tender Opportunity: Provision of Rope Access Services on Agbami FPSO
NipeX No.: 2200128
Introduction
Star Deep Water Petroleum Limited invites interested and prequalified companies for this tender opportunity for rope access services on Agbami FPSO (Floating, Production, Storage and Offloading) Vessel. The contract shall be a call-out contract. The work location shall be within Agbami Field Operations.
Scope of Work/Service Requirements
The scope of work shall include but not limited to the following:
- Mobilization and demobilization of rope access crew (personnel), to provide conventional inspection services which includes Visual inspection of remote meters, leak finding, remote flange make-up activities, coating, fabric maintenance, ultrasonic tests, magnetic particles tests, eddy current tests, long range ultrasonic inspections, profile radiography, sand blasting, chipping and painting, remote electrical and instrumentation equipment maintenance.
- Provide two rope access teams which will comprise of IRATA certified and trained rope access technicians. The make-up of the team will be specified by Company as determined by operational needs.
- Mobilization and demobilization of electrically qualified personnel to access remote electrical fitting, electronic instrumentation, or other components which require an electrical background.
- Mobilization and demobilization of IRATA certified rope access technicians with specialist skills, such as ASME Section IX, certified welders and/or ASNT Level 2 NDT technicians.
- Supply, Mobilization and demobilization of tools and equipment required for safe and complete execution of work described herein.
- Supply and transportation of Contractor’s consumables and equipment to Company’s Warri, Lagos or Port Harcourt (Onne) dock sites for Company’s Haulage/ transportation to site.
Contract Award Strategy:
- Contract shall be a call-out contract and will be awarded to only one (1) Contractor.
- Proposed contract duration is two (2) years + one (1) year option of renewal.
- Contract split will be 60% US Dollars, 40% Nigerian Naira.
Mandatory Tender Requirements:
(1) To be eligible for this tender exercise, interested contractors are required to be pre – qualified in the 3.05.16, (Rope Access Services) Category A, B, C or D in NipeX Joint Qualification System (NJQS) database. All successfully pre-qualified suppliers in this category by the bid close date will receive Invitation to Technical Tender (ITT).
(2) Please note that interested bidders including their sub-contractor(s) shall be required to:
(A) Meet all NJQS mandatory requirements to be listed as “Prequalified” for a category in the NJQS database.
(B) Meet all Nigerian Content requirements stated in this advert in their responses to the Invitation to Technical Tender.
Failure to meet the Nigerian Content requirements is a “FATAL FLAW”).
(3) To determine if you are pre-qualified and view the product/service category you are listed for: Open www.nipexng.com and access NJQS with your log in details, Click on continue Joint Qualification Scheme tool, Click check my supplier status, click supplier product group.
(4) If you are not listed in a product/service category you are registered with DPR to do business, contact NipeX office at 30, Oyinkan Abayomi Street, Ikoyi Lagos with your DPR certificate as evidence for verification and necessary update.
(5) To initiate and complete the NJQS prequalification process, access www.nipexng.com to download the application form, make necessary payments and contact NipeX office for further action.
- Bidders who for the purpose of this bid process enter into a JV, Partnership, Consortiums, etc with another bidder bidding this tender will be disqualified.
- All costs incurred in preparing and processing NJQS prequalification shall be to the contractor’s accounts.
- This advertisement shall neither be construed as any form of commitment on the part of Star Deep to award any contract to any company and or associated companies, sub-contractors or agents, nor shall it entitle prequalified companies to make any claims whatsoever, and/or seek any indemnity from Star Deep and or any of its partners by virtue of such companies having been prequalified in NJQS.
- The tendering process shall be the NNPC contracting process requiring pre-qualified companies to submit technical tenders first. Following a technical review, only technically and financially qualified contractors will be requested to submit commercial tenders.
- Star Deep will communicate only with authorized officers of the pre-qualifying companies and NOT through individuals or Agents.
Nigerian Content Requirements:
Star Deep Water Petroleum Limited is committed to the development of the Nigerian Oil and Gas business in compliance with the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry Content Development Act 2010 (NOGICD Act) enacted by the Federal Government of-Nigeria in April 2010.
Pursuant to enactment of the NOGICD Act, the minimum Nigerian Content in any project, service or product specification to be executed in the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry shall be consistent with the level set in the schedule of the Act and any other target as may be directed by the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB).
Contractors shall comply with the provisions of the NOGICD Act and all applicable regulations. Bidders that do not meet the Nigerian Content criterion will not be allowed to participate in next Tender Stage.
The following are the Nigerian Content requirements bidders are expected to comply with in their technical bid submission.
