- For the road section “Shymkent – Border of Zhambyl Oblast” with the length of 80 km the bidding procedures for selection of the Contractor for 2 Lots (40 km each) and Construction Supervision Consultant have been completed. The results have been submitted for approval to the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (hereinafter IBRD), which is financing the Project.

At present the Loan Agreement, signed between the Republic of Kazakhstan and IBRD for financing of this road section, is in the process of ratification. Planned validity for this Loan Agreement is May of the current year. Commencement of Civil Works for the road section “Shymkent – Border of Zhambyl Oblast” has been planned for the current year with its completion by the end of 2015.

Information regarding the results of the bidding (winner) will be published in the official website of the Ministry for Transport and Communications of the Republic of Kazakhstan: www.mtk.gov.kz, as well as the website www.europe-china.kz.