KENGEN TENDER DECEMBER 2023 

EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST FOR CONSULTING SERVICES FOR SUPERVISION AND MANAGEMENT OF THE 42.5MW SEVEN
FORKS SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC (PV) POWER PROJECT.

TENDER NO.: KGN-BDD-014-2023

Kenya Electricity Generating Company PLC (KenGen) is a state corporation in the Republic of Kenya whose mandate is to generate electricity for the
country.
KenGen has received financing from Agence Française de Développement (“AFD”), and intends to use part of the funds thereof for payments under the
following project: Consulting Services for Supervision and Management of the 42.5MWac Seven Forks Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Power Project.
The Services of the consultant shall consist of but not limited to:
a) Review of the Project Documentation throughout the project period
b) Assistance in Initial Selection (Pre-qualification) of EPC Contractors
c) Assistance inTender Documentation, Bidding, Evaluation, Pre-Contract discussion and Award of EPC Contractor
d) Design Review & Approval of EPC Contractor’s design documentation and construction drawings
e) Supervision of Construction & Commissioning
f) Participation in Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT) of equipment
g) Ensure the transfer of knowledge
h) Management of Defects Liability Period and Project Closure
i) Provide Consultancy services for Local Works including but not limited to, Tender Documentation, Design, assistance in Procurement of Contractor
and Supervision of implementation of the Local Works
j) Contract Management of the EPC Contract and Local Works.
The duration of the assignment to provide Consultancy services is expected to be fifty-eight (58) calender months.
KenGen hereby invites Applicants to show their interest in delivering the Services described above.
This Request for Expressions of Interest is open to Consulting firms.
Eligibility criteria to AFD financing are specified in sub-clause 1.3 of the “Procurement Guidelines for AFD Financed Contracts in Foreign Countries”,
available online on AFD’s website: http://www.afd.fr.
The Applicant shall submit only one application, either in its own name or as a member of a Joint Venture (JV). If an Applicant (including any JV member)
submits or participates in more than one application, those applications shall be all rejected. However, the same Subconsultant may participate in
several applications. If the Applicant is a JV, the expression of interest shall include:
i. a copy of the JV Agreement entered into by all members,
or
ii. a letter of intent to execute a JV Agreement, signed by all members together with a copy of the Agreement proposal,
In the absence of this document, the other members will be considered as Subconsultants.
Experiences and qualifications of Subconsultants are not taken into account in the evaluation of the applications.
Interested Applicants must provide information evidencing that they are qualified and experienced to perform those Services. For that purpose, documented
evidence of recent and similar services shall be submitted in form of extracts of contracts showing name of the Project, Parties to contract and
the Signed page, and evidence of project completion. Only completed projects will be considered for evaluation
A. Determination of the similarity of the experiences will be based on:
A.1 The contracts size: A minimum of five (5) Solar PV grid connected or mini-grid power projects within the last ten (10) years. Two
(2) of the five (5) projects must be grid connected and not less than 50MWp each .
A.2 Two (2) Solar PV grid connected power projects, each with a minimum system size of 50MWp within the last ten (10) years .
A.3 The nature of the Services: Including but not limited to engineering and design review, works supervision, training and knowledge
transfer, risk management, project and contract management and reporting of similar works.
A.4 The technical area and expertise;
A.4.1 Demonstrated experience in design of a minimium two (2) grid connected solar PV Power Project each of at least 50MWp
within the last 10 years.
A.4.2 Supervision of a minimum two (2) grid connected Solar (PV) Power Project each of at least 50MWp within the last 10 years.
A.4.3 Demonstrated experience in supervision of installation and integration of minimium two (2) Battery Energy Storage
System (BESS) each of at least 5MWh.
A.4.4 Supervision services of a minimum two (2) 132kV substation and transmission lines.
A.5 The location: experience in Sub-saharan Africa;
B The Client will also take into account for the evaluation of the applications the following items:
B.1 Skills and availability of in-house technical back-up experts provided to the on-site experts;
B.2 Local representatives/partners;
B.3 Quality assurance procedures and certifications of the Applicant.Quality Management
Certificate ISO 9001; Environmental Management Certificate ISO 14001; Health and Safety Management Certificate ISO 45001.
An application that does not meet any of the requirements listed under section A will be rejected.
Among the submitted applications, KenGen will shortlist a maximum of six (6) Applicants, to whom the Request for Proposals to carry out the Services
shall be sent.
The Expressions of Interest must be submitted physically in triplicate (one original and two copies) to the address below no later than 21st February,
2024 at 1000 hours EAT. The EOI will be opened on the same day in public at 1030 hours EAT at KenGen RBS Building, 6th Floor in the presence of
bidders’ representatives who choose to attend.The Expressions of Interest must be clearly labelled and the Tender No. KGN-BDD-014-2023 indicated
on the surface.
The General Manager, Supply Chain,
Kenya Electricity Generating Company PLC,
9th Floor, KenGen Pension Plaza II,
Kolobot Road, Parklands,
P O Box 47936, 00100 Nairobi, Kenya.
Tel: +254 711036000.
Interested Applicants may obtain further information at the address below during office hours:
tenders@kengen.co.ke
imaina@kengen.co.ke
jmunyasya@kengen.co.ke
The interested bidders can view and download the full Expression of Interest (EoI) documents from our website www.kengen.co.ke.
The interested parties may request for clarifications on this Expression of Interest up to Seven (7) days before submission date, Bidders are advised
to regularly check the website from time to time up to Seven (7) days before submission date for any uploaded information through clarification/
addendum.
Any clarification will be published on the KenGen website.

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