EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI)
SUPPLY OF CUSTOMS BROKERAGE
BIDS Category: 9432
Reference: B-04-00
Issue Date: 14 November 2002.
Closing Date: 2 December 200.
EnCana Corporation is proposing to develop its Deep Panuke gas prospect located offshore Nova Scotia, approximately 44 km to the West of Sable Island. The proposed development plan comprises three new platforms - a production platform (DPP), a utilities
and quarters platform (UQP) and a wellhead platform (WHP) - with two interconnecting bridges linking them to each other. Up to 6 wells will provide production from the Deep Panuke development. Gas will be delivered to shore via one new export pipeline,
of 24" NPS after processing offshore. The onshore landfall site for the export line will be in the Goldboro region.
EnCana Corporation has appointed Accent-Saipem Energy Joint Venture to provide the Engineering Design study for this project.
During this phase we are seeking qualified companies for Customs Brokerage.
Scope of Supply:
To assist the Deep Panuke Project by providing specialist personnel to perform Customs & Duty Brokerage Services (complete with associated reports), but not limited to the following:
- Broker shall prepare a Customs Strategy for the Project. The Broker shall execute customs clearance work in accordance with the strategy and subsequent revisions;
- provide advice to procurement staff as it relates to different duties and taxes in different geographical locations;
- provide commodity tariff and tax rates for the pupose of RFQ evaluation and/or purchase order issuance;
- pay all duties, sales taxes and value-added taxes, ensuring that all such duties and taxes paid are maintained at the legal minimum;
- with respect to the Project's fabrication sites in Canada, the Broker shall clear the Project's equipment and materials out of countries of supply into Canada;
- in the event of having a foreign fabrication site, (not Canada) the Broker will arrange tax exemptions and ensure that the Project's fabrication contractor will have all necessary documentation for customs clearance.
A Supplier Prequalification Questionnaire must be submitted, including all data pertinent to your Scope of Supply, with your Expression of Interest. To obtain the Prequalification Questionnaire please contact BIDS Nova Scotia (see contact information
below).
NOTE: The information requested in the Prequalification Questionnaire, including all requested Quality information, must be submitted in order to be considered for inclusion on a bidder list. Failure to submit all requested information constitutes an
incomplete submission that could be immediately rejected.
Interested parties are required to have an implemented Quality Management System that meets the requirement of the ISO-9000 series of Standards and a Safety Management System. Interested parties are also notified that all work carried out on the Deep
Panuke Project shall comply fully with Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board Regulations. Respondents must indicate company name, contact details, managers and key personnel, company profile, and summary of related experience as requested in the
Supplier Prequalification Questionnaire. The Deep Panuke Project will select qualified bidders using the responses to the prequalification questionnaire as a guide. Expressions of Interest and the completed questionnaire must be received on or before 2
December 2002.
All inquires and Expression of Interest must be clearly marked with the EOI reference number and should be directed to: Ian Brown Procurement Supervisor Deep Panuke Project 7th Floor, Royal Centre 5161 George Street Halifax, NS B3J 1M7 Fax: 902-425-2766
ian.brown@encana.com
IN ADDITION: POTENTIAL SUPPLIERS FOR THIS PROJECT, IF THEY HAVE NOT ALREADY DONE SO, SHOULD REGISTER THEIR COMPANIES BY CONTACTING BIDS NOVA SCOTIA AT: Phone: 902-462-4824 1-800-397-0393 Email: bids@istar.ca
