Kenya seeks a Nairobi Expressway Plan consultant
Posted on : Friday, 7th August 2020
The Republic of Kenya's national government, through the Ministry of Transport, Infrastructure, Housing, Urban Development and Public Works, represented by the Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA), a state-owned company formed under the Kenya Roads Act with the mandate to manage, build, rehabilitate and maintain national roads, is in search of a consultancy firm for the ongoing Nairobi Expressway Project.The authority has already published a tender notice valid until August 4th of this year, requesting proposals from eligible and experienced consulting firms with the capacity to assist independently in managing the execution of the project agreement between the authority and the contractor, China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC).
CRBC will grant the selected firm the mandate to review plans, inspect and track the progress of construction works and finally perform tests on the road before issuing a certificate of completion to the contractor.
The Nairobi Expressway Project is a 27-kilometer road project that starts from Mlolongo via Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) and Nairobi's CBD to the Westland region along Waiyaki Way. The project broke ground with China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC) as contractor in October of last year. Under a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) arrangement, the latter is responsible for the design, financing and construction of the road. Over around 27 years, the company will also run the road to recover its investment by collecting road tolls.
The road project of over USD 560 Million is the first major project in the East African nation to be carried out using a PPP model. It is expected to be completed by December 2022, bringing in the municipality of Nairobi the much-needed relief to traffic congestion. According to KeNHA Director-General Peter Mundinia, the road would substantially reduce the time spent on Mombasa road at rush hour from about two hours to between 10 and 15 minutes.
