Kyrgyz Republic National Irrigation Investment Program

GENERAL PROCUREMENT NOTICE Country: Kyrgyz Republic Project: KYRGYZ REPUBLIC NATIONAL IRRIGATION INVESTMENT PROGRAM Project ID No. P515521 Implementing Agency: Water Resources Service under the Ministry of Water Resources, Agriculture and Processing Industry of the Kyrgyz Republic The Kyrgyz Republic has received financing in the amount of US$ 172 000 000 (one hundred seventy two million) equivalent from the World Bank (WB), Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), the OPEC Fund and Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) toward the cost of the Kyrgyz Republic National Irrigation Investment Program (Project), and it intends to apply part of the proceeds to payments for goods, works, non-consulting services and consulting services to be procured under this Project. The Project will include the following components: Component 1: Infrastructure Investments: Overall, Component 1 will lay the physical and technological foundation for more efficient, resilient, and climate-smart irrigation systems, directly contributing to improved water management, sustainable agricultural production, climate adaptation and mitigation. Specifically, this component will finance investments (civil works, goods, equipment, and services) to increase the efficiency, access and reliability of I&D infrastructure and services. Priority investments include upgrading critical water regulation facilities and enhancing dam safety, and groundwater development to reduce the impact of droughts and climate change-driven water scarcity; modernizing irrigation conveyance and distribution infrastructure using modern lining technologies, and materials resistant to high-temperature variations that withstand ground movements in landslide-prone areas, and reforestation along the right-of-way to prevent sedimentation along the canals and downstream rivers. The Project will also finance hydromechanical works to reduce energy consumption and minimize greenhouse (GHG) emissions. Further, the project