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KENYA PIPELINE COMPANY LIMITED

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP)

TENDER NO. KPC/PU-OT/295/CC/NBI/22-23

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR PROVISION OF


COMMUNICATION AND PUBLIC RELATIONS AGENCY SERVICES

Kenya Pipeline Company Limited


Physical Address: Kenpipe Plaza, Sekondi Road,
Off Nanyuki Road, Industrial Area, Nairobi
Postal Address: P. O. Box 73442 – 00200, Nairobi
Telephone: 020 2606500-4
Safaricom: 0722207667/8, 0722207678/9, 0722207681/2
Airtel: 0734333234/5, 0734333226, 0734333215, 0734333217,
0734333219
Fax: +254 020 3540032
website:www.kpc.co.ke

March 2023
TABLE OF CONTENTS

TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................................................................. 2


SECTION 1 - REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) .......................................................................... 4
SECTION 2. INSTRUCTIONS TO CONSULTANTS AND DATA SHEET .................................. 4
A. GENERALPROVISIONS ......................................................................................................... 5
1. Meanings/Definitions ................................................................................................................ 5
2. Introduction ............................................................................................................................... 6
3. Conflict of Interest ..................................................................................................................... 6
4. Unfair Competitive Advantage .................................................................................................. 7
5. Corrupt and Fraudulent Practices .............................................................................................. 7
6. Eligibility ................................................................................................................................... 7
B. Preparation of Proposals ............................................................................................................ 8
7. General Considerations.............................................................................................................. 8
8. Cost of Preparation of Proposal ................................................................................................. 8
9. Language ................................................................................................................................... 8
10. Documents Comprising the Proposal ........................................................................................ 8
11. Only One Proposal .................................................................................................................... 8
12. Proposal Validity ....................................................................................................................... 9
13. Clarification and Amendment of RFP ....................................................................................... 9
14. Preparation of Proposals–Specific Considerations .................................................................. 10
15. Technical Proposal Format and Content ................................................................................. 10
16. Financial Proposal ................................................................................................................... 10
C. C. SUBMISSION, OPENING AND EVALUATION ............................................................ 11
17. Submission, Sealing, and Marking of Proposals ..................................................................... 11
18. Sealing and Marking of Proposals ........................................................................................... 11
19. Confidentiality/Canvassing...................................................................................................... 11
20. Opening of Technical Proposals .............................................................................................. 12
21. Proposals Evaluation ............................................................................................................... 12
22. Evaluation of Technical Proposals .......................................................................................... 12
23. Public Opening of Financial Proposals ................................................................................... 13
24. Correction of Errors ................................................................................................................. 13
25. Taxes ........................................................................................................................................ 14
26. Conversion to Single Currency ............................................................................................... 14
27. Abnormally Low Prices ........................................................................................................... 14
28. Abnormally High Prices .......................................................................................................... 14
29. Combined Quality and Cost Evaluation .................................................................................. 15
30. Notification of Intention to enter into a Contract/Notification of Award ................................ 15
31. Standstill Period....................................................................................................................... 15
D. NEGOTIATIONS AND AWARD .......................................................................................... 16
32. Negotiations ............................................................................................................................. 16
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33. Conclusion of Negotiations ..................................................................................................... 17
34. Letter of Award ....................................................................................................................... 17
35. Signing of Contract.................................................................................................................. 17
36. Publication of Procurement Contract ...................................................................................... 17
37. Procurement Related Complaint and Administrative Review ................................................. 17
SECTION 2. DATA SHEET ............................................................................................................ 18
SECTION 3. TECHNICAL PROPOSAL – STANDARD FORMS ................................................ 24
2. CERTIFICATE OF INDEPENDENT PROPOSAL DETERMINATION .............................. 26
3. FORM TECH-2: CONSULTANT'S ORGANIZATION AND EXPERIENCE...................... 30
5. FORM TECH-5: WORK SCHEDULE AND PLANNING FOR DELIVERABLES ............ 33
6. FORM TECH- 6A: TEAM COMPOSITION, ASSIGNMENT, AND KEY EXPERTS'
INPUTS ............................................................................................................................................ 34
6. FORM TECH-6B: CURRICULUM VITAE (CV) .................................................................. 35
7. FORM TECH-7: MANDATORY SUPPORT DOCUMENTS ............................................... 36
FORM TECH - 8: SELF-DECLARATION FORMS ...................................................................... 37
FORM SD1 ....................................................................................................................................... 37
FORM SD2 ....................................................................................................................................... 38
FORM SD3 ....................................................................................................................................... 39
DECLARATION AND COMMITMENT TO THE CODE OF ETHICS ....................................... 39
FORM TECH - 9: TENDER-SECURING DECLARATION FORM {r 46 and 155(2)} ................ 40
SECTION 4. FINANCIAL PROPOSAL - STANDARD FORMS .................................................. 41
FORM FIN-1: FINANCIAL PROPOSAL SUBMISSION FORM .................................................. 42
FORM FIN-2: SUMMARY OF COSTS .......................................................................................... 43
FORM FIN-3A: BREAKDOWN OF REMUNERATION .............................................................. 44
FORM FIN-4 BREAKDOWN OF REIMBURSABLE ................................................................... 45
SECTION 5. TERMS OF REFERENCE ......................................................................................... 46
SECTION 6. CONTRACT FORMS FOR CONSULTANT'S SERVICES ..................................... 56
SECTION 7: GENERAL CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT............................................................ 58
SECTION 8: SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT .............................................................. 69
SECTION 9: APPENDICES ............................................................................................................ 71
SECTION 10. NOTIFICATION FORMS ........................................................................................ 73

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SECTION 1 - REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP)

Tender No.: KPC/PU-OT/295/CC/NBI/22-23

Name of Assignment: RFP FOR PROVISION OF COMMUNICATION AND PUBLIC RELATIONS


AGENCY SERVICES

TO: ALL BIDDERS

1. The KENYA PIPELINE COMPANY LIMITED] has set aside funds in its budget or has received
financing from INTERNAL FUNDING toward the cost of the subject consulting services.
2. The Procuring Entity now invites proposals to provide the following consulting services (here in after
called “the services”): CONSULTANCY SERVICES TO UNDERTAKE PROVISION OF
COMMUNICATION AND PUBLIC RELATIONS AGENCY SERVICES. More details on the
Services are provided in the Terms of Reference.

3. This Request for Proposals (RFP) has been addressed to the following Consulting Firms:

OPEN TENDER.

4. If a Consultant is a Joint Venture (JV), the full name of the JV shall be used and all members, starting
with the name of the lead member. Where sub-consultants have been proposed, they shall be named.
The maximum number of JV members shall be specified in the Data Sheet.

5. It is not permissible to transfer this RFP to any other firm.

6. A firm will be selected under Quality and Cost Based Selection (QCBS) Method and in a format as
described in this RFP, in accordance with the Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Act 2015, a
copy of which is found at the following website: www.ppra.go.ke.

7. The Request for Proposal comprises the following documents:


Section 1: Letter of Request for Proposals
Section2: Instructions to Consultants and Data Sheet
Section 3: Technical Proposal Standard Forms
Section 4: Financial Proposal Standard Forms
Section 5: Terms of Reference
Section 6: Standard Forms of Contract [Lump-Sum]
Section 7: General Conditions of Contract
Section 8: Special conditions of Contract
Section 9: Appendices

8. Details on the proposal's submission date, time and address are provided in the ITC 17.1 and ITC 18.5
of the Data Sheet.
Name: MAUREEN MWENJE
Designation: Ag.GENERAL MANAGER, SUPPLY CHAIN
Signature:
Date:

SECTION 2. INSTRUCTIONS TO CONSULTANTS AND DATA SHEET

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Section 2(a). Instructions to Consultants (ITC)
A. GENERAL PROVISIONS

1. Meanings/Definitions

a) “Affiliate(s)” means an individual or an entity that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is
under common control with the Consultant.
b) “Applicable Law” means the laws and any other instruments having the force of law in Kenya.
c) “Procuring Entity” means the entity that is carrying out the consultant selection process and signs the
Contract for the Services with the selected Consultant.
d) “Consultant” means a legally established professional consulting firm or an entity that may provide or
provides the Services to the Procuring Entity under the Contract.
e) “Contract” means a legally binding written agreement signed between the Procuring Entity and the
Consultant and includes all the attached documents listed in its Clause 1 (the General Conditions of
Contract (GCC), the Special Conditions of Contract (SCC), and the Appendices).
f) “Data Sheet” means an integral part of the Instructions to Consultants (ITC) Section2thatisusedtoreflect
specific assignment conditions to supplement, but not to over-write, the provisions of the ITC.
g) “Day” means a calendar day unless otherwise specified as "Business Day". A Business Day is any day
that is an official working day in Kenya and excludes official public holidays.
h) “Experts” means, collectively, Key Experts, Non-Key Experts, or any other personnel of the Consultant,
Sub-consultant or Joint Venture member(s).
i) “Government” means the Government of the Republic of Kenya.
j) “In writing “means communicated in written form such as by mail, e-mail, fax, including, if specified in
the Data Sheet, distributed or received through the electronic-procurement system used by the Procuring
Entity with proof of receipt.
k) “Joint Venture (JV)” means an association with or without a legal personality distinct from that of its
members, of more than one Consultant where one member has the authority to conduct all business for
and on behalf of any and all the members of the JV, and where the members of the JV are jointly and
severally liable to the Procuring Entity for the performance of the Contract.
l) “Key Expert(s)” means an individual professional whose skills, qualifications, knowledge and
experience are critical to the performance of the Services under the Contract and whose CV is considered
in the technical evaluation of the Consultant's proposal.
m) “ITC” (this Section2 of the RFP) means the Instructions to Consultants that provides the Consultants
with all information needed to prepare their Proposals.
n) “Letter of RFP” means the letter of invitation being sent by the Procuring Entity to the Consultants.
o) “Non-Key Expert(s)” means an individual professional provided by the Consultant or its Sub-consultant
and who is assigned to perform the Services or any part thereof under the Contract and whose CVs are
not evaluated individually.
p) “Proposal” means the Technical Proposal and the Financial Proposal of the Consultant.
q) “Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (PPRA)” means the statutory authority of the Government of
Kenya that mandated with the role of regulating and monitoring compliance with the public procurement
law and regulations.
r) “RFP” means the Request for Proposals to be prepared by the Procuring Entity for the selection of
Consultants.

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s) “Services” means the work to be performed by the Consultant pursuant to the Contract.
t) “Sub-consultant” means an entity to whom the Consultant intends to subcontract any part of the Services
while the Consultant remains responsible to the Procuring Entity during the whole performance of the
Contract.
v) “Terms of Reference (TORs)” means the Terms of Reference that explains the objectives, scope of work,
activities, and tasks to be performed, respective responsibilities of the Procuring Entity and the
Consultant, and expected results and deliverables of the assignment.

2. Introduction

2.1 The Procuring Entity named in the Data Sheet intends to select a Consultant through open tender in accordance
with the method of selection specified in the Data Sheet.

2.2 The Consultant are invited to submit a Technical Proposal and a Financial Proposal, for consulting services
required for the assignment named in the Data Sheet. The Proposal will be the basis for negotiating and
ultimately signing the Contract with the selected Consultant.

2.3 The Consultants should familiarize themselves with the local conditions and take them into account in
preparing their Proposals, including attending a pre-proposal conference if one is specified in the Data Sheet.
Attending any such pre-proposal conference is optional and is at the Consultants' expense.

2.4 The Procuring Entity will timely provide, at no cost to the Consultants, the inputs, relevant project data, and
reports required for the preparation of the Consultant's Proposal as specified in the Data Sheet.

3. Conflict of Interest

3.1 The Consultant is required to provide professional, objective, and impartial advice, always holding the
Procuring Entity's interest's paramount, strictly avoiding conflicts with other assignments or its own corporate
interests and acting without any consideration for future work.

3.2 The Consultant has an obligation to disclose to the Procuring Entity any situation of actual or potential conflict
that impacts its capacity to serve the best interest of the Procuring Entity. Failure to disclose such situations
may lead to the disqualification of the Consultant or the termination of its Contract.

3.3 Without limitation on the generality of the foregoing, and unless stated otherwise in the Data Sheet, the
Consultants shall not be hired under the circumstances set forth below:
i) Conflicting Activities
Conflict between consulting activities and procurement of goods, works or non-consulting services: a
firm that has been engaged by the Procuring Entity to provide goods, works, or non-consulting services
for a project, or any of its Affiliates, shall be disqualified from providing consulting services resulting
from or directly related to those goods, works, or non-consulting services. Conversely, a firm hired to
provide consulting services for the preparation or implementation of a project, or any of its Affiliates,
shall be disqualified from subsequently providing goods or works or non-consulting services resulting
from or directly related to the consulting services for such preparation or implementation.
ii) Conflicting Assignments
Conflict among consulting assignments: A Consultant (including its Experts and Sub-consultants) or any
of its Affiliates shall not be hired for any assignment that, by its nature, may conflict with another
assignment of the Consultant for the same or for another Procuring Entity.

(iii) Conflicting Relationships


Relationship with the Procuring Entity's staff: a Consultant (including its Experts and Sub-consultants)
that has a close business or personal relationship with senior management or professional staff of the
Procuring Entity who has the ability to influence the bidding process and: (i) are directly or indirectly
involved in the preparation of the Terms of Reference for the assignment,(ii) the selection process for
the Contract, or (iii) the supervision of the Contract, may not be awarded a Contract, unless the conflict
stemming from such relationship has been resolved in a manner that determines there is no conflict to
affect this selection process.
iv) Others
Any other types of conflicting relationships as indicated in the Data Sheet.

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4. Unfair Competitive Advantage

4.1 Fairness and transparency in the selection process require that the Consultants or their Affiliates competing for
a specific assignment do not derive a competitive advantage from having provided consulting services related
to the assignment in question. To that end, the Procuring Entity shall indicate in the Data Sheet and make
available to all Consultants together with this RFP all information that would in that respect give such
Consultant any unfair competitive advantage over competing Consultants.

5. Corrupt and Fraudulent Practices

5.1 Consultant firms or any of its members shall not be involved in corrupt, coercive, obstructive, collusive or
fraudulent practice. Consultant firms or any of its members that are proven to have been involved in any of
these practices shall be automatically disqualified and would not be awarded a contract.

5.2 Collusive practices

5.2 The Procuring Entity requires compliance with the provisions of the Competition Act 2010, regarding collusive
practices in contracting. Any Consultant found to have engaged in collusive conduct shall be disqualified and
criminal and/or civil sanctions may be imposed. To this effect, Consultants shall be required to complete and
sign the “Certificate of Independent Proposal Determination” annexed to the Proposal Form.
5.3 In further pursuance of this policy, Consultants shall permit and shall cause their agents (where declared or
not), subcontractors, sub-consultants, service providers, suppliers, and their personnel, to permit the
Government and its agencies to inspect all accounts, records and other documents relating to any short-listing
process, Proposal submission, and contract performance (in the case of award), and to have them audited by
auditors, investigators or compliance officers.

6. Eligibility

6.1 In selection of Consultants, short-listing shall be composed of firms or individuals who belong to the same line
of professional business and who are almost of the same capability.

6.2 Unless otherwise specified in the Data Sheet, the Procuring Entity permits Consultants including proposed
experts, joint ventures and individual members from all countries and categories to offer consulting services.
The maximum number of members so far JV shall be specified in the Data Sheet.

6.3 The Competition Act of Kenya requires that firms wishing to tender as Joint Venture undertakings which may
prevent, distort or lessen competition in provision of services are prohibited unless they are exempt in
accordance with the provisions of Section 25 of the Competition Act, 2010. JVs will be required to seek for
exemption from the Competition Authority. Exemption shall not be a condition for submission of proposals,
but it shall be a condition of contract award and signature. A JV tenderer shall be given opportunity to seek
such exemption as a condition of award and signature of contract. Application for exemption from the
Competition Authority of Kenya may be accessed from the website www.cak.go.ke

6.4 Public Officers of the Procuring Entity, their Spouses, Child, Parent, Brothers or Sister. Child, Parent, Brother
or Sister of a Spouse, their business associates or agents and firms/organizations in which they have a
substantial or controlling interest shall not be eligible to tender or be awarded a contract. Public Officers are
also not allowed to participate in any procurement proceedings.

6.5 It is the Consultant's responsibility to ensure that it’s Experts, joint venture members, Sub-consultants, agents
(declared or not), sub-contractors, service providers, suppliers and/or their employees meet the eligibility
requirements.

6.6 As an exception to the foregoing ITC 6.1and6.2above:


a) Sanctions-A firm or an individual that has been debarred from participating in public procurements shall
be ineligible to be awarded a contract, or to benefit from the contract, financially or otherwise, during the
debarment period. The list of debarred firms and individuals is available from the website of PPRA
www.ppra.go.ke.
b) Prohibitions-Firms and individuals of a country or goods in a country maybe ineligible if:
i) As a matter of law or official regulations, Kenya prohibits commercial relations with that country; or
ii) By an act of compliance with a decision of the United Nations Security Council taken under Chapter

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VII of the Charter of the United Nations, Kenya prohibits any import of goods or services from that
country or any payments to any country, person, or entity in that country.
c) Restrictions for Government-owned Enterprises to Government-owned enterprises or institutions in
Kenya shall be eligible only if they can establish that they
i) Are legally and financially autonomous,
ii) Operate under commercial law, and
iii) That they are not dependent agencies of the Procuring Entity.
d) Restrictions for public employees - Government officials and civil servants and employees of public
institutions shall not be hired for consulting contracts.

6.7 Margin of Preference and Reservations-no margin of preference shall be allowed in the selection of
consultants. Reservations may however be allowed to a specific group of businesses (these groups are Small
and Medium Enterprises, Women Enterprises, Youth Enterprises and Enterprises of persons living with
disability, as the case may be), and who are appropriately registered as such by the authority to be specified in
the Data Sheets. A procuring entity shall ensure that the invitation to submit proposals specifically includes
only businesses or firms belonging to one group.

B. Preparation of Proposals

7. General Considerations

7.1 In preparing the Proposal, the Consultant is expected to examine the RFP in detail. Material deficiencies in
providing the information requested in the RFP may result in rejection of the Proposal.

8. Cost of Preparation of Proposal

8.1 The Consultant shall bear all costs associated with the preparation and submission of its Proposal, and the
Procuring Entity shall not be responsible or liable for those costs, regardless of the conduct or outcome of the
selection process. The Procuring Entity is not bound to accept any proposal and reserves the right to annul the
selection process at any time prior to Contract award, without there by incurring any liability to the Consultant.

9. Language

9.1 The Proposal, as well as all correspondence and documents relating to the Proposal exchanged between the
Consultant and the Procuring Entity shall be written in the English language.

10. Documents Comprising the Proposal

10.1 The Proposal shall comprise the documents and forms listed in the Data Sheet.

10.2 The Consultant shall declare in the Financial Proposal Submission Form, that in competing for and executing
a contract, it shall undertake to observe the laws of Kenya against fraud and corruption including bribery, as
well as against anti-competitive practices including bid rigging.

10.3 The Consultant shall furnish information on commissions, gratuities and fees, if any, paid or to be paid to
agents or any other party relating to this Proposal and, if awarded, Contract execution, as requested in the
Financial Proposal Submission Form.

11. Only One Proposal

11.1 The Consultant (including the individual members of any Joint Venture) shall submit only one Proposal, either
in its own name or as part of a Joint Venture in another Proposal. If a Consultant, including any Joint Venture
member, submits or participates in more than one proposal, all such proposals shall be disqualified and
rejected. This does not, however, preclude Sub-consultant, or the Consultant's staff from participating as Key
Experts and Non-Key Experts in more than one Proposal when circumstances justify and if stated in the Data
Sheet.

11.2 Members of a joint venture may not also make an individual Proposal, be a subcontractor in a separate proposal
or be part of another joint venture for the purposes of the same Contract.

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11.3 Should a Joint Venture subsequently win the Contract, it shall consider whether an application for exemption
from the Competition Authority of Kenya is merited pursuant to Section 25 of the Competition Act 2010.

