MINISTRY OF EDUCATION TENDER MAY 2023 
STATE DEPARTMENT FOR TECHNICAL, VOCATIONAL EDUCATION & TRAINING 

SPECIFIC PROCUREMENT NOTICE INVITATION FOR BIDS [IFB] GOODS

(ONE-ENVELOPE BIDDING PROCESS)

PURCHASER: MINISTRY OF EDUCATION – STATE DEPARTMENT FOR TECHNICAL, VOCATIONAL EDUCATION & TRAINING
PROJECT: SUPPORT TO TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP (TVETE) PROJECT – (GOK/AFDB TVET PHASE III PROJECT)
COUNTRY: KENYA
DATE: 16th May 2023
LOAN NO.: ADF No. 2100150042254

1. This Invitation for Bids follows the General Procurement Notice (GPN) for this project that appeared in UNDB online on 8
June 2020 and on the African Development Bank Group’s Internet Website.
2. The Government of the Republic of Kenya has received financing from the African Development Fund hereinafter called
the Bank toward the cost of the Support to Technical and Vocational Education and Training and Entrepreneurship (TVETE)
Project – (GOK/AfDB TVET PHASE III PROJECT), and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contracts
for Construction Works of Additional Departmental Blocks in Eleven (11) Technical Vocational Colleges, Construction
of Twin Hostels in Eight (8) Technical Vocational Colleges, a Publishing and Printing Complex for Curriculum and Training
Materials and three incubation centers.
3. The Ministry of Education – State Department for Technical, Vocational Education & Training now invites sealed Bids from
eligible Bidders for the Construction Works of Additional Departmental Blocks in Eleven (11) Technical Vocational Colleges,
Construction of Twin Hostels in Eight (8) Technical Vocational Colleges, a Publishing and Printing Complex for Curriculum
and Training Materials and three incubation centers as shown below:

S/ NO. PROPOSED WORKS TENDER NUMBER INSTITUTION / SITE BID BOND AMOUNT (KES)
1. Proposed Construction of Automotive Workshop OCBN/SDVTT/TVETE PHASE III/ WORKS/8/22-23 Aldai Technical Train- ing Institute – Nandi County Two percent (2%) of the total tender sum
2. Proposed Construction of Mechanical Workshop OCBN/SDVTT/TVETE PHASE III/ WORKS/9/22-23 Mukurwe-ini Technical Training Institute – Nyeri County Two percent (2%) of the total tender sum
3. Proposed Construction of Building & Civil Engineering Workshop OCBN/SDVTT/TVETE PHASE III/ WORKS/10/22-23 Siaya Technical Train- ing Institute – Siaya County Two percent (2%) of the total tender sum
4. Proposed Construction of Hospitality Block OCBN/SDVTT/TVETE PHASE III/ WORKS/11/22-23 Bureti Technical Train- ing Institute – Kericho County Two percent (2%) of the total tender sum
5. Proposed Construction of Hospitality Block OCBN/SDVTT/TVETE PHASE III/ WORKS/12/22-23 Siala Technical Training Institute – Migori County Two percent (2%) of the total tender sum
6. Proposed Construction of Hospitality Block OCBN/SDVTT/TVETE PHASE III/ WORKS/13/22-23 Nyeri Technical Train- ing Institute – Nyeri County Two percent (2%) of the total tender sum
7. Proposed Construction of Hospitality Block OCBN/SDVTT/TVETE PHASE III/ WORKS/14/22-23 Machakos Technical Training Institute – Machakos County Two percent (2%) of the total tender sum
8. Proposed Construction of Hospitality Block OCBN/SDVTT/TVETE PHASE III/ WORKS/15/22-23 Karen Technical Train- ing Institute for the Deaf – Nairobi County Two percent (2%) of the total tender sum
9. Proposed Construction of Hospitality Block OCBN/SDVTT/TVETE PHASE III/ WORKS/16/22-23 Sikri Technical Training Institute for the Deaf and Blind– Homabay County Two percent (2%) of the total tender sum
10. Proposed Construction of Hospitality Block OCBN/SDVTT/TVETE PHASE III/ WORKS/17/22-23 St Joseph’s TTI for the Deaf Nyang’oma Tech- nical Training Institute

– Siaya County

 Two percent (2%) of the total tender sum
11. Proposed Construction of Hostel Block OCBN/SDVTT/TVETE PHASE III/ WORKS/18/22-23 Godoma Technical Training Institute – Kilifi County Two percent (2%) of the total tender sum
12. Proposed Construction of Hostel Block OCBN/SDVTT/TVETE PHASE III/ WORKS/19/22-23 Tseikuru Technical Training Institute – Kitui County Two percent (2%) of the total tender sum
13. Proposed Construction of Hostel Block OCBN/SDVTT/TVETE PHASE III/ WORKS/20/22-23 Wajir Technical Train- ing Institute – Wajir County Two percent (2%) of the total tender sum
14. Proposed Construction of Hostel Block OCBN/SDVTT/TVETE PHASE III/ WORKS/21/22-23 Bumbe Technical Training Institute – Busia County Two percent (2%) of the total tender sum
15. Proposed Construction of Hostel Block OCBN/SDVTT/TVETE PHASE III/ WORKS/22/22-23 Butere Technical Training Institute – Kakamega County Two percent (2%) of the total tender sum
16. Proposed Construction of Hostel Block OCBN/SDVTT/TVETE PHASE III/ WORKS/23/22-23 Kapchekor Technical and Vocational College

