The ministry of Transport of
Azerbaijan is seeking to enhance the country’s railway transport
services to facilitate economic and social development as well as to
increase regional trade. Corporate Solutions in association with
SYSTRA and JARTS have been awarded a contract to implement the two
parts of the project.
The first part consists of:
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A review of the railway sector in Azerbaijan
and the Governments programme for the development of the state
railways
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Development of a sector analysis and 10-year
roadmap investment plan
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Development of action plans geared toward the
identification of areas in which Multi-tranche financing
facility (MFF) projects can be implemented
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Development of a financing programme to be
signed by IFIs and stakeholders. (Government and ADB)
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The development of selection criteria for
projects and subprojects to be included in subsequent tranches
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Securing Technical assistance for the whole
project.
The Second Part concentrates on the development
of a feasibility study and the preliminary design of the project
components. This focuses on
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Railway Engineering and an analysis of the
economic, financial, institutional, environmental and social
sectors
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A review of the demand for overall rail
transport and undertaking of risk and social analysis.
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