Request for expressions of interest (consulting services – Firms ) to Agriculture Value Chain Development Project (AVCDP) – Uganda
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Request for expressions of interest (consulting services – Firms ) PROC. REF. NO: MAAIF/SRVCS/2019-20/00011 LOAN No: 2100150038645 PROJECT ID: P-UG-AAZ-003
- The Government of the Republic of Uganda has received financing from the African Development Bank (AfDB) towards the cost of Agriculture Value Chain Development Project (AVCDP). It is intended that part of the agreed amount of the loan will be applied to payment under the Contract for Consultancy Services for Supervision of Construction of a Metrology Laboratory at Uganda National Bureau of Standards.
- The services under this consultancy will include: (i) supervision of the Construction of the Metrology Laboratory contract to ensure that the works comply with the technical designs, drawings, specifications, conditions of contract, quality assurance standards and sound engineering practice; (ii) preparation of final construction report, design modifications, as-built drawings, and operation and maintenance manuals for all completed works; (iii) supervision of the defects liability monitoring period; and (iv) preparation of the works/Project Completion Report (PCR). The Metrology Laboratory works will comprise basement, pressure laboratory, instrumentation laboratory, moisture laboratory, humidity laboratory, temperature laboratory, equipment reception, meeting rooms, time and frequency laboratory, chemistry laboratory, viscosity laboratory, acoustics and vibration laboratory, medical equipment laboratory, maintenance and calibration of equipment floor and storage rooms.
- The consultancy services are expected to be executed for a duration of thirty (30) calendar months, including a defects liability period of 12 calendar months.
- Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries now invites consulting firms to indicate their interest in providing these Services. Interested consultants must provide information demonstrating that they have the relevant experience and qualification to perform the Services supported with relevant documentation. Such information may include: Brochures, Description of assignments of similar nature conducted in the last ten (10) years, Experience in similar conditions in the region, and availability of appropriate managerial and technical skills among staff related to the assignment and specific experience in similar infrastructure development among others. Consultants may constitute joint ventures to enhance their chances of qualification.
- Eligibility criteria and selection procedure shall be in accordance with the Procurement Policy for Bank Funded Operations dated October 2015, which is available on the Bank’s website at http://www.afdb.org.
- Interested consultants may obtain further information at the address given below from Monday to Friday, 08:30-17:00 hours, except on public days.
- Expression of Interest must be delivered in Hard Copies (One original and 3 copies) to the address below by 15th August 2019 at 11:00 am local time and mention “Consultancy Services for Supervision of Construction of Metrology laboratory at UNBS”
The Head Procurement and Disposal Unit
Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry, and Fisheries Plot 16-18, Lugard Avenue,
P.O. Box 102, Entebbe – UGANDA.
Telephone: 256 414 320 004/ 323 990; Fax: 256 414- 321 255