General Procurement Notice: Trans-Caspian Corridor - Georgia Accessibility and Transport Enhancement Project

*OFFICIAL USE ONLY Official Use Only GENERAL PROCUREMENT NOTICE Georgia Trans-Caspian Transport Corridor - Georgia Accessibility and Transport Enhancement Project Road & Rolling Stock Sector GENERAL PROCUREMENT NOTICE (GPN)

LOAN NUMBER: 9981-GE (WB); L01123A (AIIB)

Project ID No. P513957 (WB); P001123 (AIIB) The Government of Georgia has received financing in the amount of US$ 372 million from the World Bank (WB) towards the cost of the Trans-Caspian Transport Corridor - Georgia Accessibility and Transport Enhancement Project, and it 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 is co-financed by (i) the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) in the amount of US$181.07 million1; and by (ii) the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in the amount of US$175 million. The financing agreements with AIIB and ADB are being processed and will be concluded in due course. The project will include the following components:

Component 1: Improving Rail freight Performance and Sustainability (total cost

US$387.23 million of which counterpart funding US$22.23 million; ADB US$175 million;

WB US$190 million: This component will be implemented by Georgian Railways (GR) and co-

financed by ADB and WB, with counterpart funding as well. The component will address three

critical issues: (i) acquisition of locomotives; (ii) construction of an Electric substation or

upgrading of existing electric substation(s), and (iii) insti tutional stre ngthening and the sustainability of GR.

Sub-component 1.1: Acquisition of Electric Railway Locomotives for Enhanced Rail

Capacity (total cost US$350 million of which ADB US$175 million and WB US$175 million): This component will finance the procurement of 45 new electric locomotives that comply with applicable environmental, safety, ergonomics, and technical standards, as well as their testing and commissioning. ADB will jointly cofinance this sub -component through an Investment Project Lending operation, with disbursements shared on a 50:50 pari passu basis. Procurement will follow World Bank procurement regulations and will be carried out under joint procurement arrangements, with the World Bank serving as the lead implementing partner.

Sub-component 1.2: Construction of an electric substation or upgrade of electric

substations (total cost of US$10 million, WB financed) : This sub-component will finance …

Member: Georgia

Sector: Transport

Notice type: General Procurement Notice

Issue date: June 17, 2026