DEADLINE: 20TH JUNE, 2022
NIGERIA LNG LIMITED (NLNG)
INVITATION FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR THE REROUTING OF GTS-1 22KM X 36INCH PIPELINE CONTRACT
INTRODUCTION
Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) plant complex located on Bonny Island, Rivers State, Nigeria, consists of six natural gas liquefaction trains with a total capacity of 22 million tonnes of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) and five (5) million tonnes of Natural Gas Liquids (‘NGL’) per annum. The 36″ GTS-1 (Rumuji-Bonny) pipeline was built in 1999 and is designed to transport -36mmscm/d of gas to the liquefication plant in Bonny. The last 8km of the pipeline Right of Way (‘RoW”) traverses what is now part of the larger Bonny Town and the growth in habitation within proximity of the pipeline has led to significant risks to the operation of the pipeline. NLNG accordingly intends to award an Engineering and Construction contract for Rerouting/Construction of an approximately 22km section of the 36″ GTS-1 pipeline across thick and light mangrove swamp, with shallow and deep creeks, major river and road crossings to its plant complex in Bonny Island (the Project).
The Project aims to execute the most optimal long-term mitigation measure to the T2 pipeline Bonny section encroachment (in terms of safety, regulatory compliance and social impact) in order to meet regulatory requirements for the current location classifications of the Bonny section of GTS-1 ROW due to population growth and encroachments into the RoW and enhance public safety. NLNG hereby invites reputable companies with relevant pipeline project/construction experience of gas transmission pipelines and plants involving swamps and major river crossings to submit an Expression Of Interest (‘EO’l) for the purpose of pre-qualification for the Project. The companies considered to meet the pre-qualification requirements will subsequently receive invitations to tender for the works.
SCOPE OF WORKS
The Project scope covers below activities:
i. Reroute/construct approximately 22km section of the 36′ GTS-1 pipeline across thick and light mangrove swamp, with shallow and deep creeks.
ii. One major river approximately 6km width crossing, eight medium river crossings (50m-300m width) and fifteen minor river crossings (less than 50m width); four road crossings.
iii. Decommissioning of the existing section of the GTS-1 pipeline (-36″ X 22km). The contractor will provide evidence to demonstrate the capacity to do the following activities/scopes:
• Construction and Execution Management
• HSE Co-ordination and Management
• Community Relations Management
• Quality Assurance and Control
• Contract Management and Project Control
• Follow-on Engineering and Design Services
• Procurement Management
• Pre-commissioning and Commissioning,
PRE-QUALIFICATION INFORMATION
Only companies considered to meet NLNG’s prequalification requirements shall be involved in any further correspondence with the Company including receipt of invitations to tender for the Project. To qualify for consideration, interested companies are required to respond to this invitation with the following information/documents for consideration. Failure to submit any of the under-listed documents may lead to disqualification.
1. Respondent’s confirmation of interest to participate in the pre-qualification exercise for a Rerouting/Construction of an approximately 22km section of the NLNG 36″ GTS-1 pipeline across thick and light mangrove swamp, with shallow and deep creeks, major river and road crossings to the company’s plant complex in Bonny Island
2. Certificate of Incorporation and all relevant Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) documents
3. Current/valid certificates to operate as an Engineering, Procurement, Construction company and to do business in the Nigerian oil and gas industry as issued by the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (‘NUPRC) and/or the Nigerian Downstrean and Midstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) or Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (‘COREN)
4. Health, Safety & Environment Policy and Quality Policy
5. Company profile, organisation size and structure, including any parent, technical partnership, alliance or joint venture of companies to whom they belong, together with CV and experience profile of key management personnel
6. Detailed list of experience with evidence to demonstrate capability and experience in engineering, procurement and construction of gas transmission pipelines and plants involving swamp and major river crossings (approx. 6km width), or similar capacity of pipelines contract executed in the last ten (10) years, equipment/machinery resources available for the work, giving names of clients, location and cost or volume of services provided. These details should indicate experience in pipeline construction and cathodic protection system, installation, pre-commissioning and commissioning of the pipeline system as these form a key aspect of the scope of works; the overall experience of the company in managing partnerships and or subcontractors, specialist contractors and procurement of Long Lead Items including managing relationships with OEMs
7. Details of existing in-country facilities e.g fabrication yards/workshops for different disciplines owned/operated by vendor
8. Financial audited accounts for the last three (3) years
9. Tax clearance certificates for the last three (3) years
10. Evidence and documentation supporting compliance with the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry Content Development (“NOGICD”) Act 2010 (See Nigerian Content Compliance section below).
COMPLIANCE WITH NIGERIAN CONTENT (NOGICD ACT 2010)
The NOGICD Act 2010 supports and details expected Nigerian Content deliverables within contracts and projects in the Nigerian Oil and Gas industry. NLNG is committed to compliance with the NOGICD Act 2010 for Nigerian Content development.
