Advance Action on Procurement of Goods and Works

Country/Borrower: Georgia

Title of Proposed Project: Proposed MFF for Subregional Road Corridors Development Program

Name and Address of Executing Agency:

Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure
Address: 7 Pavle Ingorohkva 0134, Tbilisi
Tel No.: (+995 32) 99 74 75

Name and Address of Implementing Agency::

Roads Department, Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure of Georgia
Address: Al. Kazbegi avenue #12, Tbilisi, Georgia
Contact: Mr. Rakli Litanishvili
Telephone: (995 32) 37-62-16
Email: info@georoad.ge

Brief Description of the Project:

The Government of Georgia has requested Asian Development Bank to help finance the cost of Subregional Road Corridors Development Program.

The Program covers the following outputs:

  • The outputs of Project 1 (first tranche) of the Program will be (i) a new 2-lane bypass road of 28 km detouring Kobuleti and 6 km of expansion of existing 2-lane road to 4-lane between Kobuleti and Batumi, (ii) better asset management capacity of the Road Department (RD); and (iii) improved road safety. These will be achieved through 4 components: (i) construction of the bypass road; (ii) RD's capacity development; (iii) road safety enhancement; and (iv) project management support including detailed design and supervision consultancy.
  • Outputs for the second tranche project will be (i) a new 2-lane bypass road of 14 km detouring Batumi, (ii) strengthened asset management capacity of the Road Department; (iii) improved road safety; and (iv) feasibility study for the 3rd tranche project. These will be achieved through 4 components: (i) construction of the bypass road; (ii) capacity development of RD; (iii) road safety improvement; and (iv) project support including the feasibility study for the 3rd tranche project.

Brief Description of Consulting Services and Works to be Procured:

ADB has approved the Government's request for advance contracting and retroactive financing to expedite project implementation. Advance contracting will include:

  • Civil works with estimated contract value of $105 million.
  • Consulting Services for Detailed Design and Preparation of Bidding Documents for Tranche I and Tranche 2 using Quality Based Selection method ($3.5 million).
  • Consulting Services for Construction Supervision of Tranche I Project using Quality and Cost-Based Selection method ($4.3 million).

Advance contracting will be undertaken in accordance with ADB's Guidelines for Procurement. and Guidelines on the Use of Consultants by ADB and its Borrowers.

Date of Advance Contracting and Retroactive Financing Approval: 9 July 2009.