Purchase of 24 Air Compressors for Diesel Multiple Units (DMUs) — Republic of Kenya

REPUBLIC OF KENYA

SPECIFIC PROCUREMENT NOTICE

Purchaser: Kenya Railways Corporation

Country: Kenya

Name of Project: Kenya Urban Mobility Improvement Project (KUMIP)

Contract Title: Purchase of Twenty-Four (24) Diesel Multiple Unit (DMU) Air Compressors

Loan No./Credit No./ Grant No.: V4940

RFB Reference No.: KE-KRC-469959-GO-RFB

• The Government of Kenya has applied for financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Kenya Urban Mobility Improvement Project (KUMIP) and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for Purchase of Twenty-Four (24) Diesel Multiple Unit (DMU) air compressors.

• The Kenya Railways Corporation now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for Purchase of 24 No Diesel Multiple Unit (DMU) air compressors to be delivered at Kenya Railways (KR) Nairobi Central Workshops Stores, Kenya.

• Bidding will be conducted through international competitive procurement using a Request for Bids (RFB) as specified in the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” dated in February 2025 (6th Edition) (“Procurement Regulations”), and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations.

• Bids will be evaluated in accordance with the evaluation process set out in the bidding documents. The following weightings shall apply for Rated Criteria (including technical and non-price factors): 80%. This should comply with the mandatory requirements for Rated Criteria in the Procurement Regulations and for Bid cost: 20%.

• Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from Kenya Railways Corporation, General Manager – Supply Chain Management, [email protected] and inspect the bidding document during office hours 0900 to 1700 hours at the address given below.

• The bidding document in English may be purchased by interested eligible Bidders upon the submission of a written application to the address below:

General Manager - Supply Chain Management,

Kenya Railways Headquarters Office,

Workshops Road off Haile Selassie Avenue,

Opposite Technical University of Kenya,

P. O. Box 30121-00100,

Nairobi, Kenya.

Tel. No: +254 709 907 000, +254 709 907 114

• Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before 29th October 2025 Electronic Bidding will not be permitted. Late Bids will be rejected. The outer Bid envelopes marked “Original Bid”, and the inner envelopes marked “Technical Part” will be publicly opened in the presence of the Bidders’ designated representatives and anyone who chooses to attend, at the address below; Workshops Road off Haile Selassie Avenue, Opposite Technical University of Kenya on 29th October 2025 at 10.00hrs. All envelopes marked “Second Envelope: Financial Part” shall remain unopened and will be held in safe custody of the Purchaser until the second public opening.

• All Bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security of KES 1,500,000.

• Attention is drawn to the Procurement Regulations requiring the Borrower to disclose information on the successful bidder’s beneficial ownership, as part of the Contract Award Notice, using the Beneficial Ownership Disclosure Form as included in the bidding document.

• The address(es) referred to above is (are):

General Manager - Supply Chain Management,

Kenya Railways Headquarters Office,

Workshops Road off Haile Selassie Avenue,

Opposite Technical University of Kenya,

P. O. Box 30121-00100,

Nairobi, Kenya.

Tel. No: +254 709 907 000, +254 709 907 1