KENYA RURAL ROADS AUTHORITY

TENDER NOTICE

Date: 13th October 2023.

FY 2023-2024 10%CRC FUNDS FOR ROUTINE & SPOT MAINTENANCE OF ROADS IN NAKURU REGION

The Kenya Rural Roads Authority (KeRRA) is a State Corporation established under the Kenya Roads Act, 2007, with the responsibility for the management, development, rehabilitation and maintenance of roads under Class C, D, E and others.

Kenya Rural Roads Authority (Nakuru Region) invites bids from Registered Contractors for projects to be funded through the Fuel Maintenance Levy Fund (RMLF)  in the Nakuru Region for Routine maintenance of the following roads.

Interested Bidders MUST be registered with the National Construction Authority (NCA) road works categories as indicated below;

TENDER NOTICE

QUALIFICATION FOR TENDERING

Mandatory Requirements

The following MUST be submitted together with the bid;

1. Copy of Certificate of Incorporation
2. Copy of Valid Annual Practicing License with the National Construction Authority in the classes specified above
3. Copy of Valid Tax Compliance Certificate
4. Current Certified CR12 Certificate (dated 6 Months before the opening date) from the Registrar of Companies. This should be provided with the Identification Documents of Directors and all individuals listed on the CR12. (ID or Passport). For Corporate Directors, CR12 or its equivalent for the corporate directors, Identification Documents for the corporate Director and directors MUST be provided.
5. For Bidders Bidding for Special Category Projects (Youth/ PWD/ Women) they MUST submit copies of Valid Registration Certificate for Access to Government Procurement Opportunities (AGPO) in the category specified in the tender Notice
6. Bidders shall sequentially serialize all pages of each submitted tender- (Paginated from the document's front page to the last page). Clarity on Serialization of Tender Documents

Other Requirements

As specified in the respective tender documents, submit the following;

1. Similar previous experience where applicable
2. Professional and Technical Personnel
3. Audited Accounts for the last 3 consecutive years
4. Proof of Ownership/ Lease of Equipment Holding
5. Provide the current 3 months' Bank statement, and a letter from the bank showing the Bank Signatories and Line of Credit.
6. Current workload
7. ELIGIBILITY:
   1. To enhance equity, bidders shall bid for a maximum of Two (2) Tenders, but can only be awarded a Maximum of one (1) Tender, under this Tender Notice. Bidders who participate in more than Two (2) tenders shall be disqualified.
   2. Director (s) bidding under different companies for the same tender shall be disqualified
   3. Director (s) bidding under different companies should not participate in more than Two (2) tenders.
   4. Any form of canvassing will lead to disqualification
   5. Bidders to comply with Section 157 of the Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Act 2015 (PPADA, 2015) on participation of candidates in preference and reservations.
   6. Be Registered as a contractor in Nakuru Region for open tenders

Note

The Bidders to ensure that their rates in the Bills of Quantities are within the known prevailing market rates for road works pursuant to section 70(6) (b) of PPADA, 2015 read together with Regulations 43 (4) of the Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Regulations, 2020

Tender documents may be downloaded free of charge from our website www.kerra.go.ke Kenya Rural Roads Authority from 16th October 2023.

A Mandatory Pretender Site visit will be as indicated on the above schedule at 9.00am.  All are to assemble at the Regional Director’s Office apart from Gilgil and Naivasha where the meeting will be in the Naivasha KeRRA Office and Gilgil CDF office respectively.

1. One Person shall only represent one (1) company per tender.
2. Provide an original Introductory letter, bearing the company letterhead and an official Stamp authorizing them to represent them in the specific pre-tender site visit. The Letter shall be duly signed.
3. Site Visit Certificates to be signed by the KeRRA representative in charge of the Constituency.

A Completed tender document in plain sealed envelopes indicating tender No. and bearing no indication of the tenderer should be addressed to: -          

                                                            THE REGIONAL DIRECTOR

KENYA RURAL ROADS AUTHORITY _ NAKURU REGION

P.O.BOX 17791-20100 NAKURU

and deposited in the Tender Box situated at KeRRA Regional Office, Nakuru located in Public Works Building along Prison Road 2nd Floor on or before 1st November  2023 at 11.00 a.m. Tenders will be opened immediately thereafter and contractors who wish to be present during tender opening can attend.

1. Opening of the bids will take place immediately thereafter in the presence of the tenderers or their representatives who choose to attend.
2. Bids not received at the submission venue by the closing date and time will not be accepted for opening and will be rejected and returned unopened.
3. Errors in the pricing of the Bills of Quantities will not be corrected. Bidders with such errors will be disqualified.
4. Bidders with ongoing projects in the region need not apply.
5. Bidders are advised to regularly visit the KeRRA website for any information/addendums on the above tender.

The Authority reserves the right to accept or reject any tender and is not bound to accept the lowest of any tender.

SENIOR SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT OFFICER

FOR: REGIONAL DIRECTOR ROADS-NAKURU