Wakala wa Mabasi Yaendayo Haraka

Invitation for Initial Selection Information Systems

(Design, Supply, and Installation)

PURCHASER: Dar Rapid Transit Agency (DART)

PROJECT: Dar Es Salaam Urban Transport Improvement Project (DUTP) – P15093

CONTRACT TITLE: Design, Supply and Installation of the BRT Management System, Traffic Management Systems, and ICT Infrastructure for Dart Phase I Corridor

COUNTRY: United Republic of Tanzania

CREDIT No.: IDA-59570, 59580

ISD No: TZ-DART-476217-GO-RFP

Issued on:  March 6, 2025

1. The DAR RAPID TRANSIT AGENCY (DART) has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the DAR ES SALAAM URBAN TRANSPORT IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (DUTP) – P150937, and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for Design, supply and installation of the BRT Management System, Traffic Management Systems, and ICT Infrastructure for DART Phase I Corridor.
2. The DAR RAPID TRANSIT AGENCY intends to initially select Applicants for Design, supply and installation of the BRT Management Systems for Phase I Corridor in Dar es Salaam, including Stations and Terminal Station Systems and the equipment and software for the Operating Control Centre (OCC). BRT Phase I is comprised of twenty-eight (28) Stations and five (5) Terminals, managed from an Operating Control Centre (OCC). The central system (primary and disaster recovery) will be hosted on Government Data centers.
3. Initial Selection will be conducted through the procedures as specified in the World Bank’s Procurement Regulations for Borrowers- Procurement in Investment Projects Financing” 2023 (“Procurement Regulations”), and is open to all eligible Applicants as defined in the Procurement Regulations.
4. Interested eligible Applicants may obtain further information from the DART at the address below during office hours. A complete set of Initial Selection documents in English may be purchased by interested Applicants on the submission of a written application to the address below and upon payment of a nonrefundable fee of 200.00 USD or 500,000.00 Tanzanian Shillings. The method of payment will be through the control number to be provided by DART Agency or direct deposit or telegraphic transfer to the DART bank account. Please request control number through the following mail address: secretary.tenderboard@dart.go.tz; copied to emanuel.braxton@dart.go.tz  after getting the control number, follow procedures outlined in this link https://epay.gepg.go.tz/ to make payment and follow up your receipt via emails provided. Details of the bank account: -

Name: DAR RAPID TRANSIT AGENCY

Currency: USD

Bank: CRDB Bank

Account Number: 02J1097519000 

SWIFT: CORUTZTZ

Currency: TZS

Bank: NMB PLC, Bank

Account Number:  20101200011

1. The document will be sent by e-mail to the e-mail address given by the Applicant after confirmation of the payments. Initial Selection Document (in Read Only form) is available on the DART’s web page for inspection. The link:https://dart.go.tz/uploads/documents/en-1741247163-2025.03.05_ITS_-ISD_-Doc_Final_Final.pdf
2. Applications for Initial Selection should be submitted in clearly marked envelopes and delivered to the address below by April 9, 2025 at 10.00 hours local time. Late applications may be rejected
3. DART will not assume responsibility for electronic submission failures or instances of premature opening before the specified delivery date and time. Only applications that include proof of payment will be considered for evaluation.

Attention:  Head of Procurement Management Unit

Street Address: Ubungo Maji along Morogoro Road

City: Dar Es Salaam 

Country: United Republic of Tanzania

Email: secretary.tenderboard@dart.go.tz