THE SHELL PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT COMPANY OF NIGERIA LIMITED
OPERATOR OF THE NNPC/SPDC/TEPNG/AGIP JOINT VENTURE
TENDER OPPORTUNITY: PROVISION OF SHALLOW WATER SEABED SERVICES (GEOPHYSICAL AND GEOTECHNICAL)
TENDER REF: CW391531/ NIPEX NO. SPDC. 00000356
DEADLINE: 17TH AUGUST, 2020
1. INTRODUCTION
Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) hereby announces to interested and pre-qualified companies on upcoming tendering opportunity for call-off contract for the Provision of Seabed Survey Services (Geophysical Bathymetric and Geotechnical for SPDC. The proposed contract will commence in September 2020 and remains active for two years duration with an option of a one (1) year extension option, Two (2) contracts are planned and will be awarded to the lowest and second-lowest bidders respectively at the most competitive prices.
2. SCOPE OF WORKS
In support of SPDC Exploration and Production activities the following services are required using suitably equipment in water depths 1-200m are as follows:
• Drilling Site Surveys
• Field Development Surveys
• Debris Surveys
• Ad-Hoc Specific Survey Requests
In providing these services SPDC is interested in companies or partnerships that will aid the development of local expertise in this specifically in the following areas
• High Resolution Multi-Channel Digital seismic survey (2D & pseudo 3D)
• Analogue/ Digital Data Acquisition
• Geotechnical Services for Nearshore water activities using both Contractor and Company provided platforms
• Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUV) platforms with installed and integrated systems
• Remote Operated Vehicles (ROV) platforms with installed and integrated systems.
It will be a requirement that all data processing, (including laboratory analysis of geotechnical samples) and interpretation will be completed in Nigeria.
Please note that contractors must offer a tender for the provisions of all the required services. The prequalification categories are:
• Geographical surveys (Covering drilling, development and debris survey)
• Geotechnical surveys (Covering field development surveys)
• ROV/ AUV Surveys (For the inspection of seabed features)
3. MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS
(i) To be eligible for this tender exercise interested contractors are required to be pre-q ualified as essential service vendor in the Geotechnical Service (Product/Services CODE 3.09.02 and Geophysical and Hydrographic Site Survey Services (Product/Services CODE 3.09.03) categories in NipeX Joint Qualification System (NJQS) data-base. Only successfully pre-qualified in this category will receive Invitation to combine Technical and Commercial Tender (ITT)
(2) To determine if You are prequalified and view product/service category you are listed for, open vendors nipex-ng.com and access NJQS with your login details, click on continue joint Qualification Scheme too, click check my supplier status and then click supplier product group.
(3) If You are not listed in a product/service category you are registered with DPR to do business in the Nigeria Oil & Gas Industry, contact NipeX office at 8/10 Bayo Kuku Road, Ikoyi, Lagos with your DPR certificate as evidence for necessary update.
(4) To initiate the NJQS prequalification process, access www.nipex-ng.com to download the application form, make necessary payments and contact NipeX office for further action
(5) TENDERER must as per the latest monthly Vendor Categorization Report published by NDCMB under the Marin vessel Utilization Scheme Report , have an “AAA: OR “AA” class statues under Service Company Categorization and ownership under category 2”
(6) Age of vessel should not be more than 10 years from manufactured year i.e not older than 2010.
(7) To be eligible, all tenders must comply with the Nigerian Content Requirements in the NipeX system.
4. NIGERIAN CONTENT REQUIREMENT
Vendors are to demonstrate strict compliance with the provisions of Nigerian Oil & Gas industry Content Development Act and also provide the following requirements:
(1) Tenderer shall provide evidence of company Ownership Structure form C02 and C07 registration on NOGIC JQS and DPR certificate.
(2) Detailed description of the location of in country committed facilities & infrastructure (Administrative/Technical offices) in Nigeria to support this contract
(3) Provide a project specific training, man-hour budget, skill development and technology transfer plan for Nigerian personnel or indigenous business including evidence of past performance on training and development for Nigerians nationals & indigenous business. Plan for sponsorship of Nigerians to acquire competence and/or certification. Further training services in specific technical discipline involved in the project.
(4) Submit Tenderer’s corporate organizational and project/contract specific organogram. CV’s of all personnel listed in the project organogram should be submitted. For any position to be occupied by expatriate, tenderer provide evidence to obtain expatriate quota approval by NCDMB before any expatriate is deployed to execute this work scope Complete the Personnel manning below.
(5) Provide evidence of at least 50% Nigerian ownership of Equipment (Survey equipment etc) as stated in the scope of work.
(6) Tenderer shall ensure that all vessel to be used in executing the work scope must be categorized “Nigerian owned” in the latest NCDMB marine vessel categorization report Tenderer shall provide details of in-country procurement plan and Binging MOA to source goods and materials.
5. CLOSING DATE
Only Tenderers who are registered in the Geotechnical Service (Product/Service CODE 3.09.02) and Geophysical and Hydrographic Site Survey Services (Product/Service CODE 3.03.03) categories as at 17/08/2020 being the advert close date shall be invited to submit combined Technical and Commercial bids.
6. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
• 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 SPDC 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 SPDC and or any of its partners by virtue of such companies having been prequalified in NJQS
• SPDC will communicate only with authorized officers of the pre-qualifying companies and NOT through individuals or Agents
NCDMB certification number-ES/NCDMB/ADV/UPD/1806/ Provision of Shallow Seabed Services (Geophysical and Geotechnical)
