Construction of block wall fence at Kidatu Hydropower Plant

Invitation for Tenders

1. This Invitation for Bids (IFB) follows the General Procurement Notice (GPN) which appeared in Daily News on 3^rd January, 2014.

2. The Tanzania Electric Supply Company Limited now invites sealed tenders from eligible Contractors for construction of block wall fence at Kidatu Hydropower Plant.

3. The scope of supply is categorized under individual lot. Bidders are free to bid for any Lot or combination of Lots. Incomplete or partial bids submitted by the bidder will be rejected. The evaluation and Award will be carried out on the basis either of an individual lot or combination of lots. The Lots and respective description are mentioned hereunder:-

Lot Number	Description
1	Construction of block wall fence at Maintenance Office ( Technicians & Engineers)
2	Fencing Ingra Camp & Dispensary

4. Interested eligible tenders may obtain further information from and 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, P.O. Box 9024 Dar es Salaam. Telephone/fax (255) 22 2451145/2452172 from 09:00hrs to 16.30hrs on Mondays to Fridays inclusive except on public holidays.

5. 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, 2013 – Government Notice No. 446 and is open to all Tenderers as defined in the Regulations.

6. A complete set of Tendering Document(s) in English and additional sets may be purchased by interested Tenderers upon submission of a written application to the address given under paragraph 4 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.

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

8. All tenders in one original plus three copies, properly filled in, and enclosed in plain envelopes clearly marked “TENDER NO. PA/001/14/HQ/W/011 FOR CONSTRUCTION OF BLOCK WALL FENCE AT KIDATU HYDROPOWER PLANT (NOT TO BE OPENED BEFORE 14:30 hrs on  Monday, 3^rd November, 2014) should be addressed to the SECRETARY, TANESCO TENDER BOARD P.O. BOX 9024, DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA  to reach him at Room No. G 15 not later than 14:30 hrs) on Monday, 3^rd November, 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.

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.

MANAGING DIRECTOR

 TANZANIA ELECTRIC SUPPLY COMPANY LTD (TANESCO)