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 (UCSAIP)
Project ID: PT1729F
Contract Title: Package 5 - Rehabilitative works on road bottlenecks/choices in the Bukedi and Elgon sub-region under Lot 27 -32
Country: Uganda
Loon No.: 0xedf No. / Grand No.: 7261-U
RFB No: UP- MAAIF- 548769-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 (UCSAIP) and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for Rehabilitation works on road bottlenecks/choices in the Bukedi and Elgon sub-region under Lot 27 -32, “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 5 - Rehabilitation works on road bottlenecks/choices in the Bukedi and Elgon sub-region under Lot 27 -32.

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

4. Bids will be evaluated in accordance with the evaluation process set out in the bidding documents. The following weights 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.ucsaip@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 UGX300,000 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 NITR” as a tax head in the form. The Bidder may pick the bid using the document provided against submission of the evidence of payment. On request and may be sent by courier service if the payment, the bidding document the Employer, however, bears no responsibility for the delivery of the Bidder to the Employer, however, bears no responsibility for the delivery of the Bidder to the Employer. The Bidder is advised to visit and examine the site of the 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 voting the Site shall be at the Bidder’s own expense. A pre-Bid Site will be conducted by the Employer will be held as per details indicated in 18.7.4 of the Bidding document.

A Pre-Bid Meeting shall take place at the following date, time and place (6th July 2026 at Kawanda Agriculture 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 no later than one (1) day to the date of the meeting.

Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before 23rd July 2026 at 1100 Hours (East African Time). Electrical bidding will not be permitted. Late Bids will be rejected. The order Bid envelope number “ORIGINAL BID”, and the inner envelopes marked “TECHNICAL PART” will be publicly opened in the presence of the Bidders’ designated researchers and anyone who chooses to attend, at the address below on 23rd July 2026 at 1100 Hours (East African Time). All envelopes marked “FINANCIAL PART” will be opened 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 (i) Local/Motor Statement.

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 bidder. For Bidders applying for two lots must demonstrate the financial and technical capacity to execute both contracts equally, with qualification, technical and financial capacity. 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 and award method are set out in the Bidding Document.”

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 (ies) referred to above is (are):
    Uganda Climate Smart Agricultural Transformation Project, Plot 78, Block 2 Room 11, Buganda Road, Kampala, Uganda
    www.agriculture.ug

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