Request for Proposal to Provide Consultancy Services on the Development of an Investment Policy Framework for Key Sectors Identified Under Vision 2030

Ken Invest
INVESTMENTS IN KENYA
KENYA INVESTMENT AUTHORITY

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL TO PROVIDE CONSULTANCY SERVICES ON THE
DEVELOPMENT OF AN INVESTMENT POLICY FRAMEWORK FOR KEY SECTORS
IDENTIFIED UNDER 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 a consultant/consultancy firms to develop a policy framework for investment, in the flagship sectors that have been given priority as key growth drivers in Vision 2030, namely:

ITEM DESCRIPTION

• Tourism
• Increased 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 entail:

• A sector/sub-sector situational analysis;
  
• An analysis of the policy framework for investment in the sectors, covering laws and regulations, and various policy initiatives undertaken previously;
  
• Identifying impediments to investment in the sectors and recommending appropriate reform measures to improve investment in the sectors;
  
• Carrying out an assessment of current incentives available and proposing a new regime of national, regional and/or sectoral incentive structure;
  
• Identifying succesful models used in other countries, to be used as benchmarks;
  
• Identifying the roles of key stakeholders who interface with investors in their day to day operations;
  
• Carrying out comprehensive consultations with key stakeholders to collect information/ data in refining the expected output;
  
• Aligning the proposed policy measures with other regional cooperation initiatives, to avoid inconsistency;
  
• Formulating a strategy for joint investment promotion campaigns by key stakeholders;
  
• Identifying key institutions dealing with each sector/sub-sector;
  
• Preparing an implementation schedule for identified reform measures.

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 per 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 SECTORS IDENTIFIED UNDER VISION 2030" indicating the item descriptionlhat the applicant wishes to be prequalified for to:

Managing Director,
Kenya Investment Authority (Kenlnvest), Kenya Railways Headquarters, Block D, 3" Floor, Workshop Road, Off. Haille Selassie Avenue,
P.O. Box S5704, 00200 - NAIROBI. .
Tel: 020-2221401-4, FAX: 254-020-2243862
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 ts not bound to give reason for its decision.