1. The Government of the Republic of Uganda has applied for Financing from the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) towards the cost of the National Roads Development Programme, and it intends to apply part of the proceeds of this Financing to the payments under the contracts for the Upgrading of 191 Km long Rwekunye-Apac-Lira-Puranga Road to Asphaltic Paved Road Standard. Disbursement in respect of any contracts signed, will be subject to effectiveness of the financing by the Bank.

2. The Uganda National Roads Authority now intends to pre-qualify Contractors and/or firms for: Upgrading of:

(i) Procurement Reference No. UNRA/WRKS/16-17/00002/01 - Lot 1: Rwekunye-Apac (90.9 Km) and; (ii) Procurement Reference No. UNRA/WRKS/16-17/00002/02 - Lot 2: Apac-Lira- Puranga Road (100.1 Km) from Earthen/Gravel Roadway to Asphaltic Paved Road Standard.

The above two lots will be procured through International Competitive Bidding with pre-qualification of bidders as defined in IDB Guidelines for Procurement of Goods and Works dated May 2009. The eligible firms would be allowed to prequalify and bid for both lots.

3. The Rwekunye-Apac-Lira-Puranga Road is part of the National Road Network. It connects the Western with the Northern parts of Uganda and traverses four districts of Masindi, Apac, Lira and Pader. The road link starts at Rwekunye in Masindi District off the Kampala — Gulu highway, runs through Masindi Port where there is a ferry crossing across the Nile River, and crosses Apac and Lira districts before it terminates at Puranga in Pader District.

4. The Civil works for the Construction of Rwenkunye-Apac-Lira-Puranga Road Section includes all works related to Upgrading of 191Km long existing Earthen/Gravel roadway to Asphaltic Road Standard in two lots, as mentioned above. Major work items include: all works related to upgrading of existing 2-lane Earthen/ Gravel roadway to 3.5m wide traffic lanes, 1.5m paved and 0.3m unpaved shoulders, associated earthworks, granular pavement layers, asphalt pavement, paved shoulders, retaining structures, gabion walls, bridges, culverts, pipe culverts, roadside drainage system, installation of road safety devices, provision of weighing stations and axle load control, roadside facilities such as laybys, bus stops and waiting areas, service areas, emergency stopovers environmental mitigation measures, etc., and other associated miscellaneous civil works. The road section is being maintained under a Term Maintenance contract. 5. It is expected that Invitations for Bid (IFB) will be made in June 2018.

6. 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.

7. Interested eligible applicants may obtain further information from and inspect the Pre-qualification Document at the address below during working hours (0900 to 1700).

8. A complete set of the Pre-qualification Document in the English language may be purchased by interested applicants through submission of a written application to the address below, and upon payment of a non-refundable fee of UGX: 50,000= (Uganda Shillings Fifty Thousand only) or US$14. The method of payment will be by registering the payment on the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) website portal. Print the payment advice Form after registering on the URA Portal and effect payment through any of the URA collection Banks.

9. Applications for Pre-qualification should be submitted in sealed envelopes, delivered to the address below before or on 3rd May, 2018 at 11:00 a.m., and be clearly marked "Application to Pre-qualify for Upgrading of Rwekunye-Apac-Lira-Puranga Road (191 Km); Procurement No: UNRA/WRKS/16-17/00002/01-02" whichever is applicable. The applications shall be opened at the address below on 3rd May, 2018 at 11:00am.

The Head, Procurement and Disposal Unit,

Uganda National Roads Authority

Plot 3-5, New Port Bell Road

UAP Nakawa Business Park

1st Floor Block D

P. 0. Box 28487, Kampala, Uganda

Tel:+ 256 (0) 312 233 100/414 318 000

Fax: + 256 (0) 414 232 807/347 616

E-mail: procurement@unra.go.ug

Any form of canvassing or lobbying for the tender shall lead to automatic disqualification.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR