Specific Procurement Notice Request for Bids Works (Two-envelope Bidding Process, Without Prequalification)

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Specific Procurement Notice

Request for Bids

Works

(Two-envelope Bidding Process, Without Prequalification)

 

Employer: State Entity Municipal Infrastructure Development Project Management Unit (MIDP PMU) acting on behalf of the State Unitary Entity “Khojagii Manziliyu Kommunali” (SUE KMK)

Project: Water Supply and Sanitation Investment Project, Republic of Tajikistan

Contract title: Construction of the main pipeline from DCH1 to DCH2 from PK0+00 to PK256+00 in Balkhi district (2 LOTS). LOT-1. Construction of the main pipeline from PK0+00 to PK125+30 in Balkhi district (12.53 km). LOT-2. Construction of the main pipeline from PK125+30 to PK256+00 in Balkhi district (13.07 km).  

Country: Republic of Tajikistan

Grant No.: Е0950-TJ

RFB No: WSIP-W-PMU/001 

Issued on: February 13, 2025

  1. The Republic of Tajikistan has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Water Supply and Sanitation Investment Project (WSIP-1) and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for Construction of the main pipeline from DCH1 to DCH2 from PK0+00 to PK256+00 in Balkhi district. 2-Lots.
  2. The State Entity Municipal Infrastructure Development Project Management Unit (MIDP PMU) now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for the LOT-1. Construction of the main pipeline from PK0+00 to PK125+30 in Balkhi district (12.53 km) and LOT-2. Construction of the main pipeline from PK125+30 to PK256+00 in Balkhi district (13.07 km).
  3. The scope of work under the contracts includes construction of the main water transmission PE pipeline from DCH1 located in Kushoniyon district to DCH2 located in Balkhi district. The pipeline has a diameter DN=710mm through its entire length. The construction period of the facility is estimated at 12 months for each lot, the construction of under the two lots will run concurrently with the testing and commissioning of the pipeline to be launched simultaneously. The Defect Notification Period is 12 months. Domestic preference will not apply.
  4. Interested bidders must demonstrate experience in working with large-diameter PE water supply pipelines ranging from 710mm to 1000mm, covering supply, installation, commissioning, and all aspects of PE pipe handling, including welding, jointing, laying, and pressure testing according to the international and local regulations. Bidders must have certified welders with valid qualifications in butt fusion and electrofusion welding techniques and demonstrate expertise in PE fusion technology, including fusion parameters, quality control, and safety measures. Additionally, bidders must have access to or ownership of specialized equipment required for PE pipe installation, such as butt fusion or electrofusion welding machines, pipe cutting and alignment tools, hydrostatic testing equipment, and excavation machinery.
  5. 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” “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers- September 2023, (“Procurement Regulations”), and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations.
  6. Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from the Director of the State Entity Municipal Infrastructure Development Project Management Unit (MIDP PMU), Mr. Saidvalizoda A. at e-mail rwssp@midp.tj and inspect the Bidding document during office hours 09:00 to 17:00 at the address given below.
  7. The Bidding document in English language will be obtained free of charge by interested eligible Bidders upon the submission of a written application to the address given below under bullet 9. The Bidding document will also be posted on the WSIP website at tj
  8. Bids must be delivered to the Room#10 of the State Committee for Investments and State Property Management of the Republic of Tajikistan at 27 Shotemur street at 15:00 local time on March 28, 2025. Electronic bidding will not be permitted. Late Bids will be rejected. The outer Bid envelopes marked “ORIGINAL BID,” and the inner envelopes marked “TECHNICAL PART” will be publicly opened in the presence of the Bidders’ designated representatives and anyone who chooses to attend, at the address below on Room#10 of the State Committee for Investments and State Property Management of the Republic of Tajikistan at 27 Shotemur street at 15:05 local time on March 28, 2025.. All envelopes marked “FINANCIAL PART” shall remain unopened and will be held in safe custody of the Employer until the second public Bid openi
  9. All Bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security for Lot 1 – US $76,000.00 and for Lot 2 – US $84,000.00 or the equivalent in freely convertible currency.
  10. All Bids must be accompanied by a Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA) and/or Sexual Harassment (SH) Declaration.
  11. Attention is drawn to the Procurement Regulations requiring the Borrower to disclose information on the successful bidder’s beneficial ownership, as part of the Contract Award Notice, using the Beneficial Ownership Disclosure Form as included in the bidding document.
  12. The address (es) referred to in 7 above is :

State Entity Municipal Infrastructure Development Project Management Unit (MIDP PMU)

Republic of Tajikistan, Dushanbe, 56, N. Karabaeva str. 4th floor

E-mail:  rwssp@midp.tj

Web-site: obirusto.tj