CONSTRUCTION OF COUNTY AGGREGATION AND INDUSTRIAL PARK AT KANYOONYO 2023 – CGOKTI

COUNTY GOVERNMENT OF KITUI TENDER OCTOBER 2023 

DEPARTMENT OF TRADE, INDUSTRY, MSMEs, INNOVATION & CO-OPERATIVES.

About CAIPs

In order to create an all-inclusive, job creating economic model that invests in Kenya’s rich Agro resources, The National Government through the Ministry of Investments, Trade and Industry [MITI] and Devolved Governments through Council of Governors [COG] have established the County Aggregation and Industrial Parks [CAIPs] in line with the bottom-up economic transformation agenda.

This is a farmer centric and export-oriented approach to ensure small scale farmers and producers contribute to the aggregation, marketing and export of produce from across the country. CAIPS will boost overall national Argo processing, increase farmer Income, create jobs, reduce post-harvest loss, connect counties through commodity exchange [KOMEX] & warehouse receipting, and consolidate Kenya produce for the export market.

CAIPs are clusters of independent aggregation [collection] centers across the county to gain economies of scale for bulk purchasing and selling of various Agro produce in Kenya. These centers [CAIPS] will be located in each county within proximity to production areas to serve farmers and primary producers through collection, storage and sorting and even primary processing and value addition.

Each CAIP will have minimum of four manufacturing sheds of 4,000sqms, thus devolving manufacturing capacity to each of the 47 counties. In addition, there will be an Aggregation center of 4,000sqms which shall have cold storage facilities to prevent post-harvest losses.

On this background, The County Government of Kitui, in partnership with ministry of Investments, Trade and Industry -state department for Industry Invites sealed bids for the construction of Proposed County Aggregation & Industrial Park as tabulated below;

Tender documents may be downloaded free of charge from the County Government of Kitui website www.kitui.go.ke or the Public Procurement Information Portal www.tenders.go.ke

Interested bidders may obtain clarifications from the Supply Chain Management Office through email address procurement@kitui.go.ke

There will be a site visit on Wednesday 25th October from 10am -12pm at the site located at Kanyoonyo.

Duly completed tenders should be enclosed in plain sealed envelopes clearly marked with Tender Number and Tender Name and deposited in the Tender Box situated at the ground floor of Governor’s Administration Block, Savani Road Kitui Town on or before Thursday 2^nd November,2023 at 12.00 Noon. Late tenders will be rejected.

Tenders will be opened immediately thereafter in the presence of the Tenderers’ designated representatives who choose to attend at the address specified above.

CHIEF OFFICER

DEPARTMENT OF TRADE, INDUSTRY, MSMEs & COUNTY lEZs