Request for Bids Goods (Two-Envelope Bidding Process)

Country: THE REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN

Name of Project: SECOND LIVESTOCK SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PROJECT

Contract Title: PROCUREMENT OF PLASTIC, MACHINE READABLE, VISAUL EAR-TAGS FOR CATTLE

Credit No.: 7295-UZ

RFB Reference No.: SLSDP/RFB/05

1. The Republic of Uzbekistan has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Second Livestock Sector Development Project, and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for the Procurement of plastic, machine readable, visual ear-tags for cattle. “For this contract, the Borrower shall process the payments using the Direct Payment disbursement method, as defined in the World Bank’s Disbursement Guidelines for Investment Project Financing, except for those payments, which the contract provides to be made through letter of credit.”
2. The Project Implementation Unit (PIU) of the Second Livestock Sector Development Project under the Committee for Veterinary and Livestock Development now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for the procurement of plastic, machine readable, visual ear-tags for cattle in the amount of 40 million pieces (20 million sets) to be supplied within a period of one year after contract signing.
3. Bidding will be conducted through international competitive procurement using a Request for Bids (RFB) as specified in the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” dated November 2020 (“Procurement Regulations”), and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations.
4. Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from the PIU of the Second Livestock Sector Development Project, Mr Nasriddin Najimov – Project Manager, slsdp.procurement@gmail.com and inspect the bidding document during office hours  10:00 to 17:00 hours at the address given below.
5. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before 16:00 Tashkent time, September 13, 2024. Electronic Bidding will not be permitted. Late Bids will be rejected. The outer Bid envelopes marked “Original Bid”, and the inner envelopes marked “Technical Part” will be publicly opened in the presence of the Bidders’ designated representatives and anyone who chooses to attend, at the address below on the 3^rd floor, conference room of SLSDP PIU, at 16:00 Tashkent time September 13, 2024. All envelopes marked “Second Envelope: Financial Part” shall remain unopened and will be held in safe custody of the Purchaser until the second public opening.
6. All Bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security in the amount of 285 000 US Dollars.
7. Attention is drawn to the Procurement Regulations requiring the Borrower to disclose information on the successful bidder’s beneficial ownership, as part of the Contract Award Notice, using the Beneficial Ownership Disclosure Form as included in the bidding document.
8. The address referred to above is:

SLSDP PIU Procurement Office

Mr Nasriddin Najimov – Project Manager

22, Kushbegi street, Yakkasaroy District, Tashkent, Uzbekistan, 100022

Telephone: +998 97 155 50 54

E-mail: slsdp.procurement@gmail.com, slsdp.cvld@gmail.com