Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources of the Republic of Uzbekistan “Reconstruction of Main Irrigation Canals of Tashsaka System Project in Khorezm Region” Project Package No.4 “Reconstruction of Inter-farm Canals with related Structures” Contract No. RMICTIS/ICB-MC/04UZ The Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan has received a financing from the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) and Jeddah Declaration toward the cost of the Reconstruction of Main Irrigation Canals of Tashsaka System Project in Khorezm Region and it intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for the reconstruction of Package No. 4, which comprises the following canals and related structures: 1. Beg-Yab, 2. Udashi, 3. Keneges, 4. Madyr-Yab 2, 5. R-9, 6. Navoi-Yab and 7. Augment Kulovat canals. These canals are independent of each other and lay in different locations in the project area. Each canal constitutes a separate identity that requires its own gear and construction management. Several sub-contractors under the jurisdiction of the main contractor can possibly therefor carry out the construction of these canals in parallel. This package will be financed by the IsDB. The Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources (MAWR) now invites contractors and/or firms from eligible applicants to pre-qualify for the reconstruction of the above canals, which will include the reconstruction of river bed, reinforcement of canal banks, concrete lining, earth filling and reconstruction of existing structures. These secondary canals are of length varying from 11.62 km to 36.3 km, with various cross sections. The depth of the water in the canals is about 1 to 4 m with a maximum flow capacity of 1.7 – 15 m3 per second. The reconstruction work will require heavy machinery such as mobile equipment for in-situ concreting of the canals bed and slopes, excavators, dredgers, sheet piling, concrete mixers, concrete guniting and lining, possible construction of gabions, pumping facilities (including well-point system), compaction and vibration gears and any other machinery or equipment necessary for the sound construction of the work, the safety of the general public and the protection of the environment. The construction period is 45 months. Prequalification will be conducted through prequalification procedures as specified in the Islamic Development Bank Guidelines for Procurement of Works & Goods under IDB Financing (May 2009, amended February 2012), which can also be found at the IDB website: www.isdb.org, and is limited to IDB member countries(ICB/MC) as defined in the guidelines. Interested eligible Applicants (IDB/CM only) may obtain further information from, and inspect the prequalification documents at the Project Implementation Unit under the Ministry of Agriculture and water resources at the address below during office hours from 09:00 to 17:00 hours. A complete set of prequalification documents in English language may be purchased by interested Applicants on the submission of a written application to the address below and upon payment of a nonrefundable fee of US$ 300 (Three Hundred US Dollars) or equivalent sum in Uzbek Soums (UZS) by the exchange rate of the Central Bank of Uzbekistan on the date of payment. Payment will be to the specified accounts: In USD In UZS Account Name: Project Implementation Unit Arab Coordination Group Account No.: 2021 0840 1050 1216 9004 Bank Name: COD JSC “Turonbank” Bank Code: 00446 SWIFT: TUROUZ22 TIN: 207166241 Account Name: Project Implementation Unit of the Arab Coordination Group Account No.: 2262 6000 9050 1216 9001 Bank Name: COD JSC “Turonbank” Bank Code:00446 TIN: 207166241 Applications for prequalification should be submitted in sealed envelopes, delivered to the address below by 10:00 a.m. of Tashkent time on February 8, 2016 and be clearly marked “Application to Prequalify for Reconstruction of Inter-farm Canals with related Structures (Package No.4)”. Project Implementation Unit of the Arab Coordination Group Attention to: Mr. Jumaniyazov Umarbek Matkarimovich - acting head ACG PIU Room No. 306, 3rd Floor, 1, Labzak Str. City: Tashkent ZIP Code: 100128 Country: Uzbekistan Telephone: (+998 71) 2414603 Facsimile number: (+998 71)2414607 E-mail address: tashsaqa@gmail.com