Petrobras to start new contract bidding procedures in February

 

Petrobras intends to start implementing its new bidding and contract regulation (RLCP) next month. The document governs the general contracting rules, in order to meet the requirements of the State Owned Companies Law, which establishes that, as a rule, contracting must be carried out through public bidding.

Published this week in the “Official Gazette of the Union”, the RLCP replaces the regulation of Petrobras’ simplified bidding procedure (approved by Decree No. 2,745 / 1988). Among the novelties is the end of the letter invitation mode.

The new regulation also recognizes and regulates the suppliers’ due diligence process (DDI), adopted by the company since 2015. By the rules, any company that has an interest in closing new contracts with Petrobras must submit to a compliance questionnaire.

The company will begin to implement the new regulation in February, progressively, in a transition regime: first in the Exploration and Production Operations Unit of Espírito Santo (UO-ES), as of day 5; and the Exploration and Production Operations Unit of Rio de Janeiro (UO-RIO), as of April 2.Petrobras will attribute a degree of integrity risk (GRI) to each company: green flag (low risk), yellow (medium) and red (high). Suppliers with high GRI will not be able to participate in contracting procedures with the state company, except for exceptions (when there is inapplicability or exemption from bidding, unfeasibility of competition and tenders for the sale of assets, justified by the terms of the State Owned Company Law).

As of May 15, all other areas of the company will adopt the Petrobras Bid and Contracts Regulation.