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Name of Project Upgrading of Githurai ‐ Kimbo Road [Phase III]
Tender No.: KURA/HQ/DEV/214/2018‐2019
Employer Kenya Urban Roads Authority (KURA)
Employer’s Eng. Denis Maingi
representative
conducting the Site
Visit
Location, Date and Uhuru Kenyatta/Ndii‐ini Primary 3rd April 2019 1000hrs
Time School (End of Kahawa Sukari
Avenue)
Mandatory? If yes, Yes Signed, stamped letter of
indicate documentation introduction from the
required Employer
Representative ID
Document
List of other 1) Crescent Contractors
prospective bidders in 2) China Railway Tenth Engineering Group Co., Ltd. (CREC‐10)
attendance 3) Changzheng Engineering Co., Ltd (CECO)
4) Longyuan Co Ltd
5) SS Mehta and Sons
6) Jiangxi Zhongmei Eng. Construction (k) Co. Ltd
7) China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC)
8) Denix Contractors
9) KAPS Contractors
10) Cementers Contractors
11) Victoria Contractors
12) Baraka Contractors
13) Quest Contractors
14) Kiu Construction
15) China Overseas Engineering Group Co. Ltd (COVEC)
16) Kabuito Contractors
17) Iota Contractors
18) Ogle Contractors
19) Sinohydro Corp
20) Associated Contractors Ltd
Project Overview The proposed project consists of the following, total 7km
1) Kahawa Sukari – Kimbo Road (1.6km)
2) Kimbo – Eastern Bypass Link Road (2km)
3) Further Roads within Kahawa Sukari (3.4)
Proposed cross section
6m carriageway, 1m shoulders, 2m footpaths
Earthworks to formation level
150mm base natural gravel on footpaths
2 layers 200mm each hand packed stones.
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50 mm AC (0/20mm) to carriageway
35 mm AC (0/14mm) on shoulders and footpaths.
Conduct of the Site Start Uhuru Kenyatta Primary School (End of Kahawa
Visit: Sukari Avenue): 1000hrs
1st Stop End of Kahawa Sukari ‐ Kimbo Road
Remarks:
Kahawa Sukari – Kimbo Road is a 1.6 km earth
road with a temporary gravel surface.
Shall be completely reconstructed.
Drive Other accesses within Kahawa Sukari and Kimbo
through areas
3.4 km earth road with a temporary gravel
surface.
Shall be completely reconstructed.
2nd Stop End of 1km from the end of Eastern Bypass Link
Road. Existing electric fence shall be removed to
allow for onstruction.
Remarks:
Kimbo – Eastern Bypass Link Road is a 2 km earth
road.
Shall be completely reconstructed.
Further Observations: Water 1) Minor Kiu River along Eastern Bypass Link
Road.
2) Water is available from Kiambu County
Government supplies
Materials: Soils
1) Mostly black cotton soil which will be spoiled
at the Contractor’s cost
Gravel
1) May be obtained by leasing areas in the
locality for borrow‐pits
Sand
1) May be obtained from local suppliers
Hardcore
The contractor may obtain from local suppliers
or nearby quarries e.g. in Thika
Aggregate
1) No hard stone quarries present in the
locality. Shall be imported by the Contractor.
Drainage 1) The entire road is located in a generally flat
area
Local levies The successful contractor shall pay cess and
other applicable taxes to the County
Government of Kiambu
Settlements The entire road traverses a densely settled
residential area.
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Start of Project: Uhuru Kenyatta/ Ndii‐ini Primary School
End of Kahawa Sukari – Kimbo Road, Start of Kimbo – Eastern Bypass Link
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Kimbo Road: Heavy presence of informal structures
Towards Eastern Bypass: Fence shall be removed to allow for construction of link road.
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