Nairobi, May 27 -- Kenya Railways Corporation (KRC) has been cleared to proceed with the award of an Sh817 million consultancy tender to Mace YMR LLP for the design and construction of the Nairobi Railway City Central Station after the procurement watchdog dismissed a challenge by a rival bidder.

The Public Procurement Administrative Review Board upheld the corporation's decision to disqualify Dar Kenya/Dar Plus Joint Venture at the preliminary evaluation stage, finding that the consortium failed to meet mandatory requirements set out in the tender document.

The project forms part of infrastructure developments jointly financed by the governments of Kenya and the United Kingdom under the UK Export Finance (UKEF) Framework.

The two firm...