PROCUREMENT FOR CONSTRUCTION WORKS FOR LAST MILE CONNECTIVITY FOR KABARNET TOWN

Invitation for Bids

MINISTRY OF WATER& SANITATION AND IRRIGATION

CENTRAL RIFT VALLEY WATER WORKS DEVELOPMENT AGENCY

KENYA TOWNS SUSTAINABLE WATER SUPPLY AND SANITATION PROGRAMME

CONSTRUCTION WORKS FOR LAST MILE CONNECTIVITY FOR KABARNET TOWN

Loan/Financing N^o: 200200000501

IFB N^o: RVWWDA/AfDB/KTSWSSP/W/KABARNET – LMC/2019 – 2020

1.         This Invitation for Bids follows the General Procurement Notice (GPN) for this Project that appeared in UNDB online on 31^st March 2017.

2.         The Government of Kenya has received financing from the African Development Bank in various currencies towards financing the Kenya Towns Sustainable Water Supply and Sanitation Programme. It is intended that part of the proceeds of this loan will be applied to eligible payments under the contract for Construction Works for Last Mile Connectivity for Kabarnet Town

3.         Central Rift Valley Water Works Development Agency, one of the executing agencies of the program, now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for the execution of the above project. National Competitive Bidding will be conducted in accordance with the “Procurement Policy for Bank Group Funded Operations” dated October 2015.

4.         Scope

                                i.            Minor rehabilitation works on the existing water mains, 

                              ii.            Rehabilitation of existing 10 No.storage tanks

                            iii.            Construction of new water mains for augmentation of the existing water distribution network; ferrous pipes of size 300mm – 0.71 km and HDPE Pipes of sizes 90mm – 1.17 km

                            iv.            Replacement of Old Inadequate Water Mains; HDPE Pipes of sizes 90mm & 110mm – 3.2 km

                              v.            Extension of Existing Water Distribution Network; HDPE Pipes of Diameters Ranging in Size from 60mm to 90mm – 1.72 km

                            vi.            Construction of 1 Nr Break Pressure Tank (BPT) and Installation of 1Nr Pressure Reducing Valve (PRV) on Existing Water Main

                          vii.            Supply of Meters and Requisite Fittings i.e. Stop Cocks and Couplings for approximately 1,000 Consumer Water Connections

                        viii.            New Connections approximately 500 Nr Consumer Water Connections

                            ix.            Reconnection of existing consumers previously connected to dilapidated and under sized water mains which have been proposed to be replaced, approximately 100 Consumers.

                              x.            Electromechanical Works- Supply and Installation of 2 Nr. Horizontal Multistage Centrifugal Pumps (1 Nr. Duty and 1Nr. Standby).

5.         Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from and inspect the bidding documents at the office of the Chief Executive Officer, Central Rift Valley Water Works Development Agency, Maji Plaza, Prison Road, off Nakuru – Eldama Ravine Highway, and P.O. Box 2451-20100 Nakuru, Kenya, during office hours (8.00am to 5.00pm Kenyan Time) on week days except public holidays.

6.         A complete set of bidding documents may be purchased by interested bidders on the submission of a written application to the above and upon payment of a non-refundable fee of KES 1,000 (Kenya Shillings One Thousand Only).

7.         The provisions in the Instructions to Bidders and in the General Conditions are the provisions of the African Development Bank Standard Bidding Document for Procurement of Works.

8.         Bidders are invited for a Pre -Tender Site Meeting to be held at Kirandich Water Company Office on 31^st March, 2020 at 10.00am (Kenyan Time) for any clarifications. Thereafter, site visits shall be organized to the proposed sites in Kabarnet Town on the same day starting at 11.00am.

9.         Bids must be delivered to the above office on or before 12.00pm Kenyan Time on 28^th April, 2020 and must be accompanied by a security (Unconditional Bank Guarantee) of KES 500,000 (Kenya Shillings Five Hundred Thousand Shillings only), with a bid validity period of 120 days from bid submission date.

10.       Bids will be opened in the presence of bidders’ representatives who choose to attend at 12.05pm Kenyan Time on 28^th April, 2020 at the offices of:

The Chief Executive Officer,

Central Rift Valley Water Works Development Agency

Maji Plaza, Prisons Road

Off Nakuru – Eldama Ravine Highway

P.O. Box 2451-20100

Nakuru, Kenya

Tel: +254 718 313 557  

Email: info@rvwwda.go.ke