Tender Opportunity Provision of Wellbore Cleanout Equipment and Services to Support Deepwater Drilling and Completion Operations

Introduction
Star Deep Water Petroleum Limited (SDWPL) invites interested and qualified companies in tendering for provision of Services listed under Scope of Work/Service Requirements’ which will be carried out in respect of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) 2014 — 2017 Oil and Gas Wells Drilling, Completions and Workovers for Deepwater Operations in Nigeria. Availability to commence provision of Services is required for an anticipated Commencement Date: Second (2nd) Quarter 2014. With a Primary Term of two (2) Years with a possible Optional Term of one (1) Year.

Scope of Work:
DWD-2012-CW952451: Wellbore Cleanout Equipment and Services
Interested Applicants must be able to provide the following as required for
Deepwater Wellbore Cleanout Equipment and Services.

Personnel
Contractor shall provide qualified personnel for Wellbore Cleanout operations on a call-out basis. Contractor’s Wellbore Cleanout Specialist shall have a minimum of 10 years experience in Wellbore Cleanout operations.

Equipment

• Contractor shall provide the following tools and equipment:
• Casing scrapers for 7”, 9-5/8”, 11-3/4” and 13-5/8” casing
• Casing brushes for 7”, 9-5/8”, 11-3/4” and 13-5/8” casing
• Junk baskets for use in 7”, 9-5/8”, 11-3/4” and 13-5/8” casing
• Magnet tools for use in 7”, 9-5/8”, 11-3/4” and 13-5/8” casing
• Ball activated Jetting tools in various sizes
• Circulation tools in various sizes
• Riser brush for 17”- 21” riser ID
• BOP jetting tools
• All tools must come with TT-585 connections.

Mandatory Requirement:
1. To be eligible for this tender exercise, interested contractors are required to be pre - qualified in the category 1.01.03 (Drilling Tools and Retrievable Production Tools) 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).

2. Please note that interested bidders including their sub-contractor(s) shall be required to:
a. Meet all JQS mandatory requirements to be listed as “PREQUALIFIED” for a category in the JQS database.
b. Meet all Nigerian Content requirements stated in this advert in their responses to the Invitation to Technical Tender.
(Failure to meet the Nigerian Content requirements is a “FATAL FLAW”).

3. 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.

4. If you are not listed in a product/service category you are registered with DPR to do business, contact NipeX office at 30, Oyinkan Abayomi Street, Ikoyi Lagos with your DPR certificate as evidence for verification arid necessary update.

5. 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.

Nigerian Content Requirements

• 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 your CAC Forms C02 and C07
• Provide evidence of what percentage of your key management positions is held by Nigerians and what percentage of the total work force are Nigerians. Also, show overall percentage of work to be performed by Nigerian resources relative to total work volume.
• Provide a Nigerian Content Plan providing a detailed description of the role, work scope, man-hours and responsibilities of all Nigerian companies and personnel that would be involved in executing the work. Also provide details of Nigerian Content focal point or manager.
• 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; attach past experience of such patronage.
• Specific to this project, 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(S) 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.

Close date:
Only tenderers who are registered with NJQS Product/Category l.01.03 (Drilling Tools and Retrievable Production Tools) by 16:00 flours, November 26, 2012 being the advert close date shall be invited to submit technical bid.

Please note the following:

• 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.
• Bidders who for the purpose of this bid process enter into a JV, Partnership, Consortiums, etc with another bidder bidding this tender will be disqualified.
• All costs incurred in preparing and processing NJQS prequalification shall be to the contractor’s accounts.
• This advertisement shall neither be construed as any form of commitment on the part of SDWPL 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 SDWPL 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 prequalified companies to submit technical tenders first. Following a technical review, only technically and financially qualified contractors will be requested to submit commercial tenders.
• Star Deep Water Petroleum Limited will communicate only with authorized officers of the pre-qualifying companies and NOT through individuals or Agents.

Please visit NipeX portal at www.nipexng.com for this advert and other information.

Management
Chevron Nigeria Limited, 2 Chevron Drive, Lekki Peninsula, P.M.B. 12825, Lagos.