THE BILATERAL RAILWAY PROJECT BETWEEN
THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA AND THE REPUBLIC OF BURUNDI
TENDER NO. PA/154/H0/2022-23/W/03
DESIGN AND BUILD CONTRACT OF AN ELECTRIFIED STANDARD GAUGE RAILWAY (SGR) LINE UNDER DESIGN AND BUILD (D& B) ARRANGEMENT FOR UNDER DESIGN AND BUILD (D& B) ARRANGEMENT FROM UVINZA (TANZANIA) TO GITEGA (BURUNDI) VIA MUSONGATI (282 KILOMETER MAINLINE AND 85 KILOMETER SIDING/PASSING LOOPS) LOT 1: UVINZA TO MALAGARASI (TANZANIA-180KM) AND LOT 2: MALAGARASI TO MUSONGATI-GITEGA (BURUNDI-187KM)
Invitation to Tender (ITT)
Date: 12th August, 2022
1, This Invitation for Tenders follows the General Procurement Notice (GPN} which advertised via Tanzania National e-Procurement System {TANEPS www.taneps.go.tz and TRC website www.tre.co.tz on 12th July, 2022.
2. The Government of the United Republic of Tanzania and the Republic of Burundi has set aside funds for the Bilateral Railway Project during the financial year 2022-2023. Itis intended that part of the proceeds of the fund will be used to cover eligible payment under the contract for Design and Build Contract of an electrified Standard Gauge Railway /SGP Line under Gesiga and Build (08 6) arrangement from Uvinza {Tanzania} te Gitega |Burundil via Musengati {232 Kilometer Mainline and 85 Kilometer Siding/Passing Loops} Lot 1: Uvinza ta Malagarasi{Tanzania-180KM) and Lot 2: Malagarasi to Musongati-Gitega {Burundi-187KM
3. On behalf of two Governments, Tanzania Railways Corporation (TRC) a Government Entity formed under Railways Act No. 10 of 2017 and incorporated in the United Republic of Tanzania under the Companies Act No.10 of 2017 will be the implementing Agent of all procurement on behalf of parties. TRC is wholly owned by the Government of United Republic of Tanzania and is under the Ministry of Works and Transport. The major responsibilities of TRC as provided in the Act are principally, to develop, promote and manage the railway infrastructure assets in Tanzania Mainland. TRC in collaboration with ARTF (Burundi) intends to construct an approximately 367KM, whereby 282KM is for Mainline and 85KM for sidings Railway line between Uvinza and Gitega via Musongati in Burundi and other railway facilities reroute to Standard Gauge, based on American Railway Engineering Maintenance of Way Association (AREMA) and UIC standards
4. Tanzania Railways Corporation (TRC) now invites sealed Tenders from Contractors for carrying out Design and Build Contract of an electrified Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) Line under Design and Build (D& B) arrangement for 282 Kilometer Mainline and 85 Kilometer Siding/Passing Loops, Lot 1: Uvinza to Malagarasi(Tanzania4{180KM) and Lot 2: Malagarasi to Musongati-Gitega (Burundi-187KM).
5. Tenderer shall bid for one or both Lots with separate package requirements and the award shall be upon each Lot.
6. Tenderers must provide recent information of the following minimum experience:
a) Experience in Detailed design
i. Minimum of five (5) Projects for 10 years of experience in the detail design of UIC Standard gauge Railway track
ii. Minimum of ten(10}Project for 10 years of experience in detailed design of Heavy Railway Civil Works such as Tracks, Tunnels, Viaducts, Flyovers, Bridges, etc.
iii, Minimum of Five (5) Project for 10 years of experience in Railway tracks design (Light Rail and/or Heavy Rail.
