The government has invited bids for commercial shops at the Pioneer Affordable Housing Estate in Eldoret, with prices starting at Ksh900,000.
The Affordable Housing Board (AHB) announced the sale of business spaces across seven blocks at the estate in Uasin Gishu County. It has also invited bids for the lease of spaces at the Pioneer Community Centre and clubhouse.
In a notice issued on Tuesday, October 20, the board said interested bidders could obtain tender documents free of charge through its website and the government’s tenders portal.
The shops are priced according to their sizes, with the listed reserve prices ranging from Ksh900,000 to Ksh1.7 million.
The smallest units are listed at Ksh900,000, while shops priced at Ksh1 million, Ksh1.1 million and Ksh1.3 million are also available. The largest listed shops have a reserve price of Ksh1.7 million.
How much the shops cost
Blocks A, C, G, H and N each have 13 shops, with the same pricing structure across the five blocks.
Each of these blocks has five shops priced at Ksh900,000, two at Ksh1 million, four at Ksh1.1 million, one at Ksh1.3 million and another at Ksh1.7 million.
Blocks L and M each have 11 shops. Five units in each block are priced at Ksh900,000, two at Ksh1 million and four at Ksh1.1 million.
Apart from the shops available for sale, the board is offering spaces at the Pioneer Community Centre for lease.
The ground floor has a reserve price of Ksh27 million, while the first floor is listed at Ksh22.7 million. The rooftop space is priced at Ksh26.9 million.
At the Pioneer Clubhouse, the ground-floor and first-floor open spaces each have a reserve price of Ksh21 million. The rooftop space is listed at Ksh16 million.
Deadline for interested bidders
The board has directed interested bidders to submit sealed proposals to the tender box on the 21st floor of Prism Towers along 3rd Ngong Avenue.
The deadline is November 10 at 11am, with the tenders scheduled to be opened immediately afterwards.
The announcement comes two days after President William Ruto handed over keys to 2,157 homeowners at the Pioneer Affordable Housing Estate on Sunday, October 18.
The Ksh5.3 billion development includes 104 shops, a kindergarten, playgrounds, green spaces, a clubhouse and a swimming pool.
Plans for the wider project also include a junior school, two basketball courts and a football pitch.