Construction of 12 Secondary Schools Under 6 Lots (Batch 6) tender at Ministry of Education and Sports

Credit No.: 6754-UG / Grant No.: D701-UG
 (One-Envelope Bidding Process)
 REPUBLIC OF UGANDA

Employer: Ministry of Education and Sports
 Project: Uganda Secondary Education Expansion Project (USEEP)
 Contract title: Construction of 12 Secondary Schools Under 6 Lots (Batch 6)
 Country: Uganda
 Loan No. /Credit No. / Grant No.: PROJECT ID: P166570
 RFB No: MoES/USEEP/WRKS/24-25/00059-1/2/3/4/5/6
 Issued on: 29th May 2025

The Government of Uganda received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of implementing Uganda Secondary Education Expansion Project (USEEP) and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for Construction of 12 Secondary Schools Under 6 Lots (Batch 6). 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.

The Ministry of Education and Sports now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for the construction of schools indicated in the table below:

Total number of schools: 12

NB: The period required for construction is 10 months excluding defects liability period.

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 November 2017 and August 2018, and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations.

Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from the Ministry of Education and Sports through:

• Milton Nyabunoba: milindy2004@yahoo.com
• Wilberforce Turyamubona: wturyamubona@gmail.com
• Copy to: rashidah360@gmail.com

They may inspect the Bidding document during office hours from 08:30 hrs to 16:30 hrs East Africa Standard Time at the address given below under section 9.

The Bidding document in English may be purchased by interested eligible Bidders upon submission of a written application to the address below and upon payment of a nonrefundable fee of Uganda Shillings One Hundred Thousand Only (UGX 100,000). The method of payment will be through obtaining a Bank Payment Advise Form from the cashier on 5th Floor, Embassy House and paying at the designated Bank. Upon proof of payment, bidding documents may be collected from the address given under section 9 or sent by email as preferred by the bidder.

Bids must be delivered to the address below under section 9 on or before 11:00 am, 3rd July 2025. Electronic bidding will not be permitted. Late Bids will be rejected. Bids will be publicly opened in the presence of the Bidders’ designated representatives and anyone who chooses to attend at the address below under section 9 at 11:15 am on 3rd July 2025.

All Bids must be accompanied by a bid security of Uganda Shillings One Hundred Fifteen Million (UGX 115,000,000) for each of the six lots.

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 included in the bidding document.

Address for Submission:
 The Head Procurement and Disposal Unit
 Ministry of Education and Sports
 Plot 9/11 King George VI Way, Embassy House
 Floor Room 3.7, Embassy House
 P.O. Box 7063, Kampala, UGANDA
 Tel: 0414680126 / +256 414668833