TAZAMA PIPELINES LIMITED
EXPRESSION OF INTEREST CONSTRUCTION OF GAS PIPELINE AND POWER STATION PROJECT BY ENGINEERING, PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION AND FINANCING (EPC+F) MODE OF CONTRACT
1.0 INTRODUCTION
TAZAMA Pipelines Limited owns and operates a 1,710 km long crude oil pipeline which runs from Dar-es-Salaam in Tanzania to INDENI Refinery in Ndola, Zambia. The system includes a Tank Farm situated at Kigamboni, Dar-Es-Salaam in Tanzania comprising of six tanks with a holding capacity of 230,000 m3. TAZAMA intends to construct a Gas Pipeline and 350MW Power Station Facility to produce electricity to supply Zambia and the Sub Region through a Power Purchase Agreement with Electricity Supply companies. TAZAMA seeks Contractors or Consortiums with demonstrated Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) performance to express their interest to participate in the pre-qualification for the Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) works mentioned in 2.0 below. Only those Contractors or Consortiums who possess substantial and proven track records of execution of EPC projects of similar nature, magnitude and meet the “Specific Pre-Qualification Criteria” defined below shall respond to this Expression of Interest (EOI).
2.0 SCOPE OF WORKS
The works under this contract comprise briefly the following:
(i) construction of a 1,105 KM 16” Natural Gas Trunk Pipeline System from a tap- in point at Ubungo Gas Processing Terminal in Dar-Es-Salaam, Tanzania to Chinsali Gas Processing Terminal (CGPT), Chinsali, Zambia. The Receiving Terminal should be complete with station facilities including Dispatch, Receipt and Pigging Stations etc. as per design.
(ii) The length of the proposed cross-country Natural Gas Trunk Pipeline shall be approximately 1,105 km.
(iii) The major Long Lead Items (LLIs), broadly including the coated line pipes for mainlines, bare pipes for induction bends, mainline valves (from 8” to 16”), actuators, custody transfer meters (at Dispatch and Receipt stations) etc. shall be procured by the EPC Contractor
(iv) The project includes conducting construction surveys, detailed design and engineering, procurement and supply of all items, installation, testing, pre- commissioning and assistance in
start-up & commissioning of the Pipelines / Power Stations complete with associated mechanical, piping, civil, structural, electrical
(v) Other project parameters include installation of instrumentation & controls, System Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA), telecommunication works and Pipeline Intrusion Detection System (PIDS).
(vi) The Chinsali Gas Power Stations project comprises of:
a. Component 1: 350MW Gas Power Plant;
b. Component 2: Transmission line to evacuate electricity on the Chinsali transformer substation;
c. Component 3: Construction of access roads to the site;
d. Component 4: Environmental and social management;
e. Component 5: Capacity building and skills transfer.
3.0 TECHNICAL
The Bidder shall have successfully executed, as Contractor, in last 5 years, at least 200 km of 16” diameter (or above) construction of cross-country Hydrocarbon Pipeline and Power Station in one
solitary order on EPC+F mode of Contract basis. The Contract should have covered all aspects of
construction of cross-country Pipeline and Power Station on turnkey basis including Project
Management, Procurement, Design and Engineering, Construction and Installation, Testing and
Pre-commissioning, and commissioning. Only completed projects shall be considered for evaluation and
Pre-qualification.
4.0 REQUIREMENTS
In order to be pre-qualified for further evaluation, Prospective Contractors must:
4.1 Provide Company Profile with proof of legal incorporation with valid copies of Certificate of Incorporation, Tax Compliance, Relevant Licenses, Consortium Agreements, etc.
4.2 Be a Reputable Civil Contracting Company with International experience in Construction of Gas Pipelines and Power Stations based on International Standards of not less than Ten (10) Years.
4.3 Listing of necessary equipment for use in the construction including (but not limited to) Lifting
Equipment, Industrial Welding Machines, etc.
4.4 Provide proposed Project Execution Methodology, including the identification of agencies (as
applicable) that will carry out the following activities:
- 4.4.1 Detailed design and engineering for the project including the pipeline, stations and Power Station
- 4.4.2 Procurement including engineering for procurement and expediting, logistics.
- 4.4.3 Cathodic Protection Works.
- 4.4.4 Non Destructive Testing (NDT), Testing and pre-commissioning.
- 4.4.5 Third Party Inspection and certification etc.
- 4.4.6 Specialized studies (e.g. Hazard and Operational Analysis – HAZOP and other safety studies)
4.5 Provide proof of Financial (Submission of Audited Financial Statements for Past Five Years – 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017 and 2016) and Technical Capability to carry out the assignment as detailed in the scope on EPC+F Mode of Contract.
4.6 Provide written-letter evidence of Financial Mobilization Capability through credit lines or Internal Bankrolling as the Financing Component for the Project (EPC+F).
4.7 Provide detailed information of Organization structure, Ownership details, list of manpower and
resources with bio-data, Discipline and geographical location-wise, permanent manpower
strengths for providing support in execution of proposed EPC Project, current projects under
execution and future workload. Any other information deemed relevant for this exercise.
5.0 SUBMISSION
Interested Companies should submit relevant documentation for possible shortlisting clearly marked, “Expression of Interest for Construction of 1,105km Gas Pipeline and 350 MW Power Station at Chinsali, Zambia.’ at either of the following address:
The Chairman the Chairman
TAZAMA Tender Committee TAZAMA Tender Committee –
TAZAMA Pipelines Limited TAZAMA Pipelines Limited 3
TAZAMA House Tank Farm, Kigamboni :
PO. Box 71651 PRO. Box 2157
NDOLA Dar-Es-Salaam
ZAMBIA TANZANIA
The closing date for submissions is Thursday 13th January, 2022 at 10:00 hours. Kindly provide five (05) bound copies (One original- clearly marked as such and four (04) copies). However, faxed, electronic copies and late submissions will strictly not be allowed.