12. Proposal Validity

a. Proposal Validity Period

12.1 The Data Sheet indicates the period during which the Consultant's Proposal must remain valid after the
Proposal submission deadline.

12.2 During this period, the Consultant shall maintain its original Proposal without any change, including the
availability of the Key Experts, the proposed rates and the total price.

12.3 If it is established that any Key Expert nominated in the Consultant's Proposal was not available at the time of
Proposal submission or was included in the Proposal without his/her confirmation, such Proposal shall be
disqualified and rejected for further evaluation and may be subject to sanctions in accordance with ITC 5.

b. Extension of Validity Period

12.4 The Procuring Entity will make its best effort to complete the negotiations within the proposal's validity period.
However, should the need arise, the Procuring Entity may request, in writing, all Consultants who submitted
Proposals prior to the submission deadline to extend the Proposals' validity.

12.5 If the Consultant agrees to extend the validity of its Proposal, it shall be done without any change in the original
Proposal and with the confirmation of the availability of the Key Experts, except as provided in ITC12.7.

12.6 The Consultant has the right to refuse to extend the validity of its Proposal in which case such Proposal will
not be further evaluated.

c. Substitution of Key Experts at Validity Extension

12.7 If any of the Key Experts become unavailable for the extended validity period, the Consultant shall provide a
written adequate justification and evidence satisfactory to the Procuring Entity together with the substitution
request. In such case, a replacement Key Expert shall have equal or better qualifications and experience than
those of the originally proposed Key Expert. The technical evaluations core, however, will remain to be based
on the evaluation of the CV of the original Key Expert.

12.8 If the Consultant fails to provide a substitute Key Expert with equal or better qualifications, or if the provided
reasons for the replacement or justification are unacceptable to the Procuring Entity, such Proposal will be
rejected.

d. Sub-Contracting

12.9 The Consultant shall not subcontract the whole or part of the Services without reasonable justification and
written approval of the Procuring Entity.

13. Clarification and Amendment of RFP

13.1 The Consultant may request a clarification of any part of the RFP during the period indicated in the Data Sheet
before the Proposals' submission deadline. Any request for clarification must be sent in writing, or by standard
electronic means, to the Procuring Entity's address indicated in the Data Sheet. The Procuring Entity will
respond in writing, or by standard electronic means, and will send written copies of the response (including
an explanation of the query but without identifying its source) to all Consultants. Should the Procuring Entity
deem it necessary to amend the RFP as a result of a clarification, it shall do so following the procedure
described below:

13.2 At any time before the proposal submission deadline, the Procuring Entity may amend the RFP by issuing an
amendment in writing or by standard electronic means. The amendment shall be sent to all invited Consultants
and will be binding on them. The Consultants shall acknowledge receipt of all amendments in writing.

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13.3 If the amendment is substantial, the Procuring Entity may extend the proposal submission deadline to give
the Consultants reasonable time to take an amendment in to account in their Proposals.

13.4 The Consultant may submit a modified Proposal or a modification to any part of it at any time prior to the
proposal submission deadline. No modifications to the Technical or Financial Proposal shall be accepted after
the deadline.

14. Preparation of Proposals–Specific Considerations

14.1 While preparing the Proposal, the Consultant must give particular attention to the following:

1. If a Consultant considers that it may enhance its expertise for the assignment by associating with other
consultants in the form of a Joint Venture or as Sub-consultants, it may do so long as only one Proposal
is submitted, in accordance with ITC 11. Above. A Consultant cannot associate with shortlisted
Consultant(s). When associating with non-shortlisted/non-invited firms in the form of a joint venture or
a sub-consultancy, the shortlisted/invited Consultant shall be a lead member. If shortlisted/invited
Consultant associates with each other, any of them can be a lead member.
2. The Procuring Entity may indicate in the Data Sheet the estimated amount or Key Experts' time input
(expressed in person-month), or the Procuring Entity's estimated total cost of the assignment, but not
both. This estimate is indicative, and the Proposal shall be based on the Consultant's own estimates for
the same. This clause shall not apply when using Fixed Budget selection method.
3. For assignments under the Fixed-Budget selection method, the estimated Key Experts' time input shall
not be disclosed. Total available budget, with an indication whether it is inclusive or exclusive of taxes,
is given in the Data Sheet, and the Financial Proposal shall not exceed this budget.

4. Key Experts shall not appear in more than one proposal unless so allowed in the Data Sheet. Invited
firms must confirm and ensure their Key experts do not appear in proposal of other invited firms,
otherwise proposals with Key experts appearing in other proposals will be rejected.

15. Technical Proposal Format and Content

15.1 The Technical Proposal shall be prepared using the Standard Forms provided in Section 3 of the RFP and shall
comprise the documents listed in the Data Sheet under ITC 10.1. The Technical Proposal shall not include any
financial information. A Technical Proposal containing material financial information shall be declared non-
responsive.

15.2 Consultant shall not propose alternative Key Experts. Only one CV shall be submitted for each Key Expert
position. Failure to comply with this requirement will make the Proposal non-responsive.

16. Financial Proposal

16.1 The Financial Proposal shall be prepared using the Standard Forms provided in Section 4 of the RFP. It shall
list all costs associated with the assignment, including (a) remuneration for Key Experts and Non-Key Experts,
(b) reimbursable expenses indicated in the Data Sheet. Irrespective of the consultant selection method, any
Consultant that does not submit itemized and priced financial proposal, or merely refers the Procuring Entity
to other legal instruments for the applicable minimum remuneration fees shall be considered non-responsive.

a. Price Adjustment

16.2 For assignments with a duration exceeding 18 months, a price adjustment provision for foreign and/or local
inflation for remuneration rates apply if so, stated in the Data Sheet.

b. Taxes

16.3 The Consultant and its Sub-consultants and Experts are responsible for meeting all tax liabilities arising out
of the Contract unless stated otherwise in the Data Sheet. Information on taxes in Kenya is provided in the
Data Sheet.

c. Currency of Proposal

16.4 The Consultant may express the price for its Services in the currency or currencies as stated in the Data Sheet.
If indicated in the Data Sheet, the portion of the price representing local cost shall be stated in Kenya Shillings.
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d. Currency of Payment

16.5 Payment under the Contract shall be made in the currency or currencies in which the payment is requested in
the Proposal.

C. C.SUBMISSION, OPENING AND EVALUATION

17. Submission, Sealing, and Marking of Proposals

17.1 The Consultant shall submit a signed and complete Proposal comprising the documents and forms in
accordance with ITC 10 (Documents Comprising Proposal). Consultants shall mark as “CONFIDENTIAL”
information in their Proposals which is confidential to their business. This may include proprietary
information, trade secrets or commercial or financially sensitive information. The submission can be done by
mail or by hand. If specified in the Data Sheet, the Consultant has the option of submitting its Proposals
electronically.

17.2 An authorized representative of the Consultant shall sign the original submission letters in the required format
for both the Technical Proposal and the Financial Proposals and shall initial all pages of both. The
authorization shall be in the form of a written power of attorney attached to the Technical Proposal.

17.3 A Proposal submitted by a Joint Venture shall be signed by all members so as to be legally binding on all
members, or by an authorized representative who has a written power of attorney signed by each member's
authorized representative.

17.4 Any modifications, revisions, interlineations, erasures, or overwriting shall be valid only if they are signed or
initialed by the person signing the Proposal.

17.5 The signed Proposal shall be marked “ORIGINAL”, and its copies marked “COPY” as appropriate. The
number of copies is indicated in the Data Sheet. All copies shall be made from the signed original. If there are
discrepancies between the original and the copies, the original shall prevail.

18. Sealing and Marking of Proposals

18.1 The firm shall deliver the Proposals in a single sealed envelope, or in a single sealed package, or in a single
sealed container bearing the name and Reference number of the assignment, addressed to the Procuring Entity
and a warning “DO NOT OPEN BEFORE 10:00am 14th April 2023 ”. Within the single envelope, package or
container, the Firm shall place the following separate, sealed envelopes:

18.2 In the single sealed envelope, or in a single sealed package, or in a single sealed container the following
documents shall been closed and shall be addressed as follows:
i) in an envelope or package or container marked “ORIGINAL”, all documents comprising the
Technical Proposal, as described in ITC11;
ii) in an envelope or package or container marked “COPIES”, all required copies of the Technical Proposal;
iii) in an envelope or package or container marked “ORIGINAL”, all required copies of the Financial
Proposal; and

18.3 The inner envelopes or packages or containers shall:


i) Bear the name and address of the Procuring Entity.
ii) Bear the name and address of the Firm; and
iii) Bear the name and Reference number of the Assignment.

18.4 If an envelope or package or container is not sealed and marked as required, the Procuring Entity will assume
no responsibility for the misplacement or premature opening of the proposal. Proposals that are misplaced or
opened prematurely will not be accepted.

18.5 The Proposal or its modifications must be sent to the address indicated in the Data Sheet and received by the
Procuring Entity no later than the deadline indicated in the Data Sheet, or any extension to this deadline. Any
Proposal or its modification received by the Procuring Entity after the deadline shall be declared late and
rejected, and promptly returned unopened.

19. Confidentiality/Canvassing

19.1 From the time the Proposals are opened to the time the Contract is awarded, the Consultant should not contact
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the Procuring Entity on any matter related to its Technical and/or Financial Proposal. Information relating to
the evaluation of Proposals and award recommendations shall not be disclosed to the Consultants who
submitted the Proposals or to any other party not officially concerned with the process, until the publication
of the Contract award information.

19.2 Any attempt by Consultants or any one on behalf of the Consultant to influence improperly the Procuring
Entity in the evaluation of the Proposals or Contract award decisions may result in the rejection of its Proposal
and may be subject to the application of prevailing PPRA's debarment procedures.

19.3 Notwithstanding the above provisions, from the time of the Proposals' opening to the time of Contract award
publication, if a Consultant wishes to contact the Procuring Entity on any matter related to the selection
process, it should do so only in writing.

20. Opening of Technical Proposals

20.1 The Procuring Entity's opening committee shall conduct the opening of the Technical Proposals in the presence
of the Consultants' authorized representatives who choose to attend (in person, or online if this option is offered
in the Data Sheet). The opening date, time and the address are stated in the Data Sheet. The envelopes with
the Financial Proposal shall remain sealed and shall be securely stored by the Procuring Entity or with a
reputable public auditor or independent authority until they are opened in accordance with ITC 22.

20.2 At the opening of the Technical Proposals the following shall be read out: (i) the name and the country of the
Consultant or, in case of a Joint Venture, the name of the Joint Venture, the name of the lead member and the
names and the countries of all members; (ii) the presence or absence of a duly sealed envelope with the
Financial Proposal; (iii) any modifications to the Proposal submitted prior to proposal submission deadline;
and (iv) any other information deemed appropriate or as indicated in the Data Sheet.

21. Proposals Evaluation

21.1 Subject to provision of ITC 15.1, the evaluators of the Technical Proposals shall have no access to the Financial
Proposals until the technical evaluation is concluded and after the Procuring Entity notifies all the Consultants
in accordance with ITC 22.1.

21.2 The Consultant is not permitted to alter or modify its Proposal in anyway after the proposal submission
deadline except as permitted under ITC12.7. While evaluating the Proposals, the Evaluation Committee will
conduct the evaluation solely on the basis of the submitted Technical and Financial Proposals.

22. Evaluation of Technical Proposals

22.1 The Procuring Entity's evaluation committee shall evaluate the Technical Proposals that have passed the
eligibility and mandatory criteria, on the basis of their responsiveness to the Terms of Reference and the RFP.
The eligibility and mandatory criteria shall include the following and any other that may include in the Data
sheet.
a) Firm has submitted the required number of copies of the Technical Proposals.
b) Firm has submitted a sealed financial proposal.
c) The Proposal is valid for the required number of days.
d) The Technical Proposal is signed by the person with power of attorney, without material deviation,
reservation, or omission.
e) The Technical Proposal is complete with all the forms and required documentary evidence submitted.
f) Key Experts are from eligible countries.
g) Key Experts do not appear in more than one proposal, if so required.
h) A short-listed firm has not participated in more than one proposal, if so required.
i) The Consultant is not insolvent, in receivership, bankrupt or in the process of being wound up.
j) The Consultant, its sub-consultants and experts have not engaged in or been convicted of corrupt or
fraudulent practices.
k) The Consultant is neither precluded from entering into a Contract nor debarred by PPRA.
l) The firm has not proposed employing public officials, civil servants and employees of public institutions.

m) The Consultant, its sub-consultants and experts have no conflicts of interest.

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22.2 Each responsive Proposal will be given a technical score. A Proposal shall be rejected at this stage if it does
not respond to important aspects of the RFP or if it fails to achieve the minimum technical score indicated in
the Data Sheet.

23. Public Opening of Financial Proposals

23.1 Unsuccessful Proposals

After the technical evaluation is completed, the Procuring Entity shall notify those Consultants whose
Proposals were considered non-responsive to the RFP and TOR or did not meet the minimum qualifying
technical score, advising them the following: (i) their Proposal was not responsive to the RFP and TOR or did
not meet the minimum qualifying technical score;(ii)provide information relating to the Consultant's overall
technical score, as well as scores obtained for each criterion and sub-criterion; (iii) their Financial Proposals
will be returned unopened after completing the selection process and Contract signing; and (iv ) notify them
of the date, time and location of the public opening of the Financial Proposals and invite them to attend.

23.2 Financial Proposals for QBS, CQS and SSS

Following the ranking of the Technical Proposals, when the selection is based on QBS or CQS, the top-ranked
Consultant is invited to negotiate the Contract. Only the Financial Proposal of the technically top-ranked
Consultant is opened by the opening committee. All other Financial Proposals shall be returned unopened after
the Contract negotiations are successfully concluded and the Contract is signed with the successful Consultant.

When the selection is based on the SSS method and if the invited Consultant meets the minimum technical
score required passing, the financial proposal shall be opened and the Consultant invited to negotiate the
contract.

23.3 Financial Proposals for QCBS, FBS, LCS

Following the ranking of the Technical Proposals, and after internal approvals, the Procuring Entity shall
simultaneously notify in writing those Consultants whose Proposals were considered responsive to the RFP
and TOR, and that have achieved the minimum qualifying technical score, advising them the following: (i)
their Proposal was responsive to the RFP and TOR and met the minimum qualifying technical score; (ii)
provide information relating to the Consultant's overall technical score, as well as scores obtained for each
criterion and sub-criterion;(iii) their Financial Proposal will be opened at the public opening of Financial
Proposals; and (iv) notify them of the date, time and location of the public opening and invite them for the
opening of the Financial Proposals.

23.4 Opening of Financial Proposals

The opening date should allow the Consultants sufficient time to decide for attending the opening and shall be
no less than five (5) Business Days from the date of notification of the results of the technical evaluation,
described in ITC 22.1 and 22.2.

The Consultant's attendance at the opening of the Financial Proposals (in person, or online if such option is
indicated in the Data Sheet) is optional and is at the Consultant's choice.

The Financial Proposals shall be opened publicly by the Procuring Entity's opening committee in the presence
of the representatives of the Consultants and anyone else who chooses to attend. Any interested party who
wishes to attend this public opening should contact the Procuring Entity as indicated in the Data Sheet. At the
opening, the names of the Consultants, and the overall technical scores, including the break-down by criterion,
shall be read aloud. The Financial Proposals will then be inspected to confirm that they have remained sealed
and unopened. These Financial Proposals shall be then opened, and the total prices read aloud and recorded.
Copies of the record shall be sent to all Consultants who submitted Proposals.

24. Correction of Errors

24.1 Activities and items described in the Technical Proposal but not priced in the Financial Proposal, shall be
assumed to be included in the prices of other activities or items, and no corrections are made to the Financial
Proposal.

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24.2 Time-Based Contracts - If a Time-Based contract form is included in the RFP, in case of discrepancy between:

i. a partial amount(sub-total) and the total amount, or

ii. between the amount derived by multiplication of unit price with quantity and the total price, or

iii. (iii) between figures and words, the later will prevail.

iv. In case of discrepancy between the Technical and Financial Proposals in indicating quantities of input,
the Technical Proposal prevails and the Procuring Entity's evaluation committee shall correct the
quantification indicated in the Financial Proposal so as to make it consistent with that indicated in the
Technical Proposal, apply the relevant unit price included in the Financial Proposal to the corrected
quantity, and correct the total Proposal cost.

24.3 Lump-Sum Contracts - If a Lump-Sum contract form is included in the RFP, the Consultant is deemed to have
included all prices in the Financial Proposal, so neither arithmetical correction nor price adjustments shall be
made. The total price, net of taxes understood as per ITC 24 below, specified in the Financial Proposal (Form
FIN-1) shall be considered as the offered price.

25. Taxes

25.1 Subject to ITC 24.2, all taxes are deemed to be included in the Consultant's financial proposal as separate
items, and, therefore, considered in the evaluation.

25.2 All local identifiable taxes levied on the contract in voices (such as sales tax, VAT, excise tax, or any similar
taxes or levies) and income and withholding tax payable to Kenya on the remuneration of non-resident Experts
for the services rendered in Kenya are dealt with in accordance with the instructions in the Data Sheet.

26. Conversion to Single Currency

26.1 For the evaluation purposes, prices shall be converted to a single currency using the selling rates of exchange,
source and date indicated in the Data Sheet.

27. Abnormally Low Prices

27.1 An Abnormally Low Price is one where the financial price, in combination with other constituent elements of
the proposal, appears unreasonably low to the extent that the price raises material concerns with the Procuring
Entity as to the capability of the Consulting firm to perform the Contract for the offered price.

27.2 In the event of identification of a potentially Abnormally Low Price by the evaluation committee, the Procuring
Entity shall seek written clarification from the firm, including a detailed price analyses of its price in relation
to the subject matter of the contract, scope, delivery schedule, allocation of risk sand responsibilities and any
other requirements of the RFP document.

27.3 After evaluation of the price analyses, if the Procuring Entity determines that the firm has failed to demonstrate
its capability to perform the contract for the offered price, the Procuring Entity shall reject the firm's proposal.

28. Abnormally High Prices

28.1 An abnormally high price is one where the proposal price, in combination with other constituent elements of
the proposal, appears unreasonably too high to the extent that the Procuring Entity is concerned that it (the
Procuring Entity) may not be getting value for money or it may be paying too high a price for the contract
compared with market prices or that genuine competition between Consultants is compromised.

28.2 In case of an abnormally high tender price, the Procuring Entity shall make a survey of the market prices,
check if the estimated cost of the contract is correct, and review the RFP to check if the specifications, TOR,
scope of work and conditions of contract are contributory to the abnormally high proposals. The Procuring
Entity may also seek written clarification from the Consultants on the reason or the high proposal price. The
Procuring Entity shall proceed as follows:
i) If the proposal price is abnormally high based on wrong estimated cost of the contract, the Procuring Entity
may accept or not accept the proposal depending on the Procuring Entity's budget considerations.
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ii) If specifications, TOR, scope of work and/or conditions of contract are contributory to the abnormally high
proposal prices, the Procuring Entity shall reject all proposals and may re-invite for proposals for the
contract based on revised estimates, specifications, TOR, scope of work and conditions of contract.

28.3 If the Procuring Entity determines that the Proposal Price is abnormally too high because genuine competition
between Consultants is compromised (often due to collusion, corruption or other manipulations), the
Procuring Entity shall reject all Proposals and shall institute or cause competent Government Agencies to
institute an investigation on the cause of the compromise, before re-inviting for proposals.

