PROCUREMENT OF ONE (1) NO. SEMI-LUXURY LARGE BUS, 64-67 PASSENGERS AND FOUR (4) NO. HEAVY-DUTY UTILITY PASSENGER VEHICLES

MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTRY TENDER OCTOBER 2023 
KENYA FOREST SERVICE
GREEN ZONES DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT PROJECT-PHASE II

SPECIFIC PROCUREMENT NOTICE (SPN)

INVITATION FOR BIDS

PROCUREMENT OF ONE (1) NO. SEMI-LUXURY LARGE BUS, 64-67 PASSENGERS
AND FOUR (4) NO. HEAVY-DUTY UTILITY PASSENGER VEHICLES

Date: 24th October 2023
Loan No: 2100150040546

1. This Invitation for Bids follows the General Procurement Notice (GPN) for this Project that appeared in United Nations
Development Business (UNDB) online on 18th December 2018.
2. The Government of Kenya has received a loan from African Development Bank to finance the Green Zones Development
Support Project-Phase II and intends to apply part of the proceeds for Procurement Of One (1) No Semi-Luxury
Large Bus, 64-67 Passengers and four (4) No Heavy-Duty utility passenger vehicles.
3. Kenya Forest Service now invites sealed bids from eligible bidders for the under listed tender;-

Each lot to be bided for separately.
4. Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from and inspect the bidding documents at the Supply
Chain Management Department at Kenya Forest Service Headquarters, Karura, off-Kiambu Road, P.O. Box
30513-00100 Nairobi, Kenya and Telephone 020-2397660/020-8023042 during the office hours from 08:00am
to 05:00pm (East African Time) on weekdays i.e. Monday to Friday excluding lunch hour (1300 – 1400 hrs) and
public holidays.
5. Complete set of bidding documents may be obtained by interested bidders upon payment of non-refundable fee of
Kshs 1000 (Kenya shillings One Thousand only) in cash or bankers’ cheque payable to the Director, Kenya Forest
Service. The document can also be downloaded from Kenya Forest Service website www.kenyaforestservice.org
or from the public procurement portal tenders.go.ke free of charge. Those who download the tender document
and intend to submit a bid are required to submit their particulars to the Supply Chain Management Department’s
Office for records and for the purpose of receiving any further tender clarification and/or addendums.
6. The provisions in the Instruction to Bidders and in the General Conditions are those of the African Development Bank
Standards Bidding Document for Procurement of Goods.
7. Completed Bid Documents should be enclosed in plain sealed envelope, marked with the Tender Number and
Name and be deposited in the Tender Box at Kenya Forest Service Headquarters, reception area on or before 11:00
am East African Time on 14th November 2023 and must be accompanied by a Bid security of 2% of the bid offer
price in the form of Bank Guarantee with a bid validity period of 150 days from submission date.
8. Bids will be opened in the presence of bidders’ representative who choose to attend at 11.00 AM East African
Time on 14th November 2023 at the Kenya Forest Service Headquarters Boardroom located in Karura off
Kiambu road.
9. The address referred to above is:
Chief Conservator of Forests
Kenya Forest Service Headquarters,
Karura, off-Kiambu Road,
P.O. Box 30513 00100 Nairobi
Tel: +254 020-2397660/020-8023042
Email: director@kenyaforestservice.org