To：All Suppliers
In order to secure reliable and efficient marine lubricant supply services in Singapore, our company hereby announces the initiation of a bidding process for time chartering of supply barges.
We warmly welcome all qualified suppliers to participate.
1. Tender Scope
1.1 Loading operations from Singapore Lube Park (SLP)
1.2 Barge supply operations at Singapore Inner Anchorage
1.3 Ship to Ship Transfer within Sinopec Chartered Barge
2. Barge Size
2.1 Barge size not less than 500MT and not more 2000MT
2.2 Barges must be equipped and certified to handle both bulk and packed cargo supply operations
3. Contract Period
The initial contract period will be two (2) years, starting from 15 December 2025 to 14 December 2027. An additional one (1) year extension may be granted upon mutual agreement, which will be confirmed in writing via email between both parties.
4. Qualification certificates & other documents to be submitted:
4.1 ACRA Business Profile (or equivalent local business registration)
4.2 ISO Certification Documents
4.3 Q88 of vessel
4.4 Bulk and Packed cargo loading configuration table with maximum capacity
5. Quotation Format
All quotations must strictly follow the official RFI & RFQ templates provided (see attachment).
6. Quotation Q & A
Any relevant enquiries please contact relevant staff as below:
Contact person ：Ms Becky Yong Sook Ching
Direct dial ：+ 65 6499 7024
Email ：sookching.lube@sinopec.com
7. Quotation Submission
7.1 All Quotation/Proposal can ONLY BE submitted by sending email format to bidding.lube@sinopec.com , before 5pm before 05th November 2025 Singapore time.
7.2 Email subject format: Bidding for Time Chartering Barge in Singapore.
7.3 Late or incomplete submissions will be rejected. Bidders must use the official Sinopec Lubricant templates; alternative formats will not be accepted.
8. Other information
Sinopec reserves the right to obtain clarification/ additional information from the supplier.
9. Miscellaneous
9.1 It is confidential and may contain privileged information. You should NOT Allow disseminate, distribute or copy this communication.
9.2 Sinopec Lubricant shall not be liable to any suppliers for the costs and expenses incurred by the supplier in preparing and submitting their quotation/proposal.
9.3 Sinopec Lubricant reserves right to:
(a) reject any or all offers and discontinue with this Request for Quote/Request for Proposal without obligation or liability to any potential supplier;
(b) accept other than the lowest priced offer;
(c) award the quotation/proposal to more than one supplier and/or the quotation/proposal in whole or in part;
(d) appoint a supplier (or more than one supplier) on the basis of initial offers received, with further discussions or requests for best and final offer.
9.4. Sinopec Lubricant will not enter into correspondence with any suppliers regarding
the reasons for non-acceptance of a quotation/proposal and reserves the rights not to
disclose the details of the selected quotation/proposal to the rest of the suppliers.
9.5. Notification will not necessarily be sent to unsuccessful suppliers by Sinopec Lubricant.
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