The Government of Kenya, through the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA), is looking for a Transaction Advisor (TA) to assist in the assessment of project viability and subsequent procurement of Shimoni Port PPP project.

Shimoni is situated off Wasini, an Island off the South Coast. It is one of Kenya's southern ports, with the area having a population of about 215,000 inhabitants on an area of 3,267 square kilometers. The port is rather small and hps limited connectivity to the hinterland. The present port is at a distance of about 4 km along the access channel to the open sea and the area is secure for navigation and fishing activities.

Shimoni, with current volumes of approximately 10,000 metric tons, by far is the largest port of all coastal small ports in the field of coastal trade. Destinations are mainly Pemba Island and Zanzibar. Based on general economic growth, the port has the potential to accommodate increasing coastal trade volumes.

The current jetty is originally a fisheries jetty built by the government and acts as the only facility of community transportation, including: tourism, fishing and trade. Shimoni has a wide well-sheltered deep channel for large sea-going vessels. Shimoni port is located along a well sheltered creek with a few patches of mangrove vegetation. The draft is substantially deep for medium sea vessels.

Shimoni is bordered by Kisite-Mpunguti Marine National Park that has rich marine life including fish and sea mammals. The area also attracts whales during certain times of the year and is a major tourist attraction. Extensive mangroves are present since the channel has no steep rocky cliffs.

The role of the private sector will be to inject additional funds to support the infrastructure development (port facilities and supporting infrastructure) while playing a key role in the operation of the Port.​

The selected transaction advisor (TA) will cover the range of financial, technical, legal and other expertise required to procure the project through a PPP transaction.

The works for the TA is divided into the two following phases:

• Phase I: Preparation of the PPP feasibility study including the project implementation schedule
• Phase II: Development of the transaction documents, tender process organization, and support on transaction implementation through to transaction closing if the project is viable for PPP development.

Interested eligible candidates are required to express their interest before March 21st, 2016 at 10:00.

Link: http://tendersunlimited.com/i/52ae8845276555_851765555