PURCHASE AND RETROFIITTING OF TEST PUMPING UNITS

the insurance Regulatory Authority or issued by a financial institution approved and
licensed by the Central Bank of Kenya)
8. The Tenderer shall chronologically serialize all pages of the tender documents
submitted.
9. Completed tenders must be submitted to the address below on or before 30th April
,2026 www.supplier.treasury.go.ke or ifmis.treasury.go.ke or public procurement
information portal. Only Electronic Tenders
will be permitted.
10. The Tender opening shall take place In IFMIS Portal www.supplier.treasury.go.ke.
Bidders are advised to monitor the opening process through the same portal
11. Late tenders will be rejected.
12. The addresses referred to above are:
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a. Address for obtaining further information and for purchasing tender
documents
i. Name of Procuring Entity
County Government Machakos
Department of transport, roads &public works P.O Box 1996-90100 Machakos
ii. E-mail address of the officer to be contacted.
Director, Supply chain management
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A. Address for Submission of Tenders.
Tenders shall be submitted electronically in the IFMIS Portal
PART 1 - TENDERING PROCEDURES
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SECTION I: INSTRUCTIONS TO TENDERERS
A General Provisions
1. Scope of Tender
1.1 The Procuring Entity as defined in the TDS invites tenders for supply of goods and,
if applicable, any Related Services incidental thereto, as specified in Section V,
Supply Requirements. The name, identification, and number of lots (contracts)of
this Tender Document are specified in the TDS.
1.2 Throughout this tendering document:
a) the term “in writing” means communicated in written form (e.g. by mail, e- mail,
fax, including if specified in the TDS, distributed or received through the
electronic-procurement system used by the Procuring Entity) with proof of receipt;
b) if the context so requires, “singular” means “plural” and vice versa;
c) “Day” means calendar day, unless otherwise specified as “Business Day”. A
Business Day is any day that is an official working day of the Procuring Entity.
It excludes official public holidays.
2. Fraud and Corruption
2.1 The Procuring Entity 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 practiceand a declaration that
the person or his or her sub-contractors are not debarred from participating in public
procurement proceedings.
2.2 The Procuring Entity 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 completeand 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, the Procuring Entity 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.
3. Eligible Tenderers
3.1 A Tenderer may be a firm that is a private entity, an individual, a state-owned enterprise
or institution subject to ITT3.7, 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 conductall 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 inthe TDS.
3.2 Public Officers of the Procuring Entity, their Spouses, Child, Parent, Brothers
or Sister. Child, Parent, Brother or Sister of a Spouse their business associatesor 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 havea 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

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