Invitation to Bid: Rehabilitation of Steam Boilers for Kaduna Refining and Petrochemical Company Ltd. (KRPC)
Kaduna Refining and Petrochemical Company (KRPC Ltd)
A Subsidiary of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)
Invitation to Bid: Rehabilitation of Steam Boilers for KRPC
Introduction:
Kaduna Refinery has five IHI (Japan) type steam boilers, each with a capacity of 120 Metric Tons/hr@ a design pressure of 44kg/cm2.
These boilers were commissioned in 1980 and now are due for complete Refurbishment. We do wish to take advantage of improvements in burner design, tube materials, operating systems, instrumentation and control that is Distributed Control System compliant.
The refinery would like a technical review of these boilers with recommendations to improve efficiency, safety and operability
Purpose of the Project:
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (“NNPC”) wishes to carry out a comprehensive programme of Rehabilitation of Steam Boilers.
Scope of Work:
The scope of work includes, but not limited to the procurement and delivery of materials including special tools, installation (disconnection and dismantling of parts to be replaced as well as disconnection and re-installation of such parts which have to be removed to allow the rehabilitation works to proceed even if they are not to be replaced), inspection, re-tubing, pressure testing, radiography, pre-commissioning/commissioning, start-up and acceptance testing after mechanical completion and two years’ operating spare parts.
Collection of Bid Documents:
All companies wishing to express their interest to bid for this project shall collect the tender documents upon payment of a non-refundable bid fee of N500, 000.00 (Five hundred thousand naira only) with a Bank Draft to the KRPC.
Qualification Requirements for the Bidders:
By this publication, the KRPC hereby invites competent, reputable and experienced Engineering Contractors to bid for the required services. Interested companies should submit competitive Commercial bid with Technical bid documents detailing their Company’s capabilities, relevant experience and financial status. Potential contractors (with relevant experience only) will have an advantage over others upon submission of the following documents (failure to do so leads to automatic disqualification):
(i.) Evidence of incorporation in Nigeria.
(ii.) Full details of company profile including Nigeria Shareholding, Certificates of Incorporation, certified true copies of Memorandum and Articles of Association and Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) form C.07 in Nigeria, complete with authorised signatures attested by Board resolution by directors in case of limited liability company or an attested copy by the shareholders of the company in case of partnership firm by approved notary.
(iii.) In case of Joint venture, agreements if any should be legally/technically valid and certified true copy should be enclosed and separately sent by the Joint venture partner from offshore direct to the MD, KRPC confirming the interest and validity of Joint venture from country of Joint venture by registered post.
(iv.) Proof of Company’s financial capabilities, including audited accounts for the last three- (3) years, along with corresponding tax clearance certificates (Yearly Turnover of about N1.5Billion for the last three years).
(v.) Copy of current Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) registration certificate in relevant category to operate as a contractor in the oil industry
(vi.) Certificate of current registration with NIPEX.
(vii.) Bank reference(s) from reputable bank (s).
(viii.) Value Added Tax (VAT) registration and evidence of past VAT remittance.
(ix.) Organizational structure and available work force (with proposed organisational chart for this specific project and verifiable CVs with relevant experience).
(x.) Company’s CASHES and QA/QC policy including proposed plan for this specific project.
(xi.) Relevant and verifiable cognate experience with NNPC, or other organizations, on similar work involving welding and fabrication in the past five (5) years stating the:
(a.) Title of project (s)
(b.) Brief description of project (s)
(c.) Client(s)
(d.) Scope of work performed
(e.) Date of award of contract(s)/contract value
(f.) Contractual period for execution of project
(g.) Actual period of execution/completion certificates
(h.) Reasons for discrepancies between (f) & (g) above if any
(i.) Nature of contract (fixed lump sum, reimbursable, etc).
(j.) Name and address of a referee in Client Company for each project indicated (provide telephone numbers, fax and e-mail address for quick reference).
(xii.) Proposed delivery and payment terms for the work or project
(xiii.) Nigerian Content:
(a.) Evidence of presence in Nigeria
(b.) Plan indicating utilization of Nigerian Materials, goods, Services and Manpower including COREN certified personnel.
(c.) Established presence in Nigeria including investment(s) and plan for training /transfer of technology to Nigerians.
(xiv.) Any additional information that would enhance the potentials of the company.
(xv.) Only proposals from relevant experienced Engineering and construction firms with financial capability and sound technical knowledge shall be considered for commercial evaluation.
Two copies of each (technical and commercial) bid documents which shall be sealed and marked “CONFIDENTIAL”, should reach the address given below, not later than April 1st 2015. The closing date is 31st March, 2015 at 4:00pm.
Corporate Headquarters,
GGM GMMD/SAP, NNPC Towers,
Central Business District,
Herbert Marculey Way, Abuja, Nigeria.
Important Information:
You should provide KRPC with a letter of Authority to investigate all claims made especially as it relates to your previous relevant experiences.
Please note the following;
- The commercial bids of any company that failed to satisfy technical bid conditions will not be opened for evaluation and therefore stand disqualified.
- KRPC reserves absolute discretion and right to either accept or reject any documents and it shall not be required to assign a reason for refusal to open your bid or to enter any correspondence concerning the selection of any contractor for the services.
- All cost incurred by you as a result of this bidding exercise and any subsequent request for information shall be, at your expense.
- The inspection of the job at KRPC site commences from March 11th 2015 on Tuesdays & Thursdays (between 10am to 3pm) within the first two weeks.
- All the interested companies shall pay a non-refundable bid fee of N500,000.00 (Five Hundred thousand Naira only) to collect the bid documents.
- The Bidding exercise and any related process neither creates any commitment by KRPC nor establishes any legal relationship.
