East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) Limited (“COMPANY”) invites experienced, reputable companies and organizations to express interest in the Provision of Temporary Land Access and Cultural Heritage Management Services during Field Operations.

The EACOP Project is transitioning from the construction phase to the operation of an underground buried, cross-border pipeline to transport crude oil from Lake Albert area in Uganda to eastern coast of Tanzania for export to international markets. The pipeline runs from Kabaale, Hoima District in Uganda to the Chongoleani peninsula in Tanga, Tanzania. The length of the pipeline is 1,443 km, of which 296km will be in Uganda and 1,147 km in Tanzania. In Uganda the pipeline will traverse ten (10) districts including Hoima, Kikuube, Kakumiro, Kyankwanzi, Mubende, Gomba, Sembabule, Lwengo, Rakai and Kyotera.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SCOPE OF SERVICES

EACOP is committed to ensuring that the temporary land access and preservation of cultural heritage if need arises during operations will be undertaken in compliance with Ugandan national legislation, relevant international treaties and protocols, IFC PSs (2012), the IFC General Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Guidelines and the IFC Industry Specific EHS guidelines. EACOP operations may require temporary access to land in any of the ten districts and outside the permanent footprint for emergencies or planned maintenance, potentially affecting cultural heritage as well.

COMPANY invites qualified Ugandan Companies to express interest in managing the mandatory requirements for temporary land use from access to close-out.

Contractor shall:

• Conduct and document baseline assessments, identifying all land users and owners.
• Prepare valuation methodology statements for temporary land access.
• Conduct and support stakeholder engagement and community sensitization activities.
• Conduct cadastral and asset surveys to identify affected persons and ownership rights in the affected land.
• Conduct legal due diligence on all proposed temporary land requirements.
• Prepare valuation assessments covering affected land, assets, and associated land-use or livelihood impacts, supported by relevant evidence.
• Facilitate the signing of land access consent forms and land rental agreements by affected landowners.
• Conduct cultural heritage investigations before temporary land access and propose mitigation measures.
• Assess the significance of chance finds and take appropriate action in liaison with the Uganda Museum.
• Support the management and resolution of grievances.

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Interested Ugandan Companies or Organizations are invited to express interest and submit evidence meeting the minimum requirements:

• Company Profile including organization structure and contact details.
• Legal entity with proof of Certificate of Registration or Incorporation and Ownership details including Beneficial Owners Particulars (URSB Form 1) and Appointment of Directors (URSB Form 20). (attach copies).
• Proof of registration with the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) and Tax Clearance Certificate for the latest year.
• Proof of registration with the Surveyors Registration Board.
• Relevant up to date practicing certificates for professional personnel.
• Proof of valid certificate or ongoing registration on to the National Supplier Database (NSD) maintained by the Petroleum Authority of Uganda.
• Statement of Compliance with the Petroleum (Refining, Conversion, Transmission and Midstream storage) (National content) Regulations, 2016 and Ugandan Company definition.
• Brief description of experience and expertise in delivering the required scope of services in compliance with national and international standards.
• Demonstrated manpower management capacity.
• Evidence of Anti-corruption, Anti-bribery, Compliance, and Human Rights policies.
• Evidence of a Quality Health, Safety, and Environment (QHSE) Management system, organization, and process in compliance with applicable Local and Industry standards.
• Bank confirmation letter of financial capacity and submission of audited financial accounts for the past three years.
• Any joint venture/partnership arrangements are strongly encouraged and present an added advantage.

Ugandan Companies, joint ventures or organizations which have the ability, capacity, and resources to supply the services listed above should express their interest by sending an Expression of Interest (EOI) via email, together with the above listed documents through an email to
procurement.ug@eacop.com
(max. email size 20Mb) on or before 17:00 hours East African Time (EAT) on 4^th November 2026. Email subject shall be: REQ-00001319 Provision of Temporary Land Access and Cultural Heritage Management Services during Field Operations. Statements of EOI should be no more than twenty (20) pages long.

All Expression of Interests should be submitted in the English Language

NOTE: EACOP LTD will review and assess the documents provided by companies, organizations or joint ventures that have expressed interest in accordance with this EOI, and conduct evaluations based on internal criteria to determine which companies, organizations or local Joint ventures will be included in the list of pre-qualified companies, organizations or local Joint ventures. Only the pre-qualified companies, organizations or local Joint ventures will, after signing a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA), receive an invitation to bid as a continuation of the call for tender process. EACOP LTD reserves the right at its sole discretion to make the decision to select or reject a company, organization or local Joint venture and maintain its decision without having to give reasons to the company, organization or local Joint venture concerned.

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