iv. Minimum 10 years of experience in railway Stations design (Light Rail and/or Heavy Rail)
v. Minimum of Five (5) Project for 10 years of experience in design of Signaling and Telecommunication systems i.e., ERTMS Projects
vi. Minimum of Five (5) Project for 10 years of experience in design of Electrification Railway systems (Light Rail and/or Heavy Rails)
vii. Experience within the last 5 years on the detailed design of a Single Railway line Project with a Capital cost of at least USS 1,000 million.
b) Experience in Construction
i. Minimum of five (5) Project for 10 years of experience in Construction of Heavy Railway Civil Works such as tracks, tunnels, viaducts, flyovers, bridges, etc.
ii. Minimum of five (5) Project for 10 years of experience in Electrified Rail track and railway station Construction
iii, Minimum of five (5) Project for 10 years of experience in Construction and Installation of Electrification Railway systems (Light Rail and/or Heavy Rails)
iv. Minimum of two(2) Project for Previous Experience in SGR Project adopting ERTMS systems. v. Minimum of 5 years cumulative experience on Construction of Railway line and associated facilities of Minimum Capital cost of USS1.0 billion in Africa or other developing countries with a similar environment
c) Financial Capacity
i. Minimum average turnover in the last 5 years on detailed design services of USS 60 million
ii, Minimum average construction turnover in the last 5 years of US$ 1.0 billion
iii. Demonstrated ability to finance a minimum of USS 600 million of design and construction work
7. A contractor will be selected in accordance with the International Competitive Tendering (ICT) procedures set out in the Public Procurement Act No. 7 of 2011 as
amended in 2016 and the Public Procurement Regulations, 2013 – Government Notice No. 446 as amended in 2016 (hereinafter called Procurement Regulations).
8. A contractor may obtain a full set of the Tendering Documents in English through TANePS (www,taneps.go.tz)
9. Tenders must be accompanied by a Tender security in an acceptable form of Bank Guarantee issued through the correspondent Local Bank in Tanzania in the amount of USD 11,000,000.00 for Lot 1 and USD 15,000,000.00 for Lot 2.
10. Site visit will be held on 12″ to 14″ September 2022 at 9:00 AM local time from Uvinza to Gitega via Musongati 282 Kilometer Mainline and 85 Kilometer Siding/Passing Loops, Lot 1: Uvinza to Malagarasi (Tanzania-180KM) and Lot 2: Malagarasi to Musongati-Gitega (Burundi-187KM) following by a pre-tender meeting which shall be held on 15th September, 2022 at 9:00 AM at Musongati-Gitega. Contractors will bear their own travel and upkeep costs, while one-way rail transport shall be provided by the TRC.
ll. Submission of Tender (TECHNICAL and FINANCIAL) must be submitted online via TANePS (www.taneps.go.tz) at or before 10:30 AM local time on 15th November, 2022 and explicitly bear the mention of “TENDER NO.: PA/154/HQ/2022-23/W/03 FOR DESIGN AND BUILD CONTRACT OF AN ELECTRIFIED STANDARD GAUGE RAILWAY (SGR) LINE UNDER DESIGN AND BUILD (D& B) ARRANGEMENT FROM UVINZA (TANZANIA) TO GITEGA (BURUNDI) VIA MUSONGATI (282 KILOMETER MAINLINE AND 85 KILOMETER SIDING/PASSING LOOPS) FOR LOT 1: UVINZA TO MALAGARASI (TANZANIA-180KM) AND LOT
2: MALAGARASI TO MUSONGATI-GITEGA (BURUNDI-187KM). 12. Tenders will be opened promptly thereafter online via TANePS (www.taneps.go.tz.
13. Electronic, telegraphic, telefax will not be accepted. Late submission of tenders outside of system shall not be accepted for evaluation irrespective of the circumstances.
14. TRC is not bound to accept any tender submitted and non-compliance of the above stated conditions shall automatically disqualify the Bid proposal.
Director General
Tanzania Railways Corporation
Plot No. 438/128, Sokoine Drive/Railway Street
P.O. Box 76959
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, East Africa
