Ministry of Construction, Architecture, Housing and Communal Services of the Kyrgyz Republic
Issyk-Kul Environmental Management and Sustainable Tourism Development Project
The government of the Kyrgyz Republic has received Loan and Grant funding from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for the Issyk-Kul Environmental Management and Sustainable Tourism Development (IEMSTD) Project and intends to apply part of the financing to consulting services.
The consulting services assignment is designed to provide services for three separate but interconnected activities including (i) the development of a comprehensive Tourism development strategy and marketing promotion strategy for Cholpon-Ata; (ii) the preparation of feasibility study (FS) for one tourism public-private partnership (PPP) project; and (iii) the development and implementation of a training and mentoring program for micro, small and medium-sized tourism enterprises (MSMEs) and personnel in the tourism sector with a focus on women’s economic empowerment to improve women’s livelihood in tourism and related sectors through knowledge, empower women, and contribute to gender equality.
Issyk-Kul Environmental Management and Sustainable Tourism Development Project hereby invites eligible consulting firms (“Consultants”) to indicate their interest in providing the services. Interested Consultants are requested to provide information confirming the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the services requested.
A qualified consulting firm or consortium of firms will be engaged in accordance with the Asian Development Bank Procurement Policy (2017, as amended from time to time) and the Procurement Regulations for ADB Borrowers (2017, as amended from time to time). The consultants will be selected and engaged based on the quality- and cost-based selection method (QCBS), with 90% weight on quality and 10% weight on cost, using the Full technical proposal format.
The selected firm will have demonstrated experience in tourism destination development and planning, tourism strategy creation, tourism marketing, community-based sustainable development, tourism product development, community-based sustainable development, and women’s economic empowerment.
Given that Cholpon-Ata is located within the Issyk-Kul Biosphere Reserve, firms with strong environmental credentials, established networks in the Kyrgyz Republic or Central Asia, and experience in nature-based tourism destinations and environmentally sensitive settings will be particularly well-suited for this assignment. Local contextual knowledge, presence in the region, and established partnerships with communities and local authorities will be considered advantages.
The Terms of Reference are published at www.zakupki.gov.kg , www.donors.kg and ADB CMS system.
Expressions of interest may be submitted in writing to the address below (in person, by email, or by mail) no later than January 30, 2026, to the Project Management Office at the following address: 31 Turusbekov Street, 3rd Floor, office 313, Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic, 720001, or by email to j.adilbaeva@mail.ru