DEADLINE: 15TH AUGUST, 2022
SEPLAT ENERGY PLC
(ON BEHALF OF THE NPDC/SEPLAT JOINT VENTURE)
NIPEX NO. 1000005944
INVITATION TO TENDER FOR THE PROVISION OF INTEGRATED PIPELINE MAINTENANCE AND EMERGENCY REPAIR SERVICES (IPMERS) FOR SEPLAT ENERGY COMPANY PLC JV OPERATIONS
(1.0) INTRODUCTION:
Seplat Energy Plc., on behalf of the NPDC/Seplat Joint Venture intends to carry out Pipeline maintenance of all her pipelines connecting production facilities and equipment in Western Asset to safeguard the integrity of the pipelines and sustain evacuation from such facilities and equipment. Seplat therefore invites Tenders from suitable and reputable companies with Pipeline maintenance, operations support, repair, and upgrade experience to apply for the subject project for an anticipated contract term of two (2) years plus one (1) year optional extension. The proposed strategy will utilize the NipeX contracting platform to run the tender, This will involve placing of both advert text and contract strategy on the NipeX portal for NPDC/ NIPEX approval, and thereafter followed by publication in both portals and two national newspapers concurrently. The advert will focus on instructions to Intending bidders to get prequalified or registered for appropriate Product/Services codes via the NIPEX Joint Qualification System (NJQS). Invitation to Tender (ITT) documents will only be issued to interested and qualified bidders. The tenderers will then upload technical/commercial bids for evaluation and award, respectively
(2.0) SERVICES REQUIRED/SCOPE OF WORK:
As a minimum requirement, the selected contractors shall have the necessary experience, capability and shall be fully responsible for the provision of the services as detailed in the table below for use in the onshore and shallow waters operations.
S/N SERVICE CODE Tender Ref. Number SERVICES BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SCOPE OF WORK (INCLUDE BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE UNDERSTATED) 1 3.05.12 PROVISION OF INTEGRATED PIPELINE MAINTENANCE AND EMERGENCY REPAIR SERVICES (IPMERS) FOR SEPLAT ENERGY PLC JV OPERATIONS. The scope of work shall include but not be limited to the following:
(1) Provision of safety equipment as may be required for various pipeline repair and maintenance works. Provision of resources and execution of civil works as may be required to access and sustain remote work locations including excavators, fire tender, generators, remote site office and communication equipment.
(2) Provision of equipment to transport material and personnel, trench, and lay pipelines at remote locations, to carry out planned sectional replacement, clamp, and composite repair for reinforcement and integrity restoration purposes. Services shall be performed on different sizes of pipelines crossing different terrains including land swamp and seasonal swamp.
(3) Provision of all pipeline construction and maintenance equipment and materials required for planned and emergency repairs by clamping, sectional replacement, or any other agreed pipeline repair method.
(4) Provision of qualified personnel, equipment and consumables required to perform Pipeline upgrade, maintenance, emergency repair and NDT inspection services Perform non-destructive tests to provide integrity assurance for completed pipeline maintenance and/or repair works.
(5) CONTRACTOR shall be capable to deliver fabrication and maintenance of pipeline ancillary equipment including pig launchers/receivers, pig valves, manifold valve repair and replacement, isolation joint replacement and other manifold repair or maintenance activities.
(6) Perform integrity tests for pipeline maintenance and repair using hydrotest equipment and issue relevant report.
(7)Provision of all inspection equipment and materials required for all applicable inspection techniques including provision of qualified personnel and equipment for radiography testing, Ultraviolet testing, magnetic particle testing, liquid penetrant testing
(8) Submission of a comprehensive report which shall include stages of pipeline construction, maintenance, or repair, reflecting relevant data of corrective actions.
CONTRACT STRATEGY:
The strategy is to engage the services of contractors to execute the activities on PROVISION OF INTEGRATED PIPELINE MAINTENANCE AND EMERGENCY REPAIR SERVICES (IPMERS) FOR SEPLAT ENERGY PLC JV OPERATIONS for a period of two (2) years with the option of one (1) year extension. Following this advertisement, companies will be expected to submit their bids as specified thereafter, the bids shall be evaluated and ranked based on the bidder’s performance. Contract shall be awarded to three most competitive bidders at the lowest evaluated realistic bidder’s rates. NPDC/SEPLAT JV shall retain the selected companies to provide the required services during the contract duration.
(3.0) MANDATORY TENDER REQUIREMENTS:
(1) To be eligible for this tender exercise, interested bidders are required to be pre-qualified and ‘live’ in the relevant product/services categories of NipeX Joint Qualification System (NJQS) database. All successfully pre-qualified and ‘live’ bidders in this category by the bid close date will receive Invitation to Technical Tender (ITT).
(2) To be eligible for this tender exercise, interested bidders are required to be pre-qualified and ‘live’ in the following NipeX Joint Qualification System (NJQS) categories: 3.05.12.
