THE REPUBLIC OF

NATIONAL ROADS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME CIVIL WORKS FOR THE UPGRADING OF RWENKUNYE-APAC-LIRA-ACHOLIBUR ROAD SPECIFIC PROCUREMENT NOTICE

Issue date: 22nd February, 2018 under a Term Maintenance contract. 1. The Government of the Republic of Uganda has applied for 5. It is expected that Invitations for Bid (IFB) will be made in June Financing from the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) towards the 2018. cost of the National Roads Development Programme, and it intends to apply part of the proceeds of this Financing to the payments under 6 7 the contracts for the Upgrading of 191 Km long -Apac- !"$"# Lira-Puranga Road to Asphaltic Paved Road Standard. Disbursement for Procurement of Goods and Works May 2009, and is open to all in respect of any contracts signed, will be subject to effectiveness of '# 7. Interested eligible applicants may obtain further information from 2. The Uganda National Roads Authority now intends to pre-qualify 7" Upgrading of: during working hours (0900 to 1700). (i) Procurement Reference No. UNRA/WRKS/16-17/00002/01 - Lot 1: Rwekunye-Apac (90.9 Km) and; <=7"> (ii) Procurement Reference No. UNRA/WRKS/16-17/00002/02 - Lot language may be purchased by interested applicants through 2: Apac-Lira- Puranga Road (100.1 Km) submission of a written application to the address below, and upon from Earthen/Gravel Roadway to Asphaltic Paved Road Standard. payment of a non-refundable fee of UGX: 50,000= (Uganda Shillings Fifty Thousand only) or US$14. The method of payment will be by The above two lots will be procured through International Competitive registering the payment on the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) !"# website portal. Print the payment advice Form after registering on for Procurement of Goods and Works dated May 2009. The eligible the URA Portal and effect payment through any of the URA collection Banks.

3. The Rwekunye-Apac-Lira-Puranga Road is part of the National ?=7 Road Network. It connects the Western with the Northern parts envelopes, delivered to the address below before or on 3rd May, of Uganda and traverses four districts of Masindi, Apac, Lira and @+*<**++'=7 Pader. The road link starts at Rwekunye in Masindi District off the for Upgrading of Rwekunye-Apac-Lira-Puranga Road (191 Km); – Gulu highway, runs through Masindi Port where there Procurement No: UNRA/WRKS/16-17/00002/01-02” whichever is is a ferry crossing across the River, and crosses Apac and Lira applicable. The applications shall be opened at the address below on districts before it terminates at Puranga in Pader District. 3rd May, 2018 at 11:00am.

4. The Civil works for the Construction of Rwenkunye-Apac-Lira- The Head, Procurement and Disposal Unit, Puranga Road Section includes all works related to Upgrading of Uganda National Roads Authority 191Km long existing Earthen/Gravel roadway to Asphaltic Road Plot 3-5, New Port Bell Road Standard in two lots, as mentioned above. Major work items UAP Nakawa Business Park include: all works related to upgrading of existing 2-lane Earthen/ 1st Floor Block D #$ %& ' *& $ +% P. O. Box 28487, Kampala, Uganda unpaved shoulders, associated earthworks, granular pavement Tel:+ 256 (0) 312 233 100/414 318 000 layers, asphalt pavement, paved shoulders, retaining structures, Fax: + 256 (0) 414 232 807/347 616 gabion walls, bridges, culverts, pipe culverts, roadside drainage E-mail: [email protected] system, installation of road safety devices, provision of weighing stations and axle load control, roadside facilities such as laybys, Any form of canvassing or lobbying for the tender shall lead to bus stops and waiting areas, service areas, emergency stopovers environmental mitigation measures, etc., and other associated miscellaneous civil works. The road section is being maintained EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR