Provision of Construction Services for the Multi-Purpose Pavilion and related site-wide utility infrastructure Works for the Renovation and Expansion of the Conference Facilities at the United Nations Office at Nairobi, Kenya

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The United Nations Office at Nairobi (UNON) is seeking expression of interest from suitably qualified and interested vendors to participate in a Request for Proposal at a later stage, for the provision of construction services for the Multi-Purpose Pavillion and related site-wide utility infrastructure works for the Renovation and Expansion of the Conference Facilities at the United Nations Office at Nairobi, Kenya. These works comprise a preliminary construction phase prior to the commencement of the main project construction.

The UNON facilitates approximately 4,000 high-level multilingual meetings and conferences per year. In addition, the UNON facilities are capable of hosting inter alia, exhibitions, campaigns, performances, press events and receptions.

UNON has embarked on a major capital project, referred to as Renovation and Expansion of the Conference Facility Project. The objective of this project is to meet the current and future conferencing needs and address foreseeable conferencing requirements of the Organization over the next 25 to 30 years. The plan for the refurbishment/construction and design works comprises several phases over the period between 2023 and 2029. The Multi-Purpose Pavilion and Associated Works is the second phase of works to ensure continuity of business prior to commencement of Main Works for the state-of-the-art conference facility in later component of the project under Main Works. The Multi-purpose pavilion works component, which is the preliminary phase of the main project, entails the construction of a flexible hall designed to host a variety of events such as conferencing, exhibitions and banqueting.

The United Nations Office at Nairobi (UNON), the UN headquarters in Africa, was established by the General Assembly in 1996. Led by a Director-General, at the Under-Secretary General level, UNON serves as the representative office of the Secretary-General in Nairobi and functions as the representational and liaison agent with permanent missions, the host-country and other Governments, and intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations in Nairobi, as well as other organizations of the United Nation’s system in Kenya. The UNON hosts the global headquarters for two programmes: the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) and the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat). UNON also provides administrative and other support services to these programmes and the UN Resident Coordinator System. It provides joint and common services to other UN Country Offices, UN Regional Offices and UN entities based in Kenya.

The UN facilities in Kenya were initially established in 1974 as home of the UN Environmental Programme and has rapidly evolved into a mega-complex serving the UN and its agencies in Africa. The conference facilities are in need of renovation and expansion and the Secretary General has proposed a major project to modernise and significantly enhance the existing facility.

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