Kyrgyz Republic : National Road Rehabilitation Project
EBRD/BERS - National Road Rehabilitation Project (NRRP), Phase I
INVITATION FOR PREQUALIFICATION
This Invitation for Prequalification follows the General Procurement Notice for this project which was published in Procurement Opportunities, on the EBRD website on 4 March 2009. The Ministry of Transport and Communications of the Kyrgyz Republic (the Employer) intends applying the proceeds of a loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development [the Bank] towards the cost of the National Road Rehabilitation Project, Phase I (Osh-Isfana Road). The Employer intends prequalifying firms and joint ventures to tender for the following contract(s) to be funded from part of the proceeds of the loan:
Burgandy-Batken Road Rehabilitation (km 155-220).
The works comprise rehabilitation of existing asphalt roads, completion of existing gravel roads, and construction of new alignment through hilly/rolling/plains terrain.
The new works will include excavation, filling, granular subgrade/subbase/shoulders, crushed stone base, Marshall asphalt binder course and wearing course, drainage, new and rehabilitated bridges and culverts, to produce a new 2-lane asphalt road. The construction period is 24 calendar months. Prequalification and tendering for contracts to be financed with the proceeds of the loan from the Bank is open to firms and joint ventures of firms from any country. The proceeds of the Bank’s loan will not be used for the purpose of any payment to persons or entities, of for any import of goods, if such payment or import is prohibited by a decision of the United Nations Security Council taken under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations or under a law of official regulation of the Purchaser´s/Employer´s country.
Prequalification documents may be obtained from the address below upon payment of a non-refundable fee of Kyrgyz Soms 1,000 (one thousand) or equivalent in a convertible currency. This shall be paid into the following designated government bank account: Open joint-stock Russian-Kyrgyz ”Amanbank”. 249. Tynystanov Str., Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic Telex: 245189 AKTUR KH Bik: 107001 Account: 1071043350005472
If requested, the documents will be promptly despatched by courier upon payment of courier fees at US$75 to the above account, but no liability can be accepted for loss or late delivery.
In addition to a hardcopy, an electronic version of the Prequalification Documents may be available to the Applicants at their request with the purpose to facilitate the Applicants to prepare their applications.
In case of discrepancies between electronic version and hardcopy the latter will prevail.
The prequalification applications must be duly completed and delivered to the address below, on or before 16:00 hours local time on 12 June 2009. Documents which are received late may be rejected and returned unopened.
Interested firms may obtain further information from, and inspect and acquire the prequalification documents at the following office:
Attention: Mr. Sanjar Ibraimov, PIU Director, Project Implementation Unit (PIU), The Ministry of Transport and Communications of the Kyrgyz Republic, Room 612, 6/F, MOTC 42 Isanova Street, Bishkek City 720017, Kyrgyz Republic
Telephone: +996 312 900970, +996 312 900893
Facsimile number: +996 312 314378
Electronic mail address: bishkekoshroad@infotel.kg
This notice refers to goods, works, services or consultancy services to be procured through open and competitive tendering for projects financed by the EBRD. Potential tenderers desiring additional information on the procurement in question or the project in general should, unless indicated otherwise, contact the project agency and not the EBRD.