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PROCUREMENT FOR THE PROPOSED BONOKO BRIDGE TO CONNECT NYAKI EAST WARD AND MWANGATHIA WARD, IN IMENTI NORTH AND IMENTI CENTRAL SUB-COUNTIES.

Tender Number
CGM/FLLoCA/ONT/073/2025-2026
Submission Deadline
29 Apr 2026
7 days left
Procuring Entity
Meru County Government
Bid Bond Amount
Ksh 100,000

Tender Requirements

Auto-extracted from the official tender document

Submission Deadline
29th APRIL 2026 at 11.00
Bid Bond Form
Unconditional Bank Guarantee
Bid Bond Validity
Not specified
Bid Validity Period
126 days
Submission Method
Physical (Tender Box)
Number of Bid Copies
Not Applicable for this Electronic Tender ITT 22.3
Pre-Bid Meeting
Not specified
Pre-Bid Link
Not specified
Clarification Deadline
Not specified
Mandatory Site Visit
No

Financial Qualifications

Minimum financial criteria bidders must meet

Min Annual Turnover
Not specified
Min Liquid Assets
Not specified
Min Single Contract Value
Not specified
Min Combined Contract Value
Not specified
Cash Flow Requirement
Not specified
Audited Financials
Not specified
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public administration, (ii) financially autonomous and not receiving any significant subsidies or budget support
fromanypublicentityorGovernment,and(iii)operatingundercommerciallawandvestedwithlegalrightsand
liabilities similar to any commercial enterprise to enable it compete with firms in the private sector on an equal
basis.
3.9 AFirmsandindividualsmaybeineligibleiftheircountriesoforigin(a)asamatteroflaworofficialregulations,
Kenya prohibits commercial relations with that country, or (b) by an act of compliance with a decision of the
UnitedNations Security Counciltaken underChapterVIIof the Charterofthe United Nations, Kenya prohibits
any import of goods or contracting of works or services from that country, or any payments to any country,
person,orentityinthatcountry.Atenderershallprovidesuchdocumentaryevidenceofeligibilitysatisfactoryto
theProcuringEntity,astheProcuringEntityshallreasonablyrequest.
3.10 Foreign tenderers are required to source at least forty (40%) percent of their contract inputs (in supplies,
subcontractsandlabor)fromnationalsuppliersandcontractors.Tothisend,aforeigntenderershallprovideinits
tender documentary evidence that this requirement is met. Foreign tenderers not meeting this criterion will be
automaticallydisqualified.InformationrequiredtoenabletheProcuringEntitydetermineifthisconditionismet
shall be provided in for this purpose is be provided in “SECTION III - EVALUATIONAND QUALIFICATION
CRITERIA,Item9”.
3.11 Pursuant to the eligibility requirements of ITT4.10, a tender is considered a foreign tenderer, if the tenderer is
notregisteredinKenyaorifthetendererisregisteredinKenyaandhaslessthan51percentownershipbyKenyan
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Citizens. JVs are considered as foreign tenderers if the individual member firms are not registered in Kenya or if
areregisteredinKenyaandhavelessthan51percentownershipbyKenyancitizens.TheJVshallnotsubcontract
toforeignfirmsmorethan10percentofthecontractprice,excludingprovisionalsums.
3.12 The National Construction Authority Act of Kenya requires that all local and foreign contractors beregistered
withtheNationalConstructionAuthorityandbeissuedwithaRegistrationCertificatebeforetheycanundertake
any construction works in Kenya. Registration shall not be a condition for tender, but it shall be a condition of
contract award and signature.Aselected tenderer shall be given opportunity to register before such award and
signature of contract.Application for registration with National ConstructionAuthority may be accessed from
thewebsitewww.nca.go.ke.
3.13 The Competition Act of Kenya requires that firms wishing to tender as Joint Venture undertakings which may
prevent, distort or lessen competition in provision of services are prohibited unless they are exempt in
accordance with the provisions of Section 25 of the Competition Act, 2010. JVs will be required to seek for
exemption from the CompetitionAuthority.Exemptionshallnotbeaconditionfortender,butitshallbea
conditionofcontractaward and signature. A JV tenderer shall be given opportunity to seek such exemption as a
condition of award and signatureofcontract.ApplicationforexemptionfromtheCompetitionAuthorityofKenya
maybeaccessedfrom thewebsitewww.cak.go.ke
3.14 A Kenyan tenderer shall provide evidence of having fulfilled his/her tax obligations by producing a valid tax
clearancecertificateortaxexemptioncertificateissuedbytheKenyaRevenueAuthority.
4. EligibleGoods,Equipment,andServices
4.1 Goods, equipment and services to be supplied under the Contract may have their origin in any country that is not
eligible under ITT 3.9. At the Procuring Entity's request, Tenderers may be required to provide evidence of the
origin of Goods, equipment and services.
4.2 Any goods, works and production processes with characteristics that have been declared by the relevant national
environmental protection agency or by other competent authority as harmful to human beings and to the
environment shall not be eligible for procurement.
5. Tenderer'sResponsibilities
5.1 The tenderer shall bear all costs associated with the preparation and submission of his/her tender, and the
Procuring Entity will in no case be responsible or liable for those costs.
5.2 The tenderer, at the tenderer's own responsibility and risk, is encouraged to visit and examine the Site of the
Works and its surroundings, and obtain all information that may be necessary for preparing the tender and
entering into a contract for construction of the Works. The costs of visiting the Site shall be at the tenderer's own
expense.
5.3 The Tenderer and any of its personnel or agents will be granted permission by the Procuring Entity to enter upon
its premises and lands for the purpose of such visit. The Tenderer shall indemnify the Procuring Entity against all
liability arising from death or personal injury, loss of or damage to property, and any other losses and expenses
incurred as a result of the inspection.
5.4 The tenderer shall provide in the Form of Tender and Qualification Information, a preliminary description of the
proposed work method and schedule, including charts, as necessary or required.

