CONSULTANCY SERVICES FOR REVIEW AND UPDATING OF THE WATER AND SANITATION DESIGN MANUALS

MINISTRY OF WATER, SANITATION AND IRRIGATION TENDER APRIL 2025 

KENYA WATER SANITATION AND HYGIENE (K – WASH) PROGRAM 

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (REOI) CONSULTING SERVICES – FIRMS SELECTION

1. The Government of Kenya has received financing from the World Bank towards the cost of the Kenya Water
   Sanitation and Hygiene Project (K-WASH), and intends to apply part of the proceeds on payments under
   the contract for CONSULTANCY SERVICES FOR REVIEW AND UPDATING OF THE WATER AND SANITATION
   DESIGN MANUALS
2. The overall aim of the assignment is to assist the ministry to review and update the water sector design
   manuals in order to keep abreast with current and emerging technological advancements as well as
   material science, on-board climate resilient principles, integrate social and environmental considerations,
   adapt to modern construction techniques and, industrial engineering best practices in the operation and
   maintenance (O&M) especially electro-mechanical installations and automation.
3. The duration of the consulting services will be for Twenty-four (24No) months
4. The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment can be found at Ministry’s website www.water.
   go.ke and PPIP portal https://tenders.go.ke.
5. The State Department for Water and Sanitation (“the Client”) in the Ministry of Water, Sanitation and
   Irrigation, now invites eligible consulting firms (“Consultants”) to express their interest in providing the
   Services. Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required
   qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services. The short-listing criteria are:
   i. Core business and years in business. The firm shall be registered/incorporated as a consulting
   firm with core business in similar assignments or equivalent for a period of a minimum of 15 years.
   ii. Relevant Experience. The firm shall demonstrate as having successfully executed and completed
   at least 2 No assignments of similar nature, complexity and in a similar operating environment in
   the last 10 years. Details of similar assignments-Name and address of the client, scope, value, and
   period should be provided and submitted Expression of Interest should include enumeration of
   these similar past assignments.
   iii. Technical and Managerial capability of the firm. The firm shall demonstrate as having the requisite
   technical capacity and managerial capacity to undertake the assignment in the submitted
   company profile(s). Key experts’ bio data (CV) will not be evaluated at this stage.
6. The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to Section III, paragraphs, 3.14, 3.16, and 3.17 of the World
   Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” first published in July 2016, revised 6th Edition February
   2025(“Procurement Regulations”) setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of Interest.
7. Consultants may associate with other firms to enhance their qualifications, but should indicate clearly
   whether the association is in the form of a joint venture and/or a sub-consultancy. In the case of a joint
   venture, all the partners in the joint venture agreement shall be jointly and severally liable for the entire
   contract, if selected.
8. The Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Quality and Cost Based Selection (QCBS) method
   set out in the Procurement Regulations.
9. Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours between 0900 to 1600 hours
   East African Time (EAT) from Monday to Friday excluding lunch hour (1300 to 1400Hrs) and public holidays.
10. Expression of interest must be delivered in a written form to the address below in person or by mail or by
    e-mail by 6th May, 2025 at 1000 hours East African Time (EAT). For expressions of interest that will be
    deposited at the Tender Box on Ground Floor, Maji House, Ngong Road, Nairobi, the packages should be
    clearly marked “CONSULTANCY SERVICES FOR REVIEW AND UPDATING OF THE WATER AND SANITATION
    DESIGN MANUALS contract No.: KE-SDWS-425140-CS-QCBS” addressed to:

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