Request for bids

Works (Without Prequalification)

Employer: OSHC Barqi Tojik

Project: Nurek hydropower rehabilitation project

Contract title: Dam safety P2.1 - Investigations and monitoring

Country: Tajikistan

Loan No. /Credit No. / Grant No.: Credit No. 6024-TJ (Portion A), Credit No. 6025-TJ (Portion B), Grant No. D179-TJ

RFB No: TJ NHPP RFB P2.1

Issued on: May 16, 2019

1. The Republic of Tajikistan has applied for financing from the World Bank International Development Association and Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank toward the cost of the Nurek hydropower rehabilitation project, and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for Monitoring equipment and left bank geotechnical investigations.

2. The OSHC Barqi Tojik, implementing agency for the project now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for the following works, supplies and services relating to the Nurek hydro power plant on the Vakhsh River in central Tajikistan:

a. Design, supply and installation of the monitoring equipment for the dam and appurtenant structures including drilling works and installation of new piezometers and inclinometers and minor civil works for geodetic and seepage measurement devices;

b. Core drilling, geotechnical laboratory tests and video-logging on the left bank downstream the power plant; logging of cores, presentation of obtained data from all the above (a and b) works. Also measurements in piezometers, inclinometers and monitoring devices to the termination of the contract.

3. Bidding will be conducted through international competitive procurement using Request for Bids (RFB) as specified in the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers- Procurement in Investment Projects Financing” of July 1, 2016 (“Procurement Regulations”), and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations.

4. Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from OSHC Barqi Tojik at the address given below.

5. The Bidding document in English may be purchased by interested eligible Bidders upon the submission of a written application to the address below and upon payment of a nonrefundable fee of three hundred United States Dollars (300 USD). The payment shall be clearly labeled as Purpose of Payment: “Company [name of Bidder] - Purchase of Bidding Documents for Nurek HPP Rehabilitation Project” The method of payment will be by bank transfer to:

Bank details for payments in Tajik Somoni

Bank details for payments in US Dollars

Bank details for payments in Euros

6. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before 16.08.2019 at 1400 hours. Electronic Bidding will not be permitted. Late Bids will be rejected. Bids will be publicly opened in the presence of the Bidders’ designated representatives and anyone who chooses to attend at the address below on 16.08.2019 at 1400 hours.

7. 7. All Bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security of one hundred thousand United States Dollars (100'000 USD).

8. The addresses referred to above are: