Macedonia – Corridor 8 Technical Consultant

29 March 2013

29 March 2013, Macedonia

PPP transaction for expansion, operation and maintenance of the western part of Corridor 8 highway. The service will be aimed to ensure a qualified and solid support to IFC’s team for all technical, economic and legal issues joined with the PPP assessment of the Project. 

The following road segments will be subject of this assignment:

• existing full profile highway from Skopje to Tetovo, 36 km;
• existing express highway (2 lanes in each direction, but without emergency lanes) from Tetovo to gostivar, 18 km;
• to be built highway segment from gostivar to Kichevo, 42 km;
• existing Skopje by-pass, 26 km;
• existing (full profile highway) from Skopje by-pass to Miladinovci, 15 km.

Overall scope of work of IFC will includes: comprehensive technical, environmental, legal and financial due diligence assessment of the project; structuring of the PPP transaction and drafting of the tender documents, including the concession agreement; marketing of the project to the investor community; negotiations with the investors; implementation of the tender process.

The activity consists of the following phases:
Step 1: Technical Pre-feasibility Study
Step 2: Technical Feasibility Study
Step 3: Tender Support

Name of Client: IFC – International Financial Corporation (World Bank)
Benificiary: Macedonian Government – Ministry of Transport