REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

(CONSULTANT SERVICES – SELECTION OF FIRMS)

UGANDA

 

IRRIGATION SCHEMES DEVELOPMENT PROJECT IN UNYAMA, NAMALU AND SIPI REGIONS, UGANDA

 

WATER AND ENVIRONMENT SECTOR

 

CONSULTING SERVICES FOR CONSTRUCTION SUPERVISION OF UNYAMA, NAMALU AND SIPI IRRIGATION SCHEMES IN GULU/AMURU, NAKAPIRIPIRIT AND BULAMBULI DISTRICTS

 

Mode of Financing: Instalment Sale and ISFD Loan

 

Financing No. UGA -1038

 

The Republic of Uganda has received financing from the Islamic Development Bank toward the cost of the Irrigation Schemes Development Project in Unyama, Namalu and Sipi Regions, Uganda and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consultant services. 

 

The services include Construction Supervision of Unyama, Namalu and Sipi Irrigation Schemes through prudent contracts management, ensure conformity and compliance to design specifications, design modifications, quality control and assurance, adherence to the Environmental and social safeguard policies and requirements and performance monitoring for the infrastructure during defects period.

 

The duration of the Consultancy Services shall be fifty (50) Calendar months disaggregated as follows: (i) pre-construction appraisal phase (2 calendar months); (ii) construction supervision phase (36 calendar months) and (iii) defects liability phase (12 calendar months). The estimated time input for the entire assignment is 566 Man Months.

 

The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment are attached to this request for expressions of interest.

The Ministry of Water and Environment now invites eligible consulting firms (“Consultants”) to indicate their interest in providing the services. Interested Consultants must provide specific information which demonstrates that they are fully qualified to perform the services (brochures, description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, availability of appropriate skills among staff, etc.).

 

• The shortlisting criteria are: The Consultant shall demonstrate experience in carrying out at least two (2) similar assignments in the last 10 years. Similar assignments are defined as those for undertaking construction supervision for water storage dams and bulk conveyance systems and irrigation distribution networks/systems: lined canals or pipelines of a value of at least US$ 1.35 million. Key Experts will not be evaluated at the shortlisting stage

 

The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to Paragraphs, 1.23, and 1.24 of the Guidelines for Procurement of Consultant Services under Islamic Development Bank Project Financing (the “Procurement Guidelines”), setting forth IsDB’s policy on conflict of interest. 

 

Consultants may associate with other firms to enhance their qualifications, but should indicate clearly whether the association is in the form of a joint venture and/or a sub-consultancy. In the case of a joint venture, all the partners in the joint venture shall be jointly and severally liable for the entire contract, if selected.

 

A consultant will be selected in accordance with the Quality and Cost Based Selection (QCBS)  method set out in the Procurement Guidelines for the Procurement of Consultant Services under IsDB Project Financing (April 2019) and is open to all eligible bidders.

 

Interested consultants may obtain further information at the address below during office hours 09:00 to 17:00 hours] (local time).

 

Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the address below in person or through the email address provided below, by 7th July 2022, 11:00am.

 

             Procurement and Disposal Unit Ministry of Water and Environment Headquarters

Attention: Mr. John Kateregga, Head Procurement and Disposal Unit

P.O. Box 20026,

Plot 3-7, Kabalega Crescent, Luzira

Kampala, Uganda

Tel: +256-0417-889400

E-mail: pdu@mwe.go.ug , kateregga9@hotmail.com

Web site: Ministry of Water and Environment (mwe.go.ug), IsDB Website

 

Attachment: ToR is attached to the Notice