ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI GEITA GOLD MINE

INVITATION FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST - PRE-QUALIFICATION OF SERVICE PROVIDERS FOR THE INLAND LOGISTICS AND TRANSPORTATION SERVICES

INTRODUCTION

Geita Gold Mining Limited ("The Company"), a subsidiary of AngloGold Ashanti ("AGA") is in north- western Tanzania, in the Lake Victoria goldfields of the Geita region, about 5 km from Geita town.

The Company is in the process of pre-qualifying Service Providers for Inland Logistics and Transport Services and is, therefore, inviting interested eligible applicants to submit expressions of interest for these services as detailed below.

Inland Logistics and Transportation Services shall refer to the provision of suitably qualified personnel, skills, and equipment for Custom Clearance, Freight Forwarding, Warehousing and Transportation Services as and when required by the Company.

REFERENCE NUMBER GGME01882

Proof of ownership or rental agreement of adequate warehouse storage facilities in Dar Es Salaam and Mwanza, each equipped with camera surveillance. The required space within each warehouse must be approximately 400 square meters. The warehouses must be equipped with suitable material handling equipment to load and off-load cargo. The warehouses must be approved by GCLA to store chemicals.

Applicants must submit valid Customs Clearing and Forwarding Agency License. Applicants must submit proof of registration with Land Transport Regulatory Authority (LATRA).

Fleet minimum requirements:

At start of contract,

PRE-QUALIFICATION OF SERVICE PROVIDER FOR INLAND LOGISTICS AND TRANSPORTATION SERVICES.

the average age of fleet to be 6 years or less.

no individual truck to be older than 8 years

Proof of truck engines to comply at minimum with the EURO VI standards with emission reducing technology (e.g. Ad Blue injection) to comply with the EU emission standards or equivalent

Proof of Certification with Industry specific standards ICMI code for chemicals and Cyanide handling and transport (must be certified with the ICMI Cyanide Code) and valid GCLA Certificate as chemicals transporter.

NB: THE DOCUMENTS REQUESTED BELOW MUST BE SUBMITTED WHEN EXPRESSING INTEREST ON THIS SERVICE. SHORTLISTED APPLICANTS WILL BE SUBJECTED TO ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI VETTING PROCESS.

EOI EVALUATION CRITERIA

A Pass/Fail methodology in which Technical Proposals are vetted for meeting the requirements mandatory to this solicitation exercise. Proposals that fail to fully meet these requirements will be disqualified.

MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS

Required licenses or authorization documentation to perform inland logistic and transportation services, e.g., registration with Land Transport Regulatory Authority of Tanzania (LATRA) and valid Customs Clearing and Forwarding Agency License

Certification with Industry specific standards ICMI code for chemicals and Cyanide handling and transport (must be certified with the ICMI Cyanide Code) and registration with GCLA (Government Chemist Laboratory Agency) as a chemical transporter.

ISO certified Quality Management System (QMS) (ISO 9001 certified) and Environmental Management Systems (ISO 14001 Certification).

Minimum experience of 5 years in provision of inland logistic and transportation services preferably to mining concessions.

Truck engines must, as a minimum comply with the EURO VI standards that require emissions reduction technology (e.g., Ad Blue injection) to comply with the EU emission standards or equivalent.

Truck drivers must have completed defensive driving training, emergency response training, first aid trainings and GCLA trainings in transportation and handling of chemicals. Evidence of compliance with the Mining (Local Content) Regulations, 2018 by having Local Content Plan approval letter from the Mining Commission. REQUIREMENTS

The vehicle must be equipped with a WABCO Electronic Braking System (EBS) for trucks with a capacity of 20 MT and above. Proof to be provided: Installation Certificate, Maintenance Records and Diagnostic Reports.

SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS.

OSHA Compliance Certificate to operate in Tanzania as well as compliance to World International Standard for Occupational Health and Safety, Particularly ISO 45001 or OHSAS 18001 Certification.

Compliance to QMS notably ISO 9001 Certification Compliance to EMS notably ISO 14001 Certification

Proven record of defensive driver training, emergency response training, first aid trainings provided by a 3rd party accredited training institute and GCLA trainings in transportation of chemicals.

Applicants must be able to provide a driver management plan that includes driver recruitment process and driver performance evaluation criteria.

An established driver mentor programme providing coaching, correcting, and advising good driving practices to improve road safety on routes used. Applicants must exhibit internal Safety Policies and Procedures

Applicants must have minimum experience of 5 years with a proven track record in provision of inland logistics and transportation services preferably to mining companies inclusive of Customs Clearing and Freight Forwarding

A planned maintenance system in place in line with OEM's recommendation which shall be hourly, or kilometre based according to odometer unit of measure

COMMERCIAL CRITERIA

Applicants must provide proof of ownership for trucks that meet the Company's requirements. The truck categories for delivering goods are 1MT, 3MT, 10MT, and 28MT. For reference, the number of trips made to the Company by each truck category in the last twelve (12) months are as follows: 1MT-12 trips, 3MT -228 trips, 10MT -68 trips, and 28MT - 384 trips. Please note: All trucks must be owned by the applicants. Sub-contracting is not permitted.

Proof of fitting GPS (Global Positioning System) and GPRS (phone tracking for the transmission of data) technology to enable a range of driving and location parameters that can be monitored in real time for each vehicle and ability to provide daily reporting of key parameters including locations and ETA.

Compliance with the Mining (Local Content) Regulations, 2018 by having Local Content plan - Approved by Mining Commission. Company Profile

Copy of registration/Incorporation Certificate

Copy of Valid Tax Clearance Certificate (TCC)

Copy of TIN Certificate of Firm/company and VRN Copy of Current Business Permit/Trade license

FINANCIAL POSITION & TERMS OF TRADE

Applicant's audited financial statements for the past three consecutive years.

Proof of truck cabs being equipped with in-cab and front facing cameras monitoring driver behaviour in real time. Front facing cameras are mandatory tools for incident 2.0% investigation.

The Applicant's bank statement that demonstrates the financial capability to execute the project or at least one reference from the applicant's bankers regarding the credit position.

V. Interested applicants must submit their expression Letters of Interest ("LOI") by quoting "GGME01882 - INLAND LOGISTICS AND TRANSPORTATION SERVICES" on the subject of the email. Interested applicants must also provide full name, address, telephone and e-mail address of the company, name of the principal contact and signed by an authorized representative.

All LOIs and support documentation (in PDF format) must be submitted to the Company's Office via e-mail at geita.eoi@anglogoldashanti.com without copying any individual from the Company. Submission must not be later than 8.30 AM (EAT) on the 06th of September 2024. (the "LOI" Submission Deadline"). EOI submissions must not exceed 150MB per email. In case the size of the email exceeds 150MB, please split the submissions into multiple email.

Shortlisted Candidates will be notified within forty-five (45) calendar days from the submission deadline. Candidates not contacted within the forty-five (45) calendar days should consider themselves unsuccessful.