IMPLEMENTATION OF ARID AND SEMI-ARID LAND (ASAL) RURAL ROADS PROJECT   Invitation for Pre-qualification for Training of  LOW VOLUME SEAL CONTRACTORS IN LABOUR-BASED METHODS– BATCH 2

IMPLEMENTATION OF ARID AND SEMI-ARID LAND (ASAL) RURAL ROADS PROJECT

 

Invitation for Pre-qualification for Training of

 LOW VOLUME SEAL CONTRACTORS IN LABOUR-BASED METHODS– BATCH 2

FINAL LONG Advert LVSR Contractors Batch 2 -REVIEWED 8 OCT 2025

FINAL Low Volume Seal Roads Training Brochure – 2

Batch 2 LVS Contractors Prequalification Questionnaire for Training

The Kenya Rural Roads Authority (KeRRA) through the Government of Kenya has received financing from Agence Francaise de Developpement (AFD) and European Union (EU), and intends to use part of these funds for training of small-scale Contractors in the rehabilitation of roads to Low Volume Sealed standards using labour-based methods in the Counties of Meru, Tharaka Nithi, Laikipia, Samburu, Isiolo and Marsabit.

 

In this connection, the Kenya Rural Roads Authority – KeRRA now invites small-scale local construction firms interested in carrying out low volume seal road rehabilitation works in the regions listed below to apply for consideration for training.

 

The proposed training aims at providing the owners and senior staff of these enterprises with the knowledge and skills required to carry out road improvements and maintenance operations effectively and to manage their businesses efficiently.

 

1. Target Group: –

 

i.      Contractors currently registered with National Construction Authority (NCA) 5, 6 and 7 only. (Contractors already registered in Categories 1 to 4 should not apply)

ii.     Contractors must have already been trained under Roads 2000 programme for gravelling works and successfully undertaken at least 2 gravelling projects in the last 5 years

iii.   Interested Contractors should be in the register of prequalified contractors in the respective Counties.

 

2. Required Qualification

 

i.      Managing Directors	Minimum qualification	·       minimum KCSE grade D+ ·       Additional technical or professional training will be added advantage ·       KIHBT R2000 Gravelling Contractors Training certificate (5-weeks course)
ii.     Site Supervisors	Minimum Qualification	·       Diploma in Civil Engineering ·       KIHBT R2000 Gravelling Contractors Training certificate (7-weeks course) ·       Successfully supervised at least one R2000 gravelling projects

 

3. Training Duration:

 

1. Managing Directors – 5 weeks (4 weeks Classroom + 1 week for Practical Training on demonstration road)

 

1. Site Supervisors – 7 weeks (4 weeks Classroom + 3 weeks for Practical Training on                    demonstration road)

 

 

 

4. Selection process

 

Stage 1:	Primary Screening	Vetting of all applications to select candidates meeting the conditions set in the prequalification Questionnaire and recommend for interview
Stage 2:	Interviews	Oral and written interviews to ascertain suitability of the recommended candidates and the correctness of information provided
Stage 3:	Verification and final selection	Verification of the authenticity of all information provided and recommendation to KeRRA for formal invitation for training

 

At the end of the selection process 25 Contractors i.e. 25 Managing Directors / Contract Managers and 50 Site supervisors will be selected and invited for training.

 

The selected Contractors will undergo intensive classroom and field training by Kenya Institute of Highways & Building Technology (KIHBT). Most of the training will be undertaken in Isiolo region. Only those Contractors who complete the training course successfully will be considered by the Regional Tender Committees for carrying low volume seal road works by labour-based methods.

 

A brochure providing more information about the training course and the required prequalification forms will be available from the Authority’s website www.kerra.go.ke free of charge with effect from 8^th October,2025.

 

The completed documents in plain sealed envelopes clearly marked “Tender No. ……………………………” should be addressed and submitted to the respective KeRRA Regional Office on or before 11.00 AM on 22^nd October, 2025. 

 

Regional Director, Kenya Rural Roads Authority –Meru Region, P. O. Box 442-60200, Meru	Regional Director, Kenya Rural Roads Authority- Tharaka Nithi Region, P. O. Box246-60400,  Chuka	Regional Director, Kenya Rural Roads Authority– Isiolo Region, P. O. Box 528-60300, Isiolo
Regional Director, Kenya Rural Roads Authority – Laikipia Region, P. O. Box 495-10400, Nanyuki	Regional Director, Kenya Rural Roads Authority – Samburu Region, P. O. Box 44-20600, Maralal	Regional Director, Kenya Rural Roads Authority – Marsabit Region, P. O. Box 73-60500, Marsabit

Those Contractors who may have been trained before in Roads 2000 Labour Based LVS and were issued with certificates need not apply.

 

 

Deputy Director (Supply Chain Management)

FOR. DIRECTOR GENERAL