Tender Opportunity: Provision of Inspection Support Services at Star Deep Water Petroleum Limited (SDWPL)

Posted by Kordinichi on Wed 05th Mar, 2025 - nigeriantenders.com

Star Deep Water Petroleum Limited (SDWPL), a Chevron company and operator of the Agbami field on behalf of its co-venturers (FAMFA Oil Limited, Prime 127 Nigeria Limited, Equinor Nigeria Energy Company Limited and Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) invites interested and prequalified companies to tender for the Provision of Inspection Support Services. Interested companies should possess relevant qualifications and experience.

Star Deep Water Petroleum Limited (SDWPL), a Chevron company and operator of the Agbami field on behalf of its co- venturers (FAMFA Oil Limited, Prime 127 Nigeria Limited, Equinor Nigeria Energy Company Limited and Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) invites interested and prequalified companies for:

Title: Tender Opportunity: Provision of Inspection Support Services

NipeX Tender No.: STARDEEP.00000122
Location: Nigeria

Introduction

Star Deep Water Petroleum Limited (SDWPL), a Chevron company and Opcrator of the Agbami field on behalf of its partners (NNPC Limited, FAMFA Oil Limited, Prime 127 Nigeria Limited, Chappal Energies Offshore Limited, and Texaco Nigeria Outershelf Limited) invites interested and prequalified companies with relevant experience for this tender opportunity for the Provision of Inspection Support Services to support the Agbami Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) Vessel operations, which is located in approximately 5000 feet of water and about 70 miles offshore Nigeria.
The services are estimated to commence second quarter of 2025 for five (5) years primary term with an optional two (2) year extension period.

Scope of Work

The scope of work for the services shall include but not limited to the provision of skilled, qualified and certified personnel, supervision, services, transport, testing devices, equipment, tools, consumable materials and/or every item of expense necessary for Inspection Support Services to Company, 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, on an "as and when required" basis and in a safe manner to plant, assets and personnel at Company's Agbami FPSO facility.
Furthermore, successful companics would be expected to have self-sustaining operations and capabilitics to provide any aspect of the scope from personnel only who are qualified and able to communicate fluently in English, to full services, including equipment and consumables, as may be required.

Detailed Services Description:
The scope of work for the Provision of Inspection Support Services includes but not limited to the following:

In-service and out-of-service inspection of pressure vessels, tanks, piping
In -service inspection for hull and Topside structures
Inspection for fabrication quality assurance and control
Nondestructive testing serviccs
Inspection using rope access
Joint integrity management
Hydro cleaning of inspection Equipment
Calibration of inspection Equipment
Mechanical and Hardness testing
Riser Bore Inspections
Pipcline Inspections
Cathodic Protection Survey
Robotics Inspection of piping, vessels, tanks, Hull and Topside structures
will be an added advantage.
Remote opcrated vchicle (ROV) inspections
Unmanned Acrial Vchicle (drone) Inspections
Corrosion support services (including pulling and analysis if corrosion coupons).
Deployment of Emerging Inspection and Testing Technology.

Application Closing Date
18th March, 2025 (16:00 hours).

Note: Only bidders who are pre-qualified and 'live' with NJQS Product/Categorics 3.07.01 (Non-Destructive Testing (NDT)/NDE Services) by 16:00 Hours, March 18, 2025 being the advert close date shall be invited to submit technical bid.

Mandatory Requirements

To be eligible for this tender exercise, interested bidders are required to have the requisite NUPRC permit, NCDMB NOGIC JQS registration and be pre-qualificd and 'live' under Product Code 3.07.01 (Non-Destructive Testing (NDT)/NDE Services) category in NipeX Joint Qualification System (NUGS) database. All successfully pre-qualified and "live" bidders in this category by the bid close date of this advert will reccive the Invitation To Tender (TT).
To confirm if you are pre-qualified and view the product/service category you are listed for: Open www.vendors.nipex-ng.com and access NJQS with your log in details. Click on Products/Services tab to view your status and product codes.
If you are not listed in this product/service category you registered with NUPRC to do business, please contact NipeX office at 27b, Oyinkan Abayomi Drive, Ikoyi Lagos with your NUPRC certificate as evidence for verification and necessary update.
To initiate the JQS pre-qualification process, please access www.nipex-ng.com click on services tab followed by NJQS registration.
To be eligible, all interested bidders must comply with the Nigerian Content requirements in the NipeX system.

Nigerian Content Requirements

Star Deep Water Petroleum 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 Nigcrian 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:

Tenderer shall provide evidence of being a Nigerian registered company. The tenderer shall provide C02 and CO7 forms, registration on NOGIC JQS and NUPRC certificate.
Tenderer shall provide detailed description of the location of in-country committed facilities & infrastructure (technical office, administrative space etc.) in Nigeria to support this contract.
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 resourees relative to total work volumc.
Tenderer shall provide evidence of category 1,2,3,4 or 5 Quality control inspection and testing (QS) group NCEC demonstrating ownership of equipment to be utilized in the exccution of the work scope
Tenderer shall comply with the latest approved version of NCDMB HCD guideline by committing (via a letter of undertaking) to providing Project-Specific training, man-hour, budget, skill development and understudy plan for Nigcrian personnel utilizing OGTAN registered trainer(s) or other approved NCDMB training institution(s).

Additional Information

The Invitation to Tender (ITT) and any further progression of this tender shall be via NipeX. Interested bidders are therefore advised to ensure they are set-up in NipeX with a valid and active official company email address accessible by all in their organization as this shall be the only means to transmit the ITT.
Bidders, who, for this bid process enter a Joint Venture (JV), Partnership, Consortiums, etc. with another bidder that is bidding for this service will be disqualificd.
All costs incurred by a bidder in preparing / processing NJQS prequalification and participating in this tendering process shall be to the bidder's accounts.
This advertisement shall neither be construed as any form of commitment on the part of Star Deep Water Petroleum Limited("Company") to award any contract to any company and or associated companies, sub-contractors, or agents, nor shall it entitle prequalified companics to make any claims whatsoever, and/or seck any indemnity from Company and/or any of its partners by virtue of such companies having been prequalificd in NJQS.
The tendering process shall be the NNPC NipeX contracting process requiring pre-qualified companics to submit both technical and commercial tenders at the same time
Company reserves the right to reject any and or all pre-qualified bids at its sole diseretion and at no cost to Company.
Company will communicate only with authorized officers of the pre-qualifying companies and NOT through individuals or agents.