Common use of Business Objectives Clause in Contracts

Business Objectives. The existing Driving Licence Administration System has a number of weaknesses, believed to contribute to road accidents and loss of revenue to the Government. These problems were identified by a previous study conducted in order to assess the requirements and to review the costs and benefits of modernising the Registration of Motor Vehicle and Driving Licence. Some of the findings were: · Driving Licences are issued on substandard documents, which can be easily forged and counterfeited. · Lack of automated central register of driving licences opens possibilities for fraudulent issuance of driving licences. It also makes it difficult to verify genuineness of driving Licences as there is no reference Database. · The procedures to obtain driving licences are cumbersome and involve more than one government body. · The number of forged licences and unauthorised/untrained drivers is very high and cannot be easily identified and controlled. The Government of the United Republic of Tanzania would like to implement the computerisation of the Driving Licence through a “Build, Operate and Transfer (BOT)” scheme. The TRA would now like to invite eligible firms to submit proposals to undertake the development of a computerised Driving Licence System and supply, install and commission relevant equipment for the production and issuance of driving licence cards as described in the Technical specifications on a “Build, Operate and Transfer” (BOT) scheme. The overall goal of the ‘Build-Operateeand Transfer” (BOT) of a Computerized Driving Licence System (CDLS-) shall be to develop and implement a computerised and modern system for processing and issuing of Driving Licences with high physical security and in a customer service oriented way. Development of the Driving Licence, Issuing arid Manufacturing system shall be based on the-TRA Business (User) and Functional Requirements. Other specific objectives include: · Minimize the number of fraudulent licences. · Enhance law enforcement. · Improve registration system, quality and reliability of information. · Improve revenue collection and accountability. · Comply with Interactional Standards · Maintain a reliable database for monitoring and administering drivers’ compliance to the law · Curb and eliminate unscrupulous drivers who cause many accidents. The Supplier to suggest appropriate solution to address this i.e. by SMS/Email alerts to mobile police Units. · Reduce accidents caused by wreck less driving. The TRA will assist the Consultancy firm through a Project Implementation Team (PIT) in accomplishing the tasks specified in the ToR and the Activity Plan. The Commissioner for Domestic Revenue shall be the owner of the Project and the Deputy Commissioner for Technical Services shall be the overall Supervisor of the Driving Licence Project.