The Bid Was Won by G&E Maintenance and Services for Maintenance Shutdown at the Presidente Bernardes Refinery. The Contract with Petrobras Goes Until September 2021
The Presidente Bernardes Refinery (RBPC) of Petrobras is located in Cubatão, São Paulo state and like any other petrochemical plant, must carry out maintenance shutdowns periodically. One of these contracts was recently awarded to G&E Maintenance and Services, a company based in Camaçari-BA.
It is important not to confuse General Electric (GE) with G&E, despite the similar names, they are companies of different sizes and segments. The information about the contract signed with Petrobras was disclosed on the transparency portal of the state-owned company, below you can check some important data such as the duration of the contract and its gross value:
- Contract: 4600624928
- Company: G&E MANUTENCAO E SERVIÇOS LTDA 23/09/2020 17/09/2021
- Superior Agency: MINISTRY OF MINES AND ENERGY
- Subordinate Agency: PETROBRAS
- Administrative Unit: 910816 – Petróleo Brasileiro S.A.
- Process Classification: BIDDING
- Object: MAINTENANCE SERVICES FOR CONVERTER UNIT, ITS PIPELINES AND EQUIPMENT FOR SHUTDOWN-RPBC
- Contract Value: R$ 48,182,245.47
- Situation: Active
Recently, G&E successfully carried out a general shutdown for Suzano Papel e Celulose S.A. Various services were performed, including cargo handling, various boiler and mechanical services throughout the causticizing system, and maintenance of the sludge filters.
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About the Company: G&E Maintenance and Services Ltd. is an industrial assembly and maintenance company, based in Bahia, operating nationwide in the areas of oil & gas, petrochemicals, energy, metallurgy, and cellulose.
Job Openings at the Company
It has not yet been officially announced how the selection process at G&E will be conducted (or if it has already taken place). As soon as we receive a response or new information, CPG will publish it on the portal. But if you are interested in working at the Alberto Pasqualini Refinery (Refap), also owned by Petrobras, there are many job openings available for:
- Industrial Painter
- Scaffolder
- Valve Mechanic
- Industrial Painter IRATA
- Confined Space Attendant
- Forklift Operator
- General Services Assistant
- Operator/Truck Driver Munk
- Insulator
- Welder
- Designer
- Electrician
- Boilermaker
- Hydro Jetting Technician
- Van Driver
- Insulator IRATA
Learn how to apply for them by accessing a recent article on our portal here.

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