Tender Opportunity TB-3090 Provision of Accommodation / Crane Barge and Two Surfer Boats for Field Maintenance & Production Personnel in OML-123

1.) Introduction:
Addax Petroleum Development (Nigeria) Limited (hereinafter referred to as “APD(N)L”) invites interested and pre-qualified Contractors to respond to this tender opportunity for the Provision of Accommodation / Crane Barge for Field Maintenance and Production Personnel in APD(N)L’s OML-123 facility as detailed in item 2 below The contract is proposed to commence in Q4, 2012 and continue for a duration of 2 years with APD(N)L having the sole option to extend for an additional year.

2.) Scope of Services:
This Scope of Services covers the provision of an accommodation/ crane barge and two surfer boats in OML-123. Barge will provide accommodation, workshop and warehousing facilities for Production and Maintenance personnel in OML-123. It will also act as a mother vessel for infield Surfers and Zodiacs Barge will also ad as a work platform for personnel when engaged in construction and maintenance projects. The two Surfer Boats will perform inter-site transportation for the transfer of personnel, chemicals and equipment various platforms and locations associated with APD(N)L’s offshore operations in OML-123.

As a minimum requirement, the selected Contractor who must be wholly Nigerian owned shall have the necessary experience and capability; and shall be fully responsible for the supply of the barge and surfer boats which must comply with the following:

• Barge must be Nigerian owned, Nigerian registered and Nigerian crewed.
• Air-conditioned accommodation for at least 120 personnel.
• Operating draft no more than 35M.
• Six point mooring system with anchors and wires.
• 20 Tonne SWL crane at outreach of 12M.
• All round fendering.
• Certified Helideck with helilounge.
• Two small 1.5 9onne SWL cranes for recovery of Mk5 Zodiacs.
• Covered fabrication area.
• Air-conditioned warehousing.
• Workshop.
• Client’s offices.
• Bunkering system with certified meters for infield craft
• Fire detection system throughout.
• Sufficient deck space within crane radius for lay down of two 18M Surfer Boats
• Deck space for storage of at least three 20-foot containers.
• Gymnasium.
• Water making system for full complement of crew and passengers.
• TV Room.
• Hospital.
• 2 x Mk 5 Zodiacs
• 2 x Surfer Boats
• 1 x V-Notch Boat Landing for Zodiac/Surfer access on each side of Barge
• Sufficient hand-held intrinsically safe portable and water tight marine VHF sets with spare batteries and charger; marine frequencies: 06, 15, 16, 12, 13 and 14 (minimum).

All other related equipment, tools and experienced personnel necessary to satisfactorily perform the Services.
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 OML-123 location where the Services am to be performed.

3.) Mandatory Requirements:
3.1. To be eligible for this tender exercise, interested Tenderers are required to be pre-qualified in the 3.06.04 Cranes/Crane Barges/Heavy Lift Vessels or 3.08.02 Barges (Product/Service) category in NipeX Joint Qualification System (NJQS) database. All successfully pre-qualified suppliers in this category will receive Invitation to Tender (ITT)

3.1.1. To determine if you are pm-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, dick on ‘continue Joint Qualification Scheme tool, click on ‘check my supplier status’ and thereafter dick on’ supplier product group’.

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

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:
Tenderers am to note that they will be requested during the technical tender to provide details of their relevant strategy to ensure that they fully company with the Nigerian Oil & Gas Industry Content Act, 2010 as provided at www.nigcontent.com, in view of the fact that non-compliance will constitute a fatal flaw in all contract evaluations.

In light of the above, Tenderers shall be expected by the Nigerian Content Development Monitoring Board (NCDMB) to:

• Demonstrate that the entity proposed for execution f the service, is a Nigerian Indigenous Company, or Nigerian indigenous 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 CCY2 and C07
• 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 score, 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 dimidiation of project management and procurement centers in Nigeria with physical addresses (not P.O. Box).
• Provide detailed description of the location of in country facilities (Equipment. storage, workshops, repair maintenance and testing facilities
• Provide detailed statement with evidence of how it intends to maximize the use of Nigerian made goods and services.
• Provide details on any other Nigerian Content initiative the company is involved in.
• Names of Barge(s) and copies of vessels certificate of registration to be attached,
• Documented evidence of vessel ownership, including any commercial, technical or legal interest held by any other entity(s) in the vessels to be considered.
• Provide evidence of Nigerian Content Equipment Certificate
• (NCEC)

5. Closing Date
Only Tenderers who are registered with NJQS Product/category 3.06.04 Cranes/Crane Barges/Heavy Lift Vessels or 3.0&02 Barges as at (March 7, 2013), being the advert dosing date shall be invited to submit Technical Bids.

6.) Additional Considerations:
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 pro- qualified in NJQS under this specific Services category to be eligible to participate in this tender opportunity
• All costs incurred in preparing and processing NJQS pm-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 Con tractor and or associated. contractors, sub-contractors or agents, nor shall it entitle pie-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 pm-qualified in NJQS.
• The tendering process shall be undertaken in accordance with the NNPC contracting process which requires pm-qualified Contractors to submit their documentation in the following manner:-
  • Pre-Qualified contractors in the relevant Product/Services category in NJQS will be requested to submit their Technical Tenders.
  • Following the Technical evaluation process, only technically acceptable and financially qualified contractors will be requested to submit their Commercial Tenders.
    • APD(N)L will communicate only with authorised officers of the qualifying Contractors at each stage of the Tender process, as necessary and will NOT communicate through individuals or appointed Agents.

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