1. The Government of the Republic of Uganda (GoU), represented by the Ministry of Works and Transport (MoWT) has allocated funds to be used for acquisition of the above captioned consultancy services.

2. The Ministry, therefore, intends to acquire the services of a Consultant with the objective of supporting the functionality and rollout of the Road Crash Database System (RCDS).

3. Scope of the assignment: The Consultant’s services will include: Operationalize the RCDS software, complete the setup of the RCDS server installations, assign user accounts, carry out initial troubleshooting of the software, provide initial technical support and on job technical training of the RCDS for the duration of the assignment; and conduct trainings. Timeframe for the assignment shall be nine months starting from date of commencement of the Consultant’s assignment.

4. The Ministry now invites eligible and qualified Consultants to indicate their interest in providing the required design and construction supervision services. Interested consultants must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services including experience in similar assignments, and availability of appropriate skills among staff, proof of legal status, firm’s organizational set up and financial status.

5. Consultants will be short listed to tender and subsequently selected in accordance with the procedures set out in the Government of Uganda’s Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets (PPDA) Act and Regulations 2014.

6. Short listing shall be based on the eligibility and qualifications (capacity) of the applicant. The short list shall be made of the best ranked 3-6 applicants eligible to the criteria below:

a) Eligibility of applicants (on a pass/fail basis):

 i) Legal capacity to enter into a contract with GoU

ii) Applicant is not insolvent, in receivership, bankrupt or being wound up;

iii) Business activities of applicant are not suspended

 iv) Applicant is not under legal proceedings for any of (ii)

 v) Has fulfilled obligations to pay taxes and social security contributions.

vi) Applicant does not have a conflict of interest

 vii) Applicant is not suspended by PPDA

b) Qualification (Capacity) documents: Brochures, description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, availability of appropriate skills among staff, etc. Consultants may associate or form joint ventures to enhance their qualifications.

7. Interested eligible consultants may obtain further information at the address given below (in Paragraph 8) from 08:00am - 05:00pm.

 8. Sealed Expressions of Interest and other relevant documents (One original plus three copies) must be delivered to the address below by 11:00am on 2nd March 2018.

9. Address for Submission:

The Permanent Secretary,

Ministry of Works and Transport,

P.O. Box 7174, Kampala, Uganda.

Plot 57-59 Jinja Road.

Tel: +256-414-320 101/9, Fax +256-414-320 134

Attn: The Head Procurement and Disposal Unit.

Bageya Waiswa

PERMANENT SECRETARY