Kenya Award02-032

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Kenya CRS FFP 02-032

Award
KENYA FREIGHT TENDER DTD SEPTEMBER 16, 2002 - RESULTS 
IFB NO.: KE-CRS-FFP-02-032
FOOD FOR PROGRESS PROGRAM

M/T STOLT INTEGRITY
LIBERIAN FLAG TANKER
OWNER: STOLT TANKERS, INC. 
2,140 MT CRUDE DEGUMMED SOYBEAN OIL IN BULK (CDSBO)
FREIGHT RATE: $ 127.00 PER MT BASIS 1 LP / 1 DP
LAYDAYS: OCT 20 - 30, 2002
L/P: 1/3 SB EACH 1/2 SP USG 
D/P: 1/2 SB MOMBASA, KENYA

Freight Tender: Pacific Cargoes, FFP, CRS, Kenya

PACIFIC CARGOES, INC., WASHINGTON, D.C., AS SUBCONTRACTOR TO FREIGHT 
EXPEDITERS, AND ACTING FOR AND ON BEHALF OF CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES 
(C.R.S.), REQUESTS OFFERS OF U.S. AND NON-U.S. FLAG TANKERS FOR THE 
CARRIAGE OF BULK SOYBEAN OIL FINANCED UNDER THE FOOD FOR PROGRESS PROGRAM 
ON THE FOLLOWING BASIS:

IFB NO. KE-CRS-FFP-02-032

1. CARGO(ES): 2,140 MT MIN/MAX CRUDE DEGUMMED SOYBEAN OIL (CDSBO) IN
BULK.
2. LAYDAYS: OCTOBER 7-31, 2002 TO BE NARROWED TO A 10 DAY SPREAD AT 
CHARTERER'S OPTION AT TIME OF FIXING OR ALTERNATELY OFFEROR MAY SPECIFY A 
10 DAY SPREAD WITHIN OCTOBER 7-31, 2002 APPLICABLE TO THEIR OFFER.
3. ANY ADDITIONAL COMPLETION CARGO(ES) MUST BE DULY SEGREGATED BY TANK, 
MUST BE COMPATIBLE AND NON-INJURIOUS TO CRS CARGO(ES), AND MUST BE DETAILED 
IN OFFER OR APPROVED BY CHARTERERS/USDA IF CONTRACTED AFTER FIXTURE OF CRS 
CARGO(ES).
4. FOURTEEN (14) DAYS PREADVICE REQUIRED. DAILY VESSEL POSITION / STATUS 
REPORTS REQUIRED. SEE PROFORMA C/P CLAUSE 14 FOR FULL DETAILS OF THESE TWO 
REQUIREMENTS.
5. LOADING PORT/RANGE: ONE TO THREE SAFE BERTHS EACH ONE OR TWO SAFE U.S. 
PORTS. SEE PROFORMA CHARTER PARTY (C/P) CLAUSE 36 FOR LOAD RANGES 
CONSIDERED AS ONE PORT.
6. DISCHARGE PORT: 1/2 SAFE BERTH(S) MOMBASA, KENYA

