MINISTRY OF WORKS AND TRANSPORT

GENERAL PROCUREMENT NOTICE

Country: The Republic of Uganda
Name of Project: Upgrading of Kumi –Ngora Serere Kagwara Road Project in Uganda
Sector: Transport
Mode of Financing: Instalment Sale Financing
Financing No: UGA1065

The Government of Uganda (GOU) represented by the Ministry of Works and Transport (MoWT) has applied for financing in the amount of US$ 137.5 million equivalent from the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) toward the cost of the Upgrading of Kumi –Ngora Serere Kagwara Road and it intends to apply part of the proceeds to payments for goods, works, related services and consulting services to be procured under this project. This project will be jointly financed by the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development and the Government of Uganda.

The project scope includes the following components:
Component 1: CIVIL WORKS
Component 2: CONSULTANCY SERVICES
Component 3: Institutional Support to Project Management Unit (PMU)
Component 4: Land Acquisition
Component 5: ROAD SAFETY
Component 6: Financial Audit, and Shariah Compliance Audit
Component 7: Contingency Emergency Response Component (CERC)

The goods, works and related services and Consultancy services to be procured are as follows:

1. GOODS
   Supply of equipment for PMU (Shopping/RFQ)
2. WORKS
   Civil Works: Upgrading of Kumi-Ngora Serere-Kagwara Road (98km) (ICB-MC)
3. CONSULTANCY SERVICES
   • Consultancy services for the review of the detailed design and supervision of Civil Works for Upgrading of Kumi-Ngora Serere-Kagwara Road (QCBS/MC)
   • Consultancy Services for IRAP Diagnostic study (Individual Consultants-Member Country)
   • Consultancy Services for the setting up of Road Safety Auditing Capacity (LCS/ Shortlisting of LOCAL firms)
4. CONSULTANCY SERVICES
   • Consultancy Services for Financial Audit (LCS/Shortlisting of Local firms)
   • Shariah Compliance Audit (Individual Consultants-Local Shortlists)

Procurement of contracts financed by the Islamic Development Bank will be conducted through the procedures as specified in the Guidelines for the Procurement of Goods, Works and Related Services under Islamic Development Bank Project Financing (April 2019 edition, revised in February 2023), and is open to all eligible bidders as defined in the guidelines. Consulting services will be selected in accordance with the Guidelines for the Procurement of Consultancy Services under Islamic Development Bank Project Financing (April 2019 edition, revised in February 2023).

Specific procurement notices for contracts to be bid under the Islamic Development Bank’s international competitive bidding (ICB) or international competitive bidding – member countries (ICB/MC) procedures and for contracts for consultancy services will be announced, as they become available, on the IsDB Website, DgMarket, UNDB magazine, UNRA website: www.unra.go.ug and relevant technical magazines, newspapers and trade publications of wide international circulation and in local newspapers such as The New Vision and The Daily Monitor.

Interested eligible firms and individuals who would wish to be considered for the provision of Goods, Works and Consultancy services for the above-mentioned project, or those requiring additional information, should contact the Beneficiary at the address below;

Assistant Commissioner; Procurement and Disposal Unit
Ministry of Works and Transport
Plot 57/59, Jinja Road
P.O. Box 7174 Kampala
Country: Uganda
Telephone: (+256) 414 320 109
Fax: (+256) 414 321 364
Electronic mail address: mowt@works.go.ug

PERMANENT SECRETARY