29. Combined Quality and Cost Evaluation

a. Quality and Cost Based Selection (QCBS) Method

29.1 In the case of Quality and Cost Based Selection (QCBS), the total score is calculated by weighting the technical
and financial scores and adding them as per the formula and instructions in the Data Sheet. The Consultant
that achieves the highest combined technical and financial score will be notified and invited for negotiations.

b. Fixed Budget Selection (FBS) Method

29.2 In the case of FBS, those Proposals that exceed the budget indicated in ITC 14.1.4 of the Data Sheet shall be
rejected. The Procuring Entity's evaluation committee will select the Consultant with the highest-ranked
Technical Proposal that does not exceed the budget indicated in the RFP, notify and invite such Consultant to
negotiate the Contract.

c. Least Cost Selection (LCS) Method

29.3 In the case of Least-Cost Selection (LCS), the Procuring Entity's evaluation committee will select the
Consultant whose Proposal is the lowest evaluated total price among those Proposals that achieve the
minimum technical score required to pass, notify the Consultant and invite the Consultant to negotiate the
Contract.

d. Combined Technical and Evaluation Report

29.4 The evaluation committee shall prepare a combined technical and financial evaluation report, with specific
recommendations for award or otherwise and subject to the required approvals within the Procuring Entity
prior to notifications and invitation of Consultant for negotiations.

30. Notification of Intention to enter into a Contract/Notification of Award

30.1 The Procuring Entity shall send to each Consultant (that has not already been notified that it has been
unsuccessful) the Notification of Intention to Award the Contract to the successful Consultant. The
Notification of Intention to enter into a Contract / Notification of Award shall contain, at a minimum, the
following information:
i) The name and address of the Consultant with whom the Procuring Entity successfully negotiated a contract;
ii) the contract price of the successful Proposal;
iii) a statement of the reasons why the recipient's Proposal was unsuccessful
iv) the expiry date of the Standstill Period, and
v) instructions on how to request a debriefing and/or submit a complaint during the standstill period;

31. Standstill Period

31.1 The Standstill Period shall be the number of days stated in the Data Sheet. The Standstill Period commences
the day after the date the Procuring Entity has transmitted to each Consultant (that has not already been notified
that it has been unsuccessful) the Notification of Intention to Award the Contract. The Contract shall not be
signed earlier than the expiry of the Standstill Period. This period shall be allowed for aggrieved Consultants
to lodge an appeal. The procedure for appeal and the authority to determine the appeal or complaint is as
indicated in the Data Sheet.

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D. NEGOTIATIONS AND AWARD

32. Negotiations

32.1 The negotiations will be held at the date and address indicated in the Data Sheet with the Consultant's
representative(s) who must have written power of attorney to negotiate and sign a Contract on behalf of the
Consultant.

32.2 The evaluation committee shall prepare minutes of negotiations that are signed by the Accounting Officer and
the Consultant's authorized representative.
32.3 Availability of Key Experts
The invited Consultant shall confirm theavailabilityofallKeyExpertsincludedintheProposalasapre-requisite to
the negotiations, or, if applicable, a replacement in accordance with ITC 12. Failure to confirm the Key
Experts' availability may result in the rejection of the Consultant's Proposal and the Procuring Entity
proceeding to negotiate the Contract with the next-ranked Consultant.
32.4 Notwithstanding the above, the substitution Key Experts at the negotiations may be considered if due solely
to circumstances outside the reasonable control of and not foreseeable by the Consultant, including but not
limited to death or medical in capacity. In such case, the Consultant shall offer a substitute Key Expert within
the period of time specified in the letter of invitation to negotiate the Contract, who shall have equivalent or
better qualifications and experience than the original candidate.
32.5 Technical negotiations
The technical negotiations include discussions of the Terms of Reference (TORs), the proposed methodology,
the Procuring Entity's inputs, the special conditions of the Contract, and finalizing the “Description of
Services” part of the Contract. These discussions shall not substantially alter the original scope of services
under the TOR or the terms of the contract, lest the quality of the final product, its price, or the relevance of
the initial evaluation be affected.
32.6 Financial negotiations
The financial negotiations include the clarification of the Consultant's tax liability in Kenya and how it should
be reflected in the Contract. All applicable taxes shall be itemized separately and included in the contract
price.
32.7 If the selection method included cost as a factor in the evaluation (that is QCBS, FBS, LCS), the unit rates and
the total price stated in the Financial Proposal for a Lump-Sum contract shall not be negotiated.
32.8 Where QBS or CQS methods was used for a Lump-sum Contract as indicated in the RFP, the unit rates
negotiations shall not take place, except when the offered Key Experts and Non-Key Experts' remuneration
rates are much higher than the typically charged rates by consultants in similar contracts or the professional
practice. In such case, the Procuring Entity may ask for clarifications and, if the fees are very high, ask to
change the rates. The format for (i) providing information on remuneration rates in the case of QB Sand CQS;
and (ii) clarifying remuneration rates' structure under this Clause, is provided in Appendix C Financial Form
FIN-3: Financial Negotiations – Breakdown of Remuneration Rates. If after the clarifications, the price is still
considered too high, the Procuring Entity may terminate the negotiation and invite the next ranked Consultant
to open its financial proposal and negotiate the contract.
32.9 In the case of a Time- Based contract, negotiation of unit rates shall not take place, except when the offered
Key Experts and Non-Key Experts' remuneration rates are much higher than the typically charged rates by
consultants in similar contracts. In such case, the Procuring Entity may ask for clarifications and, if the fees
are very high, ask to change the rates. The format for (i) providing information on remuneration rates in the
case of QBS and CQS; and (ii) clarifying remuneration rates 'structure under this Clause, is provided in
Appendix C Financial Form FIN-3: Financial Negotiations-Breakdown of Remuneration Rates. If after the
clarifications, the price is still considered too high, the Procuring Entity may terminate the negotiation and
invite the next ranked Consultant for negotiations.
32.10 Where SSS method was used as indicated in the RFP, both the unit rates and total price shall be negotiated. If
the negotiations fail, the Procuring Entity shall terminate the Consultant selection process. In that event, the
Procuring Entity shall review the consultancy requirements and market conditions prior to deciding to use an
appropriate selection method to again procure the consulting services.

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33. Conclusion of Negotiations
33.1 The negotiations are concluded with a review of the finalized draft Contract, which then shall be initialed by
the Accounting Officer and the Consultant's authorized representative and minutes prepared to record the
outcome of the negotiations.
33.2 If the negotiations fail, the Procuring Entity shall inform the Consultant in writing of all pending issues and
disagreements and provide a final opportunity to the Consultant to respond. If disagreement persists, the
Procuring Entity shall terminate the negotiations informing the Consultant of the reasons for doing so. The
Procuring Entity will invite the next-ranked Consultant to negotiate a Contract. Once the Procuring Entity
commences negotiations with the next-ranked Consultant, the Procuring Entity shall not reopen the earlier
negotiations.

34. Letter of Award

34.1 Upon expiry of the Standstill Period, specified in ITC 28.1, after satisfactorily addressing any appeal that has
been filed within the Standstill Period, and upon successful negotiations, the Procuring Entity shall send a
Letter of Award to the successful Consultant. The letter shall confirm the Procuring Entity's award of Contract
to the successful Consultant and requesting the Consultant to sign and return the draft negotiated Contract
within Twenty-One (21) Days from the date of the Letter of Award.

35. Signing of Contract

35.1 The Contract shall be signed prior to the expiration of the Proposal Validity Period and promptly after expiry
of the Standstill Period, specified in ITC 28.1 and upon satisfactorily addressing any complaint that has been
filed within the Standstill Period.

35.2 The Consultant is expected to commence the assignment on the date and at the location specified in the Data
Sheet.

36. Publication of Procurement Contract

36.1 Within the period specified in the Data Sheet, the Procuring Entity shall publish the awarded Contract which
shall contain, at a minimum, the following information: (a) name and address of the Procuring Entity; (b) name
and reference number of the contract being awarded, (c) the selection method used; (d) names of the
consultants that submitted proposals; (e) names of all Consultants whose Proposals were rejected or were not
evaluated; (f) the name of the successful consultant, the final total contract price, the contract duration and a
summary of its scope.

36.2 Consider carefully the information on Consultants to be published, particularly evaluation by the Procuring
Entity, to avoid disclosing information which can facilitate bid-rigging formation going forward. Suggest
amendment as follows:

36.3 The awarded Contract shall be published on the Procuring Entity's website with free access if available and in
the official procurement tender portal.

37. Procurement Related Complaint and Administrative Review

37.1 The procedures for making Procurement-related Complaints shall be specified in the TDS.

37.2 A request for administrative review shall be made in the form provided under contract forms.

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SECTION 2. DATA SHEET

A. General Provisions
Reference to
ITC Clause
1 (J) Electronic procurement system shall be used.
The Procuring Entity shall use the following electronic-procurement system
to manage this Request for Proposal process:

Supplier Registration
[htpps://e-procurement.kpc.co.ke/irj/portal (Instruction manual for Supplier
Registration and the bidding process is available on KPC website on
www.kpc.co.ke.

RFP Acquisition
Interested eligible candidates can view and download the documents from the
KPC website, E-procurement at no cost. www.kpc.co.ke/tenders and
tenders.go.ke

Submission of Mandatory,Technical and financial Proposals


Completed tenders must be submitted electronically in PDF format and
uploaded on the Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) Collaboration
Folder, Using the link https://e-procurement.kpc.co.ke/irj/portal.

2.1 Name of the Procuring Entity – KENYA PIPELINE COMPANY


LIMITED
The Consultant selection method is -Least Cost Selection Basis

2.2 Financial proposal to be submitted together with Technical proposal


in separate envelopes: - YES

The name of the assignment is: PROVISION OF


COMMUNICATION AND PUBLIC RELATIONS AGENCY
SERVICES.
2.3 A pre-proposal conference (Site visit) will not be held.

2.4 The Procuring Entity will provide the following inputs, project data,
reports, etc to the successful bidder: N/A

Any other information in KPC’s possession that may be relevant to


the assignment upon request by the bidders in writing.
3.3 (iv) Any other confliction relationship: ________Not
applicable_______

4.1 To mitigate against unfair competitive advantage – the procuring


entity shall provide any information in its possession that may be
relevant to the assignment upon request by the bidders in writing.

6.2 Maximum members of a joint venture (JV) or consortium shall be:


Three (3)

6.6 (a) The list of debarred firms and individuals is available at the PPRA’s
website www.ppra.go.ke or email [email protected]
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6.7 The business will be registered with: N/A

B. Preparation of Proposals
10.1 The proposal shall comprise the following
1st Inner envelope with the Technical Proposal:
Power of Attorney to sign the Proposal as applicable
TECH-1: Technical Proposal Submission Form
TECH-2: Consultant’s Organizational structure and experience
TECH-3: Comments and suggestions
TECH-4: Description of Approach, Methodology and Work
Plan
TECH-5: Work Schedule and Planning for Deliverables
TECH-6: Team Composition, Assignment and Key Experts’
input
TECH-7: Mandatory documentary evidence

And
2nd Inner Envelope with the Financial Proposal:
FIN-1: Financial Proposal Submission Form
FIN-2: Summary of Costs
FIN-3: Breakdown of Remuneration
FIN-4: Breakdown of Reimbursable expenses.
11.1 Participation of sub-consultants and key experts in more than one
proposal is not permissible
12.1 Proposal must remain valid for __182__ after the proposal
submission deadline
13.1 Clarifications may be requested no later than Seven [7] days prior to the
submission deadline.
The contact information for requesting clarifications is Email;
[email protected]
14 (b) Estimated input of Key experts’ time-input:
14 (d) Key Experts shall not appear in more than one proposal
16.1 (b) The Financial proposal will include, but not limited to, the following
reimbursable expenses:
1) A per diem allowance, including accommodation, for experts
for every day of absence from home office for purposes of the
Services.
2) Cost of travel by the most appropriate means of transport and
the most direct practicable route.
3) Cost of office accommodation including overheads and back-
stop support;
4) Communications costs
5) Cost of purchase or rent or freight of any equipment required
to be provided by the consultants.
6) Cost of reports production (including printing) and delivering
to the Procuring Entity;
7) Costs of work permits, government business licenses,
registration with local professional bodies, etc
8) Other allowances where applicable and provisional or fixed
sums (if any)
16.2 A price adjustment applies to remuneration rates: ____ NO____

16.3 The Procuring Entity has obtained a tax exemption for the
Consultant from payment of ______ NOT APPLICABLE_____ in
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Kenya

Information on the Consultants tax obligations in the Procuring


Entity’s Country can be found on the Kenya Revenue Authority
website www.kra.go.ke

16.4 Consultants shall express the price of their services in Kenya


Shillings only.
The Financial proposal should state local cost in Kenya shillings:
_____YES____

The currency exchange rate shall be the Central bank of Kenya


Mean Rate applicable on the date of the RFP submission date.

C. Submission, Opening and Evaluation


17.1 The Consultants shall Submit their Proposals electronically.

Completed tenders must be submitted electronically in PDF format and


uploaded on the Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) Collaboration
Folder, Using the link https://e-procurement.kpc.co.ke/irj/portal.

17.5 The Consultants must submit:


Technical Proposal: Electronically
Financial Proposal: Electronically
Tenderer(s) shall upload completed tenders in PDF format in
the Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) Collaboration
folder.
This is a two-envelope tender therefore:
Tenderers shall submit the following technical documents that
must be uploaded in the technical collaboration folder: -
a) Mandatory documents
b) The technical bid
c) All forms that pertain to the mandatory and technical
Bids.
The financial bid must be uploaded under notes and attachments
on the add attachments tab and shall include the following
information: -
a) Submit the Requisite Financial Proposal - Standard
Forms
b) The total bid price inclusive of all taxes
c) Schedule of prices
18.5 The Proposal must be submitted not later than:
Date: 14th April 2023
Time: 10:00 am
The Proposal submission address is:
Completed tenders must be submitted electronically in PDF
format and uploaded on the Supplier Relationship Management
(SRM) Collaboration Folder, Using the link https://e-
procurement.kpc.co.ke/irj/portal.
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20.1 An online option of opening the Technical Proposal is
offered _____YES____

The Tender opening shall take place virtually using the


link provided on the KPC website:
https://forms.office.com/r/Z8BFkEjM66
Date: 14th April 2023
Time: 10.30 a.m.
20.2 In addition, the following information will be read out
aloud at the Opening of the Technical Proposal:
1. Tender Number
2. Tenderers’ Names
3. Number of pages in the tender document.
22.1 Other eligibility and mandatory criteria shall be:

a) Copy of registration certificate

b) A valid tax compliance certificate for local firms


c) Original Tender Security of KShs. 100,000.00 or equivalent
in foreign currency from a bank registered by the Central
Bank of Kenya or from an Insurance Company approved by
PPRA. Must be valid for 212 days from the date of tender
opening. The tender security shall be in the format provided
in the tender document.

d) Form CR12 Certificate


e) Duly filled Certificate of Independent Proposal Determination
form

f) Form SD1 Self Declaration That The Person/Tenderer


Is Not Debarred In The Matter Of The Public
Procurement And Asset Disposal Act 2015.

g) Form SD2 Self Declaration That The Person/Tenderer


Will Not Engage In Any Corrupt Or Fraudulent
Practice.
h) Form SD3 Declaration and Commitment To The Code
Of Ethics
i) Copy of valid business permit from a county govt
j) Submission of a signed declaration to the effect that the
directors and key staff members are of good conduct
k) Provide evidence of a professional indemnity
guarantee
22.2 The criteria, sub-criteria and point system for the evaluation of the Technical
Proposal:
See Section 5 of this tender document, the TECHNICAL EVALUATION
CRITERIA

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23.4 An online option of the opening of the Financial Proposals is offered: Yes

The online opening procedure shall be:

The following information shall be read out during the opening of the
financial Proposals

1.Tenderers Number
2.Tenderers Price

25.2 For the evaluation, the Financial proposal must include;


a) All local identifiable indirect taxes such as sales tax, excise tax, VAT, or
similar taxes levied on the contract’s invoices; and
(b) all additional local indirect tax on the remuneration of services rendered
by experts.

If a Contract is awarded, all such taxes will be payable by the Consultants.

26.1 The single currency for the conversion of all prices expressed in various
currencies into a single one is: Kenya Shillings or another fully convertible
foreign currency
The official source of the selling exchange rate is: Central Bank of Kenya
The date of the exchange rate is: the date of tender opening

29.1 The lowest evaluated Financial Proposal shall be awarded

31 The Standstill Period shall be: 14 days


The procedures for making a procurement related complaint are detailed in
the Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Act and Regulations. If a
Consultant wishes to make a procurement related complaint or appeal, the
Consultant shall submit its complaint to the Public Procurement
Administrative Review Board.
D. Negotiations and
Award
32.1 Expected date and address for contract negotiations:
Date: ________________To Be Advised
Address: _____________ To be Advised
35.2 Expected date for the commencement of the Services:

The Commencement Date shall be the date at which the following


precedent conditions have all been fulfilled:
1. This Contract Agreement has been duly executed for and on behalf of
the Kenya Pipeline Company Limited and the Contractor
2. The Consultant has submitted the requisite insurance policy
endorsement and proof of payment of premiums.
3. Kick- off meeting with minutes signed by both parties providing the
commencement date.
36.1 The publication of the contract award information following the completion
of the contract negotiations and contract signing will be done as following:
The publication will be done within 14 days after the contract signing

37.1 The procedures for making a Procurement-related Complaint are detailed in


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the “Notice of Intention to Award the Contract” herein and are also available
from the PPRA Website www.ppra.go.ke or [email protected].
If a Tenderer wishes to make a Procurement-related Complaint, the Tenderer
should submit its complaint following these procedures, in writing (by the
quickest means available, that is by email to;
For the attention:

General Manager (Supply Chain)


Kenya Pipeline Company Limited
P.O.Box 73442-00200
Nairobi
Email: [email protected]

Or

Director General
Public Procurement Regulatory Authority
P.O. Box 58535-00200
Nairobi
Email: [email protected].

In summary, a Procurement-related Complaint may challenge any of the


following:
1. The terms of the Tendering Documents; and
2. The Procuring Entity’s decision to award the contract.

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SECTION 3. TECHNICAL PROPOSAL – STANDARD FORMS

{Notes to Consultant shown in brackets {} throughout Section 3 provide guidance to the


Consultant to prepare the Technical Proposal; they should not appear on the Proposals to be
submitted.}

1. FORM TECH-1: TECHNICAL PROPOSAL SUBMISSION FORM

{Location, Date}

To: [Name and address of Procuring Entity]

Dear Sirs:

We, the undersigned, offer to provide the consulting services for [Insert title of assignment] in
accordance with your RFP dated [Insert Date] and our Proposal. We are hereby submitting our
Proposal, which includes this Technical Proposal and a Financial Proposal sealed in a separate
envelope.

{If the Consultant is a joint venture, insert the following: We are submitting our Proposal in
association/as a consortium/as a joint venture with: {Insert a list with full name and the legal
address of each member, and indicate the lead member}. We have attached a copy {insert: “of our
letter of intent to form a joint venture” or, if a JV is already formed, “of the JV agreement”} signed
by every participating member, which details the likely legal
structure of and the confirmation of joint and severable liability of the members of the said joint
venture.

