1. The Republic of Uzbekistan has received financing from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) toward the cost of Sustainable Solid-Waste Management Project, and it intends to apply part of the proceeds of this financing to payments under the contract named above. Bidding is open to bidders from eligible source countries of ADB.

The State Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan for Ecology and Environment Protection (“the Purchaser”) invites sealed bids from eligible bidders for Supply of 1100-liter SW disposal bins.

2. Open competitive bidding will be conducted in accordance with ADB’s Single-Stage: One-Envelope procedure and is open to all bidders from eligible countries as described in the Bidding Document.

Only eligible Bidders with the following key qualifications should participate in this bidding:

3.1 Contractual Experience

Successful completion as main supplier within the last five (5) years (2016-2020), of at least one (1) contract valued at US$1.8 million with nature, and complexity same to the scope supply described in Section 6 (Schedule of Supply) of the Bidding Document.

3.2 Technical Experience

Goods offered have been in production for at least three (3) years (2018-2020) and a minimum of eighteen thousand (18,000) units of same capacity have been sold and have been operating satisfactorily for at least three (3) years (2018-2020).

3.3 Production Capacity

Bidder shall demonstrate per each lot that it can supply the type, size, and quantity of the goods as required by Purchaser in accordance with the Delivery and Completion Schedule in Section 6 (Schedule of Supply) of the Bidding Document.

3.4 Financial Situation

Bidder shall demonstrate soundness of its financial position showing long-term profitability demonstrated through audited annual financial statements (balance sheet, income statement) for the last three (3) years (2018-2020).

3.5 Size of Operation

Bidder shall demonstrate average annual turnover of (converted into US dollars) equivalent to US$4,000,000, calculated as total payments received by the Bidder for contracts completed or under execution over the last three (3) years (2018-2020).

3.6 Cash Flow Capacity

Bidder shall demonstrate availability of or access to liquid assets, lines of credit, and other finances sufficient to meet any possible cash flow requirement that may arise during the execution of the contract, which is US$0.97 million.

4. To obtain further information and inspect the bidding documents, bidder should contact:

Mr. Islombek Bokijonov
Deputy Chairman
State Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan for Ecology
and Environment Protection (SCEEP)
Address: 15, passage 5, Sayram street, Mirzo Ulugbek district
City: Tashkent city
ZIP Code: 100170
Country: Republic of Uzbekistan
Telephone: +998 71 207 7007 (int.: 1044#)
E-mail: LBG@eco.gov.uz (primary); uzsswmproject@gmail.com (secondary)

5. To purchase the bidding documents in English, eligible bidders should:

▪ write to the address above requesting the Bidding Documents for SCEEP/OCB-G2_2021: Supply of 1100-liter SW disposal bins

▪ pay a nonrefundable fee of either (a) US$100 or (b) an equivalent amount of Uzbek Sum using the exchange rate published by the Central Bank of the Republic of Uzbekistan on the date of payment of non-refundable fee to the bank account indicated below:

US Dollar Account:

Name: Loyihani Boshqarish Guruhi (Project Management Unit)
Address: 15, Sayram street, Mirzo Ulugbek district, 100170 Tashkent city, Uzbekistan
Bank Name: Private Joint-Stock Bank “TRUSTBANK” Tashkent Branch
Bank Address: House 11-A, Chilanzar quarter “E”, 100100 Tashkent city, Uzbekistan
Account No.: 2021 2840 9053 8734 7002, INN: 202302376
SWIFT Code: TRSAUZ22
Bank code: 00850

Uzbek Sum Account:

Name: Loyihani Boshqarish Guruhi (Project Management Unit)
Address: 15, Sayram street, Mirzo Ulugbek district, 100170 Tashkent city, Uzbekistan
Bank Name: Private Joint-Stock Bank “TRUSTBANK” Tashkent Branch
Bank Address: House 11-A, Chilanzar quarter “E”, 100100 Tashkent city, Uzbekistan
Account No.: 2021 2000 2053 8734 7002, INN: 202302376
SWIFT Code: TRSAUZ22
Bank Code: 00850

Bidding document may also be sent by airmail for overseas delivery for additional fee of US$50 and surface mail or courier for local delivery for an equivalent in Uzbek Sum at the exchange rate published by the Central Bank of the Republic of Uzbekistan on the date of payment to SCEEP’s bank account indicated above. No liability will be accepted for loss or late delivery.

6. Deliver your bid:

▪ to the address indicated in para. 5.
▪ on or before the deadline: 15 October 2021, 15:00 hours (Tashkent time).
▪ together with a Bid Security/Bid-Securing Declaration as described in the Bidding Document.

Bids will be opened after the deadline for bid submission in the presence of bidders’ representatives who choose to attend.

Bid opening time: 15 October 2021, 15:15 hours (Tashkent time)

Address: State Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan for Ecology and Environmental Protection
Conference Hall on the 2nd Floor

15, passage 5, Sayram street, Mirzo Ulugbek district, 100170, Tashkent city, Uzbekistan