THE REPUBLIC OF

MINISTRY OF HEALTH

INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVE BIDDING

IMPROVEMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES DELIVERY AT HOSPITAL AND THE CITY OF PROJECT (MKCCAP)

Loan No: 2100150025094

IFB No.: MOH/WRKS-MKCCA/2012-13/00543/4

1. This Invitation for Bids follows the General Procurement Notice (GPN) for this project that appeared in the United Nations Development Business (UNDB) online No. AfDB299-809/11 of 11 October 2011 and on the African Development Bank Group’s Internet Website.

2. The Government of Uganda has received financing from the African Development Fund (ADF) and the Nigerian Trust Fund towards the cost of the Improvement of Health Services Delivery at Mulago Hospital and the City of Kampala Project. It is intended that part of the proceeds of this loan will be applied to eligible payments under the contract for Construction of the Proposed and Kiruddu General Referral Hospitals in the City of Kampala.

3. The Ministry of Health (MoH) now invites sealed bids from eligible bidders for the construction of the Proposed Kawempe and Kiruddu General Referral Hospitals in the City of Kampala as follows:

(a) Lot 1:- Construction of Kawempe General Referral Hospital (b) Lot 2: Construction of Kiruddu General Referral Hospital

4. Interested bidders may obtain further information from and inspect the bidding documents at the office of the:

Project Coordinator, MKCCA Project, P.O. Box 8096, Kampala, Uganda Tel.: +256 414 534025/533481 Fax: +256 414 530701 Email: [email protected]

5. A complete set of bidding documents may be purchased by interested bidders on submission of a written application to the address below and upon payment of a non-refundable fee of UShs.200,000 (Uganda Shillings Two Hundred Thousand Only), or its equivalent in a freely convertible currency per Lot.

6. The provisions in the Instructions to Bidders and the General Conditions of Contract are the provisions of the African Development Bank Standard Bidding Document for Procurement of Works September 2010, revised July 2012.

7. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before 10:00 am (East African Standard time) on 27th June 2013 and each lot must be accompanied by a bid security as indicated below:

(a) Lot 1 USD 200,000 (b) Lot 2 USD 200,000

8. Bids will be opened in the presence of the bidders’ representatives who choose to attend at 10:30 am (East African Standard time) on 27th June 2013 at the offices of the:

Head of Procurement and Disposal Unit, Ministry of Health Headquarters, Plot 6, Lourdel Road, Room C107 P.O. Box 7272, Kampala-Uganda

Asuman Lukwago Ag. PERMANENT SECRETARY MINISTRY OF HEALTH