Procurement of Line Installation Contractors - (Batch 2) -Lots 9-11

MINISTRY OF ENERGY AND MINERAL DEVELOPMENT THE ELECTRICITY ACCESS SCALE-UP PROJECT (EASP)

Specific Procurement Notice Request for Bids - Works (Two-Envelope Bidding Process, Without Prequalification)

Country: Uganda

Name of Project: Electricity Access Scale-Up Project (EASP)

Contract Title: Procurement of Line Installation Contractors (LIC’s)

Loan No./Credit No./ Grant No.: 7075-UG

RFB Reference No.: MEMD/WRKS/2025-26/00048/EASP

Issued on: 13th October 2026

1. The Government of Uganda has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Electricity Access Scale-up Project (EASP) and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contracts for Procurement of Line Installation Contractors.

2. The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for the execution of Construction Works in Non-Refugee Hosting Districts (Non-RHDs). Works will be carried out in various districts of the Central and Western Regions of Uganda under three (3) Lots as follows; Lot No. Lot Description Quantities

MV, Km LV, Km

9 Procurement of Line Installation Contractor (LIC)_ Western Region (Mid-Western ST, and South ST) using Wooden Poles 169.1 436.4

10 Procurement of Line Installation Contractor (LIC)_ Western Region (Western ST, Rwenzori ST, and South Western ST) using Wooden Poles 88.0 297.3

11 Procurement of Line Installation Contractor (LIC)_ Western Region (North Western ST) using Wooden Poles 182.8 369.9

3. The Contracts shall be performed in accordance with approved labourbased unit rates and transport unit rates. The duration of the construction period is twenty-four (24) months. A margin of Domestic Preference of 7.5% will apply for domestic bidders.

4. Each lot shall constitute one contract. Bidders are permitted to submit bids for more than one lot; however, each bidder cannot be awarded more than two (2) contracts. For a bidder to be awarded more than one (1) contract, the bidder will be required to meet of the multiple contract award methodology as set out in Section III of the Bidding Document.

5. Bidding will be conducted through International Competitive Procurement using Request for Bids (RFB) as specified in the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers – Procurement in Investment Projects Financing” seventh edition, September 2025 “Procurement Regulations”, and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations.

6. A pre-bid meeting will take place at the following date, time, and place

Date: 23rd October 2026

Time: 10:00 am East African Time

Place: Directorate of Petroleum, Petroleum House, Level 2 Boardroom

Plot 21-29 Johnston Road, Entebbe, UGANDA. The meeting will also be available via video conferencing. A link for the virtual meeting option will be shared with bidders who choose to participate online. Bidders who wish to attend online are required to request for a link a week before the meeting date via email address [contact details removed]. A physical site visit shall be organized and conducted by the Employer. The date, time and place shall be as indicated in the table below. Lot Date Time Starting Point

Lot 9 28th – 30th October 2026 9:00 am Ibanda District Headquarters

Lot 10 2nd – 6th November 2026 9:00 am Mitooma District Headquarters

Lot 11 26th – 27th October 2026 9:00 am Kakumiro District Headquarters

7. Bids will be evaluated in accordance with the evaluation process set out in the bidding documents. The following weightings shall apply for Rated Criteria: Technical and non-price factors: 70% and for Bid cost: 30% .

8. Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information and inspect the Bidding document during office hours, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm at the address given in 13(a) below.

9. The bidding document in English may be purchased by interested eligible Bidders upon the submission of a written application to the address below and upon payment of a nonrefundable fee of UGX 200,000 (Uganda Shillings Two Hundred Thousand Only). The method of payment will be Bank Payment Advise Form obtainable from Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) website using ‘Other NTR’ as a tax head in the form. The bidding document in English will be sent by email to the bidder.

10. Bids must be delivered to the address in 13(b) below on or before 11:00 am (EAT) on 4th December 2026 . Electronic bidding will not be permitted. Late Bids will be rejected. The outer Bid envelopes marked “ORIGINAL BID,” and the inner envelopes marked “TECHNICAL PART” will be publicly opened in the presence of the Bidders’ designated representatives and anyone who chooses to attend, at the address in 13(b) below at 11:10 am (EAT) on 4th December 2026. All envelopes marked “SECOND ENVELOPE: “FINANCIAL PART” shall remain unopened and will be held in safe custody of the Employer until the second public Bid opening.

11. All bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security valid until 29th June 2027 in the amounts as follows: Lot No. Amount in UGX

Lot 9 UGX 160,000,000 or an equivalent amount in a freely convertible currency

Lot 10 UGX 100,000,000 or an equivalent amount in a freely convertible currency

Lot 11 UGX 140,000,000 or an equivalent amount in a freely convertible currency

Each Lot must have a separate bid Security and bound together with its respective technical bid. Bidders whose bid securities are issued by a foreign Bank must be routed through a correspondent bank in Uganda licensed by Bank of Uganda.

12. All Bids must be accompanied by a Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA) and/or Sexual Harassment (SH) Declaration Form as provided in the bidding document and a Local Labour Method Statement.

13. 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.

14. The addresses referred to ab