Procurement of Civil Works: Reconstruction and Upgrading of A373 Road - A373-RC-02

Procurement of Civil Works: Reconstruction and Upgrading of A373 Road - A373-RC-02

Active

Notice Type

International Competitive Bidding [Open]

Issue Date

30 April 2026

Last date of submission

9 June 2026

Tender Type

Pre-Qualification

Project title

Reconstruction and Upgrading of A373 Road (0-37 km)

Email

piuisdb37km@gmail.com

Documents

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Invitation for Prequalification

Country: Republic of Uzbekistan

Project Name: Reconstruction and Upgrading of A373 Road (0-37 km)

Sector: Transport Infrastructure

Procurement of Civil Works: Reconstruction and Upgrading of A373 Road

Mode of Financing: Installment Sale

Contract Title: A373-RC-02

ICB Reference No. (as per Procurement Plan): A373-RC-02

• This invitation for prequalification follows the General Procurement Notice (GPN) for this project that appeared in IsDB website / DGmarket / and Website of the Committee for Roads of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated January 23, 2025 on-line.

• The Republic of Uzbekistan has received for financing from the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) toward the cost of the Reconstruction and Upgrading of A373 Road (0-37 km), and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for A373-RC-02 Reconstruction and Upgrading of A373 Road (0-37 km).

The A373 automobile road “a/d M39-Gulistan-Buka-Angren-Kokand and Osh-through Andijan” is located in the north-eastern part of the Republic. In the eastern direction, the road provides a reliable road communication link between the Republic of Kyrgyzstan, north-western PRC and the regions of Central, South and West Asia.

The public road of international importance A373 “Road M39-Gulistan-Buka-Angren-Kokand and Osh-through Andijan”, as a part of the Uzbek national highway, forms the eastern transport corridor, allowing effective integration into the international transport system in all directions.

It is a part of international transport corridors such as Trans-Afghan International Transport Corridor, Е-40, АН-5, АН-62, АН-65, Traseka-22, Traseka-26.

The Project will result in 37 km of reconstructed road section of the Feasibility Study “Reconstruction (with cement concrete pavement) of the A373 road ‘a/d M39 Gulistan-Buka-Angren-Kokand and Osh-through Andijan’ and strengthened road network management capacity.

• The Avtoyulinvest Agency under the Road Committee of the Ministry of Transport of the Republic of Uzbekistan (Employer’s) and Project Implementation unit (PIU) intends to prequalify contractors and/or firms for Reconstruction and Upgrading of A373 Road (0-37 km). It is expected that invitations for bid will be made in April 28, 2026. Eligible applicants with the following key qualifications are invited to participate in this prequalification process:

•           Financial Resources: Minimum financial resources to meet the construction cash flow requirements estimated as: 10 500 000.00 US $

•           Average Annual Construction Turnover: Minimum Average Annual Construction Turnover: 84 250 000.00 US $

•           Specific Construction & Contract Management Experience:

A minimum number of similar contracts specified below that have been satisfactorily and substantially completed as a prime contractor, joint venture member, management contractor or sub-contractor between 1st January 2018 and application submission deadline:

(i) 2 contracts, each of minimum value 50 000 000,00 US Dollars (Fifty million United States Dollars);

or

(ii) 1 contract of minimum value 101 120 000,00 US Dollars (One hundred one million one hundred twenty thousand US dollars) and

The similarity of the contracts shall be based on the following: Based on Section VII, Scope of Works, with the minimum key requirements:

At least two-lane road works with Cement Concrete Pavement, with a minimum total length of 18,5 km

And

For the above and any other contracts completed as prime contractor, joint venture member, management contractor or sub-contractor between January 1, 2018 and application submission deadline, a minimum construction experience in the following key activities successfully completed:

• One (1) cast-in-place (monolithic) bridge

• One (1) standard overpass

More details of qualification requirements are provided in the Prequalification Document.

The Employer shall be responsible for land acquisition

• Prequalification will be conducted through prequalification procedures specified in the Islamic Development Bank’s Guidelines for the Procurement of Goods, Works and Related Services under IsDB Project Financing, April 2019, revised in February 2023 (“Guidelines”) and is open to all applicants from eligible source countries, as defined in the Guidelines. Bidding will be conducted through the open International Competitive Bidding (ICB Open)