OR

{If the Consultant's Proposal includes Sub-consultants, insert the following:} We are submitting
our Proposal with the following firms as Sub-consultants: {insert a list with full name and address
of each Sub-consultant.}

We hereby declare that:

a) All the information and statements made in this Proposal are true and we accept that any
misinterpretation or misrepresentation contained in this Proposal may lead to our
disqualification by the Procuring Entity or maybe sanctioned by the PPRA.

b) Our Proposal shall be valid and remain binding upon us for the period of time specified in
the Data Sheet, Clause 12.1.

c) We have no conflict of interest in accordance with ITC3.

d) We meet the eligibility requirements as stated in ITC6, and we confirm our understanding of
our obligation to abide by the Government's policy in regard to corrupt, fraudulent and
prohibited practices as per ITC5.

e) In competing for (and, if the award is made to us, in executing) the Contract, we undertake to
observe the laws against fraud and corruption, including bribery, as well as laws against anti-
competitive practices, including bid rigging in force in Kenya; we hereby certify that we have
taken steps to ensure that no person acting for us or on our behalf engages in any type of Fraud
and Corruption or anti-competitive practices.

f) We confirm that we are not insolvent, in receivership, bankrupt or on the process of being of being
wound up.

g) The Consultant shall declare in the Technical Proposal Submission Form, that in competing

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for and executing a contract, it shall undertake to observe the laws of Kenya against fraud and
corruption including bribery, as well as against anti-competitive practices including bid-
rigging.

h) We are not guilty of any serious violation of fair employment laws and practices. We
undertake to observe the laws of Kenya against fraud and corruption including bribery, as
well as against collusive and anti-competitive practices, including bid rigging. To this effect
we have signed the “Certificate of Independent Proposal Determination” attached below. We
also undertake to adhere by the Code of Ethics for persons participating in Public Procurement
and Asset Disposal Activities in Kenya, copy available from (specify website) during the
procurement process and the execution of any resulting contract.

i) We, along with any of our sub-consultants are not subject to, and not controlled by any entity
or individual that is subject to, a temporary suspension or a debarment imposed by the PPRA.

j) Except as stated in the ITC12 and Data Sheet, we undertake to negotiate a Contract on the
basis of the proposed Key Experts. We accept that the substitution of Key Experts for reasons
other than those stated in ITC Clause12 andITCClause29.3 and 29.4 may lead to the
termination of Contract negotiations.

k) Our Proposal is binding upon us and subject to any modifications resulting from the Contract
negotiations.

l) We understand that the Procuring Entity is not bound to accept any Proposal that it receives.

We undertake, if our Proposal is accepted and the Contract is signed, to initiate the Services
related to the assignment no later than the date indicated in Clause 32.2 of the Data Sheet.

We remain, Yours sincerely,

Authorized Signature {In full and initials}:


_____________________________________________
Name and Title of Signatory:
_________________________________________________________
Name of Consultant (company’s name or JV's name):
_____________________________________
Contact information (phone and e-mail):_________________________________________________

{For a joint venture, either all members shall sign or only the lead member, in which case the
power of attorney to sign on behalf of all members shall be attached}

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2. CERTIFICATE OF INDEPENDENT PROPOSAL DETERMINATION

I, the undersigned, in submitting the accompanying TECHNICAL PROPOSAL SUBMISSION FORM to


the [Name of Procuring Entity]
for:_______________________________[Name and number of tender] in response to the request for tenders
made by: [Name of Tenderer] do hereby make the
followingstatementsthatIcertifytobetrueandcompleteineveryrespect:

I certify, on behalf of_______________________________________________[Name of Tenderer] that:

1) I have read and I understand the contents of this Certificate;

2) I understand that the Tender will be disqualified if this Certificate is found not to be true and complete in
every respect;

3) I am the authorized representative of the Tenderer with authority to sign this Certificate, and to submit
the Tender on behalf of the Tenderer;

4) For the purposes of this Certificate and the Tender, I understand that the word “competitor” shall include
any individual or organization, other than the Tenderer, whether or not affiliated with the Tenderer, who:
• Has been requested to submit a Tender in response to this request for tenders;
• could potentially submit a tender in response to this request for tenders, based on their
qualifications, abilities or experience;

5) The Tenderer discloses that [check one of the following, as applicable]:


• The Tenderer has arrived at the Tender independently from, and without consultation,
communication, agreement or arrangement with, any competitor;
• The Tenderer has entered into consultations, communications, agreements or
arrangements with one or more competitors regarding this request for tenders, and the
Tenderer discloses, in the attached document(s), complete details thereof, including the
names of the competitors and the nature of, and reasons for, such consultations,
communications, agreements or arrangements;

6) In particular, without limiting the generality of paragraphs(5)(a) or (5) (b)above, there has been no
consultation, communication, agreement or arrangement with any competitor regarding:
• prices;
• methods, factors or formulas used to calculate prices;
• the intention or decision to submit, or not to submit, a proposal; or
• the submission of a proposal which does not meet the specifications of the request for
proposals; except as specifically disclosed pursuant to paragraph(5)(b) above;

7) In addition, there has been no consultation, communication, agreement or arrangement with any
competitor regarding the quality, quantity, specifications or delivery particulars of the works or services
to which this RFP relates, except as specifically authorized by the procuring authority or as specifically
disclosed pursuant to paragraph(5)(b) above;

8) The terms of the RFP have not been, and will not be, knowingly disclosed by the Consultant, directly or
indirectly, to any competitor, prior to the date and time of the official proposed opening, or of the awarding
of the Contract, which ever comes first, unless otherwise required by law or as specifically disclosed
pursuant to paragraph(5)(b) above.
Name

Title

Date

[Name, title and signature of authorized agent of Consultant and Date]

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3. APPENDIX TO FORM OF PROPOSAL ON FRAUD AND CORRUPTION
CLAUSE (for information)

Purpose

The government of Kenya's Anti-Corruption and Economic Crime laws and their sanction's policies and
procedures, Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Act (no. 33 of 2015) and its Regulation, and any other
Kenya's Acts or Regulations related to Fraud and Corruption, and similar offences, shall apply with respect
to Public Procurement Processes and Contracts that are governed by the laws of Kenya.

Requirements

The Government of Kenya requires that all parties including Procuring Entities, Tenderers,
(applicants/proposers), Consultants, Contractors and Suppliers; any Sub-contractors, Sub-consultants,
Service providers or Suppliers; any Agents (whether declared or not); and any of their Personnel, involved
and engaged in procurement under Kenya's Laws and Regulation, observe the highest standard of ethics
during the procurement process, selection and contract execution of all contracts ,and refrain from Fraud and
Corruption and fully comply with Kenya's laws and Regulations as per paragraphs 1.1 above.

Kenya's public procurement and asset disposal act (no.33 of 2015) under Section 66 describes rules to be
followed and actions to be taken in dealing with Corrupt, Coercive, Obstructive, Collusive or Fraudulent
practices, and Conflicts of Interest in procurement including consequences for offences committed. A few of
the provisions noted below highlight Kenya's policy of no tolerance for such practices and behavior:

(1) a person to whom this Act applies shall not be involved in any corrupt, coercive, obstructive, collusive
or fraudulent practice; or conflicts of interest in any procurement or asset disposal proceeding;

(2) A person referred to under sub section (1) who contravenes the provisions of that sub-section commits
an offence;

(3) Without limiting the generality of the subsection (1) and (2), the person shall be: -
a) disqualified from entering into a contract for a procurement or asset disposal proceeding; or
b) if a contract has already been entered into with the person, the contract shall be avoidable;

(4) The voiding of a contract by the procuring entity under subsection (7) does not limit any legal remedy
the procuring entity may have;

(5) An employee or agent of the procuring entity or a member of the Board or committee of the procuring
entity who has a conflict of interest with respect to a procurement—
i) Shall not take part in the procurement proceedings;
ii) shall not, after a procurement contract has been entered into, take part in any decision relating to
the procurement or contract; and
iii) Shall not be a sub-contractor for the tender to whom was awarded contract, or a member of the
group of tenderers to whom the contract was awarded, but the sub-contractor appointed shall meet
all the requirements of this Act.

(6) An employee, agent or member described in subsection (1) who refrains from doing anything prohibited
under that subsection, but for that subsection, would have been within his or her duties shall disclose
the conflict of interest to the procuring entity;

(7) If a person contravenes sub section (1) with respect to a conflict of interest described in subsection
(5)(a) and the contract is awarded to the person or his relative or to another person in whom one of
them had a direct or indirect pecuniary interest, the contract shall be terminated and all costs incurred
by the public entity shall be made good by the awarding officer.

(8) Incompliance with Kenya's laws, regulations and policies mentioned above, the Procuring Entity:
a) Defines broadly, for the purposes of the above provisions, the terms set forth below as follows:
i) “corrupt practice” is the offering, giving, receiving, or soliciting, directly or indirectly, of
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anything of value to influence improperly the actions of another party;
ii) “fraudulent practice” is any act or omission, including misrepresentation, that knowingly or

recklessly misleads, or attempts to mislead, a party to obtain financial or other benefit or to


avoid an obligation;
iii) “collusive practice “is an arrangement between two or more parties designed to achieve an
improper purpose, including to influence improperly the actions of another party;
iv) “coercive practice” is impairing or harming, or threatening to impair or harm, directly or
indirectly, any party or the property of the party to influence improperly the actions of a party;
v) “obstructive practice” is:
i) deliberately destroying, falsifying, altering, or concealing of evidence material to the
investigation or making false statements to investigators in order to materially impede
investigation by Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (PPRA) or any other appropriate
authority appointed by Government of Kenya into allegations of a corrupt, fraudulent,
coercive, or collusive practice; and/or threatening, harassing, or intimidating any party to
prevent it from disclosing its knowledge of matters relevant to the investigation or from
pursuing the investigation; or
ii) Acts intended to materially impede the exercise of the PPRA's or the appointed authority's
inspection and audit rights provided for under paragraph 2.3e. below.

b) Defines more specifically, in accordance with the above procurement Act provisions set forth for
fraudulent and collusive practices as follows:
"fraudulent practice" includes a misrepresentation of fact in order to influence a procurement or
disposal process or the exercise of a contract to the detriment of the procuring entity or the tenderer
or the contractor, and includes collusive practices amongst tenderers prior to or after tender
submission designed to establish tender prices at artificial non-competitive levels and to deprive
the procuring entity of the benefits of free and open competition.

c) Rejects a proposal or award1of a contract if PPRA determines that the firm or individual
recommended for award, any of its personnel, or its agents, or its sub-consultants, sub-contractors,
service providers, suppliers and/ or their employees, has, directly or indirectly, engaged in corrupt,
fraudulent, collusive, coercive, or obstructive practices in competing for the contract in question;

d) Pursuant to the Kenya's above stated Acts and Regulations, may sanction or debar or recommend
to appropriate authority (ies) for sanctioning and debarment of a firm or individual, as applicable
under the Acts and Regulations;

e) Requires that a clause be included in Tender documents and Request for Proposal documents
requiring (i) Tenderers (applicants/proposers),Consultants, Contractors, and Suppliers and their
Sub-contractors, Sub- consultants, Service providers, Suppliers, Agents personnel, permit the
PPRA or any other appropriate authority appointed by Government of Kenya to inspect2all
accounts, records and other documents relating to the procurement process, selection and/or
contract execution, and to have them audited by auditors appointed by the PPRA or any other
appropriate authority appointed by Government of Kenya; and

f) Pursuant to Section 62 of the above Act, requires Applicants/Tenderers to submit along with their
Applications/Tenders/Proposals a “Self-Declaration Form” as included in the procurement
document declaring that they and all parties involved in the procurement process and contract
execution have not engaged/will not engage in any corrupt or fraudulent practices.

1For the avoidance of doubt, a party's ineligibility to be awarded a contract shall include, without limitation,
1) applying for pre-qualification, expressing interest in a consultancy, and tendering, either directly or as a nominated sub-contractor, nominated
consultant, nominated manufacturer or supplier, or nominated service provider, in respect of such contract, and(ii) entering into an addendum
or amendment introducing a material modification to any existing contract.
2 Inspections in this context usually are investigative (i.e., forensic) in nature. They involve fact-finding activities undertaken by the Investigating
Authority or persons appointed by the Procuring Entity to address specific matters related to investigations/audits, such as evaluating the veracity
of an allegation of possible Fraud and Corruption, through the appropriate mechanisms. Such activity includes but is not limited to: accessing
and examining a firm's or individual's financial records and information, and making copies thereof as relevant; accessing and examining any

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other documents, data and information (whether in hard copy or electronic format) deemed relevant for the investigation/audit, and making
copies there of as relevant; interviewing staff and other relevant individuals; performing physical inspections and site visits; and obtaining third
party verification of information.

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3. FORM TECH-2: CONSULTANT'S ORGANIZATION AND EXPERIENCE

Form TECH-2: a brief description of the Consultant's organization and an outline of the recent experience
of the Consultant that is most relevant to the assignment. In the case of a joint venture, information on similar
assignments shall be provided for each partner. For each assignment, the outline should indicate the names
of the Consultant's Key Experts and Sub-consultants who participated, the duration of the assignment, the
contract amount (total and, if it was done in a form of a joint venture or a sub-consultancy, the amount paid
to the Consultant), and the Consultant's role/involvement.

A - Consultant's Organization

Provide here a brief description of the background and organization of your company, and-in case of a joint
venture-of each member for this assignment.

B - Consultant's Experience

1. List only previous similar assignments successfully completed in the last [........... Ten (10)
.....................] years.

2. List only those assignments for which the Consultant was legally contracted by the Procuring Entity
(End-User or EPC Contractor) as a company or was one of the joint venture partners. Assignments
completed by the Consultant's individual experts working privately or through other consulting firms
cannot be claimed as the relevant experience of the Consultant, or that of the Consultant's partners or
sub-consultants, but can be claimed by the Experts themselves in their Curriculum Vitae (CV).

3. The Consultant shall substantiate their claimed experience by presenting copies of relevant documents
such as the form of contract (not the whole contract), purchase order, service order, performance
certificate, etc.; which shall be included in the proposal as part of Form Tech 7 Mandatory Documentary
Evidence.

Assignment Name: Approx. Value of the Contract (KES, US$ etc.

Country: Duration of Asignment (months):

Name of Procuring Entity: Total number of staff -months of the assignment:


Contact Address Approx. value of the services provided by your firm under
E-mail: the Contract:

Start Date (Month/ Year): Number of professional staff-months provided by associated


Consultants:
Completion Date:

Role on Assignment: (e.g. Lead member in Name of senior professional staff of your firm involved and
JV or sole Consultant) functions performed.:

Narrative Description of Assignment:

Description of actual services provided by your staff within the assignment:

Name of Consulting Firm: Name and Title of Signatory

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3. FORM TECH-3: COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS

Form TECH-3: The Consultant to provide comments and suggestions on the Terms of Reference,
counterpart staff and facilities to be provided by the Procuring Entity that could improve the
quality/effectiveness of the assignment; and on requirements for counterpart staff and facilities, which
are provided by the Procuring Entity, including: administrative support, office space, local
transportation, equipment, data, etc.

A - On the Terms of Reference

{Improvements to the Terms of Reference, if any}

B - On Counterpart Staff and Facilities

{Include comments on counterpart staff and facilities to be provided by the Procuring Entity. For
example, administrative support, office space, local transportation, equipment, data, background
reports, etc., if any}

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4. FORM TECH-4: DESCRIPTION OF APPROACH, METHODOLOGY, AND WORK PLAN

Form TECH-4: a description of the approach, methodology and work plan in responding to the terms
of reference for performing the assignment, including a detailed description of the proposed
methodology and staffing for training, if the Terms of Reference specify training as a specific
component of the assignment.

{The structure of your Technical Proposal:

a) Technical Approach and Methodology

b) Work Plan

c) Organization and Staffing}

i) Technical Approach and Methodology. {Please explain your understanding of the objectives
of the assignment as outlined in the Terms of Reference (TORs), the technical approach, and
the methodology you would adopt for implementing the tasks to deliver the expected
output(s), and the degree of detail of such output. Please do not repeat/copy the TOR sin
here.}

ii) Work Plan. {Please outline the plan for the implementation of the main activities/tasks of the
assignment, their content and duration, phasing and interrelations, milestones (including
interim approvals by the Procuring Entity), and tentative delivery dates of their ports. The
proposed work plan should be consistent with the technical approach and methodology,
showing your understanding of the TOR and ability to translate them into a feasible working
plan. A list of the final documents (including reports) to be delivered as final output(s)should
be included here. The work plan should be consistent with the Work Schedule Form.}

iii) Organization and Staffing. {Please describe the structure and composition of your team,
including the list of the Key Experts, Non-Key Experts and relevant technical and
administrative support staff.}

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5. FORM TECH-5: WORK SCHEDULE AND PLANNING FOR DELIVERABLES

Months
No. Deliverables 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ……. n
D1 Internal and External
branding and brand
application
D-2 Media Management
D-3 Digital Media Branding and
Positioning
D-4 Customer and Stakeholder
Experience
D-5 Baseline Survey on KPC’s
social media presence
D-6 Brand Perception and
Brand Leadership Surveys
D-7 Design of Information,
Education and
Communication materials
D-8 Media Monitoring and
Evaluation
D-9 Media Campaigns-
Conventional and
contemporary digital
media platforms
D -10 Others - specify

Notes
1 List the deliverables with the breakdown for activities required to produce them
and other benchmarks such as the Procuring Entity's approvals. For phased
assignments, indicate the activities, delivery of reports, and benchmarks separately
for each phase.
2 Duration of activities shall be indicated in a form of a bar chart.
3. Include a legend, if necessary, to help read the chart.

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6. FORM TECH- 6A: TEAM COMPOSITION, ASSIGNMENT, AND KEY EXPERTS' INPUTS

Experts input (in person/month) per each deliverable (listed in TECH-5 ) Total time input (in
months)
KEY EXPERTS
No. Name Position D-1 D-2 D-3 ……… D-n Home Field Total
K-1 Home
Field
K-2 Home
Field

K-3 Home
Field

K-4 Home
Field
….. Home
Field

K-n Home
Field

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6. FORM TECH-6B: CURRICULUM VITAE (CV)

Position Title and No.: (e.g. K-1 Team leader)

Name of Expert: (Insert full name)

Date of Birth: (day/month /year)

Country of Citizenship:

Education: {List college/university or other specialized education, giving names of educational institutions, dates
attended, degree(s)/diploma(s) obtained}

Employment record relevant to the assignment: {Starting with present position, list in reverse order. Please provide
dates, name of employing organization, titles of positions held, types of activities performed and location of the
assignment, and contact information of previous Procuring Entity's and employing organization(s) who can be
contacted for references. Past employment that is not relevant to the assignment does not need to be included.}

Employing organization and


Period your title/position. Contact Country Summary of activities performed
info for references (Name, tel relevant to the Assignment.
and e-mail)

Membership in Professional Associations and Publications:

Language Skills (indicate only languages in which you can work):

Adequacy for the Assignment:

Detailed Tasks assigned on Consultants’ Reference to Prior work/Assignment that best illustrates
Team of Experts (Deliverables/tasks as in capability to handle the assigned tasks
TECH-5 in which the Expert will be
involved)

Expert's contact information :(e-mail……………..............................……. phone………....................................……)

Certification:

I, the undersigned, certify that to the best of my knowledge and belief, this CV correctly describes myself, my
qualifications, and my experience, and I am available to undertake the assignment in case of an award. I understand
that any misstatement or misrepresentation described herein may lead to my disqualification or dismissal by the
Procuring Entity, and/or sanctions by the PPRA.

Name of Expert Signature Date

Name of authorized Signature. Date


Representative of the Consultant (the same who signs the Proposal)

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7. FORM TECH-7: MANDATORY SUPPORT DOCUMENTS

[The Consultant shall use this form to submit all the required support documentary evidence as required in
the RFP, especially the mandatory and eligibility criteria specified in the Data Sheet ITC 21.1]

a) Certificate of Incorporation/Certificate of Registration

{Insert here a copy of certificate of incorporation or registration}

b) Tax Compliance Certificate

{Consultant to insert a copy of the tax compliance certificate from Kenya Revenue Authority or
similar body in the case of foreign consulting firms}

c) Practice License or Certificate for the Firm

{Consultant to insert a copy of the firm's practice license or registration certificate issued by a
professional body}

d) Similar Consulting Assignments Experience

{Consultant to insert here copies of the form of contract, purchase order, service order, and
performance certificate or similar evidence of similar assignments carried out by the firm. The
assignments shall be the same as those provided under FORM TECH 2B}

e) Academic Certificates

{Consultant to insert copies of the required relevant academic certificates relevant to the assignment
for all the key experts}

f) Professional Certificates

{Consultant to insert copies of professional certificates and relevant short-term trainings to


demonstrate professional qualifications for all the key experts}

g) Professional Membership of Key Experts

{If applicable, Consultant to insert copies of professional membership certificate for its key experts}

h) Certificate of Independent Proposal Determination

(The Form is available on Tech FORM TECH-1: TECHNICAL PROPOSAL SUBMISSION FORM).

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FORM TECH - 8: SELF-DECLARATION FORMS

FORM SD1

SELF DECLARATION THAT THE PERSON/TENDERER IS NOT DEBARRED IN THE MATTER OF THE
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT AND ASSET DISPOSAL ACT 2015.

