DEADLINE: 8TH NOVEMBER, 2022
NIGERIA LNG LIMITED (NLNG)
INVITATION FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR OSB SHORELINE PROTECTION PROJECT
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 tons of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) and five (5) million tons of Natural Gas Liquids (NGL) per annum. The plant has associated gas receiving, treating, storage, and loading facilities as well as utilities (electrical power generation, water, air, nitrogen etc.) and support infrastructure (offices, residential accommodation, school, hospital, airstrip, jetties etc.). NLNG Port-Harcourt support base waterfront along the Amadi Creek stretches for about 120 meters and remains exposed to shoreline degradation. The Company intends to put in place a permanent solution that addresses the high rate of deterioration of the shoreline sandbags. NLNG hereby invites reputable companies having the requisite experience and technical expertise in shoreline protection to submit an expression of interest for the purpose of pre-qualification for the shoreline protection project.
SCOPE OF WORKS
The scope of works for the engineering, procurement and construction of the shoreline protection shall include:
i) Detailed Engineering (Including revalidation of geotechnical surveys, basic design drawings, etc)
ii) Setting out the site and lay down area
iii) Temporary fences and hoarding/screens/cofferdam along with the construction areas, including de-watering
iv) Demolition and alteration work including removal of existing sandbags, drains, and concrete pavement
v) Excavation and earthworks for drainage, and sand filling, including de-watering, and backfilling of excavation up to grade level
vi) Reinforced In-situ Concrete for concrete drainage, concrete pavement, sheet pile capping beams, corner beams, infill, and pile cap for bollard pile vii) Precast reinforced concrete sheet pile walls
viii) Reinforced concrete deadman anchor walls complete with anchor rods etc.
ix) Supply and installation of Bollard steel piles, steel angle bars (to sides of paving concrete), Asdo Bollards systems and Marine Rubber Arch Fenders
x) Supply and installation of galvanised helical anchors system (including lead helix, helix extensions, plain extensions, bolt hex head, jam nuts, threaded adapters, bearing plates, square washers, etc.) – [to be considered as an alternative to Deadman anchor-wall system at IX above or any other anchorage system]
xii) As-built drawing and documentation.
PRE-QUALIFICATION INFORMATION
Only companies considered to meet NLNG’s pre-qualification requirements shall receive further correspondence from the Company, including receipt of invitations to tender for the OSB Shoreline Protection 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.
a) Respondent’s confirmation of interest to participate in the pre-qualification exercise for OSB Shoreline Protection Project
b) Certificate of Incorporation and CAC documents (forms CO2 and Co7)
c) Current/Valid DPR certificates to operate as an Engineering, Procurement, and Construction company and to do business in the Nigerian oil and gas industry
d) Vendor’s Health Safety & Environment Policy and Quality Management Policy
e) Company profile, organisation, size and structure, including any parent, technical partnership, alliance or joint venture of companies to whom they belong, together with:
1. CV of the vendor’s management team
2. CV of key technical personnel within the organisation available for the work.
f) A detailed list of relevant experience with evidence to demonstrate capability and experience in undertaking/completing Engineering, Procurement and Construction of shoreline protection and related works within the last 10 years. Kindly indicate names of clients, location, and cost or volume of services provided with evidence
g) A detailed list of owned/leased equipment including evidence of certifications for proposed marine barges in conformity to international codes and standards (NIMASA COR, NIWA Permit, Insurance H&M, NIMASA Load-line certificate, Safety survey, Tonnage certificate, NIMASA boat license, etc.)
h) Financial audited accounts for the last three (3) years and evidence of capacity to fund the contract if successful
i) Tax clearance certificates for the last three (3) years
j) Evidence and documentation supporting compliance with the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry Content Development (NOGICD) Act 2010 (See Nigerian Content Compliance section).
COMPLIANCE WITH NIGERIAN CONTENT (NOGICD ACT 2010)
The Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry Content Development (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 the NOGICD Act 2010 and Nigerian Content Development.
Interested companies shall comply with the provisions of the Nigerian Content Act that relate to the scope mentioned above 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 demonstrate commitment to Nigerian Content development shall result in disqualification from pre-qualification for this contract. General Nigerian Content Requirements
Companies responding to this advertisement are required to submit the following in compliance with the NOGICD Act, 2010:
a) Documentation to demonstrate that the entity is a Nigerian registered company. Submission of certified true copies of CAC forms 02 & 07 (or it’s equivalent; CAC 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, etc.) including company Memorandum and Article of Association. All companies shall be Nigerian indigenous Service Companies having 51% and above Nigerian equity in the shareholding and ownership structure of tenderer’s legally registered entity in Nigeria by CAMA (Companies and Allied Matters Act)
b) Evidence of registration on the Nigerian Content Development Monitoring Board (‘NCDMB’) NOGIC Joint Qualification System (JQS)
c) A detailed description of the location of in-country committed facilities & infrastructure (assets, technical office, administrative space, laboratory, etc.) in Nigeria to support this contract or submit a credible and verifiable plan towards setting up such facilities
d) Further innovation proposals that would enhance the development of Nigerian Content on the service, including plans for transition to 100% Nigerian ownership of the company
e) Explain the intended methodology for compliance with the requirements of the NOGICD Act 2010 and how it intends to give first consideration to services provided from within Nigeria, first consideration to goods manufactured in Nigeria and first considerations for employment and training of Nigerians in the work programme
f) Evidence that the company is a Nigerian-registered company with 51% equity shareholding & ownership
g) Submit corporate organisational structure with the percentage of management that are Nigerian nationals and the percentage of the total workforce that are Nigerians.
h) Submit valid Nigerian Content Equipment Certification for Construction and Movable Equipment Category i) In line with the Nigerian Content Development Human Capacity Development (‘HCD’) initiative, commit to providing project-specific training, utilising OGTAN registered trainer(s) or other NCDMB approved institution(s)
SUBMISSION OF RESPONSES
Submissions in response to the above requirements shall be completed strictly in accordance with the instructions given in this publication, segregated and arranged in the order indicated. 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 – “OSB Shoreline Protection Project” in the subject line. Hardcopies shall not be accepted. In either format, the submission must be received by NLNG no later than 8th November, 2022.
Please Note:
a) 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.
b) Notwithstanding the submissions 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.
c) 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.
d) NLNG shall not be responsible for any cost incurred in responding to this invitation.
e) 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.
f) 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 to this publication, please assume that your application was not successful.
Signed:
MANAGEMENT
