Second phase of program of modernization of rail sector of Serbia to begin – Tenders worth USD 130 million announced

The Republic of Serbia has received financing in the amount of USD 130 million from the World Bank and the Agency Francaise de Development toward the cost of the Phase 2 of the Multi-phase Programmatic Approach Serbia Railway Sector Modernization Project (SRSM-Phase 2), says the document published on the website of the Ministry of Construction. As said, the project “intends to apply part of the proceeds to payments for goods, works, non-consulting services and consulting services to be procured under this project.”

The project includes three key components: infrastructure investments and asset management, institutional strengthening and project management and railway modernization enablers.

The planned activities encompass the procurement of heavy duty track maintenance machinery, repairs of workshop buildings, the procurement of monitoring equipment, as well as the realization of technical solutions for the rehabilitation of railroad lines. Special focus will be placed on the development of a strategy for logistics centers and the development of ticketing and business support systems for the national rail companies – Srbjiavoz and Srbija Kargo.

The project also entails the realization of the Integrated Territorial Development (ITD) pilot projects and the preparation of a business plan for rail stations in Serbia.

Procurement within this project, it is said, will be conducted in accordance with the World Bank’s Procurement Regulations, and it is open to all eligible firms and individuals as defined in the Procurement Regulations.

Specific procurement notices for contracts subject to open international competitive procurement will be announced, as they become available, in UN Development Business online, in Agence Française de Développement - dgMarket , on the official website of the Ministry of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure, and in local newspapers.

More details can be found HERE.

I. Z.

Svetska Banka-WB Beograd

Ministarstvo građevinarstva, saobraćaja i infrastrukture Republike Srbije

Srbijavoz a.d. Beograd

Srbija Kargo a.d. Beograd

World Bank

Agence Française de Développement

AFD

Ministry of Construction Transport and Infrastructure

Srbijavoz

Srbija Kargo

Serbia Railway Sector Modernization Project