Star Deep Water Petroleum Limited
A Chevron Company
Tender Opportunity: Provision of One (1) Field Support Vessel
Introduction
Start Deep Water Petroleum Limited, a Chevron company, invites interested and pre-qualified companies with relevant experience in the operation and management of vessels in a deepwater environment for this tender opportunity for the provision of one(1) Field Support Vessel (FVS) which is required to fully support the Agbani Field production Operations, located in approx 1600 meters of water and about 110km offshore Nigeria. The vessels are estimated to be required commencing 1st Quarter 2012 for a 3 to 5 years duration
Scope of Work
Vessel SOW includes but is not limited to the following
- Vessel capable of providing 24 hours/day/week, 52 week/P.A service throughout the term of the charter party mainly in support of Agbani Deepwater marine operations.
- Vessel must have adequate deck area (as per spec) to carry cargo and equipment to DW offshore locations
- Vessel must have adequate seating to carry personnel to DW offshore locations seating for 25 passengers
- Vessel must be fitted with suitable surfer landing platform for the transfer of personnel by surfer boat
- Vessel may also be deployed in support of other operations always within the Nigerian Sector.
Mandatory Requirement
1. To be eligible for this tender exercise, interested contractors are required to be pre-qualified in the 2.08.01 (Transportation/Supply/Disposal Services-Tugs/Supply/Standby/ROV Support/Driving Support Vessels category in NipeX Joint Qualification System (NJQS) database. All successfully pre-qualified suppliers in this category by the bid close date will receive invitation to technical tender (ITT).
2. Please note that interested bidders including their sub-contractor(s) shall be required to:
(a) Meet all JQS mandatory requirements to be listed as “Prequalified” for a category in the JQS database
(b) Meet all Nigerian Content requirements stated in this advert in their responses to the Invitation to Technical Tender
(Failure to meet the Nigerian Content requirements is a “FATAL LAW”)
3. To determine if you are pre-qualified and view the product/service category you are listed for: Open www.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.
4. If you are not listed in a product/service category you are registered with DPR to do business, contact NipeX office at 20, Oyinkan Abayomi Street, Ikoyi Lagos with your DPR certificate as evidence for verification and necessary update.
5. To initiate and complete the JQS prequalification process, access www.nipexng.com to download the application form, make necessary payment and contact NipeX office for further action.
Nigerian Content Requirements
- Demonstrate that the entity is a Nigerian Registered Company, or Nigerian Registered Company as the contracting entity is genuine alliance or joint venture with foreign company with details on scope and responsibilities of parties for this work. Such companies must show evidence or plans of physical operational presence and set-up in Nigeria.
- Furnish details of company ownership and share holding structure. Also submit clear photocopies of your CAC Forms C02 and C07.
- Provide evidence of what percentage of your key management positions is held by Nigerians and what percentage of the total work force are Nigerians. Also, show overall percentage of work to be performed by Nigerian resources relative to total work volume.
- Provide a Nigerian Content Plan providing at detailed description of the role, work scope, man hours and responsibilities of all Nigerian companies and personnel that would be involved in executing the work. Also provide details of Nigerian Content focal point or manager.
- State proposed total scope of work to be conducted by Nigerian personnel (whether contracted directly or under subcontract agreements) with names and addresses including evidences of well equipped offices and workshop; attach past experience of such patronage.
- Specific to this project, provide detailed plan for staff training and development on engineering, project management and procurement (including all software to be used, number of personnel, name of organization providing such training and evidence of past training record) for Nigerian personnel including description of any specific programs in place for transfer of technology and skills to indigenous business and Nigerians over the next five (5) years.
- Provide evidence of domiciliation of project management and procurement centres in Nigeria with physical address (not P.O. Box)
- Location of in-country facilities (Equipment, storage, workshops, repair & maintenance facilities and, testing facilities
- Contractor must be willing and able to provide evidence of maximization of made in Nigeria goods and services
- Provide details on any other Nigerian Content initiative your company is involved in
- provide evidence of Nigerian Content Equipment Certificate (NCEC) or evidence of application to NCDMB for the issuance of NCEC.
- Evidence of Registration with NIMAS and compliance with the sabotage Laws
- Provide evidence of ownership of vessel, Ownership of Vessel by Nigerians must be 50% minimum
- Provide an exclusive and enforceable binding Agreement with a Nigerian Yard to maintain vessels in-country. The Yard must have quayside or access route to open sea and with sufficient draft
- Provide declaration list for manning of vessel showing 70% minimum of crew are Nigerians. (Note that for small vessel such as Crew boats, PSV and FISVs, etc all crew members must be Nigerians).
- Training and skill transfer plans to Nigerians. Contractor is to state training plans for the Nigerian Crew or cadets supported by their CV stating training discipline, manhours, duration and location. contractor to provide plans for human capital development.
Close Date
only tenderers who are registered with NJQS product/Category 3.08.01 (Transportation/Supply/Disposal Services-Tugs/supply/Standby/ROV support/Diving Support Vessels by 4.00pm, May 4th, 2012 being the close date and shall be invited to submit technical bid.
Please note the following
- Suppliers eligible for this tender opportunity are expected to be prequalified in NJQS under this product/service category
- The Invitation to Tender (ITT) and any further progression of this tender shall be via NipeX
- Bidders who for the purpose of this bid process enter into a JV, Partnership, Consortiums, etc with another bidder bidding this tender will be disqualified
- All costs incurred in preparing and processing NJQS pre-qualification shall be be to the contractor’s accounts
- This advertisement shall neither be construed as any form of commitment on the part of Star Deep Water Petroleum Limited to award any contract to any company and or associated companies, sub-contactors or agents, nor shall it entitle pre-qualified companies to make any claims whatsoever, and/or seek any indemnity from Star Deep Water Petroleum Limited and or any of its partners by virtue of such companies having been pre-qualified in NJQS
- The tendering process shall be the NNPC contracting process requiring preview, only technically and financially qualified contractors will be requested to submit commercial tenders
- Star Deep Water Petroleum Limited will communicate only with authorized officers of the pre-qualifying companies and Not through individuals or Agents.
Please visit Nipex portal at www.nipexng.com for this advert and other information.
Management
Star Deepwater Petroleum Limited, 2 Chevron Drive Lekki Penisula, P.M.B 12825, Lagos.
