Kyrgyz Republic National Irrigation Investment Program

Scope as published

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 clima…

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