📋 Tender Overview
9 vehicle checkpoints are being modernized in the country
A full-scale modernization of vehicle checkpoints in Kazakhstan continues. To date, the modernization involves 9 checkpoints on the borders with China, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan.
The planned works are expected to increase the throughput capacity to 6 times a day, from an average of 170 to 960 vehicles, as well as reduce the border crossing time to 30 minutes. This year, it is planned to complete the modernization of 9 checkpoints.
In addition, an automated electronic queue system has been introduced at all 10 automobile border posts along the external border of the Eurasian Economic Union. It can be used on the "Qoldau.kz" platform and through the "CargoRuqsat" mobile application.
The introduction of the system made it possible to avoid traffic jams on roads of national importance and ensured transparency in the transportation process.
Key changes in public procurement from January 1, 2025
On the instructions of the President, as part of the improvement of the public procurement system, a new Law "On Public Procurement" has been developed in the country, which will come into effect on January 1, 2025. The document is aimed at optimizing tender procedures, improving the quality of purchased goods, works, and services, as well as supporting domestic producers. In particular, the changes affected the following:
The tender period has been reduced (discussion of tender documentation from 5 to 2 working days; acceptance of applications from 15 to 5 working days; consideration and summary of applications from 10 to 3 working days);
Public monitoring of construction-related work is being introduced. It is planned to make work schedules and reports on the implementation of contracts publicly available, and to involve the public in monitoring the implementation of contracts;
A new procedure for appealing against procurement results is being implemented. In order to expedite procurement and avoid delays in procedures, complaints will be considered by the procurement organizer himself.
The right to purchase goods up to 100 MCI and works and services up to 500 MCI from a single source for small purchases has been introduced. The threshold for single-source purchases for rural akimats has been increased from 3,000 MCI to 4,000 MCI.
In order to support small and medium-sized businesses, priority has been established for the purchase of goods, works and services worth no more than 50,000 MCI from entities in this category;
Work will continue on the web portal to prioritize the purchase of domestically produced goods by establishing exemptions from the national regime in order to support the domestic market;
In order to develop competition and protect business, the web portal will not automatically accept applications from suppliers that are state institutions and quasi-state sector entities if there are at least two applications from suppliers that are private business entities;
In order to develop non-price criteria and support local suppliers, the calculation of conditional discounts in the form of a territorial mark (from 1% to 2%) and negative values ??(from 0.1% to 0.2%) was changed.
