NIGERIAN PORTS AUTHORITY
26/28 MARINA LAGOS
www.nigerianports.gov.ng
PUBLIC NOTICE NO: 4116
PRE-QUALIFICATION FOR THE ENGAGEMENT OF COMPETENT SHIPYARDS (DOCKYARDS) ON RETAINERSHIP FOR ROUTINE AND BREAKDOWN REPAIR OF THE AUTHORITY’S FLEET OF MARINE VESSELS- INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVE BIDDING
A. INTRODUCTION
The Nigerian Ports Authority currently has a global fleet of forty-two (42 Nos.) vessels and crafts which comprise Dredgers, Dumb Barge Tug Boats, Pilot Cutters, Launchers as well as Push and Pull Tugs rendering various services such as dredging, towage, pilotage surveys and other logistic services. These Vessels and Crafts must be maintained tor optimal operational efficiency, in line with Manufacturers’ recommendations and as per the International Association of Classification Society (IACS) requirement for those in class.
Consequently,
reputable and competent Shipyards(Dockyards) are hereby requested to
submit Prequalification documents for routine and breakdown repair of
the Authority’s vessels and crafts on Retainership contract basis
S/N LOCATION Lot 1 Western Port 1 2 Eastern Port 2
Bidders are not allowed to bid for more than one (1) lot
B. SCOPES OF WORKS
The scope Services shall include but not limited to the following:
(a) Breakdown maintenance
(b) Dry docking/Survey
To be carried out by shore staff in-situ on board the ship or at a
Shipyard/Dockyard. The Shipyard/Dockyard must be either of the
following: Graving Dock; Floating Dock, Slipway, Syncrolift
More information on the scope of services is contained in the Request for Proposals to be issued to pre-qualified firms
C. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
Interested companies should submit bound bid documents duly signed, paginated, separated by dividers and arranged in the order outlined hereunder:
PREQUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
(1) Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Forms CAC2 and CAC7.
(2) Evidence of Company’s Income Tax Clearance Certificate for the last three (3) years (2016, 2017 & 2018) valid till 31st December 2019 with minimum cumulative turnover of N500 Million
(3) Evidence of Company’s Audited Accounts for the last three (3) years (2016, 2017 & 2018) duly signed by ANAN/ICAN ii censed Auditors
(4) Evidence of Current Pension Clearance Certificate valid till 31st December 2019.
(5) Evidence of current Industrial Training Fund (ITF) Compliance Certificate valid tilt 31st December 2019.
(6) Evidence of current Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Compliance Certificate valid till 31st December 2019.
(7) Evidence of registration on the National Database of Federal Contractors, Consultants and Service Providers by submission of Interim Registration Report (IRR) expiring on 31 /01/2020 or valid Certificate issued by BPP.
(8) Sworn Affidavit disclosing:
• That the Company does not have any Director who has been convicted in any Country for any criminal offence relating to fraud or financial impropriety or criminal misrepresentation or falsification of facts relating to any matter
• Whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the Nigerian Ports Authority or Bureau of Public Procurement is a former or present director, shareholder or has any pecuniary interest in the bidder and confirm that all information presented in its bid are true and correct in all particulars. That the Company is not in receivership, subject of any form of insolvency or bankruptcy proceeding or the subject of any form of winding up petition or proceedings.
• All documents for submission must be transmitted with a Covering/Forwarding letter under the Company/Firm’s Letter Head Paper bearing amongst others, the Registration Number (RC) as issued by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), contact address, telephone (preferably GSM No.), fax and e-mail address. The Letter Head Paper must bear the Names and Nationalities of the Directors of the Compere/Firm at the bottom of the page.
• Evidence Of financial capability to execute the project by submission of reference letter from a reputable commercial bank indicating willingness to provide credit facility for the execution of the project when needed.
• Company’s profile to include names, qualification (copies of relevant academic and professional qualifications of such personnel must be attached} and experience of key personnel in fabrication, welding, outfit & joinery machining with class certified welders.
• The Shipyard/Dockyard must have the capacity to lift and dock vessels of 40 – 4500 Gross tonnage with Length Overall (LOA)32-120m.
• The facility must have marine mobile crane with capacity to lift 80 – 200 tons.
• The facility must show at least two (2) verifiable proof of experience in the repairs of machinery and engines such as MTU, Caterpillar, Deutz MWM. General Motors (GM) and Volvo Penta by including either letters of award, contract agreements or job completion certificates.
• The facility must also show at least two (2) verifiable proof of experience in toe repairs of Azimuth thrusters, propeller shafts, propellers and vessel Auxiliary Machinery and Equipment by including either letters of award, contract agreements or job completion certificates.
• Must be able to carry out repairs under class of an International Association of Classification Society (IACS)-
• The facility must be ISO 9001 compliant with an existing Quality Management System in place,
• Must, be registered with the international Marine Contractor Association (IMCA).
• Must have at least 10 years’ experience in dry docking repairs, class survey, retrofitting, conversions and machinery breakdown maintenance
• Evidence of agreement with Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) for spare parts requisition for MTU, Caterpillar, Deutz MWM, General Motors (GM) and Volvo Penta engines.
• Evidence of functional workshops for fabrication, welding, outfit & joinery machining.
• Failure to comply with items 1-21 above will lead to disqualification of the bid. (This is applicable for non-Joint Ventura submissions)
• For joint Venture (JV) Partnership, Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) should be provided. (Items 1-13, 17 and 21 are compulsory for each national JV partner and Items 1,2 and 8 are compulsory for each international JV partner, while items 14-16 and 18 – 20 can be provided by any of the JV partner),
D. SUBMISSION OF PREQUALIFICATION DOCUMENTS
Interested bidders are to submit two (2) bound copies of Prequalification documents, paginated and arranged with dividers as indicated above. The prequalification documents should be submitted in sealed envelopes and addressed to “SECRETARY TO THE TENDERS BOARD, NIGERIAN PORTS AUTHORITY” and clearly marked “PREQUALIFICATION FOR THE ENGAGEMENT OF COMPETENT SHIPYARDS (DOCKYARD) ON RETAINERSHIP FOR ROUTINE AND BREAKDOWN REPAIR OF THE AUTHORITY’S FLEET OF MARINE VESSELS- INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVE BIDDING” SPECIFYING PUBLIC NOTICE NO: 4116 LOT NO..,,,. (with appropriate description of desired Lot)a«d dropped in the designated Tender Box located on the 3rd floor of NPA annex Building, 1. Joseph Street, off Marina Lagos not later than 11:00am on Monday, 20 January, 2020.
E. OPENING OF PREQUALIFICATION DOCUMENTS
All Prequalification documents received before the deadline for submission will be opened immediately at 11:00am on Monday, 20 January, 2020 In the Conference room on 3rd floor of NPA Annex building. 1. Joseph Street, off Marina, Lagos in the presence of bidders or their representatives. Please, ensure that you sign the bid submission register in the bid submission office on the 3rd floor of the annex building as the Authority will not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted bids. For further enquiries, please contact the “General Manager Procurement on e-mail info.procurement@nigerianports.org
GENERAL INFORMATION
(1) Bids must be in English Language and signed by an official authorised by the bidder
(2) Late submission will be returned unopened.
(3) All costs incurred as a result of this tender invitation arid any subsequent requests for information shall be borne by the bidding companies and only short-listed companies will be contacted.
(4) The Authority is not bound to pre-qualify any bidder and reserves the right to cancel the Procurement proceedings in the public interest without incurring liabilities to the bidders in accordance with the provisions of Section 28 of the Public Procurement Act 2007
SIGNED
MANAGEMENT
