Tanzania National Comprehensive Transport Master Plan Revision Project

Region: Tanzania

JICA consultant contract announcement: Tanzania National Comprehensive Transport Master Plan Revision Project

Public Announcement. In accordance with the "Rules for Handling JICA Consultant Contracts" (Heisei 15 Rules (Procurement) No. 8), we hereby announce the following. July 29, 2026. Japan International Cooperation Agency. Contract Manager. Director. Details. 1. Announcement Title: Tanzania National Comprehensive Transport Master Plan Revision Project. 2. Matters for Competition: As per Chapter 1, Section 1 of the Planning Competition Guidelines. 3. Eligibility for Competition: As per Chapter 1, Section 3 of the Planning Competition Guidelines. 4. Contract Terms: Refer to the "Contract Terms for Business Implementation and Support Services" and the contract form. 5. Submission of Proposals and Quotations: As per Chapter 1, Sections 2 and 6 of the Planning Competition Guidelines. 6. Other: As per the Planning Competition Guidelines. Planning Competition Guidelines. Work Name: Tanzania National Comprehensive Transport Master Plan Revision Project. Procurement Management Number: 26a00407. [Content Structure]. Chapter 1: Planning Competition Procedures. Chapter 2: Draft Special Specifications. Chapter 3: Notes on Proposal Preparation. This guideline explains the details of the work that the Japan International Cooperation Agency (hereinafter referred to as "JICA") intends to commission to private consultants, and the method for selecting the contractor (planning competition). Planning competition is a method of selecting the most advantageous contractor for JICA by comprehensively evaluating the proposals submitted by competitors, including their plans, technical proposals, and capabilities. Competitors are requested to submit proposals and quotations for this work based on these guidelines and the provided materials. The "Draft Special Specifications" in Chapter 2 and "Conditions for Work Implementation" in Chapter 3, Section 2 of these guidelines provide the basic content for preparing proposals. Competitors are not prevented from supplementing, improving, or modifying these parts when submitting their proposals. The content of the proposal will be discussed during contract negotiations with the party granted the right to negotiate the contract, and the final "Special Specifications" will be agreed upon as an appendix to the contract. July 29, 2026. Japan International Cooperation Agency. Procurement Department. Chapter 1: Planning Competition Procedures. 1. Matters for Competition. (1) Work Name: Tanzania National Comprehensive Transport Master Plan Revision Project. (2) Work Content: As per "Chapter 2: Draft Special Specifications". (3) Applicable Contract Terms: The "Contract Terms for Business Implementation and Support Services" will apply. Accordingly, the work (services) stipulated in the contract will be considered as services provided overseas, and will be treated as an overseas transaction, not subject to consumption tax. Therefore, please do not include consumption tax in your final quotation. (All items are tax-exempt). For work related to training in Japan (or inviting participants to Japan), a separate contract will be concluded applying the "Contract Terms for Implementation of Technical Training and Support Services." In the final quotation for such contracts, please separate the main contract and the training in Japan (or invitation to Japan). (4) Contract Performance Period (Planned): October 2026 - January 2029. While there is no intention to divide the contract performance period, competitors are permitted to propose a division of the contract performance period after considering the work implementation schedule. If the contract performance period for each installment exceeds 12 months as a result of the proposed division, the maximum amount for advance payment will be restricted. Specifically, advance payments will be allowed to be claimed in installments of one year each, with the following limits set. Please note that the local work period, contract performance period, and work content described in these guidelines may change due to reasons on the part of the client government. These will be determined through consultation during contract negotiations. (5) Restriction on Advance Payment. For this contract, as the contract performance period exceeds 12 months, the maximum amount for advance payment will be restricted. Specifically, advance payments will be allowed to be claimed in installments of one year each, with the following limits set. This is based on the assumed contract performance period in (4) above; limits for different contract performance periods will be confirmed during contract negotiations. 1) First Installment (After Contract Signing): Up to 17% of the contract amount. 2) Second Installment (13 months after Contract Signing): Up to 17% of the contract amount. 3) Third Installment (25 months after Contract Signing): Up to 6% of the contract amount. (6) Setting of Partial Payments. For this contract, one partial payment will be set per fiscal year. The specific timing of partial payments will be confirmed during contract negotiations, but the following is anticipated. 1) FY2026 (February 2027) 2) FY2027 (Around October 2027) 2. Contact Department and Schedule, etc. (1) Selection Procedure Contact: Procurement Department, Contract Promotion Division 1/Division 2. Email: outm1@jica.go.jp. (2) Project Implementation Department: Social Infrastructure Department, Transport and Logistics Group, Second Team. (3) Schedule. The schedule for this project is as follows. No. Item Date 1 Document Download Deadline: August 4, 2026. 2 Inquiries Regarding Planning Competition Guidelines: August 5, 2026, 12:00 PM. 3 Answers to Inquiries: August 17, 2026. 4 Deadline for Submission of Final Quotations, Separate Quotations, Proposals, etc.: August 28, 2026, 12:00 PM. 5 Presentation: September 2, 2026, 2:00 PM onwards (scheduled). 6 Notification of Evaluation Results: By September 8, 2026. 7 Application for Technical Evaluation Explanation (excluding the 1st ranked party): Within 7 business days from the day after the notification of evaluation results. (Application: https://forms.office.com/r/6MTyT96ZHM) *Changed from the July 2023 announcement. 3. Eligibility for Competition. (1) Confirmation of Various Qualifications. 1 For accounting processing according to the progress of each fiscal year, payments corresponding to the completed work must be made annually. 2 Please refer to the latest version of the "Guidelines for Proposal Preparation for Consultant Contracts" for the following. (URL: https://www.jica.go.jp/announce/manual/guideline/consultant/20220330.html) 1) Negative Eligibility Restrictions. 2) Positive Eligibility Requirements. 3) Confirmation of Eligibility Requirements for Competition. (2) Exclusion of Conflicts of Interest. The following parties are not permitted to participate in the competition: The contractor of "Tanzania National Comprehensive Transport Master Plan Revision Project Detailed Planning Survey (Environmental and Social Considerations/Climate Change Countermeasures/Gender)" (Procurement Management Number: 25a00317) (REX International Co., Ltd.) and the personnel engaged in that work. (3) Possibility of Forming Joint Ventures. The formation of joint ventures is permitted. However, the chief project manager must be from the representative of the joint venture. For members of the joint venture (excluding the representative), the following eligibility requirements stipulated in (1) 2) above apply: 1) Unified Qualification for All Ministries and Agencies, and 2) Japanese registered companies are required... (The rest of the text is truncated in the input).