Procurement of Vehicles — GROW Project

MINISTRY OF GENDER, LABOUR AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT GENERATING GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES AND PRODUCTIVITY FOR WOMEN ENTERPRISES (GROW) PROJECT INIVITATION TO BID UNDER REQUEST FOR BIDS (RFB) – OPEN NATIONAL MARKET APPROACH • The Government of the Republic of Uganda has received financing from the World Bank (the “Bank”) towards the cost of the Generating Growth Opportunities and Productivity for Women Enterprises (GROW) Project and intends to apply part of the proceeds towards payments under the contracts for acquisition of Motor Vehicles for project operations. • The Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development (MGLSD) now invites sealed bids from eligible bidders for the Procurement of Motor Vehicles under the GROW Project as below; |

Procurement reference number(s) |

Particulars |

Quantity |

Bid Security (UGX) |

MGLSD/GROW/SUPLS/24-25/00074/Lot 1 |

2 Station Wagons Type A and 1 Station Wagon Type B |

03 |

15,000,000/= |

MGLSD/GROW/SUPLS/24-25/00074/ Lot 2 |

Double Cabin Pickups |

09 |

25,000,000/= • Bidders may Bid for one or several contracts, as further defined in the request for bids document. Bidders wishing to offer discounts in case they are awarded more than one contract will be allowed to do so, provided those discounts are included in the Letter of Bid.” • Bidding will be conducted through National Competitive Procurement using Request for Bids (RFB) procurement method as specified in the World Bank Procurement Regulation for IPF Borrowers November, 2020, (Procurement Regulations) and is open to all eligible bidders. The Regulations can be accessed at https://thedocs.worldbank.org/en/doc/178331533065871195-0290022020/original/ProcurementRegulations.pdf • Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from the MGLSD and inspect the bidding documents from 08:00am to 05:00pm during the week days at the address given below in 8(a). • The Bidding documents in English may be purchased by interested bidders on the submission of a written application to the address below at 8(a) and upon payment of a non-refundable fee of UGX: 100,000/= (Uganda Shillings One Hundred Thousand Only). The method of payment will be by Bank Advice Form (BAF) payable through any Bank. • Bids must be delivered to the address below in 8(a) at or before 11:00am on December 2, 2024. Electronic Bidding will not be permitted. Late Bids will be rejected. Bids will be opened in the presence of the bidders’ representatives who choose to attend at the PDU Board Room, 7th Floor, at the address below at 8(a) at 11:15 am All bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security in the amount indicated in paragraph 2 above in Uganda Shillings (UGX) • 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 as included in the bidding document (a) Documents may be inspected, Issued and delivered at: Ministry of Gender Labour and Social Development Procurement and Disposal Unit, 7th Floor Plot 2, Lumumba Avenue P.O. Box 7136, Kampala. |

(b) The planned procurement schedule (subject to changes) is as follows: |

Activity |

Date | • Publish bid notice |

November 12, 2024 | • Pre-bid meeting |

N/A | • Bid closing date and time |

December 2, 2024 at 11:00am | • Bid Opening date and time |

December 2, 2024 at 11:15am | • Evaluation process |

Within 20 working days from bid closing date | • Display and communication of best evaluated bidder notice |

After approval by Contracts Committee award | • Contract signature |

After expiry of at least 10 working days from display of the best evaluated bidder notice and Attorney General’s approval ACCOUNTING OFFICER