Common use of Margin of Preference and Reservations Clause in Contracts

Margin of Preference and Reservations. 32.1 A margin of preference may be allowed on locally manufactured goods only when the contract is open to international tendering, where the tender is likely to attract foreign goods and where the contract exceeds the threshold specified in the Regulations. 32.2 For purposes of granting a margin of preference on locally manufactured goods under international competitive tendering, a procuring entity shall not subject the items listed below to international tender and hence no margin of preference shall be allowed. The affected items are: a) motor vehicles, plant and equipment which are assembled in Kenya; b) furniture, textile, foodstuffs, oil and gas, information communication technology, steel, cement, leather agro-processing, sanitary products, and other goods made in Kenya; or c) goods manufactured, mined, extracted or grown in Kenya. 32.3 A margin of preference shall not be allowed unless it is specified so in the TDS.

Margin of Preference and Reservations. 32.1 A margin of preference may be allowed on locally manufactured goods only when the contract is open to international tendering, where the tender is likely to attract foreign goods and where the contract exceeds the threshold specified in specifiedin the Regulations. 32.2 For purposes of granting a margin of preference on locally manufactured goods under international competitive tendering, a procuring entity shall not subject the items listed below to international tender and hence no margin of preference shall be allowed. The affected items are: a) motor vehicles, plant and equipment which are assembled in Kenya; b) furniture, textile, foodstuffs, oil and gas, information communication technology, steel, cement, leather agro-processing, sanitary products, and other goods made in Kenya; or c) goods Goods manufactured, mined, extracted or grown in Kenya. 32.3 A margin of preference shall not be allowed unless it is specified so in the TDS.