Tender Opportunity for Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Installation and Commissioning For the Escravos Export System Project, Lagos State

Chevron Nigeria Limited invites interested and prequalified companies for this tender opportunity for the Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation for the Onshore and Offshore scopes of the Escravos Export System which shall be in Company’s ‘Escravos Area of Operations.

Tender Opportunity for Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Installation and Commissioning For the Escravos Export System Project

Scope of work:

Onshore EPCI
The scope of work shall include but not limited to engineering procurement, construction, installation and commissioning activities required for the provision of the following:

• Five (5) Nos Gas Turbines and Five (5) Nos Centrifugal shipping pumps at the Escravos Terminal
• 1km of plant piping from the shipping pumps discharge manifold to the pig launcher location
• 5km of 30 inch swamp pipelines and associated pig launcher tendering for the onshore scope is Open Only To Qualified Nigerian Companies in accordance with the NOGICD Act Section 3, Sub-section 2.

Offshore EPCL
The scope of work shall include but not, limited to engineering, procurement construction, installation and commissioning activities required for the provision of the following:

• 8km of 3.0 inch pipeline, shore crossing from the beach to a water depth of 7m
• 30km of 30 inch offshore pipeline from a water depth of 7m to 30m
• Two new Pipeline End Manifold (PLEMs) located at a water depth of approximately 30m
• Two new Single-Point Mooring (SPM) installed at the PLEMs
• A subsea pig receiver installed at the PLEMs

This offshore scope is open to qualified Nigerian and non-Nigerian companies

Mandatory tender requirements:

• To be eligible for this tender exercise, interested bidders are required to be pre - qualified in the 4.04.04 (Pipeline Systems) category in NipeX joint Qualification System (NJQS) database. All successfully pre-qualified suppliers ‘in this category by the bid close date will receive Invitation to Technical Tender (ITT).

• Meet all JQS mandatory requirements to be listed as ‘Prequalified’ for a category in the JQS database. It Meet all Nigerian Content requirements stated in this advert in their responses to the Invitation to Technical Tender.
• To determine if you are pre-qualified and view the product/service category you are listed for: Open www.nipexng.com and access NJQS with your log in details, click on continue Joint Qualification Scheme tool, click check my supplier status and then click supplier product group.
• If you are not listed in this product/service category, and you are registered with DPR to do business for this category, please contact NipeX office at 30, Oyinkan Abayomi drive, lkoyi Lagos with your DPR certificate as evidence for verification and necessary update.
• To initiate and complete the JQS prequalification process, access www.nipexng.com to download the application form, make necessary payments and contact NipeX office for further action.

Nigeria Content
Chevron’ Nigeria Limited is committed to the development of the Nigerian Oil and Gas business in observance with the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry Content Development Act 2010 (NOGICD Act) enacted by the Federal Government of Nigeria in April 2010.
Pursuant to enactment of the NOGICD Act, the minimum Nigerian content in any project, service or product specification to be executed in the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry shall be consistent with the level set in the schedule of the Act and any other target as may be directed by the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB).
Contractors shall comply with the provisions of the NOGICD Act and all applicable regulations. Bidders that do not meet the Nigerian Content criterion will not be allowed to participate in next Tender Stage
The following are the Nigerian Content requirements bidders are expected to comply with in their technical bid submission.

• Demonstrate that the entity is a Nigerian Registered Company, or a Nigerian Registered Company 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 your CAC Forms C02 and C07
• Provide evidence of the percentage of 1) key management positions that are held by Nigerians and 2) total work force that are Nigerians. Also, show overall percentage of work to be performed by Nigerian resources relative to total work volume.
• Provide a Nigerian content Plan with a detailed description of the role, work scope, man-hours and responsibilities of all Nigerian companies and personnel that will be involved in executing the work. Also provide details of Nigerian Content contact or manager.
• State proposed total scope of work to be performed b Nigerian personnel (whether contracted directly or under subcontract agreements) with names and addresses including evidences of well equipped offices and workshop attach past experience of such patronage.
• Specific to this project, provide detailed plan for staff training and development or 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 c any specific programs in place for transfer of technology and skills to businesses and Nigerians over the next five (5) years.
• Provide evidence of domiciliation of project management and procurement centers in Nigeria with physical addresses (not P.O Box)
• Location of in-country facilities, (Equipment, storage, workshops, repair & maintenance facilities and, testing facilities);
• Contractor must be willing and able to provide evidence of maximization of made in Nigeria goods and services.
• Provide details on any other Nigerian Content initiative your company is involved in
• Provide evidence of MOU with OGTAN registered trainer to conduct classroom module of training and on the job attachment
• Provide human capacity building development plan including budget which must be minimum 10% of project man-hours or cost. Training will be targeted at developing capacity other than bidder’s personnel. Trainees will be nominated from a database maintained by NCDMB and the services of OGTAN registered trainers utilized to cover classroom modules.
• M. Provide details equipment ownership (Evidence of 50% ownership shall be required for the Onshore EPCI scope).
• Bidders (Vendors, Original Equipment, Manufacturers-OEM, and EPC Contractors are required to. present Nigerian Content Equipment Certificate (NCEC) issued by Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (or evidence of application for the certificate) in respect of any components, spares, equipments, systems and packages to be used in the proposed project under tender
• All Bidders for a project/contract/service with a completion period of 12 months or more are required to submit as part of the Nigerian Content requirement, a signed Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between it and one of the research and development (R&D) Clusters established by the Nigerian Content Development & Monitoring Board (NCDMB). The MOA shall be relevant to the project and shall indicate how the. Bidder intends to use the relevant R&D Clusters during project execution..

Close date: 14th March, 2014

Time: 4:00pm

Please note the following:

• Only bidders who are registered with NJQS Product/Category 4.04.04 (Pipeline Systems) shall be invited to submit technical bid.
• Suppliers eligible for this tender opportunity are expected to be prequalified in NJQS under this product/service category.
• The Invitation to Tender (ITT) and any further progression of this tender shall be via NipeX.
• All costs incurred in preparing and processing NJQS prequalification shall be to the contractor’s accounts.
• Meet the requirement of Surveyors Registration Council of Nigeria (SURCON) for survey activities in Nigeria.
• This advertisement shall neither be construed as any form of commitment on the part of Chevron Nigeria Limited to award any contract to any company and or associated .companies, sub-contractors or agents, nor shall it entitle prequalified companies to make any claims whatsoever, and/or seek any indemnity from Chevron Nigeria Limited and or any of its partners by virtue of such companies having been prequalified in NJQS.
• The tendering process shall be the NNPC contracting process requiring pre-qualified companies to submit technical tenders first. Following a technical review, only technically and financially qualified contractors will be requested to submit commercial tenders.
• Chevron Nigeria Limited will communicate only with authorized officers of the prequalifying companies and not through individuals or Agents.
• Please visit NipeX portal: www.nipexng.com for this advert and other information.