15.11.2022: Announcement of initiation of the public-private partnership project «Creation and maintenance of the video surveillance system in Almaty»

CPA «Department of Digitalization of Almaty city», in accordance with the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan «On Public-Private Partnership» (hereinafter – Law) and the Order of Acting Minister of National Economy of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated November 25, 2015 No. 725 «On some issues of planning and implementing public-private partnership projects» (hereinafter – Order No. 725) informs about the initiation of the public-private partnership project «Creation and maintenance of the video surveillance system in Almaty» (hereinafter – PPP Project) through direct negotiations.

  • Duration of PPP Project: 2023-2033.
  • Duration of the video surveillance system creation: 6 months.
  • Duration of maintenance: 10 years.
  • Location: Almaty city.
  • Estimated payments from the budget and (or) measures of state support: fee for the provision of services under the PPP Project in accordance with subparagraph 1) of paragraph 2 of Article 9 of the Law. Payments under the PPP Project are made only after beginning of maintenance period.
  • Belonging of the PPP Project to technically complex and (or) unique: does not apply.
  • Cost of the PPP Project: 18,324,558 thousand tenge, including VAT.

The main performance characteristics of the PPP Project:

  1. 5957 general surveillance cameras (711 rotary and 5246 fixed);
  2. Data center for processing, analyzing and storing data.

The functions and technical characteristics of the video surveillance system must comply with the requirements established by the Order of the Chairman of the National Security Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated October 27, 2020 No. 69-қе «On Approval of the Rules for the Functioning of the National Video Monitoring System».

The potential private partner is responsible for:

  1. financing the creation of a video surveillance system within the PPP Project from own and (or) borrowed funds;
  2. creation of a video surveillance system within the PPP Project;
  3. provision of video surveillance services under the PPP Project, including storage of video images during 30 days and organization of data transmission channels.

Requirements for an alternative proposal:

  • have experience in the implementation of at least 3 (three) similar PPP projects for the creation and operation of video surveillance systems realized on the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
  • a potential private partner should offer general video surveillance cameras that meet the requirements of the current legislation in the field of informatization of the Republic of Kazakhstan, as well as software for managing video streams, the exclusive rights to which belong to him.

Potential private partners interested in the implementation of the planned PPP Project submit an alternative proposal in accordance with the requirements specified in this announcement, as well as an application for participation in direct negotiations to determine a private partner, in accordance with paragraph 130 of Order No. 725.

A potential private partner must meet the following qualification requirements in accordance with Article 32 of the Law:

  1. have legal capacity (for legal entities) and civil capacity (for an individual entrepreneur);
  2. be solvent, not have a tax debt exceeding six times the amount of the monthly calculated index established for the corresponding financial year by the law on the republican budget and valid for the 1st January of the corresponding financial year;
  3. have financial and (or) material and (or) labor resources necessary to fulfill obligations under a public-private partnership agreement;
  4. not to be subject to bankruptcy or liquidation, its property, the book value of which exceeds ten percent of the value of the relevant fixed assets, should not be seized, its financial and economic activities should not be suspended in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
  5. not to be held liable for non-fulfillment and (or) improper fulfillment of obligations under public-private partnership or concession agreements concluded over the past three years on the basis of a court decision that has entered into force on recognizing a potential private partner or concessionaire as unfair;
  6. founders, heads of a potential private partner should not be included in the list of organizations and persons associated with the financing of terrorism and extremism in the manner prescribed by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
  7. should not be included in the register of unscrupulous participants in public procurement;
  8. have own funds amounting to at least twenty percent of the value of the public-private partnership object.

CPA «Department of Digitalization of Almaty city» accepts alternative proposals until December 11, 2022.
Public authority: CPA «Department of Digitalization of Almaty city». Address: 050008, Almaty, 82 Auezov st. Tel.: +7 (775) 274 75 17. 
e-mail: aigerim_upr@a-a.kz