REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR THE PROVISION OF MARINE MAMMALS OBSERVERS AND PASSIVE ACOUSTIC MONITORING
REF: ETJ-BB-PR-EI-GEN-EF-0003-00
BESIX Ballast Nedam Limited, the CONTRACTOR for the Engineering, procurement and Construction of the Jetty and Load Out Facilities in the Tanga Bay for the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) Project, invites experienced specialist Companies to express their interest for:
Marine mammals observers and passive acoustic monitoring.
The Republic of Uganda, the Uganda National Oil Campany (UNOC), the United Republic of Tanzania and/or Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation (TPOC), as well as other international oil companies are partaking in the implementation of the EACOP Project.
As part of EACOP project, the Crude oil will be loaded on vessels via a facility located in the near shore environment of the Indian Ocean.
The Facility will be located 2 km offshore from the Marine Storage Terminal site located on the Chongoleani peninsula in front of Tanga Port in Tanzania.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SCOPE OF THE MATERIALS / SERVICES:
BESIX Ballast Nedam Limited will implement for the whole duration of the project (January 2023 to June 2024) a marine mammal mitigation protocol in order to minimise noise impact of impact piling on marine wildlife. This protocol includes:
– Implementation of amarine mammals observation(MMO) prior and during piling operation
– Implementation of a passive acoustic monitoring (PAM detection of marine mammals around piling sites).
-To support the implementation of these two aspects, BESIX
-Ballast Nedam Limited is looking for – Passive acoustic monitoring equipment
– Experienced marine mammal observers and passive acoustics monitoring operators and/or
– Marine mammal training services with possibility to perform the training on our site
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
Companies expressing their interest are invited to document their request with:
For passive acoustic monitoring equipment
– Deployment methodology
– Technical specifications
– Technical support at installation and during operation
For marine mammal observers and PAM operators
– CV’s,
– Experience in similar projects
– Training certificate (preferably JNCC or equivalent)
For MMO and PAM training services
– Trainers’ CV’s and qualifications
– Training program
– Recognition by international bodies (UNCC or equivalent)
– Possibilities to train and coach junior MMO / PAM operators on site during operations BBN will also consider:
– Compliance with petroleum (local content) regulation of 2017 and local company definition for Tanzania.
– Proof of registration/application to Local Supplier Service
-Provider (LSSP) database at the time of submission of the response to this expression of interest is highly recommended Interested companies which meet the minimum requirements and have the capacity to provide the services listed above should express their interest by sending together with the above listed documents an email to [email protected] (Max. Email Size: 20 MBs & All documents must be submitted in the English language) on or before 30th of August 2022, 12 noon Tanzania Time, Companies satisfactorily meeting the above minimum requirements will be evaluated and if selected will be invited, subject to the signature of a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA), to participate in the bidding process.
Note: Only pre-qualified companies will receive an invitation to submit their bid in furtherance of the Call for Tender process.
