Technical Consultant for Uzbek Pumps Energy Efficiency Ppp Project The Government of Uzbekistan (GoU) intends to modernize and implement energy efficiency measures across 400 water pumping stations (PSs) across the country in partnership with private sector partners to be selected through a competitive bidding process. The Ministry of Water Resources of Uzbekistan (MoWR) and the Ministry of Economy and Finance of Uzbekistan (MoEF) (both Clients) have requested IFC to act as lead advisor and provide transaction advisory support in structuring and implementation of a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) for the modernization of up to 200 PSs including selection of private sector partner(s) to design, build, finance, operate and maintain the Project under a long-term agreement with the Clients (the Project).As part of its role as lead advisor for the PPP Transaction, IFC will appoint a technical consultant (the Consultant) to support the implementation of the Project. The Consultant shall support IFC and the Clients with conducting technical, commercial and environmental and social (ES) due diligence to identify the interventions required to modernize rehabilitate the PSs, implement energy conservation and climate resilient measures to reduce energy consumption, structuring of the Project and throughout the tender process, until qualified private sector partners are selected for the Project and the PPP agreement is executed between the Clients and the private sector partners. 90 - CONTRACT CONSULTANTS WORLD BANK(WB) UZ - Uzbekistan Tender Notice International Competitive Bidding 0002012146 Uzbekistan GT-109303084