Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2019-09-26
Buyer: Lake Victoria South Water Works Development Agency
Country: KE
Contract type: Supplies
CPV classification: 45231300 | 45240000: Construction work for water projects
Submission deadline: 2019-11-06

Technical requirements: The Republic of Kenya (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Borrower’) has applied for funds from the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and the European Investment Bank (EIB) (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Financing Institutions’) toward the cost of the Lake Victoria Water and Sanitation Program (LVWATSAN). This International Invitation for Pre-qualification relates to the contract for Works Package 1: Water Supply, Sewer Networks and User Sewer Connections. The applicable procurement rules for this tender process are AFD’s Procurement guidelines.
— supply and installation of about 5 km of water network works in and around Kisumu city, diameters ranging from DN150 to DN250;
— supply and installation of about 33 km of wastewater network works in Kisumu city, diameters ranging from DN200 to DN600, including equipment and required lifting stations;
— supply and installation of pipes, materials and construction of user sewer connections to households and premises.
1) Eligibility: eligible nationality, absence of conflicts of interest, not ineligible to AFD financing, specific criteria for state-owned entities;
2) Historical contract non-performance: no default in the past 5 years, not under suspension based on execution of bid security, pending litigation < Applicant’s net worth;
3) Financial capabilities: available financial means of 3 000 000 EUR, sufficient financial resources to meet current cash flow requirements, minimum turnover of 12 000 000 EUR, sound financial position demonstrated over the past 3 years;
4) Experience: minimum 5 years’ experience, minimum 3 contracts executed since 2014 and worth 3 000 000 EUR or more, with at least 3 in each of the following categories: pipe installation for water supply (5 km), for wastewater (15 km), and construction and equipment supply for lifting stations (capacity at least 150 m
5) Environmental, social, health and safety: ISO 9001, 14001 and 45001 (or OHSAS 18001) certification or equivalent, acceptable in-house policies, 2 contracts in the last 8 years with major ESHS measures, in-house ESHS personnel.
Interested eligible applicants may obtain further information from, and inspect the pre-qualification documents at:
A complete set of pre-qualification documents may be downloaded free of charge on LVSWWDA’s website (www.lvswwda.go.ke), the Kenya Government Portal (www.tenders.go.ke), or AFD's website (http://afd.dgmarket.com).
All applications for pre-qualification must be delivered in sealed envelopes bearing the mention ‘Application to Pre-qualify for Works Package 1: Water Supply, Sewer Networks works and User Sewer Connections LVSWWDA/PQ/1/2019-20/LVWATSAN/WP1’ not later than 6.11.2019 12.00 Kenyan local time at the following address:
The Republic of Kenya (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Borrower’) has applied for funds from the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and the European Investment Bank (EIB) (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Financing Institutions’) toward the cost of the Lake Victoria Water and Sanitation Program (LVWATSAN). This International Invitation for Pre-qualification relates to the contract for Works Package 1: Water Supply, Sewer Networks and User Sewer Connections. The applicable procurement rules for this tender process are AFD’s Procurement guidelines.
— supply and installation of about 5 km of water network works in and around Kisumu city, diameters ranging from DN150 to DN250;
— supply and installation of about 33 km of wastewater network works in Kisumu city, diameters ranging from DN200 to DN600, including equipment and required lifting stations;