KENYA URBAN ROADS AUTHORITY TENDER SEPTEMBER 2024

OPEN INTERNATIONAL TENDER

ESTABLISHMENT OF BUS RAPID TRANSIT LINE 5 PROJECT
PROJECT No.: KEN-5
TENDER No.: KURA/DEV/HQ/384/2024-2025

  1. The Government of Kenya has received a Loan from the Export-Import Bank of Korea from the resources of the Economic Development Cooperation Fund (EDCF) of the Republic of Korea in the amount of USD 59,000,000 (Finy Nine Million United States Dollars) toward the cost of Establishment of Bus Rapid Transit Line 5 Project and intends to apply a portion of the proceeds of this loan to payments under the contract for Establishment of Bus Rapid Transit Line 5
  2. The terms and conditions of the Contract and payment by the Bank, therefore, shall be subject in all aspects to the terms and conditions of the Loan Agreement, including the Guidelines for the procurement under the EDCF Loan (the guidelines). Except as the Bank may specifically otherwise agree, no party other than the Borrower shall derive any rights from the Loan Agreement or have any claims on the Loan

The Project Executing Agency, Kenya Urban Roads Authority (“KURA” or the “Employer”) now invites sealed bids from eligible bidders for the implementation of the project as described in the below:

A. All Works along the BRT Line 5.
a. All road works involved in the construction of a 2 Lane BRT Line, along the entire length of the Outer Ring Road (ORR) in Nairobi County of estimated length of
10.5km.
b. Construction of the 3 No. River Bridges and 2 No. Overpass Bridges of approximately 1024m and 323m respectively.
c. Construction of 13 No. BRT stations
d. Construction of new footbridges and modification of existing footbridges
e. Installation of electro-mechanical works
f. Construction of drainage system along (ORR)
g. Street lighting along ORR
h. Landscaping Works
i. Improvements of ORR as instructed by the Engineer.
B. All works on the BRT Depot
a. Building works of approximately 1365m2 Floor area
b. Civil works within the BRT Depot; Parking Spaces and access Roads, Fence, Drains, Septic Tank etc.
c. Installation of all electro-mechanical works.
C. Civil, Electrical and Mechanical Works supporting ITS Components Installation:
D. All other ancillary works as specified in the contract and as instructed by the Engineer.
4. Bidding will be conducted through Competitive Bidding (CB) procedures speciffied in the Guideline for Procurement under EDCF Loans, and is open to all eligible bidders that
meet the following minimum qualification criteria:

No. Qualification Criteria Minimum Requirement
a Eligibility of Bidders Restricted to firms from the Republic of Korea only and will be conducted in accordance with the Economic Development Cooperation Fund (EDCF) Guidelines.
b Professional Experience Demonstrate that, in capacity of prime contractor, they should have successfully completed at least two (2) projects of similar nature of within the last ten (10) years. Bidders are required to submit certified copies of Completion Certificates or equivalent documents duly certified together with telephone number and email address of the previous Employer/Awarding Agency.
c Financial capability Required to provide full and detailed particulars of their financial capability to perform such works and to demonstrate that they have experi- enced key personnel with appropriate qualifications.

Net worth for the last three years [2021,2022,2023] shall be positive respectively
d Mobilization Works must be completed within Twenty-Four (24) Months inclusive of three (3) months of mobilization period and that they are required to provide detailed particulars of all the items of equipment and plant that they deem necessary to deploy for the timely completion of the works. Bidders who are proven non-performers need not apply as they will be disqualified.
e Litigation History All pending litigation shall be treated as resolved against the Bidder and so shall in total not represent more than finy percent [50%] of the bidder’s net worth.
f Average Annual Turnover Minimum Average Annual Construction Turnover for the last three [3] years from 2021 to 2023 shall be more than USD 30,000,000 [Thirty Million US Dollars] (In case of JVA, one partner shall meet 40% of the requirement.)
g Cash Flow Demonstrate access to, or availability of, financial resources such as liquid assets, unencumbered real assets, lines of credit, and other financial means, other than any contractual advance payments to meet the cash-flow requirement of USD 5,000,000 [Five Million US Dollars] (In case of JVA, one partner shall meet 40% of the requirement.)
h Specific Experience Participation as contractor, management contractor, or subcontractor, in at least two (2) Construction Contracts within the last ten [10] years each with a completion value of at least USD 20,000,000 [Twenty Million US Dollars]

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