Drilling of Exploratory Boreholes — Merti Aquifer System in Garissa and Isiolo Counties

SPECIFIC PROCUREMENT NOTICE

Request for Bids

Country: Kenya

Name of Project: Horn of Africa - Ground Water for Resilience Project (HoAGW4RP)

Contract Title: Procurement of the Drilling of Exploratory Boreholes – Lot 1 Merti Aquifer Systems in Garissa and Isiolo Counties

Loan No./Credit No./ Grant No.: IDA-7082-KE

RFB Reference No.: KE-WRA-528306-CW-RFB

• The Government of the Republic of Kenya (GoK) has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of The Horn of Africa Groundwater for Resilience Project, Kenya. (HoAGW4RP) and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for Procurement of the Drilling of Exploratory Boreholes – Lot 1 Merti Aquifer Systems in Garissa and Isiolo Counties

• The Water Resources Authority (WRA) now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for Procurement of the Drilling of Exploratory Boreholes – Lot 1 Merti Aquifer Systems in Garissa and Isiolo Counties Kululey (Sabuli), Modika, Dadaab, Hagadera, Liboi, Merti and Hargabul as detailed below:

• Kululey (Sabuli) - Depth 600m ii) Modika - Depth 600m iii) Dadaab - Depth 600m iv) Hagadera - Depth 600m v) Liboi - Depth 600m vi) Merti - Depth 600m vii) Hargabul - Depth 600m

• Bidding will be conducted through National Competitive Procurement using a Request for Bids (RFB) as specified in the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” dated July 2016, revised in September 2023, 5th Edition (“Procurement Regulations”), and is open to all Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations.

• Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from Water Resources Authority, [email protected] and inspect the bidding document during office hours 0800 to 1700 hours local time from Monday to Friday, except public holidays. at the address given below.

• Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before 27th February 2026 at 1400 HRS EAT

. Electronic Bidding will not be permitted. Late Bids will be rejected. Bids will be publicly

opened in the presence of the Bidders’ designated representatives and anyone who chooses to attend at the address below on 27th February 2026 at 1400 HRS EAT

• All Bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security of KES 3,000,000.00 (Kenya Shillings Three Million) in the form of a Commercial bank guarantee and shall be valid for 152 days.

• The address referred to above is:

For the attention: Mohamed M. Shurie OGW, MBS

Title/position: Chief Executive Officer

Employer: Water Resources Authority (WRA)

Address: SHA Building, 9th Floor, Wing B, P.O. Box 45250 – 00100 NAIROBI

City: NAIROBI.

ZIP Code: +254

Country: Kenya.

Telephone: 2732291,2729048/9

Electronic mail address: [email protected]/ [email protected]