The Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) is retendering its duty free contract at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport T4 after cancelling the last attempt.

 

KAA was forced to cancel the last tender after Kenya’s Public Procurement Oversight Committee (PPOA) ruled that the KAA’s Tender Committee award to Nuance did not meet the rules related to tender evaluations.

 

The PPOA said that the tender committee failed to meet several criteria, including the concession percentage of 12.5%, which it has since suggested should have been nearer to 33% or more. The PPOA review board has also stated that it was not exactly happy that only one company qualified for the final stages of the tender award.

 

[Tender details relating to document reference KAA/193/2013-2014 can be freely downloaded at the following location on Nairobi Airport’s business site: https://www.kaa.go.ke/business/tenders. Tender documents can be obtained from the Kenya Airports Authority Headquarters at JKIA, 2nd Floor, office of the General Manager (Procurement & Logistics) from 8.00 am to 5.00 pm local time.

 

A VERY TIGHT DEADLINE

This tender has a deadline for all submissions of July 8 [next week] and contains all the technical details, including the minimum annual guarantee acceptable; an annual gross sales license fee of 20%; tax and duties; plus retail space rental across the 730sq m store space that is being tendered.

 

In its invitation to bid preamble details, the KAA said: “Kenya Airports Authority wishes to engage a reputable Duty Shops developer and operator to manage its duty free offering at the new Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Terminal Unit 4.

 

“Under the new facility the Authority aims to create a new retail experience for passengers at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport by maximizing on commercial offering by creating a retail platform to showcase new brands, new products and better services at competitive prices.”

 

All bidders have been told they must have access to funds amounting to at least $5m to invest in the shops, plus a minimum annual sales turnover of $50m from existing duty free operations.

 

[Any readers wishing to reacquaint themselves with the last attempt to tender this business can obtain the full background details by clicking here: http://www.trbusiness.com/index.php/regional/africa/14805-government-looks-for-fresh-tender.html]