Request for Bids. Works (Two-envelope Bidding Process Without Prequalification)

Project: Climate Resilient Water Services Project

Contract title: Modernization of Kara-Unkur Irrigation Scheme –Jalal-Abad

Country: Kyrgyz Republic Employer: Water Resources Service under the Ministry of Water Resources, Agriculture and Processing Industry of the Kyrgyz Republic

Loan No.: 7081-KG

RFB No: CREWSP/CW/C1.2/RFB/3

Date: October 21, 2024

1. The Kyrgyz Republic has receivedfinancing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Climate Resilient Water Services Project (CRWSP). The Water Resources Service under the Ministry of Water Resources, Agriculture and Processing Industry of the Kyrgyz Republic, an implementing agency of the Client intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for Modernization of Kara-Unkur Irrigation Scheme –Jalal-Abad.
2. The Water Resources Service under the Ministry of Water Resources, Agriculture and Processing Industry of the Kyrgyz Republic now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for the Works comprising the modernization of Levaya Vetka Canal and associated structures as well as construction and reconstruction of Jany-Jogorku-Akman inter-farm canal with structures. A brief summary of the Works is including but not limited to as follows:
3. Modernization of approx. 15 km-length of Levaya Vetka Canal with structures
4. (Re)construction of approx. 13 km-length of Jany-Jogorku-Akman inter-farm canal with structures
5. Construction of 10 Foot Bridges
6. Construction of 2 new water intake structures
7. Construction of 19 road bridges
8. Construction of 22 Hydroposts
9. Supply of electrical hoisting equipment and spare parts
10. Bidding will be conducted through international competitive procurement using Request for Bids (RFB) as specified in the “World Bank Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers”, dated November 2020 (“Procurement Regulations”), and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations.
11. Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from the Water Resources Service under the Ministry of Water Resources, Agriculture and Processing Industry of the Kyrgyz Republic and inspect the Bidding document during office hours between 09.00 am and 06.00 pm at the address given below.
12. The Bidding Document in English may be purchased by interested Bidders upon submission of a written application to the address below and upon payment of either (a) nonrefundable fee of USD 250 (two hundred and fifty US Dollar) or (b) an equivalent amount of Kyrgyz Soms using the exchange rate published by the National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic on the date of payment of non-refundable fee to the Employer’s bank account indicated below which shall be deposited at referring to Contract No. CREWSP/CW/C1.2/RFB/3:

For remittance in US dollars:	For remittance in Kyrgyz Soms:
Account Name: Climate Resilient Water Service Project Account No: 1350 1080 3000 5893 (USD) Bank Name: OJSC Aiyl-Bank, Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek SWIFT: AIYLKG22   Correspondent Bank: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, NEW YORK, USA SWIFT: IRVTUS3N	Получатель: Проект «Улучшение водохозяйственных услуг, устойчивых к изменению климата» № счета: 1350 1080 3000 5691 Наименование банка: ОАО «Айыл-Банк, Кыргызстан, Бишкек БИК: 135001

The fee deposited for purchasing the Bidding Documents shall by no means returned. Bidding Document in USB disk may be purchased directly at the address below or link, which will enable the Bidder to download the whole Bidding Document may be sent to the Bidder via e-mail upon submission of a written application including e-mail address to be sent and upon payment of above stated nonrefundable fee of the Bidding Document. Within 24 hours after receiving the e-mail, including the downloadable link of the Bidding Document, the Bidder shall acknowledge the receipt of the e-mail and the whole Bidding Document. No liability of the Water Resources Service under the Ministry of Water Resources, Agriculture and Processing Industry of the Kyrgyz Republic can be accepted for missing part and/or absence of the Bidding Document unless the Bidder does acknowledge accordingly. 

• Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before December 05, 2024, at 14:00 (Bishkek time). Electronic bidding will not be permitted. Late Bids will be rejected. The outer Bid envelopes marked “ORIGINAL BID”, and the inner envelopes marked “TECHNICAL PART” will be publicly opened in the presence of the Bidders’ designated representatives and anyone who chooses to attend, at the address below on December 05, 2024, at 14:00 (Bishkek time) at the below address. All envelopes marked “FINANCIAL PART” shall remain unopened and will be held in the safe custody of the Employer until the second public Bid opening.
• All Bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security of USD 200,000 (Two hundred thousand US Dollar)
• Attention is drawn to the Procurement Regulations requiring the Borrower to disclose information on the successful bidder’s beneficial ownership, as part of the Contract Award Notice, using the Beneficial Ownership Disclosure Form as included in the bidding document.
• The address referred to above is:

Attention to: Mr. Torogeldiev U.T. – Director of the PIU

Address: Bishkek, 4a Toktonalieva St., 1st floor, office No. 107

Country: Kyrgyz Republic

Telephone: +996 (312) 54-91-03

Electronic mail address: crwsp@water.gov.kg

Web address: www.crwsp.kg