UGANDA ELECTRICITY TRANSMISSION COMPANY LIMITED Tender

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UGANDA ELECTRICITY TRANSMISSION COMPANY LIMITED Tender: Invitation to Prequalify for Nkenda-Hoima 220KV Transmission Line Works, Closing Date:27/9/2013

UGANDA ELECTRICITY TRANSMISSION COMPANY LIMITED

PROJECT: NKENDA-HOIMA 220KV TRANSMISSION LINE AND ASSOCIATED SUBSTATIONS

INVITATION TO PREQUALIFY FOR NKENDA-HOIMA 220KV TRANSMISSION LINE WORKS

Reference number: UETCL/WORKS/2013/00009

Financier: Government of the Kingdom of Norway

The Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited (UETCL) has received financing from the Government of the Kingdom of Norway, and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for construction of Nkenda-Hoima 220 kV transmission line and associated substations (226km).

The transmission line works will include detailed design, Procurement, Installation, Testing, Commissioning and hand-over of the facilities to the UETCL. The construction period shall be twenty four (24) months, and the Defects Liability Period will be 12 months.

The transmission line shall be located in Western Uganda (traversing the districts of Hoima, Kibaale, Kyenjojo, Kabarole, and Kasese) and is approximately 226km long. It will run from the proposed 220/132/33kV Hoima substation, via the proposed 132/33kV Fort Portal substation, the proposed Kabaale Thermal Power Plant, to the existing 132/33kV Nkenda substation. The transmission line shall be designed for 220kV operation, but will initially be operated at 132kV.

The Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited intends to prequalify Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contractors for the Nkenda-Hoima transmission line construction works including but not limited to:

· Construction of approximately 54km of 220kV double circuit transmission line from the existing Nkenda substation to the proposed Fort Portal substation. The scope also includes construction of 220kV dead end tower structures and both Nkenda and Fort Portal substations. The contractor shall terminate the lines into the gantries at Nkenda and Fort Portal substations, through by-pass arrangements.

· Construction of approximately 172km of 220kV double circuit transmission line from the proposed Fort Portal substation to the proposed Hoima substation via Kabaale, where a thermal power plant will be installed in future. The scope also includes construction of 220kV dead end tower structures and both Fort Portal and Hoima substations. The contractor shall terminate the lines into the gantries at Fort Portal and Hoima substations, through by-pass arrangements.

In regard to the construction works, the contractor shall also carry our geo-technical tests, detailed survey, profiling, tower spotting, detailed transmission line design, procurement, testing, installation, and commissioning before final hand over to UETCL. Bidders are required to have specific experience and capabilities in relation to the transmission line works.

Tendering and contracting will be conducted through the procedures as specified by the Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Authority (PPDA) of Uganda, and is open to all eligible bidders as defined in the PPDA guidelines.

Prequalification criteria:

    Eligibility and qualification
    Legal status (of all parties of sole applicants, joint ventures, sub-contractors, associations, etc.) trading license or equivalent, registration certificate or equivalent, income tax clearance certificate or equivalent, VAT registration or equivalent; certified copy of joint venture agreement, memorandum and articles of associationj-power of attorney, certificate of incorporation, etc)
    Audited financial reports for the last five (5) years
    Quality assurance certificate ISO-9001 (or better), and proposed quality assurance plans and procedures
    Evidence that all proposed sub-suppliers are certified to ISO-9001 and reference lists for the last ten (10) years
    Qualifications of proposed key personnel
    List of equipment owned/to be leased/to be hired
    General projects experience and experience in similar assignments of comparable magnitude and complexity
    Methodology
    Historical contract non-performance

Prequalification submissions will be evaluated in accordance with the Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Act, 2003 of the Government of Uganda. Prequalification is open to all eligible bidders as provided for by PPDA of Uganda.

Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited and inspect the Short Listing documents at the address given below from 0900 hrs to 17.00 hrs local time. The Short Listing documents in English may be purchased by interested bidders on the submission of a written application to the address below and upon payment of a non-refundable fee of Uganda Shillings one hundred thousand (UGX 150,000) or fifty eight (58) USD at an exchange rate of 2600. The method of payment will be cash payment, to the UETCL cashier in the UETCL cash office, ground floor. The document will be sent by COURIER SERVICES at an additional cost of USD 120. No liability will be accepted for loss or late delivery.

Submissions for prequalification shall be submitted in clearly marked envelopes. Applicants shall submit one (1) original and four (4) copies. Short Listing submissions must be delivered to the address below at or before 27th September 2013, at 11.00 hrs local time. Late submissions shall be rejected.

(a) Address documents may be inspected at:

Company: UGANDA ELECTRICITY TRANSMISSION COMPANY LIMITED

Attention: PRINCIPAL PROCUREMENT OFFICER

Street Address: PLOT 10 HANNINGTON ROAD

Floor/Room number GROUND FLOOR, PROCUREMENT OFFICE

P.O. Box: 7625

Town/City: KAMPALA

Country: UGANDA

Tel.: +256 414 254 097

e-mail: procurement@uetcl.com

fax:+256 414 341 789

(b) Address documents will be issued from: Same as above (a) above
(c) Address Applications must be delivered to: Same as above (a) above

UETCL is not bound to take the lowest or any bid,Management.
Publish invitation for Prequalification: 12th August 2013
Prequalification closing date: 27th September 2013
Prequalification evaluation: 30th September to 18th October 2013
Submission for No Objection/CC: 21st October 2013
Funding agency No Objection/CC: 30th October 2013
Invitation to tender: 7th November 2013