Reconstruction and Construction of Kyzylorda – Saksaulsk Republican Road Project (KAZ1033) - GPN

GENERAL PROCUREMENT NOTICE Country: Republic of Kazakhstan Sector: Transport Mode of financing: Forward Lease Project Name: Reconstruction and Construction of Kyzylorda – Saksaulsk Republican Road Project (KAZ1033) Project Implementing Agency: Joint Stock Company “National Company “QazAvtoJol” The Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan has applied for financing from the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) toward the cost of the Reconstruction and Construction of Kyzylorda – Saksaulsk Republican Road Project and intends to apply part of the proceeds to payments for works and consulting services to be procured under this project. The overall road corridor, with a total length of approximately 462.03 km, is being developed under a parallel co-financing arrangement together with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Development Bank of Kazakhstan (DBK). IsDB financing, in the amount of EUR 376.05 million (equivalent to approximately US$ 427.30 million, extended on a Forward Lease basis and secured by a sovereign guarantee of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan), will cover the section extending from approximately km 327.78 to km 462.03 (about 134.24 km) of the corridor. The awarded works contract(s) will be implemented under a Design-Build-Maintain (DBM) model over an 11-year period, comprising 1 year of detailed design and 3 years of construction financed by IsDB, followed by 7 years of performance-based maintenance (including a 2-year Defects Liability Period) to be financed by the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The project development objective is to improve transport connectivity, road safety and climate resilience of infrastructure along the Kyzylorda–Saksaulsk road corridor by upgrading the road to higher technical standards. The project forms part of the International North–South and “Western Europe – Western China” transit corridors and will support the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (“Middle Corridor”), contributing to regional