Kenya Urban Roads Authority Consultancy Services for the Development of Urban Roads Maintenance Strategy

Request for Expressions of Interest
 

Consultancy Services for the Development of Urban Roads Maintenance Strategy

Nairobi Outer Ring Road (C59) Improvement Project
Transport and Infrastructure
Project ID No.: P-KE-DB0-020
 

The Government of Kenya has received financing from the African Development Bank towards the cost of Outer Ring Road (C59) Improvement Project and intends to apply part of the proceeds of this loan to payments under the contract for provision of Consultancy Services for Development of Urban Roads Maintenance Strategy.

The services included under this project are:-
 

1. Develop a framework for a Road Asset Management System covering pavements, bridges, roadside furniture and slopes, and traffic control devices; and
 

2. Developing and implementing a Road Maintenance Management System and an associated mapping System.

3. Assess and recommend cost-effective modalities for managing and implementing road maintenance activities and programs compatible with domestic/local institutional and contracting capacity, including traditional unit price admeasured contracts, performance based contracts, direct labour (force account) system, as well as use of community based organizations.

The scope in the development of urban roads maintenance strategy will involve three key elements i.e. technical, financial and institutional analyses and covers all urban areas in Kenya

The Director General, Kenya Urban Roads Authority now invites eligible consultants to indicate their interest in providing these services. 

Interested consultants must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services (brochures, description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, availability of appropriate skills among staff, etc.). Consultants may constitute joint-ventures to enhance their chances of qualification. 

Eligibility criteria, establishment of the short-list and the selection procedure shall be in accordance with the African Development Bank’s “Rules and Procedures for the use of Consultants” of May 2008 and Revised in July, 2012, which is available on the Bank’s website at http://www.afdb.org.

Interested consultants may obtain further information at the address below during office hours 0800 hrs to 1700 hrs.

Expressions of interest must be delivered to the address below by 24th February, 2015 at 1100 hours and mention “Consultancy Services for Development of Urban Roads Maintenance Strategy being part of Nairobi Outer Ring Road (C59) Improvement Project”.

Saadia H. Adankhalif
For: Manager Procurement,
Kenya Urban Roads Authority,
IKM Place, 1st Floor, Bishops Road, off 5th Ngong Avenue,
P. O. Box 41727-00100,
Nairobi, Kenya.

Telephone: (+254-2) - 8013844
Facsimile: (+254-2) - 27222222

E-mail: dg@kura.go.ke or jmwangi@kura.go.ke

Expressions of interest submitted will be opened in the presence of bidders’ representatives who choose to attend at Kenya Urban Roads Authority offices, IKM PLACE, Bishops Road, off 5th Ngong Avenue on 24th February, 2015 at 1100 hours in 3rd Floor Boardroom.

Manager Procurement
For: Director General