Vendor selection criteria of the RFQ are as follows:
• Vendor shall be recognized and specialized in the type of product required and shall have sufficient reference of similar equipment supplied to internationally well-reputed operating or engineering companies,
• Vendor shall have a good reputation for high quality and reliability,
• Vendor shall meet essential requirements of ISO 9001 or a proven statement on ability to meet essential requirements of this plan,
• Vendor shall have adequate previous reference, a positive track record and previous satisfactory experience with COMPANY / CONTRACTOR. Alternatively the vendor shall be in a position to prove a positive track record for similar installations. In this case CONTRACTOR will place an order only after a positive assessment in line with CONTRACTOR’s Vendor Quality Audit has been performed,
• Vendor for pressure vessels shall be in possession of ASME-stamp or comparable qualification,
• Availability of aftersales support facilities and services in the country of destination when applicable,
• Only vendor having a sound financial background will be considered,
• Vendor has to prove that he has the necessary capacity to execute the work.
• Vendor Quality Audit will be made by an experienced field inspector at vendor’s premises and will cover the following areas:
- general management, organisation, size, facilities,
- quality control system - organisation, staff, testing facilities, procedures,
- references - check of manuals of executed jobs with regard to quality and time, standards to which previous work has been made,
- machinery availability - suitability for the envisaged work,
- organisation - work procedures for engineering, procurement, fabrication, scheduling, resource and time control system,
- composition of work force - qualification of welders