CONSTRUCTION OF SOLARIZED DJABIA FOR COMMUNITY WATER HARVESTING AND DROUGHT RESILIENCE AT VIPINGONI IN NDAUClosed

Overview

Open tender for the construction of Solarized Djabia for community water harvesting and drought resilience at Vipingoni, Ndau (County Government of Lamu). Eligible bidders include private firms (and joint ventures) with Works experience; bids must meet Kenyan public procurement, tax, NCA, and local-content rules.

Requirements

• Eligibility and integrity: open to qualified tenderers; JV allowed with representative; debarment and anti-corruption declarations required; fair competition rules apply.
• Regulatory/commercial: NCA registration required before contract signature; 40% local-content rule for foreign bidders; tax compliance certificate; foreign firms may be restricted by origin rules.
• Tender documentation: Form of Tender, BOQ/Schedules, Tender Security (Ksh 120,000; valid 150 days), Joint Venture documents (if applicable), authorization letter, technical conformity, and other documents per ITT 11.
• Pre-bid steps: mandatory pre-tender site visit and pre-tender meeting (Vipingoni, Ndau; 11 May 2026); questions due by specified deadline and answered publicly.
• Pricing/financing: quoted in Kenya Shillings; inclusive of taxes; 0.03% Public Procurement Levy; currencies and price adjustment rules as per ITT.
• General: 120-day tender validity; standstill period of 14 days after award notice; standstill/debriefing rights.

How to Apply

• Obtain documents: free download from www.lamu.go.ke and PPIP; physical purchase for Ksh 1,000; contact procurement@lamu.go.ke (document i, ii).
• Prepare Tender: include Form of Tender, BOQ, Tender Security, JV documents if any, and technical conformity (Section IV forms) (document i).
• Submit: electronically via IFMIS Supplier Portal (https://supplier.treasury.go.ke) by 14 May 2026, 11:00 EAT; manually drop the ORIGINAL Tender Security and Form of Tender at Lamu HQ, Mokowe Ground Floor, with scanned copies uploaded to IFMIS (document ii).
• Site/clarifications: attend mandatory site visit and pre-tender meeting on 11 May 2026 at Vipingoni Ndau; send questions in writing by the deadline; responses published on the website (document ii).
• Documents to download/where to bid: available on www.lamu.go.ke and PPIP; use IFMIS portal for submission (document i, ii).

Documents referenced: CONSTRUCTION OF SOLARIZED DJABIA... (pdf) files.