TANZANIA ELECTRIC SUPPLY COMPANY LTD





Tender No.  TR212/2024/2025/W/06
For
PROCUREMENT OF ENGINEERING, PROCUREMENT AND CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT (EPC) FOR CONSTRUCTION OF 100MWP SOLAR PV PLANT PHASE II IN SHINYANGA REGION
Invitation for Tenders
                                                                                                                       Date: 3rd April, 2025
1.	The Government of United Republic of Tanzania has received financing from Agence Française de Développement ("AFD") toward the cost of Design, Construction and Installation of a 100 MWp Solar Power Plant. It intends to apply that part of the proceeds of the financing to cover eligible payment under the contract for Procurement of EPC contractors for Construction of 100MWp Solar PV Plant Phase II in Shinyanga Region.
2.	The Tanzania Electric Supply Company Limited (TANESCO) being the Project Executing Agency (PEA) now invites Tenders from eligible contractors for Construction of 100MWp Solar PV Plant Phase II in Shinyanga Region.

3.	Tendering will be conducted through International Competitive Bidding method specified in the Public Procurement Regulations, 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.
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 shall 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.
	Currency	Bank	Account	SWIFT Code
1	EURO	CRDB Bank	19J1043011100	CORUTZ
2	USD	CRDB Bank	02J1043011100	CORUTZ
3	USD	CITI Bank	0100235021	CITITZTZ

5.	All Tenders must be accompanied by an original tender security amounting USD 200,000.00 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 2nd June, 2025 at 10:30 hours East African Time.

6.	A pretender meeting shall take place on 28th April, 2025 at 10:30 hours East African Time at TANESCO SHINYANGA Regional Office in Kishapu, 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 29th April, 2025 at 10:30 hours East African Time, 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 Five (5) 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 2nd June, 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