DIRECTORATE OF NAIROBI METROPOLITAN DEVELOPMENT (DoNMED)
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REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
(CONSULTING SERVICES)
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Nairobi Metropolitan Services Improvement Project (NaMSIP)
Credit No. 51020-KE.
Contract No. REOI/MoLH&UD/NMED/NaMSIP/CONS-09/2014-2015
Assignment Title: Consultancy Services for Preparation of Feasibility
Studies, Detailed Designs,Tender Documents and Supervision
of Selected Roads and a Green Mall Street Bus Station in the Nairobi Railway
Station and its Surroundings
Reference No. (As per Procurement Plan): 48
1.
The Government of Kenya has received financing
from the World Bank toward the cost of the Nairobi Metropolitan Services
Improvement Project (NaMSIP) and intends to apply part of the proceeds for
consulting services for feasibility studies and detailed designs.
2.
The Kenya Railways Corporation together with the
County of Nairobi and the Directorate of Nairobi Metropolitan Development, jointly
referred to as the sponsors, want to carry out feasibility studies
& detailed designs, determine project cost estimates and develop tender
documents for each of the selected road corridor and a green-mall bus station
in Nairobi Railway Station and its surroundings. Additionally, the consulting
services will encompass carrying out an economic and financial evaluation of all
components of the projects and thereby analyzing alternative funding options.
Once the procurement of contractors for the resulting projects is done,
the consultant shall carry out supervision of the construction works.
Cumulatively, the road corridors are about 15.8 km in length.
More detailed description of the road corridors is as follows:
i)
Road No. 1:- Begins at Haile Selassie Avenue and
cuts through railway yard to end up at Workshop road. The termination point of
the road corridor is at Mombasa road and alignment will follow Dunga and
Mukenia roads from Workshop road. The length of this corridor is approximately
3.2 Km. Preliminary design for a section of this road
(Haile Selassie Avenue to Workshop/Lusaka road roundabout) dubbed Railway
Toll Bridge had already been carried out by KRC.
ii)
Road No. 2:- Begins at Haile Selassie
Avenue/Race course road roundabout and proceeds southward through Nairobi
railway yard and workshops to end up at Enterprise road. The scope of works
will require consultant to carry out design of the entire Enterprise road all
the way to Mombasa road. The length of this corridor is about 7.0 Km.
iii)
Road No. 3- Begins at Haile Selassie Avenue at
Wakulima market and traverses present-day Muthurwa Market. The alignment will
be parallel to Factory Street and will join the Nairobi- Makadara railway
corridor at Muthurwa. From that point the alignment is expected to run parallel
to the existing railway
corridor up to Makongeni area where it is expected railway corridor up to Makongeni area where
it is expected to pass through built up area to end up at the Likoni/Lunga
lunga Road junction. The length is approximately 3.9Km.
iv)
Proposed
Green Mall Street Bus
Station: It will
be a high capacity
bus station. Its length
is approximately 1.7
Km -This will be part of a
multi-use wide-ranging green corridor beginning at Uhuru highway and ending at
proposed Road No. 3 and will be situated on Nairobi Railway station marshaling
yard
These projects are components of
proposed Nairobi Railway City and its
Surroundings and their design will entail close collaboration with
all relevant government
agencies including: Kenya
Railways Corporation (KRC), Nairobi
City County, Ministry
of Transport and Infrastructure (MoTI) among others
3.
The consultant’s primary tasks will be to:
i.
Review past studies related to the project and
determine suitable integration of new, existing and other planned roads.
ii.
Carry out detailed traffic studies at suitable
locations and an analysis of the
acquired traffic data
to determine expected traffic flows for all the roads.
iii.
Investigate on the current land ownership of
parcels of land falling along the route alignment and also on impediments to
project such as services utilities.
iv.
Determine
the best route
alignment for the
roads while taking care
of geometric constraints,
urban roads safety factors, land use and ownership.
v.
Prepare detailed designs taking into account
alternatives of changes in parcels,
facades, volumes, and
usage as well
as public and green spaces to be obtained and designed along the roads
and the Green
Mall Street Bus
Station, covering vertical and
horizontal alignment of the roads, storm water drainage, intersections, structures,
street lighting, NMT facilities (footbridges,
sidewalks, cycle paths
and pedestrian crossings),
landscaping, horizontal and
vertical signage, bus stops,
road safety facilities
and bus station
at Mall and
traffic management/traffic calming
measures as appropriate. This task
will also entail
the preparation of all technical specifications and Bills of
quantities for the works.
vi.
Carry
cost estimates for
each of the
project’s component including relocation
costs and develop
a preliminary implementation
schedule.
vii.
Carry out an Economic and financial analysis for
each of the component and recommend appropriate funding mechanism.
4.
The
duration of the
consultancy services will
be twelve (12)months.
5.
The Consultant shortlisting criteria are:
i)
Company
Profile(s) of the
firm(s).Where the EOI is
submitted by a consortium, each firm in the consortium shall provide company
profile including names and addresses;
ii)
Constitutional/Registration documents for the
Lead Firm and each member of the consortium from the country (ies) of registration. The registration documents shall be in
English and shall be notarized by a Notary Public.
iii)
The Lead Firm shall provide Audited accounts for
each of the last five (5) consecutive years.
iv)
The Lead Firm shall provide evidence of a
minimum turnover of USD One (2.5) million for each of the last five (5) years. The evidence shall be notarised by a Notary
Public.
v)
The
Lead Firm shall
provide evidence of
at least 3
(three)studies for ‘Similar Projects’ in the last 10 years, of which at least
one of the studies shall have been undertaken in the last five (5)
years. Details of the
assignment, name and contact address of the client, value of
assignment and period covered to undertake assignment shall be given.
6.
Bidding will be conducted through the
International Competitive Bidding procedures
as specified in the
World Bank’s Guidelines Guidelines: Selection
and Employment of
Consultants [under IBRD Loans and
IDA Credits & Grants] by World Bank Borrowers January 2011(“Consultant Guidelines”) and is
open to all eligible bidders as defined in the Procurement Guidelines. The
attention of interested Consultants is drawn to paragraph 1.9 of the guidelines
setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.
7.
Consultants may associate with other firms in
the form of a joint venture or a sub-consultancy to enhance their
qualifications.
8.
A Consultant
will be selected in accordance with the Quality Cost Based Selection (QCBS)
method set out in the Consultant Guidelines.
Further information can be obtained at the address below
during office hours from 0800 to 1700 hours, East African time from Monday to
Friday excluding lunch hour (1300 to 1400 hours) and public holidays.
Expression of interest must be delivered in person or by
registered mail in a written form to the address below by 12thSeptember 2014 at 1200 hours East African time. The package should be clearly
marked Contract No.: REOI/MoLH&UD/NMED/NaMSIP/CONS-09/2014-2015 for Consultancy Services (CS) for Preparation of Feasibility Studies,
Detailed Designs, Tender Documents and Supervision of Selected Roads and a
Green Mall Street Bus Station in the Nairobi Railway Station and its
Surroundings.
Principal Secretary
Ministry of Land, Housing and Urban
Development
Directorate of Nairobi Metropolitan
Development
University Way,
Ambank House, 20thFloor
P. O. Box 30130 - 00100
Nairobi, Kenya.
Tel: 254-20-317224/35
Fax: 254-20-317226
Website:
www.nairobimetro.go.ke
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