Tender Notice: Drilling of 15-20 wells for GDC at Silali prospect, Kenya
Flamingos at hot spring, Lake Bogoria, Kenya (source: flickr/ Pentera, creative commons)
Francisco Rojas
13 Aug 2014
Kenya’s Geothermal Development Company (GDC) issues tender notice for drilling service for 15-20 wells at the geothermal project at Silali, Kenya.
The Government of Kenya (GOK) has received a loan Ref. No. 2013.6610.3 from Kreditanstalt fur Wiederaufbau (KfW) towards Steam field Development at the Bogoria-Silali Geothermal Project. One of the components under this support includes hire of drilling services for 15 to 20 geothermal wells.
The Geothermal Development Company Limited (GDC), the Implementing Agency for this project now invites sealed proposals from interested and qualified firms for provision of Drilling services for fifteen (15) to twenty (20) geothermal wells using two (2) rigs at the Bogoria-Silali Project. The proposals shall be submitted as per instructions in the tender document.
Interested and eligible tenderers can obtain further information and purchase the Tender Document at the office of the Manager, Supply Chain at GDC Riverside office, located along Riverside Drive Nairobi, between 9.00am and 4.00 pm during working days.
A complete set of the tender document may be obtained by interested bidders upon payment of a non-refundable fee of Kenya Shillings One Thousand Only (ksh 1000). The document can also be viewed and downloaded from GDC website www.gdcco.ke free of charge. Bidders who download the tender document from the website MUST forward their particulars for recording and issuance of any clarification. Bids must be accompanied by an Original bid Security in the form of a Bank Guarantee issued by a Kenyan Bank. The tender security shall be US Dollars Five Hundred Thousand (USS 500,000) or equivalent in a freely convertible currency.
There shall be a mandatory site visit for all tenderers to Bogoria-Silali.Geothermal prospect site on 22nd August 2014 starting at 8.30Am. Bidders are requested to assemble at Soi Lodge Hotel, Kampi Samaki at 8.00 am.
All arrangements for travelling and accommodation shall be the responsibility of the Tenderer. Each Tenderer shall complete the Certificate of Tenderer’s Visit to the Site.
Deadline: September 25, 2014 at 2:00pm.
Details at: http://tendersoko.com/tender/1234
