EROTON EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION COMPANY LIMITED
TENDER OPPORTUNITY FOR PROVISION OF DREDGING SERVICES FOR OML 18 (EEP20-0006)
NIPEX TENDER NUMBER: 1000004830

DEADLINE: 8TH DECEMBER, 2020

(1.0) INTRODUCTION
EROTON Exploration and Production Company Operator of OML 18 EROTON/NAPIM Joint Venture invites reputable and competent Nigerian Companies with the requisite expertise, experience, skilled manpower and resources to apply to be considered for inclusion in the bid list for the above subject tender. The contract that will result from this tender will be for the Provision of Dredging Services for OML 18 Field.

OVERVIEW/SCOPE OF WORK
Dredging Services are required to professionally and efficiently support Drilling Rig, Workover, Gas-lift, Cement Parker and E-line spreads as well as Lay Barges etc. by providing access to our field locations by these equipment towards wells exploration & development, projects execution, production and maintenance work activities in OML-18.

The work scope shall include but not limited to the following;

  • Mobilization of dredge spread and equipment to project location
  • Pre-dredge survey of the access and slot as directed
  • Probing of the area for existing facilities; flowlines, pipelines, electrical submarine cables
  • Mark out identified existing facilities to ensure no negative impact/damages to them
  • Construction of bund walls and run off for the maintenance dredging, dump site within acquired right of way (ROW)
  • Excavation of top silts with functional swamp buggies (2nos)
  • CAPITAL/MAINTENANCE dredging of project location by means of cutter suction dredger to specified depth below low-low waters (LLWs)
  • Placement of dredged material within constructed dump site
  • Post dredge surveys of access and slot after completion of location dredging with as-built documentation
  • Post dredge survey of dump site
  • Demobilisation of dredge spread and equipment from location

(2.0) MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS
To be eligible for this tender exercise, interested contractors are required to be pre-qualified in the following Product categories in NipeX Joint Qualification System (NJQS) database.

(1) 3.06.05-Dredging Services: Pre-sweeping, Scour protection

  • Only successfully pro-qualified suppliers in this category will receive Invitation to Technical Tender (ITT).
  • To determine if you are pre-qualified and to view the product/service category you are listed for, Open http://vendors.nipex-ng.com and access NJQS with your log in details. Click on Products/Services Status tab to view your status and product codes
  • If you are not listed in a product-service category you are registered with the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) to do business, contact the NipeX office at 8/10, Bayo Kuku, Ikoyi, Lagos with your DPR certificate as evidence for verification and necessary update.
  • To initiate the NJQS prequalification process, access www.nipex-ng.com, click on services tab followed by NJQS registration.
  • To be eligible, all tenders must comply with the Nigerian Content requirements in the NipeX system

(3.0) CLOSING DATE
Only tenderers who are registered and active in the stated NJQS Product categories as at December 08, 2020 being advert date shall be invited to submit Technical and Commercial bids.

(4.0)       NIGERIAN CONTENT REQUIREMENT (1) Demonstrate that the entity is a Nigerian registered/owned company. Submission of certified true copies of CAC forms 10, 02 & 07 (or its equivalent, CAC 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, etc.) including company memorandum & article of association and other evidence of entity’s incorporation, shareholding & ownership structure in Nigeria.

(2) Develop a Nigerian Content Plan that demonstrates the full utilization of Nigerian labour and services with detailed description of role, work scope and man-hours in order to achieve the minimum target as set out in the requirements of the NOGICD Act 2010 (50% Spend;) for this project. Where in-country capacity is inadequate, propose innovations to bridge the gap

(3) A plan of how it intends to give first consideration to materials, manufactured as well as assembled goods of Nigerian origin which shall include a breakdown of all materials and consumables to be utilized and identifying those that are found locally, finished products and materials that will be procured from Nigerian manufacturing and assembly plants, finished goods that order can be placed from outside Nigeria through Nigerian authorized vendors and accredited agents and those that would be directly imported

(4) Details of the company’s corporate organizations, overall human resources structure (management, supervisors, senior and junior skilled officers, etc.), identifying positions manned/occupied by Nigerian nationals with evidence of type of employment in-country and identifying the positions manned/occupied by other nationals.

(5) Where the bidding entity lacks capacity, genuine alliances with other Nigerian companies or multinational companies for the purpose of technology transfer shall be encouraged. The alliance/joint venture shall be executed with binding Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) signed by chief executives of both entities stating clear work-share ratio among the parties and time frame for growth or transfer to be achieved.

(6) A detailed description of the location of in-country committed facilities and infrastructure (assets, equipment, technical office, administrative space, storage etc) in Nigeria to support this contract.

(7) Tenderers to submit a detailed training plan which shall provide sustainable training and development (including certification as applicable) for Nigerians in line with the Human Capacity Development Initiative Guideline of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board’s (NCDMB). The training plan will include contract-specific training and estimated man-hours. Tenderer is required to submit MOA with Oil and Gas Trainers Association of Nigeria (OGTAN) trainers to support their training plan, which shall be 3% of the total contract sum.

(8) Provide evidence to show that a minimum of 50% of the equipment to be deployed for the work is owned by the Nigerian subsidiary if international or multinational company is working through the Nigerian subsidiary including equipment list (Tenderer to provide verifiable evidence (purchase receipt, bill of sale, etc.) of ownership of equipment in executing this contract.

(9) Provide evidence of a valid Category C Nigerian Content Equipment Certificate (NCEC). Where Tenderer intends to use subcontractor(s)/supplier(s), Tenderer shall provide same information for the nominated supplier(s)/sub-contractor(s).

Bidder shall in line with NCDMB Community Content Guideline develop a Community Content Plan for review and approval by the Board.

(10) All bidders for a project/contract/service with a completion period of 12 months or more 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 Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (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.

(11) Detailed specific programmes in place to transfer technology and skills to Nigerian businesses

(12) Provide evidence of completed registration on NCDMB NOGICD JQS portal

Note: Land and Swamp operations are exclusively for Nigerian indigenous service companies that have a minimum of 51% equity shareholding.

(5.0) 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 EROTON 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 EROTON by virtue of such companies having been prequalified in NJQS.
  • EROTON will communicate only with authorized officers of the pre-qualifying companies and NOT through individuals or Agents

ES/NCDMB/EROTON-ADV/MID/121120/PROVISION OF DREDGING SERVICES FOR OML 18