DEADLINE: 24TH JULY, 2024
FIRST EXPLORATION AND PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LIMITED
ON BEHALF OF NNPC/FIRST E&P JOINT VENTURE
INVITATION TO TENDER FOR ENGINEERING, PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMISSIONING OF SUBMARINE EXPORT HOSES FOR THE ALTERNATIVE CRUDE EVACUATION SYSTEM FOR OMLS 83 AND 85
(NIPEX TENDER NO.: 1000007348)
1.0 INTRODUCTION
FIRST Exploration and Petroleum Development Company Limited, on behalf of NNPC/FIRST E&P Joint Venture, intends to contract for the Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Commissioning of Submarine Export Hoses for the Alternative Crude Evacuation System for OMLs 83 and 85 for a firm
period of Two (2) years firm.
FIRST E&P therefore uses this medium to inform suitable and reputable Companies having requisite experience and resources for the execution of a project of this magnitude to register or update their registration with NipeX for consideration in the subject opportunity.
2.0 SCOPE OF WORK/SERVICE REQUIREMENT
The scope of work is the Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Commissioning of Submarine Export Hoses for the Alternative Crude Evacuation System as further described below:
a. Detailed engineering design of the Submarine Export Hoses
b. Procurement of necessary Submarine Export Hoses equipment, materials, and components
c. Fabrication of the Submarine Export Hoses
d. FAT, Precommissioning and commissioning of the Submarine Export Hoses
e. Offshore Integration, Performance testing, Operational training, and handover to FIRST E&P.
The proposed Submarine Export Hoses should meet the following technical requirements:
a. Ability to handle the CJ Blend crude oil specification within the AnyalaMadu field.
b. Design life of 15 years.
c. All Submarine Export Hoses must be manufactured in accordance with API 17K, GMPHOM 2009 and ISO 9001 standards.
d. All Submarine Export Hoses must be designed for corrosion and kink resistance.
3.0 MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS
a) To be eligible for this tender exercise, interested contractors are required to be prequalified in the 2.01.03 Hoses in NipeX Joint Qualification System (NJQS) database. All successfully prequalified
Suppliers in this category will receive Invitation to Technical Tender (ITT).
b) To determine if you are prequalified and view the product/service category you are listed for: www.vendors.nipexng.com and access NJQS with your log in details, click on continue Joint Qualification Scheme tool, click check my supplier status and then click supplier product group.
c) If you are not listed in a product/service category you are registered with NUPRC to do business, contact NipeX office at 27b Oyinkan Abayomi Drive, Ikoyi, Lagos with your NUPRC certificate as evidence for verification and necessary update.
d) To initiate the JQS prequalification process, access www.nipexng.com click on services tab followed by NJQS regitration.
e) To be eligible, all tenders must comply with the Nigerian Content requirements in the NipeX system
4.0 NIGERIAN CONTENT
Bidders shall:
1) Provide details of supporting documentation of company ownership and shareholding structure. Also submit clear photocopies of your CAC Forms CO2 and CO7, registration on NOGIC JQS and Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) certificate
2) Provide details on location of Project Management Team and Procurement Centre in Nigeria.
3) Provide detailed description of the location of in country committed facilities and infrastructure (assets, equipment, technical office, administrative space, storage, etc.) in Nigeria to support this contract.
4) Provide evidence of what percentage of its key management positions are held by Nigerians and what percentage of the total work force are Nigerians and show overall percentage of work to be performed by Nigerian resources relative to total work volume.
5) Ensure that all items to be procured not limited to the following project materials, equipment packages, and consumables for the associated works (Paint and Anticorrosion coating materials, Sacrificial anodes, Valves, HFLs, Steel Ropes, Pipe Fitting, Flanges, bolts, and nuts, structural steel, Galvanized Gratings and CastIron Products, Gaskets, LV cables, HV cables, Pig launcher and
receiver and Insulation), shall be procured through Nigerian manufacturing and assemblage companies having valid NCEC for manufacturing and assemblage for the applicable product category.
6) Ensure all third party services not limited to NDT, QA/QC, Freight Forwarding and logistics services, Precommissioning, and Commissioning services, load out and sea fastening services shall be executed by Nigerian service companies.
7) Ensure that all marine vehicles and vessels (not limited to crew boats, supply, security vessels, Tugs/AHTS, Barges, firefighting vessels, diving support vessels, ROV support vessel, ROVs, survey vessel, cargo transportation, FLOTEL/accommodation vessels, pipe lay vessels and installation vessels) for project, shall comply with NOGICD Act of giving first considerations to vendors on the NOGICJQS categories A or B who have demonstrated Nigerian ownership of applicable vessels with a valid Nigerian Content Marine Vessel Certificate (NCMVC) to be deployed and proven capacity to execute work.
5.0 CLOSING DATE
Only tenderers who are registered with NJQS Product/Category 2.01.03 Hoses as at 16:00hrs July 24th 2024, being the advert close time and date shall be invited to submit Technical and Commercial Bids.
6.0 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
This advertisement of “Tender Opportunity” shall not be construed as a commitment on the part of FIRST E&P, nor shall it entitle Applicants to make any claims whatsoever and/or seek any indemnity from FIRST E&P and/or any of its Partners by virtue of such Applicants having responded to this Advert.
The Contract award strategy shall be Multiple awards to technically qualified and lowest competitive bidders.
