LAST MILE CONNECTIVITY PROJECT III

KENYA POWER TENDER APRIL 2025 

LAST MILE CONNECTIVITY PROJECT III

1. The Government of Kenya has received financing from the African Development Bank toward the cost of the implementation of the Last Mile Connectivity Project III entailing the provision of electricity access to approximately 150,001 connections including households, public institutions, and micro, small and medium-sized enterprises across 45 counties (excluding Nairobi and Mombasa), and includes system reinforcements.
2. The project comprises the following components:
3. i)Component 1 – System reinforcements: Construction of 13 substations (entailing 3*33/11 kV new substations, 3*33/11 kV substation upgrade/refurbishments, 7*33 kV new switching stations), 211 km of 33 kV lines, and 14 km of 11 kV lines.
4. ii)Component 2 – Grid extensions and last-mile connections entailing construction of a total of 650 km of 33 kV lines and low voltage reticulations of 6,798 km comprising grid densifications and intensifications.

iii)    Component 3 – Project Administration and Management: This will involve (a) consultancy services, ie., supervision consultant, to undertake the technical designs, preparation of draft standard bidding documents for works, procurement support to the Implementing Agency, and supervision of the construction works, (b) consultancy services to undertake annual environmental and social performance audits , and (iii) non-Consulting services involving annual financial, operational and compliance audits

1. iv)Component 4 – Institutional support and capacity building.
2. v)Component 5 – Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF) and Resettlement Policy Framework (RPF) implementation.
3. Procurement of goods and/or works and acquisition of consultancy and non-consultancy services will be in accordance with the Bank’s Procurement Policy for Bank Group Funded Operations, dated October 2015 which is available on the Bank’ Website: www.afdb.org.
4. Request for Expression of Interest for Consultancy Service is expected to be available on 28^th  May 2025 and Bidding documents for works and goods contracts to be available by December 2025.
5. Interested bidders may obtain further information, and should confirm their interest, by contacting:

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