Invitation to Pre-Qualify for the Hire of One 1,500hp/10K Land over Rig, Edo State

As part of its programme for 2015-2016, Nigerian Petroleum Development Company Limited (NPDC) intends to carry out a number of walkovers, re-completions and test wells in her assets on land. The estimated duration for the drilling campaign is two (2) years, with an option to renew for a further one. (1) Year.
 

Invitation to Pre-Qualify for the Hire of One 1,500hp/10K Land over Rig

Scope of Work;
Anticipated work window is Q1 2015-Q4 2016. However existing rigs undergoing enhancement upgrade and also able to meet the commencement window may be considered.
The scope of work comprises provision of one 1,500HP/10K Land work over Rig, support services for work over, re-completion operations and well testing. The minimum technical requirements and specifications for the rig shall be as follows:

• Depth rating of 20,000 ft with 5” Drill Pipe
• Draw works capacity (Maximum input Power) of 150 HP (1500 KW) plus SCR.
• Rig must be able to skid (cluster wells)
• Three (3) triplex mud pumps of 1300 hp each
• Hook load capacity of 350MT to 455MT (770,000 lbs to1, 000,000 lbs)
• Accommodation for Ninety-nine (99) person Minimum
• Varco TDS-3 Top Drive or equivalent (Minimum Continuous Output torque of 40,000 ft-lbs)
• Well control equipment rated to 10,000psi working Pressure.
• Equipped, managed and operated to NPDC’s/DP standards for Health, Safety and Environment, and equipped for total waste containment and to skip a ship drilled cuttings.
• Rig must be capable of handling and containment of Pseudo oil base mud (A minimum of 3,000 bbls of liquid mud storage).
• Compliance with DPR 1997 zero discharge for hazardous waste as per Environmental Guidelines and Standards and ISO 14001 standards
• Rig must be CFC-free compliant (CFC and Halons are not acceptable; recommended refrigerants are Contractor must be registered with the IADC
• Rigs older than Ten (10) years must have proof of having undergone recent life enhancement upgrades.
• Tenderer must currently have a functional rig- operating base in Nigeria and must have provided rig Hire services in the past two (2) years.

Planned Commencement Date: Q1, 2015-Q4, 2016

Pre-qualification submissions
Requirements:

• To qualify for consideration and in line with the Nigerian Content Development policy, interested, suitable and reputable companies or consortia (which may comprise both Original Equipment Manufacturers/suitable multinationals and Nigerian/indigenous service providers) are required to submit the following documents. Failure to submit any of the under-listed documents for each member in the case of consortia may result in the disqualification of the individual member and entire consortium.
• Full details of Company profiles, including details of ownership of each alliance member if Contractor is a consortium or alliance
• For a tendering consortium or alliance, evidence of legally binding agreements between members of the consortium, providing detailed listing of the specific set(s) of services that each member of the consortium will be primarily responsible for or assigned within the overall tender work scope.
• Copy of Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) registration certificate in relevant area
• Evidence of registration into the NipeX Joint Qualification System (JQS)
• Documentary evidence of incorporation as limited liability Company in appropriate jurisdiction as well as evidence of registration to conduct business in Nigeria
• Income tax clearance certificate for current year and three years back
• Evidence of financial capability, Company’s details and account over the last three (3) years (audited accounts report shall be from a1 registered accounting firm).
• Organization structure, available manpower with a list of key professional staff with their CV CVs shall be those of key personnel that would work on this project and who are key to the successful execution of the work, detailing educational and experience level and industry certification attained.
• Provide in detail Company’s Health, Safety, Environment & Security policy and management systems, including evidence of any internationally recognized accreditation (e.g. ISO 14001).
• Provide Security and Community relations management proposal, giving in detail how your Company has successfully handled security and community related issues in the past and propose to do so for the said project.
• Details of company QA/QC programme, including evidence of any internationally recognized accreditation (e.g. ISO 9000).
• 12. Full details and technical specification of the rig(s) proposed with full inventory of both fixed and mobile equipment available for the performance of the services. This specification must include all current third party inspection reports/certificate as required for safe and legal operations, and required by Regulatory or Oil Industry Standards (e.g. Bureau VERITAS, Lloyds, etc.); together with copies of relevant insurance certificates for the proposed rig(s).
• Evidence of past relevant experience and successful performance in the provision of similar services
• Evidence of ownership of proposed rig or rig(s) availability guarantee(s)
• Contractor’s current IADC certificate
• Any additional information that may enhance the potential of the company

Only Drilling Contractors/companies that fulfill the above requirements and also pass the prequalification evaluation exercise shall be invited to competitively tender for the provision of the rig.
 