7. TERMS:
(A) LOADING TERMS: FREE IN WITH NO DEMURRAGE / NO DESPATCH /
NO DETENTION. LOAD RATE (WITHOUT GUARANTEE): 150 MT PER HR.
(B) DISCHARGING TERMS: BERTH TERMS WITH NO DEMURRAGE / NO DESPATCH /
NO DETENTION.
(C) OWNERS ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL NCB CERTIFICATION THAT 
ANY OPENINGS LEADING TO CARGO COMPARTMENTS HAVE BEEN PROPERLY SEALED.
(D) VESSEL TO PROVIDE ALL NECESSARY EQUIPMENT INCLUDING MAIN/STRIPPING
PUMPS AND HOSES IN GOOD WORKING ORDER TO EFFECT DISCHARGE OF THE CARGO INTO 
SHORE TANKS AND/OR TRUCKS. PUMPS MUST HAVE A MINIMUM PRESSURE OF 50 PSI 
WITH PUMPING CAPACITY OF AT LEAST 150 MT PER HOUR AND ABLE TO PUMP WATER 
WITH ADEQUATE PRESSURE TO CLEAN HOSES AND PIPES AT DISCHARGE TERMINAL.
(E) PRIOR TO TENDERING NOTICE OF READINESS (NOR) AT FIRST LOAD PORT, 
OWNER TO PROVIDE VESSEL TANK INSPECTION CERTIFICATE EVIDENCING CLEANLINESS 
ALL TANKS TO BE LOADED FOR THIS FIXTURE. INSPECTION TO BE PERFORMED AND 
CERTIFICATE TO BE ISSUED BY AN INDEPENDENT SURVEYOR AT OWNER'S EXPENSE.
(F) THE PERFORMING VESSEL AND ANY LIGHTERAGE VESSELS UTILIZED MUST 
COMPLY WITH THE FEDERATION OF OILS, SEEDS AND FATS ASSCOATION LTD. (FOSFA)
"OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES FOR ALL SHIPS ENGAGED IN THE OCEAN AND SHORT SEA 
CARRIAGE AND TRANSHIPMENT OF OILS AND FATS FOR EDIBLE AND OLEO-CHEMICAL 
USE", HEREINAFTER "FOSFA OPS" EXCEPT AS MODIFIED ELSEWHERE HEREIN AND IN 
THE PROFORMA CHARTER PARTY.
(G) OWNERS ARE TO LIST THE LAST THREE CARGOES CARRIED (FOR BOTH VESSEL 
AND LIGHTERAGE VESSEL, IF APPLICABLE) IN CARGO TANKS AND THE LAST THREE 
CARGOES PUMPED THROUGH THE CARGO PUMPS AND LINES (IF DIFFERENT) AND CERTIFY 
IN THEIR OFFER THAT THE LAST THREE CARGOES WERE CLEAN, UNLEADED AND 
NON-TOXIC. FURTHER, OWNERS ARE TO CERTIFY THAT THE IMMEDIATE PREVIOUS 
CARGO FOR TANKS, LINES AND PUMP SYSTEMS (FOR BOTH OCEAN VESSEL AND 
LIGHTERAGE VESSELS, IF APPLICABLE) DESIGNATED TO LOAD THE OILS MUST BE IN 
COMPLIANCE WITH THE NIOP/FOSFA LIST OF ACCEPTABLE PREVIOUS CARGOES. OWNERS 
MUST STIPULATE EXACTLY THE LAST THREE CARGOES CARRIED, WITHOUT STATEMENTS 