I, …………………………………………………., of Post Office Box …….………………………. being a resident of

………………………………….. in the Republic of ……………………………. do hereby make a statement as


follows: -

1. THAT I am the Company Secretary/Chief Executive/Managing Director/Principal Officer/Director of

………....……………………………….. (Insert name of the Company) who is a Bidder in respect of Tender No.

…………………….…………..….for……………………………………………………. (Insert tender

title/description) for……………………. (Insert name of the Procuring entity) and duly authorized and
competent to make this statement.

2. THAT the aforesaid Bidder, its Directors and subcontractors have not been debarred from participating in
procurement proceeding under Part IV of the Act.

3. THAT what is deponed to here in above is true to the best of my knowledge, information and belief.

…………………………………. ………………………………. ………………………


(Title) (Signature) (Date)

Bidder Official Stamp

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FORM SD2

SELF DECLARATION THAT THE PERSON/TENDERER WILL NOT ENGAGE IN ANY CORRUPT OR
FRAUDULENT PRACTICE.

I, .................................................................... of P. O. Box.....................................................being a resident of

………………………………….. in the Republic of ………………. do hereby make a statement as follows: -

1. THAT I am the Chief Executive/Managing Director/Principal Officer/Director of………....

………………………… (insert name of the Company) who is a Bidder in respect of Tender No.

……………….......................................................….. for ……………………. (insert tender title/description)

for ……………......................................… (insert name of the Procuring entity) and duly authorized and
competent to make this statement.

2. THAT the aforesaid Bidder, its servants and/or agents /subcontractors will not engage in any corrupt or

fraudulent practice and has not been requested to pay any inducement to any member of the Board,

Management, Staff and/or employees and/ or agents of……………………. (insert name of the Procuring

entity) which is the procuring entity.

3. THAT the aforesaid Bidder, its servants and/or agents /subcontractors have not offered any inducement to any
member of the Board, Management, Staff and/or employees and/or agents of……………………. (name of the
procuring entity).

4. THAT the aforesaid Bidder will not engage /has not engaged in any corrosive practice with other bidders
participating in the subject tender.

5. THAT what is deponed to herein above is true to the best of my knowledge information and belief.

………………………………… …………………………… ………………………


(Title) (Signature) (Date)

Bidder's Official Stamp

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FORM SD3

DECLARATION AND COMMITMENT TO THE CODE OF ETHICS

I …………………………....................................................................................………. (person) on behalf of (Name

of the Business/ Company/Firm) …………………………………………………. declare that I have read and fully

understood the contents of the Public Procurement & Asset Disposal Act,2015, Regulations and the Code of Ethics

for persons participating in Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Activities in Kenya and my responsibilities under

the Code.

I do here by commit to abide by the provisions of the Code of Ethics for persons participating in Public
Procurement and Asset Disposal.

Name of Authorized signatory......................................................................................................................

Sign…………….........................................................................................................................................

Position……………...................................................................................................................................

Office address………………………………………………. Telephone…………………....…………….

E-mail………………………………………………....................................................................................

Name of the Firm/Company……………………………..............................................................................

Date………………………………………………………............................................................................

(Company Seal/ Rubber Stamp where applicable)

Witness

Name ………………………………………………………........................................................................

Sign………………………………………………………...........................................................................

Date……………………………………………………

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FORM TECH - 9: TENDER-SECURING DECLARATION FORM {r 46 and 155(2)}

[The Bidder shall complete this Form in accordance with the instructions indicated]

Date: .................................................................................[insert date (as day, month and year) of Tender Submission]

Tender No.: ...................................................................................[insert number of tendering process]

To: ...................................................................................[insert complete name of Purchaser]

I/We, the undersigned, declare that:

1. I / We understand that, according to your conditions, bids must be supported by a Tender-Securing Declaration.

2. I /We accept that I/we will automatically be suspended from being eligible for tendering in any contract with
the Purchaser or the period of time of[insert number of months or years] starting on[insert date],if we are in
breach of our obligation (s) under the bid conditions, because we–(a) have withdrawn our tender during the
period of tender validity specified by us in the Tendering Data Sheet; or (b) having been notified of the
acceptance of our Bid by the Purchaser during the period of bid validity,(i) fail or refuse to execute the Contract,
if required, or (ii) fail or refuse to furnish the Performance Security, in accordance with the instructions to
tenders.

3. I / We understand that this Tender Securing Declaration shall expire if we


are not the successful Tenderer (s), upon the earlier of:
a) Our receipt of a copy of your notification of the name of the successful Tenderer; or
b) Thirty days after the expiration of our Tender.

4. I/We understand that if I am /we are/in a Joint Venture, the Tender Securing Declaration must be in the name
of the Joint Venture that submits the bid, and the Joint Venture has not been legally constituted at the time of
bidding, the Tender Securing Declaration shall be in the names of all future partners as named in the letter of
intent.

Signed: ………………………………………………………………….……….

Capacity / title (director or partner or sole proprietor, etc.) ……….……………….

Name: ………………………………………………………………………………….

Duly authorized to sign the bid for and on behalf of: ..................................[insert complete name of Tenderer]

Dated on …………………. day of …………….……. [Insert date of signing]

Seal or stamp

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SECTION 4. FINANCIAL PROPOSAL - STANDARD FORMS

{Notes to Consultant shown in brackets {....} provide guidance to the Consultant to prepare the Financial Proposals;
they should not appear on the Financial Proposals to be submitted.}

Financial Proposal Standard Forms shall be used for the preparation of the Financial Proposal according to the
instructions provided in Section 2.

FIN-1 Financial Proposal Submission Form

FIN-2 Summary of Costs

FIN-3 Breakdown of Remuneration

FIN-4 Reimbursable expenses

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FORM FIN-1: FINANCIAL PROPOSAL SUBMISSION FORM

.............................................................................................{Location, Date}

To: .............................................................................................................[Name and address of Procuring Entity]

Dear Sirs:

We, the undersigned, offer to provide the consulting services for.......................................... [Insert title of assignment]
in accordance with your Request for Proposal dated................................ [Insert Date] and our Technical Proposal.

Our attached Financial Proposal is for the amount of.............................................{Indicate the corresponding to the
amount currency} {Insert amounts in words and figures}, including of all taxes in accordance with ITC24.2 in the
Data Sheet. The estimated amount of local taxes is..........................{Insert currency} {Insert amount in words and
figures}.
{Please note that all amounts shall be the same as in Form FIN-2}.

Our Financial Proposal shall be valid and remain binding upon us, subject to the modifications resulting from
Contract negotiations, for the period of time specified in the ITC12.1 Datasheet.

Commissions and gratuities paid or to be paid by us to an agent or any third party relating to preparation or
submission of this Proposal and Contract execution, paid if we are awarded the Contract, are listed below:

Name and Address, Amount and Purpose of Commission of Agents, Currency or Gratuity

{If no payments are made or promised, add the following statement: “No commissions or gratuities have been or
are to be paid by us to agents or any third party relating to this Proposal and Contract execution.”}

We understand you are not bound to accept any Proposal you


receive. We remain,
Yours sincerely,

Signature............................................................. (of Consultant's authorized representative) {In full and initials}:


Full name: .......................................................... {insert full name of authorized representative}
Title: ...................................................................{insert title/position of authorized representative}
Name of Consultant........................................... (company's name or JV's name):
Capacity: ...........................................................{insert the person's capacity to sign for the Consultant}
Physical Address: .............................................{insert the authorized representative's address}
Phone: ..............................................................{insert the authorized representative's phone and fax number, if
applicable}
Email: ................................................................{insert the authorized representative's email address}

{For a joint venture, either all members shall sign or only the lead member/consultant, in which case the power
of attorney to sign on behalf of all members shall be attached}

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FORM FIN-2: SUMMARY OF COSTS

Foreign Foreign Foreign Local


Currency Currency Currency Currency
#1 #2 #3 (Kshs)
Cost of Financial Proposal Including:
1.1. Remuneration
1.2. Reimbursables
1.3. Subtotal [Remuneration +
Reimbursable]
Taxes
1.4. VAT or Sales tax
1.5. Others
…………………….
……………………….
………………………..
1.6. Subtotal Taxes
1.7. Total (1.3+1.7)

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FORM FIN-3A: BREAKDOWN OF REMUNERATION

When used for Lump-Sum contract assignment, information to be provided in this Form shall only be used to demonstrate the basis for the calculation of the Contract's
ceiling amount; to calculate applicable taxes at contract negotiations; and, if needed, to establish payments to the Consultant for possible additional services requested by
the Procuring Entity. This Form shall not be used as a basis for payments under Lump-Sum contracts.

No. Name Position Person-month Time input in Currency Currency Currency Local
(as in Remuneration Person/month #1 (as in #2 (as in #3 (as in Currency
Tech-6) Rate (from Tech-6) Fin-2) Fin-2) Fin-2) (Kshs) (as in
Fin-2)
Key Experts
K-1 Home
Field
K-2 Home
Field
K-3 Home
Field
……. Home
Field
K-n Home
Field
Non-Key Experts
N-1 Home
Field
N-2 Home
Field
N-3 Home
Field
….. Home
Field
N-n Home
Field
Total Costs
Total Cost equivalent in Kenya
shillings

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FORM FIN-4 BREAKDOWN OF REIMBURSABLE

When used for Lump-Sum contract assignment, information to be provided in this Form shall only be used to demonstrate the basis for calculation of the Contract ceiling
amount, to calculate applicable taxes at contract negotiations and, if needed, to establish payments to the Consultant for possible additional services requested by the
Procuring Entity. This form shall not be used as a basis for payments under Lump-Sum contracts. This form shall be filled for Time-Based Contracts to form the basis of
contract negotiations.

Reimbursable Expenses …………….

No. Type of Unit Unit Cost Quantity Currency #1 Currency #2 Currency #3 Local
Reimbursable (as in Fin-2) (as in Fin-2) (as in Fin-2) Currency
Expense (Kshs) (as in
Fin-2)
1 Per diem
2 International Flight
3 In/out of Airport
transport
4 Communication costs
5 Reproduction of
reports
6 Office rent
7 Others………..
……………….
…………………
…………………
……………………
8 Training of procuring
Entity’s Personnel
Note:
“Per diem allowance” is paid for each night the expert is required by the Contract to be away from his/her usual place of residence. Procuring Entity can set up a ceiling.

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1. SECTION 5. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

No. Description of Service Duration

a) Internal and External branding and brand application 2 years


b) Media Management 2 years
c) Digital Media Branding and Positioning 2 years
d) Customer and Stakeholder Experience 2 years
e) Baseline Survey on KPC’s social media presence 6 months
f) Brand Perception and Brand Leadership Surveys 6 months
g) Design of Information, Education and Communication materials 2 years
h) Media Monitoring and Evaluation 2 years
Media Campaigns-Conventional and contemporary digital media
i) platforms 2 years

Documents submitted will be evaluated for suitability which will contribute to a maximum total score of
70% as outlined below. The pass mark shall be 50 out 70. Bidders who score less than 50 shall not be
considered further evaluation.

Description of Scoring Criteria for Technical Evaluation

(Tick in
one of the
Company Profile and Suitability of Service Provider. Items under this section will be box and
subject to inspection visits and verification by the Kenya Power’s evaluation team if attach
necessary Score evidence)

a. Proof of a minimum of eight (8) years’ experience in the provision of 5


Communications and public relations and event management services

b. Recommendations from five (5) large corporate clients to whom the bidder has 5
offered similar services in the last twenty-four (24) months. These shall be
accompanied by a letter from each of them confirming completion of the
contracts on schedule. At least three of the large corporate clients should have an
annual turnover of more than Shs. 1 billion. {1 point for each recommendation
with a letter}

c. Resumes of key agency employees who will be involved in the implementation of the 10
contract

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Five (5) samples of successful Communications and Public Relations and Event
Management projects undertaken in the last two years. Clearly demonstrate the
problem statement; strategic approach with clear objectives and action points; as
d. well as outputs, and outcomes because of actions taken by the agency. 10

Demonstrate the following:


- Effective Crisis management strategy
- Amplification of key product/initiative through a creative consumer
education campaign that utilized earned and bought media.
- Thought leadership and stakeholder engagement
-The positioning of a corporate organization as a Environment Social and
- Governance (ESG) thought leader.
- Highly engaging internal campaign
{3 points per sample}

Total score for firm qualification 30

Pitch:
As part of the technical evaluation process, Agencies that obtain 50 or more scores will be invited to make a
presentation pitch involving a simulated PR campaign designed to improve Kenya Pipeline’s brand perception

Skills and Competency of Agency Employees


(Attach CVs in the format described on section XIX: Non- financial Proposal Standard Forms). These will
be given scores as indicated below based on the details in the CVS. The list provided during tender will be
of the employees of the agency who will service the account and any replacement of the key staff during the
contract period must be with a person with similar qualification. The agency must inform Kenya Pipeline in
writing when such a replacement is done.

Minimum Responsibility Minimum Qualifications Minimum Experience Total


Number Score
Required
1 Executive Director A bachelor’s degree from a Minimum of 8 years’ experience in 2
recognized university in any Communications and Public
field and a member of the Public Relations leading key accounts of
Relations Society of Kenya or its large corporates with an annual turn-
equivalent. over of over KES.1 billion.
{0.5 score for degree, 0.5 score {1 score for minimum experience}
for PRSK membership}
1 Creative Director Professional training Minimum of 8 years’ experience in a 1.5
qualification; Member of a communications agency with key
relevant professional body. accounts of large corporates with an
{0.5 score for training annual turn-over of over KES.1
qualification, 0.5 score for billion with branding expertise.
{0.5 score for minimum experience}

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membership of a professional
body}

Minimum of 8 years’ experience in


1 Art Director Professional training a
qualification; Member of a communications agency with key 1.5
relevant professional body. accounts of large corporates with an
annual turn-over of over KES.1
billion with branding
{0.5 score for membership of a expertise.
{0.5 score for minimum
professional body} experience}
Minimum of 8 years’ experience in
1 Account Director A bachelor’s degree from a a 1.5
recognized university in any public relations agency with key
field and a member of the Public accounts of large corporates with an
Relations Society of Kenya or annual turn-over of over KES.1
equivalent. billion.
{1 score for degree, 1 score for Must demonstrate training in
communication, and expertise in
PRSK membership} media
and crisis
management.
{1 score for minimum experience}
1 Account Manager A bachelor’s degree from a Minimum of 5 years’ experience 1.5
(Digital managing the sustainability agenda
Communications) recognized university in any of
leading corporate organisations
field and a member of the Public with
Relations Society of Kenya or an annual turn-over of over KES. 1
equivalent. billion.
{0.5 score for minimum
{0.5 score for degree; 0.5 score experience}
for PRSK }
M
an
ag Minimum of 5 years’ experience in
2 Account er A bachelor’s degree from a a 3
(Media ) recognized university in any public relations agency with key
field and a member of the Public accounts of large corporates with a
Relations Society of Kenya or local/regional/global footprint with
equivalent. an annual turn-over of over KES.1
{0.5 score for degree, 0.5 score billion.
for PRSK} {1 score for experience for each
Executive}
1 Account Manager A bachelor’s degree from a Minimum of 5 years’ experience 1
(Research and media
monitoring) recognized university in any leading the sustainability agenda for
field and certification in large corporates with a
sustainability. local/regional/global footprint.
{0.5 score for degree, 0.5 score
for sustainability certification} {1 score for experience for each
Executive}

M
anage
1 Events r A bachelor’s degree from a Minimum of 5 years’ experience 1
(PR) recognized university. organizing high profile events for
large corporates with a
{0.5 score} local/regional/global footprint.
{0.5 score for experience}
2 Accounts A bachelor’s degree from a Minimum of 4 years’ experience in 2

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a
Executive recognized university. public relations agency
(0.5 scores for each AE)
(0.5 scores for each AE)
Total Score 15

Note. Bidders will only proceed to the next stage if the scored 50 out of the 70 marks.

Agency Pitch

As part of the technical scoring evaluation, the agency pitch will form a substantial component
of the process to identify the best suited communication/public relations, and event management
agency to provide the services as specified in the details of services section.
The scoring criteria will focus on how best the presentation demonstrates the uniqueness of
approach in terms of the following key attributes: 45 minutes will be allocated for question and
answer or a discussion regarding the presentation.

The pass mark shall be 20 out of 30. Tenderers who do not score mandatory pass mark shall not be
considered further.
Attribute Score
1. Creativity– The creativity will be considered in addition to 5
Agency demonstration to their unique approach to concept development and their
creative input in a PR campaign.

2 PR campaign process – The approach on the PR campaign will demonstrate 10


the goal setting: and alignment to objectives will be considered. The agency
will suggest approaches to measuring outputs, measuring PR outcomes and
business outcome.

3. Account management and metrics– The Agency in this case will describe 5
their special approach to account management and how the agency will
integrate metrics, research findings and media monitoring reports to various
project inputs.
4. Internal communication, digital and social media integration – the way 5
the whole campaign integrates internal communication, digital and
media strategies will determine its success. The PR agency will be expected
to describe how this will be achieved.
Total 25

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BRIEF ON CRISIS COMMUNICATION STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT (30 points)
a) Introduction
The Kenya Pipeline Company (The Company) was incorporated on 6th September 1973 and started
commercial operations in 1978. The Company is a State Corporation under the Ministry of Energy
with 100% Government shareholding.
Mission
Transforming lives through safe and efficient delivery of quality oil and gas from source to
customer
Vision
Africa’s premier oil & gas company
Motto
“To do our Bests Always.”

Core Values
1. Integrity
2. Transparency
3. Accountability
4. Diligence
5. Team Spirit.
6. Loyalty
7. Care for the Environment
b) Strategic Crisis Communication Management
“It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you'll do
things differently,”-Warren Buffet, American business magnate and investor.
Few occurrences in the life cycle of a business can have a greater on its reputation and ultimate
sustainability than a poorly handled crisis, and therefore the role of corporate communications and the
leadership, in ensuring that crises are quickly contained, and dealt with cannot be gainsaid.
Most crises emanate from the operations side of the business; some are unintended/unforeseen, while
some are the result of acts of omission or commission. So in addressing crises, it is imperative that
potential causes of crises are proactively identified and steps put into place to mitigate, and address.
Conversely, in a reactive situation, the root cause should also be established, and addressed during the
post implementation review phase to use lessons learnt to forestall a recurrence.
As many leaders know, crises are best managed before they occur, during calm waters, by deploying
a robust stakeholder engagement strategy to win hearts and minds, or in a manner of speaking, to
deposit into the stakeholder goodwill bank so that when the ship sails into choppy waters, the brand
will have ambassadors that are ready to defend it.
At the height of a crisis, it is crucial that stakeholders are carefully mapped out, their issues identified
and a response plan rolled out. A key stakeholder during crises is media-both legacy and digital; given
its ability to amplify or deflate a crisis.

