Federal Govt set to partner Private firms to manage Warri and Kaduna Refineries
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has announced plans to partner with reputable operations and maintenance (O&M) companies for the management and upkeep of two key refineries.
The refineries in question are the Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company (WRPC) and the Kaduna Refining and Petrochemical Company (KRPC).
In a statement released on its official X handle on Friday, NNPCL emphasized that this initiative aims to enhance the reliability and sustainability of the refineries, thereby bolstering the nation’s fuel supply and energy security.
The statement reads, “The O&M tender for WRPC and KRPC will be treated as a single tender through a three stage tender process (expression of interest, EOI, technical and commercial) leveraging on all the possible opportunity costs associated with procurement of consumables, personnel/manpower management, utilisation of computerised maintenance management software (CMMS), warehousing management system (WMS) etc.”
NNPC stated that the scope of work for the operations and maintenance (O&M) contract will include, but is not limited to: long-term and short-term production and operations planning, execution, monitoring, reporting, and optimisation of operations.
It will also encompass maintenance planning and execution, reliability and inspection, process and controls engineering, quality control and assurance, laboratory services, specialist engineering, and health and safety management.
Additional responsibilities will cover environmental management, turnaround maintenance planning and execution, minor projects, as well as the management of non-contractor and subcontractor activities, inventory, and warehouse management.
The oil firm said for any bidder to be eligible for the tender exercise, they are required to “fill out and submit mandatory details through this link http://forms.office.com/r/kjSyVwz3Eg on or before 12 midnight Thursday 12th September 2024.
“Individual bidders would be duly notified on their registration in NNPC LTD/NipeX tender process portal.
“Thereafter the bidder would have access to make their submission on the NNPC LTD/NipeX tender process portal.
“All submission bids should be titled; EOI for the provision of operations and Maintenance (O&M) services for NNPC Limited Refining: Warri Refining and Petrochemical company (WRPC) and Kaduna Refining and Petrochemical Company (KRPC).
“Provide evidence of your company’s latest credit ratings and the name of the rating agency,” the energy firm said.
“Demonstration of a minimum average annual turnover of at least $2 billion USD for the financial years ending: 2020, 2021, 2022, & 2023 respectively.”
NNPC also announced that documents must be submitted online via the electronic NIPEX tender portal by 12 p.m. on September 26.
“The EOIs shall be opened virtually, following the deadline for EOIs submission at 12noon Thursday 10th October 2024 using the Microsoft Teams.
“Bidders who have submitted their bids and external observers shall be invited to attend the virtual live stream bid opening session.”
If an unscheduled holiday occurs on the bid submission date, NNPC stated that the new deadline for bid submissions will be the following working day.
Additionally, the closing date and time for the Expression of Interest (EOI) will be extended to the next working day and time, according to the oil company.
