September 3, 2013

TENDER

THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA
TANZANIA ELECTRIC SUPPLY COMPANY LIMITED
EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR SUPPLY OF INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANT
FOR VETTING OF TANESCO ACCOUNTING INSTRUCTION
(TANAI) & TANESCO FINANCIAL REGULATIONS (TANFR)

Bid No. PA/001/13/HQ/C/019

1.0     Introduction
Tanzania Electric Company Limited (TANESCO) is a parastatal organization established in 1964. It is wholly owned by the Government of Tanzania (GoT) and is supervised by the Ministry of Energy and Minerals (MEM). The Company is incorporated under Companies Ordinance Cap. 212 (now the Companies Act) and is directed by the Board of Directors, which is appointed by the Government. The day to day activities of the company are led by the Managing Director who is the Chief Executive Officer of the Company.
TANESCO is integrated electricity Utility Company. The Company’s core business is to generate, transmit, distribute, market and sell electricity to customers on the Tanzania mainland and bulk supply to the island of Zanzibar. The commercial activities of the company are regulated by the Energy and Water Utilities Regulatory Authority (EWURA)
The Tanzania Electric Supply Company Limited (TANESCO) has therefore set aside funds for procurement of consultancy services during its financial year 2013 and it intends to use a portion of those funds to cover eligible payment under the contract for the Consultant who will assist the Company in its assignment.
2.0     Objective of the consultancy
The Accounting Instruction and Financial Regulation of the Organization are prepared to be observed and Compiled by Accounting Staff, Supervisors, Managers and other stakeholders who perform accounting transactions or submit accounting data as input for further process for decision making. The Accounting Instructions and Financial Regulations vest power to staff in terms of expenditure authorization and approval limits. The accounting manual also spells out how to classify and summarize financial reports on accounting information in logical and concise manner.The two documents give guide lines in the manner in which the company’s business processes are to be translated and classified into accounting records.
In order to streamline and control business operations, some relevant parts of engineering instructions have been incorporated in the Accounting Instructions and Financial Regulations with accounting perspective.
Arising from the aforesaid, the company’s Management has prepared an update and Financial Regulations and Accounting Instructions of which it intends to have them vetted in terms of professionalism in controls systems and best accounting practices. Similarly the Accounting Instructions ought to be compatible with International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS) and International Accounting Standards (IAS ) in order to have the required  qualitative standards of presentation, acceptance  and comparability in accounting records.
3.0     Scope  and Nature of Work
The scope of this assignment is to review by way of vetting the Financial Regulations and Accounting Instructions of TANESCO.In performing this task, the consultant is expected to carry out the following among others;  
a)     To look if the Accounting Instructions and Financial Regulations were prepared according to General Accepted Accounting Principles, that is the two Accounting documents reflect the best practices in the accounting profession and make any adjustments to that effect.                                                                                                                                                                                
b)     To look if the accounting Instructions were prepared according to International Financial Reporting Standard and International Accounting Standards and make any adjustments.
c)     To look to it if the Accounting Instructions and Financial Regulations are compatible with the core business processes and business systems of the Organization.
Selection
A successful consultant will be selected in accordance with the Guidelines of Selection and Employment of Consultants stipulated by Public Procurement Act (PPA) 2004 Public Procurement (Selection and Employment of Consultants) G.N. No. 98.
Eligible Interested Consultants may obtain further information at the address below from 09.00 – 12.30 hours and 14.00 – 16.30 hours local time (Monday to Friday) exclusive of public holidays:
Secretary, Tender Board, TANESCO Head Office-Umeme Park Building, Ubungo-Morogoro Road, Third Floor, Room No. 305A, P.O. Box 9024, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania. Tel: 255 (22) 2451145/2452172; Fax: 255 (22) 2451145/2452172; Attn: Mr Athanas Kalihamwe
Expression of interest (One (1) Original and Five (5) copies) with the accompanying materials should be submitted to the address below before or at 14.30 hours local time on 20th September, 2013
Secretary, TANESCO Tender Board, TANESCO Head Office-Umeme Park Building,
Ubungo-Morogoro Road, Ground Floor, Room G.15, P.O. Box 9024, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania. Tel: 255 (22) 2451145/2452172; Fax: 255 (22) 2452172/2451145.
No proposals are required to be submitted at this stage. On the basis of obtained information from eligible interested consultants, TANESCO will prepare a shortlist of Consultants who will be invited through a Letter of Invitation including detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) to submit Request for Technical and Financial Proposals (RFP).
Interested consultants must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services by submitting consultant’s profile, description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, availability of appropriate skills among staff, etc. Consultants may associate to enhance their qualifications.
Place, Date and Time of Opening 
The Documents for Expression of Interest submitted to the above address shall be opened publicly in TANESCO Twiga Board Room immediately after 14.30 hours local time 20th September, 2013
Late submission of the documents, portion of documents, electronic documents, and documents not received, documents not opened at the opening ceremony shall not be accepted for evaluation irrespective of the circumstances.
MANAGING DIRECTOR
TANZANIA ELECTRIC COMPANY LIMITED

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