Package 4 - Rehabilitative works on road bottlenecks/chokes in Buganda and Busoga Regions under Lots 20 -26

Project: Uganda Climate Smart Agricultural Transformation Project

Specific Procurement Notice

Request for Bids Small Works

(Two-Envelope Bidding Process)

Employer: Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF)

Project: Uganda Climate Smart Agricultural Transformation Project (UCSATP)

Project ID: P173296

Contract title :Package 4 - Rehabilitative works on road bottlenecks/chokes in Buganda and Busoga Regions under Lots 20 -26

Country: Uganda

Loan No. /Credit No. / Grant No.: 7261-U

RFB No: UG-MAAIF-548770-CW-RFB

Issued on: 11th June 2026

1.The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Uganda Climate Smart Agricultural Transformation Project (UCSATP) and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for Rehabilitative works on road bottlenecks/chokes in Buganda and Busoga Regions under Lots 20 -26.“For this contract, the Borrower shall process the payments using the Direct Payment disbursement method, as defined in the World Bank’s Disbursement Guidelines for Investment Project Financing,”

2.The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for Package 4 - Rehabilitative works on road bottlenecks/chokes in Buganda and Busoga Regions under Lots 20 -26

3.Bidding will be conducted through National competitive procurement using Request for Bids (RFB) as specified in the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers July 2016 revised in September 2025 (“Procurement Regulations”), and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations.

4.Bids will be evaluated in accordance with the evaluation process set out in the bidding documents. The following weightings shall apply for Rated Criteria (including technical and non-price factors): 70% and for Bid cost: 30%.

5.Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from Ministry of Agriculture Animal Industry and Fisheries, Attention; Senior Procurement Officer, procurement.ucsatp@agriculture.go.ug and inspect the bidding document during office hours 0900 to 1700 hours at the address given below Uganda Climate Smart Agricultural Transformation Project Offices, Plot 78, Block 2 Room 11, Buganda Road, Kampala, Uganda.

6.The bidding document in English may be purchased by interested eligible Bidders upon the submission of a written application to the address below and upon payment of a nonrefundable fee of UGX:300,000 per package or the equivalent in freely convertible currency acceptable to the Employer. The method of payment will be by Bank Payment Advice Form obtainable from the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) website using “Other NTR” as a tax head in the form. The Bidder may pick the bidding document from MAAIF offices indicated below against submission of evidence of payment. On request and against a submission of the evidence of the payment, the bidding document may be sent by courier service if the courier service is arranged by the Bidder. The Employer, however, bears no responsibility for the late delivery or the loss of the document. The Bidder is advised to visit and examine the Site of works, its surroundings and obtain all information that may be necessary for preparing their Bid and entering into contract for construction of the works. The cost of visiting the Site shall be at the Bidders’ own expense. A Pre-Bid Site Visit conducted by the Employer will be held as per details indicated in ITB 7.4 of the Bidding document:

A Pre-Bid Meeting shall take place at the following date, time and place 6th July,2026 at Kawanda Agricultural Research Institute. An Online Virtual Meeting using zoom – A link will be shared with all registered bidders prior to the date of the meeting. The bidders who wish to attend the meeting shall register and submit their official email addresses not later than one (1) day to the date of the meeting

7.Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before 23rd July,2026 at 1100 Hours (East African Time). Electronic bidding will not be permitted. Late Bids will be rejected. The outer Bid envelopes marked “ORIGINAL BID”, and the inner envelopes marked “TECHNICAL PART” will be publicly opened in the presence of the Bidders’ designated representatives and anyone who chooses to attend, at the address below on 23rd July,2026 at 1110 Hours (East African Time). All envelopes marked “FINANCIAL PART” shall remain unopened and will be held in safe custody of the Employer until the second public Bid opening.

8.All Bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security as shown in the table below and (ii) Local Labor Method Statement.

Lot	Road Name	Bid security amount (UGX)
Lot 20	A:Kabweyakiza - Kansamba - Lusonda – Kalonga & Kiruma- Bugomba- Kyankumba in Kasamba/ Kalongo and Kiruuma/ Bugomba SC,Mubende DLG B: Kagali – Lugusulu in Mawogola North, Sembabule DLG	64,000,000
Lot 21	A:Lugari - Nakijju – Ssesse in Ngando SC in Butambala DLG B: Kyabumba – Kasambya & Maddu – Kawuula in Kyaayi and Maddu and Kifampa SC Gomba DLG	57,000,000
Lot 22	A:Timuna - Lugogo – Bulamila in Kasangombe SC Nakaseke DLG B: Kakinga – Rwenjunju in Gayaza SC Kyankwanzi DLG	43,000,000
Lot 23:	Kikooge - Kansiira – Lwabyata in Lwabyata Nakasongola DLG	43,000,000
Lot 24:	Bokkasubi - Nambale - Kasamnila P/S – Coffee, Bukwanga - Kazigo A - Kizogo B, Kabira – Budwege, Kawooma – Kyanjadde, Nawanyingi - Musola's Place - Nawanyingi P/S – Wagodo, Ogera - Budiba – Nabirye, Nawandala TC - Mulaga - Bugole - Bugongo – Nawandala in Iganga DLG	100,000,000
Lot 25	A:Nabituula – Inuula, Ndolwa - Makanga – Iremerya, in Igumpi & Ndolwa Buyende DLG B: Bugondha - Nawansaso - Bulanga Primary School in Namwendwa S/C Kamuli DLG	49,000,000
Lot 26	A:Namadhi - Bukagabo – Nango in Malongo SC Mayuge DLG B: Butongole - Nakabaale – Makutu in Buyinda Kaliro DLG	46,000,000

"Bidders may bid for a minimum of one (1) and a maximum of two (2) complete lots. A separate Bid Security in the amount specified above must be submitted for each lot bidded for. Bidders applying for two lots must demonstrate the financial and technical capacity to execute both contracts simultaneously, with qualification thresholds aggregated accordingly. Each lot will be evaluated independently, and where the same bidder is the Most Advantageous Bidder on two lots, a combined qualification check will be conducted before any multiple-lot award is made. Full details of the multiple-lot evaluation an award methodology are set out in Section III of the Bidding Document."

9.Attention is drawn to the Procurement Regulations requiring the Borrower to disclose information on the successful bidder’s beneficial ownership, as part of the Contract Award Notice, using the Beneficial Ownership Disclosure Form as included in the bidding document.

10.The address(es) referred to above is (are):

Uganda Climate Smart Agricultural Transformation Project,

Plot 78, Block 2 Room 11, Buganda Road, Kampala,

www.agriculture.go.ug

Note: “Any form of canvassing or lobbying for the tender shall lead to automatic disqualification”

Permanent Secretary