📋 Tender Overview
Scope :
The project will improve the efficiency, safety, and sustainability of the road network in central kazakhstan. it will upgrade road infrastructure, improve service delivery, and promote national and international transport and trade. the project will (i) finance the reconstruction of a strategic, 208 kilometers (km) highway section between kyzylorda and zhezkazgan in the karaganda province; and (ii) strengthen institutional capacity of kazavtozhol national joint stock company (kazavtozhol) in road safety, procurement, contract management, and environmental management.
Located at the center of kazakhstan, karaganda is the largest province of kazakhstan, with an area of 420,000 km
but a population of just 1.4 million people. rich in natural resources, most of its cities are monotowns with local economies centered on extractive industries. zhezkazgan and its satellite town of satpayev have a population of about 150,000 people, and rely on manufacturing and metallurgy production. while zhezkazgan is one of the most isolated cities of kazakhstan, it is also the only town of significance on the road connecting the northern economic center of karagandy (530 km, 0.5 million people) and nur sultan (730 km, 1.1 million people); and the southern economic cluster located along the catchment area of the syr darya river, including the cities of kyzylorda (430 km, 0.2 million), turkistan (710 km, 0.2 million), shymkent (880 km, 0.9 million), tashkent (1,000 km, 2.4 million), and the aerospace center of baikonur. industry and mining account for 46% of the economy of the southern kyzylorda province, and rely on efficient infrastructure networks; however, only three roads connect it to other provinces, including the road to nur sultan through zhezkazgan.
about 1,800 daily vehicles travel between zhezkazgan and kyzylorda, including about 1,020 cars, 40 buses, and 740 heavy vehicles. the pavement is in very poor condition, and the 412 km journey requires about 6.8 hours, or a speed of 60 km/h, despite a straight alignment unhampered by geometric constraints. the road is prone to closures, especially during snowfall and snowmelt. the two-lane road will be reconstructed to a higher two-lane standard, with a design speed of 120 km/h which will halve travel times to 3.5 hours, and 3.75 meters lanes which will improve safety. the asian development bank (adb) project loan will reconstruct the 208 km section located in the karaganda province, while the european bank for reconstruction and development is expected to finance the 204 km section in the kyzylorda province, and a 12 km bypass of kyzylorda city. the project road will incorporate gender positive elements, notably as rest areas. the project will also support institutional strengthening of kazavtozhol to improve its service delivery and expertise, notably by incorporating training program in procurement, contract management, road safety, and environmental management, and by conducting a campaign on road
