PRE-QUALIFICATION (PQ) FOR THE SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT EXPERT PANEL (IRB) FOR THE FACILITY “TRANSFER TAILINGS POND AND TAILINGS MANAGEMENT FACILITY OF THE MILL HISTORICAL TAILINGS PROCESSING COMPLEX AT THE KUMTOR MINE”

published: 10 November 2026

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: 01.12.2026

INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE

In the Pre-Qualification (PQ) for the selection of an independent expert panel (IRB) for the facility “Transfer Tailings Pond and Tailings Management Facility of the Mill Historical Tailings Processing Complex at the Kumtor Mine”.

The “Kumtor Gold Company” CJSC invites You to participate in the Pre-Qualification (PQ) procedure to form an independent international expert panel (Independent Review Board, IRB).

The purpose of the PQ is to identify organizations and specialists with demonstrated independence, experience, and multidisciplinary competence to carry out an independent technical review of the detailed design of the facility.

1. Scope of the Independent Review

The planned scope of the IRB includes an independent assessment of design solutions, underlying assumptions, calculations, risks, and compliance with applicable requirements, including in the following areas:

• stability of structures under static, pseudo-static, and dynamic conditions;
• seepage, drainage, seepage barrier elements, and pore pressure management;
• water and mass balance, design hydrological loads, including PMP/PMF;
• seismic hazard and design earthquakes, including PSHA/DSHA and DBE/MCE criteria;
• monitoring systems, instrumentation and control, trigger levels, early warning, and TARP;
• review of the input data and results of the breach analysis prepared by the designer;
• compliance with GISTM/ICMM and the applicable provisions of ICOLD, ANCOLD, and CDA.

2. Main IRB Deliverables

• final independent IRB report with conclusions, qualifications, and recommendations;
• compliance matrix against the 15 principles and 77 requirements of GISTM, as well as the applicable ICMM requirements;
• opinion on the applicable ICOLD, ANCOLD, and CDA requirements and guidelines;
• opinion on the breach analysis;
• risk register and corrective action plan (CAPA);
• presentation of results and a Comparison Matrix tracking the designer’s responses.

3. PQ Application Submission Procedure

4. Documentation Package

This invitation includes the following integral appendices:

• Appendix 1 — Pre-Qualification Requirements;
• Appendix 2 — PQ Application Evaluation Methodology;
• Appendix 3 — Declaration of Independence and Conflict of Interest;
• Appendix 4 — Information Submission Forms and Participant Checklist.

5. Clear Delineation of Technical, Financial, and Legal Due Diligence

The 100-point evaluation covers only the technical part of the PQ: relevant experience, qualifications, and functional completeness of the proposed IRB, technical methodology, standards, work organization, and communication.

The applicant’s financial documents, submitted at the Customer’s request, are passed to the finance specialists of the “Kumtor Gold Company” CJSC for independent review. The financial review is not part of the technical 100 points; its result is documented separately.

Registration, corporation, authority, and other legal documents are passed for independent review to the lawyers of the Material and Technical Supply Department (MTSD) of the “Kumtor Gold Company” CJSC. The legal review is not part of the technical 100 points; its result is documented separately.

The Customer may request clarifications and supporting documents, interview the proposed IRB members, and verify the references provided. This invitation is not an offer and does not create an obligation to enter into a contract.

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