By Omar Darian and Alexandre Vilela
Petrobras recently published the official ranking of proposals for the latest OSRV (Oil Spill Response Vessel) tender. 10 vessels were disqualified, 9 of which due to the mistaken submission of the fuel consumption spreadsheet, affecting 4 distinct owners. Currently, 13 vessels remain under consideration, divided into 2 lots.
Root cause: An initial error in the documentation package provided by Petrobras, which included the wrong spreadsheet (PSV consumption scenarios instead of OSRV). In Q&A Circular 6 of 8, a corrected spreadsheet was made available, but many participants missed this update.
What lesson can be learned from this tender process? Your insights and comments are welcome.
For the complete list of disqualified vessels and owners, as well as those still under consideration, please check the image below
