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CONTRACTORS FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 2026/2027, 2027/2028, 2028/2029 ITT No/RFX No. 1000001537 MARCH 2026 All tenderers are advised to read carefully this tender document in its entirety before making any bid Tender document for works (e-procurement open tender system) Page 1 of 181 ABBREVIATIONS AO Accounting officer FY Fiscal year ICT Information, Communications Technology ITT Instructions to Tenderers JV Joint Venture REREC Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy Corporation NCB National competitive tender PE Procuring Entity PPADA Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Act, 2015 PPRA Public Procurement Regulatory Authority R Responsive NR Not-Responsive RFQ Request for Quotation STD Standard Tender TDS Documents Tender data Sheet TEC Tender Evaluation Committee TOR Terms of reference L&T Labour & transport Page 2 of 181 Contents Contents A. TENDERER’S ELIGIBILITY- CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS QUESTIONNAIRE .. 86 Page 3 of 181 Site inspection forms. These forms shall be completed by REREC supervisory staff to rate Page 4 of 181 DEFINITION OF TERMS In this tender, unless the context or express provision otherwise requires: - a) Any reference to any Act shall include any statutory extension, amendment, modification, re-amendment or replacement of such Act and any rule, regulation or order made there- under. b) “Date of Tender Document” shall be the start date specified on the REREC tendering portal. c) “Day” means calendar day and “month” means calendar month. d) “KEBS” wherever appearing means the Kenya Bureau of Standards or its successor(s) and assign(s) where the context so admits. e) “KENAS” wherever appearing means the Kenya National Accreditation Service or its successor(s) and assign(s) where the context so admits f) “REREC” Wherever appearing means The Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy Corporation g) “PPRA” wherever appearing means The Public Procurement Regulatory Authority or its successor(s) and assign(s) where the context so admits. h) Reference to “the tender” or the “Tender Document” includes its appendices and documents mentioned hereunder and any reference to this tender or to any other document includes a reference to the other document as varied supplemented and/or replaced in any manner from time to time. i) “The Procuring Entity” means The Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy Corporation or its successor(s) and assign(s) where the context so admits (hereinafter abbreviated as REREC). j) “The Tenderer” means the person(s) submitting its Tender for the works in response to the Invitation to Tender. k) Where there are two or more persons included in the expression the “Tenderer”, any act or default or omission by the Tenderer shall be deemed to be an act, default or omission by any one or more of such persons. l) Words importing the masculine gender only, include the feminine gender m) Words importing the singular number only include the plural number and vice- versa and where there are two or more persons included in the expression the “Tenderer” the covenants, agreements and obligations expressed to be made or performed by the Tenderer shall be deemed to be made or performed by such persons jointly and severally. n) REREC’s “authorized person” shall mean its CEO who is designated by the PPAD Act 2015 to exercise such power, authority or discretion as is required under the tender and any contract arising therefrom, or such other REREC staff delegated with such authority. o) Citizen contractors-means a person/firm wholly owned and controlled by person(s) who are citizens of Kenya. p) Local contractors- a firm shall be qualified as a local contractor if it is registered in Kenya. q) “DDP” refers to Delivered Duty Paid Page 5 of 181 INVITATION TO TENDER RURAL ELECTRIFICATION AND RENEWBALE ENERGY CORPORATION CONTRACT NAME AND DESCRIPTION: TENDER FOR LABOR AND TRANSPORT CONTRACTORS FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 2026/2027, 2027/2028, 2028/2029; ITT No/RFX No. 1000001537. 1. The Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy Corporation invites tenders for Labor and Transport Contractors for the Financial Year 2026/2027, 2027/2028, 2028/2029. 2. Tendering will be conducted under open competitive method (National) using a standardized tender document. Tendering is open to all qualified and interested Tenderers. Companies owned by Youths, Women and Persons with Disability are encouraged to participate. 3. Tenderers will be allowed to tender for more than one lot. 4. Qualified and interested tenderers may obtain further information and inspect the Tender Documents during office hours 8.00 am - 12.45 pm to 1.45 pm - 4.00 pm Monday to Friday in Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy Corporation Offices situated in Kawi Complex, Block C, Ground Floor. 5. Complete set of tender documents may be viewed and downloaded by interested tenderers free of charge electronically from the Website www.rerec.co.ke ; Tender Documents under March, 2026, through the e-procurement portal using https://suppliers.rea.co.ke:44300/irj/portal and on the Public Procurement Information Portal https://tenders.go.ke. 6. A complete set of tender documents may be viewed and downloaded by interested