Interested companies shall comply with the provisions of the NOGICD Act that relate to the aforementioned scope of works and services and in particular comply with the minimum Nigerian Content targets for the scope, which are covered in the Schedule of the Act.
Failure to comply with the NOGICD Act or to demonstrate commitment to Nigerian Content Development shall result in disqualification from pre-qualification and bidding for the Project
General Nigerian Content Requirements
Companies responding to this advertisement are required to submit the following in compliance with the NOGICD Act, 2010:
1. Develop a Nigerian Content Execution Plan (NCEP), which shall explain the methodology of how contractor intends to comply with the requirements of the Act. How it intends to give first consideration to services provided from within Nigeria. How bidder would maximise the utilisation of Nigerian resources (labour, materials, and services) in the execution of this contract. Maximising Nigerian Content is a key Project priority
2. Demonstrate that entity is a Nigerian indigenous company having more than 51% Nigerian equity shareholding in the registered entity. Tenderer shall submit certified true copies of CAC forms 10,02 & 07
3. Submit Tenderer’s corporate organisational and project/contract specific organogram. The project organogram should include but not limited to the names and nationality of the key personnel that would be involved in the execution of the work scope
4. Tenderer shall domicile 100% manhours of project management in-country not limited to interface management, project control, planning, HSSE in accordance with Nigerian Content regulatory requirements
5. All fabrication and construction activity shall be domiciled 100% in-country
6. Utilisation of only Nigerian companies for all 3rd party services not limited to QAQC inspection & testing, Electrical and Instrumentation, NonDestructive Testing/Non-Destructive Examination, Mechanical Laboratory test, freight forwarding, precommissioning, catering & housekeeping services, and consumables, etc.
7. First consideration shall be given Nigerian-owned support vessels to be utilised for the work scope. All vessels shall be hired from only vendors having valid Category of Nigerian Content Marine Vessel Certificate for a particular Vessel.
8. In line with the NCD Human Capacity Development Initiative, Bidder shall commit to providing projectspecific training, utilizing OGTAN registered trainer(s) or other NCDMB approved institution(s).
9. Tenderer shall provide evidence of registration on the NCDMB NOGIC JQS
10. Tender shall provide a valid TYPE 1-3 NCEC for Fabrication and Construction Category (FC).
11. Tenderer shall provide a plan to ensure the utilisation of Nigerian Banks, Legal and Insurance companies.
COMMENCEMENT AND DURATION
Award of the contract for the project is planned for Q4 2023, for a period of up to three (3) years. Site construction work shall be carried out within the proximity of the existing GTS 2/4 RoW up to the operational area of NLNG’s facilities in Bonny Island, Rivers State, Nigeria.
SUBMISSION OF RESPONSES
Submissions in response to the above requirements shall be strictly in accordance with the instructions given in this publication, segregated and arranged in the order indicated.
Submissions are encouraged where there is an existing and proven alliance between companies with diverse and indistinct competencies which make up the full scope of this advertisement. Such companies are advised to submit their interest as one party. For submission from multiple companies’ alliances, similar review and assessment of each company shall be done and disqualification of one party automatically disqualifies the alliance or Joint Venture (JV) companies. For the avoidance of any doubt, the documentation (tax clearance, certificate of incorporation, nuprc, NMDPRA and NCDMB requirements, HSE, QA/QC policy, etc.) of one company will not suffice for other JV companies.
The expression of interest documents/requirements should be submitted in electronic copy in PDF format by e-mail to EOI.Response@nlng.com with “CONFIDENTIAL – Expression of interest – “REROUTING OF GTS-1 22KM X 36INCH PIPELINE CONTRACT” in the subject line.
The submission must be received by NLNG not later than three (3) 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 at this EOI stage, in accordance with NLNG’s pre-qualification procedures
- Notwithstanding the submission of the documents for the expression of interest, NLNG is neither committed nor obliged to include any company and/or their associated companies, agents or sub-contractors on any bid list or to award any form of contract to any company and/or its associated companies, agents or sub-contractors
- Please be aware that this invitation to express interest does not guarantee that any company will be requested to submit an offer to NLNG; it does not constitute any form of agreement or contract between NLNG and any company
- NLNG shall not be responsible for any cost incurred in responding to this invitation
- This advertisement for EOI shall not be construed as a commitment by NLNG, nor shall it entitle respondents to claim any indemnity from NLNG and/or any of its shareholders by virtue of having responded to this advertisement
- This is a simple invitation for interested companies to express their interest in the indicated work scopes and does not warrant any further feedback from NLNG hereafter. If you do not hear from NLNG within three (3) months of submission of a response to this publication, please assume that your application was not successful.
Signed:
MANAGEMENT
