Qualification criteria are as follows: 
(a)	Interested firms must have been in existence and in construction business for over 5 years and will provide certified audited financial statements for the last 3 years.   
(b)	Participation as contractor, management contractor, or subcontractor, in at least two (2) contracts within the last five (5) years, each with a value of at least Kenyan Shillings 1,700,000,000.00 (Kenyan Shillings One Billion and Seven Hundred Million), that have been successfully and substantially completed and that are similar to the proposed Works.
(c)	Experience in construction of Large Water Transmission Pipelines (diameter 600mm and above), construction of Water Reticulation Pipelines and Sewers (diameters 63mm to 600mm) and construction of Reinforced Concrete Water Retaining Structures (capacity 5,000m3 and above) 
(d)	Availability of cash-flow of KSHS 300,000,000.00 (Kenyan Shillings three hundred Million) or equivalent amount in freely convertible currency with a Minimum average annual turnover of KSHS 2,000,000,000.00 (Kenyan Shillings two billion) or equivalent amount in freely convertible currency over the last 3 years
(e)	Experience of two (2) construction contracts in developing and emerging countries over the last 10 years in which major Environmental, Social, Health and Safety (ESHS) measures were carried out satisfactorily in compliance with international standards and in which the ESHS knowledge transfer to a local partner or the ESHS capacity building of the Employer’s country staff was carried out satisfactorily. 
(f)	Experience of two (2) contracts involving a presence in the country and completed within the last ten (10) years in an area with a similar security risk requiring the implementation of a security plan as defined by AFD procurement rules.
(g)	Signed Statement of Integrity, Eligibility and Environmental and Social Responsibility