PRE-QUALIFICATION SELECTION FOR DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION WORKS ON THE PRINCIPLE OF AN EPC CONTRACT (INCLUDING DESIGN, SUPPLY OF EQUIPMENT, CONSTRUCTION AND INSTALLATION WORKS AND BRINGING TO DESIGN INDICATORS)

PRE-QUALIFICATION SELECTION FOR DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION WORKS ON THE PRINCIPLE OF AN EPC CONTRACT (INCLUDING DESIGN, SUPPLY OF EQUIPMENT, CONSTRUCTION AND INSTALLATION WORKS AND BRINGING TO DESIGN INDICATORS)

published: 11 August 2025

DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING APPLICATIONS: 14:00 (Bishkek time) on August 25, 2025.


The “Kumtor Gold Company” CJSC invites You to take part in the pre-qualification selection for design and construction works on the principle of an EPC contract (including design, supply of equipment, construction and installation works and bringing to design indicators).

Submission format: The application for pre-qualification selection and other documents must be signed by a person authorized to sign the application and obligations under the contract. Documents must be sealed and submitted in PDF format. The authority of the signatory must be confirmed by the power of attorney or certified copies of the relevant documents.
Procedure for submitting proposals.

 

Participants of the competition must apply for participation in Russian language or English in accordance with the requirements of the competition, attach the necessary copies of documents and send them electronically to the epc.contract@kumtor.kg e-mail address kg by 14:00 hrs on August 25, 2025.

The Terms of Reference and other necessary documents are provided on the basis of the signed NDA (the form of the agreement is attached).

The participant undertakes to provide a commercial proposal containing the price of the application and other necessary documents for the performance of design and construction work on the principle of an EPC contract (in case of passing the qualification selection and signing an NDA).

The application for participation must contain the following documents: Presentation about the company
References for services in the design of beneficiation, gold recovery, pyrometallurgical enterprises in the mining and processing industry.
Reference list of work performed on the principle of EPC contract.
Registration/statutory documents, licenses, certificates necessary for the performance of work in complete scope.
For residents of the Kyrgyz Republic: Letter of interest in participating.
Detailed information about the company:

• relevant permits, licenses for construction design and construction (not lower than I level of responsibility), construction and installation works (not lower than I level of responsibility), qualification certificates and diplomas of specialists involved in the provision of services (these documents must be submitted in a scanned version);

• reference list of participation in the implemented projects of mining facilities on the principle of EPC contract (attach copies of supporting documents on the work performed) for the last 10 years.

• information on the availability of the resource base (with at least 5 years of experience in the areas of designers, builders, installers, power engineers, programmers, economists and other specialists, office equipment, necessary software, etc.).

• Recommendations, feedback from Customers.

A scanned copy of the certificate of registration of a legal entity or an electronic certificate (certificates) from the website of the Ministry of Justice of the Kyrgyz Republic.
A scanned copy of the document defining the main activity (Charter), as well as a scanned copy of the decision on appointment as a director.
5. Scanned copies of the original financial statements for 2022-2023-2024:

• Balance sheet.

• Profit and loss statement.

• Cash flow statement.

• Statement of capital flows.

• Single tax return.

Certificate of absence of arrears on tax payments and insurance premiums to state authorities, valid on the date of submission of the application.
For non-residents (participants of other countries): Letter of interest in participating
Detailed information about the company:

• relevant permits, licenses for construction design and construction, for construction and installation works, qualification certificates and diplomas of specialists involved in the provision of services (these documents must be submitted in duly certified scanned copies).

• reference list of participation in the implemented projects of mining facilities on the principle of EPC contract (attach copies of supporting documents on the work performed) for the last 10 years.

• information on the availability of the resource base (with at least 5 years of experience in the areas of designers, builders, installers, power engineers, programmers, economists and other specialists, office equipment, necessary software, etc.).

• Recommendations, feedback from Customers.

Scanned copies of the registration and constituent documents of the participant in the competition
Scanned copies of the original financial statements for the last 3 (three) years.
Scanned copies of qualification documents.
All documents must be submitted with a translation into Russian or English.
Evaluation criteria: A proposal that meets all qualification requirements and provides a full package of requested documents will be recognized as selected.
Other requirements: The Participant shall also submit any other documents that the Participant will be required to complete or prepare as requested by the Customer. These documents can be requested both during the selection and after it as part of the work with the winner.
A proposal indicating the topic: “Mill EPC contract” should be sent by e-mail to epc.contract@kumtor.kg until 14:00hrs on August 25, 2025.
The Customer shall have the right to accept or reject any or all the proposals, as well as to cancel the selection process at any time prior to the award of the Contract, without incurring any obligations to the relevant participants.
The proposal must be on official letterhead.
Proposals submitted by the Selection Participants later than the specified deadlines shall not be accepted and will not be considered.

