Loan Nos. 2205/2206: East-West Highway Improvement Project

Azerbaijan has applied for a loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) towards the cost of East-West Highway Improvement Project. The loan was approved 8 December 2005.

The Project has four components:
  1. improvement of 127 kilometers of two-lane paved road on the sections of Yevlakh-Ganja and Qazakh-Georgian border of Azerbaijan's primary east-west highway;
  2. improvement of 10 local roads totaling about 65 km in the project area;
  3. support for policy reform and improved governance in the road subsector through international strengthening; and
  4. facilitation of the movement across Azerbaijan's border (at Ridge Bridge) with Georgia.

Procurement
ADB-funded goods and services will be procured in accordance with ADB's Guidelines for Procurement.

Through International Competitive Bidding:
  1. Civil Works for the improvement of the East-West Highway
    1. Yevlakh-Ganja section (remaining road and Ganja bypass)
    2. Qazakh-Georgian border section
  2. Equipment for road condition survey, road maintenance and vehicle weighing, and border inspection for means of transportation and passengers at Red Bridge

Through Local Competitive Bidding:
  1. Local Road Improvement
    1. Km 284- Nemetabad Road
    2. Km 284- Duzdagh Road
    3. Km 284- Narimanabad Road
    4. Dalimamedli-Khoylu Road
    5. Dalimamedli-Sarov Road
    6. Km 321-Nadirkend Road
    7. Km 321-Semedabad Road
    8. Km 327- Birmay Road
    9. Km 472.2- Ashagi Salahli Road
    10. Km 482.7- Kamardi Road
  2. Cross-Border Facilitation at Red Bridge
    1. Facilities
    2. Ancillary Infrastructure

Consulting Services
The Project will require 933 person-months of consulting services (104 international and 889 domestic) to support implementation. ADB-financed consultants will be selected and engaged according to the Guidelines on the Use of Consultants and other arrangements satisfactory to ADB for engaging domestic consultants.

Interested bidders from ADB's member countries who wish obtain additional information may contact:

Road Transport Service Department
Contact : Mr. J. Gurbanov, Director
Fax. No. : (+994 12) 498 96 06
Tel. No. : (+994 12) 493 80 83
Address : 72/4 U. Hajibeyov Str.
Baku

General Procurement Notice