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PROCUREMENT PLAN
I.  GENERAL 
 
Project information
:
KENYA:   ENERGY SECTOR RECOVERY PROJECT 
(ESRP) ADDITIONAL FINANCING 
 
Project ID No:   
 
P083131 and P110173
 
Project Implementing Entities
:
(PIEs):  
Ministry of Energy (MoE), Kenya Power and Lighting 
Company Limited (KPLC)
 and Kenya Electricity Generating Company Limited (KenGen)
 
Bank’s approval
 
Date of this Procurement Plan:
 
December 17, 2009 
Date of General Procurement Notice
:
April 1, 2009
 
Period covered by this procurement plan
:
12-2009 
–
07-2010
 
II. Goods and Works and Non-consulting Services. 
 
Prior Review Threshold
:
Procurement Decisions subject to Prior Review by the Bank as 
stated in Appendix 1 to the Guidelines for Procurement:   
 
Procurement Method 
Prior Review Threshold 
Comments 
1. 
ICB and LIB  (Goods) 
>=500,000 
All contracts 
2. 
ICB and LIB (Works/Supply & 
Installation of Plant & Equipment) 
 
>=5,000,000 
All contracts 
3. 
ICB (Non-Consultant Services) 
>=500,000 
All contracts 
4. 
NCB 
All values 
1st contract only 
5. 
Direct Contracting 
All values 
All contracts 
6. 
Force Account 
All values 
All contracts 
7. Shopping 
>=70,000 
All 
contracts 
8. 
Established Private or Commercial 
Practices 
All Values 
All contracts 
2. Prequalification
.
N/A.  
3. 
Reference to (if any) Project Operational/Procurement Manual: 
N/A 
 
4. 
Procurement Packages with Methods and Time Schedule  
 
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Goods, Works, Supply and Installation and EPC to be procured following ICB
:
Ref. 
No. 
 
Contract  
(Description) 
Procurement 
Method 
P-Q Domestic 
Preference 
(yes/no) 
Review 
by Bank 
(Prior / 
Post) 
Expected 
Bid-
Opening 
Date 
1.
Prepaid Meters 
ICB 
no 
no 
Prior 
04/15/2010 
2.
Line Isolators and sectionalizers 
ICB 
no 
no 
Prior 
05/24/2010 
3.
Cables and Cable Termination Kits 
ICB 
no 
no 
Prior 
05/24/2010 
 
4.
Design, Procure, Construct and 
Commission  Distribution 
Networks -KPLC1/6E/2/A3 - Lot 
1
(Western Kenya) 
ICB no 
no 
Prior 
07/06/2010 
5.
Design, Procure, Construct and 
Commission  Distribution 
Networks -KPLC1/6E/2/A3 - Lot 
2
(Mount Kenya) 
ICB no 
no 
Prior 
07/06/2010 
6.
Design, Procure, Construct and 
Commission  Distribution 
Networks -KPLC1/6E/2/A3 - Lot 
3
(Nairobi A) 
ICB no 
no 
Prior 
07/06/2010 
7.
Design, Procure, Construct and 
Commission  Distribution 
Networks KPLC1/6E/2/A3 - Lot 4 
(Nairobi B& Coast) 
ICB no 
no 
Prior 
07/06/2010 
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II. Selection of Consultants 
 
1.  Prior Review Threshold
:
Selection decisions subject to Prior Review by Bank as 
stated in Appendix 1 to the Guidelines Selection and Employment of Consultants: 
 
Selection  Method 
Prior Review Threshold 
Comments(*) 
1. 
Competitive Methods  (Firms)  
>=200,000 
All Contracts 
2. 
Single Source (Firms) 
All Values 
All Contracts 
3. Consultants 
Individuals 
>=100,000 
All 
Contracts 
(*) TORs of all contracts shall be cleared with the Bank. 
 
2. 
Contracts for which shortlists may consist exclusively of local consultants pursuant to 
the provisions of paragraph 2.7 of the Consultants’ Guidelines will be determined in 
the Procurement Plan based on of its nature and availability of firms in the local 
market. 
 
3.  Any Other Special Selection Arrangements: N/A 
 
4. 
Consultancy Assignments with Selection Methods and Time Schedule
 
Consultancy Services: 
 
Ref. No. 
 
Description of Assignment 
 
Selection 
Method 
 
Review 
by Bank 
(Prior / Post) 
 
Expected 
Proposals 
Submission 
Date 
1. 
Transmission Master Plan & 220KV 
Ring 
QCBS Prior 12/10/2009 
2. 
Study to assess short/medium term 
impact of scale up on the operations 
and institutional aspect of KPLC* 
(billing, meter reading collection, etc) 
QCBS Prior 06/21/2010 
3. Transaction 
Advisor: 
Management/privatization of isolated 
systems 
QCBS Prior 07/22/2010 
4. 
Preparation of Bid Documents for a 
Power Plant 
QCBS Prior 07/22/2010 
5.  
Legal drafting of regulations for 
petroleum, power 
QCBS Prior 02/15/2010