TENDER FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE BUILDING TECHNOLOGY FLAGSHIP CENTER (PHASE 2)

THE MERU NATIONAL POLYTECHNIC TENDER NOVEMBER 2024 

Specific Procurement Notice

Request for Bids Small Works  (Two-Envelope Bidding Process)

1. The Meru National Polytechnic has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the East
Africa Skills for Transformation & Regional Integration Project (EASTRIP) and intends to apply part of
the proceeds toward payments under the contract for Construction of the Building Technology Flagship
Centre (Phase 2)
2. The Meru National Polytechnic now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for Construction of the
Building Technology Flagship Centre (Phase 2) for a period of 8 months at Meru National Polytechnic,
Meru, Kenya.
3. Bidding will be conducted through international competitive procurement using Request for Bids (RFB) as
specified in the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers for projects after July 1, 2016
(“Procurement Regulations”), and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations.
4. Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from the Procurement Office, The Meru National
Polytechnic, through info@merunationalpolytechnic.ac.ke or po@merunationalpolytechnic.ac.ke
and inspect the bidding document during office hours i.e., 0800 to 1700 hours at the address given below.
5. The bidding document in English 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 Kes. 5,000.00 or
downloaded for free from the Polytechnic website www.mnp.ac.ke/tenders The method of payment will
be cash, deposited to the Polytechnic Equity Bank Account, Makutano Branch, A/C No.: 0140299473819
and receipted at the cash office. The document will be picked from the Procurement Office.
6. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before 9th January 2025 at 10:00am. Electronic bidding
will not be permitted. Late Bids will be rejected. The outer Bid envelopes marked “ORIGINAL BID”, and
the inner envelopes marked “TECHNICAL PART” will be publicly opened in the presence of the Bidders’
designated representatives and anyone who chooses to attend, at the address below on 9th January 2025
at 10:00am. All envelopes marked “FINANCIAL PART” shall remain unopened and will be held in safe
custody of the Employer until the second public Bid opening.
7. All Bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security of Kenya Shillings six million (Kes 6,000,000.00)
8. Attention is drawn to the Procurement Regulations requiring the Borrower to disclose information on the
successful bidder’s beneficial ownership, as part of the Contract Award Notice, using the Beneficial Ownership
Disclosure Form as included in the bidding document.
9. The address(es) referred to above is (are):
The Meru National Polytechnic,
Postal Address: P.O. Box 111 – 60200, Meru, Kenya
Tel: +254 769369690
Website: www.merunationalpolytechnic.ac.ke
Email: info@merunationalpolytechnic.ac.ke / po@merunationalpolytechnic.ac.ke
Procurement Officer,
For: The Chief Principal