Request for Consultancy Services on Tea Processing Machinery for a Small State of the Art Tea Research and Development Factory

Tea Research Foundation of Kenya

Invitation for Expression of Interest

TRFK/EOI/14/2011/2012: Provision of Consultancy Services on Tea Processing Machinery for a Small State of the Art Tea Research and Development Factory.

Tea Research Foundation of Kenya is a state corporation under the Ministry of Agriculture. Its mandate is “to promote research and investigate problems related to tea and such other crops and systems of husbandry as are associated with tea throughout Kenya including the productivity (yield), quality and suitability of land in relation to tea planting; and matters ancillary thereto”.

The Foundation would like to invite submissions for expression of interest for provision of consultancy services on Tea processing machinery for A SMALL STATE OF THE ART TEA RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FACTORY.

The Foundation now invites eligible consultancy firms to express their interest for provision of consultancy services on tea processing machinery.

Interested consultants must provide the following:

a) Company profile with details of the firm’s capacity of executing services of similar nature and magnitude.

b) Current business license

c) Proof of registration (current membership) with relevant professional bodies.

d) Certificate of firm registration

e) Certified PIN, VAT and Current Tax compliance certificates

f) Physical location of the firm

g) Litigation history

h) Details of firm ownership/directorship with respective shareholding and details of citizenship.

i) Details of at least two (2) key personnels and their academic, professional and work experience (attach copies of the curriculum vitae)

Expression of interest should be in a plain sealed envelope clearly marked TRFK/EOI/14/2011/2012 REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST(EOI) FOR PROVISION OF CONSULTANCY SERVICES ON TEA PROCESSING MACHINERY FOR A SMALL STATE OF THE ART TEA RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FACTORY; and be addressed to:

The Chief Executive Officer
Tea Research Foundation of Kenya
P.O Box 820-20200,
Kericho.

OR be deposited in the tender box at the Tea Research Foundation’s Head Office, Kericho by 27thOctober 2011 at 11.00a.m.

Late submissions will be returned unopened.

The expression of interest (EOI) will be opened on 27th October 2011at the TRFK Training Centre, Kericho at 11.30a.m.

Request for proposals will be issued to the successful applicants.

Chief Executive Officer.