Tender Details

Fluid Catalytic Cracking (FCC) Equilibrium Catalyst (e-cat) disposal

Tender Number: 201/2024/BTB (T70164(48))

PA Ref Number: T70164(48)

Tender Description

The Fluid Catalytic Cracking Unit FCCU at Bapco Refinery uses fine powdered catalyst to convert low value heavy oil into lighter more valuable products The circulating catalyst inventory is called equilibrium catalyst or ecat E cat is routinely unloaded from the FCCU as part of normal operation and stored in big bags It must be disposed of in an environmentally acceptable way in accordance with Bapco Refining EHS requirements and national and international laws

Issued by
Bapco Refining
Internal/External
External
Invitation Method
Public (INTERNATIONAL)
Initial Bond
BD 4000
Bid Validity / Initial Bond Validity Period (Days)
180 days
Tender Fees
BD 100
Contract Duration
3 Year
Is Alternate Bid Allowed
Yes
Publish Date
Wednesday, 06 March 2024
Purchase Before
Saturday, 30 March 2024
Closing Date
Wednesday, 24 April 2024
Opening Date
Thursday, 25 April 2024

Additional Notes

MANDATORY CRITERIA
1-Bidder has provided documentary evidence that they have experience with handling equilibriumcatalyst (e-cat), or they have an agreement in place with a third party that handles FCC e-cat. A copyof the agreement shall be submitted along with the bid.
2- Bidder has provided confirmation that Bapco FCC e-cat will not be used as landfill, and the e-cat reuseor destruction will be only carried out in an environmentally acceptable manner e.g. cement industry,metal casting, mineral wool manufacturing or building panel manufacturing.
3-Bidder has provided confirmation that certificates of destruction for the e-cat disposal will be providedto Bapco
4-Bidder provided a copy of an official “No Objection Certificate" for handling/importing e-cat into thedestination country (where applicable) from the relevant competent authority
5- Bidder has provided confirmation that compliance with international safety standards (bidder tospecify) for handling, storage and reuse or destruction of the e-cat will be the sole responsibility of thebidder.
6- The bidder has an auditable and active Safety, Health, Environment and Quality policy within theirorganization and which compliant to ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 14001:2015
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 The Fluid Catalytic Cracking Unit (FCCU)  at Bapco Refinery uses fine powdered catalyst to convert low value heavy oil into lighter more valuable products. The circulating catalyst inventory is called ‘equilibrium catalyst’ or e-cat. E-cat is routinely unloaded from the FCCU as part of normal operation and stored in big bags. It must be disposed of in an environmentally acceptable way in accordance with Bapco Refining EHS requirements, and national and international laws.

تستخدم وحدة التكسير التحفيزي للسوائل (FCCU) في مصفاة بابكو للتكرير مسحوقاً ناعمًا لتحويل الزيت الثقيل ذات القيمة المنخفضة إلى منتجات أخف وزنًا وذات قيمة عالية.   يُطلق على هذا المسحوق المحفز اسم "محفز التوازن" أو "محفز التوازن الإلكتروني"  " E-cat"  يتم تفريغ E-cat بشكل روتيني من وحدة FCCU كجزء من التشغيل العادي ويتم تخزينها في أكياس كبيرة.  ويجب التخلص منها بطريقة مقبولة بيئيًا وفقًا لمتطلبات قسم البيئة والصحة والسلامة في شركة بابكو للتكرير والتي تتوافق مع القوانين الوطنية والدولية



How to Participate?

  • Those who are capable and wish to participate in the above tender have to purchase the Tender Documents online through the Bahrain Tender Board’s portal https://etendering.tenderboard.gov.bh starting from Wednesday, 06 March 2024
  • Bidders are requested to enclose with their bids the Initial Bond for the amount specified above or at the rate of 1% of the tender value whichever amount is lesser, provided that no initial bonds value shall be less than BD 100/-. (Except for the Two-envelope tenders).
  • For Two-envelope tenders, bidders, are requested to enclose with their bids the Initial Bond for the amount specified above.
  • The initial bond should be in the form of a Certified Cheque, Bank Guarantee, Insurance Policy or Cash (or as specified in the Tender Documents) valid for the duration specified above.
  • The bids deposit place: (As Mentioned in the Tender Documents)
  • This tender is subject to the provisions of the Tender Law issued by the Legislative Decree No. 36 of 2002, its amendments, and its Implementing Regulations issued by the Decree No. 37 of 2002.
  • In addition, these conditions have to be considered:
    • Enclose copy of a valid Commercial Registration Certificate (CR) in line with the tender's subject.
    • Enclose copy of a valid certificate of compliance with the employment percentages for Bahraini manpower (Bahranization Certificate) issued by the Ministry of Labour.
  • This advertisement is considered supplementary to the tender documents. In case of any discrepancy between the Advertisement and the Tender Document, the Tender Document prevails.
  • Small and Medium Enterprises are eligible to obtain 10% preference in the financial evaluation stage, when submitting the "SMEs Classification Certificate" during bidding for this tender. The certificate is awarded by Ministry of Industry Commerce and Tourism to the SMEs and can be obtained when applying on the SMEs Registration System which can be reached via the following link: https://www.moic.gov.bh/en/eServices/sme
  • Vendors who are not registered in the Tender Board's e-tendering system shall be required to register through the below-mentioned link, and for assistance please contact the Tender Board through email helpdesk@tenderboard.gov.bh or call on Tel No. +97317566617.
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Inquiries

For further inquiries please contact on:

Bapco Refining
  17704040