SPECIFIC PROCUREMENT NOTICE Invitation for Prequalification The Republic of Uzbekistan Project “Reconstruction of Main Irrigation Canals of Tashsaka System of Khorezm Region" Contract No. RMICTIS/ICB-MC/01UZ “Reconstruction of canal Tashsaka with related structures” Financing No.: UZB 64 & 65 The Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan has received finance from the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) toward the cost of the Reconstruction of Main Irrigation Canals of Tashsaka System of Khorezm Region and it intends to apply part of the proceeds of this financing to payments under the Contract No. RMICTIS/ICB-MC/01UZ “Reconstruction of canal Tashsaka with related structures”. The Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources (MAWR) intends to prequalify contractors and/or firms for the reconstruction of canal Tashsaka and related structures, which will include reconstruction of river bed, reinforcement of canal banks, concrete lining, earth filling over a length of approximately 23 km. The works will also include upgrading of existing regulation structures. The Tashsaka Canal is about 32 km in length, with originally designed trapezoidal cross section of 138 m at the top and 120 m at the base. The depth of the water in the canal is about 3.7 m with a maximum flow capacity of 550 cubic meters 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 estimated construction period is 37 months. It is expected that invitation for bid will be made in January, 2015. Prequalification will be conducted through prequalification procedures as specified in the IsDB’s Guidelines for Procurement of Goods and Works, May 2009 and is open to all bidders from IsDB member countries, as defined in the guidelines. The applicants should meet key qualification requirements, as set in respective Pre-Qualification Documents: - minimum average annual construction turnover shall be at least equivalent to US Dollars 15 (fifteen) million calculated as total certified payments received for contracts in progress or completed, within the last 5 (five) years; - experience of successful completion of minimum 3 (three) contracts with similar works each with a value of at least equivalent to US Dollars 18 (eighteen) million within last 5 (five) years; - cash-flow requirements of at least equivalent to US Dollars 4 (four) million for the subject contract net of the Applicants other commitments. Interested eligible Applicants may obtain further information from and inspect the prequalification documents at the Project Management Unit (PMU) under the MAWR (address below) from 09:00 to 18:00 hours (Tashkent time) Monday to Friday. A complete set of the prequalification document in English 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$300.00 (US Dollars Three Hundred) for foreign companies or UZS500,000 (Uzbek Sums Five Hundred Thousands) for local companies. The method of payment will be direct payment to the specified account: For Payment in USD: Beneficiary name: PMU of the Reconstruction of Main Irrigation Canals of Tashsaka System in Khorezm Region Bank name: Mirabad branch of JSC “TURONBANK” Beneficiary account No.: 2021 0840 5050 1216 9002 Swift: TUROUZ22 Bank Code: 00986 Correspondent bank: Savings Bank of the Russian Federation Acc: #30111840800000000454 Swift: SABRRUMM For payment in UZS: Beneficiary name: PMU of the Reconstruction of Main Irrigation Canals of Tashsaka System of Khorezm Region Bank name: Mirabad branch of JSC “TURONBANK” Beneficiary account No.: 2021 0000 4050 1216 9002 Bank Code: 00986 INN: 207 166 241 The document will be sent by courier or can be received by the authorized representative of the Applicant. Applications for prequalification should be submitted in sealed envelopes, delivered to the address below by December 23, 2014, and be clearly marked “Application to Prequalify for Contract No. RMICTIS/ICB-MC/01UZ “Reconstruction of canal Tashsaka with related structures”. Address of the Project Management Unit (PMU) under the MAWR: Attn: Mr. Atabek Nazarov, PMU director Room #306, 1, Labzak Str., Tashkent, Uzbekistan, 100128 Phone: +988 71 2414607 Fax: +998 71 2414607 E-mail: tashsaqa@qsxv.uz tashsaqa@land.ru