DEADLINE: 22ND MARCH, 2021
STERLING OIL EXPLORATION AND ENERGY PRODUCTION COMPANY LIMITED (SEEPCO)
OPERATOR OF THE ONSHORE BLOCKS OML 143, OML 146, OPL 2005, OPL 2006 & OPL 2004 PSC
TENDER OPPORTUNITY FOR PROVISION OF ONSHORE DRILLING SERVICES FOR STERLING OPERATING PSC BLOCKS OML 143, OML 146, OPL 2005, OPL 2006 & OPL 2004
(1) INTRODUCTION
Sterling Oil Exploration and Energy Production Company Limited (SEEPCO), Sterling Global Oil Resources Limited (SGORL), Sterling Global Exploration and Production Limited (SGEPL), Sterling Exploration Limited (SEL) and Sterling International Resources Limited (SIRL) under the group of companies herein referred to as “STERLING” plans to engage the services of qualified service provider(s) for various services for STERLING PSC Blocks i.e. OML 143, OML 146, OPL 2005, OPL 2006 & OPL 2004 and invites interested and prequalified vendors with relevant experience & capacity for technical tendering opportunity for the onshore Drilling Campaign in Block OML 143, OML 146, OPL 2005, OPL 2006 & OPL 2004. The Work is expected to commence in second quarter of 2021. The work locations shall be within STERLING’s areas of operations in the Niger Delta. The estimated primary duration of this contract is two (02) years with an option to extend it for another one (01) year.
(2) SCOPE OF WORK/SERVICE REQUIREMENTS
(A) Provision of Casing and Tubular Running And Casing Cutting Services (Tender No. 1000004707) CATEGORY: 3.04.04 (Casing / Tubing Running Services) & 3.04.05 (Casing Cutting Services)
Bidder shall supply equipment and personnel to handle, clean, drift and run casing and tubing pipes ranging from 2 3/8″ to 20″. Bidder shall also supply equipment to run dual strings of tubing.
(B) Provision of Slickline Services (Tender No. 1000004709) CATEGORY: 3.04.20 (Slickline Services)
Bidder shall provide equipment and experienced personnel for carrying slick line operation including but not limited to setting and recovery of wireline plugs (PX, PXN, F, R etc), standing valves, opening and closing of sliding sleeves, Removal of dummy gas lift valves and installation of live gas lift valves, Guage cutting for wax / paraffin removal, Dummy runs, slick line fishing operations, running and retrieval of down hole gauges etc.
(C) Provision of Conductor Piling Services (Tender No. 1000004711) CATEGORY: 3.04.02 (Conductor Piling Services)
Bidder shall be able to supply equipment and services including but not limited to Hydraulic pile hammer, Cranes, Welding machines, Pile heads, etc to Pile Drive 20″ to 30″ Conductor Pipes both with Rig and without Rig on Location, to the point of refusal.
(3) MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS:
- To be eligible for this tender exercise, only interested Bidders are required to be pre-qualified in the Product Service Category (as mentioned against tender under Sl. No. 2 ‘Scope of Work/Service Requirements’ above) in NipeX Joint Qualification System (NJQS) database. All successfully prequalified Bidders in above category by the Bid close date will receive Invitation to Technical Tender (ITT).
- Please note, interested bidders including their sub-contractor(s) shall be required to:
- Meet all JQS mandatory requirements to be listed as “PRE-QUALIFIED” for a category in the NJQS database.
- Meet all Nigerian Content requirements stated in this advert in their responses to the invitation to technical tender. (Failure to meet the Nigerian Content requirements is a “FATAL FLAW”.)
- To determine if you are pre-qualified and 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 continue Joint Qualification Scheme tool, click check ‘My Supplier Status’ and then click ‘Supplier Product Group’.
- If you are not listed in a product/service category noted above, and you are registered with DPR to do business for this category, please contact Nipex office at 8/10 Bayo Kuku Road Ikoyi Lagos with your DPR Certificate as evidence for review and necessary update.
- To initiate and complete the JQS prequalification process, access www.nipex-ng.com to download the application form, make necessary payments and contact Nipex office for further action.
