DEADLINE: 22ND AUGUST, 2024
NIGERIA LNG LIMITED (NLNG)
INVITATION FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI) FOR PROVISION OF PLANT INSPECTION, NON-DESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION (NDE)/DESTRUCTIVE TESTING (DT) AND SPECIALIST INSPECTION SERVICES
INTRODUCTION
Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) production plant located on Bonny Island, Rivers State, Nigeria, consists of six (6) natural gas liquefaction trains with a total capacity of 22 million tons of Liquefied Natural Gas Liquids (NGL) per annum. A seventh train is operated by a dedicated team of operators, specialists and service provider who ensure continuous production around the clock.
NLNG hereby invites interested companies with the requisite experience detailed below to express their interest in participating in the tendering for the service described hereunder.
SCOPE
The contract shall cover facilities with the NLNG process plant, pipelines, the residential are other NLNG facilities.
The service to be covered include the following, among others:
- On-stream and shutdown inspection
- Corrosion monitoring
- NDE inspections
- Advance NDE inspection
- Rope access inspection
- Tank inspection
- Leak testing
- Spectroscopy
- Microscopy
- Corrosion mapping
- Gamma scanning
- Digital radiography
- Neutron back scatter scanning
- Mechanical testing
- Provision of inspection tools and equipment
COMMENCEMENT AND DURATION
Expected contract start date: April 2025
Contract end date: March 2030
Duration: 60months
PRE-QUALIFICATION
Only companies considered to meet NLNG’s pre-qualification requirements shall receive further correspondence form the company, including receipt of invitations to tender for provision of Plant Inspection, Non-Destruction Examination (NDE)/Destruction Testing (DT) and specialist inspection services.
To qualify for consideration, interested companies are required to respond to this invitation with the following information/document for consideration. Failure to submit any of the under-listed documents may lead to disqualification.
a) Confirmation of interest to participate in the pre-qualification exercise for the provision of Plant Inspection, Non-Destruction Examination (NDE)/Destruction Testing (DT) and specialist inspection services.
b) Certificate of incorporation and corporate affairs commission documents (forms CO2 and CO7 or their replacements).
c) Current/Valid NMDPRA certificates to operate as an Inspection, Certification and Non-Destructive Testing/Specialist Inspection Services company and to do business in the Nigerian oil and gas industry.
d) Vendor’s Health Safety & Environment Policy and Qualify Management Policy.
e) Company Profile, organization, 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 organization available for the work.
f) Detailed list of relevant experience with evidence to demonstrate capability and experience in undertaking/completing Provision of Plant Inspection, Non-Destruction Examination (NDE)/Destruction Testing (DT) and specialist inspection services within the last 5 to 10 years. Kindly indicate names of clients, location and cost of volume of services provided with evidence.
g) Detailed list of owned/leased equipment/ machinery included evidence of certifications proposed for the project.
h) Audited accounts for the last 3 years and evidence of capacity to fund the contract if successful.
i) Tax clearance certificates for the last #years
j) Evidence and documentation supporting compliance with the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry Content Development (NOGICD) Act 2010. [See Nigerian Content Compliance section below].
Compliance with Nigerian Content (NOGICD ACT 2010)
The NOCID Act 2010 supports and details expected Nigerian Content deliverables within contracts and projects in the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry.
Interested companies shall comply with the provisions of the NOGICD Act that relate to the scope mentioned above 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 Nigerian Content Act shall result in disqualification from this process.
GENERAL NIGERIAN CONTENT REQUIREMENTS
Companies responding to this advertisement are required to submit the following in compliance with the NOGICD Act, 2010 for each Expression of Interest.
a. Documentation to demonstrate that the entity is a Nigerian-registered company. Submission of certified true copies of CAC Form2A & &A (or its equivalent) including company Memorandum and Article of Association. All companies shall ne Nigerian Indigenous Service Companies having 51% and above Nigerian equity in the shareholding and ownership structure.
b. Evidence of registration on the Nigerian Content Development Monitoring Board (NCDMB) NOGIC Joint Qualification System (JQS).
c. Evidence of valid and appropriate Nigerian Content Equipment Certificate (NCEC) for relevant scope of service:
- QS-Quality inspection: bidder shall provide valid Category 1,2,3,4 and 5 for Quality Control and Inspection Services Group (QS) group NCEC demonstrating capability and capacity relevant to execute this work scope.
d. The processes and procedures that explain the methodology of how it intends to comply with the requirements of the NOGICD Act 2010 (Nigerian Content Plan) and how to achieve the set target(s) in the schedule of the NOGICD Act and any targets set by the Board.
e. Details of the company’s corporate organization’s overall Human Resources Structure (management, supervisors, senior & junior skilled officers, etc.) identifying positions manned/occupied by Nigerian nationals with evidence of the type of employment in country and identifying the position manned/occupied by other nationals.
f. Proposed organogram for this work scope populated with nationality, qualifications of personnel and years of experience of personnel on the job (attach CV of key finance, operational and technical personnel) including a succession plan in this work scope.
g. A detailed description of the location of facilities and infrastructure (asset, equipment, technical office, administrative space, storage, etc.) in Nigeria to support this contract evidence that 50% of all equipment deployed to work by multinational and international companies are owned by the local subsidiaries.
h. Demonstrate willingness to carry out Human Capital Development (HCD) in compliance with th Human Capacity Development guidelines of NCDMB.
SUBMISSION OF RESPONSES
Submission in response to the above requirements shall be completed strictly in accordance with the instructions given in this publication. Failure to submit any of the documents may result in the disqualification of the applicant.
The expression of Interest document should be submitted via the EoI Portal Hyperlink: https://nlngeoi-nlng.msappproxy.net/NLNGVendors/eoi_index.aspx
Submission must be received by NLNG not later than 22nd August 2024.
PLEASE NOTE:
- This is not an invitation to tender. The full tendering procedure will be provided to applicants that are successful in the pre-qualification exercise which will be carried out in accordance with NLNG’s relevant procedures.
- This advertisement for expression of interest and pre-qualifications shall not be construed as a commitment by NLNG, nor shall it entitle respondents to claim any indemnity from NLNG or its affiliates by virtue of having responded to this advertisement.
- This Expression of Interest is a simple invitation for interested vendors to express interest in providing the indicated services and does not warrant any further feedback form NLNG hereafter.
- If you do not hear from NLNG within 3 months of submission of this publication, it should be taken that your application was not successful.
SIGNED:
MANAGEMENT
