Closing date

12 November 2024

Construction of Agro Logistics Centers; Strengthening Resilience of the Agriculture Sector Project

Request for Bids

Works

(Two-envelope Bidding Process Without Prequalification)

Employer: State Institute “Agriculture Entrepreneurship Development” Project Management Unit

Project: Strengthening Resilience of the Agriculture Sector Project

Contract title: Construction of Agro Logistics Centers (ALC): Lot 1. Construction of ALC in Balkhi District; Lot 2. Construction of ALC in Khujand City.

Country: Republic of Tajikistan 

Grant No.: D860-TJ

RFB No: SRASP/RFB/CW-2024-01

Issued on: 30 September 2024

  1. The Republic of Tajikistan has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Strengthening Resilience of the Agriculture Sector Project and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contracts for the Construction of Agrologistic Centers (ALC): Lot 1. Construction of ALC in Balkhi District; Lot 2. Construction of ALC in Khujand City.
  2. The State Institute “Agriculture Entrepreneurship Development” Project Management Unit now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for the Construction of Agrologistics Centers (ALC): Lot 1. Construction of ALC in Balkhi District; Lot 2. Construction of ALC in Khujand City. The construction period of the facilities is 18 months (each). Defect Notification Period is 12 months. Construction works consist of excavation works, foundation, frame installation, installation of beams, construction of ladders, electrical works, water supply and sewerage, roofing, flooring, finishing works, etc. The margin of preference shall not apply.
  3. 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 dated July 2016 and revised in September 2023 (“Procurement Regulations”), and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations. The Single-Stage Two-Envelope procedure will be used as described in the Bidding Document and please refer to paragraphs 3.14, 3.15 for the World Bank's conflict of interest policy.  
  4. Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from the State Institute “Agriculture Entrepreneurship Development” Project Management Unit, procurement.srasp@gmail.com, and inspect the Bidding document during office hours from 09:00 AM to 17:00 PM  at the address given below. 
  5. The Bidding document in the 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 SRASP website at www.aedpmu.tj.

  6. Bids must be delivered to the address below by 12 November, 2024, 15:00 hrs Dushanbe time. 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 12 November, 2024, 15:10 hrs. Dushanbe time.All envelopes marked “FINANCIAL PART” shall remain unopened and will be held in the safe custody of the Employer until the second public Bid opening.

    State Committee for Investments and State Property Management of the Republic of Tajikistan, 

Address: Republic of Tajikistan, Dushanbe, 27, Shotemur str., first floor, office 10.

  1. All Bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security of

    LOT 1. US$70,000 (seventy thousand) or the equivalent in freely convertible currency.

    LOT 2. US$70,000 (seventy thousand) or the equivalent in freely convertible currency.

  2. 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.
  3. The address (es) referred to above is (are): 

For inspection and obtaining purposes:

State Institute “Agriculture Entrepreneurship

Development” Project Realization Unit (SI AED PMU) office

Mr. Daler Satori, Director

Street: 17 Bokhtar str.,

Floor/Room number: 12th floor 

City: Dushanbe

Country: Tajikistan

procurement.srasp@gmail.com,     

www.aedpmu.tj

 

For submission and opening purposes:

The State Committee on Investments and State Property Management of the Republic of Tajikistan (Goscominvest)

Street address: 27 Shotemur Street 

Floor/Room number: Ground floor, room No.10, Tender unit

City: Dushanbe 

Postal code: 734025 

Country: Republic of Tajikistan