REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (CONSULTING SERVICES – FIRM SELECTION) CALLING ON ASPIRING INDUSTRIALISTS IN KENYA

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
(CONSULTING SERVICES – FIRM SELECTION)

CALLING ON ASPIRING INDUSTRIALISTS IN KENYA

Introduction
Kenya’s long term development Blue Print, the Vision 2030 aims to transform Kenya into an Industrialized Middle-income country offering a high quality of life to all our citizens.
The Government is promoting the Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda (BETA) and has recognized the role played by the manufacturing sector in income generation, wealth & job creation, increase in foreign exchange earnings, and poverty reduction. 
Towards achieving this goal, the National Government through the Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry and County Governments in partnership with private sector, development partners and United Nation Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) is establishing County Aggregation and Industrial Parks (CAIP) in thirty-eight (38 No.) counties. This will help the Country enhance the unleashing the potential in both manufacturing and agricultural sectors and increased employment creation, increased farmers’ income and export of agro-processed products. The development and implementation of the project will be jointly accomplished between the National Government and County Governments.

Through the CAIPs project for both phase one and phase two counties, we intend to create industrial spaces for local small scale manufacturers and foreigners. The National Government and CoG are working to provide incentives for investors who wish to invest in CAIPS. The government has conceived CAIPS as a way of supporting SMEs in such a way that it removes entry barriers that keep potential SMEs away from the manufacturing sector. This has been done by reducing the cost of land (by providing public land for use in construction), provision of common manufacturing facilities and a common portal for selling finished products. Further, it is intended that a national e-commerce platform will be developed to offtake all CAIPS products in a harmonized national manner. This is therefore a call on Kenyans that have funds, innovative ideas and equipment to partner with government to bring this project to fruition.

Invitation for submission of Expression of Interest
The Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry through State Department for Industry now invites eligible firms/manufacturers/investors to express their interest for the following assignments under the County Aggregation and Industrial Parks.