Specific Procurement Notice
(Two-envelope Bidding Process, Without Prequalification)
Employer: The Ministry of Natural Resources, Environment, and Technical Supervision (MNRETS) of the Kyrgyz Republic
Project: Air Quality Improvement Project
Contract title: Improvement of the Air Quality Monitoring System in the Kyrgyz Republic
Country: The Kyrgyz Republic
Loan No. /Credit No. / Grant No.: P177467
RFB No: AQIP/1.1/RFB/INT 1-2026
Issued on: March 04, 2026
The Kyrgyz Republic has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Air Quality Improvement Project, and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the Contract[1] for Modernization of Air Quality and Meteorological Monitoring Infrastructure in Kyrgyzstan.
The Ministry of Natural Resources, Environment, and Technical Supervision (MNRETS) of the Kyrgyz Republic now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for the design, supply, and installation of Automatic Air Pollution Monitoring Stations - Bishkek (6), Osh (2), Kara-Balta (1), Tokmok (1), Cholpon-Ata (1), totalling 11 units, including the following Items:
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” September 2023 (“Procurement Regulations”) and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations. According to item 6.34 of the World Bank`s Procurement Regulations Borrower may conduct negotiations following Bid/Proposal evaluations and before final contract award.
Bids will be evaluated in accordance with the evaluation process set out in the bidding documents. The following weightings shall apply for Rated Criteria (including technical and non-price factors): 20%. and for the bid cost: 80 %.
Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from the Project Implementation Unit of MNRETS and aqip.procur@gmail.com, airqualitypiu@gmail.com, and inspect the bidding document during office hours 09:00 to 18:00 hours at the address given below.
The bidding document in English and Russian languages may be received by interested eligible Bidders upon the submission of a written application to the address below. The document will be sent by email.
Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before 14:00 (local time), April 22, 2026. 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 14:00 (local time), April 22, 2026. All envelopes marked “FINANCIAL PART” shall remain unopened and will be held in safe custody of the Employer until the second Bid opening.
All Bids must be accompanied by a “Bid Security” of 45,000 (forty-five thousand) US Dollars.
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.
The address(es) referred to above is (are):
"Air Quality Improvement Project in the Kyrgyz Republic" under the Ministry of Natural Resources, Environment, and Technical Supervision of the Kyrgyz Republic
Address: Bishkek, Erkindik Blvd. 2, office 141.
Phone: + 996 (554) 105002
E-mail: aqip.procur@gmail.com, airqualitypiu@gmail.com
[1] Substitute “contracts” where Bids are called concurrently for multiple contracts. Add a new para. 3 and renumber paras 3 - 8 as follows: “Bidders may Bid for one or several contracts, as further defined in the bidding document. Bidders wishing to offer discounts in case they are awarded more than one contract will be allowed to do so, provided those discounts are included in the Letter of Bid.”