– Baringo County

 Two percent (2%) of the total tender sum
17. Proposed Construction of Hostel Block OCBN/SDVTT/TVETE PHASE III/ WORKS/24/22-23 Laisamis Technical and Vocational College – Marsabit County Two percent (2%) of the total tender sum
S/ NO. PROPOSED WORKS TENDER NUMBER INSTITUTION / SITE BID BOND AMOUNT (KES)
18. Proposed Construction of Hostel Block OCBN/SDVTT/TVETE PHASE III/ WORKS/25/22-23 Wumingu Technical and Vocational College

– Taita Taveta County

 Two percent (2%) of the total tender sum
19. Proposed Construction of Incubation Workshop OCBN/SDVTT/TVETE PHASE III/ WORKS/26/22-23 Kamkunji Technical and Vocational College

– Nairobi County

 Two percent (2%) of the total tender sum
20. Proposed Construction of Incubation Workshop OCBN/SDVTT/TVETE PHASE III/ WORKS/27/22-23 PC Kinyanjui Technical Training Institute – Nairobi County Two percent (2%) of the total tender sum
21. Proposed Renovation of Leather Tannery Workshop OCBN/SDVTT/TVETE PHASE III/ WORKS/28/22-23 Machakos Technical Training Institute for the Blind – Machakos County Two percent (2%) of the total tender sum
22. Proposed Construction of Printing and Publishing Complex OCBN/SDVTT/TVETE PHASE III/ WORKS/29/22-23 Nairobi Technical Training Institute – Nairobi County Two percent (2%) of the total tender sum

4. Bidding will be conducted under an open competitive method nationally using a standardized tender document. Bidding
is open to all qualified and interested Tenderers
5. Bidders may Bid for one or more sites. Bidders wishing to offer discounts in case they are awarded more than one lot as
applicable will be allowed to do so, provided those discounts are included in the Letter of Bid.
6. Bidding will be conducted through the Open Competitive Bidding (National), (OCBN) method as specified in the Public
Procurement and Asset Disposal Act, 2015 and its subsequent Regulations of 2020 and is open to all eligible bidders.
7. Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information and inspect the bidding document during office hours 0800 to
1700 hours at the address given below or from the Ministry of Education website https://www.education.go.ke/
8. The bidding document may be purchased by interested eligible Bidders upon the submission of a written application to
the address below and upon payment of a nonrefundable fee of Kenya Shillings One Thousand (KES. 1,000) or its equivalent
in freely convertible currency, to the Cashier Ministry of Education- State Department for Technical, Vocational
Education and Training, Harambee Avenue, Jogoo House B, 9th Floor Room 925. Tender documents may also be
viewed and downloaded free of charge from the Ministry of Education website https://www.education.go.ke/. Those
who purchase the document and those who choose to download the tender document and intend to submit a bid MUST
register their details at the office of the Project Coordinator, Teleposta Towers, Kenyatta Avenue, 24th Floor, Room
2409 or through email pc.afdbtvetphase2@gmail.com for the purpose of receiving any other information, clarifications and
addenda.
9. The Tenderer shall chronologically Paginate/Serialize/Number in a sequential manner all pages of the Tender docu –
ments. The document should be bound properly i.e. BE TAPE BOUND. Spiral Binding and Use of Spring or Box Files will not
be accepted and will lead to automatic disqualification.
10. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before 15th June 2023, 10.00 am Local Time. Electronic Bidding will
NOT be permitted.
11. Bids will be publicly opened in the presence of the bidders or their designated representatives and anyone who chooses
to attend. Late Bids will be rejected.
12. Bids shall be quoted in Kenyan Shillings and bid prices as read out during opening shall be final.
13. Contracts shall be signed exclusive of all local direct and indirect taxes.
14. Bids shall be valid for a bid period of 180 days after bid opening. All Bids must be accompanied by a bid security as indicated
in the table under item Number 3 in Kenya Shillings. The bid security shall be in the form of a Bank guarantee and
must be from a reputable commercial bank supervised by the Central Bank of Kenya.
15. The address(es) referred to above is (are):
A. Address where further information and of inspecting of tender documents will take place:
Ministry of Education- State Department for Technical, Vocational Education and Training
The Project Coordinator – GoK/AfDB TVETE (GoK/AfDB TVET PHASE III) Project
Teleposta Towers, Kenyatta Avenue, 24th Floor, Room 2409/2412
NAIROBI, KENYA.
Email: pc.afdbtvetphase2@gmail.com
Website: https://www.education.go.ke/
B. Address for submission of Bids:
Ministry of Education- State Department for Technical, Vocational Education and Training
Directorate of Vocational, Technical Education
Teleposta Towers, Kenyatta Avenue,
24th Floor, Room 2412
P.O. Box 9583 – 00200 Nairobi
Telephone: +254 020 318581
Tel/Fax: 254 020 2251991
NAIROBI, KENYA
C. Address for Opening of Bids:
Ministry of Education – State Department for Technical, Vocational Education and Training
Directorate of Vocational, Technical Education
Teleposta Towers, Kenyatta Avenue,
24th Floor, Board Room, Room 2413
P.O. Box 9583 – 00200 Nairobi
Telephone: +254 020 318581
Tel/Fax: 254 020 2251991
NAIROBI, KENYA

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