SPECIFIC PROCUREMENT NOTICE Invitation for Pre-qualification Country: Republic of Uganda Project Name: Grid Rural Electrification Project Title and Brief Description of Works: Construction of Medium Voltage and Low Voltage Networks in Various Regions of Uganda Project No.: UGA099 Procurement Reference No.: REA-IDBIII/WRKS/15-16/00253 This invitation for pre-qualification follows the General Procurement Notice for this project that appeared in the New Vision of Thursday, March 19, 2015 and The Economist of Saturday, March 21, 2015. The Government of the Republic of Uganda has received Financing from the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) towards the cost of implementation of the Grid Rural Electrification Project, and it intends to apply part of the proceeds of this financing to payments under the contract the construction of Medium Voltage networks and Low Voltage reticulation networks as tabulated below:- Lot 1: Western(Rukungiri, Kabarole, Sheema, Kibale, Kamwenge, Mitooma, Mbarara, Kiruhura, Kisoro, & Kabale) MV total length (km): 130.45 LV total length (km): 43.00 Number of Transformers: 65 Lot 2: Northern (Napak, Nakapiripirit, Amolatar, Lira, Arua, Paidha, Agago, Pader, Abim, & Dokolo) MV total length (km): 117.51 LV total length (km): 72.10 Number of Transformers: 77 Lot 3: Central A (Mukono, Kayunga, Buikwe, & Wakiso) MV total length (km): 234.30 LV total length (km): 144.90 Number of Transformers: 164 Lot 4: Central B (Wakiso, Lwengo, Masaka, Mpigi, Bukomansimbi, Kalungu, Rakai, & Lyantonde) MV total length (km): 235.28 LV total length (km): 100.90 Number of Transformers: 102 Lot 5: Central C (Nakaseke, Mityana, Mubende, Luwero, Nakasongola, Kiboga, Kyankwanzi, & Kyegegwa) MV total length (km): 278.58 LV total length (km): 128.20 Number of Transformers: 152 Lot 6: Eastern (Tororo, Pallisa, Mbale, Manafwa, Budaka, Jinja, Kween, Iganga, Kamuli, Luuka, Kumi, & Kapchorwa) MV total length (km): 110.12 LV total length (km): 188.77 Number of Transformers: 123 The Rural Electrification Agency intends to pre-qualify contractors and/or firms for detailed engineering design, procurement, construction and commissioning of Medium Voltage (33kV and 11kV) lines, installation of distribution transformers of various capacities (25kVA, 50kVA, 100kVA, 200kVA, 315kVA, 500kVA) and the installation of the associated Low Voltage lines (415V and 214V). Pre-qualification will be conducted through pre-qualification procedures specified in the Islamic Development Bank’s Guidelines for Procurement of Goods and Works, May 2009 and is open to all bidders from eligible source countries, as defined in the guidelines. Interested eligible Applicants may obtain further information from and inspect the pre-qualification document at the Rural Electrification Agency Offices (address below) from 09:00 Hours to 17:00 Hours (Local Time). A complete set of the pre-qualification document in English may be purchased by interested Applicants upon submission of a written application to the address below and upon payment of a non-refundable fee of UGX 500,000 (Uganda Shillings Five Hundred Thousand) only. The method of payment will be by cash to the Rural Electrification Agency’s accounts office and an official receipt issued. The document will be issued from the Agency’s Procurement & Disposal Unit. A Pre-Application Meeting will be held at the Rural Electrification Agency Offices, Boardroom on 18th March, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. (Local Time). Applications for pre-qualification should be submitted in sealed envelopes, delivered to the address below by 20th April, 2016 at or before 11:00 a.m. (Local Time), and be clearly marked “Application to Prequalify for Grid Rural Electrification Project”. Rural Electrification Agency Attn: Head Procurement & Disposal Unit 2nd Floor House of Hope, Plot 10 Windsor Loop, Kololo P. O. Box 1317 Kampala – Uganda