Consulting Services for the Preparation of Feasibility Study, Environmental and Social Documents, Detailed Technical Design, Bills of Quantities (BOQ), Bidding Documents, and Procurement Process Support for the Construction of the 500 kV Transmission Line

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST REPUBLIC OF TAJIKISTAN Open Joint Stock Company Shabakahoi Intiqoli Barq (SIB) Project:  Regional Electricity Market Interconnectivity and Trade program (P509488) Assignment Title:  Consulting Services for the Preparation of Feasibility Study, Environmental and Social Documents, Detailed Technical Design, Bills of Quantities (BOQ), Bidding Documents, and Procurement Process Support for the Construction of the 500 kV Transmission Line from Rogun Hydro Power Plant (HPP) to the Construction Site of New Sayhun Substation, including Reconstruction of Related Infrastructure Reference No .:  REMIT-TJ-CS-QCBS-LS-RS The Republic of Tajikistan has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Regional Electricity Market Interconnectivity and Trade program and intends to use part of these funds for the Consulting Services for the Preparation of Feasibility Study, Environmental and Social documents, Detailed Technical Design, Bills of Quantities (BOQ), Bidding Documents, and Procurement Process Support for the Construction of the 500 kV Transmission Line from Rogun Hydro Power Plant (HPP) to New Sayhun Substation, including new 500/220/35 kV Sayhun-500 Substation, 500 kV Transmission Line Sayhun – Sughd, new 220 kV Outgoing Lines from Sayhun 500 kV substation, new bay at Sughd 500 kV substation, reconstruction of the 220 kV Switchyard at Khujand Substation with  the associated 220 kV OHL The main objective of the consulting services is to support the Open Joint Stock Company “Shabakahoi Intiqoli Barq” (SIB) in the preparation of the Feasibility Study development of a Scoping Study and preparation of detailed Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA), Land Acquisition Plan (LAP)/ Resettlement Action Plan (RAP), Stakeholder Engagement Plan (SEP) and, possibly, Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP),  Gender Action Plan (GAP), Detailed Technical Design, Cost Estimates, Bills of...