Employer: Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF)
Project: Uganda Climate Smart Agricultural Transformation Project (UCSATIP)
Project ID: PT73296
Contract title: Package 1. Rehabilitation works on road bottle necks / chokes in Acholi, Lango and West Nile Sub Regions under Lots 1-8
Country: Uganda
Loan No.: UCRedit No. / Grant No.: 7261-U
RFB No.: UG-MAAIF-83975-SCW-RFB
Issued on: 11th June, 2026

1. The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) has received funding from the World Bank towards the cost of the Uganda Climate Smart Agricultural Transformation Project (UCSATIP) and intends to apply part of the proceeds towards payments under the contract for Package 1. Rehabilitation works on road bottle necks / chokes in Acholi, Lango and West Nile Sub Regions under Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8. For this contract, the Borrower shall process the payments using the Direct Payment disbursement method, as defined in the World Bank’s Disbursement Guidelines for Investment Project Financing.

2. The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) now invites sealed bids from eligible Bidders for Rehabilitation works on road bottle necks / chokes in Acholi, Lango and West Nile Sub Regions under Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8.

3. Bidding will be conducted through National Competitive Procurement using Request for Bids (RFB) as specified in the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IRP Borrowers July 2016 revised in September 2025” (Procurement Regulations), and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations.

4. Bids will be evaluated in accordance with the evaluation process set out in the bidding documents. The following weightings shall apply for Rated Criteria (including technical and non-price factors): 70% and for bid cost 30%.

5. Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from Ministry of Agriculture Animal Industry and Fisheries, Attention: Senior Procurement Officer, procurement.ucsatp@agriculture.go.ug and inspect the bidding document during office hours 0900 to 1700 hours local time at the address given below Uganda Climate Smart Agricultural Transformation Project Offices, Plot 78, Block 2 Room 11, Buganda Road, Kampala, Uganda.

6. The bidding document in English may be purchased by interested eligible Bidders upon the submission of a written application to the address below and upon payment of a nonrefundable fee of UGX300,000 per package or the equivalent in freely convertible currency acceptable to the Employer. The method of payment will be by Bank Payment Advice Form obtainable from the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) website using “Other NTR” as a tax head in the form. The Bidders may pick the bidding document from MAAIF offices indicated below applying submission of evidence of payment. On request and against a submission of the evidence of the payment, the bidding document may be sent by courier service if the courier service is arranged by the Bidder. The Employer, however, bears no responsibility for the late delivery or the loss of the document. The Bidder is advised to visit and examine the Site of works, its surroundings and obtain all information that may be necessary for preparation of the bid and then entrust the construction of the works. The cost of visiting the Site shall be of the Bidder’s own expense. A Pre-Bid Site Visit could be conducted by the Employer will be held as per details indicated in ITD 7.4 of the bidding document.

7. A Pre-Bid Meeting shall take place at the following date, time and place 6th July, 2026 at Kawanda Agriculture Research Institute. An Online Virtual Meeting using zoom – A link will be shared with all registered Bidders prior to the date of the meeting. The Bidders who wish to attend the meeting shall register and submit their official orders as listed below no later than one (1) day to the date of the meeting.

8. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before 23rd July, 2026 at 1100 Hours (East African Time) Electronic bidding will not be permitted. Late Bids will be rejected. The outer Bid  envelopes marked “ORIGINAL BID”, and the inner envelopes marked “TECHNICAL PART” will be publicly opened in the presence of the Bidders’ designated representatives and anyone who chooses to attend, at the address below on 23rd July, 2026 at 1110 hours (East African Time) All envelopes marked “FINANCIAL PART” shall remain unopened and will be held in safe custody of the Employer until the second public Bid opening.

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9. All Bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security as shown in the table below and (i) Local Labor Method Statement.