INVITATION FOR TENDER

                       TANZANIA ELECTRIC SUPPLY COMPANY LIMITED

Tender No. PA/001/13/HQ/N/050 FOR REPAIRING OF GENERATOR AIR COOLERS

Invitation for Tenders

1.     Tanzania Electric Supply Company Limited (TANESCO) intends to enter into contract for repairing of generator air coolers for Mtera Hydropower Plant.

2.     The Tanzania Electric Supply Company Limited (TANESCO) now invites sealed bids from eligible Bidders for repairing of generators air coolers for Mtera Hydropower Plant. 

3.     Tendering will be conducted through National Competitive Bidding procedure specified in the Public Procurement (Goods, Works, Non Consultant Service and Disposal of Public Assets by Tender) Regulations, 2005 – Government Notice No. 97 and is open to Tenderers as defined in the Regulations.

4.     Interested eligible Tenderers may obtain further information and/or inspect the Tendering Documents at the office of the Procurement Management Unit located at Ground floor, Room No. G15, TANESCO Head office, Umeme Park Building, Ubungo, along Morogoro Road, P.O. Box 9024 Dar es Salaam. Telephone/fax (255) 22 2451145/2451160/2452172 from 09:00hrs to 16.30hrs on Mondays to Fridays inclusive with an exception of public holidays.

5.     A complete set of Tendering Document(s) in English and additional sets may be purchased by interested Tenderers on the submission of a written application to the address given under paragraph 5 above and upon payment of a non-refundable fee of TZS 100, 000 or its equivalent in any freely convertible currency. Payment should either be by Cash, Banker’s Draft, or Banker’s Cheque, payable to TANESCO Ltd. P.O. Box 9024 Dar es Salaam. Bidding documents may be dispatched by courier upon payment of the non-refundable fee. The Tenderer shall pay courier charges for posting the document.  The purchaser shall resume no responsibility for late delivery of bidding documents couriered.

6.     All Tenders must be accompanied by a tender securing declaration as per sample form provided in the bidding document.

7.     All tenders in one original plus three copies, properly filled in, and enclosed in plain envelopes clearly marked TENDER NO. PA/001/13/HQ/N/050 FOR REPAIRING OF GENERATOR AIR COOLERS FOR MTERA HYDROPOWER PLANT (NOT TO BE OPENED BEFORE 14:30 HOURS local time on 24^th January, 2014 should be addressed to the SECRETARY, TANESCO TENDER BOARD, P.O. BOX 9024, DAR ES SALAAM to reach him at room No. G 15 not later than 14:30 HOURS local time on 24^th January, 2014.Tenders will be opened thereafter in Public and in the presence of Tenderers’ representatives who choose to attend in the opening at Twiga Board Room located at Ground floor, TANESCO Head Offices, Umeme Park Building, Morogoro Road – Ubungo.

8.     You are encouraged to attend site visit to obtain all information that may be necessary for preparing the tender and entering into a contract. The site visit will be held from 6^th - 8^th January, 2014 under the arrangement of Plant Manager Mtera. The costs of visiting the site shall be at the bidders own expense. The site visit will be conducted at Mtera Hydropower Plant Contact address: Email:  pm.mtera@tanesco.co.tz.

                              Mobile: +255 784 985 677

9.     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 circumstances.