TENDER FOR CONSTRUCTION AND COMPLETION OF THE PROPOSED ULTRA – MODERN TRAINING CENTRE – CEMASTEA 2023

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION TENDER FEBRUARY 2023 

STATE DEPARTMENT FOR BASIC EDUCATION

SECONDARY EDUCATION QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (SEQIP)

REQUEST FOR BIDS SMALL WORKS
(ONE-ENVELOPE BIDDING PROCESS)

1. The Government of Kenya has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Secondary
Education Quality Improvement Project (SEQIP), and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments
under the contract for CONSTRUCTION AND COMPLETION OF THE PROPOSED ULTRA MODERN TRAINING
CENTRE- CEMASTEA, IN KAREN, NAIROBI COUNTY.
2. The Ministry of Education, State Department for Basic Education now invites sealed Bids from eligible
Bidders for Construction and Completion of the Proposed Ultra-Modern Training Centre- CEMASTEA,
in Karen, Nairobi County for Eighteen Calendar 18 Months.
3. Bidding will be conducted through approaching National market using Request for Bids (RFB) selection
method as specified in the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers- Procurement in Investment
Projects Financing, July 2016 and revised Nov 2020, Fourth Edition” (“Procurement Regulations”),
and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations.
4. Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from Head of Supply Chain Management Services,
State Department For Basic Education through scmsequip@education.go.ke and cc ppo@education.go.ke
or seqip2018@gmail.com and inspect the bidding document during office hours [0800 to 1700 hours] at the
address given below.
5. The Bidding document in English may be obtained from our offices situated at the address given below
during official working hours or downloaded from our website. www.education.go.ke for free.
6. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before Date: 30th March, 2023 at 10:00 a.m
7. 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 Date: 30th March, 2023 at 10:00 a.m
8. All Bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security of Kenya Shillings 16,000,000.00.
9. All interested local bidders must be registered by National Construction Authority (NCA) Category 1. For A
Successful Foreign Firm, it will be a requirement to register with the Kenya National Construction Authority
Before Signing of the Contract.
10. Attention is drawn to the Procurement Regulations 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.
11. A compulsory Pre-Tender site visit will be held at the site located at CEMASTEA Karen, Date: 8th March, 2023
from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. A site visit certificate will be issued.
12. A compulsory Pre-Tender conference will be held at CEMASTEA Karen Date; 8th March, 2023 from 9:00 a.m.
13. The address (es) referred to above is (are):
Bid Submission:
The Principal Secretary
Attn: Head of Supply Chain Management Services
State Department For Basic Education
Secondary Education Quality Improvement
Project Jogoo House ‘B’ Ground Floor Room 14, Harambee Avenue
Postal Address: P.O. Box 30040, Nairobi, Kenya Code: 00100
City: Nairobi
Tel: (0)20 318581 Ext.30413
Email: scmsequip@education.go.ke
Alternative Emails: ppo@education.go.ke , seqip2018@gmail.com