Request for Expressions of Interest (REOI) (Consulting Services – Selection of Firms)

Country: Republic of Tajikistan

Client: State Enterprise "Directorate of the Flooding Zone of Rogun Hydropower Plant" (DFZ)

Project: Rogun Hydropower Development Project - Phase 1

Loan No.: L0687A

Contract/Assignment Title: Construction Supervision Consultant for Construction of a Local Road of Category 5 on the Left Bank of the Rogun Reservoir (Sayindon-Labijar)

REOI Reference No: RHDP-QCBS-01

1. The Government of the Republic of Tajikistan (hereinafter called the “Recipient”) has received financing from the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (the “Bank”) in the form of a loan (hereinafter called the “Loan”) toward the cost of “Rogun Hydropower Development Project – Phase I” (hereinafter called the “Project”). The State Enterprise “Directorate of the Flooding Zone of Rogun Hydropower Plant” (“DFZ” or the “Client”), intends to apply a portion of the proceeds of this loan to eligible payments for Construction Supervision Consultancy Services under the above-referenced contract (hereinafter called the “Assignment”).

2. The Assignment includes functioning as the Engineer under the FIDIC Conditions of Contract for Construction (Red Book 2017) to supervise the construction of a local road of category 5 on the left bank of the Rogun reservoir (Sayindon-Labijar).

3. The scope of the civil works to be supervised includes the construction of approximately 40.8 km of 1-lane main road and 10,6 km of access roads that run to various villages which do not lie directly on the main road, as well as 67 engineering structures, including 4 bridges, 41 reinforced concrete culverts, 7 open throughs, and 15 gabion-type retaining walls. The road construction and rehabilitation activities will include earthworks, drainage, structural works, roadbeds, pavement, rehabilitation of engineering structures, necessary infrastructure related to road safety upgrades, and other ancillary works related to these activities.

4. The Consultant’s primary responsibilities include:

• Contract Administration: Administering the civil works contract, making engineering decisions, managing claims and variations, and certifying payments in accordance with FIDIC conditions of contract.
• Construction Supervision: Ensuring works are executed in strict accordance with specifications and drawings, implementing quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC) systems, and supervising remedial works during the Defects Notification Period.
• ESHS Compliance: Ensuring the Contractor’s strict adherence to the Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP), health and safety regulations, and social obligations, including Gender-Based Violence (GBV) and Sexual Exploitation, Abuse, and Harassment (SEA/SH) prevention measures.
• Reporting: Preparing comprehensive Inception, Monthly, Quarterly, Bi-annual and Project Completion Reports, as well as maintaining project records and as-built drawings.

The assignment is expected to require a total input of 124 person-months for International Key Experts, 258 person-months for National Key Experts, and 162 person-months for National Non-Key Experts. The duration of services is estimated at 36 months during the construction period and 12-month Defects Notification Period.

5. The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment are attached to this REOI. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AUAsEPRqK4OpNcRsPwonKHtbrgUXk6eT/view?usp=sharing

6. The DFZ 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.

The shortlisting criteria are:

• The Consultant should be an established firm with a core business in construction supervision and contract administration for transport infrastructure (roads and bridges).
• Minimum of 15 years of general professional experience in the infrastructure sector.
• Demonstrated experience as the Engineer or Construction Supervision, Project Management or Implementation Support Consultant in at least three similar contracts on major road and bridge construction projects with a value of USD 1.3 million (one million three hundred thousand) over the past 15 years.
• Experience in administering contracts under FIDIC Conditions of Contract (specifically FIDIC Red Book 2017 experience is preferred).
• Experience with projects funded by Multilateral Development Banks, such as AIIB, the World Bank, or ADB.
• Proven experience in mountainous terrain, including slope stabilization and hydrogeological engineering aspects.
• Experience in monitoring Environmental, Social, Health, and Safety (ESHS) compliance, including the implementation of ESMPs and management of social risks (GBV/SEA/SH) in infrastructure projects.
• Regional experience in Central Asia is an advantage.

 Key Experts will not be evaluated at the shortlisting stage.

7. The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to AIIB’s Directive on Procurement Instructions for Recipients (PIR, July 26, 2024), which can be accessed at: https://www.aiib.org/en/policies-strategies/_download/operational-directive/AIIB-Directive-on-Procurement-Instructions-for-Recipients-July-26-2024.pdf.

8.Consultants may associate with other firms to enhance their qualifications but should indicate clearly whether the association is in the form of a joint venture and/or a sub-consultancy. In the case of a joint venture, all the partners in the joint venture shall be jointly and severally liable for the entire contract, if selected.

9. A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Quality and Cost-Based Selection (QCBS) method set out in the PIR.

10.Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours from 08:00 to 17:00 Dushanbe local time.

11.Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the address below (in person, or by mail) by 3 p.m., February 18, 2026 (Dushanbe local time).

Attn: Mr. Manuchehr Jamilzoda

Director, State Enterprise "Directorate of the Flood Zone of Rogun Hydropower Plant”

Address: Bokhtar Street 10, Dushanbe, Tajikistan

E-mail:  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Web: https://mmz.nbo-rogun.tj