DEADLINE: 14TH JULY, 2023
AMNI INTERNATIONAL PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LIMITED
CALL FOR PRE-QUALIFICATION FOR OFFSHORE PLATFORM UPGRADE PROJECT: PROVISION OF FABRICATION, CONSTRUCTION, INSTALLATION, HOOK-UP AND PRE-COMMISSIONING (FCIC) SERVICES
OML 52 REFERENCE NUMBER: CAP-A52-NCD-0423-ADV-20001
(1.0) INTRODUCTION
Amni International Petroleum Development OML 52 Company Limited (“Company’’) hereby announce pre-qualification opportunity to prospective bidders with the requisite expertise, experience, skilled manpower, and technology for the provision of FABRICATION, CONSTRUCTION, INSTALLATION (Including Transportation), AND COMMISSIONING (FCIC) Services for an Offshore Platform Upgrade Project.
(2.0) SCOPE OF WORK
The scope of work consists of activities required to accomplish, as a minimum, the following:
(a) The provision of all labor, supervision, management, administration, construction equipment, consumables, and installation drawings required to fabricate, transport, erect, assemble, install, interconnect, hookup, and perform all coating, testing, and NDE to achieve Mechanical Completion, Pre-commissioning, and Commissioning for modifications on Company’s nominated offshore facilities for the following types of equipment:
- Topsides Piping
- Structural Extensions
- Equipment Foundations
- Electrical and Instrumentation
- Control and Automation System
- Package Process Equipment Installations
- Compression and Generator Systems Refurbishment
(3.0) SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS
Experience:
Prospective bidders must have a proven industry track record in the management of offshore brownfield facility revamp and demonstrate ownership of required construction equipment, marine vessels, and applicable personnel to successfully and safely deliver Construction Engineering, Procurement, Fabrication, Construction, Installation, and Commissioning Services for the revamp of offshore production and wellhead platforms.
(4.0) MANDATORY PRE-QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS/DOCUMENTS
Prospective bidders must provide the following documentation for considerations
(a) Evidence of registration with the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) to perform related services.
(b) Evidence of registration with the Nigerian Content Development Monitoring Board (The Board) for the category of Work.
(c) Health, Safety & Environment Management System, including certification.
(d) Quality Management System, including certification.
(e) Corporate profile, organization size and structure, including any parent company, technical partnership, alliance, or joint venture agreement, and curriculum vitae of key management personnel.
(f) List of previous relevant projects with evidence (previous contract award letter) to demonstrate experience and capability, in construction & installation engineering, shop fabrication, offshore construction, offshore installation, and commissioning for offshore brownfield topside facilities upgrade or revamp. These details should indicate experience in topside piping, structural, electrical, instrumentation, and mechanical construction, including topside major equipment installation, major equipment refurbishment, heavy lift transportation, and installation. Please limit the list to only projects executed within the last ten (10) years for project value of USD 10 million and above.
(g) Evidence of ownership of in-country onshore fabrication facility comprising of functional fabrication yard capable of multiple simultaneous fabrication, blasting, and painting facilities, and fully equipped with relevant fabrication equipment, covered warehouse for storage of equipment requiring indoor storage, open stacking area, and functional project office equipped with, necessary IT infrastructure. The fabrication yard must also have certified quayside for equipment and material loadout. Preference shall be given to all facilities, situated within the same complex.
(h) Evidence of ownership of major offshore installation equipment, specifically the main installation vessel (Jackup Class 300, preferable), including all required support vessels, offshore transportation & supply vessels, crew boats, security surveillance vessels, etc. The offshore installation equipment must have a functional crane with adequate reach (up to 50 tons lift at a radius of 40 meters) for equipment installation within a congested offshore production platform.
(i) Evidence of project management for offshore projects of $10m (Ten million United States Dollars) and above from post-detailed design engineering phase through procurement, fabrication, installation engineering offshore construction, installation, pre-commissioning, commissioning and start-up.
(j) Audited accounts for the last three (3) years with over USD100 Million cash flow.
(k) Tax clearance for the last three (3) years that supports the audited accounts above.
Only prospective bidders considered to have satisfactorily met Company’s pre-qualification requirements shall be shortlisted and issued Company’s invitation to tender.
(5.0) NIGERIAN CONTENT REQUIREMENT
Prospective bidders are to note that any participant in any tender process will be required to give full details of their strategy to ensure that they fully comply with the provisions of the NOGICD Act. Submissions shall be evaluated strictly with the minimum evaluation criteria defined in NOGICD Act;
In line with the above, any participant in any tender process will be required to submit at the tender stage the following in compliance with the NOGICD Act:
(a) Evidence that its corporate entity satisfies the NOGICD Act requirements for providing Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Installation, Hook-Up, and Pre-commissioning (EPCI) Services with evidence to demonstrate compliance.
(b) Evidence of its corporate entity’s ownership structure, including CAC Form CO2, and CO7, registration on NOGIC NJQS, and NUPRC certificate.
