An artist impression of the Konza Technological City. Photo/coutsey
Impresa Construzioni Guiseppe Maltauro (ICM) has been picked as the general contractor, who will design the infrastructure for phase one of the project as well as procure the necessary material and equipment.
Technically known as the Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Financing (EPCF) contractor, ICM will oversee the building of roads, water and sewerage infrastructure within the 400 acre phase one of Konza.
“Construction starts in July and ICM is expected to build horizontal infrastructure as well as all the basic amenities,” said Konza Technopolis Development Authority (KOTDA) chief executive, John Tanui.
Konza is a key plank of Kenya’s ambition to become East Africa’s technology hub, but whose construction has delayed for years – partly due to lack of funding.
Konza last week advertised for investors to bid for 150 parcels of land in the 400-acre phase one. Private investors will build schools, a petrol station, business process outsourcing (BPO) campuses and tech incubation hubs.
Notices posted on its website show that the company had revenues of Sh56.8 billion (482 million euro) and 1,182 employees in 2015. epubblica writes that Africa contributes to about two per cent of worth of tenders that ICM in which ICM is participating.