CONSULTANCY SERVICES FOR THE FEASIBILITY STUDY, PRELIMINARY DESIGN (FEED/BASIC ENGINEERING) AND PREPARATION OF BIDDING DOCUMENTS FOR UPGRADING OF THE NAIROBI COMMUTER RAIL NETWORK

KENYA RAILWAYS TENDER FEBRUARY 2024 
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST

1. The Government of Kenya (GOK) has applied for financing from the World Bank towards the cost of the Kenya Urban
   Mobility Improvement Project (KUMIP), and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services.
2. The consulting services (the Services) include;
   (i) Undertaking a FEL-2 Feasibility Study including Preliminary Engineering to assess technical, social, environmental,
   financial and economic viability for the upgrading and/or rehabilitation of the Nairobi Commuter Rail (NCR)
   network as well as development of Transit Oriented Development (TOD) facilities and access roads to commuter
   stations.
   (ii) Completing the FEL-3 Project Definition / FEED (Basic Engineering) to 85% cost accuracy for the entire commuter
   NCR network including access facilities to commuter stations, and TOD-related infrastructure facilities for selected
   stations along Thika line.
   (iii) Preparation of the Engineering Requirement for Design & Build bidding documents for contracting under the
   FIDIC Yellow Book form of contract for the entire commuter NCR network, access facilities to commuter stations, and
   TOD-related infrastructure facilities for selected stations along Thika line.
   The expected start date for the services is April 21, 2025 and the duration of the assignment is twenty-four (24)
   calendar months. The estimated staffing man months for staffing is 400 staff- months.
3. The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment can be found at the following websites: Kenya Railways
   portal www.krc.co.ke or Public Procurement Information portal www.tenders.go.ke.
4. Kenya Railways (the Client), now invites eligible consulting firms (Consultants) to indicate their interest in providing
   the services. Interested consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications
   and relevant experience to perform the services. The shortlisting criteria is:
   (i) Core business and years in business: The firm shall be registered/incorporated as a consulting firm with core
   business in railway engineering, transportation engineering, or related fields for at least fifteen (15) years
   (ii) Relevant experience: The firm shall demonstrate as having executed and completed at least three number
   assignments of similar nature and scope in similar operating environments in the last ten (10) years.
   (iii) Capacity building: Must demonstrate the ability of building capacity for the employer (s)’/ client staff through a
   well-documented work methodology including bench marking with similar systems in both developed and developing
   countries.
   (iv) Technical and managerial capability of the firm: The firm shall demonstrate as having the requisite technical
   capacity including relevant equipment, tools, software, etc., and managerial capacity to undertake the assignment.
   Key experts will not be evaluated at the shortlisting stage.
5. The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to Section III, paragraphs 3.14, 3.16 and 3.17 of the World Bank’s
   Procurement Regulation for IPF Borrowers, dated July 2016 and revised September 2023 (5th Edition): (‘‘Procurement
   Regulations’’) setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.
6. Consultants may associate with other firms to enhance their qualifications but should indicate clearly whether the
   association is in the form of a joint venture and/or a sub-consultancy. In the case of a joint venture, all the partners in the
   joint venture shall be jointly and severally liable for the entire contract, if selected.
7. A Consultant firm will be selected in accordance with the Quality and Cost Based Selection (QCBS) method set out
   in the Procurement Regulations.

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