Consulting Services for Power Grid Infrastructure Feasibility and Supervision in Kyrgyzstan

The Consultant will assist the PIU in ensuring that all project activities are implemented in full compliance with applicable technical specifications, design standards, environmental and social requirements, contractual conditions, and the approved project schedule and budget. It is envisaged that the assignment will take about 36 months to complete with an expected start date in Q3, 2025.

The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment can be downloaded from the link below: https://nesk.kg/ru/o-kompanii/proekty The OJSC “National Electrical Grid of Kyrgyzstan” now invites eligible consulting firms (“Consultants”) to indicate their interest in providing the Services.

Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services. Shortlisting Criteria: 1. The company has at least 10 years of experience in its core business, similar to the proposed task. 2. The company has completed at least two tasks of a similar nature and complexity in the last 10 years.

The completion of one or more tasks financed by the World Bank will be considered as an advantage. Similar nature and complexity refer to tasks covering the preparation of technical designs and requirements, the preparation of tender documentation and support for the tender process, as well as the management of construction and supervision of substations and power lines (220 kV and above).

Two separate assignments covering only technical design and procurement, or only construction management and supervision, will be considered as one assignment. 3.Proven experience in construction management and supervision of substations and electrical networks in the Central Asian region will be an additional advantage (please do not send expert CVs at this stage).

Key experts will not be evaluated at the shortlist stage. The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to Section III, paragraphs 3.14, 3.16, and 3.17 of the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” September 2025 (“Procurement Regulations”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.

The Consultants may submit their Expressions of Interest as individual firms or associate in the form of joint venture or sub-consultancy. However, the qualification of the sub-consultant will not be evaluated when forming the shortlist.

In the case of a joint venture, all the members of the joint venture should individually meet the shortlisting criteria and shall be jointly and severally liable for the entire assignment, if selected. A consultant will be selected in accordance with the Consultant’s Quality and Cost Based Selection (QCBS) method set out in the Procurement Regulations.

Further information can be obtained using the email: remitprocur@gmail.com Expressions of Interest should be submitted, in English, electronically to remitprocur@gmail.com by January 20, 2026, 16h00 Bishkek time (GMT+6). Agency: JSC National Electric Grid of Kyrgyzstan Procurement method: Quality And Cost-Based Selection Notice type: Request for Expression of Interest Status: Published Value: 1900000.0 USD