Advert for Tender Opportunity TB-2971 Call-Off Contract for Diving Works IN OML 123 at Addax Petroleum Development (Nigeria) Limited

Addax Petroleum Development

(Nigeria) Limited [RC No. 3336151]

Addax Petroleum

Advert for Tender Opportunity TB-2971 Call-Off Contract for  Diving Works IN OML 123

1. Introduction:

Addax Petroleum Development (Nigeria) Limited (hereinafter referred to as “APD(N)L”) interested and prequalified Contractors to respond to this tender opportunity for a call-off contract for diving works at APD(N)L’s OML 123 Offshore locations, as detailed in item 2 below. The contract is proposed commence in Q1, 2012 and continue for a duration of two (2) years with APD(N)L having the sole option to extend the duration for a further period of one (1) year.

2.       Scope of Services:

This Scope of Services covers the provision of Diving Work associated with APD(N)L’s Offshore Operations in OML 123. It is envisioned that several contracts will be awarded for this work.

As a minimum requirement, the selected Contractor shall have the necessary experience, capability and shall be fully responsible for conducting the following work:

• Provide comprehensive diving services, vessels, equipment and personnel for diving in water depths from five (5) meters to fifty (50) meters.
• Provide fully operational and certified Diving Support Vessel(s) in line with IMCA guidelines and class society regulations.
• Provide fully IMCA certified personnel (supervision, diving and support staff) and IMCA certified equipment for Air Diving Spreads, Saturation Diving Spreads and Mixed Gas Diving Spreads, which must have the capability to support diving operations on a 24-hour basis.
• Provision of specialized equipment fit for subsea utilization (hydra tight bolt tensioning, cold cutting, Broco rod cutting, etc).
• Provide all plans, procedures, documentation and certification in accordance with IMCA standards, with a strong emphasise on safe operations.
• Must be able to meet or exceed IMCA guideline standards for all aspects of diving and marine activities, and preferably a member of IMCA.

To qualify, the Contractor should have a track record of providing such services, and possess sufficient equipment and personnel to conduct such work.

3.  Tender Mandatory Requirements:

To be eligible for this tender exercise, interested Contractors are required to be pre-qualified in the Product Group 30107: Subsea / Diving /ROV Technology Services, or Product Group 30707: Diving / ROV Operations contracting category in NipeX Joint Qualification System (NJQS) database. All successfully pre-qualified suppliers in either of these categories will receive Invitation to Tender (ITT)

311.   To determine if you are pre-qualified and view the product/services category you are listed for: you may visit NipeX NJQS Website at www.nipexng.com and access NJQS with your log in details, click on ‘continue Joint Qualification Scheme tool, click on check my supplier status and  thereafter click on supplier product group.

3.1.2  If you are not listed in a product/service category that you are registered with at DPR to do business, you may contact NipeX office at 30, Oyinkan Abayomi Street, Ikoyi Lagos, with your DPR certificate as evidence for necessary update.

3.1.3  To initiate the JQS Pre-qualification process, you may access www.nipexng.com to download the requisite application form, make necessary payments and contact NipeX office for further action in addition

3.2     In addition to 3.1 above. Tenderers shall also be required to comply with the Nigerian Content requirements in the NipeX system.

4.       Nigerian Content Requirements

Each Contractor will be required to:

• Demonstrate that the entity proposed for execution of the service, is a Nigerian Registered Company, or Nigerian Registered Company as the contracting entity in genuine alliance or joint venture with foreign company with details on scope and responsibilities of parties for this work Such companies must show evidence of joint venture binding agreement duly signed by the CEO of both companies including evidence or plans of physical operational presence and set-up in Nigeria Furnish details of company ownership and share holding structure. With photocopies of its CAC Forms CO2 and CO7
• 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 also show overall percentage of work to be performed by Nigerian resources relative to total work volume.
• Provide a Nigerian Content Plan with detailed description of the role, work scope man-hours and responsibilities of all the Nigerian companies and personnel that will be involved in executing the work
• 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.
• 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 businesses and Nigerians over the next five (5) years.
• Provide evidence of domiciliation of project management and procurement centers in Nigeria physical addresses (not P.O. Box).
• Provide detailed description of the location of in-country facilities (Equipment, storage, works repair, maintenance and testing facilities
• Provide detailed statement with evidence of how it intends to maximize the use of Nigerian goods and services.
• Provide details on any other Nigerian Content initiative the company is involved in.

5.       Closing Date:

5.1.    This tender opportunity shall remain open in the NipeX System for fifteen (15) working days and shall close on 28^th December 2011

5.2.    Only Tenderers who are registered with NJQS under this Product/category as at the advert closing time/date shall be invited to submit Technical Bids.

6.       General Conditions:

Please note that all interested Contractors are required to strictly adhere to following conditions in relation to their response to this Advert:

• As stated in item 3 hereto, Contractors are required to be pre-qualified in NJQS under this specific Services category to be eligible to participate in this tender opportunity.
• To enable interested pre-qualified Contractors to use the NipeX System to progress this tender exercise, they should access the NipeX System and include within their company profile, a name of a principal personnel, his/her phone number and the Contractor’s general official email address for NipeX System set-up and training purposes.
• All costs incurred in preparing and processing NJQS pre-qualification and responding to this Tender Opportunity shall be to the Contractor’s own account.
• This Advert shall neither be construed as any form of commitment on the part of APD(N)L to award any contract to any Contractor and or associated contractors, sub-contractors or agents, nor shall it entitle pre-qualified Contractors to make any claims whatsoever, and/or seek any indemnity from APD(N)L and/or any of its partners by virtue of such Contractors having been pre-qualified in NJQS.
• The tendering process shall be undertaken in accordance with the NNPC contracting process which requires pre-qualified Contractors to submit their documentation in the following manner:

(i)                Pre Qualified contractors in the relevant Product/Services category in NJQS will

(ii)     Following the Technical evaluation process, only technically acceptable and financially qualified contractors will be requested to submit their Commercial Tenders.

• APD(N)L reserves the right to reject the submission(s) made by any and/or all Contractors at its sole discretion and at no cost whatsoever to APD(N)L.
• APD(N)L will communicate only with authorized officers of the qualifying Contractors at each stage of the Tender process, as necessary, and will NOT communicate through individuals or appointed Agents.

Please visit the NipeX portal at www.nipexng.com for this Advert and other relevant information.

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