NIGERIAN PORTS AUTHORITY
26/28, MARINA LAGOS
www.nigerianports.gov.ng
PUBLIC NOTICE NO: 4137
EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI) FOR THE ENGAGEMENT OF SERVICE BOAT OPERATIONS MONITORING AGENTS IN LAGOS PILOTAGE DISTRICTS-INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVE BIDDING

A. INTRODUCTION
The Nigerian Ports Authority hereby notifies the general public that her earlier advertisement published in the Guardian and Leadership newspapers as well as Federal Tenders Journal of Monday December 2, 2019 in respect of “Expression of Interest (EOI) for the Engagement of Service Boat Monitoring Agents in the Four (4) Pilotage Districts – Public Notice No. 4115” had only one (1) prequalified bidder for the Lagos Pilotage District (Lot 1). This signifies insufficient competition and requires a restart of the procurement process for the affected location.

Consequently, interested firms are hereby requested to submit Expression of Interest (EoI) documents for provision of this service in Lagos Pilotage District.

Please note that Bidders who have been prequalified for Lot 2: Warri, Lot 3: Bonny/Port Harcourt and Lot 4: Calabar Pilotage Districts in the earlier advertisement dated 2nd December, 2019 with Public Notice: 4115 are not eligible to bid.

B. SCOPE OF SERVICES
The scope of Services shall include but not limited to the following:
(a) Monitoring the movement of all vessels (oil and gas as well as vessels carrying project materials): collation of relevant data within the Pilotage District and submission of same to NPA.
(b) Monitoring the movements of offshore drilling rigs. Floating Production Storage and offloading Facilities (FPSOs), Floating Storage and Offloading Facilities (FSOs). flotels and vessels traffic to and from offshore installations and platforms and between the rigs, oil terminals/platforms. FPSOs and flotels excluding oil and gas export vessels.
(c) Ensuring prompt delivery of certified bills issued for pilotage and all other applicable charges to the relevant operators/vessel owners within the pilotage district.
More information on the scope of services is contained in the Request for Proposal to be issued to pre-qualified firms.

C. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
Interested companies should submit bound bid documents duly signed, paginated, separated by dividers and arranged in the order outlined hereunder: