Loan No. 2069-UZB: Amu Zang Irrigation Rehabilitation Project

Date :22 September 2006
Loan No. :2069-UZB: Amu Zang Irrigation Rehabilitation Project
Contract No. :AZIRP 01: Construction of Sediment Basin
Deadline for Bids
 :22 November 2006

1. The Republic of Uzbekistan has received a loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) towards the cost of the Amu Zang Irrigation Rehabilitation Project. Part of this loan will be used for payments under the contract named above.

2. International Competitive Bidding will be conducted in accordance with ADB's Single-Stage: One-Envelope bidding procedure and is open to all bidders from eligible source countries ADB.

3. The Project Management Office ("the Employer") of the Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources invites sealed bids from the eligible bidders for the construction and completion of the following works:

Contract AZIRP 01, Construction of Sediment Basin

The principal works to be carried out include the following:
  • Excavation of a new Sediment Basin next to the Amu Zang 1 pump station near Termez, Sukhundarya oblast, Uzbekistan. The Sediment Basin is approximately 1.5 km long with a bed width of 60 metres. The total volume of excavated material is approximately 2,905,000 cu. m. The excavation will be carried out partly above and partly below the water table. The works will include connecting the new Sediment Basin to the Amu Darya river
  • Installation of approximately 3 km of buried 10 kV electrical cable, associated switchgear and fittings which will be used to provide electrical power to two dredgers operating in the Sediment Basin. All materials for the 10 kV electrical supply will be procured under a separate contract and handed over to the Contractor by the Employer. Some concrete foundations for switchgear panels will be constructed under this contract
  • Installation of approximately 2 km of 450 mm diameter steel discharge pipework together with associated valves and fittings. All pipe materials will be procured under a separate contract and will be supplied to the Contractor by the Employer. Some concrete foundations for pipes will be constructed under this contract
  • Design and construction of 4 piled pipe support structures in the Amu Darya river. These structures are required to carry discharge pipework from the dredgers approximately 40 metres into the river in order to ensure that dredged material is carried away by the river current
  • Realignment of an 1800m length of the existing border control line, including fencing and access road and the relocation of an existing watch tower structure
  • Design, construction and installation of a 100 metre long floating steel trash exclusion boom at the entrance to the Sediment Basin
  • The time for construction will be two years from the start of the contract

4. Only eligible bidders with the following key qualifications should participate in this bidding:
  • Participation as contractor, management contractor, or subcontractor, in at least 3 contracts within the last 5 years, each with a value of at least US$ 6 million that have been successfully or are substantially completed and that are similar to the proposed works
  • Completion of bulk earthworks production of at least 1.5 million cubic metres per year
  • Peak earthworks production rate of at least 200,000 cubic metres per month
  • Minimum average annual construction turnover of US$ 8.5 million, calculated as total certified payments received for contracts in progress or completed, within the last 3 years
  • The Bidder must demonstrate that it has the following key equipment: excavator 1 cu.m. minimum - 5 nr; bull dozer 120-125 kW - 5 nr, motor grader 140 HP - 2 nr; dump truck 10 tonne - 20 nr; piling rig (60 cm dia bored piles) - 1 nr
  • The Bidder must demonstrate that it has the personnel for the key positions: Construction Manager (Earthworks); Senior Electrical Engineer; Survey Engineer

5. To obtain further information and inspect the bidding documents, bidder should contact:
Amu Zang Irrigation Rehabilitation Project
Project Management Office
Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources
1A, U.Yusupov Str., 700128,Tashkent
Tel/Fax (998 71) 144 63 21 or 135 89 48
E-mail: amu-zang@sks.uz
6. To purchase the bidding documents in English, eligible bidders should:
  • write to address above requesting the bidding documents
  • pay a non-refundable fee of US$ 350 or an equivalent by direct deposit to the account below:
Bank Name ASAKA Bank
Bank Address 69, Nukusskaya str., 700015, Tahskent, Uzbekistan
Payee's Account Nos 2021 0840 1043 6713 0001 (foreign currency, USD)
2021 0000 2043 6713 0001 (local currency, UZS)
Swift Code ASBKUZ22
Bank Code 00873

7. Deliver your bid:
  • to the address above
  • on or before the deadline: 22 November 2006 11.00 a.m. (Tashkent time)
  • together with Bid Security of 180,000,000 Uzbekistan Soum or an equivalent amount in freely convertible currency

Bids will be opened immediately after the deadline in the presence of bidders' representatives who choose to attend.


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