INVITATION FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI) FOR CALL-OFF CONTRACT FOR PROJECT ENGINEERING DESIGN SUPPORT SERVICES FOR NIGERIA LNG LIMITED
INTRODUCTION
NIGERIA LNG LIMITED (NLNG) plant complex located on Bonny Island, Rivers State, Nigeria, consists of six natural gas liquefaction trains with a total capacity of 22 million tons of liquefied natural gas (LNG) and five (5) million tons of natural gas liquids (NGL) per annum. A seventh train is presently under construction. The production plant is operated by a dedicated team of operators, specialist and service providers who ensure continuous production.
NLNG hereby invites interested reputable plant engineering design companies with vast experience in design, modification and engineering studies in brownfield oil and gas facilities to submit an expression of interest (EOI) for the purpose of pre-qualification for this service.
Companies that are considered to have met the pre-qualification requirements will subsequently receive an invitation to tender for the works.
SCOPE
Brief description:
The proposed service contract will be on call-off basis for project engineering design support services to adequately support all projects within the NLNG plant projects portfolio required for operation, maintenance, license to operate and rejuvenation of the existing plant facilities.
SCOPE OF WORK
This service contract is for the provision of engineering design support services, which will require technically qualified personnel and suite of engineering design software’s to execute plants project engineering designs across NLNG’s locations, majorly but not limited to, NLNG industrial area on bonny island, NLNG residential area on bonny island, and gas transmission system locations. The service will provide the required personnel and tools as well as management, administration, and supervision needed to execute the work scope as specified under the contracts, which may include:
• Pre-FEED/ Basis for design (BFD)
• FEED/ basic design package (BDP) / basic design & engineering package (BDEP)
• Detailed engineering design (DED),
• Engineering design management
• Reengineering & specialist studies
COMMENCEMENT AND DURATION
The expected date of commencement of the contracts is Q1 2025 and the duration will be thirty-six (36) months, with an option to extend for one (1) + one (1) year based on service performance and will be at NLNG’s sole discretion.
PRE-QUALIFICATION INFORMATION
To qualify for consideration, interested companies are required to respond to this invitation with the following information/documents for consideration. Failure to submit any of the under-listed documents may lead to disqualification. The following are required:
a. Respondent’s confirmation on interest to participate in the pre-qualification exercise for the contracts.
b. Certificate of incorporation and all relevant corporate affairs commission (CAC) documents (forms CO2 and CO7 or equivalent).
c. Midstream and downstream oil and gas industry service permit: current/valid relevant certificates issued by the Nigerian midstream and downstream petroleum regulatory authority 9NMDPRA) and vendor’s engineering practicing license issued by council for the regulation of engineering in Nigeria (COREWN).
d. A detailed list of relevant experience, with evidence for related work within the last five (%) years. Kindly indicate names of clients, location, contract, design man hour, contract value, and/or volume of services provided with evidence (e.g. awards letters, contracts, completion certificate, recognition letters, etc.). These details should also indicate overall experience of the company in managing partnerships and or subcontractors, specialist contractors, including managing relationships with original equipment manufacturers (OEMs).
e. Health safety & environmental policy and quality policy
f. Current/ valid professional indemnity insurance certificate.
g. Company profile, organization size and structure, including any parent, technical partnership, alliance or joint venture of companies to whom they belong, together with CV and experience profile of key management personnel.
h. Details of existing in-country facilities e.g. offices, computer and software’s of various disciplines owned/operated by vendor.
Only companies deemed to have met NLNG’s and Nigerian content development monitoring board’s (NCDMB’s) pre-qualification requirements shall receive further correspondence from the company, including invitations to tender.
COMPLIANCE WITH NIGERIAN CONTENT (NOGICD ACT 2010)
The Nigerian oil and gas industry content development (NOGICD) act 2010 supports and details expected Nigerian content deliverables within contracts and projects in the Nigerian oil and gas industry.
Interested companies shall comply with the provisions of the NOGICD act that relate to the scope mentioned above and, in particular comply with the minimum Nigerian content targets for the scope, which are covered in the schedule of the act.
Failure to comply with the Nigerian content act or to demonstrate commitment to Nigerian content development shall result in disqualification from the process.
General Nigerian content requirements
Companies responding to this advertisement are required to submit the following in compliance with the NOGICD act 2010:
a. Documentation to demonstrate that the entity is a Nigerian-registered company: submission of certified true copies of CAC forms 2A and 7A (or its equivalent), including company memorandum and articles of association. All companies shall be Nigerian indigenous service companies having 51% and above Nigerian equity in the shareholding and ownership structure.
b. Evidence of registration on the Nigerian content development monitoring board (NCDMB) NOGIC joint qualification system (JQS).
c. Evidence of valid and appropriate Nigerian content equipment certificate (NCEC) for relevant scope of service: CS-consultancy services.
d. The process and procedures that explain the methodology of how it intends to comply with the requirements of the NOGICD act 2010 (Nigerian content plan) and how to achieve the target(s) in the schedule of NOGICD act and any targets set by NCDMB.
e. Develop a Nigerian content execution plan (NCEP), which shall explain the methodology of how it intends to comply with the requirements of the NOGICD act 2010 (Nigerian content plan) and how to achieve the set target(s) in the schedule of the NOGICD act and any targets set by NCDMB.
f. Details of the company’s corporate organizational overall human resources structure (management, supervisors, senior and junior skilled officers, etc.), identifying positions manned or occupied by Nigerian nationals with evidence of the type of employment in country and identifying the positions manned/occupied by other nationals.
g. Proposed organogram for this work scope populated with the nationality, qualifications, and years of experience of personnel on the job (attach CVs of key finance, operational, and technical personnel), including a succession plan in this work scope.
h. A detailed description of the location of the company’s facilities and infrastructure (assets, equipment, technical office, software, administrative space, storage, etc.) in Nigeria to support this contract.
i. Demonstrate willingness to carry out human capital development (HCD) in compliance with the human capacity development guidelines of NCDMB.
SUBMISSION OF RESPONSES
Submissions in response to the above requirements shall be completed strictly in accordance with the instructions given in this publication.
Failure to submit any of the documents may result in the disqualification of the applicant. The expression of interest document should be submitted via Eol portal hyperlink: https://nlngeoi-nlng.msappproxy.net/NLNGVendors/eoi_index.aspx
The click on the category ID below to attach documents: EOI_Proj_Design_Support_Services
Submissions must be received by NLNG no later than 29th August 2024.
PLEASE NOTE:
• This is not an invitation to tender. The full tendering procedure will be provided to applicants that are successful in the prequalification exercise which will be carried out in accordance with NLNG’s relevant procedures.
• This advertisement for expression of interest and pre-qualification shall not be construed as a commitment by NLNG, nor shall it entitle respondents to claim any indemnity from NLNG or its affiliates by virtue of having responded to this advertisement.
• This expression of interest is a simple invitation for interested vendors to express interest in providing the indicated services and does not warrant any further feedback from NLNG hereafter.
• If you do not hear from NLNG within three (3) months of submission of a response to this publication, it should be taken that your application was not successful.
Signed:
Management
Nigeria LNG limited
A globally competitive LNG company helping to build a better Nigeria