REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (CONSULTING SERVICES-FIRMS)

THE REPUBLIC OF

MULTI NATIONAL: UGANDA/RWANDA: -MPIGI AND KAKITUMBA-KAYONZA-RUSUMO ROADS PROJECT

1. The Government of Uganda has received a loan from the African Development Fund (ADF) towards the cost of the Multi-National: Uganda Rwanda: Busega-Mpigi and Kagitumba-Kayonza-Rusumo Roads Projects, and intends to apply part of the agreed loan proceeds to payments under the contract for Consultancy Services for Feasibility Study and Detailed Engineering Design for Capacity Improvement and Signalization of Namungoona-Nansana-Wakiso-Kakiri Road (30Km)

2. The Services to be performed under the project shall comprise Feasibility study for Capacity improvement of the existing route entailing dualling, widening/addition of extra lanes, signalization of all major junctions along the route including their coordination ,re-alignment of side roads to minimize side friction, provision of pedestrian/non-motorized transport,facilities,environmental and social impact assessment, road safety, land acquisition, preliminary design, economic and financial analysis. Also to be included are the associated drainage and ancillary works as well as environment and social mitigation measures.

3. The project objective is to partly relieve the current severe traffic congestion experienced along the route and also to serve as part of the wider programme to reduce the transportation constraints to the Albertine region along the western corridor route for both national and regional traffic

4. The Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) now invites consultants to indicate their interest in providing these services. Interested consultants must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services (brochures, description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, availability of appropriate skills among staff, etc.). Consultants may constitute joint-ventures to enhance their chances of qualification.

5. Eligibility criteria, establishment of the short-list and the selection procedure shall be in accordance with the African Development Bank’s Procurement Policy for Bank Group Funded Operations dated October 2015, as amended from time to time which is available on the Bank’s website at http://www.afdb.org

6. Interested consultants may obtain further information at the address below during office hours between 9.00 hours and 17.00 hours on working days.

7. Expressions of interest must be delivered to the address below by 14 December, 2017 at 16.00 hours and mention “Consulting Services under Multinational Uganda-Rwanda Project for the Capacity Improvement and Signalization of Namungoona-Nansana-Wakiso-Kakiri Road(30Km

The Director, Procurement and Disposal Unit, Uganda National Roads Authority, Plot 3-5, New Road, UAP Business Park P.O. Box 28487, , Uganda Tel: 256-312-233100/256 414 318000 Fax: 256 414 232807/347616 Email: [email protected]