Invitation for Bids
Country - Uzbekistan
Name of Project – “Reconstruction of the district heating system and energy efficiency improvements in the cities of Andijan, Chirchik, Bukhara, Samarkand and Tashkent (TC-8)”
Date: 10 July 2019.
Loan No./Credit No./МАР № 6173 - UZ
Contract Title: “Supply and installation of 264 individual heat stations with heat metering devices in Bukhara”.
Reference No. (as per Procurement Plan): ICB-02-BEM
1. The Government of Uzbekistan has received a loan from the International Development Association (IDA) to cover the costs of the project “Reconstruction of district heating system and energy efficiency in the cities of Andijan, Chirchik, Bukhara, Samarkand and Tashkent
(TC-8)” and intends to allocate part of the funds to finance eligible payments under the contract for the supply and installation of 264 individual heat supply points with heat metering devices in Bukhara:
2. Project Implementation Unit of WB “Kommunkhizmat” Agency (hereafter PIU), on behalf of JSC “Bukharaenergomarkaz” of Bukhara region (Contractor), invites eligible Bidders to submit sealed bids under the contract ICB-02-BEM to perform the above works.
3. International Competitive Bidding will be conducted within the framework of international competitive bidding procedures as specified in the World Bank Guidelines: “Guidelines for Procurement of Goods, Works, and Non-Consulting Services by World Bank Borrowers on IBRD Loans and IDA Credits and Grants”, January 2011. (hereafter “Procurement Guidelines”) and is open to all eligible bidders as defined in the Procurement Guidelines. See also paragraphs 1.6 and 1.7 for World Bank policy on conflicts of interest.
4. Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from:
Project Manager of the PIU, “Kommunkhizmat” Agency of the Ministry of Housing and Communal Services, S.R. Karaev, e-mail: pcu.dheep@gmail.com and review the bidding documents during working hours [09:00-17:00] at the address below:
Address: Tashkent City, 100035, Uzbekistan
Postcode: 100035
Country: Uzbekistan
Street: 1 Niyazbek Yuli, Niyazbek Yuli
Floor/room: 3rd floor, room 311
Phone: (99890) 994-03-51, (99871) 234-15-24, (99871) 234-15-94
5. In order to purchase the Bidding Documents in English and Russian the eligible Bidders shall be obliged to do so:
- Submit a written request for Bidding Documents under the contract: ICB-02-BEM – “Delivery and installation of individual heat stations with heat metering devices in Bukhara city”.
- Pay a non-refundable amount of (a) USD 200 or (b) an equivalent amount in Uzbek sums at the exchange rate of the Central Bank of the Republic of Uzbekistan as of the date of payment for the tender documentation by transfer to the customer's bank account specified below.
For transfer in Uzbek sums:
Mekhnat Branch of AKIB "Mortgage Bank", MFO 00423
R/s recipient in sums: 20 210 000 300 934 137 002
INN 305759214 ODD 41100
For translation in US dollars:
AKIB IPOTEKA-BANK Mekhnat branch, CODE 00423, SWIFT: UZHOUZ22
Address of the beneficiary bank: UZBEKISTAN, TASHKENT CITY, ISTIKLOL,9
P/s recipient in United States dollars: 20 210 840 400 934 137 002
Correspondent bank: RAIFFEISEN BANK INTERNATIONAL AG.
SWIFT: RZBAATWW
Correspondent bank address: Austria, Vienna
Correspondent bank: JPMorgan Chase.
SWIFT: CHASUS33
Correspondent bank address: USA New York
Correspondent bank: Commerzbank AG
SWIFT: COBA DE FF
Correspondent bank address: Germany, Frankfurt am Main
If the tender fee is converted into U.S. dollars, the full amount must be received.
6. Bids must be delivered to the address below no later than 15:00 (Tashkent time) on 4 October 2019. Electronic bidding will not be permitted. Late bids will be rejected. Bids will be publicly opened in the presence of designated representatives of bidders and anyone who choose to attend at the address below at 15:10 (Tashkent time) on 4 October 2019.
Address: Tashkent City, 100035, Uzbekistan
Postcode: 100035
Country: Uzbekistan
Street: 1 Niyazbek Yuli, Niyazbek Yuli
Floor/room: 4th floor, Meeting room
Phone: (99890) 994-03-51, (99871) 234-15-24, (99871) 234-15-94
7. Bids shall be valid for 90 days after bid opening and shall be accompanied by a bank guarantee in the amount of USD 100,000.0 or the equivalent of a freely convertible currency. The original bank guarantee security must be delivered to the PIU office.
8. The address referred to above is:
Address: Tashkent city, 100035, Uzbekistan, Niyozbek Yuli street, 1
Floor/room: 3rd floor, room 311
Phone: (99890) 994-03-51, (99871) 234-15-24, (99871) 234-15-94
E-mail: pcu.dheep@gmail.com
Web page: mjko.uz
PIU is not responsible for any expenses of a Bidder related to preparation and delivery of bids.