Tender for Drilling and Equipping of Solar Powered Boreholes at Bukura and Bumula Energy Centres
Issued by RURAL ELECTRIFICATION AND RENEWABLE ENERGY CORPORATION · via Kenya — e-GP (egpkenya.go.ke)
- Published
- 27 Oct 2026
- Closes
- 19 Nov 2026, 07:00 UTC
- Bid opening
- 19 Nov 2026, 07:30 UTC
- Reference
- REREC/893/0004/2026-27
- Location
- Kenya
- Sector
- Energy & Power
- Type
- works
At a glance
RURAL ELECTRIFICATION AND RENEWABLE ENERGY CORPORATION in Kenya has published a tender in energy & power: “Tender for Drilling and Equipping of Solar Powered Boreholes at Bukura and Bumula Energy Centres”. Submissions close on 19 November 2026, 23 days from today. Quote reference REREC/893/0004/2026-27 in any correspondence with the buyer. FreeTender has recorded 9 notices from this buyer since 2026, 9 of them currently open. There are 36 open energy & power notices in Kenya on FreeTender. Bids are submitted to the buyer through Kenya — e-GP (egpkenya.go.ke), not through FreeTender.
Details
TENDER FOR DRILLING AND EQUIPPING OF SOLAR POWERED BOREHOLES AT BUKURA AND BUMULA ENERGY CENTRES
Tender number: REREC/893/0004/2026-27
Procuring entity: RURAL ELECTRIFICATION AND RENEWABLE ENERGY CORPORATION
Procurement category: Works
Procurement method: Open Tender
Bidding access: Open
Source of funds: GoK
Bid security: KES 250,000
Performance security: 10% of contract value
Technical evaluation: Yes/ No Basis
Evaluation basis: Grand total wise
Bid validity: 140 days
Clarifications until: 12 Nov 2026 10:00 (Nairobi time)
Published: 27 Oct 2026 10:00 (Nairobi time)
Closing: 19 Nov 2026 10:00 (Nairobi time)
Bid opening: 19 Nov 2026 10:30 (Nairobi time)
Eligibility documents required
- FORM TECH - 8: SELF-DECLARATION FORMS (FORM SD1 & SD2)
- TENDER SECURITY OF 250000 ADDRESSED TO THE CLIENT FROM A REPUTABLE BANK OR INSURANCE COMPANY APPROVED BY PPRA VALID FOR 170 DAYS HARD COPY TO BE SUBMITTED PHYSICALLY - A VALID COMPANY OR FIRM’S REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE - A VALID COMPANY’S E-PIN CERTIFICATE WITH BOTH VAT & INCOME TAX OBLIGATIONS - A VALID TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE - VALID CR12 OR CR13 FORM FROM REGISTRAR OF COMPANIES NOT MORE THAN THREE MONTHS FROM THE DATE OF OPENING CERTIFIED BY AN ADVOCATE OF THE HIGH COURT OF KENYA OR MAGISTRATE OF THE KENYAN JUDICIARY - IDENTITY CARDS FOR COMPANY DIRECTORS OR PROPRIETORS - A COPY OF VALID TRADE LICENSE/BUSINESS PERMIT IN THE COUNTY OF OPERATION. - PROVIDE PROOF OF POWER ATTORNEY (OF TENDER SIGNATORY IF NOT DIRECTOR OF THE COMPANY/PARTNER SIGNED BY ALL DIRECTORS AND CERTIFIED BY COMMISSIONER OF OATHS - SUBMISSION OF VALID WATER RESOURCES AUTHORITY (WRA) DRILLER’S LICENSE - PROOF OF REGISTRATION WITH THE NATIONAL CONSTRUCTION AUTHORITY (NCA) CATEGORY 6 AND ABOVE UNDER SPECIALIST CONTRACTOR WORKS REGISTRATION WITH VALID CURRENT ANNUAL CONTRACTOR’S PRACTICING LICENSE - CONFIRMATION THAT THE CONTRACTOR HAS NO REREC PENDING WORKS BEYOND THE PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION PERIOD PROVIDED IN THE CONTRACT ATTACH WRITTEN CONFIRMATION - Table Header : - TENDERER'S NAME DATE JV MEMBER NAME ITT NO. AND TITLE START YEAR END YEAR CONTRACT NAME BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE WORKS AND SERVICES PERFORMED BY THE TENDERER AMOUNT OF CONTRACT NAME OF THE PROCURING ENTITY ADDRESS ROLE OF THE TENDERER Table Footer : - TECHNICAL QUALIFICATION CRITERIA FORM : TECHNICAL QUALIFICATION CRITERIA Technical Evaluation Process :
- Consider for Technical Evaluation:
Tender documents are free to download from the e-GP Tenders page (egpkenya.go.ke/tender) without an account; search by tender number. Bids are submitted electronically on e-GP.
Context for bidders
We hold 9 notices from RURAL ELECTRIFICATION AND RENEWABLE ENERGY CORPORATION, going back to October 2026 — 9 of them still open. They buy mostly in Energy & Power, Financial & Professional Services and Construction & Infrastructure. There are 36 open Energy & Power tenders in Kenya. This one closes in 23 days.
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Before you bid on this tender
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- Prepare any earnest-money deposit (EMD) or bid security and the required formats early; missing or wrongly-formatted documents are a common cause of rejection.
- Note how bids must be submitted (online or physical), in what format, and whether a digital signature or portal registration is required.
- Watch for corrigenda and clarifications right up to the deadline — requirements and dates can change.
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