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For this second part of the pitch, respondents will demonstrate their ability to creatively, and
comprehensively manage a crisis through forward looking ideas, whilst at the same time making
reference to past successes as proof of concept.
c) Problem statement
A pipeline bursts in an informal settlement/ state in Nairobi, setting fire to several houses, killing an
unknown number of children and adults, and destroying property worth millions of shillings.
Preliminary investigations indicate that the leakage is as a result of illegal tapping of the main pipeline
conducted by staff members. What is more, the issue had been reported and no action had been taken.
The crisis draws the ire of the public, and parliament calls for the resignation of the Company’s top
officials. At the same time, top government leaders demand quick action from the Company’s
leadership.
Local media give the story prominence -top story on electronic media and headline story in the
newspapers. The story also gets international coverage and is also trending on social media under the
hash tag #arrestKPCmurderers.

d) Requirements
Design a comprehensive and creative crisis communications strategy that will address the needs
of the various stakeholders involved and neutralize the negative coverage. In a best-case scenario,
the strategy should look at ways in which the management of this crisis can be quoted by thought
leaders as ‘how to manage a crisis’.
Clearly outline all the stakeholders involved and their various needs; be clear on the actions that
will be taken with each of them and outline the key messages for each group. Have a clear set of
objectives and outcomes.
Do include the following:
1. A crisis management plan that will include the process of situation analysis and risk
assessment, team formulation and allocation of key responsibilities.
2. A detailed stakeholder engagement plan.
3. A traditional (mainstream) and digital media management plan.
4. An internal engagement plan including messages from various Company leaders addressing the
crisis.
5. A message house for identified stakeholders.
6. Establishment of protocols and development of resources to be used such as crisis manuals.
7. Media kit with sample press statements and speeches from key spoke persons, as well as FAQs.
8. Monitoring and feedback mechanisms and reports.
e) Outcomes
1. 60% neutral coverage in traditional (mainstream) media
2. 50% neutral coverage in social media
3. 70% staff awareness
4. 60% corporate reputation index

PITCH MARKING SCHEME


Attribute Score for the Score for the crisis
internal communications’
campaign pitch pitch

1. Strategic approach–Agencies will be expected to provide a 12 12


comprehensive, effective and innovative strategy with capacity
to cut through the noise.

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Agencies must show a clear understanding of the problem
statement, identify various stakeholders and outline clear action
points and messages, have clear objectives, and have measurable
outputs and outcomes.
Using past case studies as reference, agencies must demonstrate
the ability to deliver the proposed ideas and further demonstrate
ability to deliver the outcomes.

2. Creativity-Agencies must be able to demonstrate out of the box 9 9


thinking in their approach to the problem statements right from
the concept creation stage to the stakeholder approach to the
strategy delivery.
In a fast paced, and highly cluttered world, their campaigns must
cut through the noise and show potential for high recall.
Through past case studies, demonstrate ability to deliver the
promise.

3. Opti-channel approach – the way the whole campaign 6 6


integrates internal communication, digital and traditional media,
and
stakeholder engagement strategies will determine its success.
The PR agency will be expected to describe how this will be
achieved, and through past case studies, demonstrate ability to
deliver the same.
4. Account management and metrics– The Agency in this case 3 3
will describe their special approach to account management and
how the agency will integrate metrics, research findings and
media monitoring reports to various project inputs.
Total 30 30

TERMS OF REFERENCE

TENDER SPECIFICATIONS FOR WORK ENVIRONMENT SURVEY FY 2022/2023

1. Introduction

1. INTRODUCTION
As part of its strategic growth, Kenya Pipeline Company has embarked on an ambitious and
transformative strategy to diversify her only revenue stream, from relying on transportation and
storage of refined petroleum products.

KPC's growth has been guided by her Corporate Strategic Plan (CSP) dubbed "Vision 2025”, a
transformational policy document designed to create a premier organization with a total paradigm
shift from being a single revenue earner, to a diversified business enterprise. This has since been
revised into the Refocused Strategic Plan under which a strong Communication Strategy is required
to guide branding and PR communication from 2022-2025. As part of the achievement of this goal,
KPC plans to bring on board a communication agency during the 2022/23 Financial Year.

The proposed agency’s service will cover the following broad areas to enable the Company to
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achieve its strategic objectives under the Image and Reputation Pillar of the Refocused Strategic
Plan (2025).

(a) Internal and External branding and brand application

(b) Traditional Media Management

(c) Digital Media Branding, Management and Positioning

(d) Baseline Survey on KPC’s Social Media presence

(e) Customer and Stakeholder Experience surveys

(f) Brand Perception and Brand Leadership Surveys

(g) Design of Information, Education and Communication materials

(h) Media Monitoring and Evaluation

(i) Media Campaigns-Conventional and contemporary digital media platforms

(j) Digital media buying e.g., promoted posts, campaigns etc.

2. OBJECTIVES
a. Assess the overall brand strengths and weaknesses of KPC to include, but not limited to: Brand
Strengths and Weaknesses, Symbols, Brand Visibility, Perception, Positioning, Recognition,
Suitability, Opportunities, and Threats.

b. Measure overall performance of the KPC brand in comparison to local and global peers in
transport, as well as industry benchmarks.

c. Assess effectiveness of KPC’s brand application and how it aligns to the Corporate Strategy.

d. Determine and define the needs of various customers and stakeholders both internal and external
in relation to the KPC brand through a detailed stakeholder matrix.

e. To receive feedback on actionable recommendations/suggestions on how to improve the brand in


line with current, emerging, and future trends.

f. Determine effectiveness of KPC’s sustainability agenda and Corporate Social Investment agenda
– as relates to Branding.

g. Review validity of Corporate Brand symbols and attributes including the Company’s name Kenya
Pipeline Company Ltd (KPC), Company’s Motto “To Do Our Best Always” as well as corporate
colours. This will be done in line with the Company’s corporate identity and culture.

h. Determine KPC’s presence in all media platforms to gauge the brand position.

i. Media monitoring and media analytics of KPC brand.

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3. TERMS OF REFERENCE (TOR)

The Terms of Reference (TOR) to be conducted during the entire exercise will include the following:

i. Develop a relevant and comprehensive Communications Strategy incorporating a Media Relations


Strategy, Public Relations Strategy, Stakeholder Management Strategy (internal and external),
Social Media Strategy, Work Plan etc.

ii. Develop a Corporate Identity Manual to guide the Company on how to use its logo, brand and
application of pantone colours.

iii. Develop a detailed summary of the brand’s position to its audience.

iv. Establish performance indicators of the brand and its affiliates.

v. Review effectiveness of internal and external marketing communication efforts.

vi. Review effectiveness of corporate website and digital platforms on Brand Application e.g. (Data
analytics, layout, look and feel and tone but not limited to the above) and to overhaul KPC website.

vii. Interview internal and external publics to acquire data and information on the Brand’s Perception.

viii. Evaluate competitors’ brands and benchmark with relevant regional and global brands both online
and offline, including industry benchmarks.

ix. Collect, organize, and analyze data and results of the Brand Audit.

x. Give detailed SMART recommendations based on results of the Brand Audit on how to strengthen
the KPC Brand, supported with justifications, budget estimates and propose implementation plan
and timelines.

xi. Undertake a Brand Health and Brand Leadership survey for KPC.

xii. Recommend a Brand Monitoring and Evaluation framework.

xiii. Make recommendations on Corporate Brand symbols and attributes, including the Company’s
name, Motto and corporate colours.

xiv. Provide daily and monthly media monitoring report on all media platforms, TV, radio, print and
online.

xv. Develop and promote media campaigns aimed at creating awareness amongst various publics.

4. SCOPE OF SERVICE

The activities outlined in Section 3 above will determine the scope of works which will include
conducting Qualitative and Quantitative Research focused on, but not limited to the following key
areas:

i. KPC branding and brand application, targeting both internal, external and online stakeholders.

ii. Determine Strengths and Weaknesses of the KPC brand both online and offline.

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iii. Review KPC logo and assess its work and feel, effectiveness and relevance to the brand
expectations.

iv. Realign Communication Strategy to KPC’s Refocused Strategic Plan to match expectations of all
stakeholders.

v. Evaluate brand position against local, regional and global competitors in the same space/business
environment.

vi. Provide actionable research-based analysis, recommendations and a customized Monitoring and
Evaluation framework for both online and offline efforts.

vii. Establish baseline Brand Perception Index, both with the internal and external stakeholder.

viii. Measure KPC’s Brand health and leadership both internally and externally.

ix. Evaluate Customer experience of the KPC Brand, both online and offline.

x. Provide daily reports and monthly summary of media monitoring reports in all platforms.

PRICE SCHEDULE

Agency fee for two years for Agency fee in Kshs per Agency Fee in Kshs.
provision of the following
services: - year (Inclusive of VAT)
(Exclusive of VAT)
Communication strategy,
Development and implementation
the Strategy,
Events management and
Corporate brand management
GRAND TOTAL

Notes:

i. Bidders must quote one fixed annual fee for the provision and supply of all the categorized
services as described in sections above.
ii. Note that all costs are on retainer basis.
iii. The price pages must be signed, dated, and stamped.
iv. All prices quoted must show VAT status and all other levies where applicable.
v. Bidders shall not quote for third party costs. When ever need for such cost arises, the project
implementation team shall get notified for consideration and approval.
vi. Whenever applicable bidders will quote for commission on third party costs in percentage.
vii. The agency that is awarded the contract will be required to submit three (3) signed and stamped
quotations from third parties to be engaged (where required) in the process of implementing the
contract.
viii. The engaged third parties must be registered with the relevant professional bodies and will
provide proof of similar work done for at least two (2) large corporate clients in the last twenty-
four (24) months. All verified third party charges will be paid at cost without agency fee,
facilitation fee or any additional cost. These costs will be subject to audit and independent
verification by Kenya Pipeline.

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ix. Rates (reimbursements on Transport will be as per the Government approved rates, Per-diem as
per the Company’s senior standard applicable rates, Air transport only economy class will be
applicable.

Having read, examined and understood the Tender Document including all Addenda, receipt of which we
hereby acknowledge, we, the undersigned Tenderer, offer to provide COMMUNICATIONS/ PUBLIC
RELATIONS (PR) SERVICES at the prices given in the schedule of prices inserted by me/ us above.

SECTION 6. CONTRACT FORMS FOR CONSULTANT'S SERVICES

Lump-Sum Contract

Consulting Services for:

Contract No.:

Contract Description:

Between

[Name of the Procuring Entity]

and

[Name of the Consultant]

Date:

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FORM OF CONTRACT - LUMP-SUM
(Text in brackets [ ] is optional; all notes should be deleted in the final text)

This CONTRACT (herein after called the “Contract”) is made the [number] day of the month of [month], [year],
between, on the one hand, [name of Procuring Entity] (herein after called the “Procuring Entity”) and, on the other
hand, [name of Consultant] (herein after called the “Consultant”).

[If the Consultant consists of more than one entity, the above should be partially amended to read as follows: “…
(hereinafter called the “Procuring Entity”) and, on the other hand, a Joint Venture (name of the JV) consisting of the
following entities, each member of which will be jointly and severally liable to the Procuring Entity for all the
Consultant's obligations under this Contract, namely, [name of member]and [name of member] (herein after called
the “Consultant”).]

WHEREAS
a) The Procuring Entity has requested the Consultant to provide certain consulting services as defined in this
Contract (herein after called the “Services”);
b) the Consultant, having represented to the Procuring Entity that it has the required professional skills, expertise
and technical resources, has agreed to provide the Services on the terms and conditions set forth in this
Contract;
c) the Procuring Entity has set aside a budget and funds toward the cost of the Services and intends to apply a
portion of these funds towards payments under this Contract;
NOW THEREFORE the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

1. The following documents attached here to shall be deemed to form an integral part of this Contract:
a) The General Conditions of Contract;
b) The Special Conditions of Contract;
c) Appendices:
• Appendix A: Terms of Reference
• Appendix B: Key Experts
• Appendix C: Breakdown of Contract Price
• Appendix D: Form of Advance Payment Guarantee
• Appendix E: Detailed Engineering Designs, Drawings, Specifications and Data sheets.

In the event of any inconsistency between the documents, the following order of precedence shall prevail: The
Special Conditions of Contract; the General Conditions of Contract; Appendix A; Appendix B; Appendix C;
Appendix D; Appendix E. Any reference to this Contract shall include, where the context permits, a reference
to its Appendices.

2. The mutual rights and obligations of the Procuring Entity and the Consultant shall be asset for thin the
Contract, in particular:
a) The Consultant shall carryout the Services in accordance with the provisions of the Contract; and
b) the Procuring Entity shall make payments to the Consultant in accordance with the provisions of the
Contract.

IN WITNESS WHERE OF, the Parties here to have caused this Contract to be signed in their respective names as of
the day and year first above written.
For and on behalf of .............................................[Name of Procuring Entity] [Authorized Representative of the
Procuring Entity–name, title and signature]
For and on behalf of............................................. [Name of Consultant or Name of a Joint Venture]
[Authorized Representative of the Consultant–name and signature]
[Note: For a joint venture, either all members shall sign or only the lead member, in which case the power of attorney
to sign on behalf of all members shall be attached.]
For and on behalf of each of the members of the Consultant.......................... [Insert the Name of the Joint Venture]
[Name of the lead member]
[Authorized Representative on behalf of a Joint Venture] [Add signature blocks for each member if all are signing]

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SECTION 7: GENERAL CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT

A. General Provisions

1. Definitions

a) Unless the context otherwise requires, the following terms whenever used in this Contract have the
following meanings:

b) “Applicable Law” means the laws and any other instruments having he force of law in Kenya.

c) “Consultant” means a legally-established professional consulting firm or entity selected by the Procuring
Entity to provide the Services under the signed Contract.

d) “Contract” means the legally binding written agreement signed between the Procuring Entity and the
Consultant and which includes all the attached documents listed in its paragraph1of the Form of Contract
(the General Conditions (GCC), the Special Conditions (SCC), and the Appendices).

e) “Procuring Entity” means the Procuring Entity that signs the Contract for the Services with the selected
Consultant.

f) “Day” means a working day unless indicated otherwise.

g) “Effective Date” means the date on which this Contract comes into force and effect pursuant to Clause
GCC 11.

h) “Experts” means, collectively, Key Experts, Non-Key Experts, or any other personnel of the Consultant,
Sub-consultant or JV member(s) assigned by the Consultant to perform the Services or any part thereof
under the Contract.

i) “Foreign Currency” means any currency other than the currency of Kenya.

j) “GCC” mean these General Conditions of Contract.

k) “Government” means the government of Kenya.

l) “Joint Venture (JV)” means an association with or without a legal personality distinct from that of its
members, of more than one entity where one member has the authority to conduct all businesses for and
on behalf of any and all the members of the JV, and where the members of the JV are jointly and severally
liable to the Procuring Entity for the performance of the Contract.

m) “Key Expert(s)” means an individual professional whose skills, qualifications, knowledge and experience
are critical to the performance of the Services under the Contract and whose Curricula Vitae (CV)was
taken into account in the technical evaluation of the Consultant's proposal.

n) “Local Currency” means the Kenya Shillings, the currency of Kenya.

o) “Non-Key Expert(s)” means an individual professional provided by the Consultant or its Sub-consultant
to perform the Services or any part here of under the Contract.

p) “Party” means the Procuring Entity or the Consultant, as the case may be, and “Parties” means both of
them.

q) “SCC” means the Special Conditions of Contract by which the GCC may be amended or supplemented
but not over-written.

r) “Services” means the work to be performed by the Consultant pursuant to this Contract, as described in
Appendix A hereto.

s) “Sub-consultants” means an entity to whom/which the Consultant subcontracts any part of the Services
while remaining solely liable for the execution of the Contract.

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(t) “Third Party “means any person or entity other than the Government, the Procuring Entity, the Consultant
or a Sub-consultant.

2. Relationship between the Parties

2.1 Nothing contained herein shall be construed as establishing a relationship of master and servant or of principal
and agent as between the Procuring Entity and the Consultant. The Consultant, subject to this Contract, has
complete charge of the Experts and Sub-consultants, if any, performing the Services and shall be fully
responsible for the Services performed by them or on their behalf hereunder.

3. Law Governing Contract

3.1 This Contract, its meaning and interpretation, and the relation between the Parties shall be governed by the
Laws of Kenya.

4. Language

4.1 This Contract has been executed in the English language, which shall be the binding and controlling language
for all matters relating to the meaning or interpretation of this Contract.

5. Headings

5.1 The headings shall not limit, alter or affect the meaning of this Contract.

6. Communications

6.1 Any communication required or permitted to be given or made pursuant to this Contract shall be in writing in
the English Language. Any such notice, request or consent shall be deemed to have been given or made when
delivered in person to an authorized representative of the Party to whom the communication is addressed, or
when sent to such Party at the address specified in the SCC.

6.2 A Party may change its address for notice here under by giving the other Party any communication of such
change to the address specified in the SCC.

7 Location

7.1 The Services shall be performed at such locations as are specified in Appendix A hereto and, where the location
of a particular task is not so specified, at such locations, whether in Kenya or elsewhere, as the Procuring Entity
may approve.

8 Authority of Member in Charge


8.1 In case the Consultant is a Joint Venture, the members hereby authorize them ember specified in the SCC to
act on their behalf in exercising all the Consultant's rights and obligations towards the Procuring Entity under
this Contract, including without limitation the receiving of instructions and payments from the Procuring
Entity.
9 Authorized Representatives
9.1 Any action required or permitted to be taken, and any document required or permitted to be executed under
this Contract by the Procuring Entity or the Consultant may be taken or executed by the officials specified in
the SCC.

10 Corrupt and Fraudulent Practices

10.1 The government requires compliance with its policy regarding corrupt and fraudulent/prohibited practices as
set forth in its laws and policies.

10.2 Commissions and Fees-The Procuring Entity requires the Consultant to disclose any commissions, gratuities
or fees that may have been paid or are to be paid to agents or any other party with respect to the selection
process or execution of the Contract. The information disclosed must include at least the name and address of
the agent or other party, the amount and currency, and the purpose of the commission, gratuity or fee. Failure
to disclose such commissions, gratuities or fees may result in termination of the Contract by the Procuring
Entity and/or sanctions by the PPRA.

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B. Commencement, Completion, Modification and Termination of Contract

11 Effectiveness of Contract

11.1 This Contract shall come into force and effect on the date (the “Effective Date”) of the Procuring Entity's
notice to the Consultant instructing the Consultant to begin carrying out the Services. This notice shall confirm
that the effectiveness conditions, if any, listed in the SCC have been met.

12 Termination of Contract for Failure to Become Effective

12.1 If this Contract has not become effective within such time period after the date of Contract signature as
specified in the SCC, either Party may, by not less than twenty-two (22) days written notice to the other Party,
declare this Contract to be null and void, and in the event of such a declaration by either Party, neither Party
shall have any claim against the other Party with respect there to.

13 Commencement of Services

13.1 The Consultant shall confirm availability of Key Experts and begins carrying out the Services not later than
the number of days after the Effective Date specified in the SCC.

14 Expiration of Contract

14.1 Unless terminated earlier pursuant to Clause GCC19 hereof, this Contract shall expire at the end of such time
period after the Effective Date as specified in the SCC.

15 Entire Agreement

15.1 This Contract contains all covenants, stipulations and provisions agreed by the Parties. No agent or
representative of either Party has authority to make, and the Parties shall not be bound by or be liable for, any
statement, representation, promise or agreement not set forth herein.

16 Modifications or Variations

16.1 Any modification or variation of the terms and conditions of this Contract, including any modification or
variation of the scope of the Services, may only be made by written agreement between the Parties. However,
each Party shall give due consideration to any proposals for modification or variation made by the other Party.

17 Force Majeure

a. Definition

17.1 For the purposes of this Contract,“ Force Majeure” means event which is beyond the reasonable control of a
Party, is not foreseeable, is unavoidable, and makes a Party's performance of its obligations hereunder
impossible or so impractical as reasonably to be considered impossible under the circumstances, and subject
to those requirements, includes, but is not limited to, war, riots, civil disorder, earthquake, fire, explosion,
storm, flood or other adverse weather conditions, strikes, lockouts or other industrial action confiscation or any
other action by Government agencies.

17.2 Force Majeure shall not include (i) any event which his caused by the negligence or intentional action of a
Party or such Party's Experts, Sub-consultants or agents or employees, nor (ii) any event which a diligent Party
could reasonably have been expected to both take into account at the time of the conclusion of this Contract
and avoid or over come in the carrying out of its obligations here under.

17.3 Force Majeure shall not include insufficiency of funds or failure to make any payment required here under.

b. No Breach of Contract

17.4 The failure of a Party to fulfill any of its obligations here under shall not be considered to be a breach of, or
default under, this Contract in so far as such inability arises from an event of Force Majeure, provided that the
Party affected by such an event has taken all reasonable precautions, due care and reasonable alternative
measures, all with the objective of carrying out the terms and conditions of this Contract.

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c. Measures to be taken

17.5 A party affected by an event of Force Majeure shall continue to perform its obligations under the Contract as
far as is reasonably practical and shall take all reasonable measures to minimize the consequences of any event
of Force Majeure.

