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Project Information

The following provides prospective suppliers, contractors, consultants, and others with general information about the Project. Detailed information may be obtained from the Executing Agency indicated below. Particulars given with respect to "consultants" and "procurement" are based on present planning and may change in the course of Project Implementation.

Almaty-Bishkek Regional Road Rehabilitation Project

Country and Location

The Republic of Kazakhstan and the Kyrgyz Republic

Borrower

The Republic of Kazakhstan and the Kyrgyz Republic

Date of Approval

31 October 2000

Project Description

The Project is designed to foster regional economic cooperation in Central Asia through the development of an efficient and safe road transport link for movement of people, goods, and vehicles between Almaty and Bishkek and across the Kazakh/Kyrgyz (Akzhol-Chu) border in Georgievka. The Project will assist the Governments of Kazakhstan and the Kyrgyz Republic in rehabilitating the Almaty-Bishkek road, removing physical and nonphysical cross-border barriers, improving coordination and management of road safety, and introducing a road maintenance system by contract.

Total Project Cost

The total Project cost is estimated at US$119.1 million. The Kazakh component is estimated to cost US$112.4 million equivalent (foreign exchange cost US$58.9 million; local currency cost US$53.5 million equivalent), and the Kyrgyz component US$6.7 million equivalent (foreign exchange cost US$3.7 million; local currency cost US$3.0 million equivalent).

Loan Amount

Kazakh Component. A US$65 million loan from ADB's ordinary capital resources will be provided (in addition US$25 million EBRD loan and US$0.4 million European Union grant will also be provided).

Kyrgyz Component. The loan in various currencies equivalent to Special Drawing Rights 3.832 million (US$5 million equivalent) from ADB's Special Funds resources (in addition US$0.4 million European Union grant will also be provided).

Executing Agency

The Kazakh Ministry of Transport and Communications (KAZMOTC) for the Kazakh component and the Kyrgyz Ministry of Transport and Communications (KGZMOTC) for the Kyrgyz component.

Procurement

All procurement to be financed under the ADB loans will be carried out in accordance with ADB's Guidelines for Procurement. Civil works and equipment for the Kazakh component will be procured on an international competitive bidding basis, and those for the smaller Kyrgyz component on a local competitive bidding basis. Procurement for the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) contracts will follow EBRD's guidelines.

Consultants

Consulting services for design and construction supervision will be about 90 person-months international and 252 domestic for the Kazakh component, and 20 person-months international and 30 domestic for the Kyrgyz component. All consultants will be financed from the ADB loans and selected and engaged in accordance with ADB's Guidelines on the Use of Consultants.

Estimated Date of Completion

Kazakh Component: 31 December 2004
Kyrgyz Component: 31 December 2003