(A) Demonstrate that the entity is a Nigerian Registered Company, or Nigerian Registered Company as the contracting entity in genuine alliance or joint venture with foreign company with details on scope and responsibilities of parties for this work. Such companies must show evidence of joint venture binding agreement duly signed by the CEO of both companies including evidence or plans of physical operational presence and set-up in Nigeria.
(B) Furnish details of company ownership and shareholding structure. Also submit clear photocopies of your CAC Forms C02 and C07.
(C) Provide evidence of what percentage of your key management positions is held by Nigerians and what percentage of the total workforce are Nigerians. Also, show overall percentage of work to be performed by Nigerian resources relative to total work volume.
(D) Provide a Nigerian Content Plan providing a detailed description of the role, work scope, man-hours and responsibilities of all Nigerian companies and personnel that would be involved in executing the work. Also provide details of Nigerian Content focal point or manager.
(E) State proposed total scope of work to be conducted by Nigerian personnel (whether contracted directly or under subcontract agreements) with names and addresses including evidences of well-equipped offices and workshop; attach past experience of such patronage.
(F) Specific to this project, provide detailed plan for staff training and development on engineering, project management and procurement (including all software to be used, number of personnel, name of organization providing such training and evidence of past training record) for Nigerian personnel including description of any specific programs in place for transfer of technology and skills to indigenous businesses and Nigerians over the next five (5) years.
(G) Provide evidence of domiciliation of project management and procurement centers in Nigeria with physical addresses (not P.O. Box).
(H) Location of in-country facilities (Equipment, storage, workshops, repair & maintenance facilities and, testing facilities.
(I) Contractor must be willing and able to provide evidence of maximization of made in Nigeria goods and services.
(J) Provide details on any other Nigerian Content initiative your company is involved in.
(K) Provide evidence of MOU with OGTAN registered trainer to conduct classroom module of training and on the job attachment.
(L) Provide human capacity building development plan including budget which must be minimum 10% of project man-hours or cost. Training will be targeted at developing capacity other than bidder’s personnel. Trainees will be nominated from a database maintained by NCDMB and the services of OGTAN registered trainers utilized to cover classroom modules.
(M) Provide details equipment ownership (Evidence of 50% ownership shall be required for the Onshore EPCI scope).
(N) Bidders (Vendors, Original Equipment, Manufacturers-OEMs, and EPC Contractors) are required to present Nigerian Content Equipment Certificate (NCEC) issued by Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (or evidence of application for the certificate) in respect of any components, spares, equipment, systems and packages to be used in the proposed project under tender.
(O) All Bidders for a project/contract/service with a completion period of 12 months or more are required to submit as part of the Nigerian Content requirement, a signed Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between it and one of the research and development (R&D) Clusters established by the Nigerian Content Development & Monitoring Board (NCDMB). The MOA shall be relevant to the contract and shall indicate how the Bidder intends to use the relevant R&D Clusters during project execution.
Close Date
Only tenderers who are registered with NJQS Product/Category 3.05.16, (Rope Access Services) by 4:00 pm, 10th March, 2015 being the advert close date shall be invited to submit technical bid.
Please note the following:
(1) Suppliers eligible for this tender opportunity are expected to be prequalified in NJQS under this product/service category.
(2) The Invitation to Tender (ITT) and any further progression of this tender shall be via NipeX.
(3) All costs incurred in preparing and processing NJQS prequalification shall be to the contractor’s accounts.
(4) This advertisement shall neither be construed as any form of commitment on the part of Star Deep Water Petroleum Limited to award any contract to any company and or associated companies, sub-contractors or agents, nor shall it entitle prequalified companies to make any claims whatsoever, and/or seek any indemnity from Star Deep Water Petroleum Limited and or any of its partners by virtue of such companies having been prequalified in NJQS.
(5) The tendering process shall be the NNPC contracting process requiring pre-qualified companies to submit technical tenders first. Following a technical review, only technically and financially qualified contractors will be requested to submit commercial tenders.
(6) Star Deep Water Petroleum Limited will communicate only with authorized officers of the pre-qualifying companies and NOT through individuals or Agents.
Please visit NipeX portal at www.nipexng.com for this advert and other information
Star Deep Water (a Chevron Corporation affiliate) is the operator of the Agbami Field. Other participants are Famfa Oil Limited, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). Texaco Nigeria Outer Shelf Inc. (a Chevron Corporation affiliate),
Statoil Nigeria Limited, and Petroleum Brasileiro Nigeria Limited.
2 Chevron Drive, Lekki Peninsula, P.M.B. 12825, Lagos
