DEADLINE: 22ND NOVEMBER, 2022
CHEVRON NIGERIA LIMITED
R. C. 6135
OPERATOR OF THE NNPC/CHEVRON JOINT VENTURE
INVITATION TO TENDER FOR THE PROVISION OF ONE (1) SHALLOW WATER JACK UP OFFSHORE DRILLING UNIT AND ANCILLARY SERVICES TO SUPPORT JV OFFSHORE DRILLING AND COMPLETION OPERATIONS
NIPEX TENDER NO:. CNL.00000237
INTRODUCTION:
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) / Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL) Joint Venture invites interested companies with relevant experience to apply for pre-qualification for the Provision of a Shallow Water Jack Up Offshore Drilling Unit & Ancillary Services to support Company’s shallow water offshore drilling and completion operations.
The offshore drilling campaign is expected to commence 2nd Quarter 2023 for a proposed term of two (2) years with an option to extend for an additional one (1) year at CNL’s sole discretion.
SCOPE OF WORK:
Bidders must be able to provide an Offshore Shallow Water Jack Up Drilling Unit with the following technical requirements and specifications at a minimum:
- Minimum Operating Water Depth: 8 feet
- Maximum Operating Water Depth: 200 feet (requires a minimum of 250 feet of usable teg) Cantilever Capability Drilling Package w/1,000 Kips (500 ST) Capacity @ Full 45’ + 12’ Lateral Extension
- Variable Deck Load (VDL) Capacity: 3,500 Kips
- Well Depth Rating: 20,000 feet (Rig will have strings of 5” 19.5PPF S-135 and 3 ½” 13.3PPF S-135 Drill Pipe)
- Draw works Capacity: 2,000 HP
- Rotary Table: 1.100HP. 37.5” diameter
- Derrick Load Capacity: 1.100 Kips (500 MT)
- Hook Load capacity: 1,100 Kips (500 MT)
- Diverter System: minimum 21.25” .500 psi w/ min (2) 10” valves and lines, 2H/4”, 2000 psi working pressure.
- Triplex Mud Pumps: Minimum of Three (3) 1,600 HP each with 7500 psi rating sustained working pressure
- Electric Top Drive system Varco TDS-45 or equivalent rated to 7500 psi and hoisting capacity of minimum of 650 tons capable of supplying 45.000 ft-Ibs continuous torque at 120 rpm and a minimum breakout torque of 85,000 ft-Ibs.
- Bulk storage: 7,500 ft3
- Liquid mud storage: total active and reserve 1200/1300 BBIs
- Drill water storage: 3,500 BBIs
- Potable water storage: 3,000 BBIs
- Accommodation: 120-man bed space at the minimum equipped with conference room, video capability and wireless internet link.
- Rig must have three cranes with a minimum hoisting capacity of 45T each and /or 25MT at 100ft boom length.
- Cranes shall be certified for personnel movement and rig shall be equipped with industry accepted personnel transfer device.
- BOP system: 10.000-psi, 13 5/8” BOP; (4) four 13 5/8” 10,000 psi WP ram preventers with (1) one 13 5/8” 5,000 WP annular preventer. One choke and one kill line valve will be fail safe closed. One ram will be blind shear capable. BOP to include minimum of three 4 1/16” Side Outlets, BOP to be furnished with 7” and 9 5/8” casing Rams and dual ram for 2 7/8” x 2 7/8”.
- Hell-deck certified for Agusta Westland (AW) 139” type spec with capacity to accommodate the Bell 412 helicopter series or equivalent
- DPR 2002 zero discharge for hazardous waste compliant per environmental guidelines and standards and ISO 14001 standards.
- Drilling unit s cooling and similar systems must be Chlorofluorocarbon (CFO free. (CFC and Ha ions are not acceptable.)
- Bidder’s current IADC registration.
- Drilling Unit shall be classed and certified by Lloyds, the American Bureau of Shipping, or Det Norske Veritas (‘DNV’)
- Drilling Unit shall be physically capable of drilling & completing, working over, and abandoning field development wells to the depth(s) specified.
- Ancillary services tie-in’s provided by the Bidder including stations with utilities/ancillary services for the equipment in dose proximity to the equipment installation locations. The utilities/ancillary services sizing and connection types will be specified by Company. Utilities/ancillary services may include: electricity, fuel, computer network, communications, emergency systems and noise, temperature, and air quality control.
- V-SAT system: 2 MB
- Contractor Centrifuges, installed, operated, and maintained by contractor inclusive of critical spare parts where applicable.
