REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (CONSULTING SERVICES – FIRMS) COUNTRY: THE REPUBLIC OF UGANDA PROJECT: KAMPALA CITY ROADS REHABILITATION PROJECT (KCRRP) SECTOR: CONSULTANCY SUBJECT OF PROCUREMENT: CONSULTANCY SERVICES FOR CARRYING OUT MONITORING AND EVALUATION OF MAJOR KAMPALA CITY ROAD LINKS. Procurement Reference No.: KCCA-KCCRP/CONS/19-20/00……. Financing Agreement reference: ………………………. Project ID No.: ………………………………. The Government of the Republic of Uganda (GoU) has received applied financing from the African Development Bank towards the cost of the Kampala City Roads Rehabilitation Project and intends to apply part of the proceeds of this loan to eligible payments under the contract for “Consultancy Services for carrying out monitoring and evaluation & Technical Audit of the Kampala City Roads Rehabilitation Project”. The overall objective of the assignment will entail collection of baseline and post construction data on socio-economic, air quality and developmental impacts, creating awareness in the project area on issues such as HIV/AIDS, STI, gender mainstreaming, and periodic road safety audits and sensitizations. In addition, the consultant will support KCCA efforts to establish an effective air quality monitoring system and formulate transport performance indicators in the city. The consultant shall also monitor works implementation to ensure executed works comply with standards and specifications to ensure the Government achieves value-for-money. The road links earmarked for improvements and/expansion have been allotted in 2 Packages as briefly described below: Length Duration/ Package Lot Road/Junction Name Scope of Work (Km) (Months) Wamala Road 4.40 Reconstruction Luwafu Road 2.43 Kabega Road 0.95 Muteesa I Road 2.02 Old Mubende 2.10 Upgrading to Paved Lot 1 36 Kigala Road 1.10 Package 1 Kayemba/Lukuli Road Incl. Junction - 22 1.3 Canon Apollo Kivebulaya Road/ Albert 0.30 Cook Road Junction (Junction - 10) Signalization Bulange Junction (Junction - 12) 0.30 Port Bell Road Incl. Junctions – 18 and 23 6.55 Dualling/Widening Lot 2 Old Port Bell Road/ Spring Road Incl. 36 3.46 including signalization Junctions -17, 24, 25 and26 Eighth Street - Namuwongo Rd 2.73 Fifth Street 0.80 Sixth Street 1.95 Sir Apollo Kaggwa 2.24 Seventh Street 1.86 Reconstruction Lot 3 36 Muzito Road 2.10 Ssuna Road 1 4.16 Ssuna Road 2 2.58 Gaba Road/ Muyenga Road Junction 0.42 Signalization Package 2 (Kabalagala) (Junction - 13a&b) Kasubi - Northern Bypass 2.4 Dualling/Widening/ Entebbe Road (Queensway section) 0.9 Viaduct Lot 4 Salaama Road 8.1 including signalization 36 Kyebando Ring 2 1.80 Upgrading to paved Kisaasi Road 2 2.14 Mugema Road 3.44 Upgrading to paved Masiro Road 2.10 Lot 5 Sentema Road 4.1 Reconstruction 36 Nsambya Rd / Hanlon Rd Junction Reconstruction 0.52 (Junction-1) including signalization Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA), being an authorized agent of the Government of the Republic of Uganda now invites eligible consulting firms to indicate their interest in providing the above services. Interested consultants must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services by describing assignments of similar nature and scope conducted on transport infrastructure development in the last ten (10) years;, providing information on experience in monitoring and evaluation of infrastructural projects in the sub Saharan Africa region on at least five (5) projects; and indicating availability of appropriate skills in monitoring and evaluation among the consultant’s staff, etc.). Consultants may constitute joint-ventures to enhance their chances of qualification. Eligibility criteria, establishment of the short-list and the selection procedure will be carried out using the Bank’s “Procurement Policy for Bank Funded Operations” approved October 2015 which is available on the Bank’s website at http://www.afdb.org. Interested consultants may obtain further information at the address below during office hours 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (Kampala local time) on Mondays to Fridays except on public holidays. Hard copies of the expressions of interest in triplicate must be delivered to the address below by Friday 27th March 2020 at 11:00 am, Kampala local time clearly marked with the title of the assignment and applicant firm’s name and address. Attention: Head Procurement & Disposal Unit Address: Kampala Capital City Authority City Hall, Floor/Room number: B 112 P.O Box 7010 Kampala - Uganda Telephone: +256-204-660016/15 Electronic mail address: [email protected] .