Tbilisi, Georgia, December 28, 2020
Aim Texas Overseas Management Group (AIMOMG) has been shortlisted in providing consultancy services for Supervision of the Construction of Bakurtsikhe-Tsnori Road Section, Georgia in joint venture with Technital (Italy, Lead Consultant and SAMAN Corporation (Korean Republic), whereas Technital (Italy) is Lead consultant, and IDC Ltd., Georgia (Sub-consultant).
The Request for Proposals (RFP) has been addressed to the following shortlisted consultants:
| Name of the Consultant (Full Name not Acronym) | Country of Incorporation | Nature of Association | |
| 1 | Dongsung Engineering Co., Ltd | Korea | Lead |
| Global Engineering Organisation LLC | Georgia | Sub-consultant | |
| 2 | Temelsu International Engineering Services Inc | TUR | Lead |
| 3 | IRD Engineering S.R.L. | ITA | Lead |
| GMC Consulting LLC | AZE | JV Member | |
| 4 | Technital S.p.A. | ITA | Lead |
| Saman Corporation | Korea | JV Member | |
| Aim Texas Trading LLC | USA | JV Member | |
| IDC Ltd | Georgia | Sub-consultant | |
| 5 | INSTITUT IGH, d.d. | HRV | Lead |
| Meinhardt (Singapore) Pte Ltd | SIN | JV Member | |
| 6 | EMAY INTERNATIONAL ENGINEERING and Consultancy INC. | TUR | Lead |
| Bureau Veritas Georgia | Georgia | Sub-consultant | |
Bakurtsikhe-Tsnori road section represents the part of international Tbilisi-Bakurtsikhe-Lagodekhi (Azerbaijan Border) road/highway which is the main highway connecting Tbilisi and Kakheti Region and the transit corridor connecting to Azerbaijan north-west region.
The existing Bakurtsikhe-Tsnori Road represents a two-lane road with the width of approximately 6.5-9.0 meters. It passes through the densely populated villages like Bakurtsikhe, Kardenakhi, Anaga and Vakiri. Total of 24 villages. As a result of the increased traffic flow, the issue of the road traffic capacity of the subject road has arisen. The road cannot ensure the smooth traffic flow. There are many entrances to the private yards. Due to the considerable number of populated areas, pedestrians often walk on the carriageway, the transit and local traffic flow is mixed along the road, which creates risk for road safety. The private houses and buildings are located along the road, therefore, improvement of geometric parameters of the road is impossible and the road safety improvement measures cannot be carried out.
Map showing existing road and selected alignment for Bakurtsikhe-Tsnori 16 km bypass
The project road Bakurtsikhe-Tsnori is 16 km long and will detour from the densely populated villages and run through the arable agricultural land parcels that belong to the residents of six settlements of Gurjaani and Sighnaghi municipalities of Kakheti region: villages Bakurtsikhe and Kardanakhi of Gurjaani municipality and villages Vakiri, Anaga, Sakobo and city of Tsnori of Sighnaghi municipality.
The total width of the road corridor is 13m. The road consists of two-lane carriageway and the shoulders. The selected design elements for the cross section of the project road are as follows:
- Number of lanes : 2
- Lane width : 3.50 m
- Carriageway width : 7.00 m
- Width of paved shoulder : 2.50 m
Total road width: 13.00 m
SCOPE OF SERVICES AND REQUIRED OUTPUTS
The consulting services will comprise the following tasks and associated deliverables:
Task 1 Design Review of Bakurtsikhe-Tsnori Road Task 2 Construction Supervision
Task 3 Environmental Support and Monitoring
Task 4 Resettlement Monitoring