TENDER FOR SUPPLY, DELIVERY AND INSTALLATION OF VESSEL MONITORING AND MANAGEMENT APPLICATION AT MOMBASA CENTRE

MINISTRY OF MINING, BLUE ECONOMY AND MARITIME AFFAIRS TENDER APRIL 2024 

STATE DEPARTMENT FOR BLUE ECONOMY AND FISHERIES

KENYA MARINE FISHERIES SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECT
(KEMFSED)

REQUEST FOR BIDS – GOODS
(ONE-ENVELOPE BIDDING PROCESS)

1. The Government of Kenya has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of Kenya Marine Fisheries and Socio-Economic Development Project (KEMFSED), and it intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for Supply, Delivery and Installation of Vessel Monitoring and Manage­ment Application at Mombasa Centre. For this contract, the Borrower shall process the payments using the Direct Payment disbursement method, as defined in the World Bank’s Disbursement Guidelines for Investment Project Financing.
2. The State Department for Blue Economy and Fisheries now invites sealed bids from eligible Bidders for Supply, Delivery and Installation of Vessel Monitoring and Management Application at Mombasa Centre; The Project requires that the VMS provider offers a platform that shall be able to work seamlessly with the current VMS transponders onboard licensed fishing vessels.
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 2020 (“Procurement Regulations”) and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations.
4. Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from Kenya Marine Fisheries Socio-Economic Development Project (KEMFSED) Procurement Office situated at Maktaba Kuu Building, Mezzanine Floor Ngong Road Nairobi E-mail: info@kemfsed.org ; Telephone: +254-020-271 6103; www.kemfsed.org from Monday to Friday excluding weekends and public holidays during office hours East Africa Time from 0800hours – 1700hours and inspect the bidding document during office hours at the address given below.
5. A pre-bid meeting (Optional) for potential bidders will be held on 20th March, 2024 starting from 10:00hrs to 12:00hrs, at the Kenya Fisheries Service Office at Liwatoni Area Opposite pedestrian floating Likoni Bridge Mombasa.
6. A complete set of bidding document in English may be obtained by interested eligible Bidders from our website at; www.kemfsed.org, www.worldbank.org www.mimema.go.ke or at Public Procurement Information Portal http://www.tenders.go.ke .
7. Bids must be deposited into the tender box located on the Maktaba Kuu Building, Mezzanine Floor Ngong Road Nairobi to be received on or before 23rd April, 2024 at 11.00 HRS, EAT (Local Time). The bids should be clearly marked ‘Supply, Delivery and Installation of Vessel Monitoring and Management Application at Mom­basa Centre’. RFB No.KE-MOMBEMA-003-2023-GO-RFB. Late bids will be rejected. Bids will be opened in the presence of Bidders’ representatives who choose to attend at the address below on 23rd April, 2024 at 11.00 hrs. (Local Time). Electronic bids SHALL NOT be accepted.
8. All bids must be accompanied by bid security of, issued by a reputable Bank in Kenya shillings Three Hundred and Fifty Thousand (KES. 350,000.00) or an equivalent, in any easily convertible currency which must remain in full force and effect up to and including 28 days after the date of expiration of the Bid validity.
9. 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.
10. All interested bidders are required to continually check the Kenya Marine Fisheries Socio-Economic Development Project (KEMFSED) website: www.kemfsed.org for any tender addenda and clarifications that may arise before the submission date.
11. The address (es) referred to above is (are):