MANDATORY TENDER REQUIREMENTS:
(A) To be eligible for this tender exercise. Interested bidders are required to be pre-qualified and “live” in the 3.04.01 Drilling Rigs and Production /drilling Services (Semisubmersibles/Jackups/Others) category in NipeX Joint Qualification System (NJQS) database. All successfully pre-qualified bidders in this category by the advert dose date will receive Invitation to submit Technical and Commercial Tender (ITT).
(B) To confirm if you are pre-qualified and view the product/service category you are listed for: Open www.vendors.nipex-ng.com and access NJQS with your company log in details. Click on Products/Services Status tab to view your status and product codes.
(C) If you are not listed in a product/service category and you are registered with DPR to do business for this category, contact NipeX office at 8-10. Bayo Kuku Street Ikoyi Lagos with your DPR certificate as evidence for verification and necessary update.
(D) To initiate the JQS prequalification process, access www.nipex-ng.com click on services tab followed by NJQS registration.
(E) To be eligible, all tenders must comply with Nigerian Content requirements in the NipeX system.
NIGERIAN CONTENT REQUIREMENTS
CNL is committed to the development of the Nigerian Oil and 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. Bidders that do not meet the Nigerian Content criterion will not be allowed to participate in next Tender Stage
The following are the Nigerian Content requirements bidders are expected to comply with in their technical bid submission.
(1) Provide evidence of company Ownership Structure form C02 and C07, registration on NOGIC JQS and DPR certificate.
(2) Detailed description of the location of in-country committed facilities 8 infrastructure (Technical/Administrative offices) in Nigeria to support this contract.
(3) 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).
(4) Submit Tenderer’s corporate organizational and project/contract specific organogram. CVs of all personnel (Manning on the JACK UP RIG. meeting minimum of 55% NC) listed In the project organogram should be submitted.
(5) In line with the relevant provisions of the NOGICD Act. 2010 and the NCDMB-approved rig utilization strategy, bidder shall demonstrate substantial evidence of utilization and Nigerian-ownership of JACK UP RIG or Nigerian-equity acquisition within the nominated JACK UP RIG or any other drilling rigs (land/swamp etc.). First considerations shall be given to vendor where:
(a) The bidding entity (supported by verifiable evidence) propose to deploy and utilize for the service a nominated Nigerian-owned JACK UP RIG (providing MOA for a rig owned by a Nigerian 3rd party) and/or
(b) A Nigerian company (that has demonstrated Nigerian-equity ownership in a JACK UP RIG/land/swamp rig) is the bidding entity or is participating as a partner in the bidding entity, supported by evidence of MOA in the case of a joint bid. including submission of documented plan by the bidding entity (i.e. with cash flow analysis approved by a reputable Nigerian lending institution/bank) demonstrating at start of contract planned acquisition of 10% Nigerian equity ownership of the nominated drilling rig to be deployed and utilized for the service and increasing to 50% Nigerian equity within the duration of the contract when successful as preferred bidder and/or
(c) Evidence of Nigerian partner owning significant marine assets to support swamp or offshore drilling operations
In addition to (a), or(b) or (c) above.
(d) Evidence of bidding entity demonstrating compliance in 55% targets for jack up, for Nigerian manning of key positions on the JACK UP RIG plus significant utilization of in-country support services in the operations of JACK UP RIG while on contract
Non-Compliance with Nigerian Content requirements is a Fatal Flaw
CLOSE DATE:
Only bidders who are pre-qualified and ‘live’ with NJQS Product/Category 3.04.01 Drilling Rigs and Production /drilling Services (Semisubmersibles/Jackups/Others) by 4:00pm, 22 November, 2022 being the advert close date shall be invited to submit technical bid.
Additional Information:
(1) Suppliers eligible for this tender opportunity are expected to be prequalified and ‘live’ in NJQS under this product/service category.
(2) The ITT and any further progression of this tender shall be via NipeX.
(3) All costs incurred by interested bidder in preparing and processing NJQS prequalification shall be for the bidder’s account.
(4) This advertisement shall neither be construed as any form of commitment on the part of Chevron Nigeria Limited 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 Chevron Nigeria Limited and or any of its co-venturers by virtue of such companies having been prequalified in NJQS.
(5) The tendering process shall be the NNPC single envelope contracting process requiring pre-qualified companies to submit technical tenders for review and evaluation. Following a technical review, only technically and financially qualified bidders will be sent the commercial invitation to bid.
(6) Commercial bid invitations shall be sent to all technically qualified bidders. The commercial bids submitted shall be opened in NipeX and the bids shall be independently evaluated and reconciled by the evaluation team
(7) Chevron Nigeria Limited will communicate only with authorized officers of the pre-qualifying companies and NOT through individuals or Agents.
NCDMB CERTIFICATION No: ES/NCDMB/CNL/ADV/UPD/020922/
