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 will support the adoption of climate-smart irrigation technologies and agriculture practices to optimize water use at both system and farm levels, thus reducing the vulnerability to climate change impacts for farmers and rural communities. To further increase the reliability of irrigation services and the productivity of irrigated agriculture, the component will also finance smart water measurement and monitoring systems to strengthen irrigation water management and accounting. This Component consists of the following subcomponents Sub-component 1.1 – Irrigation and drainage infrastructure modernization will finance the: (i) modernization and upgrade of 440 km of hydraulic and hydromechanical I&D infrastructure covering 82,000 ha to reduce water losses, improve conveyance efficiency, and strengthen operational reliability, reducing drought vulnerability and increasing food security; (ii) development and upgrade of 10 regulation structures and groundwater sources, including rehabilitation and optimization of existing storage facilities, to reduce sedimentation, improve water availability and enable drought resilient irrigation services; (iii) dam safety improvements for two priority interstate structures, including instrumentation and hydrological monitoring systems, civil, hydraulic and hydromechanical works to ensure compliance with technical and environmental standards and improve their operational performance; and (iv)modernization and automation of water allocation, measurement and monitoring systems along all primary canals using supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems to enable equitable water distribution and accurate water accounting, better system management, and transparent service provision. Sub-component 1.2 – Scalable pilot on irrigated agriculture and on farm smart water-management will finance climate-smart onfarm and value chain interventions that leverage improved irrigation services financed under Subcomponent 1.1 to improve climate adaptation and mitigation for targeted producer groups, cooperatives, and agribusinesses in upgraded irrigation command areas. Component 2: Irrigation Service Delivery improvements will finance infrastructure works, technical assistance (TA), and equipment to (i) increasing water resources and irrigation planning and operational capacity to enhance drought resilience and sediment control, (ii) enhancing water regional coordination, cross learning and water sharing systems to increase climate resilience in interstate rivers, (iii) improving the financial efficiency and governance systems using performance-based financing mechanisms to enhance the resilience of irrigation services against climate variability, (iv) skills and professional development for young sector professionals to enhance the irrigation and water management capacity, and women participation in technical and climate-smart decision-making roles, and (v) supporting private capital and knowledge mobilization to maximize sector financing. Sub-component 2.1 – National water resources management and irrigation services, will finance (i) hydroclimatic and hydrological equipment and system upgrade for the unified water information center, procedures to consolidate hydrological and operational data, and improve interstate water information sharing and coordination, to help bolster climate resilience with accurate risks assessment, decision support systems and early warnings using real-time monitoring and data analysis; (ii) information technology (IT) infrastructure, equipment and tools for the modernization of the water permitting system to enhance transparency, strengthen compliance, and improve allocation efficiency; (iii) training and equipment for enhancing dam operations procedures and safety, (iv) IT systems for efficient water accounting systems to improve water allocation and monitoring, and enable more effective regulation and service delivery; and (v) TA for the review and update of irrigation d