SPECIFIC PROCUREMENT NOTICE

Islamic Republic of Iran

Alborz Integrated Land and Water Management Project

Loan Number: 4782-IRN

Construction of TALAR Right Bank Irrigation and Drainage Tertiary System (IDM/W301)

The Islamic Republic of Iran has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Alborz Integrated Land and Water Management Project, and it intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for construction of canals and drainage system and related structures. The Ministry of Jihad-e Agriculture now invites sealed bids from eligible bidders for Procurement of TALAR Right Bank Irrigation and Drainage Tertiary System (IDM/W301). The construction period is 24 months.

Bidding will be conducted through the international competitive bidding procedures as specified in the World Bank’s Guidelines: Procurement under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits, (current edition), and is open to all eligible bidders  as defined in the guidelines.

Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from and inspect the bidding documents from the Mahab Ghods Consulting Engineers at Contracts Office, No. 17, Takharestan St., Vahid Dastgerdi Av., Tehran, 1918781185, Iran, email: inf@mahabghodss.com, Tel: +98 21 22221071~8, Fax: +98 21 22276487 during office hours 09:00- 16:00. The local bidders shall have a minimum grade of 3 in Water discipline according to the grade classification of Strategic Planning and Control.

A pre-bid-meeting will take place at below address on October 28, 2009 at 10:00 a.m.

A complete set of bidding documents in English (with a Farsi translation) may be purchased by interested bidders on the submission of a written application to Mahab Ghods Consulting Engineers at Contracts Office, No. 17, Takharestan St., Vahid Dastgerdi Av., Tehran, 1918781185, Iran, and upon payment of a nonrefundable fee of 2 Million Rials to Current Account No. 12655 with Bank Mellat, Vahid Dastgerdi Branch, Tehran, Iran, in favor of Mahab Ghodss or USD 200 through Bank Saderat Iran, Nahid Branch, Tehran, Iran, Account No. 100385. The document will be sent by courier or can be collected.

All bids must be accompanied by a bid security of 1,700 million Iranian Rials or USD 170,000, and be delivered to the address below by 10:30 a.m. on December 01, 2009. They will be opened at 11:00 a.m. on December 01, 2009, in the presence of bidders’ representatives, who choose to attend, at the address below. Late bids will be rejected.

The address referred to above is:

Street Address: Ground Floor, Project implementation Unit of Mazandaran Jihad-e Agriculture Organization, Against Tejarat Bank, Amir Mazandarani St.,

City: Sari

Country: Islamic Republic of Iran

Telephone: +98 (151) 2254195

Facsimile number: +98 (151) 2254191

Website: www.ailwmp.ir

Electronic mail address: PIU.MJAO@ailwmp.ir