Invitation for Prequalification

Dated: March 9, 2023

Country: Republic of Uzbekistan

Project: Reconstruction and Upgrading of M39 Road 1255-1315 km

Sector: Infrastructure

Procurement of Civil Works: Reconstruction and Upgrading M39 Highway

Model of Financing No. Instalment Sale

Loan No: UZB-0086

1.      This invitation for prequalification follows the General Procurement Notice (GPN) for this project that appeared in IsDB website / Tenderweek Website and Website of the Committee for Roads of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated December 1, 2022 on-line.

2.      The Republic of Uzbekistan has received a financing from the Islamic Development Bank (ISDB) toward the cost of the Reconstruction and Upgrading of M39 Road 1255-1315 km, and it intends to apply part of the proceeds of this financing to payments under the contracts for M39-A-01, 02, or Lot 1 and Lot 2 accordingly. To finance the construction work under the contract M39-A-03, for Lot 3, the funds of the OPEC Fund will be used.

3.      The Avtoyulinvest Agency under the Road Committee of the Ministry of Transport of the Republic of Uzbekistan (AA) intends to prequalify contractors and/or firms for Reconstruction and upgrading of M39 Road on section km 1255 to km 1278 – Lot 1; Reconstruction and upgrading of M39 Road on section km 1278 to km 1295 – Lot 2; Reconstruction and upgrading of M39 Road on section km 1295 to km 1315 – Lot 3. It is expected that invitations for bid will be made in June 2023. Eligible applicants with the following key qualifications are invited to participate in this prequalification process:

·         Financial Resources: Minimum financial resources to meet the construction cash flow requirements estimated as:

-          for Lot 1 (Section km 1255 to km 1278) USD $ 4.9 mln.;

-          for Lot 2 (Section km 1278 to km 1295) USD $ 2.4 mln;

-          for Lot 3 (Section km 1295 to km 1315) USD $ 3.6 mln.

·         Average Annual Construction Turnover: Minimum Average Annual Construction Turnover:

-          for Lot 1 – US$ 38.00 (thirty-eight) million;

-          for Lot 2 – US$ 20.00 (twenty) million;

-          for Lot 3 – US$ 29.00 (twenty-nine) million.

·         Specific Construction & Contract Management Experience:

(i)        Single contract for each lot:

Lot 1: 3 contracts, each of minimum value US$ 20,000,000; or number of contracts less than or equal to 3, each of minimum value US$ 25,000,000, but with total value of all contracts equal or more than US$ 60,000,000. Lot 2:  2 contracts, each of minimum value
US$ 15,000,000, or number of contracts less than or equal to 2, each of minimum value
US$ 20,000,000, but with total value of all contracts equal or more than US$ 30,000,000. Lot 3:  3 contracts, each of minimum value US$ 15,000,000; or number of contracts less than or equal to 3, each of minimum value US$ 24,000,000, but with total value of all contracts equal or more than US$ 45,000,000.

(ii)     Subject to compliance as per (i) above with respect to minimum value of single contract for each lot, total number of contracts is equal or less than 6 but the total value of all such contracts is equal or more than US$ 135,000,000.

More details of qualification requirements are provided in the Prequalification Document.

It is expected that a bid invitation will be made in June 2023

4.      Prequalification will be conducted through prequalification procedures specified in the Islamic Development Bank's Guidelines for the Procurement of Goods, Works and Related Services under IsDB Project Financing, April 2019 ("Guidelines") and is open to all bidders from eligible source countries, as defined in the Guidelines. Bidding will be conducted through the open International Competitive Bidding (ICB Open) procedures as specified in the Guidelines.

5.      Interested eligible Applicants may obtain further information from and inspect the prequalification document at the AA (address below) from 09:00 to 17:00.

6.      A complete set of the prequalification document in English may be purchased by interested Applicants, after reviewing them, on the submission of a written application to the address below and upon payment of a nonrefundable fee of US$ 300 or in UZS as per the rate of the Central Bank of Uzbekistan on the date of purchase. The method of payment will be direct deposit to the bank account below.

Bank details:

Beneficiary Name: "Avtoyolinvest" agency Committee for Roads under

the Ministry of Transport of the Republic of Uzbekistan

Beneficiary Bank: Center of payments of the Central Bank in the city Tashkent

Bank Address: Islam Karimov str.,6, Tashkent, Republic of Uzbekistan.

Account US$: 400110840262667045199300001

Account UZS: 399910860262667045199300003

SWIFT: CBUZUZ22 XXX

BIC: 2340 2000 3001 0000 1010

7.      Documents can be collected only from the PIU at AA at the address below during 9:00 to 17:00 Tashkent time.

8.      Applications for prequalification should be submitted in sealed envelopes, delivered to the address below before April 20, 2023, 3 p.m. Tashkent time, and be clearly marked "Application to Prequalify for Reconstruction and Upgrading of M39 Road 1255-1315 km and the Lot and Contract names". No e-bidding will be allowed. Delayed applications will be rejected. The applications will be publicly opened in the presence of Applicants' representatives and anyone who wished to come at the address below.

9.      Address referred to above is:

Avtoyulinvest Agency

Attention: Zufar Ismatullaev
Director of Avtoyulinvest Agency                                            

622-room, 6 floor, 68 Mustakillik Ave., 100000, Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Tel: 71 268 97 08

Fax: 71 268 90 41

E-mail: piuisdb60km@gmail.com

Web site: www.uzavtoyul.uz