By submitting his proposal, the Participant thereby agrees to all the conditions specified in the requirements of the Company.

Each selection participant can submit only one proposal.

The validity period of the proposal shall be at least 60 calendar days.

It is not allowed to make changes to the competitive proposal during the term of validity of the competitive proposal.

A selected participant is obliged to provide a guarantee of the performance of the contract in the form of a declaration before signing the contract.
In the case of an advance payment, the winning company is obliged to provide a bank guarantee for the payment of an advance payment not less than the amount of the advance payment.
All questions about this competition should be sent by e-mail to: Baisal.Taalaibekov@kumtor.kg
Requests for clarification of the selection conditions must be sent 3 calendar days before the deadline for submission of the proposal.

PROJECT OVERVIEW

Introduction KGC manages the project for the construction of the Kumtor Mill Historical Tailings Processing Complex with infrastructure facilities.

To implement this project, KGC is looking for a Contractor for design and construction work on the principle of an EPC contract (including design, supply of building materials and equipment, construction and installation work and bringing to design indicators).

KGC task Design and construction of a complex for the processing of historical tailings with a capacity of 12,000,000 (12 million) tons per year.
Full name of works/services Design, supply of equipment, construction and installation works and bringing to the design indicators on the principle of the EPC contract “Kumtor Mill Historical Tailings Processing Complex with Infrastructure Facilities.”
Goals Construction of the Kumtor Mill Historical Tailings Processing Complex with Infrastructure Facilities.
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR THE CONTRACTOR Qualification requirements for the Contractor:

• The Contractor must have the appropriate licenses for construction design and construction, for construction and installation works and certified specialists. In the absence of a license for certain types of work, the Contractor involved (under the consortium agreement) must have:

• license of the required level.

• certified specialists.

• Practical experience in design and construction, supply, and installation of technological equipment for mining facilities (the portfolio includes successfully implemented engineering projects for design and construction over the past 10 years).

• Availability of a resource base (with at least 5 years of experience in the areas of designers, builders, installers, power engineers, programmers, economists and other specialists, office equipment, necessary software, etc.).

• Provision of supporting documents.

Dates of the beginning and end of the performance of services/works • The start of work is determined by the terms of the contract.

• Duration of work:

• Confirmatory research and design work for no more than 8 months.

• Construction and installation work for no more than 1.5 years.

• Commissioning and bringing to the design indicators no more than 8 months.

• To speed up the work, work is carried out in parallel as much as possible.

• The end of the services is the fulfillment of all obligations by the Contractor of the terms of the contract.

Procedure for delivery and acceptance of services/works rendered Procedure for delivery and acceptance of services/works rendered: delivery and acceptance of services/works rendered is carried out on the basis of providing the Customer with a fully completed construction of the Kumtor Mine Historical Tailings Processing Complex with all infrastructure, which has reached the design indicators for productivity, total gold recovery and other indicators.
Input data provided After passing the pre-qualification and signing of the NDA, the following documentation is provided.

•          Report of the “KyrgyzGIIZ” OJSC on engineering surveys at the facility: “Engineering and geological surveys at the area of production and infrastructure facilities of the Kumtor mine Mill Historical Tailings Processing Complex.”

•          Report of the KGC Exploration Department on “Assessment of the resources of the Kumtor Tailings Storage Facility (as of 01.01.2022).

•          Report of the “Blue Coast Research” (BCR) on metallurgical studies conducted on KGC Mill historical tailings samples.

•          Report of the “Metso Outotek” on the results of metallurgical studies of KGC Mill historical tailings samples.

•          Report of the “Zi Jin” design company on the research carried out on KGC Mill historical tailings samples.

•          Technological regulations and feasibility studies developed by the “Zi Jin;” design and engineering company.

•          Other documentation and materials are provided, if necessary, at a separate request of the Contractor.

•          Draft requests, applications for obtaining technical specifications shall be provided by the Contractor.

Evaluation criteria •          A proposal that meets all qualification requirements and provides a complete package of documents will be considered selected.

•          The Customer shall have the right to accept or reject any or all proposals, as well as to cancel the selection process at any time prior to the award of the Contract, without incurring any obligations to the relevant participants.

•          A letter of interest in participating must be on official letterhead.

•          Requests for clarification of the selection conditions must be sent 3 calendar days before the deadline for submission of the proposal.

We invite all qualified contractors to participate!