GENERAL PROCUREMENT NOTICE

Country:                      Republic of Uzbekistan

Project:                        Integrated rural development project

Sector:                         Infrastructure

Mode of Financing:     Instalment Sale

Financing No.              UZB-1038

1. The Republic of Uzbekistan has received financing in the amount
   of US$ 260.0 million equivalent from the Islamic Development Bank toward the cost of the Integrated Rural Development Project in Uzbekistan, and it intends to apply part of the proceeds to payments for goods, works, related services and consulting services to be procured under this project.
2. The project will include the following components:

Component 1: Access to Quality Basic Infrastructure:

- Rural basic infrastructure to be procured through NCB and Shopping methods;

- Market infrastructure to be procured through NCB and Shopping methods.

Component 2: Consultancy services for rural infrastructure development:

- Technical engineering support service to be selected through the Quality and Cost-Based Selection (QCBS) method among the national shortlisting;

- Monitoring & evaluation consultant to be selected through the Quality and Cost-Based Selection (QCBS MC) method among the member country firms shortlisting.

Component 3: Project Management Support:

- PIU Expenses will be selected through the Shopping methods and the key staff to be selected through the Individual Consultant selection method.

Component 4: Project Financial Audit:

- Financial Audit firm will be selected through the Least-Cost Selection (LCS) method among the local short-listed consultancy firms.

3. Procurement of contracts financed by the Islamic Development Bank will be conducted through the procedures as specified in the Guidelines for Procurement of Goods, Works and related services under Islamic Development Bank Project Financing, (April 2019 edition amended as of February 2023), and is open to all eligible bidders as defined in the Guidelines. Consulting services will be selected in accordance with the Guidelines for the Procurement of Consultant Services under Islamic Development Bank Project Financing, (April 2019 edition amended as of February 2023).
4. Specific procurement notices for contracts to be bid under the Islamic Development Bank’s national competitive bidding (NCB) procedure and for contracts for consultancy services will be announced, as they become available, in IsDB’s external website, DgMarket, the UNDB online, www.tenderweek.uz and www.uzrd.uz websites, as well as local newspaper  “Uzbekiston Bunyodkori”.
5. Interested eligible firms and individuals who would wish to be considered for the provision of goods, works and consulting services for the above-mentioned project, or those requiring additional information, should contact the Beneficiary at the address below:

 

Joint Project Implementing Unit (JPIU)
under the Ministry of Economy and Finance of the Republic of Uzbekistan

4, Chilonzor str, Tashkent 100115, Uzbekistan

Tel: +99871 207 84 07

E-mail: info@uzrd.uz

Web: www.uzrd.uz