KENYA RURAL ROADS AUTHORITY (KeRRA)

INVITATION FOR PRE-QUALIFICATION FOR TRAINING OF SMALL SCALE CONTRACTORS LOW VOLUME SEAL CONTRACTORS COURSE

AFD/GOK Roads 2000 Project Implementation in Central Kenya; Phase 2, Improvement Contracts for FY 2014/15:

AFD Loan No. CKE 1046

The Government of Kenya intends to use part of the funds received from the above loan from the Government of France through its development agency- Agence Francaise de Developpement (AFD) towards the cost of the ongoing Roads 2000 Project in Central Kenya Phase 2 for training of small-scale contractors in improvement of Low Volume Traffic Roads on the network to bitumen standards by labour based methods.

In this connection, the Kenya Rural Roads Authority – KeRRA now invites small-scale local construction firms interested in carrying out low volume seal road rehabilitation works in the captioned regions to apply for consideration for training.

The proposed training aims at providing the owners and senior staff of these enterprises with the knowledge and skills required to carry out road improvements and maintenance operations effectively and to manage their businesses efficiently.

Qualification details can be found from KeRRA website www.kerra.go.ke

At the end of the selection process, 20 Contractors i.e. 20 Managing Directors/ Contract Managers and 40 Site Supervisors will be selected and invited for training.

The selected contractors will undergo intensive classroom and field training by Kisii Training Centre. Most of the training will be undertaken in Nyeri Region. Only those contractors who complete the training course successfully will be considered by the Regional Tender Committees for carrying out low volume seal road works by labour based methods.

As part of their commitment and motivation, the selected Contractors will be required to contribute Kshs. 150,000/- which is about 10% of the total training cost for the Managing Director together with 2 Site Supervisors.

A brochure providing more information about the training course will be provided free of charge. The required prequalification forms will be supplied from KeRRA Regional Manager’s offices as listed below.

The forms should be collected during official working hours from Monday to Friday starting from 4^th September, 2014. The Prequalification Forms shall be deposited in the Tender Box located at the office of the KeRRA Regional Manager, of the respective regions on or before 12.00 noon on 25th September, 2014.

Regional Manager, Kiambu Region P. O. Box 700 Kiambu	Regional Manager, Nyeri Region P. O. Box 372 Nyeri	Regional Manager, Kirinyaga Region P. O. Box,390 Kerugoya
Regional Manager, Laikipia Region P. O. Box 495 Nanyuki	Regional Manager,              Murang’a Region                 P. O. Box 633  Murang’a	Regional Manager,              Nyandarua Region P. O. Box 382 Nyahururu

Eng. Mwangi Maingi, MBS, OGW

DIRECTOR GENERAL

KENYA RURAL ROADS AUTHORITY