(c) Nigerian Content Plan which shall explain the methodology of how it intends to comply with the requirements of the NOGICD Act and how to achieve the set target(s) in the Schedule of the NOGICD Act and any targets set by The Board.
(d) A plan of how it intends to give first consideration to materials manufactured in Nigeria as well as assembled goods of Nigerian origin which shall include a breakdown of all materials and consumables to be utilized and identifying those that are found locally, finished products and materials that Will be procured from Nigerian manufacturing and assembly plants, finished goods that order can be placed from outside Nigeria through Nigerian authorized vendors and accredited agents, and those that would be directly imported.
(e) Details of services subcontracted to Nigerian vendors.
(f) Details of its corporate organisation, overall human resources structure (management, supervisors, senior and junior skilled officers, etc.), identifying positions manned/occupied by Nigerian nationals with evidence of type of employment in-country and identifying positions manned/occupied by other nationals.
(g) Detailed description of the location of in-country committed facilities & infrastructure (assets equipment, technical office, facilities, administrative offices and space, storage etc.) to carry out the Work.
(h) Bidder must have Nigerian Content Equipment Certification NCEC Category FC (Fabrication & Construction) for pipe/flowlines modifications maintenance and installation.
(i) If in partnership with other companies, provide evidence of the partnership, alliance or joint venture Such evidence shall be the binding agreement(s) duly signed by the Chief Executive Officers or persons of comparable designation of each party. Such agreements must be governed by the laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The agreements must clearly state the work-share ratio, responsibilities of parties for the Work, and evidence or plans of physical presence and operational set-up in Nigeria.
(j) Where partnership/alliance/joint venture is with a foreign/multinational company, provide evidence of a minimum of 50% equity of equipment ownership by Nigerian subsidiary, or a submission of plans to achieve a 50% equity of equipment ownership.
(k) Bidder should provide letter of commitment stating that in event of project/contract award, bidder commits to executing Human Capacity Development Training in line with NCDMB Guidelines.
(l) A Community Content Plan in line with The Board’s Community Content Guideline for review and approval by the Board.
(m) For the engineering scope of tender Bidder must provide MOA with an Engineering Firm with a valid COREN License. If bidder has COREN license to operate as an engineering firm, this shall suffice.
(n) For vessels to be deployed for work, Bidder should provide MOA with owner (or lease company) of vessels with required NCDMB Marine Vessel Certification.
(o) For coating scope of the tender, bidder should provide MOA with NCDMB recognized coating company with valid NCEC for coating.
Prospective bidders and any tender participants shall comply with all the provisions of the NOGICD Act that relate to any tender and comply with the minimum Nigerian Content percentage for the scopes which are covered in the Schedule of the NOGICD Act. This also includes any other requirement that may arise from, time to time not explicitly stated in this advert,- but which apply to the services in fulfilment of the NOGICD Act, in the submission of their responses.
Note:
Failure to fully comply with the NOGICD Act or demonstrate commitment to Nigerian Content Development Policy of the Nigerian Government shall result in. the disqualification of prospective bidder from the pre-qualification process and or any tender process.
(6.0) CLOSING DATE & SUBMISSION OF PREQUALIFICATION DOCUMENTS
(a) The closing date for responses to this CALL FOR PRE-QUALIFICATION is midnight 14 July, 2023.
(b) All responses are to be submitted electronically through the following link: https://forms.gle/b43yw6DX89yw2sL27 To fill in the pre-qualification form, visit the link and sign in or create an account to access the form.
(c) Any inquiries regarding Prospective Bidders’ response to this CALL FOR PRE- QUALIFICATIONS are to be made to info@amni.com
(6.1) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
(a) This CALL FOR PRE-QUALIFICATION shall not be construed as an Invitation to Tender (ITT) or any form of commitment on the part of Company to award a Contract to any entity, Vendor or Prospective bidder or company and/or associated companies, sub-contractors, or agents or to carry out the work described.
(b) This CALL FOR PRE-QUALIFICATION shall not entitle prospective bidder to make any claims whatsoever and/or seek any indemnity from Company and/or any of its partners by virtue of such prospective bidder having responded to this advertisement.
(c) Company reserves the right to reject any and/or all respondent(s) to this CALL FOR PRE-QUALIFICATION at its sole discretion and at no costs whatsoever.
(d) Any further progress in this CALL FOR PRE- QUALIFICATION shall be at the discretion of Company and via its own facilities. Company is not obliged to enter into correspondence with any prospective bidder, company or individual on why a bidder was short-listed or not short-listed.
(e) All costs incurred in preparing and processing this pre-qualification shall be borne solely by respondent, Prospective bidder, individual contractor(s), supplier(s), and vendor(s).
(f) Company will communicate only with authorized prospective bidders’ officers if required and NOT through individuals or agents.
ES/NCDMB/AMNI/ADV/IPPG/230523/PROVISION OF FABRICATION, CONSTRUCTION, INSTALLATION, HOOK-UP AND COMMISSIONING (FCIC) SERVICES
