Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2017-05-05
Buyer: Republican State Enterprise "Kazvodkhoz", Ministry of Agriculture of Kazakhstan
Country: KZ
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 71356000 | 71520000: Construction supervision services | 71540000: Construction management services | 79418000
Submission deadline: 2017-06-06

Technical requirements: The Invitation for Expressions of Interest follows the General Procurement Notice for this project published in Procurement Opportunities, on the EBRD website: 7 December 2016.
The Government of Kazakhstan applied to European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) for a loan to support restoration of irrigated lands in Aktobe, Zhambyl and South Kazakhstan Regions (the Project) by rehabilitation of water supply infrastructure in these regions. Rehabilitation will mainly include replacing of outdated water canals to increase water supply efficiency and reduce leakages, restoration of deteriorated water management facilities and water supply canals connected to previously irrigated lands in the areas where infrastructure exists, as well as construction of new water canals in the areas with no water supply infrastructure.
The Project, which has a total estimated cost of USD 180 million equivalent, will be implemented by the Republican State Enterprise "Kazvodkhoz" of the committee of Water Resources, Ministry of Agriculture of Republic of Kazakhstan (RSE "Kazvodkhoz" or the Client).
The main objectives of the assignment are: support and assistance to the Client in implementation of the Project for restoration of irrigated lands in Aktobe, Zhambyl and South Kazakhstan Regions in timely manner and in line with the EBRD rules, procedures and requirements, in particular:
− procurement management in accordance with the EBRD rules, organisation and conducting tenders for performance of works and supply of goods and related services under the Project, preparation of tender documents, evaluation reports, contracts and other documents in English and Russian languages using EBRD's standard forms,
− contract monitoring, disbursement of loan funds for financing contracts and financial reporting under the Project,
2) Technical supervision of works performed by contractors under the signed contracts, acting as an Engineer in accordance with provisions of FIDIC contracts (Red Book, Yellow Book).
The contract will be financed from the EBRD loan and consulting firms from any country are eligible for shortlisting and selection.
The Consultant may be any firm or their association having experience in implementation of the similar assignments, including:
- working experience as project implementation units or management consultants under the projects financed by the EBRD, World Bank or other international financial institutions (IFI);
- experience in performing technical supervision of works in the field of irrigation, water supply and/or water disposal, preferably including relevant experience in this area in Kazakhstan or neighbouring countries with similar legislative requirements for irrigation works.
The Consultant should demonstrate availability of the qualified specialists adequate to the requirements named below, for the following key positions:
• Team Leader – higher education in engineering, law or economics, overall working experience - not less than 15 years, including at least 7 years as a team leader or manager, working experience as a member of project implementation units or as a consultant under the projects financed by the EBRD, World Bank or other IFI - at least 5 years, knowledge of IFI's requirements for project management.
• Procurement Specialist - higher education in engineering, procurement or law, overall working experience - not less than 10 years, experience as a procurement specialist under the projects financed by IFI – not less than 3 years.
• Disbursement Specialist - higher education in finance, overall working experience in accounting and finance – not less than 10 years, experience as a disbursement specialist under the IFI projects - not less than 3 years.