Consultancy Services for Preparation of Risk Based Dam Inventory and Development of National Dam Information Management System (DIMS).

THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA

MINISTRY OF WATER

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (CONSULTING SERVICES – FIRMS SELECTION)

REF.NO.: TZ/MOW/545521/49/2025/2026/C/21

FOR

PROPOSALDESCRIPTION: Consultancy Services for Preparation of Risk Based Dam Inventory and Development of National Dam Information Management System (DIMS)

24/08/2026

Table of contents LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS 3 INVITATION NOTICE 4 QUALIFICATION AND EVALUATION CRITERIA 6 DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITY/SERVICES 13

SCOPE OF ACTIVITY / SERVICES 14

ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS

EoI Expression of Interest

G.N. Government Notice

GPN General Procurement Notice

ICS International Competitive Selection

NCS National Competitive Selection

NeST National e-Procurement System of Tanzania

PPA Public Procurement Act, Cap. 410

THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA

MINISTRY OF WATER

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (CONSULTING SERVICES – FIRMS SELECTION)

TZ/MOW/545521/49/2025/2026/C/21 FOR Consultancy Services for Preparation of Risk Based Dam Inventory and Development of National Dam Information Management System (DIMS)

24/08/2026 This invitation for expression of interest (pre-qualification) follows the General Procurement Notice (GPN) dated 30/07/2025. The MINISTRY OF WATER has received a Credit from the World Bank toward the cost of SUSTAINABLE RURAL WATER SUPPLY AND SANITATION PROGRAM

PHASE II, and it intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services. The consulting services (“the Services”) include Consultancy Services for Preparation of Risk Based Dam Inventory and Development of National Dam Information Management System (DIMS). The MINISTRY OF WATER now invites eligible consulting firms (“Consultants”) to indicate their interest in providing the Services. Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services for a period of 365. Interested all eligible tenderers must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services by submitting a consultant’s profile, description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, availability of appropriate skills among staff, etc. The specific shortlisting criteria are indicated in the section of qualification and

evaluation criteria

Consultants may associate with other firms in the form of a joint venture or a sub-consultancy to enhance their qualifications. The Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Quality and Cost Based Selection method set out in the Consultant Guidelines. The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to paragraph 1.9 of the World Bank’s Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants [under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits & Grants] by World Bank Borrowers of Fourth Edition, November 2020 (“Consultant Guidelines”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest. Interested eligible consultants may obtain further information through the National e-Procurement system (NeST) Expressions of Interest (EoI) must be delivered through NeST before the deadline indicated on NeST.

PERMANENT SECRETARY P.o Box 456 DODOMA

EVALUATION CRITERIA

Commercial Evaluation

Eligibility

Litigation History (SCORE: Comply/Not Comply to specified minimum requirements)

Litigation History Start Year 2024-01-01

Litigation History End Year 2025-12-31

Standard Tender Forms

Notarized Special Power of Attorney (SCORE: Comply/Not Comply to specified minimum requirements)

Bidder must fill in Standard Power of Attorney as per the required format and upload it into the system.

Technical Evaluation

Experience

Specific Experience In addition to general experience, the firm (or consortium) must have at least 10 years of experience doing work of similar size and complexity. This must prove they have the technical skills to handle the project.

Specific Experience (SCORE: Comply/Not Comply to specified minimum requirements)

The firm must show 10 years of experience in each of these six areas: 1. National / Regional Dam Inventory - Collecting field data and mapping dams using GIS. - Inspecting embankments, spillways, outlets, and instruments. - Recording dam types, use, owners, condition, and water/tailings storage. • 2. Risk-Based Dam Safety Assessment - Classifying hazards (Low to Very High) and analyzing consequences. - Creating risk models (quantitative and semi-quantitative). - Developing national risk frameworks and assessment manuals. • 3. Dam Information Management System (DIMS) Development - Building secure databases and GIS-integrated platforms. - Creating analytics dashboards and automated risk alerts.

- Designing decision-support tools for regulators. • 4. Online Permitting & Registration Portal - Automating digital permit workflows and building registries. - Setting up multi-level user management and compliance tracking. - Added advantage: Integrating with e-Government and basin management systems. • 5. GIS & Geospatial Database Systems - Designing GIS databases and web-based GIS platforms. - Combining GIS with dam safety and inventory data. - Using spatial analysis to help

regulators make decisions. • 6. Capacity Building & Institutional Strengthening - Running train-the-trainer programs and software demos. - Writing user manuals and technical documents. - Ensuring long-term system use and teaching government regulators.

Specific Experience Start Year 2020-01-01

Specific Experience End Year 2025-12-31

Number of Specific Experience Contracts 2

Value of each specific experience contract in the specified tender currency

500000000

General Experience (SCORE: Comply/Not Comply to specified minimum requirements)

General experience start date 2015-01-01

General experience end date 2025-12-31

Number of contract 3

Contract value in the specified currency 700000000

Key Personnel

Categories of Education Level Experience of Number of

Key Personnel (SCORE: Comply/Not Comply to specified minimum requirements)