KENYA NATIONAL HIGHWAYS AUTHORITY TENDER AUGUST 2025
| REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI) FOR CIVIL WORKS |
CONSTRUCTION OF SAMATAR – WAJIR (A13) ROAD
Tender No. KeNHA/2890/2025
- The Government of Kenya has obtained financing from Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED), OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID), Saudi Fund for Economic Development (SFD) and Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA) and intends to apply part of the proceeds towards payment under a contract for the Construction of Samatar – Wajir (A 13) Road (90km).
- The Samatar – Wajir (A 13) Road is located in Wajir County in the North-eastern part of Kenya. The road forms part of the 740km Isiolo – Mandera road linking Kenya to the Somalia border. The road starts at Kanchara shopping centre which is approximately 255km from A2 junction at Isiolo and 65km from Modogashe and terminates at Wajir town at the intersection of B96 (Wajir – Gerille road) and A14 (Wajir – Griftu – Moyale road).
- The Works consist of upgrading of the 90km existing road to a bituminised, two-lane single carriageway rural road, including bridges and box culverts. The Works comprise of;
| i) Site clearance | 567 hectares |
| ii) Earthworks | 2,930,611m3 |
| iii) Improved subgrade material | 900,000 m3 |
| iv) natural material sub-base | 209,000 m3 |
| v) natural gravel base material. | 168,000 m3 |
| vi) Asphalt concrete binder course surfacing | 65,000 m3 |
| vii) Reinforced concrete bridge (100m long) | 1 no. |
| viii) Reinforced concrete box culverts | 30 no. |
| ix) Concrete pipe culverts | 104no |
| x) Bus bays, road markings, road signages, guardrails and landscaping | |
- The Kenya National Highways Authority, KeNHA being an authorized agent of the Government of the Republic of Kenya, now invites eligible Construction firms to indicate their interest for the contract for upgrading of the above-named road.
- Interested firms must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the Works in accordance to the prequalification Document
- Eligibility criteria, establishment of the short list and the selection procedure shall be in accordance with the Saudi Fund, OFID, Kuwait Fund and BADEA’s procedures which is available on the Funds’ websites.
- African, Arab or African-Arab associated Contractors are encouraged to express their interest
- A 5% margin of preference shall be applied to the African. Arab or African-Arab associated Contractors.
- The Tender shall be awarded only to prequalified Contractors under this Expression of Interest Borrowers are under no obligation to shortlist any firm who expresses interest
- EOI must be delivered in written form and dearly marked with the assignment title & Tender No and deposited or addressed to the:
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