Nigerian Content Development:
Pursuant to NPDC (NNPC) and Federal Government Policy to provide opportunities for Nigerian contractors and the development of local expertise, all the applicants must comply fully with the NOGICD Act to give preference to Nigerian companies or foreign companies with Nigerian affiliate and local ownership, which demonstrate willingness to execute the project to the satisfaction of the Nigerian Content requirements and guidelines. Each applicant is enjoined to avail themselves of the requirements of the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry Content Development (NOGICD) Act for full compliance.
Nigerian Petroleum Development Company on behalf of the Joint Venture partners is committed to fully comply with the requirements of the NOGICD Act. In maximizing the local content of this project, pre-qualifiers are requested to give full details of their strategy for the local content implementation in order to comply fully with the laws
 

Specifically the Contractor Shall:

• Ensure that 50% of the equipment deployed for execution of the work is owned by Nigerian Company or Nigerian Subsidiary with clear and documented evidence of ownership.
• Provide full details of company profile and ownership, including “Form C02”and “Form C07”of corporate affairs Commission.
• Furnish company NC policy/strategy. Demonstrate awareness of legislative & regulatory provisions as it concerns Nigerian content.
• Provide details of Company’s Nigerian Content manager (if any) with appropriate experience, qualifications, clear responsibilities & targets.
• Provide evidence of partnerships with Nigerian companies (For companies not resident in Nigeria). Make commitment to transfer technology, employment generation and competence development.
• Provide evidence of an understanding of the local business environment & existing relationships with Nigerian enterprises & suppliers.
• Provide evidence of success in nurturing Nigerian Content on previous projects.
• Make available existing initiatives to develop Nigerian affiliates (For companies not resident in Nigeria).
• Provide evidence of an existing/established presence in Nigeria or plans to establish a presence.
• Provide location(s) of Project Management team and Procurement centre for the subject project Identify Nigerian scope of work as a percentage of the total work scope.
• Provide Training plan for Nigerians.

In compliance with NOGICD Act requirements For Research & Development, the following should be noted:

• All Operators or project promoters in the Oil and Gas industry launching service contracts or other applicable projects with completion period of 12 months and above shall provide R&D implementation arrangement with at least one applicable R&D cluster approved by the Board as
• Part of the Operator’s Nigerian Content Plan for the project or service.
• The arrangement shall be in the form of a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) and indicate how the Operator will deploy the Cluster for any R&D requirements during the contract phase and the first five years of the service life of the field, facility or plant.
• All Operators are to include in their ITT documents, a requirement that any service company bidding for such a project shall submit as part of Nigerian Content requirement, a signed MOA between it and one of the R&D Clusters relevant to the project. All service companies are required to sign an MOA with any of the research Clusters. The MOA shall indicate how the service company intends to use the relevant research Clusters during project execution to the satisfaction of the Board. The MOA shall form part of the documents to be reviewed at technical evaluation stage.

Submission of Pre-qualification Package:
Three (3) sets of the Pre-Qualification documents tendered by respondents shall be submitted and shall be sealed and marked:

“Confidential: Pre-Qualification
Submissions: Hire of One 1,500HP/10K Land Work over Rig”

In addition to hard copies, two electronic (CD ROM) copies of the pre-qualification submission shall also be submitted.

Each set the pre-qualification package submitted should be addressed to:

The Secretary,
Management Tender Committee (MTC), NPDC
Ref: OP/DRL/TD/1213/0110D
Hire Of One (1) 1500 HP/10K Land Work over Rig
Nigerian Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited,
62/64 Sapele Road, Benin City,
Nigeria.

The marked and sealed documents can be physically submitted or sent to The Secretary, NPDC Management ‘Tender Committee (MTC), Nigerian Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria, 62/64 Sapele Road, Benin City, to be received before the closing date of publication of this advert. Incorrectly addressed or labelled submissions, and those received after the specified date and time shall be rejected. In all correspondence, please quote the Tender reference and title shown above.

Registration into the NipeX Joint Qualification System (NJQS) is a pre-condition in the Prequalification process. Bidders are required to provide evidence of their registration in NJQS.

Closing date: 5th March, 2014

Please note:

• Notwithstanding the submission of the prequalification information, NPDC is neither committed nor obliged to include your company on any bid list or to award any form of contract to your company and/or associated companies, subcontractors or agents.
•  Only short-listed companies having similar past experience shall be invited for tendering.
• NPDC will not enter into correspondence with any company or individual on why a company was short- listed or not short-listed.
• All costs incurred by respondents as a result of this pre-qualification and any subsequent request for information shall be to respondents account.
• This advertisement of “Invitation to Tender” shall not be construed as a commitment on the part of NPDC/ NNPC, nor shall it entitle companies to make claims whatsoever and/or seek any indemnity from NPDC/NNPC and/or any of its partners by virtue of such companies having responded to this advertisement.