**EBRD -- Kyrgyz Republic - National Roads Rehabilitation Project (NRRP)
Phase 1**

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has
announced the following procurement opportunity:

INVITATION FOR TENDERS

This Invitation for Tenders follows the General Procurement Notice for
this project which was published in Procurement Opportunities dated
March 4, 2009.

### PROJECT DESCRIPTION

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  **Project       National Roads                                                
  name**          Rehabilitation                                                
                  Project (NRRP)                                                
                  Phase 1                                                       

  **Country**     Kyrgyz Republic                                               

  **Business      Transport                                                     
  sector**                                                                      

  **Project ID**  38773                                                         

  **Funding       EBRD                                                          
  source**                                                                      

  **Type of       Consultancy                                                   
  contract**      Services, Works                                               

  **Type of       General                                                       
  notice**        Procurement                                                   
                  notice                                                        

  **Issue date**  4 Mar 2009                                                    

  **Closing       4 Mar 2010                                                    
  date**                                                                        

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                
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5907-GPN-38773

GENERAL PROCUREMENT NOTICE

The Kyrgyz Republic has applied for financing in the amount of US\$ 55
million equivalent from the World Bank and the European Bank for
Reconstruction and Development toward the cost of the National Roads
Rehabilitation Project (NRRP) Phase 1 (Osh-Isfana Road) and it intends
to apply part of the proceeds to payments for goods, works, related
services and consulting services to be procured under this project. This
project will be co-financed by the World Bank and the European Bank for
Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).

The project will include the activities described below.

• Package 2 consists of 2 Lots: Km 125-175 (Pulgon-Burgandy) -
Completion of rehabilitation of 50km of existing gravel trace over hilly
/ plains terrain

• Package 3 consists of 1 Lot: i) Km 175-248 (Burgandy-Batken-Tortgul
Reservoir) -

Completion of rehabilitation of 73 kms of existing gravel road /
deteriorated asphalt road, over plains / rolling terrain.

• Consultant supervision of the above civil works.

Procurement of contracts financed by the World Bank will be conducted
through the procedures as specified in the World Bank's Guidelines:
Procurement under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits (current edition), and is
open to all eligible bidders as defined in the guidelines. Consulting
services will be selected in accordance with the World Bank's
Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants by World Bank
Borrowers (current edition).

Contracts to be financed with the proceeds of the loan from the EBRD
will be subject to the EBRD's Procurement Policies and Rules and will be
open to firms from any country. The proceeds of the EBRD\'s loan will
not be used for the purpose of any payment to persons or entities, or
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 country.

Specific procurement notices for contracts to be bid under the World
Bank's international competitive bidding (ICB) procedures and for
contracts for consultancy services will be announced, as they become
available, in UN Development Business and dgMarket and the Times of
Central Asia. Procurement Notices for contracts to be tendered under the
EBRD's "Open Tendering" procedure and for contracts for consultancy
services financed by the EBRD will also be published on EBRD's
Procurement Opportunities.

Prequalification of contractors will be required for the civil works
contracts covering Packages 2 and 3.

Interested eligible bidders who wish to be included on the mailing list
to receive invitations to prequalify/bid under ICB or "Open tendering"
procedures, and interested consultants who wish to receive a copy of
advertisement requesting expressions of interest for consultancy
contracts, or those requiring additional information, should contact the
address below.

**Project Implementation Unit (PIU)**

**Attention: Mr. Sanjar Ibraimov, PIU Director,**

**Room 612, 6/F, MOTC,**

**42 Isanova Street,**

**City: Bishkek**

**ZIP Code: 720017**

**Country: Kyrgyz Republic**

**Telephone: +996 312 900970, +996 312 900893**

**Facsimile number: +996 312 314378**

**Electronic mail address: bishkekoshroad@infotel.kg**