Commencement:        Q2010 
Completion:            2012

Please note the following 
1)       only one contract will be awarded to one contractor. 
2)       Participants will be required to submit payment receipt of refundable $10,000 tender form fee

Application forms are available on request.

Suppliers are expected to be published in the NipeX JQS database. This is a condition to participate in this exercise.

For enquiries please contact the JQS Department, NNPC-NipeX office, 30  Lady Oyinkan Abayomi Drive (formerly Queens Drive), Ikoyi-Lagos on telephone numbers +234-806-5149338. E-mail:ikemnora@yahoo.com officer: Mr Ikemefuna onuora.

NIGERIAN CONTENT REQUIREMENTS 
In line with Federal Government Directives on Nigerian Content Development, preference shall be given to Nigerian companies or foreign companies based in Nigeria having Nigerian affiliates who demonstrate willingness to execute the work/services to the satisfaction of the Nigerian content requirements and guidelines. Companies responding to this advert shall be required to provide the following information; 
1.    Corporate relative to Nigerian content. 
2.    Details   of   the   Corporate   Nigerian   content   focal   point   including   profile   in company, experience, qualifications, responsibilities & targets. 
3.    Evidence   of   commitment   to   develop   Nigerian   manpower and   competence development through employment and training. 
4.    List of existing initiatives and plans to develop other Nigerian companies. Slate where applicable in Nigeria (or similarly in other countries). 
5.    Proposed Nigerian Content specifying the work to be done by Company with owns resources and those to be subcontracted. Give the scope of such subcontracts, name and     location of the proposed subcontractors. 
6.    Details of training and development program for Nigerians, in your company, (plan, detailed program in form of chart of Excel sheet) 
PRE-QUALIFICATION 
Interested, reputable service companies shall be required to submit pro-qualification documents containing the following: 
1.        Evidence of Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) permit valid for 2008/2009 
2.        Provide evidence of Tax payment (Copy of Tax Clearance) for the past three years in Nigeria 
3.       Company Certificate of Incorporation.[NIGERIA] 
4.        Company Memorandum and articles of Association. 
5.        Evidence of legally binding agreement if company is a Joint Venture or Consortium. 
6.       Evidence of legally binding agreement if Company has foreign technical partners. 
7        Provide detailed company organ gram showing full staff structure. 
8.       Provide copies of Curriculum Vitae of key management staff. 
9.        Provide copies of Curriculum vitae of key technical staff. 
10.     Provide copy of Health, Safety, Security and Environment Policies, signed and dated. 
11.     Provide copies of company’s Health Safely and Environment Management Systems (HSE-MS). 
12.     Provide copies of Security and Community Management plans for projects executed in the Niger Delta, if any. 
13.     Provide Names and Curriculum Vitae of HSSE Focal Points(s), Manager(s), and Personnel. 
14.     Provide HSE records for the past five years. 
15.     Provide Health, Safety and Environment Management manuals for any previous successful projects. 
16.     Provide audited accounts by a Chartered Accountant for past three years (2006, 2007, and 2008). 
17.     Provide Audit Certificate for audited accounts. 
18.     Provide Letter of reference from bankers/financiers or willingness of bankers/financiers to fund contract. 
19.     Provide list of contracts executed over past five years in CCA analysis, or other evidence of past jobs executed. 
20.     Provide Letter of reference from previous clients. 
21.     Provide evidence or reference of at least 3 previous CCA reports. 
22.     Provide Job description and competence requirements for Key Technical staff.

The Applications, Pre-qualification and technical Documentation Packages must be submitted at the Vendor Services Centre, in the address below, latest on or before 29th July, 2009.

Note: 
Applications and Pre-qualification Documentation Packages not received on or before 29th July, 2009, will be disregarded. 
Tender packages will be sent to any contractor/company that fulfilled the above requirements and also passed the subsequent SPDC pre-qualification and technical Evaluation Exercises.

Submission of pre-analifitation and technical documents 
Four copies of the Pre-qualification and technical documents shall be marked NGO1003777′ Rock Sample Administration and addressed to:

The Secretary to the Tender Board (EPF-G-SCNSF) 
C/o Vendor Service Centre (EPF-G-SCN5P) 
The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria limited. 
P. 0. Box 263, 
Port Harcourt:e-mail:jvnnpc@yahoo.com

a)       Only pre-qualified companies will be invited to progress with the technical tender. 
b)       This advertisement of “Invitation to Pre-qualify” shall not be construed to be a commitment on the part of NNPC/SPDC to award any form of contract to your company and/or     associated companies, sub-contractors or agents, nor shall it entitle any company submitting documents to claim only indemnity from NNPC/SPDC and/or any of its partners. 
c)       NNPC/SPDC reserves the right to take the final decision on any of the documents received in your pre-qualification package. 
d)       NNPC/SPDC will deal only with authorized officers of the companies submitting documents.

The marked and sealed documents can be physically submitted to The Vendor Services Centre, Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria limited, Port Harcourt, or not 
later than the date and time specified in the Pre-qualification Information Package. Incorrectly addressed or labeled submissions and those after the specified date and time 
shall be disregarded. 
In all correspondence, please quote the contract reference and title shown above.

DISCLAIMER 
This advertisment of ‘Invitation to tender’ shall not be construed as a commitment on the part of NNPC/SPDC, nor shall it entitle companies to make claims whatsoever and/or seek any indemnify from NNPC/SPDC and/or any of its partners by virtue of such companies having responded to this advertisment.