SECTION I: INSTRUCTIONS TO TENDERERS A General Provisions 1. Scope of Tender 1.1 Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy Corporation as defined in the Appendix to Conditions of Contract invites tenders for Works Contract as described in the tender documents. The name, identification, and number of lots (contracts) of this Tender Document are specified in the TDS. 2. Fraud and Corruption 2.1 Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy Corporation requires compliance with the provisions of the Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Act, 2015, Section 62 “Declaration not to engage in corruption”. The tender submitted by a person shall include a declaration that the person shall not engage in any corrupt or fraudulent practice and a declaration that the person or his or her sub-contractors are not debarred from participating in public procurement proceedings. 2.2 Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy Corporation requires compliance with the provisions of the Competition Act 2010, regarding collusive practices in contracting. Any tenderer found to have engaged in collusive conduct shall be disqualified and criminal and/or civil sanctions may be imposed. To this effect, Tenders shall be required to complete and sign the “Certificate of Independent Tender Determination” annexed to the Form of Tender. 2.3 Unfair Competitive Advantage - Fairness and transparency in the tender process require that the firms or their Affiliates competing for a specific assignment do not derive a competitive advantage from having provided consulting services related to this tender. To that end, Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy Corporation shall indicate in the Data Sheet and make available to all the firms together with this tender document all information that would in that respect give such firm any unfair competitive advantage over competing firms. 2.4 Unfair Competitive Advantage -Fairness and transparency in the tender process require that the Firms or their Affiliates competing for a specific assignment do not derive a competitive advantage from having provided consulting services related to this tender being tendered for. Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy Corporation shall indicate in the TDS firms (if any) that provided consulting services for the contract being tendered for. Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy Corporation shall check whether the owners or controllers of the Tenderer are same as those that provided consulting services. Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy Corporation shall, upon request, make available to any tenderer information that would give such firm unfair competitive advantage over competing firms. 3. Eligible Tenderers Page 11 of 181 3.1 A Tenderer may be a firm that is a private entity, a state-owned enterprise or institution subject to ITT 3.7 or any combination of such entities in the form of a joint venture (JV) under an existing agreement or with the intent to enter into such an agreement supported by a letter of intent. Public employees and their close relatives (spouses, children, brothers, sisters and uncles and aunts) are not eligible to participate in the tender. In the case of a joint venture, all members shall be jointly and severally liable for the execution of the entire Contract in accordance with the Contract terms. The JV shall nominate a Representative who shall have the authority to conduct all business for and on behalf of any and all the members of the JV during the tendering process and, in the event the JV is awarded the Contract, during contract execution. The maximum number of JV members shall be specified in the TDS. 3.2 Public Officers of Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy Corporation, their Spouses, Child, Parent, Brothers or Sister. Child, Parent, Brother or Sister of a Spouse, their business associates or agents and firms/organizations in which they have a substantial or controlling interest shall not be eligible to tender or be awarded a contract. Public Officers are also not allowed to participate in any procurement proceedings. 3.3 A Tenderer shall not have a conflict of interest. Any tenderer found to have a conflict of interest shall be disqualified. A tenderer may be considered to have a conflict of interest for the purpose of this tendering process, if the tenderer: a) Directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by or is under common control with another tenderer; or b) Receives or has received any direct or indirect subsidy from another tenderer; or c) Has the same legal representative as another tenderer; or d) Has a relationship with another tenderer, directly or through common third parties, that puts it in a position to influence the tender of another tenderer, or influence the decisions of Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy Corporation regarding this tendering process; or e) Any of its affiliates participated as a consultant in the preparation of the design or technical specifications of the works that are the subject of the tender; or f) any of its affiliates has been hired (or is proposed to be hired) by Rural Electrification
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