17.6 A Party affected by an event of Force Majeure shall notify the other Party of such event as soon as possible,
and in any case not later than fourteen (14) calendar days following the occurrence of such event, providing
evidence of the nature and cause of such event, and shall similarly give written notice of the restoration of
normal conditions as soon as possible.

a) Any period within which a Party shall, pursuant to this Contract, complete any action or task, shall be
extended for a period equal to the time during which such Party was unable to perform such action as a
result of Force Majeure.

b) During the period of their inability to perform the Services as a result of an event of Force Majeure, the
Consultant, upon instructions by the Procuring Entity, shall either:
c) demobilize, in which case the Consultant shall be reimbursed for additional costs they reasonably and
necessarily incurred, and, if required by the Procuring Entity, in reactivating the Services; or
d) Continue with the Services to the extent reasonably possible, in which case the Consultant shall continue
to be paid under the terms of this Contract and be reimbursed or additional costs reasonably and
necessarily incurred.

17.7 In the case of disagreement between the Parties as to the existence or extent of Force Majeure, the matter shall
be settled according to Clauses GCC 44 & 45.

18 Suspension

18.1 The Procuring Entity may, by written notice of suspension to the Consultant, suspend all payments to the
Consultant here under if the Consultant fails to perform any of its obligations under this Contract, including the
carrying out of the Services, provided that such notice of suspension (i)shall specify the nature of the failure,
and (ii) Shall request the Consultant to remedy such failure within a period not exceeding thirty (30) calendar
days after receipt by the Consultant of such notice of suspension.

19 Termination

19.1 This Contract may be terminated by either Party as per provisions set up below:

a. By the Procuring Entity

19.1.1 The Procuring Entity may terminate this Contract in case of the occurrence of any of the events specified in
paragraphs (a) through (f) of this Clause. In such an occurrence, the Procuring Entity shall give at least thirty
(30) calendar days' written notice of termination to the Consultant in case of the events referred to
in(a)through(d); at least sixty (60) calendar days' written notice in case of the event referred to in (e); and at
least five (5) calendar days 'written notice in case of the event referred to in (f):
a If the Consultant fails to remedy a failure in the performance of its obligations here under, as specified in
a notice of suspension pursuant to Clause GCC 18;
b If the Consultant becomes (or, if the Consultant consists of more than one entity, if any of its members
becomes) insolvent or bankrupt or enter into any agreements with their creditors for relief of debt or take
advantage of any law for the benefit of debtors or go in to liquidation or receivership whether compulsory
or voluntary;
c If the Consultant fails to comply with any final decision reached as a result of arbitration proceedings
pursuant to Clause GCC 45.1;
d If, as the result of Force Majeure, the Consultant is unable to perform a material portion of the Services
for a period of not less than sixty (60) calendar days;
e If the Procuring Entity, in its sole discretion and for any reason whatsoever, decides to terminate this
Contract;
f If the Consultant fails to confirm availability of Key Experts as required in Clause GCC13.

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19.1.2 Furthermore, if the Procuring Entity determines that the Consultant has engaged in corrupt, fraudulent,
collusive, coercive [or obstructive] practices, in competing for or in executing the Contract, then the Procuring
Entity may, after giving fourteen (14) calendar days written notice to the Consultant, terminate the Consultant's
employment under the Contract.

b. By the Consultant

a) The Consultant may terminate this Contract, by not less than thirty (30) calendar days' written notice to
the Procuring Entity, in case of the occurrence of any of the events specified in
paragraphs(a)through(d)of this Clause.
b) If the Procuring Entity fails to pay any money due to the Consultant pursuant to this Contract and not
subject to dispute pursuant to Clause GCC45.1withinforty-five (45) calendar days after receiving written
notice from the Consultant that such payment is overdue.
c) If, as the result of Force Majeure, the Consultant is unable to perform a material portion of the Services
for a period of not less than sixty (60) calendar days.
d) If the Procuring Entity fails to comply with any final decision reached as a result of arbitration pursuant
to Clause GCC45.1.
e) If the Procuring Entity is in material breach of its obligations pursuant to this Contract and has not
remedied the same within forty-five (45) days (or such longer period as the Consultant may have
subsequently approved in writing) following the receipt by the Procuring Entity of the Consultant's
notice specifying such breach.

c. Cessation of Rights and Obligations

19.1.4 Upon termination of this Contract pursuant to Clauses GCC 12 or GCC 19 hereof, or upon expiration of this
Contract pursuant to Clause GCC14, all rights and obligations of the Parties here under shall cease, except (i)
such rights and obligations as may have accrued on the date of termination or expiration, (ii) the obligation of
confidentiality set forth in Clause GCC22, (iii) the Consultant's obligation to permit in section, copying and
auditing of their accounts and records set forth in Clause GCC25, and (iv) any right which a Party may have
under the Applicable Law.

d. Cessation of Services

19.1.5. Upon termination of this Contract by notice of either Party to the other pursuant to Clauses GCC 19a or GCC
19b, the Consultant shall immediately upon dispatch or receipt of such notice, take all necessary steps to bring
the Services to a close in a prompt and orderly manner and shall make every reasonable effort to keep
expenditures for this purpose to a minimum. With respect to documents prepared by the Consultant and
equipment and materials furnished by the Procuring Entity, the Consultant shall proceed as provided,
respectively, by Clauses GCC27or GCC28.

e. Payment up on Termination

19.1.6 Up on termination of this Contract, the Procuring Entity shall make the following payments to the Consultant:
a) Payment or Services satisfactorily performed prior to the effective date of termination; and
b) In the case of termination pursuant to paragraphs (d) and (e) of Clause GCC 19.1.1, reimbursement of
any reasonable cost incidental to the prompt and orderly termination of this Contract, including the
cost of the return travel of the Experts.

C. Obligation s of the Consultant

20 General

a. Standard of Performance

20.1 The Consultant shall perform the Services and carry out the Services with all due diligence, efficiency and
economy, in accordance with generally accepted professional standards and practices, and shall observe sound
management practices, and employ appropriate technology and safe and effective equipment, machinery,
materials and methods. The Consultant shall always act, in respect of any matter relating to this Contract or to
the Services, as a faithful adviser to the Procuring Entity, and shall at all times support and safeguard the
Procuring Entity's legitimate interests in any dealings with the third parties.

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20.2 The Consultant shall employ and provide such qualified and experienced Experts and Sub-consultants as are
required to carry out the Services.

20.3 The Consultant may subcontract part of the Services to an extent and with such Key Experts and Sub-
consultants as may be approved in advance by the Procuring Entity. Notwithstanding such approval, the
Consultant shall retain full responsibility for the Services.

b. Law Applicable to Services

20.4. The Consultant shall perform the Services in accordance with the Contract and the Applicable Law and shall
take all practicable steps to ensure that any of its Experts and Sub-consultants, comply with the Applicable
Law.

20.5 Throughout the execution of the Contract, the Consultants hall comply with the import of goods and services
prohibitions in Kenya when
a As a matter of law or official regulations, Kenya prohibits commercial relations with that country; or
b by an act of compliance with a decision of the United Nations Security Council taken under Chapter VII of
the Charter of the United Nations, Kenya prohibits any import of goods from that country or any payments
to any country, person, or entity in that country.

20.6. The Procuring Entity shall notify the Consultant in writing of relevant local customs, and the Consultant shall,
after such notification, respect such customs.

21 Conflict of Interests

21.1 The Consultant shall hold the Procuring Entity's interest paramount, without any consideration for future work,
and strictly avoid conflict with other assignments or their own corporate interests.

a. Consultant Not to Benefit from Commissions, Discounts, etc.

21.1.1 The payment of the Consultant pursuant to GCC F (Clauses GCC 38 through 42) shall constitute the
Consultant's only payment in connection with this Contract and, subject to Clause GCC21.1.3,the Consultant
shall not accept for its own benefit any trade commission, discount or similar payment in connection with
activities pursuant to this Contract or in the discharge of its obligations here under, and the Consultant shall
use its best efforts to ensure that any Sub-consultants, as well as the Experts and agents of either of them,
similarly shall not receive any such additional payment.

21.1.2 Furthermore, if the Consultant, as part of the Services, has the responsibility of advising the Procuring Entity
on the procurement of goods, works or services, the Consultant shall at all times exercise such responsibility
in the best interest of the Procuring Entity. Any discounts or commissions obtained by the Consultant in the
exercise of such procurement responsibility shall be for the account of the Procuring Entity.

b. Consultant and Affiliates Not to Engage in Certain Activities

21.1.3 The Consultant agrees that, during the term of this Contract and after its termination, the Consultant and any
entity affiliated with the Consultant, as well as any Sub-consultants and any entity affiliated with such Sub-
consultants, shall be disqualified from providing goods, works or non-consulting services resulting from or
directly related to the Consultant's Services for the preparation or implementation of the project.

c. Prohibition of Conflicting Activities

21.1.4 The Consultant shall not engage and shall cause its Experts as well as its Sub-consultants not to engage, either
directly or indirectly, in any business or professional activities that would conflict with the activities assigned
to them under this Contract.

d. Strict Duty to Disclose Conflicting Activities

21.1.5 The Consultant has an obligation and shall ensure that its Experts and Sub-consultants shall have an obligation
to disclose any situation of actual or potential conflict that impacts their capacity to serve the best interest of
their Procuring Entity, or that may reasonably be perceived as having this effect. Failure to disclose said
situations may lead to the disqualification of the Consultant or the termination of its Contract.

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22 Confidentiality

22.1 Except with the prior written consent of the Procuring Entity, the Consultant and the Experts shall not at any
time communicate to any person or entity any confidential information acquired in the course of the Services,
nor shall the Consultant and the Experts make public the recommendations formulated in the course of, or
because of, the Services.

23 Liability of the Consultant

23.1 Subject to additional provisions, if any, set for thin the SCC, the Consultant's liability under this Contract shall
be as determined under the Applicable Law.

24 Insurance to be taken out by the Consultant

24.1 The Consultant (i) shall take out and maintain and shall cause any Sub-consultants to take out and maintain, at
its (or the Sub-consultants', as the case may be) own cost but on terms and conditions approved by the Procuring
Entity, insurance against the risks, and for the coverage specified in the SCC, and (ii) at the Procuring Entity's
request, shall provide evidence to the Procuring Entity showing that such insurance has been taken out and
maintained and that the current premiums therefore have been paid. The Consultant shall ensure that such
insurance is in place prior to commencing the Services as stated in Clause GCC13.

25 Accounting, Inspection and Auditing

25.1 The Consultant shall keep and shall make all reasonable efforts to cause its Sub-consultants to keep, accurate
and systematic accounts and records in respect of the Services and in such form and detail as will clearly
identify relevant time changes and costs.

25.2 The Consultant shall permit and shall cause its Sub-consultants to permit, the PPRA and/ or persons appointed
by the PPRA to inspect the Site and /or all accounts and records relating to the performance of the Contract
and the submission of the Proposal to provide the Services, and to have such accounts and records audited by
auditors appointed by the PPRA if requested by the PPRA. The Consultant's attention is drawn to Clause
GCC10 which provides, interlaid, that acts intended to materially impede the exercise of the PPRA's inspection
and audit rights provided for under this Clause GCC25.2 constitute a prohibited practice subject to contract
termination (as well as to a determination of in eligibility under the PPRA's prevailing sanctions procedures.)

26 Reporting Obligations

26.1 The Consultant shall submit to the Procuring Entity the reports and documents specified in Appendix A, in the
form, in the numbers and within the time periods set forth in the said Appendix.

27 Proprietary Rights of the Procuring Entity in Reports and Records

27.1 Unless otherwise indicated in the SCC, all reports and relevant data and information such as maps, diagrams,
plans, databases, other documents and software, supporting records or material compiled or prepared by the
Consultant for the Procuring Entity in the course of the Services shall be confidential and become and remain
the absolute property of the Procuring Entity. The Consultant shall, not later than upon termination or
expiration of this Contract, deliver all such documents to the Procuring Entity, together with a detailed
inventory thereof. The Consultant may retain a copy of such documents, data and/or software but shall not use
the same for purposes unrelated to this Contract without prior written approval of the Procuring Entity.

27.2 If license agreements are necessary or appropriate between the Consultant and third parties for purposes of
development of the plans, drawings, specifications, designs, databases, other documents and software, the
Consultant shall obtain the Procuring Entity's prior written approval to such agreements, and the Procuring
Entity shall be entitled at its discretion to require recovering the expenses related to the development of the
program(s) concerned. Other restrictions about the future use of these documents and software, if any, shall be
specified in the SCC.

28 Equipment, Vehicles and Materials

28.1 Equipment, vehicles and materials made available to the Consultant by the Procuring Entity or purchased by
the Consultant wholly or partly with funds provided by the Procuring Entity, shall be the property of the
Procuring Entity and shall be marked accordingly. Upon termination or expiration of this Contract, the

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Consultant shall make available to the Procuring Entity an inventory of such equipment, vehicles and materials
and shall dispose of such equipment, vehicles and materials in accordance with the Procuring Entity's
instructions. While in possession of such equipment, vehicles and materials, the Consultant, unless otherwise
instructed by the Procuring Entity in writing, shall insure them at the expense of the Procuring Entity in an
amount equal to their full replacement value.

28.2 Any equipment or materials brought by the Consultant or its Experts into Kenya for the use either for the
project or personal use shall remain the property of the Consultant or the Experts concerned, as applicable.

D. Consultant's Experts and Sub-consultants

29 Description of Key Experts

29.1 The title, agreed job description, minimum qualification and estimated period of engagement to carry out the
Services of each of the Consultant's Key Experts are described in Appendix B.

30 Replacement of Key Experts

30.1 Except as the Procuring Entity may otherwise agree in writing, no changes shall be made in the Key Experts.

30.2 Notwithstanding the above, the substitution of Key Experts during Contract execution may be considered only
based on the Consultant's written request and due to circumstances outside the reasonable control of the
Consultant, including but not limited to death or medical in capacity. In such case, the Consultant shall forth
with provide as a replacement, a person of equivalent or better qualifications and experience, and at the same
rate of remuneration.

31 Removal of Experts or Sub-consultants

31.1 If the Procuring EntityfindsthatanyoftheExpertsorSub-consultanthascommittedseriousmisconductorhas been


charged with having committed a criminal action, or shall the Procuring Entity determine that Consultant's
Expert of Sub consultant have engaged in corrupt, fraudulent, collusive, coercive [or obstructive] practice
while performing the Services, the Consultant shall, at the Procuring Entity's written request, provide a
replacement.

31.2 In the event that any of Key Experts, Non-Key Experts or Sub-consultants is found by the Procuring Entity to
be in competent or in capable in discharging assigned duties, the Procuring Entity, specifying the grounds
therefore, may request the Consultant to provide a replacement.

31.3 Any replacement of the removed Experts or Sub consultants shall possess better qualifications and experience
and shall be acceptable to the Procuring Entity.

31.4 The Consultant shall bear all costs arising out of or incidental to any removal and/or replacement of such Experts.

E. Obligations of the Procuring Entity

32 Assistance and Exemptions

31.1 Unless otherwise specified in the SCC, the Procuring Entity shall use its best efforts to:
a Assist the Consultant with obtaining work permits and such other documents as shall be necessary to
enable the Consultant to perform the Services.
b Assist the Consultant with promptly obtaining, for the Experts and, if appropriate, their eligible
dependents, all necessary entry and exit visas, residence permits, exchange permits and any other
documents required for their stay in Kenya while carrying out the Services under the Contract.
c Facilitate prompt clearance through customs of any property required for the Services and of the personal
effects of the Experts and their eligible dependents.
d Issue to officials, agents and representatives of the Government all such instructions and information as
may be necessary or appropriate for the prompt and effective implementation of the Services.
e Assist the Consultant and the Experts and any Sub-consultants employed by the Consultant for the Services
with obtaining exemption from any requirement to register or obtain any permit to practice their profession
or to establish themselves either individually or as a corporate entity in Kenya according to the applicable
law in Kenya.

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32.2 Assist the Consultant, any Sub-consultants and the Experts of either of them with obtaining the privilege,
pursuant to the applicable law in Kenya, of bringing in to Kenya reasonable amounts of foreign currency for
the purposes of the Services or for the personal use of the Experts and of withdrawing any such amounts as
may be earned therein by the Experts in the execution of the Services.
32.3 Provide to the Consultant any such other assistance as may be specified in the SCC.

33 Access to Project Site

33.1 The Procuring Entity warrants that the Consultant shall have, free of charge, unimpeded access to the project
site in respect of which access is required for the performance of the Services. The Procuring Entity will be
responsible for any damage to the project site or any property thereon resulting from such access and will
indemnify the Consultant and each of the experts in respect of liability for any such damage, unless such
damage is caused by the willful default or negligence of the Consultant or any Sub-consultants or the Experts
of either of them.

34 Change in the Applicable Law Related to Taxes and Duties

34.1 If, after the date of this Contract, there is any change in the applicable law in Kenya with respect to taxes and
duties which increases or decreases the cost incurred by the Consultant in performing the Services, then the
remuneration and reimbursable expenses otherwise payable to the Consultant under this Contract shall be
increased or decreased accordingly by agreement between the Parties hereto, and corresponding adjustments
shall be made to the Contract price amount specified in Clause GCC 39.1

35 Services, Facilities and Property of the Procuring Entity

35.1 The Procuring Entity shall make available to the Consultant and the Experts, for the purposes of the Services
and free of any charge, the services, facilities and property described in the Terms of Reference (Appendix A)
at the times and in the manner specified in said Appendix A.

36 Counterpart Personnel

36.1 The Procuring Entity shall make available to the Consultant free of charge such professional and support
counterpart personnel, to be nominated by the Procuring Entity with the Consultant's advice, if specified in
Appendix A.

36.2 Professional and support counterpart personnel, excluding Procuring Entity's liaison personnel, shall work
under the exclusive direction of the Consultant. If any member of the counterpart personnel fails to perform
adequately any work as signed to such member by the Consultant that is consistent with the position occupied
by such member, the Consultant may request the replacement of such member, and the Procuring Entity shall
not unreasonably refuse to act upon such request.

37 Payment Obligation

37.1 In consideration of the Services performed by the Consultant under this Contract, the Procuring Entity shall
make such payments to the Consultant for the deliverables specified in Appendix A and in such manner as is
provided by GCCF below.

F. Payments to the Consultant

38 Contract Price

38.1 The Contract price is fixed and is set forth in the SCC. The Contract price breakdown is provided in Appendix
C.

38.2 Any change to the Contract price specified in Clause 38.1 can be made only if the Parties have agreed to the
revised scope of Services pursuant to Clause GCC 16 and have amended in writing the Terms of Reference in
Appendix A.

39 Taxes and Duties

39.1 The Consultant, Sub-consultants and Experts are responsible for meeting any and all tax liabilities arising out
of the Contract unless it is stated otherwise in the SCC.
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40 Currency of Payment

40.1 Any payment under this Contract shall be made in the currency (ies) of the Contract.

41 Mode of Billing and Payment

41.1 The total payments under this Contract shall not exceed the Contract price set forth in Clause GCC 38.1.

41.2 The payments under this Contract shall be made in lump-sum installments against deliverables specified in
Appendix A. The payments will be made according to the payment schedule stated in the SCC.

41.2.1 Advance payment: Unless otherwise indicated in the SCC, an advance payment shall be made against an
advance payment bank guarantee acceptable to the Procuring Entity in an amount (or amounts) and in a
currency (or currencies) specified in the SCC. Such guarantee (I) is to remain effective until the advance
payment has been fully set off, and (ii) is to be in the form set forth in Appendix D, or in such other form as
the Procuring Entity shall have approved in writing. The advance payments will be set off by the Procuring
Entity in equal portions against the lump-sum installments specified in the SCC until said advance payments
have been fully set off.

