Armenia Seeks EBRD and EIB Financing for Southern Sisian-Kajaran Road Section

The Government of Armenia has approached the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (the EBRD) and the European Investment Bank (the EIB) with a request to finance the construction of the 24-km Southern section of the Sisian - Kajaran road, part of Tranche 4 of the North-South Road Corridor (the NSRC).

The Project will be implemented by the “Road Department Fund” (the Client) on behalf and under the governance of the RA Ministry of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure. The NSRC is a major infrastructure project that aims at connecting the Southern border of the country with its Northern point by means of the 556 km-long Meghri-Yerevan-Bavra highway.

It is also a part of the Asian Highway corridor (AH 82) which connects the Central Asian countries (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan). The Sisian-Kajaran road of the NSRC is one of the three sub-sections of Tranche 4 and is significantly larger and more complex than any other section of the NSRC.

It is located in Armenia’s southern and relatively more remote and less developed region of Syunik. This section has strategic importance for Armenia’s local, inter-regional and international connectivity. The Procurement Process is conducted using the EBRD Client E-procurement portal, (“ECEPP”) at https://ecepp.ebrd.com/ and subject to its terms and conditions of use.

Some references in ECEPP may differ from the definitions used in the Procurement Document. Please note that ECEPP refers to Stage 1 in respect of the preparation, submission and evaluation of Initial Proposals, whilst Stage 2 refers to the preparation, submission and evaluation of Final Proposals. In all instances the definitions of the Procurement Document prevail.

Participants shall register with ECEPP in accordance with the terms and conditions of ECEPP use, as published on ECEPP. Only the Participants, who are registered and who have expressed an interest in the Procurement Process, shall be able to access the Procurement Document, receive clarifications, addenda and amendments and submit their proposals through ECEPP.