Malaba – Kampala metre-gauge railway
Through the Uganda Railways Corporation, which serves as the executing agency, the government of Uganda aims to rehabilitate the existing 257 km Malaba–Mukono–Jinja–Malaba metre-gauge railway line. The project includes branch lines to Port Bell and the Kampala–Kyengera section. Components of the project include comprehensive track rehabilitation, the replacement of steel sleepers with concrete sleepers, the procurement of new rolling stock (locomotives, wagons, and coaches) and workshop equipment for the URC, support for institutional reforms and skills development in the railway sector, and efforts to empower women along the railway line.
Implementation period
ongoing since 2024
Services
Preparation of bidding documents, organisation and management of all activities involved in the bidding process on a Design and Build basis, quality control and site supervision during project implementation, review of contractors’ designs, work programmes, and method statements, and supervision of the implementation of the Environmental and Social Management Plans.