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Lebanese firm wins Sh43bn tender to build new pipeline

PHOTO | WILLIAM OERI | FILE A Kenya Pipeline Company depot. Zakhem International Construction Limited, a Lebanese family-owned group, has shrugged off stiff competition from dominant Chinese firms to win a tender to build a modern oil pipeline between Nairobi and Mombasa from next month.

By  ZEDDY SAMBU

What you need to know:

  • Zakhem International to construct Mombasa-Nairobi pipeline
  • The firm submitted a Sh43 billion bid to replace the line, which was Sh10 billion less than estimates by the Kenya Pipeline Company for a 20-inch diameter multi-products line over the 452km stretch.
    The firm scored the highest combined technical and financial score of 95.5 per cent and was thus ranked top.

Zakhem International Construction Limited, a Lebanese family-owned group, has shrugged off stiff competition from dominant Chinese firms to win a tender to build a modern oil pipeline between Nairobi and Mombasa from next month.

The firm submitted a Sh43 billion bid to replace the line, which was Sh10 billion less than estimates by the Kenya Pipeline Company for a 20-inch diameter multi-products line over the 452km stretch.
The firm scored the highest combined technical and financial score of 95.5 per cent and was thus ranked top.

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