Kenya Urban and Roads Authority (KURA) has announced the cancellation of 95 tenders that had been advertised earlier.
In a notice on Thursday, May 9 KURA said it had cancelled the tenders for different road works funded by the Road Maintenance Levy Fund and Government of Kenya Development fund.
“This is to bring to the attention of the general public cancellation of all the tenders that were advertised in My Gov Newspaper on 16th April 2024 and the subsequent notice, addendums and clarifications,” KURA said in a notice.
Earlier, on April 16, KURA had invited the public for several roadwork tenders that had been uploaded on the Public Procurement Information Portal and KURA portal.
“As a leading Government Agency with the above mandate, KURA wishes to invite bids from eligible construction companies for road works as described below to be funded through Fuel Levy Fund (RMLF),” read part of KURA’s advert.
Interested bidders were supposed to be registered with the National Construction Authority (NCA) road works categories.
The tenders included roads to undergo periodic maintenance, improvement, rehabilitation and other both the periodic maintenance and improvement.
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However, other roads required drainage improvement, construction of box culvert construction, installation of Bollards, and reinstatement.
Other tender works included corridor clearance and protection works, routine maintenance of roads, periodic Maintenace and spot improvement, rehabilitation and upgrading.
Qualifications For the KURA Tenders
The following documents were to be submitted together with the bid:
Copy of Certificate of incorporation, valid Annual Practicing License with the National Construction Authority, valid Tax Compliance Certificate and a copy of recent CR 12 form (Issued within the last Six 6 months before the Tender Opening Date).
For Bidders Bidding for PBC Tenders, at least one of the Directors of the bidding company MUST have been trained in Performance Based Road Maintenance as a Contractor (PBC) by Kenya Institute of Highways and Building Technology (KIHBT)
For Bidders bidding for Special Category Projects [Youth/PWD/Women] – they MUST Submit Copies of Valid Registration Certificate for Access to Government Procurement Opportunities – {AGPO) in the category specified in the Tender Notice.
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Eligibility
To enhance equity, bidders were to bid for a maximum of Two (2) Tenders but can only be Awarded a Maximum of One (1) Tender, under this Tender Notice. Bidders who participate in more than Two (2) tenders shall be disqualified.
Only those bidders registered in the Categories indicated in the tender notice were to bid for the respective tenders, a digression was to lead to disqualification.
Bidders were supposed to comply with Section 157 of the Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Act, 2015 (PPADA, 2015) on participation of candidates in preference and reservations.
Every Bidder was to be represented by one Technical Person with a Minimum qualification of a Diploma in Civil/Highway Engineering.
The Individual were to Bring along the Original ID/Passport and a CERTIFIED Copy and CERTIFIED copy of Diploma/Higher Diploma/Degree Certificate.
Others included:
CERTIFIED Copy of Registration Certificate and proof of current subscription by Engineers Board of Kenya (EBK)/ Kenya Engineering Technology Registration Board (KETRB)/ Institute of Engineering Technologists and Technicians (IET).
Original Introductory letter bearing the Company letterhead and an Official Stamp authorizing them to represent them in the specific pre-tender site visit/Pre-bid Conference. The letter shall be duly signed.
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