Construction of Biosafety Level 2 (BSL-2) and Biosafety Level 3 (BSL-3) Laboratories at the Istanbul (Pendik), Izmir (Bornova), and Konya Veterinary Control Institute Directorates — Turkey Climate Smart and Competitive Agricultural Growth Project (TUCSAP)

Request for Bids Small Works (Single Stage One-Envelope Bidding Process) Employer: The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, General Directorate of Livestock Project: Turkey Climate Smart and Competitive Agricultural Growth Project (TUCSAP) (P175011) Country: Türkiye Contract Title: Construction of Biosafety Level 2 (BSL-2) and Biosafety Level 3 (BSL-3) Laboratories at the Istanbul (Pendik), Izmir (Bornova), and Konya Veterinary Control Institute Directorates Loan No. /Credit No. / Grant No.: TR-9372 RFB No.: W.GKGM.CS2.1-02 1. The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, has received financing toward the cost of the Turkey Climate Smart and Competitive Agricultural Growth Project (TUCSAP) through a loan agreement signed with the Ministry of Treasury and Finance and the World Bank and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contracts for “Construction of Biosafety Level 2 (BSL-2) and Biosafety Level 3 (BSL-3) Laboratories at the Istanbul (Pendik), Izmir (Bornova), and Konya Veterinary Control Institute Directorates”. 2. The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry General Directorate of Livestock, now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for Construction of Biosafety Level 2 (BSL-2) and Biosafety Level 3 (BSL-3) Laboratories at the Istanbul (Pendik), Izmir (Bornova), and Konya Veterinary Control Institute Directorates. The construction period for each facility is 365 days. Defect Notification Period is 180 days. 3. Bidding will be conducted through national competitive procurement using Request for Bids (RFB) as specified in the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers- Procurement in Investment Projects Financing” November 2020 (“Procurement Regulations”), and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations. 4. Interested eligible Bidders may review the tender documents at the address listed below or by sending a request to the email address provided below. They may do so during business hours (9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.) until 17:00 on July 13, 2026, at a date and time deemed appropriate by the Authority, and may obtain further information from the designated staff: Related Department: Department of Veterinary Services and Public Health Address: The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry General Directorate of Livestock Universities District Dumlupnar Boulevard, No: 161, Main Building, 4th Floor 06800, Çankaya/ANKARA/TÜRKYE E-mail: yilmaz.ciftci@tarimorman.gov.tr, alper.karapinar@tarimorman.gov.tr Phone: +90 312 258 74 22 Ylmaz ÇFTÇ (Agriculture and Forestry Specialist), Alper KARAPINAR (Veterinarian) For Document Review Requests: tucsap2.1@tarimorman.gov.tr 5. Interested bidders may obtain the bidding documents, prepared in Turkish, electronically by submitting a written request to the address of the Administration specified in Article 4 and paying a non-refundable fee of 5,000 TL (Five Thousand Turkish Lira). The bidding document fee must be paid to the account of the Central Accounting Directorate of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (TR51 0000 1001 0000 0350 1540 26), with the reference “W.GKGM.CS2.1-02- Bidding Document Fee for the Construction of Biosafety Level 2 (BSL-2) and Biosafety Level 3 (BSL-3) Laboratories within the Istanbul (Pendik), Izmir (Bornova), and Konya Veterinary Control Institute Directorates." The fee paid to obtain the documents (5,000 TL – Five Thousand Turkish Liras) will not be refunded under any circumstances. The payment receipt must also be submitted as an attachment to the bid. The bidding documents will be delivered in person on a USB drive. 6. The procurement notice will be published on the websites of the Ministry, the General Directorate, and the project, as well as on the Electronic Public Procurement Platform, at least 30 (thirty) days prior to the bid date. In addition, any questions and answers and addenda issued during the call for bids process will be available on the announcement pages of the Ministry, the General Directorate, and the project, as listed below. https://www.tarimorman.gov.tr/Sayfalar/Detay.aspx?Liste=Duyuru https://www.tarimorman.gov.tr/HAYGEM/Sayfalar/Detay.aspx?Liste=Duyuru https://tucsap.tarimorman.gov.tr/ https://ekap.kik.gov.tr/ekap/ilan/bultenindirme.aspx 7. Bids must be submitted in a sealed envelope attached to the petition (the envelope must clearly indicate that it contains bidding documents) attached to the application form and delivered to the address listed below no later than 2:30 PM on July 30, 2026. Electronic bids will not be accepted. Late bids will not be accepted for evaluation. Bids will be opened on July 30, 2026, at 3:00 PM at the address listed below, in the presence of the bidder’s representatives and any other parties wishing to attend: For submitting bids: To Attention of: The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, General Directorate of Livestock The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, General Document Unit Address: Universities District Dumlupnar Boulevard, No: 161, Main Building Floor/ Room Number: Ground Floor, Guest Entrance City: Ankara Country: Türkiye Bids will be opened at: The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry General Directorate of Livestock Address: Universities District Dumlupnar Boulevard, No: 161, Main Building, 4th Floor, Meeting Room 06800, Çankaya/ANKARA/TÜRKYE 8. All bids must be submitted with a provisional bid security for each lot in an amount at least or equal to the amounts specified below: Lot 1: 9.000.000 TL (Nine million Turkish Lira) or equivalent Lot 2: 9.000.000 TL (Nine million Turkish Lira) or equivalent Lot 3: 9.000.000 TL (Nine million Turkish Lira) or equivalent Provisional bid securities issued and submitted in formats that stated in the Public Procurement Law No. 4734 and related regulations or different formats, will not be accepted, and the bids will be rejected.