The Dnipro subway is holding market consultations with prospective contractors to develop an optimal procurement and implementation strategy for a project to extend the subway line by 4 kilometers with three stations.
The relevant information was published on the website of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the CFTS portal reports, citing the publication Rail.insider.
According to the EBRD, in 2012 the government of Ukraine received loan financing from the bank for the project to extend the subway line. The original contract for the extension works was terminated, and the Dnipro subway intends to invite fresh tenders for design-build works to complete the contract.
Therefore, the EBRD is considering extending financing for the project.
“In close cooperation with the bank, the Dnipro subway is holding market consultations with prospective contractors to develop an optimal procurement and implementation strategy (strategies). The bank is arranging and hosting the event. The main purpose of the event is to test the risk appetite of the market in the context of the current situation in Ukraine and to give companies potentially interested in participating in the new tender the opportunity to provide feedback and voice any concerns they may have,” the EBRD said in a statement.
According to the statement, all interested prospective contractors wishing to participate in the event should notify the Dnipro subway of their intention no later than June 21, 2024.
In 2016, the Turkish company Limak won an international tender for the construction of the Dnipro subway. The EBRD provided a loan of EUR 304 million for the construction project. As part of the project, three new stations - Tsentralna, Tetralna, and Muzeiana - were to be built in the central part of the city. All works were originally scheduled to be completed by the end of 2021, but the deadline was extended to March 2023. After the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Turkish company left the construction sites, taking its personnel, equipment, and documents with it. Violations of obligations were documented by the Polish international company ILF, responsible for the technical supervision of the construction of the Dnipro subway.
