GAZETTE NOTICE NO. 11785

IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by paragraph 11 of the Kenya Accreditation Service Order, 2009, the Board of the Kenya Accreditation Service makes the following Schedules of fees: FIRST SCHEDULE Assessment fees All scopes (Minimum) Rate (KES) Application 40,000 Document Review 95,000 Assessment (Initial) 250,000 TOTAL 385,000 SECOND SCHEDULE Other Charges All scopes (Minimum) Rate (KES) Pre-assessment 50,000 Additional Assessor per day 60,000 Application for extension(all inclusive, except for VAT) 250,000 Review of re-submitted Documents 45,000 THIRD SCHEDULE Annual fees All scopes Rate (KES) Annual Accreditation Fee 192,500 NOTE: (a) Any fee charged shall be subject to value added tax. (b) The assessment fee has taken into account one assessor unit for two days. (c) The assessor unit consist of one lead assessor, a technical expert/assessor and Kenya Acreditation Service support required to facilitate the assessment. For complex assessment or wider scopes, the additional assessor/expert shall be charged based on the rate indicated on other charges. (d) These fees do not cover the cost of travel and accommodation outside Nairobi. The fees shall be borne by the client in the event that there are no established assessors within the region or location. (e) The Kenya Accredditation Service shall retain as penalty ten percent in value of the accreditation assessments that are cancelled less than five days to the assessment date. Made on the 3rd August, 2012. MARION MUTUGI, Chairperson, Kenya Accreditation Service Board.