The Economist - USA (2019-07-20)

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Invitation for Bids

Disposal of URC’s Disused Marine Vessels

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Under the Public Enterprises Reform and Divestiture Programme, the Government of the Republic

of Uganda, through the Privatisation & Utility Sector Reform Project (PUSRP), intends to sell

the disused marine vessels, as part of the divestiture of URC on “AS IS, WHERE IS” basis and the

PUSRP will have no further liability after sale. MV Barbus is partially submerged at Port Bell pier

whereas MV Kabalega sunk in 2005 and is estimated to be at a depth of 80 meters deep under water

SouthWestofPortBellat position000034.5485’S;033003.7500’E.Thedetailsofthemarinevessels

areshownbelow:-

Lot

No.

Name of

Vessel

Year of

construction

Type of Vessel Estimated Weight

(Tons)

Construction

1 MV

Barbus

1940 Passenger, Single

Screw

120 Riveted steel

2 MV

Kabalega

1984 Railway Wagon

Ferry, Twin-Screw

1,121 Welded steel

Bidding will be conducted in accordance with the Public Enterprises Reform and Divestiture Act, Cap

98 of the Government of Uganda and is open to all Interested Eligible Bidders. The bidder may bid

for more than one vessel. Interested Eligible Bidders may obtain further information from PUSRP

and inspect the Bidding Documents at the Security Registry, PUSRP located at address below from

9:00 am – 4.00 pm (Mondays – Fridays). The Bidding Documents are in the English language and

may be purchased by Interested Eligible Bidders starting on Monday, 15 July 2019 upon payment

of a non-refundable fee of UGX 100,000/= Uganda Shillings One Hundred Thousand only), or its

equivalent in United States Dollars in cash to the Privatisation & Utility Sector Reform Project,

Accounts Department located at 2nd Floor Communications House, Colville Street, Kampala.

Bidders shall be required to submit a Bid Security, together with the bid, in favour of “PURSP

Min. of Finance – Divestiture Account”, in the form of a certifi ed Banker’s cheque/draft issued by

a bank acceptable to PUSRP. Bidders shall be required to submit a separate bid security for each Lot

as indicated below:

Lot No. Name of vessel USD Ugx

1. MV Barbus 3,000 11,400,000/=


2. MVKabalega 28,025 106,495,000/=
   Inspection of the vessels shall be carried out on Tuesday, 30 July 2019 starting at 10:00 am
   at the Bidder’s own cost. The Inspection shall begin at the PUSRP Boardroom on 2nd Floor,
   Communications House, Plot 1 Colville Street, Kampala. Bids clearly marked “Bid for the purchase
   of URC’s Disused Marine Vessels, MV Barbus or Kabalega, Lot 1 or 2 respectively’’ must
   be delivered to the address below before 3.00 pm on Wednesday, 18 September 2019. Late bids
   shall be rejected. The Security Registry, Privatisation & Utility Sector Reform Project. Ministry
   of Finance, Planning and Economic Development. 2nd Floor, Communications House, Plot 1
   Colville Street. P.O. Box 10944, Kampala, Uganda.
   Telephone: (+256 41) 4705600/20. Facsimile: (+256 41) 4342403/342404

Toadvertisewithintheclassifiedsection,contact:

United States

Richard Dexter

Tel: +1 212 554 0662

[email protected]

UK/Europe

Olivia Power

Tel: +44 20 7576 8539

[email protected]

Middle East & Africa

Philip Wrigley

Tel: +44 20 7576 8091

[email protected]

Asia

Shan Shan Teo

Tel: +65 6428 2673

[email protected]

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