OF "AND OR" OR "WILL BE". FURTHER, CARGO NAMES MUST BE SPELLED OUT WITHOUT
ABBREVIATIONS. 
FOR SHIP'S TANKS THAT HAVE BEEN NEWLY COATED OR FULLY RE-COATED AND 
HAVE NOT CARRIED AT LEAST THREE CARGOES SUBSEQUENT TO THE NEW/RE-COATING, 
OWNERS ARE TO LIST ANY CARGOES THAT HAVE BEEN CARRIED IN THOSE TANKS, PUMPS 
AND LINES AFTER THE NEW/RE-COATING, OTHERWISE SUBJECT TO THE ABOVE. IN 
ADDITION, OWNERS MUST FURNISH WITH THEIR OFFER A COPY OF A SURVEY 
CERTIFICATE FROM A FOSFA-APPROVED SURVEYOR, DATED NOT MORE THAN SIX MONTHS 
PRIOR TO THE OFFER DATE, ATTESTING THAT THE VESSEL (ALL TANKS, WHETHER OR 
NOT NEW/RE-COATED) IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH FOSFA REQUIREMENTS FOR THE 
CARRIAGE OF EDIBLE OILS.
FOR LIGHTERAGE VESSELS ONLY: IF OWNERS CANNOT PROVIDE INFORMATION ON 
IMMEDIATE PRIOR CARGOES AT THE TIME OF OFFER, OFFEROR SHALL ACKNOWLEDGE 
THAT THEY WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO UTILIZE ANY LIGHTERAGE VESSEL THAT HAS 
NOT BEEN INSPECTED AND APPROVED PRIOR TO LOADING BY A FOSFA-APPROVED 
SURVEYOR AT THE LOAD AND/OR DISCHARGE PORT. ANY TIME LOST AT LOAD AND/OR 
DISPORTS FOR INSPECTION OR OTHER DELAYS IN PROVIDING SUITABLE LIGHTERAGE
VESSEL TO BE AT OWNER'S EXPENSE.
(H) IN THE EVENT THAT ANY OF THE LAST THREE CARGOES WERE NOT FOOD
GRADE CARGOES AND IF VESSEL FAILS TO PASS INITIAL INSPECTION BY THE 
SURVEYOR, ADDITIONAL TEST FOR TRACE CARGOES TO BE EVIDENCED BY MEANS
OF A WALL WASH TEST AT OWNER'S EXPENSE.
(I) VESSEL TYPE RESTRICTIONS: TOWED TANK BARGES WILL NOT BE
CONSIDERED.
(J) INTERNATIONAL SAFETY MANAGEMENT (ISM) CODE: SEE PROFORMA C/P CLAUSE 
34 FOR FULL DETAILS.
(K) AS THE CARGO ADVERTISED IN THIS TENDER IS A GOVERNMENT IMPELLED
(PREFERENCE) CARGO, OFFERORS OF NON-U.S. FLAG VESSELS MUST WARRANT THAT 
VESSEL(S) AND OWNER / OPERATOR ARE NOT DISQUALIFIED TO CARRY SUCH 
GOVERNMENT IMPELLED (PREFERENCE) CARGO(ES) AS OULINED IN SECTION 408 OF THE 
COAST GUARD AUTHORIZATION ACT OF 1998, PUBLIC LAW 105-383 (46 U.S.C.,
PARAGRAPH 2302(E). SEE PROFORMA C/P CLAUSE 35 FOR FULL DETAILS.

