Rural Electrification Authority Consulting Services for Carrying out Environmental and Social Impact Assessments

Request for Proposals
Tender No. REA/2010/RFP/006

Request for Consulting Services for Carrying Out Environmental and Social Impact Assessments of the Proposed Off-Grid Diesel Power Generating Stations and Associated Substations

The Rural Electrification Authority intends to construct two (2) off-grid diesel power generating stations and associated substations in Dadaab and Sololo towns in Dadaab and Sololo districts respectively

In compliance with the Environmental Management Coordination Act (EMCA), 1999, an Environmental and Social Impact Assessment needs to be carried out to determine among others the state of the environment before the projects, the impact of the projects to the environment during the construction, operation and decommissioning phases and mitigation measures of eliminating, minimizing/reducing adverse/negative impacts and/or maximizing social-economic benefits.

The outputs will be two (2) Environmental & Social Impact Assessment Reports duly approved by the National Environmental Management Authority (NEMA).

The Authority now invites eligible consultancy firms to indicate their expression of interest in providing these services. The interested consultants should be familiar with the Environmental Management Coordination Act (1999) and Environmental & Social Impact Assessments Methodologies in the same Act and Environmental (Impact Assessment and Audit) Regulations – 2003.

The time frame for the assignment is 3 months from the award of the tender.

Interested consultants who meet the requisite qualifications for undertaking the study must provide the following
information:

• Company profile (a copy of registration certificate, tax compliance certificate, PIN Certificate and NEMA registration Certificate).
• Qualification & Capacity to undertake the assignment.
• Details of similar assignments undertaken.

The tender document is available for inspection and collection from the office of the Manager, Procurement and Supplies, Rural Electrification Authority at the Chancery, 6th Floor, Valley Road, morning hours from 9.00 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. and afternoon hours from 2.00 p.m. to 3.30 p.m. on normal working days, upon payment of a non-refundable fee of Ksh 3,000 in cash or bankers cheque payable to Rural Electrification Authority.

The interested consulting firms must submit both the technical and financial proposals clearly marked as per the instructions in the tender document and bearing the TENDER REFERENCE NUMBER and DESCRIPTION and addressed to :-

The Chief Executive Officer
Rural Electrification Authority
The Chancery, 8th Floor, Valley Road
P. O. Box 34585, 00100
Nairobi, Kenya

or be deposited in the Tender Box situated on 6th Floor, The Chancery so as to reach on or before 13th October, 2010 at 12.00 Noon.

Tenders will be opened immediately thereafter in the presence of the candidates or their representatives who choose to attend.

Chief Executive Officer

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