Nairobi: 31st August 2024.
This is after a pre-biding meeting held on 29th August 2024 at City hall- Nairobi, followed by a site visit in the five informal settlements earmarked for improvement in the second phase of the Kenya Informal Settlement Improvement Project II (KISIP II).
The pre-biding meeting chaired by the County Chief Officer for Housing and Urban Renewal-Ms. Lydia Mathia, sought to address concerns raised by bidders following a tender notice for works in Huruma Fire Victims 2, Mathare Fire Victims, Matopeni, Pumwani Majengo and Spring Valley, Within Nairobi City County.
In her remarks the County Chief Officer made it clear that the mandate of the County Government of Nairobi was project implementation and thus the County would ensure everything was done right and without compromising on quality of standards.
Said Ms. Mathia “Understanding the dynamics involved I call upon every bidder to ensure that all preliminaries are done according to the laid down regulations and to the satisfaction of involved parties. I therefore call upon anyone who may have a concern to bring it to the fore or write to us before the lapse of the stipulated timelines.”
Ms. Mathia stressed the need for adherence noting that bidding would be conducted through the National Competitive Procurement using Request For Bids (RFB) as specified in the world bank’s procurement regulations for IPF borrowers-Procurement in investment projects financing.
Earlier in the month H.E Governor Sakaja presided over the groundbreaking ceremony of phase one projects. During the fete, the County boss stated that the County Government of Nairobi was doing everything possible to not only improve the informal settlement schemes but get rid of them altogether, in the spirit of providing dignified living among Nairobians.
Addressing the bidders, Nairobi County’s KISIP II Project coordinator Ms. Jecinta Charles called those present to put their best forward in the bidding process. She underscored that bidding was open to all eligible bidders as defined in the procurement regulations.
The Consultant Wanjohi Mutonyi Consult LTD gave a brief history of KISIP II projects including the criterion used at identifying projects beneficiary sites.
The Government of Kenya through the State Department for Housing and Urban Development received financing from the World Bank and Agence Française de Développement (AFD) toward the cost of the Second Kenya Informal Settlements Improvement Project (KISIP 2) and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for Construction of Roads/Footpaths, Storm Water Drainage Systems, Public Street Lighting And Sewer Infrastructure Works in Selected Informal Settlements.
The scope of works for the second phase will include: -construction of roads and sewer totaling to 5.143 Km and 1.005 Km respectively, in addition to installation of 343 No. streetlights across the five settlement schemes. The project completion date is set for December 2025.
During the site visits, bidders were introduced to the Settlement Executive Committee (SEC) and Grievance Redress Committee (GRC) members from the five informal settlement schemes while at the same time they got a chance to familiarize with the different sites earmarked for improvement in each of the settlement scheme.
Settlement Executive Committee (SEC) is a team of members drawn from the community and who act as the link between the community and the County Government.
The County Chief Officer for Housing and Urban Renewal was flanked by the County Project Coordination team (CPCT).
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