Summary : Design, Financing, Construction, Operation, Maintenance And Transfer Of The Tshele Hills Oil Storage Development Project Under A Public-Private Partnership

Organization Name : Botswana Oil Limited

Organization Details:
Organization Name: Botswana Oil Limited
Country: Botswana
Address: Grand Union Building, Central Business District, Plot 54373
Gaborone, Botswana
Contact Person: tsheleprocurement@botswanaoil.co.bw
Notice Details:
Notice Type: Request for Proposal
Bidding Type: International Competitive Bidding
Notice No: BOL/RFP/2023-24-10
Description: The Botswana Government through the Ministry of Minerals and Energy and Botswana Oil Limited, a state owned company, is seeking to procure an experienced and suitably qualified developer to design, build, finance, operate, maintain and transfer the Tshele Hills Strategic Oil Storage Depot near Rasesa village in Botswana.

The project entails design, construction and financing of the tank farm, gantries, and associated works as well as offices, staff housing including all electrical and mechanical works as well as financing the first fill, culminating in a fully functioning depot. Furthermore, the project entails operating and maintaining the depot for a specific period, and ultimately transferring it back to the Botswana Government at the end of the operation and maintenance period, which is envisaged to be a twenty (20) year period.

Procurement Method: Open International Bidding.

The procurement process will take place on a secure electronic procurement platform, which will require registration by Bidders.

Securing Of The Rfp Document
Request for Proposal (RFP) documents will be made available only to those who have paid a non-refundable sum of thirty thousand pula (P30 000.00) for the RFP document.

Submission And Evaluation Criteria
Submission requirements and evaluation criteria are set out in the RFP document and include aspects of administrative, technical, legal, financial and commercial nature.

Compulsory Site Visit
A compulsory site visit for Bidders (those who have purchased the RFP document and also submitted to BOL the duly completed “Annexure B- Conduct of procurement undertaking”) will be held at the project site. Bidders have to register in advance for the site visit - please see RFP for more detail. The details of the compulsory site visit are:
Date of meeting: 06 December 2023
Time of meeting: 10:00hrs CAT (GMT+2)
Assembly area: Rasesa - Lentsweletau junction along A1 road

Bidders Conference
A bidders conference/ briefing session with the Bidders (those who have purchased the RfP document and also submitted to BOL the duly completed “Annexure B- Conduct of procurement undertaking”) will be held on the 7th December 2023 at 10:00hrs CAT (GMT +2).
Bidders have to register in advance for the briefing session. Please see RFP for more detail.
Request for Proposal responses must be submitted no later than the 18th April 2024 at 10:00hrs CAT (GMT+2).

Submission Of Rfp Response
The submission process is set out in the RFP document.
Procurement
Botswana Oil Limited
Grand Union Building, Central Business District, Plot 54373
Gaborone, Botswana
Deadline: 18 Apr 2024
Updates:
Soft Copy: document (411KB)

About Authority: Botswana Oil Limited (BOL) was established to support the Government of Botswana to achieve two broad, national economic objectives. These objectives are to ensure the security and efficiency of fuel supply to Botswana and promote active citizen involvement in the petroleum industry. BOL is wholly owned by the Government of Botswana, represented by the Ministry of Minerals and Energy, and incorporated under the Companies Act of Botswana.