REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST:
PROVISION AND OPERATION OF A MOBILE (‘POP-UP’) TRUCK
INDUSTRY ENHANCEMENT AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
CENTRE SERVICES
REFERENCE NO. [REQ-00000055]

East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) LTD (“EACOP LTD”) invites experienced and reputable companies to express their interest in providing and operating a mobile truck (‘pop-up truck’) to support the implementation of the Industry Enhancement and Community Engagement activities in the 27 administrative districts and 231 villages along the pipeline route.

The EACOP Project involves the construction and operation of an underground and cross-border pipeline to transport crude oil for export to international markets. The pipeline will run from Kabaale, Hoima District in Uganda to the Chongoleani peninsula near Tanga in Tanzania. The length of the pipeline is 1,443 km, of which 1,147 km will be in Tanzania.

Brief description of the scope of the services:
The selected contractor shall, on behalf of the COMPANY, provide and operate a ‘pop-up truck’ that will seek to promote community engagement and participation at a regional, district and village level in EACOP activities. The mobile truck will be used for the activities listed below:
• Quarterly engagements with community suppliers at the regional and district level (e.g supplier workshops, information dissemination sessions, etc).
• Networking events with the COMPANY’s Main Contractors and the local business community.
• Supporting registration of suppliers at the district level on the LSSP, etc.
• Delivering short trainings (between 1 to 2 days) for the local business community to build their capacity in service delivery and sector knowledge.
• Community awareness raising activities related to the EACOP project -safety, health, security
• etc and other community-based engagements related to the EACOP project by the different EACOP departments.
• Interested parties may participate in this EOI as an entity or as an association of companies.

Minimum requirements:
Companies or organizations expressing their interest are invited to document their request with:
• Business License.
• Appropriate licensing if any from relevant in-country authorities for the provision of the services.
• Proof of registration with the Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA) and Tax Clearance Certificate
for the latest year available.
• Application for registration with the EWURA Local Supplier Service Provider (LSSP) database at the time of submission of the response to this expression of interest is strongly recommended.
• Compliance with Local Content Regulations, 2017 and Local Company definition.
• Profile of key personnel to be involved in the project including personal certifications as necessary and level of qualifications, and experience and capacity to deliver the required services.
• Experience, performance, and capacity in delivering the Scope of Services outlined above at a large scale in Tanzania, in compliance with national and international standards.
• Financial capacity to deliver the services required including submission of financial accounts for the past three years.
• Evidence of a QHSE Management system, organization, and process in compliance with applicable Local and Industry standards for similar works.
• Proof of Anti-corruption, Anti-bribery, Compliance and Human Rights policies.

Companies which have the ability, capacity, and resources to implement the activities listed above should express their interest by sending together with the documents stated in the above section through an email to procurement.tz@eacop.com, (max. email size 20Mb)

Email object shall be: [REQ-00000055] POP-TRUCK.

Statements of EOI should be no more than ten (10) to twenty (20) pages long.

All Expression of Interests should be submitted in English Language.

Note:EACOP LTD will review and assess the documents provided by companies that have expressed interest in accordance with this EOI and conduct evaluations based on internal criteria to determine which companies will be included in the list of pre-qualified companies. Only the pre-qualified companies will receive, by signing a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA), an invitation to bid as a continuation of the call for tender process. EACOP LTD reserves the right at its sole discretion to make the decision to select or reject a company and maintain its decision without having to give reasons to the company concerned