ACCESS TO GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT OPPORTUNITIES. ABOUT AGPO. The Presidential Directive on the women, the youth and persons with disabilities access to 30% of government procurement opportunities is been implemented within the context of a program called AGPO (Access to Government Procurement Opportunities) which was officially launched by His Excellency the President, Uhuru Kenyatta, on October 16th, 2013 in Nairobi County. The Access to Government Procurement Opportunities (AGPO) program is founded on the Presidential Directive, the Preference and Reservations Regulations 2011, the Public Procurement And Disposal (Preference And Reservations) (Amendment) Regulations, 2013, the Constitution of Kenya 2010 Article 227 on the fair equitable, transparent and cost-effective public procurement of goods and services, the Constitution of Kenya 2010 Article 55 on affirmative action, the Public Procurement and Disposal Act, 2005, and the Public Procurement and Disposal Regulations, 2006. What is the aim of the Access to Government Procurement Opportunities (AGPO) Program? The aim of the AGPO Program is to facilitate the enterprises owned by women, youth and persons with disability to be able to participate in government procurement. This will be made possible through the implementation of the Presidential Directive that 30% of government procurement opportunities be set aside specifically for enterprises owned by women, youth and persons with disability. It is affirmative action program aimed at empowering women, youth and persons with disability by giving them more opportunities to do business with Government. HOW TO JOIN ACCESS TO ACCESS TO GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT OPPORTUNITIES Step 1 – Register a business enterprise at the Attorney General’s Office in the form of a sole proprietorship business, partnership business, limited company or a co-operative. The enterprise owned by youth, women or persons with disabilities shall be a legal entity that— (a) is registered with the relevant government body; and (b) has at least seventy percent membership of youth, women or persons with disabilities and the leadership shall be one hundred percent youth, women and persons with disability, respectively. Step 2 – If business is a partnership, get a partnership deed from a lawyer , if it is a limited company a CR12 from the registrar of business names and for a co-operative, its constitution and membership. Step 3 – Acquire a PIN and tax compliance/ tax exemption certificate from the Kenya Revenue Authority website or offices. Step 4 – Acquire all required certifications from professional bodies and authorities such as National Construction Authority, Insurance Regulatory Authority, ICPAK, LSK, National Council for Persons with Disability, NEMA, ERC and all other authorized bodies. Step 5 – Open a bank account for the business and acquire a bank reference from the bank. Step 6 – Access the website agpo.go.ke and register online or visit your county government headquarters and register there. REQUIREMENTS FOR REGISTERING FOR AGPO Requirements for YOUTH National Identity Card/ Passport – youth are from ages 18 years to 34 years old Business Registration Certificate/ Certificate of Incorporation CR12 for Limited Company from registrar of business names Patnership Deed for partnership business Tax compliance certificate National Construction Authority Letter/ Certificate for construction category Requirements for WOMEN National Identity Card/ Passport Business Registration Certificate/ Certificate of Incorporation CR12 for Limited Company from registrar of business names Patnership Deed for partnership business Tax compliance certificate Bank statement/ bank reference letter Company profile National Construction Authority Letter/ Certificate for construction category Requirements for Persons with DISABILITIES National Identity Card/ Passport Registeration Document from the National Council for persons with disability Business Registration Certificate/ Certificate of Incorporation CR12 for Limited Company from registrar of business names Patnership Deed for partnership business Tax compliance certificate Bank statement/ bank reference letter Company profile National Construction Authority Letter/ Certificate for construction category HOW TO APPLY ONLINE FOR AGPO CERTIFICATE Step 1: Log into agpo.go.ke and click on register. Step 2: Create account by filling in personal details, email address and by setting password. Once this is complete, an activation link is sent to your email account. Step 3: Open your email and check for the activation email in the inbox or spam .Activate your AGPO account by clicking on the link sent to your email address. Step 4: Log into the AGPO system under returning user Page using email address and the password you had set in step 2 above. Step 5: Register business by providing information in the required fields and attach the required scanned documents. BENEFITS OF REGISTERING FOR AGPO 1. One will be able to participate in the 30 percent of government tenders that have been set aside for youth, women and persons with disability. 2. Accessibility to credit/loan facilities namely LPO/LSO financing from the Youth Enterprise Development fund. 3. A participant in a tender will be excluded from the requirement to get a bid bond and will instead fill in and sign a tender securing declaration form. 4. Where delay of payments for works performed are likely to happen, a procuring entity may facilitate invoice discounting arrangements with a financial institution for the purpose of advancing credit to the affected enterprises. For more information about the Access to Government Procurement Opportunities (AGPO) Program kindly use the below outlined resources: WEBSITE: agpo.go.ke PHONE: +254-020-2252299 or +25420316433 ADDRESS: Treasury Building 6th floor, Harambee Avenue, P.O. Box 30007, Nairobi, Kenya
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