GENERAL PROCUREMENT NOTICE

 

 

Country Name – Republic of Tajikistan

Project Name – Development of Irrigation in Panj District Project

Sector - Agriculture

Project code - TJK1044

Model of Financing – IsDB Loan and Installment Sale

 

The Republic of Tajikistan has received financing in the amount of US$ 12.65 million equivalent from the Islamic Development Bank towards the cost of the Development of Irrigation in Panj District Project, and it intends to apply part of the proceeds to payments for goods, works and related services as well as consulting services to be procured under this project.

The project will include the following components:

Component A. Improvement of Irrigation Infrastructure: The Panj scheme covers nearly 16,534 ha, is supported by 8 WUAs and managed by 1 Agency for Land Reclamation and Irrigation (ALRI) district office and regional office. The scope of this component includes:

1. Construction and upgrade of irrigation schemes with a cumulative length of 228 km and serving an area of around 16,534 ha. This will include rehabilitation of irrigation headworks and primary and secondary canals including intake structures, headworks, control gates, main canals, collector and drainage networks, and pump stations to be repaired or modernized. Civil works will also include climate-resilient infrastructure to increase resilience to floods and debris flows. Works will include slope protection and riverbank stabilization adjacent to intake structures, canals, and pumping stations.
2. Rehabilitation of the 33 ha sedimentation pool.
3. Supply and Installation of energy efficient pumps in 18 irrigation pumping stations to improve water supply to 16,534 ha arable land. Pump station modernization will include replacing or rehabilitating pumps and electric motors and equipping workshops for routine maintenance of pumps and motors.

Component B. Supply of O&M Machinery: this will entail supply of key O&M machinery (i.e. excavators, tractors, motorbikes etc.) for local irrigation water management authorities – ALRI branches.

Component C. Detailed Engineering Design and Supervision Consultancy Services will include consulting services for development of detailed engineering design, preparation of tender documents, and supervision of civil work contracts and pumping stations replacement/installation under the Project. The Consultant company will ensure high standards of construction and compliance with the established water irrigation standards which shall be followed through Contract Management Plan (CMP). In addition, the consultant will also prepare an environmental and social management plan (ESMP) and ensure its implementation by the contractor. The consultant will also be responsible for broader M&E to report on irrigation scheme efficiency, risk indicators and sustainability aspects.

Component E. Financial Audit: will finance consulting services to execute the financial audit of the project through an independent external auditor. The auditor will also undertake on sample basis, review of procurement packages.

Procurement methods for the above components will be as follows:

Civil works:

A(i) - Construction and upgrade of irrigation schemes: National Competitive Bidding

A(ii) - Rehabilitation of the sedimentation pool: National Competitive Bidding

A(iii) - Modernization of irrigation pumping stations: National Competitive Bidding

Goods:

B - Supply of O&M Machinery: National Competitive Bidding

Consulting services:

C - Detailed Engineering Design and Supervision: Quality and Cost-Based Selection with Member Country shortlist

E - Financial audit: Least cost selection with Local shortlist

 

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 IsDB Project Financing (April 2019, revised 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 IsDB Project Financing (April 2019, revised February 2023).

 

Specific procurement notices for contracts to be bid under the Islamic Development Bank’s national competitive bidding (NCB) procedures and least cost selection (LCS) will be announced, as they become available, on the website of the Executing Agency, and local newspapers (as applicable). Contract for consultancy services for Detailed Engineering Design and Supervision will be announced, as they become available, in IsDB, DgMarket portals and on the website of the Executing Agency.

 

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:

 

 

Name of the Contact person: Mr. Firuz Qurbonzoda

Position of the Contact person: Head of

Organization Name: Agency for Land Reclamation and Irrigation

work phone - (+992 37) 2357668

mobile phone: (+992) 93 488 8823

E-mail : firuz.karimovich@mail.ru

Website address: www.alri.tj 

 

Notice: Potential bidders desiring additional information on the procurement in question or the project in general should, unless indicated otherwise, contact the project agency and not the IsDB.