Chad Economic Recovery Tender

Approval Date31 Oct 2018Signature Date11 May 2021Planned Completion Date30 Jun 2027Sovereign Non-SovereignSovereignSectorTransportDAC Sector Code21023Environmental Category1CommitmentU.A 158837778.87StatusImplementationProject General DescriptionThe present intervention relates to the Kampala - Jinja Expression Way Project Sovereign Operation - Phase 1. It aims to contribute to socio-economic development poverty reduction and regional integration through improved and sustainable transport system that links centers of economic activity. The Kampala-Jinja road is located along the Northern Corridor linking Uganda to its landlocked neighbours and is a major gateway for all imports and exports into and out of the country. The proposed KJE PPP project comprises Kampala-Jinja Mainline Expressway and Kampala Southern Urban Bypass KSB collectively known as the Kampala-Jinja Expressway KJE PPP Project. KJE is to be procured as one project and implemented in two phases Phase 1 is mainly an urban expressway including KSB 18km plus 35km of the mainline from Kampala to Namagunga whilst Phase 2 is a rural motorway covering the remaining 42km from Namagunga to Jinja. The proposed concession periodcontract duration is 30 years including 8 years construction period 5 years for Phase 1 2020-2025 and 3 years for Phase 2 2023-2025. The main components of the project are 1 infrastructure development 2 project management 3 audit 4 corridor development plan and 5 community development programme.Project ObjectivesThe primary objective of the project is to support Ugandas transport sector goal of contributing towards sustainable and inclusive economic development and enhancing regional integration. The specific objective of the project is to i alleviate congestion in and around Kampala ii provide journey time reliability along the Norther corridor ii enhance regional integration and iii enhance road safety.BeneficiariesImproving the road network reduces costs and travel times and benefits communities through affordable transport increasing their mobility and related economic activity. The main beneficiaries are road users traders and farmers. The other main beneficiaries are the local workforce and the Ugandan government. The Ugandan government is expected to benefit directly from tax revenues and additional revenues from the executing agency UNRA.