TENDER FOR NEW KILIFI 220/132 KV SUBSTATION AND EXTENSION OF MALINDI 220/33 KV SUBSTATION CONSTRUCTION LOT 4 – KETRACO-PT-029-2025

KETRACO TENDER JANUARY 2026 

Specific Procurement Notice

Invitation for Bids for Plant Design, Supply, and Installation

1. The Government of Kenya has applied for financing from the African Development Bank (AfDB) hereinafter
   called the Bank toward the cost of the Kenya Transmission Network Improvement Project and intends
   to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the Contract for Design, Supply, and Installation
   Services for New Kilifi 220/132 kV Substation and Extension of Malindi 220/33 kV Substation. This contract
   will be jointly financed by Korean Exim Bank (EDCF). Bidding process will be governed by the Bank’s
   Procurement Framework. For this contract, the Borrower shall process the payments using the Direct
   Payment disbursement method, as defined in the Bank’s Disbursement Guidelines and procedures for
   Investment Project Financing.
2. The Kenya Electricity Transmission Company Limited now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for
   Design, Supply, and Installation Services for New Kilifi 220/132 kV Substation and Extension of
   Malindi 220/33 kV Substation.
3. Bidding will be conducted through the Open Competitive Bidding (International), OCBI procedures as
   specified in the Bank’s Procurement Framework [Procurement Policy for Bank Funded Operations dated
   October 2015 and effective January 1, 2016], IFB and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the
   Procurement Framework.
4. Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from Kenya Electricity Transmission Company
   Limited (KETRACO), Senior Manager, Supply Chain, ktrnip@ketraco.co.ke
5. The bidding document in English may be obtained free of charge from the website below:
   https://www.ketraco.co.ke/procurement/tenders/open-tenders
6. Bids must be delivered to the address below.
   Attention: Senior Manager, Supply Chain
   Kenya Electricity Transmission Company Limited (KETRACO)
   2nd Floor, KAWI Complex, Block B
   Popo Road, off Red Cross Road, South C
   Nairobi, Kenya on or before 10:00am EAT on 24th March 2026. Electronic bidding will not be permitted. Late Bids will
   be rejected. Bids will be publicly opened in the presence of the Bidders’ designated representatives and
   anyone who chooses to attend at the address below on 11:00am EAT on 24th March 2026.
7. All Bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security of 1,000,000.00 (One Million) US Dollars.
8. Attention is drawn to the Procurement Framework 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:

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