NIGERIAN AGIP OIL COMPANY LIMITED

NIPEX TENDER No: 3100103

TENDER FOR OGBAINBIRI TEN SLOT ARRIVAL

MANIFOLD INSTALLATION

INSTRUCTIONS TO TENDERERS
INSTRUCTION TO TENDERERS.

1. PREAMBLE

1.1 Acceptance of Tenders shall be subject to the sufficiency and completeness

thereof.

1.2 Any Tenders not complying with Companys Specifications as mentioned

in the Letter of Invitation to Tender or not including any of the
required documents, information and statements as identified herein and
as aforementioned shall be rejected.

1.3 The Contract entered into between COMPANY and the successful
TENDERER will be based on the Tender Documents.

2. RETURN OF TENDER DOCUMENTS

All Tender Documents are and shall remain the sole property of the COMPANY. Any
TENDERER declining to tender shall do so through written communication only.

3. TENDER STRUCTURE

The structure of the Tender shall be as stated in the Letter of Invitation to Tender.

4. QUERIES BY TENDERER

4.1 If the TENDERER finds any discrepancy, ambiguity or conflict in any of

the Tender Documents, TENDERER shall so inform the COMPANY
forthwith through email and/or writing.

4.2 Communication during the Tender technical phase period shall be through
email and letter writing.
4.3 TENDERER shall not communicate with COMPANY after the submission
of the Tender. All information issued by the COMPANY to TENDERER
shall be circulated to all of the TENDERERS to the extent that such
information is of interest to all TENDERERS.

5. QUERIES BY COMPANY

COMPANY reserves the right to request TENDERER to provide such

clarification/information, as COMPANY may deem necessary to evaluate the Tender.

Any such clarification/information shall be provided in writing and email. Such

information/clarification agreed upon shall form an integral part of the Tender
Documents.

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 6. TENDER SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

6.1 Dispatch of the Tender shall be in two different dates:

The first submission (Technical/HSE Plan/Nigeria Content
Compliance Plan/un priced Commercial exceptions (if any)
on the closing date indicated on Article 1 of the invitation
letter to Tenderers.

The second submission date (Commercial Tender) shall be

Communicated to the technically Qualified Tenderer at a later
date to be notified.

TENDERER shall send to the COMPANY

6.1.1 The Tender (comprising all requirements as defined within

Clause 10 Part I & III, IV and V, V1 of the Letter of Invitation
to Tender), Technical/Nigerian Content Plan/HSE Plan/ Un
priced commercial exceptions (if any) shall be submitted to
COMPANY on or before the closing date.

6.1.2 Commercial shall be submitted at the dated to be

communicated to the Technically Qualified Participants as
stated above Article 1 Tender Closing dates.

6.1.3 The Commercial Tender containing the Tendered prices and all
other requirements as defined within Clause 10 - part II, of the
Letter of Invitation to Tender, shall be solely indicated in
Appendices A and B.

Unless expressly requested in the Letter of Invitation to Tender

the Commercial Tender shall be prepared on the basis of the
Compensations (Appendix A) and /or Contractors Price
List (Appendix B). In no instance shall the prices be in any
other part of the Tender other than as aforesaid.

6.2 Tender Validity

Tender shall remain valid for 240 (Two hundred and forty) days from the
Tender Closing Date.

6.3 Tender Terminology

In preparing the Tender, TENDERER shall ensure consistency with the

terminology used in the Tender Documents.

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 6. COSTS OF TENDER

All costs of Tender preparation, submission and negotiation shall be borne solely by
the TENDERER.

7. TENDER EVALUATION BY THE COMPANY

8.1 The principle adopted by the COMPANY for the award of the Contract
is stated in the Letter of Invitation to Tender.

8.2 No information shall be given by COMPANY as to the progress of the

Tender Evaluation.

8.3 Each TENDERER may be informed by COMPANY in writing as to

whether or not Tender has been successful.

9. CONFIDENTIALITY AND ETHICAL BUSINESS STANDARDS

9.1 Confidentiality

TENDERER undertakes and agrees as follows:

To treat all material information related to the Tender as strictly

confidential and to take all reasonable and practicable steps to
ensure and protect the confidentiality thereof and not to disclose
the existence or content thereof, (whether in full or in part or in
extract or summary form), to any other person(s), except the
COMPANY.

Not to exploit any material information supplied by the

COMPANY.

Not to use any material information or make copies or extracts,

or summaries thereof, for any purpose except the preparation and
submission of Tender and supporting documents in connection
with any COMPANY proposed Contract and any necessary
correspondence, discussions or negotiations with the COMPANY
during Tender phase.

9.2 Ethical Business Standards

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 TENDERER undertakes and agrees as follows:

Not to pay any commission, fees or grant any rebates to any

employees or officers of the COMPANY.

Not to enter into any business arrangements with employees or

officers of the COMPANY likely to result in conflicts of interests
between their private financial activities and their part in the
conduct of COMPANY business.

Not to engage in any outside business or interest or activity

likely to detrimentally affect, or conflict with, the best interests
of the COMPANY.

Not to favour any employee or officer of the COMPANY with

gifts, transportation, entertainment or any other non-monetary
favours or gratuities that are of a more than nominal value or that
might be construed to exceed customary courtesies extended in
accordance with accepted ethical business standards.

10 SIGNATURE AND EVIDENCE OF AUTHORITY

10.1 Signature

The Tender shall be signed by the person or persons authorised to legally

bind the TENDERER and shall be dated.

10.2 Evidence of Authority

If requested by the COMPANY satisfactory evidence of the authority of

the person or persons signing on behalf of the TENDERER shall be
furnished.

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