DEADLINE: 4TH MARCH, 2022
THE SHELL PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT COMPANY OF NIGERIA LIMITED
OPERATOR OF THE NNPC/SPDC/TOTALENERGIES/AGIP JOINT VENTURE
TENDER OPPORTUNITY: PROVISION OF FIBRE BANDWIDTH SERVICES
(NIPEX TENDER NO: 1000005742)
(1.0) INTRODUCTION
The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) in its role as Operator of the NNPC/SHELL/ TOTALENERGIES/AGIP Joint Venture hereby announces to interested and prequalified companies an upcoming tendering opportunity for Provision of Fibre Bandwidth Services.
SPDC require telecommunication links to communicate within her in-country locations, the rest of shell group and have access to the internet. These connections will be through the use of local and international leased fibre circuits providing suitable sizes of bandwidth.
SPDC hereby invites reputable and competent Nigerian Companies and alliances with ownership of fibre optic infrastructure to provide local leased circuits and international lease circuits to apply to be considered for inclusion in the bidders list for subject tender.
The tender will run with in two (2) packages viz
- Provision of International Bandwidth Services
- Provision of National Bandwidth Services
The proposed contract will provisionally commence in Q2 2022 and remain active for 4 years’ duration, followed by 1-year extension option.
(2.0) SCOPE OF WORK
The scope of work for the services shall include but not limited to
- Provision of different bandwidth capacities via International fibre circuits between Lagos and Europe.
- Provision of different bandwidth capacities via local fibre circuit for Internet breakout.
- Provision of different bandwidth capacities via national fibre circuit between different Shell locations
- Provision of different bandwidth capacities via metro (intra-state) fibre circuit in Lagos, Port Harcourt and Abuja
- 24/7 support for the services
(3.0) MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS
(1) To be eligible for this tender exercise, interested contractors are required to be pre-qualified as essential service vendors in the 3.11.09 — Telecommunication Systems, Integration Installation/Support Services category in NipeX Joint Qualification System (NJQS) data base. Only successfully pre-qualified suppliers in this category will receive Invitation to Technical Tender (ITT).
(2) To determine if you are pre-qualified and view product/service category you are listed for, open http://vendors.nipex-ng.com and access NJQS with your login details, click on continue Joint Qualification Scheme tool, 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 for do business, contact NipeX office at 8, Bayo 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) To be eligible, all tenders must comply with the Nigerian Content Requirement in the NipeX system.
(4.0) NIGERIAN CONTENT REQUIREMENTS
Vendors are to demonstrate strict compliance with the provisions of Nigerian Oil & Gas Industry Content Development Act and also provide the following requirements:
(i) Demonstrate that the entity is a Nigerian Registered Company. Furnish details of company ownership and shareholding structure. Also submit clear photocopies of your CAC Forms CO2 and C07, evidence of NCDMB NOGIC JQS registration.
(II) Tender shall provide evidence of Location of in-country facilities not limited (Technical/Administrative office).
(III) Provide evidence of what percentage of your key management positions is held by Nigerians and what percentage of the total work force are Nigerians. Also, show overall percentage of work to be performed in Nigeria and those by Nigerian resources relative to total work volume.
(IV) Tenderers shall provide evidence of class 1,2,3,4 or 5 Services and Support group (SS) NCEC demonstrating capacity and capability to execute the work scope.
(V) Tenderer shall provide evidence of Nigerian Communications Commission’s (NCC) permit/license.
(VI) Tenderer shall comply with the latest approved version of NCDMB HCD guideline by committing (via a letter of undertaking) 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).
(5.0) CLOSING DATE
Only Tenderers who are registered in the 3.11.09 – Telecommunication Systems, Integration Installation/Support Services NJQS product/category as at 4 March, 2022 being the advert close date shall be invited to submit Technical bids.
(6.0) 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 SPDC to award any contract to cm 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 NO: ES/NCDMB/SPDC/ADV/UPD/030222/ PROVISION OF FIBRE BANDWIDTH SERVICES
