Invitation to tender

Date of publication Simap: 25.06.2018

1. Contracting authority

1.1 Official name and address of the contracting authority

Contracting authority/Authority of assignment: Ministry of Housing and Communal Services of the Republic of Uzbekistan (represented by its Agency Kommunhizmat) as well as Bukhara and Samarkand Water Utilities (Vodakanal)
Procurement authority/Organizer: MACS Energy & Water acting as tender agent in consultation with the contracting authority and the State Secretariat of Economic Affairs (SECO),  attn Mr. Atila Gjuladin, Arnsburger Str. 64,  60385  Frankfurt/Main,  Germany,  E-mail:  atila.gjuladin@macsonline.de

1.2 Applications for participation should be sent to the following address

Ministry of Housing and Communal Services
Kommunhizmat Agency,  attn Mr. Muzaffar Saliev, Niyozbek yuli Str.1,  100035  Tashkent,  Uzbekistan,  E-mail:  m.saliev@mjko.uz

1.3 Desired deadline for questions in written form

10.07.2018

Remarks: Please refer to the criteria given in the documentation.

1.4 Deadline for submitting applications for participation

Date: 20.07.2018 Time of day: 12:00, Specific deadlines and formal requirements:  For additional formal critierias and recipients please refer to the information given in the documentation.

1.5 Date of the opening of bids:

20.07.2018, Remarks:  After opening the prequalification documents until preparation of the short-list of the qualified Consultants, no communication of any type shall be entertained unless called for by the PEA.

1.6 Type of contracting authority

Confederation (Central federal administration)

1.7 Type of procedure

Selective procedure

1.8 Type of order

Order for services

1.9 Scope of international treaties

No

2. Objects of procurement

2.1 Service category CPC:

[11] Company consultancy and associated activities

2.2 Project title of the acquisition

SYRDARYA WATER SUPPLY PROJECT (SWSP): Consulting services for the "Design and Implementation of Corporate Development Programmes and Targeted Regulatory Reform Measures for Water Utilities in Uzbekistan"

2.4 Division into lots?

No

2.5 Common Procurement Vocabulary

CPV:	65110000 - Water distribution,
	79110000 - Legal advisory and representation services,
	79200000 - Accounting, auditing and fiscal services,
	79410000 - Business and management consultancy services,
	71356200 - Technical assistance services

2.6 Subject and scope of the contract

The project has the following objectives:
• Assist the water utilities in introducing a corporate development programme. SECO defines corporate development as a process during which public utilities adopt best practices in the fields of accounting, human resources, revenue collection and billing, organisation and processes.
• Complement the investment measures in the regions of Bukhara and Samarkand, by providing sustainable solutions for long-term viability of the utility and adequate asset management.
• Assist the government in continuing the reform efforts of the regulatory framework of the WSS sector to enable sustainable operations in the sector and provide limited advisory assistance to the relevant authorities of the Government of Uzbekistan. However, this support will not represent a general legal or regulatory assistance programme.

For further details refer to the criteria given in the documentation.

2.7 Location where service is to be delivered

Cities of Bukhara, Samarkand, Tashkent, Republic of Uzbekistan

2.8 Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

24 months after contract was signed

This contract is subject to renewal: No

2.9 Options

No

2.10 Award criteria

Based on the criteria given in the documentation

2.11 Will variants be accepted?

No

2.12 Are partial offers permitted?

No

2.13 Implementation date

Remarks: Implementation of the mandate is expected to require 24 months and to be completed by the end of 2020.

3. Conditions

3.1 General conditions of participation

Based on the criteria given in the documentation.

3.2 Deposits/guarantees

None

3.5 Consortium of bidders

Permitted

3.7 Eligibility criteria

Based on the criteria given in the documentation

3.8 Evidence required

Based on the evidence required in the documentation

3.9 Conditions for obtaining the documents for participation

Costs: none

3.13 Languages

Languages for applications for participation: English

3.15 Source for documents for participation in prequalification

to obtain at the following address:
MACS Energy & Water,  attn Mr. Atila Gjuladin, Arnsburger Str. 64,  60385  Frankfurt/Main,  Germany,  E-mail:  atila.gjuladin@macsonline.de
Language of the participation documents: English

4. Other information

4.1 Conditions for tenderers from Non-Member States of the WTO Agreement on Government Procurement

None

4.3 On-site visit

Remain reserved

4.4 Essential requirements

Following this Invitation for Expression of Interest, a shortlist of qualified firms will be formally invited to submit
proposals. In addition, a pre-tender meeting with the shortlisted companies will be held. MACS Energy & Water will conduct the tendering for the mandate of the Institutional Consultant, evaluate the proposals, lead contract clarification meetings and select the Consultants on behalf of and in close consultation with the respective contracting authorities (listed in section 1) and SECO. The corresponding contract with the Institutional Consultant will then be signed with the contracting authorities (listed in section 1.).
The client only awards public commissions to tenderers who comply with highest standards of ethics, job security regulations and the conditions of work for employees.

4.7 Official organ of publication

www.simap.ch

4.8 Procedures for appeal

This Invitation for Expressions of Interest and the subsequent tender is part of a project agreement between the Government of the Swiss Confederation and the Governement of Uzbekistan signed on 1 November 2013. Rights of redress as per the Swiss PPA/PPO are excluded.