SPECIFIC PROCUREMENT NOTICE Invitation for Prequalification Republic of Uzbekistan Advanced Electricity Metering Project for Karakalpak Republic, Navoi and Khorezm Regions "Supply, installation and implementation of AEM System (AMR, MDM, EDM, Billing and Archiving) - АЕМ/ICB1/IDB" Project No. UZB-0072 This invitation for prequalification follows the general procurement notice for this project that appeared in International newspaper “Asharq Al-Awsat” No.12993 dated June 25, 2014 and local newspaper “Narodnoye Slovo” No.120 dated June 21, 2014 and No. 130 dated July 5, 2014. The Republic of Uzbekistan has received financing from the Islamic Development Bank toward the cost of the Advanced Electricity Metering Project, and it intends to apply part of the proceeds of this funds to payments under the contract for Procurement of advanced electricity meters, communications, metering reading management, energy data management, billing and archiving systems. The JSC “Uzbekenergo” intends to prequalify contractors and/or firms for supply of advanced electricity meters, metering reading systems, communications, energy data management, billing and archiving. It is expected that invitations for bid will be made in October 2016. Prequalification will be conducted through prequalification procedures specified in the Islamic Development Bank’s Guidelines for Procurement of goods and Works under IDB financing, May 2009, and is open to all bidders from eligible source countries, as defined in the guidelines. Interested eligible Applicants may obtain further information from and inspect the prequalification document at the office of Project Implementation Unit (address below) from 9:00 till 18:00. A complete set of the prequalification document in English and Russian may be purchased by interested Applicants on the submission of a written request to the address below and upon payment of a nonrefundable fee of 250 (two hundred and fifty) USD or equivalent in Uzbek Sums (UZS) by the exchange rate of Central Bank of Uzbekistan on the date of payment. The method of payment will be direct deposit to the following account: 20210840700117832004 (USD) 20210000900117832001 (UZS) Bank name and address: UZPROMSTROYBANK Shakhrisabz street 3, Tashkent, 100000 Uzbekistan SWIFT: UJSIUZ22 CHIPS UID: 353886 MFO: 00440 TIN: 200523134 CORRESPONDENT BANK CITIBANK N.A. NEW YORK, USA SWIFT ID: CITIUS 33 ACCOUNT NUMBER 3611-4296 The document will be sent to e-mail address indicated in the Applicant’s written request. Applications for prequalification should be submitted in sealed envelopes, delivered to the address below by 10:30 AM (Tashkent time) of July 27, 2016 and be clearly marked “Application to Prequalify for Advanced Electricity Metering Project for Karakalpak Republic, Navoi and Khorezm Regions – “Supply, installation and implementation of AEM System (AMR, MDM, EDM, Billing and Archiving) - АЕМ/ICB1/IDB” Project Implementation Unit 6, Istiklol street, Tashkent, building of JSC “Uzbekenergo”, 2nd floor, room no. 21. Telephone: (+99871) 236-60-72, (+99871) 233-35-72 Facsimile number: (+99871) 233-35-72. E-mail addresses: aem-idb@uzbekenergo.uz, aem-pmu@uzbekenergo.uz, aem-idb@mail.ru