Tender Opportunity: Provision of Information Technology Infrastructure Hardware Procurement and Installation at Chevron Nigeria Limited
Chevron Nigeria Limited
R.C. 6135
Operator of the NNPC / Chevron Joint Venture
Tender Opportunity: Provision of Information Technology Infrastructure Hardware Procurement and Installation
NipeX Tender No – 0300369
(1) Introduction
Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL), on behalf of its co-venturer (Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), invites interested and prequalified companies for this tender opportunity for the delivery and installation of IT Infrastructure assets types, as listed below, in all company locations in Nigeria for our IT Infrastructure assets upgrade and refresh (Life Cycle Management) program. The proposed contract term is 2 (two) years with an option of 1 (one) year extension.
(2) Scope of work
The scope of work for the services includes, but not limited to, the supply and installation of the following:
(a) HP Desktops, Workstations, Servers, Printers and Scanners
(b) Lenovo laptops, Zinox, Speedstar, Omatek desktops and laptops
(c) Hitachi Storage Solutions, Network Appliances Storage Solution and EMC Storage solutions
(d) Business applications, Microsoft licenses, VMWare Products
(e) Cisco Switches, Routers and telepresence equipment
(f) Riverbed Steelhead Accelerators and Juniper products
(g) Motorola radios, conventional and flunking on YH, HF and UHF bands
(h) Aviat Microwave radio equipment
(I) Palo Alto security appliances
(3) Mandatory Tender Requirements;
(A) To be eligible for this tender exercise, interested bidders are required to be prequalified in the following product codes:
(a) 1.14.01: Computer Hardware – Work Stations (PCs and UNIX)
(b) 1.14.02: Computer Hardware – Servers (PCs UNIX)
(c) 1.14.03: Computer Hardware – Mainframe (CPUs, Storage and other Mainframe Equipment and Accessories).
(c) 1.14.04: Computer Peripherals (VDUs, Printers and other Peripherals)
(e) 1.14,05; Communication Equipment and Accessories (Routers, Modems, HUBs. cables etc.)
(f) 1.14.20: Telecommunication Equipment and Systems (PABXs, Telephone Equipment, Telex/Telefax, Accessories etc.)
(g) 1.14.21:Audio/Video Equipment and Accessories and in Categories A & B of the NipeX Joint Qualification System (NJQS) database.
All successfully pre-qualified bidders in these categories by the bid close date will receive an Invitation to Technical Tender (ITT).
(B) Please note that interested bidders, including their proposed sub-contractor(s), shall be required to:
(I) Meet all JQS mandatory requirements to be listed as “PREQUALIFIED”
for a category in the JQS database.
(II) Meet all Nigerian Content requirements stated in this advert in their
responses to the ITT
(C) To determine if your company is pre-qualified and view the product/service category your company is listed for: Open www.nipexng.com and access NJQS with your company login details, click on continue Joint Qualification Scheme tool, click check my supplier status and then click supplier product group.
(D) If your company is not listed in this product/service category, and your company is registered with DPR to do business for this category, please contact NipeX office at 30, Oyinkan Abayomi drive, Ikoyi Lagos with your company’s DPR certificate as evidence for verification and necessary update.
(E) To initiate and complete the JQS prequalification process, access www.nipexng.com to download the application form, make necessary payments and contact NipeX office for further action.
(4) Nigerian Content
Chevron Nigeria Limited is committed to the development of the Nigerian Oil and Gas business in accordance 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).
Interested bidders 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 a Nigerian registered company in genuine alliance or joint venture with a foreign company with details on the scope of the alliance or joint venture and responsibilities of the parties for this work. Such companies must show evidence of a binding joint venture agreement duly signed by the CEO of both companies including evidence or plans for physical operational presence and set-up in Nigeria
(B) Furnish details of company ownership and shareholding structure. Also submit clear photocopies of your C AC Forms C02 and C07 Provide evidence of the percentage of 1) key management positions that are held by Nigerians and 2) total work force that are Nigerians. Also, show overall percentage of work to be performed by Nigerian resources relative to total work volume.
(C) Provide a Nigerian Content Plan with a detailed description of the role, work scope, man-hours and responsibilities of all Nigerian companies and personnel that will be involved in executing the work. Also provide details of Nigerian Content contact or manager.
(D) State proposed total scope of work to be performed by Nigerian personnel (whether contracted directly or under subcontract agreements) with names and addresses including evidence of well-equipped offices and workshop; attach past experience of such patronage.
(F) Specific to this tender opportunity, provide a 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 and maintenance facilities and, testing facilities).
(I) Interested bidders 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 any Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Oil and Gas Trainers Association of Nigeria (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 a minimum 10% of project man-hours or 3% of cost. Training must 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 of equipment ownership.
(N) Interested bidders are required to present Nigerian Content Equipment Certificate (NCEC) issued by NCDMB (or evidence of application for the certificate) in respect of any components, spares, equipments, systems and packages to be used in the proposed project under tender.
(O) All interested bidders 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 NCDMB. The MOA shall be relevant to the project and shall indicate how the bidder intends to use the relevant R&D clusters during project execution.
(5) Closing Date;
Only bidders who are registered with NJQS Product Codes and Categories as listed in 3A above by 4:00pm on July 1st 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 the required product/service categories.
(2) The ITT and any further progression of this tender shall be via NipeX.
(3) All costs incurred by interested bidders in preparing and processing NJQS prequalification shall be solely for the interested bidders’ accounts.
(4) This advertisement shall neither be construed as any form of commitment on the part of CNL 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 CNL 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 bidders will be requested to submit commercial tenders.
(6) CNL will communicate only with authorized officers of the pre-qualifying companies and NOT through individuals or Agents.
Please visit the NipeX portal at www.nipexng.com for this advert and other information.
Management
Chevron Nigeria Limited, 2 Chevron
Drive, Lekki Peninsula, P.M.B, 12825, Lagos
