Classification of Contractors
Types of Contractors

There are five types of contractors, namely:
Building Contractors
Civil Works Contractors
Mechanical Contractors
Electrical Contractors
Specialist Contractors
Categories of Contractors

There are two main categories:

Local Contractors

Foreign Contractors

Local Contracting firms are those whose majority shares are owned by citizens of the United Republic of Tanzania. Firms not meeting these criteria will be registered as a foreign one.

Temporary Registration

CRB also allows in for a procedure called Temporary registration wherein foreign firms incorporated outside Tanzania wishing to undertake specific contracted jobs provided they meet the following conditions.

The firm has a Certificate of Compliance from the Registrar of Companies showing that, the firm is, or immediately prior to entering Tanzania was, trading as a contractor in the capacity that satisfies the board of the firm's fitness to serve the public as a qualified contractor.
The firm has in its employment, only those expatriates, whose qualifications and skills are not available in Tanzania.
The firm has lodged an affidavit with the Board, that once the firm has completed the specific contract shall wind-up its business and not engage in any other contracting business unless it applies for permanent registration.

Temporary registration of a firm shall entitle it to undertake work only for the duration or period of the contracted works, as directed by the board. On the expiration of the contractual works, that firm shall cease to have the registration status and shall return the Registration Certificate to the board.

Classification of Contractors

There are seven classes for Building, Civil, Electrical and Mechanical contractors. For the Specialist contractors there are only three classes. Foreign contractors are restricted to classes one and two in the former types and to one, two and three in the latter type.

 
CLASS LIMIT FOR ANY SINGLE CONTRACT(In Million Tshs)
CLASS
CIVIL
BUILDING
MECHANICAL
ELECTRICAL
SPECIALIST
ONE
UNLIMITED
UNLIMITED
UNLIMITED
UNLIMITED
UNLIMITED
TWO
5000
3000
2000
2000
400
THREE
3000
2200
1200
1200
150
FOUR
1500
1200
600
600
-
FIVE
750
600 ***
300
300
-
SIX
300
200 **
150
150
-
SEVEN
150
120*
75
75
-

* Class Seven not allowed to build storey building
** Class Six are restricted to 3 storeys (ghorofa 2) structures
*** Class Five are restricted to 4 storeys (ghorofa 3) structures

 

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