MINISTRY OF WATER, SANITATION AND IRRIGATION TENDER JANUARY 2025
STATE DEPARTMENT FOR IRRIGATION
| REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST |
(CONSULTING SERVICES – FIRM SELECTION)
| Name of project: | Coastal Region Water Security and Climate Resilience Project |
| Country: | Kenya |
| Project No.: | P145559 |
| Credit No: | 55430-KE |
| Assignment Title: | Request For Expression of Interest for Consultancy Services for Implementation of Livelihood Restoration Plans (LRPS) And Support of The Social Aspects of Community Infrastructure for Project Affected Households (PAHS) In MWACHE DAM P3 Areas RAP1, RAP2 AND RAP 3 Areas |
| Reference/Contract No.: | KE-MOWI-KWSCRP-001-2024-CS-QCBS |
- This Request for Expression of Interest follows the Approval of Loan Notice for this project done on 14th December 2014.
- The Government of Kenya has received a Credit from International Development Agency (IDA) towards the cost of the Coastal Region Water Security and Climate Resilience Project and intends to apply part of the proceeds of this Credit to payments under this contract: Consultancy Services For Implementation of Livelihood Restoration Plans (LRPS) And Support of The Social Aspects of Community Infrastructure For Project Affected Households (PAHS) In Mwache Dam P3 Areas RAP1, RAP2 AND RAP 3 Areas.
- The State Department for Irrigation through the Coastal Region Water Security and Climate Resilience Project now invites firms to express their interest in providing the services. The shortlisting criteria are:
- a)Core Business and years in business; The firm must have at least 10 years’ experience in the consultancy in areas of community engagement and livelihood restoration in developing economies preferably in coastal Kenya.
- b)Relevant Experience In handling community livelihood restoration with at least two similar assignments in the last Six Years.
- c)Technical and managerial capability of the firm in livelihoods restoration activities and implementing adaptive management, monitoring and evaluation, social safeguards, business enterprise developments, community engagements, training on agribusiness crop and livestock activities.
NB; Key Experts will not be evaluated at the shortlisting stage.
- The attention of interested consultants is drawn to the World Bank’s Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers September 2023 (Procurement Regulations) setting forth the World Bank ‘s policy on conflict of interest.
- Consultant may associate with other firms to enhance their qualifications, but should indicate clearly whether the association is in form of a Joint Venture and or Sub-consultancy. In case of joint venture all the partners in the joint venture shall be jointly and severally liable for the entire contract if selected.
- The consultant firm will be selected in accordance with the Quality and Cost Based Selection – QCBS method set out in the World Bank’s Procurement Regulations.
- Interested firms may obtain further information at the address below from 0900 to 1700 hours East African Time (EAT) from Monday to Friday excluding lunch hour (1300 to 1400hours EAT) and public holidays or download full TORs on Website: www.tenders.go.ke free of charge and should be registered by sending an email to procurement@kwscrp.org in order to receive clarifications.
- Expression of interest shall be delivered by or on 29th January 2024 at 1100 hours EAT. – using one of the following modalities: (i) deposit in the tender box located at Maji House 5th Floor, Nairobi Kenya and notify Procurement Office Room 513 or (ii) send by email to: procurement@kwscrp.org and quote the Assignment title and Contract No. in the Subject row. For expressions of interest that will be deposited at the tender box, the packages should be clearly marked Coastal Region Water Security and Climate Resilience Project; Tender Reference/ Contract No: KE-MOWI-KWSCRP-001-2024-CS-QCBS.
Project Manager,
Kenya Water Security and Climate Resilience Project,
Ministry of Water, Sanitation and Irrigation