REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR: CONSULTANCY SERVICES TO UNDERTAKE ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT (ESIA)Closed

Overview

This tender seeks consultancy services to undertake an Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) for Nyasare Water Supply and Sanitation Company Ltd’s World Bank K-WASH funded water infrastructure upgrade. Bidders should be qualified ESIA firms with NEMA registration, strong ESIA experience in water/wastewater projects, and capability to deliver a full ESIA package including ESMP and NEMA licensing.

Requirements

• NEMA-registered ESIA firm; valid NEMA certificate and practicing license for 2026.
• Legal/registration documents: company registration, KRA PIN, valid Tax Compliance Certificate, valid business permit; CR12/CR13 as applicable; serialization of proposal pages.
• Lead Expert: NEMA-registered Lead ESIA Expert with ≥7 years’ experience.
• Technical team: Team Leader (ESIA), Sociologist (stakeholder engagement/GBV mitigation), Water/Energy Engineer.
• Experience: ≥3 similar ESIAs for water projects (including solarization, borehole drilling/equipment, distribution networks) in last 5 years.
• Documented English proficiency; deliverables, methodology, and work plan aligned to TOR.
• Compliance forms: disclosure of interest, independent proposal determination, etc., as required in the RFP.

How to Apply

• Deadline: 19 October 2026 at 10:00 local time (see NYAWASSCO/K-WASH/RFP/03/2026-2027).
• Submission method: sealed technical and financial proposals deposited in the Tender Box at Nyasare office; no online submissions (manual submissions not allowed).
• Documents to submit (separate technical and financial proposals): technical proposal (understanding, methodology, work plan, CVs of key staff), financial proposal (breakdown of consultancy fees), detailed CV of project lead; completed forms (disclosure of interest, independent proposal determination, self-declaration, foreign tenderer rule as applicable).
• Required registrations/clearances: tax clearance, KRA PIN, business permit, CR12/CR13 as applicable; NEMA certification and license for ESIA; evidence of financial capacity (audited accounts, credit letter, bank statements).
• Additional: proposals priced in Kenyan Shillings; 120-day validity; QCBS evaluation (technical 0.8, financial 0.2) with a minimum 70% technical score to pass; lowest evaluated price wins. Payment terms: 30% on inception approval, 40% on draft ESIA, 30% on final ESIA and NEMA license.