Request for Information for the Design, Supply, Installation and Maintenance of Modular Office Partitions for various facilities located at UNON (Gigiri Complex, Nairobi, Kenya). - 3382016

The UN Secretariat in Kenya from African region had released this tender for 1. Background: UNON planned a series of interventions for the renovation of existing facilities as well for the construction of new office blocks at UNON Gigiri Complex. In line with the UN Flexible Working Space standards, UNON would like to improve the usage of space and introduce more flexible structures to create private and common spaces for office/workshop/meeting/conference/etc. Moreover, UNON has a requirement to possibly move and re-use the provided partitions to different locations as per emerging space needs. Considering the above, UNON would like to assess if modular partitions could represent a valid alternative to standard wall partitions, a sustainable construction method, fit for purpose for UNON strategy, focusing on material-based innovation and incorporation of technologies practices, for living and working well-being. 2. Objective: The purpose of this RFI is to provide the UNON Facilities Management and Transport Section (FMTS) with the available knowledge and capabilities of the market, with respect to latest technologies, solutions, systems, potential vendors for the design, provision, installation and maintenance of modular partition systems. This request intends to receive information to identify suppliers with verified technical and financial capacity to provide the goods and related services. The gathered information will be used to determine the technologies feasibility, scope, cost estimate, timeframe, and resources required by the UNON. UN expects to follow this RFI with a possible Request for Proposal (RFP) that will be able to meet the operational requirements of the UNON. The outcome of this RFI will help UNON to evaluate available options, with the use of recycled materials and sourced materials (if available), aiming at shorter lead times, improved supply chain efficiency and reduced total cost of ownership. 3. Use of Information: - All costs for preparing a response for the RFI must be covered by the vendor. - The requested information will only be used by the UNON for internal planning purposes, be kept strictly confidential and only authorized personnel will have access to it. - The response to this RFI will not be used to pre-qualify vendors. - The provided information will not be contractually binding to the vendor. 4. Basic Requirements: The suppliers shall be able to operate at local level (Nairobi, Kenya), preferably on short-notice, as the installation and maintenance services are a very crucial of UNON requirement. The proposed modular partitions shall: - be based on a modular concept with the possibility to select the size of the module based on the size and requirement of space - be a sustainable alternative to existing traditional medodologies - meet the required noise reduction between the spaces to be installed. The partition, as a system, should have a factory tested STC rating ranging from STC 45 and STC 50 or an equivalent Rw 40dB and Rw 50dB. This is to ensure compliance with the British standard which specifically requires noise between offices to be within the above range taking into consideration factory testing results will always be higher than on site testing results - use recycled and recycable materials to reduce (if available) - save energy - guarantee rapid deployment to UNON location and short supply and installation lead times - tap domestic source of materials to increase economic security without compromising the technical aspects - minimize the negative impact on the environment throughout their lifecycle - be very quickly installed - be optimized at every stage of a product’s life cycle including design, manufacture/construction, packaging, transportation, energy optimization, energy efficiency, repair, reuse, remanufacturing, refurbishing, and recycling. with tender notice no. RFIUNON21643 published on 31 Jul 2023. The tender expired on 31 Aug 2023. This tender is sourced from United Nations Global Marketplace and is eligible for suppliers interested in Wells construction work. Interested bidders can obtain further information including complete bid documents or ways to participate by registering on Tender Impulse and referencing via Tender Impulse ID 3382016.