Tender No. TR212/2024/2025/W/24

For

ENGINEERING, PROCUREMENT AND CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT (EPC) INCLUDING THE

ENGINEERING DESIGN, SUPPLY, INSTALLATION, TESTING AND COMMISSIONING OF 220kV

TRANSMISSION LINE DOUBLE CIRCUIT FROM BENACO TO KYAKA AND ASSOCIATED

BENACO SUBSTATION LOT 1 AND 2

Invitation for Tenders

Date: 24th January, 2025

1. The Government of United Republic of Tanzania has received financing from OPEC Fund for International Development (B), Abu Dhabi Fund for  Development (ADFD) and Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) toward the cost of the 220kV double circuit Transmission Line from Benaco to Kyaka and Associated Benaco substation project in Kagera region. It intends to apply that part of the proceeds of the financing to cover eligible payment under the contract for Engineering, Procurement and Construction Contract (EPC) Including the Engineering Design, Supply, Installation, Testing and Commissioning of 220kV Transmission Line double circuit from Benaco to Kyaka and associated Benaco substation project (Lot 1 and 2).

2. The Tanzania Electric Supply Company Limited (TANESCO) being the Project Executing Agency (PEA) now invites Tenders from eligible contractors for Engineering, Procurement and Construction Contract (EPC) Including the Engineering Design, Supply, Installation, Testing and Commissioning of 220kV Transmission Line double circuit from Benaco to Kyaka and associated Benaco substation project (Lot 1 and 2) as follows: -

i) Lot 1: Engineering Design, Supply, Installation, Testing and Commissioning of 220kV Transmission Line double circuit from Benaco to Kyaka ; and

ii) LOT 2: Engineering Design, Supply, Installation, Testing and Commissioning of 2x40MVA, 220/33kV Benaco substation

3. Tenderers are free to tender for any lot or combination of lot(s) of their choice. Tenderers are encouraged to offer cross discount when participating in the combination of the two lots. Tenderers are also encouraged to offer discount when participating in one lot.

The Employer shall conduct the financial comparison based on the offered discounts. The bid or bids offering the lowest priced combination of all the lots shall be the best evaluated bid or bids.

4. A complete set of Tendering Document(s) in English shall be purchased by interested Tenderers upon the submission of a written application to the address given under paragraph 8 below and upon payment of a non-refundable fee of USD 200.00 or its equivalent in a freely convertible currency) - transaction charges exclusive payable by Applicant. The applicant himself or his agent shall collect the Tendering Documents at the Employer’s office from 8:30Hours to 15:30Hours in normal working days. The Tender documents may also be delivered to Applicants by email in PDF format through Applicant’s email address provided to the Client, upon submission of proof of payment of the application fee, (Note: Applicants must provide reliable address to avoid any communication difficulties).

Applicant shall transmit a copy of Bank Payment Slip and his e-mail address to the e-mails below, (Note: Applicants must make sure that, the payment for application fee covers all Bank charges).

The e-mail addresses are: -

sec.tenderboard@tanesco.co.tz; and pmuprojects@tanesco.co.tz.

Local Interested Applicant may buy Tendering Documents at TANESCO premises and pay locally through National Microfinance Bank (NMB) upon receipt of reference number from TANESCO.

Bank Accounts for Payment of Application Subscription Fees for Transactions from Abroad.

5. All Tenders must be accompanied by an original tender security in an acceptable form of 4% of the Submitted Offer in form of bank guarantee or banker’s cheque from reputable bank and confirmed by local Bank (For  International Companies) and shall be valid up to twenty (28) days from expiration of tender validity period. The original tender security must be submitted physically to TANESCO Offices, Ubungo Umeme Park Building, 3rd Floor, Room No. 305, P.O. Box 9024, Ubungo Dar es salaam, on or before 26th March, 2025 at 10:30 hours East African Time.

6. A pretender meeting shall take place on 17th February, 2025 at 10:30 hours East African Time at TANESCO Kagera Regional Office in Bukoba, Tanzania followed by an organized site visit starting the next day. The tenderer is encouraged to visit the site to be familiar with the areas and local conditions of the project. Details of the site visit will be arranged upon in the pretender meeting. The Tenderers are strongly advised to attend site visit and it will be conducted on 18th February 2025 at 10:30 hours East African Time, from the 220kV Benaco substation to Kyaka Substation and the cost of visiting the site will be borne by tenderers as stated in the Tender Data Sheet (TDS).

7. Tendering will be conducted through International Tendering Procedures specified in the Public Procurement Regulations 149 – Government Notice No. 518 of 2024 and is open to all Tenderers as defined in the Regulations unless otherwise stated in the Tender Data Sheet (TDS) and also should conform to Financier’ Procurement guideline’s.

8. All tenders in one (1) Original plus Three (3) hard copies and Three (3) Scanned soft copies from the original tender documents in flash discs, properly filled in, and enclosed in envelopes must be addressed to: -

Secretary Tender Board

TANESCO Umeme Park Building,

3rd Floor, Room No. 305

435 Morogoro Road, Ubungo Area

P. O. Box 9024,

16103 DAR ES SALAAM

9. Tenders shall be delivered at TANESCO Umeme Park Building, 3rd Floor, Room No. 305 on or before 26th March, 2025 at 10:30 hours East African Time, Tenders will be opened promptly thereafter in public and in the presence of Tenderers’ representatives who choose to attend in the opening at the same address provided above.

10. Late tenders, portion of tenders, electronic tenders, tenders not received, tenders not opened and not read out in public at the tender opening ceremony shall not be accepted for evaluation irrespective of the circumstance.

MANAGING DIRECTOR

TANZANIA ELECTRIC SUPPLY COMPANY LTD