SPECIFIC PROCUREMENT NOTICE
Invitation for Initial Selection

REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN
SANITATION DEVELOPMENT PROJECT IN THE CITIES OF SHAKHRISABZ, KITAB AND KARMANA, UZBEKISTAN
CONSTRUCTION OF THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT
IN KARMANA CITY (DESIGN-BUILD-OPERATE)

REF. NO. SDP/RFB/03
6th of March, 2025

The Joint Stock Company “Uzsuvta’minot” / Joint Stock Company “Navoi Suv Ta’minoti” (hereinafter referred to as the "Employer"), within the scope of the Sanitation Development Project in the cities of Shakhrisabz, Kitab, and Karmana, Uzbekistan, is planning to tender the “Construction of the Wastewater Treatment Plant in the City of Karmana (Design-Build-Operate)”, Ref. No. SDP/RFB/03, in accordance with the AFD tender procedures and methods, with financing from Agence Française de Développement (hereinafter referred to as "AFD".

The Employer intends to prequalify firms for Design, Construction and Operation of the Wastewater Treatment Plant, located in Karmana City in Navoi Region, with capacity: 8,200 m3/day and based on process: Extended Aeration Activated Sludge System with Advanced Treatment Units. The water line of the WWTP mainly consists of a head works unit with bypass, mechanical treatment including coarse screens, fine screens and sand/grease removal, followed by the biological treatment consisting of anaerobic tanks, anoxic tanks, aeration tanks, secondary clarifiers, sludge pumping station and advance treatment units. The sludge line is composed of dewatering units and storage/handling area. The envisaged duration of the Operation Contract shall be at least 1 year.

Detailed information (including prequalification selection process) is provided in the Prequalification Document.

The Employer intends to initially select a maximum of 6 firms for the Construction of the Wastewater Treatment Plant in the City of Karmana (AFD Design-Build-Operate Standard Procurement Documents dated February 2024 Edition based on FIDIC Gold Book edition 2008). The RfB will be sent to the shortlisted candidates by 20th of May 2025 (tentative schedule).

Interested eligible applicants may obtain further information and inspect the prequalification documents at the office of AFD PIU – branch of JSC “Uzsuvtaminot” (address below) from 9-00 a.m.– 18-00 p.m. (Tashkent time). A complete set of the Initial Selection Documents in English may be obtained by interested applicants by (a) submitting a written application to the e-mail address below and (b) transfer a non-refundable fee of 150 USD or in equivalent amount of Uzbek sum using the exchange rate published by the Central Bank of the Republic of Uzbekistan on the date of transfer of non-refundable fee to the bank account indicated below. The method of transfer will be direct deposit to bank account:
Recipient: AFD PIU, Branch of the JSC "Uzsuvtaminot"
Bank: Ipoteka Bank, Tashkent city, Mekhnat Branch
Bank Code (MFO): 00423
TPIN (INN): 307224696
Bank account Nos.:
- in Uzbek Soums: 2262 6000 3051 9488 2008 as per Central bank rate https://cbu.uz/ru/ on day of payment
- in US Dollars: 2262 6840 9051 9488 2008
S.W.I.F.T. Code: UZHOUZ 22
mentioning that the payment is for obtaining the Initial Selection Document No. SDP/RFB/03 “Construction of the wastewater treatment plant in Karmana city”.
The documents will be sent by e-mail or submitted in print form by-hand according Applicant’s request.
The documents may also be sent by airmail for overseas delivery for additional fee of 150 USD and surface mail of courier for local delivery for an equivalent in Uzbek Sum at the exchanges rate published by the Central Bank of the Republic of Uzbekistan on the date of payment. Applications for initial selection should be submitted with the firm's stamp marked on the envelope, clearly stating the full name, trade name, and address of the applicant, along with the works to which the bid belongs. They should be delivered by hand, post, or courier to the address below by 16:00 (4 p.m. Tashkent time) on 18th of April 2025. Late applications may be rejected.
Name of office: AFD PIU – branch of JSC “Uzsuvtaminot”:
Name of officer and title: S. Yuldasheva – Head of PIU AFD
Postal Address: 3-5 Durmon Yuli Str., (reference point near «cable factory»), Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Floor/ Room number: 1-st floor
Tel: +998 55 503 60 15 (internal No.: 258)
E-mail: afd_piu@uzsuv.uz
Website: https://uzsuv.uz/en and https://tenders-afd.dgmarket