State Service for Management of Agricultural Projects and Credits under the Ministry of Agriculture

INTEGRATED RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECT CONSTRUCTION WORKS ON REHABILITATION OF IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE INFRASTRUCTURE

Mode of Financing: Ordinary Istisna’a, Istisna’a under Jeddah Declaration Financing No. AZ-034, 035, 036 Contract/Bid No. RIDS-W-1-A

This invitation for prequalification follows the general procurement notice for this project that appeared in UN Development Business online as well as in print issue No. 812 (Ref. No. UN606).

The Government of Azerbaijan has received a financing from the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) toward the cost of the Integrated Rural Development Project (IRDP), and it intends to apply part of the proceeds of this financing to payments under the contract for contract for Construction Works on Rehabilitation of Irrigation and Drainage Infrastructure. The State Service for Management of Agricultural Projects and Credits under the Ministry of Agriculture intends to prequalify contractors and/or firms for the Construction Works (Ref. No. RIDS-W-1-A) on Rehabilitation of Irrigation and Drainage Infrastructure of Water Users Associations located at Yevlakh district of the Project area.

The Project area is located in Yevlakh district of Azerbaijan located in Kur-Araz lowland. The details of the Project area are provided in the Prequalification documents. The works mainly include the cleaning of the onfarm irrigation and drainage networks, repair and reconstruction and designing of multi-purpose new required hydraulic structures, designing new concrete canals when necessary (together with the hydraulic structures) and etc.

Prequalification will be conducted through prequalification procedures specified in the Islamic Development Bank’s Guidelines for Procurement of Goods and Works, May 2009 and is open to all bidders from eligible IDB member countries, as defined in the guidelines.

The main qualification requirements are as follows: (i) Minimum average annual construction turnover of USD 20,000,000 (twenty million) during the last 3 (three) years; (ii) experience in at least 2 (two) similar contracts each with a value at least USD 20,000,000 (twenty million) during the last 5 (five) years; (iii) minimum experience in the key activities like: Digging works - 1,440,000m3; Pouring and backfilling - 440,000 m3; Monolithic Concrete - 40,500 m3; Monolithic reinforced concrete - 7,500 m3; Prefabricated concrete - 2,000 m3; Cleaning of canals and open drains - 1,450,000 m3 in the contracts completed after January 01, 2011 and other requirements. More detailed information on the requirements are provided in the Prequalification documents.

Interested eligible Applicants may obtain further information from and inspect the prequalification document at the State Service for Management of Agricultural Projects and Credits under the Ministry of Agriculture of Azerbaijan Republic (address below) from 10:00 to 17:00. A complete set of the prequalification document in English may be obtained by interested Applicants on the submission of a written application to the address below. The document will be sent by e-mail.

Applications for prequalification should be submitted in sealed envelopes, delivered to the address below by 11:00 AM local time, May 01, 2015 and be clearly marked “Application to Prequalify for Construction Works (Ref. No. RIDS-W-1-A) on Rehabilitation of Irrigation and Drainage Infrastructure of Water Users Associations located at Yevlakh district”.

State Service for Management of Agricultural Projects and Credits

under the Ministry of Agriculture of Azerbaijan Republic

Attn: Mr. Samir Suleymanov

Local Procurement Consultant

Address: 40, U. Hajibayov Street, Government House,

Floor/Room number: 8th Floor, Room 827, Baku city AZ1016,

Republic of Azerbaijan

Telephone: +994 12 493 46 93

E-mail address: [email protected]