Uganda Maize Milling: project record
Commissioning tests showed 2.8 t/hour at the specified fineness; the factory's brochure ratings were not backed by test data; the mill had already been paid 60% in advance.
- Buyer and project
- A Kampala, Uganda maize miller processing for urban retail and flour distribution.
- Products and scope
- Maize milling line; cleaning, milling, and sifting equipment, quoted at 5 t/hour.
What LifaSourcing.com did
Ran commissioning tests and documented actual throughput.
Reviewed the contract's performance clauses and liquidated damages.
Negotiated a corrective plan: upgraded sifting section at factory cost.
Qualified an alternative line supplier with third-party capacity certificates.
Upgraded line achieved 4.6 t/hour; partial price adjustment secured; downtime recouped over two seasons; the alternative supplier is now the reference for phase 2.
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