[kictanet] [Fwd: [Fibre-for-africa] Kenya's fibre optic cable project queried]

Sun Mar 18 23:46:25 EAT 2007

Dr. Ndemo,

Thanks for the clarity, we would excercise some pateince and co- 
operation.

As you give out such periodic information it would help as much to  
see the big picture.

Thank you.

Eric here

On 16 Mar 2007, at 00:10, bitange at jambo.co.ke wrote:

> Dear Eric,
> I am out of the country but I know this week CCK shall formally  
> introduce
> the Standard Bank (financial arranger) to formerly start  
> incorporating the
> private sector and other stakeholders.  I think everybody is simply
> impatient.
>
> We shall ensure that the processes are followed to the letter.  I  
> am only
> asking everybody to see the big picture.  We shall deliver the cable a
> head of any other cable in EA.  Teams is a means to an end while all
> others are an end to everthing.
>
>
> Regards
>
>
> Ndemo.
>
>
>
>> Dr. Ndemo,
>>
>> Thanks for the elaborate explanation for which i have a question and
>> caution;
>> Q. Why is private sector, Academia and CS not represented on the
>> Teams Project Committee given that it is a multi-stakeholder
>> approach, correct me if am wrong?
>>
>> C. As much as am for SPEED, lets make sure that we do all the checks
>> and balances because some omissions may end up sticking us in the  
>> bud.
>>
>> Eric here
>>
>>
>> On 14 Mar 2007, at 09:09, bitange at jambo.co.ke wrote:
>>
>>> Dear Wakabi,
>>> Thank you for raising the question on whether the Ministry ignored
>>> best
>>> practices in procurement.  The answer is No.  There are three  
>>> approved
>>> methods of procurement, that is, open tender, selective tender and
>>> single
>>> sourcing.  Open tender you have got to adverise and any interested
>>> party
>>> can bid to supply service.  It is a lengthy procedure (takes a
>>> minimum 45
>>> days).  It is the most competitive of all.  Logically it applies to
>>> goods
>>> that can be obtained from many sources.
>>>
>>> Selective tendering however, is mostly applied to a sitiation where
>>> the
>>> popolation of the suppliers is limited as in Marine works.  There
>>> are two
>>> companies, that is, Tyco and Alcatel that have the necesary
>>> experience to
>>> do such jobs.  There are three other companies, that is, NEC,
>>> Fujistu and
>>> Global Marine/Huaweii that are usually subcontracted by the larger
>>> two.
>>> They have limited experience compared to the big two.  Therefore it
>>> would
>>> have been absolutely non sense and wasteful to advertise for the
>>> the works
>>> in the local papers.
>>>
>>> Single sourcing is used where there is only one supplier of service/
>>> good
>>> or where there is an emergence.  The committee which is tasked with
>>> the
>>> Teams project comprising the Investment Secretary, Director,
>>> Directorate
>>> of Procurement, MD Telkom, Solocitor General, and CCK Director  
>>> General
>>> agreed to fast track the project by seeking authority from  
>>> Treasury to
>>> procure Detailed Feasibility Study (DFS), Detailed Technical Study
>>> (DTS),
>>> and The Mirine Survey (MS)using the later methods and subjected
>>> Financial
>>> Arrager (FA) tender to an open tender.
>>>
>>> If you look at the overall project, the four services DFS, DTS, MS
>>> and FA
>>> are crucial to determining the time the project takes.  Three of  
>>> these
>>> projects DFS, DTS, and FA are complete and once the MS is  
>>> complete, it
>>> would enable us to procure the supply contract with sufficient
>>> knowledge.
>>> Secoindly, whoever is awarded the contract, will actually  
>>> immediately
>>> procure the material since all the information is available.
>>>
>>> The argument that the MS is given along with the Suply contract
>>> does not
>>> hold water since there are many cable networks that have used the
>>> model.
>>> EASSY for example will not know the material requirement until the
>>> MS is
>>> complete.  In technical terms they are several months behind Teams.
>>>
>>> You must understand that there are several interested parties, some
>>> who
>>> want to make quick bucks.  Ask yourself:  what is it they are
>>> seeing that
>>> our people can't see?  Consider Germany cable operators bagging in
>>> more
>>> that 6 billion euros in the last world cup in one month.  My  
>>> friend we
>>> need a serious talk.  Seriously, if I had my way, I would give the
>>> entire
>>> works as a tunkey project.  By now we could be at least three
>>> months to
>>> getting connected.
>>>
>>>
>>> Regards
>>>
>>>
>>> Bitange Ndemo.
>>>
>>>
>>>
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