CONSULTANCY SERVICES FOR A REVIEW OF TANESCO’S HEALTH & SAFETY POLICY

Request For Expressions of Interest

General Information
Country:   Tanzania
Notice/Contract Number:   MCAT/COM/0067
Publication Date:   Feb 12, 2010
Deadline:   Mar 19, 2010
Funding Agency:   Millennium Challenge Account
Buyer:   MCA-Tanzania
Eligibility of Bidders:   Experience in undertaking similar studies on Health & Safety Policies in African countries or similar developing countries; and qualified and experienced key staff comprising a Team Leader (engineer), Safety Engineer and Health Officer, all with the minimum qualifications stated in the REOI/Terms of Reference
Original Language:   English

Contact Information
Address:   Marieth Ngaida
Procurement Director
Procurement Department
P.O. Box 9111
Dar es Salaam
Tanzania
Telephone:   255 22 2124634
Fax:   255 22 2124644
Email:   Click here
Web Site:   www.mca-t.go.tz

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SPECIFIC PROCUREMENT NOTICE
REFERENCE: MCAT/COM/0067
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
for
CONSULTANCY SERVICES FOR
A REVIEW OF TANESCO’S HEALTH & SAFETY POLICY


1. The United States of America acting through the Millennium Challenge Corporation (“MCC”) and the Government of Tanzania (the “Government”) have entered into a Millennium Challenge Compact (the Compact”) for Millennium Challenge Account assistance to help facilitate poverty reduction through economic growth in Tanzania in the amount of USD 698,136,000 million (“MCC funding”). The Millennium Challenge Account -Tanzania (“MCA-Tanzania”) on behalf of the Government intends to apply a portion of the proceeds of MCC funding to eligible payments under this contract. Payments by MCA- Tanzania will be subject, in all respects, to the terms and conditions, including restrictions on the use of MCC funding of the Compact. No party other than the Government and MCA-Tanzania shall derive any rights from the Compact or have any claim to the proceeds of MCCfunding.

2. The Compact program aims at reducing poverty through the implementation of a programme consisting of three projects, each containing a number of activities and sub activities over the five year period of the Compact, namely:

1. The Transport sector Project consists of four distinct activities, the Mainland Trunk Roads Activity, the Zanzibar Rural Roads Activity, the Road Maintenance Activity and the Mafia Island Airport Activity.
2. The Energy Sector Project consists of three distinct activities, the Zanzibar Interconnector Activity, the Malagarasi Hydropower and Kigoma Distribution Activity, and the Distribution Systems Rehabilitation and Extension Activity.
3. The Water Sector Project consists of three distinct activities, the Lower Ruvu Plant Expansion Activity, the Non-Revenue Water Activity, and the Morogoro Water Supply Activity

3. A consulting firm is required to review the existing TANESCO Health and Safety Policy and make recommendations for improvements as per the Terms of Reference in the Request for Expressions of Interest.

4. This Request for Expressions of Interest (REOI) follows the General Procurement Notice that appeared on dgMarket’s website on 7 January, 2010, UNDBOnline on 12 January, 2010, the MCA-Tanzania website www.MCA-T.go.tz on 8 January, 2010 and local newspapers, The Daily News from 8 October and The Guardian from 11 January, 2010.

5. MCA- Tanzania now invites Expressions of Interest to provide the consultancy services shown above. More details on the services required are provided in the Terms of Reference and the Request for Expressions of Interest.

6. This REOI is open to all eligible Consultants who wish to respond. Association among Foreign and Local Consultants is encouraged, but it is not mandatory. Consultants may only associate with each other in the form of a joint venture or in a sub-consultancy agreement to complement their respective areas of expertise to enhance their capacity to successfully carry out the assignment.

7. A Consultant will be selected under the Consultant’s Qualifications Selection (CQS) procedure, the evaluation procedure is described in the REOI in accordance with “MCC Program Procurement Guidelines” which can be found on the MCC website www.mcc.gov.

8. The minimum qualifications for the Consulting Firm are: Experience in undertaking similar studies on Health & Safety Policies in African countries or similar developing countries; and qualified and experienced key staff comprising a Team Leader (engineer), Safety Engineer and Health Officer, all with the minimum qualifications stated in the REOI/Terms of Reference.

9. Consultants interested in submitting an Expression of Interest should download an electronic copy of the REOI, in the English language, from the Employer’s website: http://www.mca-t.go.tz or requested at the offices of the Employer at the address below (soft copy only, on the Consultant’s own disk or memory stick). The address is: Millennium Challenge Account-Tanzania
Procurement Agent (Crown Agents USA)
Development House, Kivukoni Front/Ohio Street, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Fax: +255 (0)22 2135702
Email: mca-tprocurement@crownagents.co.tz copied to the Procurement Director, Marieth Ngaida at email mngaida@mca-t.go.tz
Note that any Clarifications or Amendments will only be posted on the Employer’s website.

10. The deadline for submission of Expressions of Interest is 19 March, 2010 by 14.00 hours local time at the address at 9 above.

Bernard S Mchomvu
Chief Executive Officer,
Millennium Challenge Account-Tanzania,
Development House,
Kivukoni Front/Ohio Street,
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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