(4) NIGERIAN CONTENT REQUIREMENTS
Sterling Oil Exploration and Energy Production Company Limited (SEEPCO) is committed to the development of the Nigerian Oil & 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. Only the Bidders that comply with Nigerian Content Requirements shall participate in next tender stage.
Nigerian Content (NC) in Nigeria Oil and Gas industry is defined as:
“The quantum of composite value added to or created in the Nigeria Economy by a systematic development of capacity and capabilities through the deliberate utilization of Nigerian human, material recourses and services in the Nigerian Oil & Gas industry.” “Nigerian company is a company formed and registered in Nigeria in accordance with the provision of Companies and Allied Matters Act with not less than 51% equity share by Nigerians”.
The following are the Nigerian Content requirement bidders are expected to comply with in their technical submission:
(i) Provide evidence of company Ownership Structure form CO2 and CO7, registration on NOGIC JQS and DPR certificate.
(ii) Detailed description of the location of in-country committed facilities & infrastructure (Technical/Administrative offices) in Nigeria to support this contract.
(iii) In line with the NCD Human Capacity Development Initiative, Bidder shall commit to providing Project-Specific training, man-hour, budget, skill development and understudy plan for Nigerian personnel utilizing OGTAN registered trainer(s) or other approved NCDMB training institution(s).
(iv) Submit Tenderer’s corporate organizational and project/contract specific organogram. CV’s of all personnel (mud engineering and services personnel as stated in the scope of work) listed in the project organogram should be submitted. For any position to be occupied by expatriate, tenderer shall provide evidence to obtain expatriate quota approval granted by NCDMB before any expatriate is deployed to execute this work scope”.
(v) Evidence of category 1, 2, 3, and 4 NCEC under construction and movable equipment group (EC).
(a) Casing and Tubular Running And Casing Cutting Services
(i) Provide evidence of at least 50% Nigerian ownership of casing and tubular running and services as stated in the scope of work.
(b) Slickline Services
(i) Provide evidence of at least 50% Nigerian ownership of slickline and services as stated in the scope of work.
(c) Conductor Piling Services
(i) Provide evidence of at least 50% Nigerian ownership of conductor piling and services as stated in the scope of work.
(ii) All the line pipe materials for the conductor piles shall be procured through any of the NCDMB-approved NOGIC JQS exclusive vendors list for line pipe procurement namely: SCC Nigeria, Yulong Steel and Brentex Petroleum.
(5) CLOSE DATE
Only tenderers who are registered with NJQS Product/Category (as mentioned against each tender under Sl. No. 2 ‘Scope of Work/Service Requirements’ above) by 17:00 hours, March 22, 2021 being advert close date shall be invited to submit technical bid.
(6) PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING:
- Suppliers eligible for this tender opportunity are expected to be prequalified in NJQS under the specified product/service category.
- The invitation to tender (ITT) and any further progression of this tender shall be via Nipex. Interested bidders are therefore advised to ensure they are set-up in Nipex with a valid and active official company email address accessible by all in their organization as this shall be the only means to transmit the ITT.
- All costs incurred in preparing and processing NJQS prequalification shall be to the contractors’ accounts.
- This advertisement shall neither be construed as any form of commitment on the part of STERLING to award any contract to any company and or associated companies, sub-contractors or agents, nor shall it entitle pre-qualified companies to make claims whatsoever, and/or seek and indemnity from STERLING and or any of its partners by virtue of such companies having been pre-qualified in NJQS.
- The tendering process shall be the NNPC contracting process requiring pre-qualified companies to submit technical tenders first. Following a technical review, only technically qualified contractors will be requested to submit commercial tenders.
- STERLING / NNPC reserve the right to reject any and or all pre-qualified supplier at its sole discretion and at no cost whatsoever.
- STERLING will communicate only with authorized officers of the prequalifying companies and NOT through individuals or agents.
Please visit the Nigerian Petroleum Exchange (Nipex) Public Opportunity Portal, www.nipex-ng.com for copy of this advertisement and any other required information
NC CERTIFICATION NUMBER: ES/NCDMB/SEEPCO-ADV/UPD/101120
