REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST: CAPACITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES FOR VULNERABLE ETHNIC GROUPS SELF-IDENTIFYING AS INDIGENOUS PEOPLE – NO: REQ-00000513

East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) LTD (“EACOP LTD”) invites experienced and reputable companies or organizations to express their interest in undertaking activities to support communities of Vulnerable Ethnic Groups self-identifying as Indigenous People affected by the EACOP project.

The EACOP Project involves the construction and operation of an underground and cross-border pipeline to transport crude oil from Lake Albert area in Uganda to eastern coast of Tanzania for export to international markets. The pipeline will run from Kabaale, Hoima District in Uganda to the Chongoleani peninsula in Tanga, Tanzania. The length of the pipeline is 1,443 km, of which 296km will be in Uganda and 1,147 km in Tanzania.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SCOPE OF THE SERVICES:

The EACOP pipeline corridor traverses about 30 communities in Tanga, Manyara, Dodoma and Tabora regions home to Vulnerable Ethnic Groups self-identifying as Indigenous People and has acquired land in these communities. As part of its commitment to these communities reflected in various agreements and in compliance with the International Financing Standards, EACOP is now seeking suitably experienced and qualified organizations to deliver the following groups of services to these specific communities of Vulnerable Ethnic Groups self-identifying as Indigenous People (details to be provided during the call for tender phase).

• 00000513-01: Land Use Management: activities will include capacity building on village land use planning; facilitating village land use planning; supporting the resolution of land use conflicts; facilitating the acquisition of CCROs. ‘
• 00000513 – 02: Supporting Women and Youth empowerment through the formation of groups and promoting an improved business environment for youth and women as well as identifying opportunities to connect youth and women groups with relevant entrepreneurship support institutions
• 00000513 – 03: Strengthening Communities: Establish and strengthening of Village Community Development Committees and undertaking capacity building activities at community level.

To undertake this work, EACOP requires one or more organizations (private or non-governmental organization) with a demonstrable track record of experience in working with these communities on these topics.

Organizations responding may express their interest in any or all of the services required.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

Organisations expressing their interest are invited to document their request with:

• Details of similar projects or activities undertaken which provide evidence of qualified and available team, knowledge of these communities and track record of the above activities.
• Proof of registration with relevant Tanzanian Registration Bodies (Current BRELA Search, NGO Registration, OSHA).
• Proof of registration with the Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA) and Tax Clearance Certificate for the latest year available if relevant.
• Proof of Registration with EWURA Local Supplier Service Provider (LSSP) database, or a proof of application for registration 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.
• Financial capacity to deliver the services required including submission of financial accounts for year.
• 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 an Expression of Interest (EOI) via email, together with the above listed documents through an email to procurement.tz@eacop.com (max. email size 20Mb) on or before 17:00 hours East African Time (EAT), on 14th July 2024 Email subject shall be: REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST: 00000513 Capacity Building Activities for Vulnerable Ethnic Groups self-identifying as Indigenous People. 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.