Ruiru Sewerage Network Improvement Project on course

Last Updated 9 years ago by Kenya Engineer

Government of Kenya has received financing from World Bank toward the cost of the Kenya Water and Sanitation Service Improvement Project Additional Financing. Kenya intends to apply some of its proceeds towards construction of Ruiru Sewerage Network Improvement Project. The project is being implemented by Athi Water Services Board (AWSB).

 Government of Kenya has received financing from World Bank toward the cost of the Kenya Water and Sanitation Service Improvement Project Additional Financing. Kenya intends to apply some of its proceeds towards construction of Ruiru Sewerage Network Improvement Project. The project is being implemented by Athi Water Services Board (AWSB).

The Board has invited sealed bids from eligible bidders for labour works contract to construct tertiary sewers of approximately 56 kilometers of length with household connections. The scope of work also involves proposed tertiary sewers and household connections that are intended to cover areas with no lateral sewers in order to operationalize the system once the main works are substantially complete. The project will focus on certain areas such as Membley, Gitambaya, Ruiru Town, Sections of Mugutha, Gatongora and Kiwanja locations in Kahawa.

 “Bidding will be conducted through National Competitive bidding procedures as specified in revised World Bank Procurement guidelines. The tender is open to eligible bidders and will be closed on March 1st 2016,” read part of the tender.

Construction of the project will take 12 months to complete. Once the project is operational residents of Ruiru are expected to be supplied with 13,000m³/d of treated water. The Nairobi Sewerage Master Plan projects population growth will continue to go up in the entire Nairobi Metropolitan Region whilst infrastructure development does not match the population growth rate that is currently estimated at 7.8% per annum in the urban regions of the Region.