Request for Proposal to Conduct Research And Compile Project and Sector Profiles in Line with Vision 2030

KenInvest
PROMOTING INVESTMENTS IN KENYA
KENYA INVESTMENT AUTHORITY

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL TO CONDUCT RESEARCH AND COMPILE PROJECT AND SECTOR PROFILES IN LINE WITH VISION 2030

Kenya Investment Authority (Kenlnvest) is a statutory organization established by an Act of Parliament, the Investment Promotion Act, No. 6 of 2004. It is charged with the responsibility of promoting and facilitating investments and providing necessary assistance to both local and foreign investors.

Kenlnvest intends to commission consultants/consultancy firms to develop sector and project profiles and identify specific investment opportunities for the flagship sectors that have been given priority as key growth drivers in Vision 2030. namely:

ITEM DESCRIPTION

• Tourism
• Increasing value addition in agriculture
• A better and more inclusive wholesale and retail trade sector
• Manufacturing for the regional market
• Business process outsourcing
• Financial services
• Energy

The process will involve:

• Carrying out a comprehensive review of information on the sectors, and potential investment projects;
  
• Consolidating project and sector profiles already developed by various organs of the Government;
  
• Carrying out comprehensive consultations with key stakeholders to collect information and data on the available and potential investment opportunities;
  
• Developing/updating sector profiles and highlighting potential projects;
  
• Packaging and profiling key projects on identified investment opportunities.

Qualifying research consultants are required to present a detailed proposal for the above tasks indicating technical and financial capacities, together with profiled experience in similar assignments.

In assessing the proposal, consideration will be given to concise covering letter (Max 3 pages) and respective CV's indicating areas of technical competence with relevant experience to undertaking similar assignments in the last three (3) years.

Interested consultants may obtain further information and detailed Terms of Reference from Kenlnvest offices during working hours upon payment of a non refundable fee of KShs 2,000 for each item.

The deadline for submission shall be on or before Wednesday 28th January, 2009 at 10.00 a.m. Submission should be in plain sealed envelopes clearly marked 'REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL TO CONDUCT RESEARCH AND COMPILE PROJECT AND SECTOR PROFILES IN LINE WITH VISION 2030" indicating the item description that the applicant wishes to be prequalified for addressed to:

The Managing Director
Kenya Investment Authority (Kenlnvest)
Kenya Railways Headquarters Block 0, 3rd Floor, Workshop Road,
Off. Haille Selassie Avenue

P.O. Box 55704,00200-NAIROBI
Tel: 020-2221401-4, Fax:254020-2243862

Email: info @ investmentkenya.com www.investmentkenya.com

All tender documents will be opened immediately thereafter in the Boardroom. Tenderers or their representatives are free to attend.

NB: Kenya Investment Authority reserves the right to accept or reject any application and is not bound to give reason for its decision.