ABRIDGED BID NOTICE UNDER OPEN BIDDING
Republic Of Uganda
Ministry Of Health
BID NOTICE
1. The Ministry of Health of Uganda invites sealed bids from eligible bidders for:
No. Procurement Reference Number
MHU-SPSW/WORKS/2015-16/00001
Subject matter of Procurement
Refurbishment And Equipping Of
Kawolo General Hospital
Bid Security
USD 200,000
2. The Bidding document(s) shall be inspected and issued at
Office of The Procurement Specialist (UHSSP)
MINISTRY OF HEALTH HEADQUARTERS
Plot No. 6 Lourdel Road
Room D107
P.O. Box 7272, Kampala, Uganda
Telephone: +256414340874/+256414231584/+256414237052
Email: [email protected] / [email protected]
3. The deadline for bid submission shall be at 10:00 am on 12th July 2016.
The detailed bid notice is available at the Entity’s website at www.ppda.go.ug, and at
Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness of Spain (http://www.mineco.gob.es/
Economía /Economía Internacional/ Novedades Programas de Conversión)
Invitation to Bidders
BID NOTICE UNDER OPEN BIDDING
The Ministry of Health of Uganda
29thApril 2016
1. The Government of the Republic of Uganda (GoU) and the Kingdom of Spain
have signed a Debt Swap Agreement on 2nd July 2008 that involves the creation of
a Trust Fund. The resources of the Trust Fund will be used to finance the cost of a
contract for the refurbishing and equipping Kawolo General Hospital (KGH).
2. The Ministry of Health of Uganda invites sealed bids from eligible bidders for the
provision of the above works.
3. Bidding will be conducted in accordance with the open international bidding
method contained in the Government of Uganda’s Public Procurement and
Disposal of Public Assets Act, 2003 and is open to all bidders from Uganda and
Spain.
4. Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information and inspect the bidding
documents at the address given below at 8(a) from: 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Ugandan
Time.
5. The Bidding documents in English may be purchased by interested bidders on the
submission of a written application to the address below at 8(b) and upon payment
of a non-refundable fee of Uganda Shillings six hundred thousand only (UGX
600,000) or equivalent. The method of payment will be through direct deposit to
the Uganda Revenue Authority Account in any authorized Commercial Bank in
Uganda. The bidders shall then present the receipt of payment before they are
issued with a Bid Document.
6. This Bidding Process is open to Spanish and Ugandan companies and Nongovernment organizations for development, legally registered in Spain or Uganda,
constituted and operated in consistency with the provisions of the Spanish or
Ugandan laws and regulations that affect the Spain-Uganda Debt Swap
Agreement. The Companies and Non-government organizations for development
shall have their legal Head Office located either in Spain or Uganda.
7. Bidders that collect the BD shall send a copy of the Letter of Registration and
evidence of payment (bank receipt) to the Head of the Spanish Economic and
Commercial Office in Nairobi (Ofecomes), Kenya, at the following e-mail
address: [email protected];
8. Bids must be delivered to the address below at 8(c) at or before 10:00 on 12th July
2016. All bids must be accompanied by a bid security of USD 200,000 (United
States Dollars two hundred thousand only). Bid securities must be valid until 30th
December 2016. No liability will be accepted for loss or late delivery. Late bids
shall be rejected. Bids will be opened in the presence of the bidders’
representatives who choose to attend at the address below at 8(d) at 10:30 am on
12th July 2016
9. There shall be a pre-bid meeting/site visit at Kawolo Hospital, along KampalaJinja Highway at 10:00am on the dates indicated in the proposed schedule in this
notice.
10. Addresses
a. Documents may be inspected at:
Office of The Procurement Specialist (UHSSP)
MINISTRY OF HEALTH HEADQUARTERS
Plot No. 6 Lourdel Road
Room D107
P.O. Box 7272, Kampala, Uganda
Telephone: +256414340874/+256414231584/+256414237052
Email: [email protected] / [email protected]
b. Documents will be issued from:
Office of The Procurement Specialist (UHSSP)
MINISTRY OF HEALTH HEADQUARTERS
Plot No. 6 Lourdel Road
Room D107
P.O. Box 7272, Kampala, Uganda
Telephone: +256414340874/+256414231584/+256414237052
Email: [email protected] / [email protected]
c. Bids must be delivered to:
Office of The Procurement Specialist (UHSSP)
MINISTRY OF HEALTH HEADQUARTERS
Plot No. 6 Lourdel Road
Room D107
d. Address of bid opening:
MINISTRY OF HEALTH HEADQUARTERS
Plot No. 6 Lourdel Road
Level 3 Boardroom
11. The Planned Procurement Schedule (subject to changes) is as follows:
Activity
a. Issue Invitation to Bid Letter
b. Pre-bid meeting/ Site visits
(mandatory)
c. Deadline for questions and
request for clarifications from
the Contracting Authority
d. Period for the Contracting
Authority to issue answers and
requests for clarifications
e. Bid closing date
f.
g.
h.
i.
Date
29th April 2016
27th May 2016
28th June 2016
5th July 2016
12th July 2016
10:00 a.m. (Uganda time)
Bid Opening.
12th July 2016
10:30 a.m. (Uganda time)
Completion of the Evaluation 29th August 2016
process
Display and communication of 2nd September 2016
best evaluated bidder notice
Contract signature
30th September 2016