NIGERIA LNG LIMITED (NLNG)
INVITATION FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST AND PRE-QUALIFICATION FOR PROVISION OF LOCAL FREIGHT FORWARDING SERVICES (LFFS) FOR NIGERIA LNG LIMITED
INTRODUCTION
Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) requires a vendor to provide Local Freight forwarding Services (UFFS) to support maintenance and production activities in its Plant in Bonny River Stage, Nigeria. NLNG hereby invites LFFS providers with experience, capacity and all regulatory permits and licences required for LFFS to express their interest to participate in the tendering for this service.
SCOPE OF THE SERVICE
The LFFS required will include but are not limited to:
-Expeditious clearance of NLNG Cargo (sea and air Freight) from the port of arrival in Nigeria and land transportation from Port of Arrival fo NLNG Operating Support Base in Port Harcourt. This includes expeditious application and processing of pre-clearance documentations like SONCAP Shipment Certificate, Pre-Arrival Assessment Report (PAAR) etc.
-Conduct Customs Export Clearance for repair and return of materials to global locations by sea/air freight and courier
-Processing of temporary importation permit for return imports.
COMMENCEMENT AND DURATION
The expected date of commencement of the service is 1st October, 2020 and the duration will be three (3) years with an option to extend at NLNG’s sole discretion.
PRE-QUALIFICATION
A pre-qualification exercise of interested LFFS providers will be carried out and only successful applicants will be invited to provide a competitive tender for this service.
To be considered for pre-qualification, interested companies are required to submit the following documents for consideration:
-Valid Customs clearing license, and a Form C30 for Port Harcourt International Airport and Sea Ports.-Tax Clearance Certificates for the past three (3) years i.e. 2017/, 2018 and 2019 and Nigerian Tax Registration/identification Number.
-Details of relevant verifiable experience of LFFS provision that has been undertaken as main contractor over the past five (5) years
-Acknowledgement of willingness to undergo NLNG and Third-Party audits.
-Confirmation of willingness to operate in strict accordance with the NLNG Business Principles.
-DPR permit
-Any additional information that will enhance the potential of the company.
NIGERIAN CONTENT
NLNG is committed to the development of Nigerian Oil and Gas business in accordance with the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry Content Development Act 2010 (NOGICD Act).
Interested companies must comply with all the provisions of the NOGICD Act that relate to this service and in particular, comply with the minimum Nigenian content percentage (%) for ownership and in relation to the scopes of service as provided in the Schedule to the NOGICD Act.
Failure to fully comply with the NOGICD Act or demonstrate commitment to Nigerian content development policy of the Federal Government of Nigeria
and NLNG shall result in outright disqualification from the tender process for this scope of service as described above
As part of their submissions, companies signifying interest by responding to this advertisement shall submit acknowledgement of willingness to comply with the
Nigerian Content Act.
General Nigerian Content Requirements
Companies responding to this advertisement are required to submit the following in compliance with the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry Content Development Act, 2010.
1. Documentation to demonstrate that the entity is a Nigerian-registered company, Submission of certified true copies of CAC forms 02 & 07 (or ts equivalent; CAC 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, etc.) including company Memorandum and Article of Association. All companies shall be Nigerian Indigenous Service Companies having 51% and above Nigerian equity in the shareholding and ownership structure of tenderer’s legally registered entity in Nigeria by CAMA (Companies and Allied Matters Act).
2. Evidence of registration on the Nigerian Content Development Monitoring Board (NCDMB) NOGIC Joint Qualification System (QS).
3. The process and procedure that explain the methodology of how intends to comply with the requirements of the NOGICD Act 2010 (Nigerian Content Plan and how to achieve the set targets) in the schedule of the NOGICD Act and any targets) set by the Board.
4. Details of the company’s organogram showing the overall human resources structure (management, Supervisors, senior & junior skilled officers, etc.),
identifying positions manned/occupied by Nigerian nationals with evidence of type of employment in the country and identifying the positions manned/occupied by other nationals.
5. Proposed organogram for this work scope populated with nationality, qualifications of personnel and years of experience of personnel on the job (attach CV of key finance, operational and technical personnel) including a succession plan in this work scope.
6. Detailed description of in-country committed infrastructure losset, equipment, technical office, administrative space, storage, workshop, packaging and unpacking area to support this work scope
7. Evidence of registration with the Council for Freight Forwarding in Nigeria/CRFFN).
8. Detailed description of how the company intends to source for materials in-country not limited to software and tools.
SUBMISSION OF RESPONSES
Submissions in response to the above requirements shall be completed strictly in accordance with the instructions given in this publication, segregated and arranged in the order indicated.
Failure to submit any of the documents may result in the disqualification of the applicant.
The Expression of Interest document should be submitted:
In electronic copy in PDF format by e-mail to: eoi.response@ning.com with “CONFIDENTIAL Expression of Interest and Pre-Qualification for Provision of Local Freight Forwarding Services (LFFS) for Nigeria LNG Limited” in the subject line.
The submission must be received by NLNG not later than FoUR (4) WEEKS from the date of this publication.
Please Note:
-This is not an invitation to tender. The full tendering
procedure will be provided to applicants that are successful in the pre qualification exercise which will be carried out in accordance with NING’s relevant procedures
-Notwithstanding the submission or an expression of interest, NLNG is neither committed nor obliged to include any company and/or its associated companies agents or subcontractors on onv bid list or award any form of contract to any company and/or its associate companies, agents or subcontractors
-This advertisement for Expression of Interest and Pre-qualification shall be construed as a commitment by NLNG, nor shall it entitle respondents to claim any indemnity from NLNG or its affiliates by virtue of having responded to this advertisement.
-The expression of interest is a sample invitation for relevant vendors to express interest in providing the indicated services and does not warrant any further feedback from NLNG hereafter.
– If you do not hear from NLNG within 3 months of submission following this publication, it should be taken that your application was not successful.
