REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR THE PROVISION OF REGULATORY, TAX AND LEGAL SERVICES
REF: ETJ-BB-PR-El-JDT-EF-0001-00.
BESIX Ballast Nedam Limited. the CONTRACTOR for the Engineering, procurement and Construction of the Jetty and Load Out Facilities in the Tanga Bay for the East African Crude Qil Pipeline (EACOP) Project, invites experienced specialist Companies to express their interest for: Provide assistance, advice. opinions and services on various regulatory, tax and legal matters in relation to the ENGINEERING, PROCUREMENT AND CONSTRUCTION (EPC) OF JETTY FOR EAST AFRICA CRUDE OIL PIPELINE PROJECT and in relation to the Company and its business operations and day to day activities in Tanzania. The Republic of Uganda. the Uganda National Oil \ Company {UNOC}, the United Republic of Tanzania and/or Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation (TPDC), as well as other international oil companies are partaking in the implementation of the EACOP Project.
As part of EACOP project, the Crude oil will be loaded on vessels via a facility located in the near shore environment of the Indian Ocean. The Facility will be located 2 km offshore from the Marine Storage Terminal site located on the Chongoleani peninsula in front to Tanga Port in Tanzania.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SCOPE OF THE MATERIALS/ SERVICES:
- provide high quality, cost effective and timely legal and tax representation and advice.
- Audit, and risk management services.
- Provide accounting and payroll services.
- Provide assistance in direct. indirect taxes, transfer pricing, dispute resolution,
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
Companies expressing their interest are invited to document their request with:
- Possession of appropriate licenses.
- At least 5 years’ demonstrable experience in providing similar services.
- A team of certified public accountants, lawyers, and tax advisors with experience in the following areas of law: commercial, corporate, finance, tax, regulation, and litigation.
- Adequate financial capacity to undertake the eventual contract.
- full-service Law firm with experience in working with international clients.
- Compliance with petroleum {local content} regulations,2017 and local company definition for
- Tanzania.
- Proof of registration/application to Local Supplier Service Provider (LSSP} database at the time of submission of the response to this expression of interest is strongly recommended
- Compliance with petroleum {local content) requiations,2017 and local company definition for
- Tanzania;
- Proof of registration/application to Local Supplier Service Provider (LSSP)} database at the time of submission of the response to this expression of interest is strongly recommended
Proof of registration/application to Local Supplier Service Provider (LSSP) database at the time of submission of the response to this expression of interest is highly recommended.
Interested companies which meet the minimum requirements and have the capacity to provide the services listed above should express their interest by sending together with the above listed documents an email to [email protected] (Max. Email Size: 20 MGs & AN documents must be submitted in the English language) on or before 6th of July 2022, 12 noon Tanzania Time.
Companies satisfactorily meeting the above minimum requirements will be evaluated and if selected will be invited, subject to the signature of a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA), to participate in the bidding process.
Note: Only pre-qualified companies will receive an invitation to submit their bid in furtherance of the Call for Tender process.