41.1.2 The Lump-Sum Installment Payments. The Procuring Entity shall pay the Consultant within sixty (60) days
after the receipt by the Procuring Entity of the deliverable(s) and the cover invoice for the related lump-sum
installment payment. The payment can be withheld if the Procuring Entity does not approve the submitted
deliverable(s) as satisfactory in which case the Procuring Entity shall provide comments to the Consultant
within the same sixty (60) days period. The Consultant shall thereupon promptly make any necessary
corrections, and there after the fore going process shall be repeated.

41.1.3 The Final Payment: The final payment under this Clause shall be made only after the final report has been
submitted by the Consultant and approved as satisfactory by the Procuring Entity. The Services shall then be
deemed completed and finally accepted by the Procuring Entity. The last lump-sum installment shall be deemed
approved for payment by the Procuring Entity within ninety (90) calendar days after receipt of the final report
by the Procuring Entity unless the Procuring Entity, within such ninety (90) calendar day period, gives written
notice to the Consultant specifying in detail deficiencies in the Services, the final report. The Consultant shall
thereupon promptly make any necessary corrections, and there after the fore going process shall be repeated.

41.1.4 All payments under this Contract shall be made to the accounts of the Consultant specified in the SCC.

41.1.5 With the exception of the final payment under 41.2.3above, payments do not constitute acceptance of the whole
Services nor relieve the Consultant of any obligations here under.

42 Interest on Delayed Payments

42.1 If the Procuring Entity had delayed payments beyond thirty (30) days after the due date stated in Clause GCC
41.2.2, interest shall be paid to the Consultant on any amount due by, not paid on, such due date for each day
of delay at the annual rate stated in the SCC.

G. Fairness and Good Faith

43 Good Faith

43.1 The Parties undertake to act in good faith with respect to each other's rights under this Contract and to adopt
all reasonable measures to ensure the realization of the objectives of this Contract.

H. Settlement of Disputes

44 Amicable Settlement

44.1.1 The Parties shall seek to resolve any dispute amicably by mutual consultation.

44.1.2 If either Party objects to any action or in action of the other Party, the objecting Party may file a written Notice
of Dispute to the other Party providing in detail the basis of the dispute. The Party receiving the Notice of
Dispute will consider it and respond in writing within fourteen (14) days after receipt. If that Party fails to
respond within fourteen (14) days, or the dispute cannot be amicably settled within fourteen (14) days
following the response of that Party, Clause GCC 45.1 shall apply.
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45 Dispute Resolution

45.1 Any dispute between the Parties arising under or related to this Contract that cannot be settled amicably may
be referred to by either Party to the adjudication/arbitration in accordance with the provisions specified in the
SCC.

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SECTION 8: SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT
Number of Amendments of, and Supplements to Clauses in the General Conditions of Contract
GCC
Clause
1 (b) The Contract shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the Republic of Kenta.

4.1 The language is: English


6.1 and 6.2 The addresses are:
Procuring Entity: Kenya Pipeline Company Limited
Attention: The Managing Director
Address: P.O. Box 73442 – 00200, Nairobi
Telephone: 020 2606500-4 / 0722 207667 / 0734 333234
E-mail: [email protected]

Consultant:
Attention
Address:
Telephone:
E-mail:

8.1 The Lead Member on behalf of the Joint Venture is: _______________

9.1 The Authorized Representatives are:


For Procuring Entity: _____________________________________________ [Name, Title]
For the Consultant: _______________________________________________ [Name, Title]

11.1 The effective date is: Fourteen (14) days after contract signing
12.1 Termination of Contract for failure to become effective.
The time period shall be: Three (3) months

13.1 Commencement of services.


The number of days shall be: Seven (7) days
14.1 Expiration of Contract.
The time period shall be: Two (2) Months after expiry of the Contractor’s Defects Liability
period
21 (b) The Procuring Entity reserves the right to determine on a case-by-case basis whether the
Consultant should be disqualified from providing goods, works or non-consulting services due
to a conflict of a nature described in Clause 21.1.3

Yes: ________√________ No: _____________

23.1 No additional provisions


24.1 The insurance coverage against the risks shall be as follows:
a) Professional liability insurance, with a minimum coverage of: The contract sum.
b) Third party motor vehicle liability insurance in respect of motor vehicles operated in the
Procuring Entity’s country by the Consultants or its Experts or sub-Consultants with a
minimum coverage of: in accordance with the applicable law in Kenya.
c) Third Party liability insurance, with a minimum coverage of: in accordance with the
applicable law in Kenya.
d) Employer’s liability and workers’ compensation insurance in respect of the experts and sub-
contractors in accordance with the relevant provisions of the applicable law in Kenya, as well
as, with respect to such experts, any such life, health, accident, travel or other insurance as
may be appropriate; and
e) Insurance against loss or damage to
i. Equipment purchased in whole or in part with funds provided under this contract,
ii. The consultant’s property used in the performance of the services, and
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iii. Any documents prepared by the Consultant in the performance of the services.

27.1 The additional rights to the use of the documents are: None
27.2 Neither Party shall use these: plans, drawings, specifications, designs, databases, other
documents and software, for purposes unrelated to this contract without the written prior
approval by the other party
32.1 (a) Assistance and exemptions.
through (e) The Procuring Entity will issue introductory letters, for facilitation, to government agencies only
32.3 Any further assistance: None
38.1 The contract price is: _______________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
Inclusive of all local taxes
39.1 Exemption.
There are no exemption for taxes and duties payable.
41.2 The payment schedule is as follows: To be agreed at contract execution stage.

41.2.1 Advance payment: No advance payment

41.2.4 The bank accounts for payments are:


a) Name: __________________ Ac/ No. ___________________, Bank: ______________
[for foreign Currency]

b) Name: __________________ Ac/ No. ___________________, Bank: ______________


[for Local Currency]

42.1 The interest rate is: Two (2%) percentage points above the Central Bank of Kenya base rate.

45.1 There shall be no arbitration. All disputes shall be referred to the courts in Kenya

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SECTION 9: APPENDICES

Appendix A – Terms of Reference

[Note: This Appendix shall include the final Terms of Reference (TORs) worked out by the Procuring Entity and the
Consultant during the negotiations; dates for completion of various tasks; location of performance for different tasks;
detailed reporting requirements and list of deliverables against which the payments to the Consultant will be made;
Procuring Entity's input, including counterpart personnel assigned by the Procuring Entity to work on the
Consultant's team; specific tasks or actions that require prior approval by the Procuring Entity.

Insert the text based on the Section 5 (Terms of Reference) of the ITC in the RFP and modified based on the Forms
TECH-1 through TECH-5 of the Consultant's Proposal. Highlight the changes to Section 5 of the RFP]

……………………………………………………………………………………………….........................................

Appendix B - Key Experts

[Insert a table based on Form TECH-6 of the Consultant's Technical Proposal and finalized at the Contract's
negotiations. Attach the CVs (updated and signed by the respective Key Experts) demonstrating the qualifications of
Key Experts.]

……………………………………………………………………………………………….........................................

Appendix C – Breakdown of Contract Price

{Insert the table with the unit rates to arrive at the breakdown of the lump-sum price. The table shall be based on
[Form FIN-3 and FIN-4] of the Consultant's Proposal and reflect any changes agreed at the Contract negotiations, if
any. The footnote shall list such changes made to [FormFIN-3 and FIN-4] at the negotiations or state that none has
been made.}

Appendix D - Form of Advance Payment Guarantee (Not Applicable)

[Note: See Clause GCC 41.2.1 and SCC 41.2.1]

Bank Guarantee for Advance Payment [Bank's Name and Address of Issuing Branch or Office]
Beneficiary: [Name and Address of Procuring Entity]
Date:

ADVANCEPAYMENTGUARANTEE No.:

We have been informed that [name of Consultant or a name of the Joint Venture, same as appears on
the signed Contract] (herein after called" the Consultant") has entered into Contract No. [reference
number of the contract] dated with you, for the provision of [brief description of
Services] (herein after called" the Contract").

Furthermore, we understand that, according to the conditions of the Contract, an advance payment in the sum of
[amount in figures] () [amount in words]is to be made against an advance payment guarantee.

At the request of the Consultant, we [name of bank] here by irrevocably undertake to pay you any
sum or sums not exceeding in total an amount of [amount in figures] () [amount in words]1upon receipt
by us of your first demand in writing accompanied by a written statement stating that the Consultant are in b reach of
their obligation under the Contract because the Consultant have used the advance payment for purposes other than
toward providing the Services under the Contract.

It is a condition for any claim and payment under this guarantee to be made that the advance payment referred to above
must have been received by the Consultant on their account number at [name and
address of bank].

The maximum amount of this guarantee shall be progressively reduced by the amount of the advance payment repaid
by the Consultant as indicated in copies of certified monthly statements which shall be presented to us. This guarantee
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shall expire, at the latest, upon our receipt of the monthly payment certificate indicating that the Consultant has made
Full repayment of the amount of the advance payment, or on the day of , 2 whichever is earlier.

Consequently, any demand for payment under this guarantee must be received by us at this office on or before that
date.

[Signature]

Note: All italicized text is for indicative purposes only to assist in preparing this form and shall be deleted from the
final product.

Appendix E – Detailed Engineering Design

[Insert the DED, Specifications and data sheets)

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SECTION 10. NOTIFICATION FORMS

1. NOTIFICATION OF INTENTION TO AWARD

Procuring Entity: [insert the name of the Entity]


Contract title: [insert the name of the
contract] RFP No: [insert RF Preference number]

This Notification of Intention to Award (Notification) notifies you of our decision to award the above contract. The
transmission of this Notification begins the Standstill Period. During the Standstill Period you may:

a) Request a debriefing in relation to the evaluation of your Proposal, and/or

b) Submit a Procurement-relatedComplaintinrelationtothedecisiontoawardthecontract.

The successful Consultant

Name: [insert name of successful Consultant]


Address: [insert address of the successful Consultant]
Contract price: [insert contract price of the successful Consultant]

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i. Short listed Consultants

[INSTRUCTIONS: insert names of allshort-listedConsultantsandindicatewhichConsultantssubmittedProposals.


Where the selection method requires it, state the price offered by each Consultant as readout, and as evaluated.
Include overalltechnicalscoresandscoresassignedforeachcriterionandsub-criterion.]

Submitted Overall technical score Financial Evaluated Combined


Proposal Proposal Financial Score and
Price Proposal Price ranking (if
(If applicable) applicable)
[insert [yes/no] Criterion (i): [insert score] [Proposal [evaluated Combined
name] Criterion (ii): [insert score] price] price] Score:
Criterion (iii): [insert score] [combined
Sub-criterion a: score]
1: [insert score] Ranking:
2: [insert score] [ranking]
3: [insert score]
Sub-criterion b:
1: [insert score]
2: [insert score]
3: [insert score]
Sub-criterion c:
………etc.
Criterion (iv): [insert score]
Criterion (v): [insert score]
Total score: [insert score]
[insert [yes/no] Criterion (i): [insert score] [Proposal [evaluated Combined
name] Criterion (ii): [insert score] price] price] Score:
Criterion (iii): [insert score] [combined
Sub-criterion a: score]
1: [insert score] Ranking:
2: [insert score] [ranking]
3: [insert score]
Sub-criterion b:
1: [insert score]
2: [insert score]
3: [insert score]
Sub-criterion c:
……..etc.
Criterion (iv): [insert score]
Criterion (v): [insert score]
Total score: [insert score]
[insert [yes/no] Criterion (i): [insert score] [Proposal [evaluated Combined
name] Criterion (ii): [insert score] price] price] Score:
Criterion (iii): [insert score] [combined
Sub-criterion a: score]
1: [insert score] Ranking:
2: [insert score] [ranking]
3: [insert score]
Sub-criterion b:
1: [insert score]
2: [insert score]
3: [insert score]
Sub-criterion c:
……etc.
Criterion (iv): [insert score]
Criterion (v): [insert score]
Total score: [insert score]
[insert ….. …. …. …. …..
name]

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ii. Reason/s why your Proposal was unsuccessful [Delete if the combined score already reveals the reason].

[INSTRUCTIONS; State the reason/s why this Consultant’s Proposal was unsuccessful. Do NOT include: (a) a point by
point comparison with another Consultant’s Proposal or (b) information that is marked confidential by the Consultant
in its Proposal.]

iii. How to request a debriefing [This applies only if your proposal was unsuccessful as stated under
point (3) above].
DEADLINE: The deadline to request a debriefing expires at midnight on [insert date] (local time).
You may request a debriefing in relation to the results of the evaluation of your Proposal. If you decide to
request a debriefing your written request must be made within five (5) Business Days of receipt of this
Notification of Intention to Award.

Provide the contract name, reference number, name of the Consultant, contact details; and address the request
for debriefing as follows:
Attention: [insert full name of person, if applicable]
Title/position: [insert title/position]
Agency: [insert name of Procuring Entity]
Email address: [insert email address]
Fax number: [insert fax number] delete if not used

If your request for a debriefing is received within the 5 Business Days deadline, we will provide the debriefing
within five (5) Business Days of receipt of your request. If we are unable to provide the debriefing within this
period, the Standstill Period shall be extended by five (5) Business Days after the date that the debriefing is
provided. If this happens, we will notify you and confirm the date that the extended Standstill Period will end.
The debriefing may be in writing, by phone, video conference call or in person. We shall promptly advise you
in writing how the debriefing will take place and confirm the date and time.
If the deadline to request a debriefing has expired, you may still request a debriefing. In this case, we will
provide the debriefing as soon as practicable, and normally no later than fourteen (14) Business Days from the
date of publication of the Contract Award Notice.

iv. How to Make a Complaint

DEADLINE: The deadline for submitting a Procurement-related Complaint challenging the decision to award
the contract expires on midnight, [insert date] (local time).
Provide the contract name, reference number, name of the Consultant, contact details; and address the
Procurement-related Complaint as follows:
Attention: [insert full name of person, if applicable]
Title/position: [insert title/position]
Agency: [insert name of Procuring Entity]
Email address: [insert email address]
Fax number: [insert fax number] delete if not used
[At this point in the procurement process] [Upon receipt of this notification] you may submit a Procurement-
related Complaint challenging the decision to award the contract. You do not need to have requested, or
received, a debriefing before making this complaint. Your complaint must be submitted within the Standstill
Period and received by us before the Standstill Period ends.
In summary, there are four essential requirements:
You must be an ‘interested party’. In this case, that means a Consultant who has submitted a Proposal in this
selection process and is the recipient of a Notification of Intention to Award.
The complaint can only challenge the decision to award the contract.
You must submit the complaint within the deadline stated above.
You must include, in your complaint, all of the information required by the Procuring Entity.

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v. Standstill Period

DEADLINE: The Standstill Period is due to end at midnight on [insert date] (local time).
The Standstill Period lasts ---- (specify the number of business days as per Data Sheet 30.1) Business Days as
specified in the Data Sheet after the date of transmission of this Notification of Intention to Award.
The Standstill Period may be extended. This may happen where we are unable to provide a debriefing within
the five (5) Business Day deadline. If this happens, we will notify you of the extension.

If you have any questions regarding this Notification, please do not hesitate to contact us.
On behalf of [insert the name of the Procuring Entity]:
Signature:
Name:
Title/position:
Telephone:
Email:

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2. REQUEST FOR REVIEW

FORM FOR REVIEW(r.203(1))

PUBLIC PROCUREMENT ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW BOARD

APPLICATION NO…………….OF……….….20……...

BETWEEN

…………………………...……………………………….APPLICANT

AND

…………………………………RESPONDENT (Procuring Entity)

Request for review of the decision of the…………… (Name of the Procuring Entity of ……………dated the…day of
………….20……….in the matter of Tender No………..…of …………..20….. for .........(Tender description).

REQUEST FOR REVIEW

I/We……………………………,the above named Applicant(s), of address: Physical address…………….P. O. Box


No…………. Tel. No……..Email ……………, hereby request the Public Procurement Administrative Review Board to review
the whole/part of the above mentioned decision on the following grounds , namely:
1.
2.
By this memorandum, the Applicant requests the Board for an order/orders that:
1.
2.
SIGNED ……………….(Applicant) Dated on…………….day of ……………/…20……
___________________________________________________________________________
FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Lodged with the Secretary Public Procurement Administrative Review Board on…………day of
………....20….………
SIGNED
Board Secretary

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3. LETTER OF AWARD

[use letterhead paper of the Procuring Entity] [date]______To: ________ [name and address of the winning

Consultant] Subject: Notification of Award Contract No...........

This is to notify you that your Proposal dated [insert date] for consulting services for [name
of the assignment] as negotiated with you on for the contract amount of
[Insert amount in numbers and words and name of currency] is here by accepted by our
agency.

You are requested to:(i) sign and return the draft negotiated Contract attached here with within eight (8) Business
Days from the date of receipt of this notification; and (ii) furnish the additional information on beneficial ownership
in accordance with the Data Sheet of ITC 32.1 within eight (8) days using the Beneficial Ownership Disclosure Form,
included in Section 7 of the Request of Proposals.

Authorized Signature:

Name and Title of Signatory:

Name of Agency:

Attachment: Draft Negotiated Contract

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4. BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP DISCLOSURE FORM

INSTRUCTIONS TO CONSULTANTS: DELETE THIS BOX ONCE YOU HAVE COMPLETED THE
FORM

This Beneficial Ownership Disclosure Form (“Form”) is to be completed by the successful Consultant. In case
of joint venture, the Consultant must submit a separate Form for each member. The beneficial ownership
information to be submitted in this Form shall be current as of the date of its submission.

For the purposes of this Form, a Beneficial Owner of a Consultant is any natural person who ultimately owns or
controls the Consultant by meeting one or more of the following conditions:

• Directly or indirectly holding 25% or more of the shares.


• Directly or in directly holding 25% or more of the voting rights.
• Directly or indirectly having the right to appoint a majority of the board of directors or equivalent
governing body of the Consultant.

Request for Proposal Reference No.: [insert identification


no] Name of the Assignment: [insert name of the assignment] to:
[insert complete name of Procuring Entity]

In response to your notification of award dated [insert date of notification of award] to furnish
additional information on beneficial ownership: [select one option as applicable and delete the
options that are not applicable]

I) We here by provide the following beneficial ownership information.

Details of beneficial ownership


Identity of Beneficial Directly or Directly or indirectly Directly or indirectly having the right
Owner indirectly holding holding 25 % or more of to appoint a majority of the board of
25% or more of the the Voting Rights the directors or an equivalent
shares (Yes / No) governing body of the Consultant
(Yes / No) (Yes / No)

[include full name


(last, middle, first),
nationality, country of
residence]

OR

ii) We declare that there is no Beneficial Owner meeting one or more of the following conditions: directly or
indirectly holding 25% or more of the shares. Directly or indirectly holding 25% or more of the voting
rights. Directly or indirectly having the right to appoint a majority of the board of directors or equivalent
governing body of the Consultant.

OR

iii) We declare that we are unable to identify any Beneficial Owner meeting one or more of the following conditions.
[If this option is selected, the Consultant shall provide explanation on why it is unable to identify any Beneficial
Owner]

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Directly or indirectly holding 25% or more of the shares. Directly or indirectly holding25% or more of
the voting rights.
Directly or indirectly having the right to appoint a majority of the board of directors or equivalent
governing body of the Consultant]”

Name of the Consultant: .......................*[insert complete name of the Consultant]

NameofthepersondulyauthorizedtosigntheProposalonbehalfoftheConsultant: ** [insert complete name of


person duly authorized to sign the Proposal]

Title of the person signing the Proposal: ....................... [insert complete title of the person signing the
Proposal]

Signature of the person named above: ....................... [insert signature of person whose name and capacity are
shown above]

Date signed ....................... [insert date of signing] day of....................... [Insert month], [insert year]

*
In the case of the Proposal submitted by a Joint Venture specify the name of the Joint Venture as Consultant. In the event that the Consultant is
a
Joint venture, each reference to “Consultant” in the Beneficial Ownership Disclosure Form (including this Introduction there to) shall be read
to refer to the joint venture member.

**
Person signing the Proposal shall have the power of attorney given by the Consultant. The power of attorney shall be attached with the
Proposal Schedules.

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