Fabrication and Supply of Briquettes and Pellets Machines at Practical Action Kenya

Project Background Information

Practical Action is currently implementing an alternative fuels’ project dubbed ‘Access to Alternative Fuels for Cooking and Productive Use in Kenya project’in peri-urban and rural areas of Bungoma and Busia Counties.

The specific project objective is to increase access to alternative fuels for cooking and productive use through market development support for alternative fuel entrepreneurs (briquettes, pellets and ethanol).

The key intervention area is to provide market development support for alternative fuel entrepreneurs (briquettes, pellets and ethanol) to grow sustainable businesses and increase access of alternative fuels for households and institutions; as well as for productive use.

What are we looking for?

Practical Action is looking for competent artisans or fabricators to fabricate and deliver ten units of briquettes and three units of Palettes machines. As per provided briquettes and pellets machines technical and Electrical drawings

Contents of the Tender Documents

The proposal must contain at least the following details:

• Functionality: – include a brief operation manual for both briquettes and Pellets machine
• Service delivery Span: – Expected lifespan of critical components.
• Warranty and after Sales Service: – indicate warranty period and after sales service Incase in need arises.
• Cost: – Indicate unit price inclusive of any applicable taxes.
• Lead time/Delivery Timelines after contract signing: – indicate estimated time from fabrication to delivery of final product upon award or contract signing.
• Capacity: – indicate how many briquettes or Pellets per Minute can machine produce.
• Service and maintenance intervals: – indicate when periodic minor and major service should be undertaken.

Acceptable facilities

Upon fabrication, the selected supplier will provide samples to the client for testing.

The samples will be returned to the supplier upon completion of the trial period. During the trial, the supplier will be under obligation to make modifications and improvements upon assessments.

Deliveries of both Briquettes and Pellets machines will be strictly be assessed on the basis of technical specifications and recommended as per Technical drawings.

Any variations will be rejected.

Supporting documents

• TOR-Briquette-and-Pellet-Machines.docx
• EoI-Briquette-and-Pellets-Machines.docx
• Briqutte-pellet-machine-Drawings.pdf