TANZANIA PORTS AUTHORITY
CONSULTANCY SERVICES FOR FEASIBILITY STUDY, PRELIMINARY
ENGINEERING DESIGN, DETAILED ENGINEERING DESIGN, PREPARATION OF THE TENDER DOCUMENTS AND WORKS SUPERVISION FOR STRENGTHENING AND DEEPENING OF BERTHS 8-11 AT DAR ES SALAAM PORT
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
(CONSULTING SERVICES – FIRMS SELECTION)
COUNTRY: TANZANIA
NAME OF PROJECT: Dar-es-Salaam Gateway Maritime Project
Project No.: P150496
Credit No.: IDA-61170
Reference No. TZ-TPA-14262-CS-QCBS
The Tanzania Ports Authority has secured credit from the World Bank towards the cost of the Dar-es-Salaam Gateway Maritime Project, and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services.
The consulting services (“the Services”) include provision of technical, financial and environmental feasibility assessment on the most suitable method of strengthening and deepening of berths 8 – 11 from the current level of approximately 11m to 15.5m below CD. To achieve this, the consultant shall provide a detailed assessment of technical,
economic and financial viability for the rehabilitation and strengthening berths 8-11, which are currently operating as a container terminal.
The assignment covers feasibility study including preliminary design, detailed engineering designs, preparation of tender documents (Phase I & II) and works supervision (Phase III) for modernization and expansion of Berths 8-11 and container yard. This assignment will require an estimated maximum seventy five (75) man months for phase I & Phase II and maximum of sixty five (65) man months for Phase III. The assignment is expected to be completed in 48 months with Phase I lasting 8 months, phase II 4 months and phase III 36 months, where 24 will be for supervision of works and 12 months for defects liability. The specific objectives of the consultancy services have been detailed in the TOR which can be accessed through the TPA website:
The Tanzania Ports Authority now invites eligible consulting firms (“Consultants”) to express their interest in providing the Services. Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services. The shortlisting criteria are:
- The firm should have been in similar business for at least 10 years
- The firm should have managed 2 contracts of at least 1million USD in the last ten years
- The firm should have done at least 2 similar assignments in the last five years in the Sub Saharan African Region.
- The firm should indicate availability of technical staff for the assignment, as detailed in the ToR
Note: Key experts will not be evaluated at the shortlisting stage.
The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to paragraph 1.9 of the World Bank’s
Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants [under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits & Grants] by World Bank Borrowers, January 2011, Revised July 2014 (“Consultant Guidelines”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.
Consultants may associate with other firms in the form of a joint venture or a sub consultancy to enhance their qualifications but should indicate clearly whether the association is in the form of a joint venture and/or a sub-consultancy. In the case of a joint venture, all the partners in the joint venture shall be jointly and severally liable for the entire contract, if selected.
A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Quality and Cost Based Selection (QCBS) method set out in the Consultant Guidelines
Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours i.e. 1000 to 1600 hours from Monday to Friday except on public holidays.
The office of the Director of Procurement & Contracts, Tanzania Ports Authority, One Stop Centre Building along Sokoine Drive, DAR ES SALAAM –Tanzania, Tel No +255-22- 2111315, Fax +255-22-2112678, e-mail: [email protected]
Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the address below (in person, or by mail, or by fax, or by e-mail) by 18th September 2019 at or before 10:00am Tanzanian time.
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR GENERAL
TANZANIA PORTS AUTHORITY
P.O BOX 9184 DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA
TEL: +255-22-2116250
Fax: +255-22-2130390
E-mail: [email protected]