Key Requirements

SECTION I: INSTRUCTIONS TO TENDERERS
A GeneralProvisions
1. ScopeofTender
1.1 TheProcuringEntityasdefinedintheAppendixtoConditionsofContractinvitestendersforWorksContractas
described in the tender documents. The name, identification, and number of lots (contracts) of this Tender
DocumentarespecifiedintheTDS.
2. Fraud and Corruption
2.1 TheProcuringEntityrequirescompliancewiththeprovisionsofthePublicProcurementandAssetDisposalAct,
2015, Section 62 “Declaration not to engage in corruption”. The tender submitted by a person shall include a
declarationthatthepersonshallnotengageinanycorruptorfraudulentpracticeandadeclarationthattheperson
orhisorhersub-contractorsarenotdebarredfromparticipatinginpublicprocurementproceedings.
2.2 The Procuring Entityrequires compliancewith the provisions of the CompetitionAct 2010, regardingcollusive
practices in contracting. Any tenderer found to have engaged in collusive conduct shall be disqualified and
criminaland/orcivilsanctionsmaybeimposed.Tothiseffect,Tendersshallberequiredtocompleteandsignthe
“CertificateofIndependentTenderDetermination”annexedtotheFormofTender.
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. Tothat end, the Procuring Entity shall indicate in the Data Sheet and
makeavailabletoallthe firmstogetherwiththistenderdocumentallinformationthat wouldinthatrespectgive
suchfirmanyunfaircompetitiveadvantageovercompetingfirms.
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
consultingservicesrelatedtothistenderbeingtenderedfor.TheProcuringEntityshallindicateintheTDSfirms
(if any) that provided consulting services for the contract being tendered for. The Procuring Entity shall check
whether the owners or controllers of the Tenderer are same as those that provided consulting services. The
ProcuringEntityshall,uponrequest,makeavailabletoanytendererinformationthatwouldgivesuchfirmunfair
competitiveadvantageovercompetingfirms.
3. EligibleTenderers
3.1 ATenderermay be a firmthat is a private entity,astate-owned enterpriseorinstitution subject to ITT3.7 or any
combination ofsuchentitiesin the form ofa joint venture (JV)under anexistingagreementor withtheintent to
enterintosuchanagreementsupportedbyaletterofintent.Publicemployeesandtheircloserelatives(spouses,
children, brothers, sisters and uncles and aunts) are noteligibleto participateinthetender. In the caseof ajoint
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
businessforandonbehalfofanyandallthemembersoftheJVduringthetenderingprocessand,intheeventthe
JVis awardedthe Contract,during contractexecution.Themaximumnumber of JVmembersshallbespecified
intheTDS.
3.2 PublicOfficersoftheProcuringEntity,theirSpouses,Child,Parent,Brothersor Sister.Child, Parent,Brother
orSisterofaSpouse,theirbusinessassociatesoragentsandfirms/organizationsinwhichtheyhaveasubstantial or
controllinginterestshallnotbeeligibletotenderorbeawardedacontract.PublicOfficersarealsonotallowed to
participateinanyprocurementproceedings.
3.3 A Tenderer shall not have a conflict of interest. Any tenderer found to have a conflict of interest shall be
disqualified.Atenderermaybeconsideredtohaveaconflictofinterestforthepurposeofthistenderingprocess, if
thetenderer:
a) Directlyorindirectlycontrols,iscontrolledbyorisundercommoncontrolwithanothertenderer;or
b) Receivesorhasreceivedanydirectorindirectsubsidyfromanothertenderer;or
c) Hasthesamelegalrepresentativeasanothertenderer;or
d) Hasarelationshipwithanothertenderer,directlyorthroughcommonthirdparties,thatputsitinaposition
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toinfluencethetenderofanothertenderer,orinfluencethedecisionsoftheProcuringEntityregardingthis
tenderingprocess;or
e) Anyofitsaffiliatesparticipatedasaconsultantinthepreparationofthedesignortechnicalspecifications of
theworksthatarethesubjectofthetender;or
f) any of its affiliates has been hired (or is proposed to be hired) by the Procuring Entity as Engineer for the
Contractimplementation;or
g) Would be providing goods, works, or non-consulting services resulting from or directly related to
consulting services for the preparation or implementation of the contract specified in this Tender
Documentor
h) HasaclosebusinessorfamilyrelationshipwithaprofessionalstaffoftheProcuringEntitywho:
i) are directly or indirectly involved in the preparation of the Tender document or specifications of the
Contract,and/ortheTenderevaluationprocessofsuchcontract;or
ii) would be involved in the implementation or supervision of such Contract unless the conflict
stemming from such relationship has been resolved in a manner acceptable to the Procuring Entity
Key Personnel
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Key Equipment
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