BRASS LNG LIMITED
NNPC/ Conocophillips / ENI /TOTAL
Invitation for Pre-Qualification – (PQ/HS/1829/11)
for Helicopter Services Contract
for the Proposed LNG Plant at Brass Island, Bayelsa State, Nigeria
INTRODUCTION
Brass LNG Limited (Owner) intends to award a Helicopter Service Contract for its LNG Plant Project at Brass Island in Bayelsa State, Nigeria.
Brass LNG therefore invites only interested, suitable, reputable, qualified and experienced Air Operator Contractors and Consortia having proven experience and resources in executing complex Air Operation projects of this nature and size with a minimum of 10 years air operations experience within Nigeria and with adequate resources in terms of manpower, equipment and finance to submit proposals for the pre-qualification of Contractors to tender for the following brief and indicative Scope of Work:
SCOPE OF WORK
The Contractor/Consortium shall be required to provide for:
- The supply, operation and maintenance (inclusive of fuelling/defueling capabilities for helicopters by trucks and emergency repairs of helicopters) of the required helicopter(s) for transport of personnel between Brass Island, Lagos, Yenagoa, and Port Harcourt (and other parts of Nigeria on an as required basis)
- The supply of a replacement helicopter whenever the primary helicopter needs to be removed from service for maintenance and/or inspections
- The provision of all necessary equipment and personnel for flight control operations for all incoming and departing Helicopters
- The provision of all necessary equipment and personnel to support the air operations and logistics at the Brass Island aerodrome. Lagos, and Port Harcourt in accordance with the Requirements specified in this document and all applicable Nigerian laws and aviation regulations.
- The provision of all necessary ground support, equipment, and personnel for inspection and maintenance of helicopter landing pad and any other facilities assigned to Contractor in support of the Brass LNG Project.
- The provision of Maintenance and Flight Inspection Personnel to be on site for inspection of helicopters prior to take off.
- The operational profile of helicopter services will focus on transportation of construction personnel, but with the provision to allow flexibility to meet the continuously Changing jobsite requirements including emergence evacuation if necessary.
- The Contractor’s pilots, mechanics avionics technicians and maintenance specialists who will schedule flights, update charts, manifests, logs, overhaul intervals, and schedule routine maintenance of the helicopters so as not to disrupt the proposed services. The flight crew duty times and required rest periods will be contractor’s responsibility.
- All equipment, spare pails, supervision, staff, maintenance support, ground facilities (other than those specified to be supplied by Owner). fuel, lubricants, licenses, and permits to support and operate helicopters on a fixed term basis in Support of the development of the Brass LNG facilities located in Brass Island, Bayelsa Stale, Nigeria.
Work Not Included:
As part of this lender, Owner will be providing/furnishing certain materials, equipment, facilities, and/or utilities to Contractor to facilitate this Contract. This Owner provided material will be identified in detail in the subsequent tendering documents.
PRE-QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
To pre-qualify, it is mandatory that interested Contractors, Consortia and Subsidiaries must provide the following required information and supporting documents for itself, its affiliates, partners, holding companies, etc. and in case of a Consortium, for each of the members in the same manner and sequence as listed below. Failure to provide any of the requested information will disqualify the applicant.
Resume of Flight Personnel:
The Helicopter Services Contractor must provide resumes of flight personnel showing minimum experience as follows. Pilot qualifications:
Minimum 3,000 hours total flight time
Minimum 100 hours in type aircraft to be flown
Co-Pilot qualifications
Minimum 2,000 hours total
Light time
Minimum 50 hours in type
Aircraft to be flown
2. Company Profile
- Ownership. Form, Structure sole contractor/Consortium /with Parent company as subsidiary/partners, affiliates, giving name and details
- Organization structure, charts, with list of key management and technical personnel, giving names, position, qualifications, experience, age, role, nationality with CV’s for Contractor and each participating member, parent holding, partners, affiliates, etc. If not a sole contractor then provide structure, charts, list of key management and technical personnel, giving names, position, experience, qualifications, age, responsibility with CV’s required for the management of the consortium/JV/ partnership, etc.
- Authorized representative person name, position and contact details.
- Signed Agreement MOU between the members specifying management structure and work responsibility.
- Any literature, brochures etc.
Certificates and Registrations
- Current copies of Certificate of incorporation
- Registration in Nigeria Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR)
- Permit Pay As You Earn (PAYE)
- Value Added Tax (VAT)
- Business Permit
- Income Tax Clearance (ITC) Certificate for last three (3) years.
- Air Operators Certificate with approved maintenance system.
- Air Maintenance Organization Certificate and Safety Management
- ISO Certification or equivalent
- Memorandum and Articles of Association
4. Accounts and Insurance Records
- Audited accounts and balance sheets for last three (3) years
- Financial rations to assess liquidity, profitability, e.g. Current, asset turnover, debt/equity, turnover, etc. Fixed Assets certified list and values
- Bankers in Nigeria and Overseas
- Bank reference letters giving limits.
- Insurance Policies list giving type, coverage, value, term and premium.
Resources
- List with evidence of Contractor’s owned resource covering Manpower (permanent contract staff) list giving, position, qualified age, experience, scope of work and nationality.
- Description of equipment currently owned by company owned by company that will aid the execution of the service.
- Equipment list giving type, make, specifications, year, function, location with ownership proof, and noting equipment anticipated to be available for the Helicopter Services Contract.
- Infrastructure offices, logistics, warehousing, list with evidence giving location, size in square meters, facilities and capabilities, and availability for the Helicopter Services Contract.
- Major sub-vendors list with names, address, contact person, Field of activity executed contracts with value and duration
6. Past Work Experience
List with evidence of Contractor’s and Consortium’s past Helicopter Services contracts work experience during the last ten (10) years in Nigeria and Overseas giving brief scope of work, client name and contact person. work site, contract award value, contract duration, final contract value, and actual completion date and duration for:
- All Helicopter Services projects completed (attach completion certificate)
- All similar projects completed
- Maximum value Helicopter Services contract completed
7. Current Workload
List with evidence of Contractor/ Consortium’s ongoing and future projects (2011 – 2013) in Nigeria and Overseas giving brief scope of work, client name and contact person, work site, contract award value, contract duration, percentage completion supported by milestone completion certificates.
Graphical presentation showing availability of equipment, finance and manpower, for executing this Work between 2012 and 2013.
8. Procurement
Procurement policy and procedures, plan and organization structure used in a major Helicopter Services Contract.
9. Health, Safety and Environment
- Standard written Policy and Program. Track record -fatalities, lost workdays, etc. and experiences for the last (3) years.
- Detailed record of accidents, injuries, damages and near misses related to helicopter operations including aborted flights due to technical reasons for the past three (3) years.
10. QA/QC
- Policies, Standards and Program used for subcontractors, material and services in a major Helicopter Services Contract
- Evidence of Quality Assurance Programme comparable to
- ISO9000 or equivalent
11. Planning, Cost and Document Control
Standard policies and procedures for project cost and documentation control used in major Helicopter Services Contract.
12. Community Relations
- Policy and organization structure used in largest Helicopter Services Contract for handling community related issues.
- Past experience with communities in the Niger Delta Region
- List of community development projects completed and in progress including brief scope of work, client. Location, value and duration.
13. Nigerian Content
- Consistent with the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry Content Development (NOGICD) Act, 2010, Brass. LNG Limited is committed to providing maximum opportunities for Nigerian capacity utilization and development of in-country expertise .
- Therefore, Brass LNG Limited expects Contractors and Consortia to fully comply with the Nigerian Government directives on Nigerian Content including in-country domiciliation of all personnel, supporting activities as well as locating both the Project Management Team and Procurement Centres in-country and carrying out in-country scope of work. Contractor shall provide a plan and strategy showing commitment to meeting the Nigerian Content targets and how the Contractor intends to perform the work consistent with the NOGICD Act, 2010.
- Major Companies and Consortia that possess adequate experience and resources and include Nigerian Companies in their execution strategy and are committed to comply with Nigerian Content requirements for this scope of work will have an advantage.
- Demonstrate that the entity 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, Also submit clear photocopies of CAC Forms CO 2 and CO7.
- Subcontractors and Consortia that are structured simply as agencies or representatives will be excluded.
Responses must include the following:
List of works sub-contracted to Nigerian Subcontractors and suppliers, in the last three (3) years for Helicopter Services Contracts giving names, LGA, work site location, client’s name, contract description , contract value, brief scope of work,
- Duration, and percentage of total contract value.
- Nigerian manpower hired giving number, percentage and value during the contract period in the most recent major Helicopter Services Contract.
- Provide detailed plan for staff training and development (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 for the duration of the contract.
- Provide an moa with OGTAN registered training facility for both theoretical and practical training with attachment for the duration of the project.
- 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, repair and maintenance facilities).
- Contractor must be willing and able to provide evidence of maximization of made in Nigeria goods and services.
- Plan and strategy utilized in maximizing Nigerian Content in most recent major Helicopter Services Contract.
Proposal for achieving Nigerian Content in this Contract.
14. Additional Information
Any additional information that will enhance Contractor/Consortium’s prospect for pre-qualifications.
In case of Consortia, the above requirements are to be furnished for each and every number demonstrating joint and several liabilities to perform
Failure to provide any of the requested information and documents will disqualify the applicant. Please note that Contractors/Consortia will be evaluated for the completeness and quality of the information presented with supporting documents, demonstrating their technical, financial and managerial capabilities in executing the entire and not part of the scope of work.
Pre-qualification proposals should be submitted in three (3) sets of hardcopy plus two (2) sets of CD-ROM, Each set must be properly indexed, separated and arranged into the 13 sections, in the serial order as indicated above and submitted in a sealed the following:
CONFIDENTIAL -BRASS LNG
PQ/HS/1829/11
PRE-QUALIFICATION FOR
HELICOPTER SERVICES CONTRACT
Name of Contractor or Consortium
Pre-qualification documents must be submitted on or before 22nd August 2011 by 3:00 pm at the following address:
Contracts and Procurement Manager
Brass LNG Limited
Plot I680 Sanusi Fafunwa
Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria
Late submissions of the proposals will NOT be considered under any circumstances.
Please Note:
- This advertisement is not an “invitation to tender” but only an “invitation for pre-qualification” and must not be construed as a commitment on part of
- Brass LNG Ltd nor shall it entitle potential tenderers to make any claims whatsoever and/or seek any indemnity from Brass LNG Ltd and/or any of its shareholders by virtue of such potential tenderers having responded advertisement.
- Notwithstanding submission of the pre-qualification Information, Brass LNG Ltd is neither committed nor obliged to include your Company on any bid list or bear any expenses related to the preparation and submission of the pre-qualification documents or to award any form of contract to your Company and/or associated Companies, Consortium, Subcontractors or Agents.
Only short-listed Contractors and Consortia having similar past experience, adequate equipment, manpower. technical capabilities, and financial resources will be invited to participate in further activities leading to tender stage.
Tender documents will be provided only to the pre-qualified companies. In addition to the review of the proposals, team visits to facilities, and safety, technical and financial audits may be conducted.
Brass LNG will only deal with authorized officers (with Power of Attorney) of the pre-qualifying and tendering Companies and NOT through individuals or agents.
Brass LNG will not enter into correspondence with any Contractor, company, or individual to explain why it was or was not short-listed.