8. FREIGHT RATES TO BE QUOTED PER M/T FREE IN WITH NO DEMURRAGE/
NO DESPATCH/NO DETENTION // BERTH TERMS DISCHARGE WITH NO DEMURRAGE/
NO DESPATCH/NO DETENTION BASIS ONE LOADING PORT TO ONE DISCHARGING
PORT, PLUS ADDITIONAL FREIGHT FOR EACH ADDITIONAL LOAD PORT, IF USED.
OFFERS SUBMITTED UNDER THIS INVITATION ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE A
CANCELING DATE NO LATER THAN THE LAST CONTRACT LAYDAY AS ABOVE, AND
THE VESSELS WHICH ARE OFFERED WITH A CANCELING DATE BEYOND THE
LAYDAYS SPECIFIED ABOVE WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
OFFERORS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT THEIR OFFERS IN THE FORMAT SET FORTH 
IN "EXPORT FREIGHT OFFERS".
OFFERS SHOULD ALSO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: VESSEL TYPE,
NUMBER OF CARGO SYSTEMS, NUMBER OF TANKS, DISCHARGE EQUIPMENT INCLUDING 
HOSES, CURRENT EMPLOYMENT AND POSITION OF THE VESSEL, AND PROPOSED 
ITINERARY OF THE VESSEL WITH ETA AT LOAD AND DISCHARGE PORTS.
U.S. FLAG NON-LINER VESSELS WHICH EXCEED 15 YEARS OF AGE FROM DATE OF 
ORIGINAL CONSTRUCTION MUST OFFER AN ALTERNATE FREIGHT RATE (ONE WAY RATE)
TO BE APPLICABLE IN THE EVENT THE VESSEL IS EITHER SCRAPPED OR VESSEL 
OWNERSHIP IS TRANSFERRED TO ANOTHER OWNER AFTER DISCHARGE AT DESTINATION, 
BUT PRIOR TO ITS RETURN TO THE UNITED STATES.
IF OWNERS INTEND TO LIGHTEN, THE OFFER IS TO SPECIFY THE FOLLOWING
COST BREAKDOWNS:
(A) OCEAN FREIGHT EXCLUDING BULK DISCHARGE;
(B) COST OF LIGHTENING (SPECIFY FULL OR PARTIAL AND IF PARTIAL,
ESTIMATED QUANTITY OF CARGO TO BE LIGHTENED;
(C) COST OF BULK DISCHARGE.
IF LIGHTENING IS NOT PERFORMED AT THE DISCHARGE PORT AND VESSEL 
DIRECTLY DISCHARGES AT BERTH, THE LIGHTENING COST WILL BE DEDUCTED FROM 
OCEAN FREIGHT.
9. U.S. FLAG VESSELS WHICH REQUIRE PRIOR APPROVAL FROM THE MARITIME
ADMINISTRATION (MARAD) TO PARTICIPATE IN PREFERENCE CARGOES BECAUSE OF OPERATING DIFFERENTIAL SUBSIDY (ODS) CONTRACTUAL CONSTRAINTS, OR BECAUSE OF REFLAGGING/FOREIGN CONSTRUCTION ELIGIBILITY ISSUES, MUST OBTAIN SUCH MARAD APPROVAL PRIOR TO SUBMISSION OF BIDS.
10. FURTHER DETAILS AND ADDITIONAL TERMS ARE SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND
CONDITIONS OF CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES PROFORMA CHARTER PARTY (FREE
IN/BERTH TERMS DISCHARGE SECTION 416[B] SEPTEMBER 2002) WHICH IS AVAILABLE 
UPON REQUEST FROM PACIFIC CARGOES, INC., WASHINGTON, D.C.
11. CRS RESERVES THE RIGHT TO ACCEPT OR REJECT OFFERS.
12. OFFERS TO BE RECEIVED BY SEALED LETTER OR TELEFAX (202) 296-1160 AT 
PACIFIC CARGOES, INC., 1629 K STREET, N.W., SUITE 700, WASH., D.C. NO LATER 
THAN 1100 HOURS WASH., D.C. TIME SEPTEMBER 18, 2002 AND ALL OFFERS MUST 
REMAIN VALID THROUGH 1700 HOURS WASH., D.C. TIME SEPTEMBER 20, 2002.
ONLY SEALED HAND DELIVERED OR FAX OFFERS RECEIVED PRIOR TO TENDER CLOSING 
TIME WILL BE ACCEPTED OR CONSIDERED. NO PHONE OFFERS WILL BE ACCEPTED. 
OFFERS WILL BE OPENED AND READ IN PUBLIC AT THAT PLACE AND TIME. ONLY 
OFFERS WHICH ARE RESPONSIVE TO THIS IFB WILL BE CONSIDERED AND NO 
NEGOTIATION IS PERMITTED. U.S. FLAG OFFERS "SUBJECT OPEN" WILL ONLY BE 
CONSIDERED WHEN THE "SUBJECT OPEN" RESTRICTION IS LIFTED PRIOR TO 1100 HRS WASH., D.C. TIME SEPTEMBER 19, 2002. NO OFFERS OF NON-U.S. FLAG VESSELS WITH "SUBJECT OPEN" RESTRICTION WILL BE CONSIDERED.
13. COMMISSION: 2.5 PCT ON FREIGHT / DEADFREIGHT TO CHARTERER'S AGENT, 
FREIGHT EXPEDITERS IF OFFERED DIRECT; IF BROKER INVOLVED, 2/3 OF 2.5 PCT TO CHARTERER'S AGENT, FREIGHT EXPEDITERS, AND 1/3 OF 2.5 PCT TO BROKER.
14. ALL FIXTURES ARE SUBJECT APPROVAL BY USDA.
15. INTERESTED PARTIES ARE ENCOURAGED TO DOWNLOAD THE PROFORMA CHARTER 
PARTY, AND THE EXPORT FREIGHT OFFER FORMAT FROM OUR WEB SITE.
OUR HOME PAGE ADDRESS IS: http://www.isc-pci.com.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT:
PACIFIC CARGOES, INC., WASHINGTON, D.C.
TELEPHONE: 202-785-3400; FAX: 202-296-1160; EMAIL: mail@isc-pci.com

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