Invitation for Bids
Modernizing of Higher Education in the Republic of Uzbekistan
Credit No: 5804-UZ
Contract Title:
Procurement of advanced scientific and research laboratories for food products and food technologies for the Tashkent chemical technological institute.
Reference No.: MHEP/ICB/6-2
1. The Republic of Uzbekistan has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Modernizing of Higher Education in the Republic of Uzbekistan, and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for “Procurement of advanced scientific and research laboratories for Food products and food technologies for the Tashkent chemical technological institute”.
Bidders may bid for one or several contracts, as further defined in the bidding document. Bidders wishing to offer discounts in case they are awarded more than one contract will be allowed to do so, provided those discounts are included in the Letter of Bid.
2. The Ministry of higher and secondary specialized education of the Republic of Uzbekistan now invites sealed bids from eligible bidders for “Procurement of advanced scientific and research laboratories for Food products and food technologies for the Tashkent chemical technological institute”.
3. Bidding will be conducted through the International Competitive Bidding procedures as specified in the World Bank’s Guidelines: Procurement of Goods, Works and Non-Consulting Services under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits &Grants by World Bank Borrowers(January 2011) (“Procurement Guidelines”), and is open to all eligible bidders as defined in the Procurement Guidelines. In addition, please refer to paragraphs 1.6 and 1.7 setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.
4. Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from the Ministry of higher and secondary specialized education of the Republic of Uzbekistan, ad.mhepwb@gmail.com during office hours from 09:00AM to 6:00PM.
5. Interested eligible bidders can download the full set of bidding documents in PDF format in English and Russian via the E-Procurement Platform tender.mift.uz after mandatory free registration in accordance with the Instructions in this platform, or receive by sending a written application by e-mail ad.mhepwb@gmail.com.
6. Pre-Bid meeting – will (online).
Take place at the following date, time and place:
Date: December 27, 2021
Time: 12-00PM (Tashkent)
The bid organizer will send a link to connect to all participants before the date and time of the pre-bid meeting to ensure the online presence of representatives of participants.
7. Bids must be delivered on time no later than 3-00PM (Tashkent), (extended) February 8, 2022. In addition to submitting bid proposals in printed form, Due to the COVID-19 pandemic bidders are given the option of submitting their bids electronically. Late bids will be rejected.
Electronic bid submission:
Bids must be submitted electronically via the e-Procurement Platform tender.mift.uz. The bidders must follow the instructions in this platform.
Bid submission in printed form:
Proposals must be submitted to the address indicated below.
The bid opening shall have performed online. Bids will be publicly opened in the online presence of the bidders’ representatives and anyone who choose to attend at the address below on 3-10PM (Tashkent), (extended) February 8, 2022.
8. All bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security as “Bid-Securing Declaration” following the sample form attached in the BD.
9. The address(es) referred to above is(are):
a) For clarification:
(i) tender.mift.uz Ministry of Investments and Foreign Trade of the Republic of Uzbekistan
(ii) ad.mhepwb@gmail.com PMT at Ministry of Higher and Secondary Specialized Education of the Republic of Uzbekistan,
b) For Bid Submission:
(i) tender.mift.uz Ministry of Investments and Foreign Trade of the Republic of Uzbekistan
(ii) PMT at Ministry of Higher and Secondary Specialized Education of the Republic of Uzbekistan
Adress: 96, Chimboy-2 street, 100095, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Floor 2, Room 205, Building of former faculty of Oil and Gas of Tashkent State Technical University;
Web site: www.edu.uz
Tel: (+99871) 231-78-23(25)
с) Bid Opening:
PMT at Ministry of Higher and Secondary Specialized Education of the Republic of Uzbekistan
Adress: 96, Chimboy-2 street, 100095, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Floor 2, Room 205, Building of former faculty of Oil and Gas of Tashkent State Technical University;
E-mail: ad.mhepwb@gmail.com
Web site: www.edu.uz
* The bid organizer will send to the bidders a link to connect the bidder's representatives to the online opening before the bid submission deadline.