Addax Petroleum Exploration (Nigeria) Limited
(RC No. 333613)
Tender Opportunity Provision
of Vsat Services in OMLs -123 and 124
Introduction:
Addax Petroleum Exploration (Nigeria) Limited (hereinafter referred to as “APE (N) L)” invites interested and prequalified Contractors to respond to this tender opportunity for the provision of Pore Pressure Prediction and Advanced Well Control Monitoring Services at APE (N) L’s OMLs-123 and 124 facility, as detailed in item 2 below. The contract is proposed to commence in January 2011 and continue for duration of two (2) years with APE (N) L having the sole option to extend the duration for a further period of one (1) year.
Scope of Services:
This Scope of Services covers the provision of VSAT Services associated with APD (N) L’s Operations in OMLs-123 and 124.
As a minimum requirement, the selected Contractor shall have the necessary experience, capability and shall be fully responsible for the supply and performance of:
- Provision and management of satellite capacity both for the Nigeria regional network and international links.
- Operation of the network hub in Usingen (Viper Sat technology, shared bandwidth), as well as the secondary hub in Lagos.
- Guaranteeing of full voice and data integration with the rest of APD (N) L satellite network.
- Operation and maintenance of ail micro-wave links.
- Provision and management of the needed terrestrial capacity and its CPE routers.
- Management and maintenance of the full network on 24hours/365 days’ basis.
- Control and management of all remote locations via dedicated Inmarsat link and proprietary software.
- Control and management of ail hub locations via VPN link and proprietary software.
- Provision of required licenses.
The selected Contractor will be responsible for the mobilisation and subsequent demobilisation of its equipment, tools and personnel between place of origin and APD (N) L’s nominated onshore base location or nominated offshore location where the Services am to be performed.
Mandatory Requirement:
- To be eligible for this tender exercise, interested Contractors are required to be pre-qualified in the Product Group 1.14.20: Telecommunication Equipment and Systems category in NipeX Joint Qualification System (NJQS) database. All successful pre-qualified suppliers in this category will receive Invitation to Tender (ITT).
- To determine if you are pre-qualified and view the product/services category are listed for: Open 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’.
- 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.
- 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.
- To be eligible, all tenderers must comply with the Nigerian Content requirements in the NipeX system.
Nigerian Content Requirements
As requested by the Nigerian Content, each Contractor will be required to:
- Demonstrate that me 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.
- Plan to ensure that 75% of the spend is domiciled in Nigeria.
- Furnish details of company ownership and share holding structure with photocopies of Forms CAC2 and CAC7.
- Provide evidence of what percentage of Its key management positions are hew 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