JUST five days after Tanzania and Uganda signed a pact to pave the way for construction of Tanga-Hoima oil pipeline, procedures are now undertaken to deploy contractor for engineering, procurement and construction management (EPcm) services.
The Total East Africa Midstream B.V
(TEAM) yesterday encouraged interested companies to secure the job
through competitive tendering process to provide the services for the
East African Crude Oil Pipeline Project (EACOP). The move signals the
start of implementation of the project after the two countries inked the
contract, last week.
The 3.55bn US dollar Intergovernmental
agreement (IGA), for construction of 1,443-kilometre pipeline to
transport crude oil from Hoima in Uganda to Tanga Port, was signed in
Kampala Uganda. The countries were represented by Tanzanian Minister for
Constitution and Legal Affairs, Prof Palamagamba Kabudi and Ugandan
Minister for Energy, Eng Irene Muloni.
The two ministers put pen to paper
hardly five days after President John Magufuli and his Ugandan
counterpart, Yoweri Museveni signed a communiqué upon completion of
discussions on sections of the contract.
The tender was announced, yesterday,
seeking experienced and reputable contractors to apply for offering of
the EPcm services to the EACOP.
The statement said the services will
include advanced safety culture and environmental awareness, provision
of engineering, construction and management facilities to perform the
services, procurement expertise for specified material and equipment,
among others.
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