(3) To determine if you are pre-qualified and view the product/service category you are listed for: Visit http://vendors.nipex-ng.com and access NJQS with your login details. Click on products/services status tab to view your status and product codes.
(4) If you are not listed in a product/service category and you are registered with DPR to do business, contact NipeX office at 8, Baya Kuku Street, Ikoyi, Lagos with your DPR certificate as evidence for verification and necessary update.
(5) To initiate the JQS pre-qualification process, access www.nipex-ng.com , click on services tab followed by NJQS registration.
(6) To be eligible, all tenders must comply with the Nigerian content requirements in the NipeX system.
(4.0) NIGERIAN CONTENT REQUIREMENT:
Seplat as an indigenous exploration and production company in Nigeria is committed to the development of the capabilities of Nigerian companies in compliance with the provisions of the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry Content Development (NOGICD) Act 2010 for Nigerian Content Development. Tenderers are to note that they will be requested in the technical tender to provide details of their relevant strategy to ensure that they fully comply with the Nigerian Oil & Gas Industry Content Act, 2010 as provided at http://www.ncdmb.gov.ng/images/GUIDELINES/NCACT.pdf , In view of the fact that non-compliance will constitute a fatal flaw In all contract evaluations. In light of the above, tenderers shall be expected by the Nigerian Content Development Monitoring Board (NCDMB) to:
- Only Nigerian indigenous service companies having verifiable Nigerian equity shareholding of 51% and above are eligible to bid for this service as it is an onshore activity.
- Submit Tenderer’s corporate organizational and project/contract specific organogram for all key personnel and CVs of all personnel as listed in the project organogram should be submitted.
- Tenderer shall provide evidence of Valid category C Nigerian Content Equipment Certificate (NCEC) issued by Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board in respect of ownership of equipment to be utilized on the project”
(5.0) CLOSING DATE:
SEPLAT shall download bidders’ list from NIPEX PORTAL for companies who are pre-qualified and LIVE in relevant NJQS Product/Services Codes indicated in 2.0 above as at 4:00pm, on 15 August, 2022. Thereafter, a competitive bidding process shall be adopted. Invitation To Tender (ITT) shall be issued for both Technical and Commercial tenders to the approved bidders. Bidders shall revert with 2- copies each of bid packages (hard & soft copies).
(6.0) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
(1) All costs incurred in preparing and processing NJQS prequalification and responding to this tender opportunity shall be to the bidder’s own account.
(2) This “Invitation To Tender” shall neither be construed as any form of commitment on the part of NPDC/SEPLAT JV to award any contract to any bidder and or associated contractors, sub- contractors or agents, nor shall it entitle prequalified bidder to make any claims whatsoever, and/or seek any indemnity from NPDC/SEPLAT JV and/or any of its partners by virtue of such bidders having been pre-qualified in NJQS.
(3) The tendering process shall be undertaken In accordance with the NNPC contracting process In compliance with Public Procurement Act 2007
(4) SEPLAT will communicate only with authorized officers of the qualifying bidders at each stage of the tender process, as necessary, and will NOT communicate through individuals or appointed agents.
(5) This tender and any related process neither creates any commitment by SEPLAT nor establish any legal relationship.
(6) All information must be provided in English Language.
(7) Notwithstanding the pre-qualification in NJQS, NPDC/SEPLAT JV Is neither committed nor obliged to include your company on any bid list or to award any form of contract to your company and/or associated companies, sub-contractors, or agents.
(8) NPDC/SEPLAT JV will not enter any form of communication with interested bidder(s) from the commencement date of this “Invitation to tender”.
(9) Willful submission of any fictitious document will attract suspension from participation in future bids.
(10) Only pre-qualified companies in the appropriate registered NipeX Categorization as at the last date of this advertisement will be eligible and shall be invited far tendering.
(11) SEPLAT is not obliged to any contract to the lowest bidder or any bidder. It is the sole discretion of NPDC/SEPLAT JV to make a decision on award of contract.
(12) SEPLAT will not enter correspondence with any company or individual on why a company was short listed or not short listed.
(13) Evaluation of tenders and selection of successful bidders will be based on proven capability of a bidder to offer the service and submission of the lowest evaluated responsive tender.
(14) Full tendering procedure will be provided only to contractors that have been successfully prequalified in NJQS.
(15) Contractors that are prequalified for this product/service category in NJQS must ensure that the name and contact details (physical address, email address and telephone number) of their company and authorized/responsible personnel Is up to date In their company profile In the NJQS database.
(16) The tendering process shall be the NIPEX contracting process requiring pre- qualified companies to submit technical tenders first. Following a technical review, which will focus on the disqualification criteria, only technically and financially qualified contractors will be requested to submit commercial tenders.
Disclaimer:
This “Invitation To Tender” shall not be construed to be a commitment on the part of NPDC/SEPLAT to award any form of contract to any company and/or associated companies, subcontractors or agents; nor shall it entitle any company submitting documents to claim any indemnity from NPDC/SEPLAT and/or any of its partners by virtue of such companies having responded to this advertisement.
