REPUBLIC OF KENYA
ENERGY SECTOR RECOVERY PROJECT
CREDIT No. 4572-KE
Purchase of Insulators
IFB No. KP1/6E/2/A26
1. This Invitation for Bids follows the General Procurement Notice for this Project that appeared in dg Market of 01/04/2009.
2. The Government of the Republic of Kenya has received a credit from the International Development Association toward the cost of Energy Sector Recovery Project and it intends to apply part of the proceeds of this credit to payments underthe Contract for Purchase of Insulators.
3. The Kenya Power & Lighting Co. Ltd now invites sealed bids from eligible and qualified bidders for Supply of Insulators.
(a) INSULATOR SHACKLE LV 500,000
(b) INSULATOR STAY LV/11kV PORCELAIN 200,000
(c) INSULATOR STAY 33KV 25,000
(d) COMPOSITE INSULATOR 11KV SUSP.TENSION 20,000
(e) COMPOSITE INSULATOR 33KV SUSP.TENSION 12,000
4. Bidding will be conducted through the International Competitive Bidding (ICB) procedures specified in the World Bank's Guidelines: Procurement under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits, and is open to all bidders from Eligible Source Countries as defined in the Guidelines.
5. Bidders may obtain further information from The Kenya Power and Lighting Company Limited and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below from 0900 to 1600 hours, Monday to Friday excluding public holidays.
Address
Eng. Stanley Mutwiri, Project Leader
Energy Sector Recovery Project,
The Kenya Powerand Lighting Company
Second Floor, Stima Investment Plaza
Mushembi Road
P.O Box 00100-30099
Nairobi, Kenya
Telephone: 254-20-32017365
Facsimile Number: 254-20-3201889
Electronic mail address: smutwiri@kplc.co.ke
6. Qualificationsrequirements include:
I. The bidder shall furnish documentary evidence that it has access to credit or liquid asset of upto US$ 200,000. This may be in the form of a letter from the bidder's bankers.
II. The bidder shall furnish documentary evidence that the manufacturer has supplied similar quantitiesoutside the country of manufacture in the last 5 years.
III. Valid ISO 9001 certificate orequivalent Quality Assurance Certification for the
Manufacturer of Goods shall be required.
7. A complete set of Bidding Documents in English may be purchased by interested bidders on the submission of a written Application to the address belowand upon payment of a non-refundable fee of US$ 50 OR Kshs4,000. The method of payment will be Bankers Cheque in favour of KPLC Ltd or paid in cash in Chief Accountant Office, 1st Floor, Stima Plaza, Kolobot Road. The Bidding Documents will be sent by Courier if requested and the bidder will meet the cost.
8. Bids mustbe delivered to the address below at or before 25th January 2013 at 10.00 am. Electronic bidding will not be permitted. Late bids will be rejected. Bids will be opened in the presence of the bidders' representatives who choose to attend in person at the address below at 10.00 am. All bidsmust be accompanied by a Bid Security of at least US$30,000 or an equivalent amount in a freely convertible currency.
9. The address referred to above is:
The Company Secretary,
The Kenya Powerand Lighting Company Limited
7th Floor, Stima Plaza, Kolobot Road,
Nairobi, Kenya.