DESIGN, BUILD AND OPERATE OF MWACHE WATER TREATMENT PLANT AND ASSOCIATED WORKS 2023

COAST WATER WORKS DEVELOPMENT AGENCY TENDER FEBRUARY 2023 

SPECIFIC PROCUREMENT NOTICE (SPN)

Invitation for Initial Selection (IIS)

1. The Coast Water Works Development Agency (CWWDA) through the Government of Kenya has
received funds from Agence Française de Développement (“AFD”) toward the cost of the Improvement
of drinking water and sanitation systems in Mombasa – Mwache Project, and it intends
to apply part of the funds to payments under the contract for Design, Build and Operate of
Mwache Water Treatment Plant (WTP) and associated works Contract No. CWWDA/AFD/PQ/
W3/2022-2023. The CWWDA intends to initially select a maximum of five (5) qualified contractors
for the Works.
2. The CWWDA, a Parastatal under the Ministry of Water, Sanitation and Irrigation (MWSI), now invites
eligible and qualified bidders to apply for prequalification for the works. The description of Works is
to Design, Build and Operate the 186,000 m3/day Mwache Water Treatment Plant comprising of the
following components:
i) New Water Treatment Plant
ii) Raw Water pumping station
iii) Raw Main Pipes
iv) Clear Water Tank
v) Adminstration building
vi) Training of the Employer’s staff
vii) Operation and maintenance for 24 months (or 36 months)
The Employer may consider phasing the construction of the Water Treatment Plant.
3. The overall contract implementation period shall be 57 months (or 69 months) including the folllowing
phases:
i) Design, approvals phase – duration shall be 9 months
ii) Construction and commissioning phase – duration shall be 24 months
iii) Operation and maintenance phase – duration shall be 24 months (or 36 months with
12 optional additional months)
4. It is expected that invitations for bid will be made in 2024.
5. Interested eligible Applicants may obtain further information from Coast Water Works Development
Agency (CWWDA) during working hours (from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm Kenyan time) from Monday
to Friday except during lunch time (12:30pm – 2:00pm), weekends and public holidays. A complete
set of the Initial Selection Documents in English language may be purchased by interested
Applicants (a) on the submission of a written application to the address below and (b) upon payment
of a non refundable fee of Kshs. 1,000.00. The method of payment will be cash payment or Bankers
cheque. The Bidding Documents will be collected from the address below upon production of a
purchase receipt or can download the document free of charge from our website www.cwwda.go.ke
or The National Treasury Procurement Portal, and immediately email the firms’ names and contact
details to : procurement@cwwda.go.ke for records and communication of any tender clarifications
or addenda failure to which your tender will be rejected.
6. Applications for initial selection should be submitted in clearly marked envelopes and delivered to
the address below by 12:00pm kenyan time on 28th March 2023. Late application may be rejected.
7. The address referred to above is:
The Chief Executive Officer,
Coast Water Works Development Agency (CWWDA)
Attention: Procurement Manager,
Nkrumah Road, Off Mikindani Street, Mombasa – Kenya
E-mail: info@cwwda.go.ke
Website: www.cwwda.go.ke