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Specific Procure Notice Request for Quote Goods (Two-Envelope Bidding Process) tender at Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development
Posted by: great-volunteer
Posted date: 2026-Jun-21
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Specific Procure Notice Request for Quote Goods (Two-Envelope Bidding Process) Country: Uganda
Name of Project: Electricity Access Scale-Up Project (EASP)
Contract Title: Procurement of Grid Expansion materials: Batch 2 of Wooden and Concrete Pole Hardware and Conductor Fittings
Loan No./Credit No./Grant No.: 7075-UG
RFB Reference No.: MEMD/SUPLS/2025-2026/0004/EASP
Issued on: 16th June, 2026
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The Government of Uganda has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Electricity Access Scale-up Project (EASP) and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for Procurement of Grid Expansion materials: Batch 2 of Wooden and Concrete Pole Hardware and Conductor Fittings. -
The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development now invites sealed bids from eligible Bidders for Procurement of Batch 2 of Grid Expansion materials: Batch 2 of Wooden and Concrete Pole Hardware and Conductor Fittings under five (5) Lots as follows: | Lot Number | Contract Description | Quantities |
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| Lot 1c | Procurement of Grid Expansion materials: Batch 2 of Wooden and Concrete Pole Hardware and Conductor Fittings | 1 | | Lot 1d | Procurement of Grid Expansion materials: Batch 2 of Wooden and Concrete Pole Hardware and Conductor Fittings | 1 | | Lot 1e | Procurement of Grid Expansion materials: Batch 2 of Wooden and Concrete Pole Hardware and Conductor Fittings | 1 | | Lot 1f | Procurement of Grid Expansion materials: Batch 2 of Wooden and Concrete Pole Hardware and Conductor Fittings | 1 | | Lot 1g | Procurement of Grid Expansion materials: Batch 2 of Wooden and Concrete Pole Hardware and Conductor Fittings | 1 | Bidders may bid for one or more Lots. Each Lot shall be awarded as a separate contract, therefore bidders are required to submit a sealed bid for each Lot. -
A pre-bid meeting will take place at the following date, time, and place.
Date: 30th June 2026
Time: 10:00 am East African Time
Place: Directorate of Petroleum, Petroleum House, Level 2 Boardroom
Plot 21-29 Ishoston Road, Entebbe, UGANDA.
The meeting will also be available via video conferencing. A link for the virtual meeting option will be shared with bidders who choose to participate online. Bidders who wish to attend online are required to request for a link a week before the meeting date via email address prebidding energyservice.gov.ug. -
Bidding will be conducted through International Competitive Procurement using a Request for Bids (RFB) as specified in the World Bank's "Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers" dated July 2016, revised February 2025 ("Procurement Regulations"), and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations. -
Bids will be evaluated in accordance with the evaluation process set out in the bidding documents. The following weighting shall apply for Rated Criteria: Technical and non-price factors: 70% and for bid costs: 30%. -
Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information and inspect the bidding document during office hours from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm (EAT) at the address given in (1a) below. -
The bidding document in English may be purchased by interested eligible Bidders upon the submission of a written application letter to the address below and upon payment of a non-refundable fee of UG 200,000/-(Uganda Shillings Two Hundred Thousand Only). 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 Bidding Document in English will be sent by email to the bidder. -
Bids must be delivered to the address in (1b) below on or before 11:00 am (EAT) on Thursday 30th July 2026, Electronic Bidding will not be permitted. Late Bids will be rejected. The bid will be returned to the address of "URGINAL BID", and the bid will be returned to the address of "URGINAL BID", and the bid will not be returned to the address of "URGINAL BID". -
All bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security valid until 11th January 2027 in the amounts as follows: | No. Lot Number | Amount |
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| 1 | Lot 4c: CxV 74,000.00 or an equivalent amount in a freely convertible currency | | 2 | Lot 1d: CxV 72,000.00 or an equivalent amount in a freely convertible currency | | 3 | Lot 1e: CxV 111,000.00 or an equivalent amount in a freely convertible currency | | 4 | Lot 1f: CxV 103,000.00 or an equivalent amount in a freely convertible currency | | 5 | Lot 1g: CxV 96,000.00 or an equivalent amount in a freely convertible currency | Each Lot must have a separate bid Security and bound together with its respective technical bid. Bidders whose bid securities are issued by a foreign Bank must be routed through a correspondent bank in Uganda licensed by Bank of Uganda. -
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. -
The addresses referred to above are: a) Address for Inspection of the Bidding Documents
Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development
Electricity Access Scale-Up Project Office
Amber House, Block A, Ground Floor
Plot 29/33 Kampala Road
Kampala, Uganda b) Address for Submission of Bids
Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development
Amber House, Block C, Room C109
Plot 29/33 Kampala Road
Kampala, Uganda
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