Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited - Tender Opportunity: SPDC (Joint Venture) Dollar Operational Insurance

1.) Introduction
The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC), Operator of NNPC/Shell/Elf/Agip Joint Venture is seeking qualified Insurers for the Provision of operational Insurance coverage for its Assets and Liabilities which include the following: Onshore and Offshore Assets including Operators Extra Expenses, General 3rd Party Liability, Marine Hull And Aviation. SPDC invites submission from reputable Nigerian registered Insurance Companies having ‘world class experience in the provision of insurance services for major Oil and Gas companies.

Please visit the Nigerian Petroleum Exchange Portal www.nipex.com.ng for further details.

2.) Scope of Work
The scope of the works shall include, but not limited to the following:
The Insurance would cover physical loss and, or damage to the Assets, and third party liabilities risks. The Insurer shall retain 70 percent of the risk in Nigeria. The Insurer will liaise with the appointed local Broker for the purpose of good underwriting, claims administration, policy documentation, renewals, endorsement etc


3.) Mandatory Requirements

• To be eligible for this tender exercise, interested contractor are required to be prequalified as essential service vendor in 31432_Non-Life Insurance product/services category in NipeX Joint Qualification System (NJQS) data base. All successfully prequalified suppliers in this category will receive an Invitation to Technical Tender (ITT).
• 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 login 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 a product/service category you ore registered with DPR to do business, contact NipeX office at 30, Oyinkan Aboyomi Street, lkoyi, Lagos with your DPR certificate as evidence for verification and necessary update.
• To initiate the JQS prequalification process, access www.nipexng.com to download the application form, make necessary payments and contact NipeX office for further action.
• To be eligible, all tenders must comply with the Nigerian Content Requirements in the NipeX system.

4.) Nigeria Content Requirements

• Vendors ore to demonstrate strict compliance with the provisions of Nigerian Oil & Gas Industry Content Development Act and also provide the following 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.
• International or multinational company working through a Nigerian subsidiary must demonstrate that a minimum of 50% of equipment to be deployed for execution of work shall be owned by the Nigerian subsidiary by providing a list of equipment for this tender and indicating those that will be owned by the Nigerian subsidiary.
• 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 in Nigeria and those 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 work, provide detailed plan for staff training and development on equipment repairs & maintenance and procurement (including all software to be used, number of personnel, name of organization providing such training and evidence of post 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.
• Location of in-country facilities (Storage, workshops, repair & maintenance facilities and testing facilities)
• Contractor must be willing and able to provide evidence of maximization of mode in Nigeria goods and services.
• Provide details on any other Nigerian Content initiative your company is involved in.
• Tenderers are expected to have obtained their Nigerian Content Equipment Certification (NCEC) from the NCDMB or demonstrate that it is in the process o f obtaining the certificate from NCDMB.

5.) Closing Date
Only Tenderers who ore registered in the NJQS product/category; 31432 Non-Life Insurance product/services category as at 21st February, 2013 being the adverts close date shall be invited to submit Technical bids.

6.) Additional Information

• 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 port of SPDC to award any contract to any company and or associated companies, subcontractors or agents, nor shall it entitle prequalified companies to make any claims whatsoever, and/or seek any indemnity from SPDC and or any of its partners by virtue such companies having been prequalified in NJQS.
• SPDC 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. Also note that this contract will be progressed through NipeX system.