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Engineering Surveys and Designing of The Moscow — Kazan Section of The Moscow — Kazan – Yekaterinburg High Speed Rail Line Information Memorandum October 2013, Moscow _Information Memorandum Moscow – Kazan HSRL Tender Moscow – Kazan High-Speed Rail Line Open tender for selection of a contractor for engineering surveys for development of design documentation for construction of the Moscow – Kazan section of the Moscow – Kazan – Yekaterinburg high-speed rail line, and for development of design documentation for construction of the Moscow – Kazan section of the Moscow – Kazan – Yekaterinburg high- speed rail line 1. Preamble 1.1 Summary of the Project and Tender Decision to build the Moscow – Kazan In order to implement the Moscow – section of the Moscow – Kazan – Kazan HSRL project, High-Speed Rail Yekaterinburg high-speed rail line Lines JSC is planning to announce an (hereinafter, Moscow – Kazan open tender in the nearest future to HSRL) as the first step of the high- select a contractor for engineering speed rail system in the Russian surveys for development of design Federation was made on May 2013 at documentation for construction a meeting chaired by the President of of the Moscow – Kazan section of the Russian Federation and discussing the Moscow – Kazan – Yekaterinburg the development of high-speed rail. high-speed rail line, and for The Moscow – Kazan HSRL section development of design documentation will go through seven regions of for construction of the Moscow – the Russian Federation, with the travel Kazan section of the Moscow – time from Moscow to Kazan being Kazan – Yekaterinburg high-speed less than 3 hours and 30 minutes, and rail line (hereinafter, the Tender). the maximum speed of up to 400 km/h. The open Tender will be organized by the Competitive Procurement Center, High-Speed Rail Lines Joint Stock a subdivision of Russian Railways JSC. Company (JSC), a subsidiary of Russian Railways JSC, acts as the customer The Tender will be open and consist of the entire scope of the Moscow – of one stage, and will be held in Kazan HSRL pilot line and may contract accordance with the requirements other companies on a competitive of the Federal Law No. 223 dated tender basis. 18 July 2011 on “Procurement of _2 _Information Memorandum Contract Contract for engineering surveys for development of design documentation for construction of the Moscow – Kazan section of the Moscow – Kazan – Yekaterinburg high-speed rail line, and for development of design documentation for construction of the Moscow – Kazan section of the Moscow – Kazan – Yekaterinburg high- speed rail line Goods, Work and Services by Specific conclude a contract for engineering Types of Legal Entities and pursuant surveys for development of design to the procedure for procurement of documentation for construction goods and services for primary types of the Moscow – Kazan section of of operation of High-Speed Rail Lines the Moscow – Kazan – Yekaterinburg JSC, which is published on the official high-speed rail line, and for web site at development of design documentation www.zakupki.gov.ru. for construction of the Moscow – Kazan section of the Moscow – Kazan – Based on the Tender results, High- Yekaterinburg high-speed rail line Speed Rail Lines JSC and the winner will (hereinafter, the Contract). 3_ _Information Memorandum Project Construction Project Moscow – Kazan section of the Moscow – Kazan – Yekaterinburg high- speed rail line Key information about the Moscow – Kazan section of the Moscow – Kazan – Yekaterinburg high-speed rail line (hereinafter, the Project) HSRL location Moscow, Moscow Region, Vladimir Region, Nizhny Novgorod Region, Chuvash Republic, Mari El Republic, Republic of Tatarstan Length 770 km Travel time from 3 h 30 min Moscow to Kazan Maximum speed Up to 400 km/h Track Gauge 1,520 mm Scope of contract Engineering surveys for development of design documentation for construction of the Moscow – Kazan section of the Moscow – Kazan – Yekaterinburg high-speed rail line, and for development of design documentation for construction of the Moscow – Kazan section of the Moscow – Kazan – Yekaterinburg high- speed rail line Estimated completion 24 December 2014 date _4 _Information Memorandum 5_ _Information Memorandum 2. Goals and Targets of the Project 2.1 General Goals of the Project The first step in building high-speed rail system in the Russian Federation will be construction of the Moscow – Kazan HSRL section that will go through seven regions of the Russsian Federation: Moscow and Moscow Region, Vladimir Region, Nizhny Novgorod Region, Chuvash Republic, Mari El Republic, and the Republic of Tatarstan. The further development of the line provides for its extention to Yekaterinburg. The launch of this section will reduce the travel time between Moscow and Kazan by four times – from 14 hours (time of travel using the existing railway infrastructure) to 3.5 hours, and it will reduce travel time from Nizhny Novgorod to Kazan by seven times – 10 hours 32 minutes vs. 1 hour 30 minutes. The Moscow – Kazan HSRL will improve interconnection of Russian regions as well as the population mobility, and the average travel time between capitals of these regions will be one hour. _6 _Information Memorandum 7_ _Information Memorandum 2.2 Social and Economic Importance The Moscow – Kazan HSRL Project Construction of the Moscow – Kazan is a new, advanced project using HSRL will help solve important social modern materials and technologies and economic tasks: and creating prerequisites for the development of high-tech • increase people mobility and industries with high added value. business activity by reducing travel The high-speed rail system will time between cities within the rail benefit the social and economic line attraction zone; areas of the country (macroeconomic effect by creating a stimulus for • improve transportation links economic growth in the affected between the regions and enable regions of the Russian Federation, economic growth of territories; improving overall economic rating for investments, etc). The social and • create new jobs: 80,000 jobs during economic impact of the Project can the construction phase (of which be assessed only indirectly, through 45,000 – in the related fields) and the increase of the gross value added. 30,000 jobs during the operation phase (of which 15,000 – in According to its scale, span, social the related fields), including 5,600 and economic effect, the Moscow – jobs in transportation; Kazan HSRL Construction Project belongs to the category of projects • create a flow of orders for Russian of national importance. The Project business: total price of construction is part of the Russian Transport procurement orders will be more Strategy 2030. than 270 billion roubles. _8 _Information Memorandum Fig. 1. Population density in the Moscow – Kazan HSRL-2 attraction zone Central Federal Volga Federal District District Yaroslavl Kirov Region Region Tver Region Nizhny Novgorod Region Ivanono Region Nizhny Novgorod Yoshkar-Ola Moscow 2,100,000 Mari El 267,746 16,000,000 Republic Kovrov 1,268,840 Vladimir 142,164 Dzerzhinsk Bor Cheboksary Novocheboksarsk 350,529 124,217 248,000 123,523 700,000 475,481 Kstovo 11,979,529 Vladimir Region Sobinka 66,989 18,961 1,176,187 Kazan Volzhsk 1,600,000 Gus Murom 54,881 Khrustalny 121,820 Shumerlya 61,720 Arzamas 30,798 Moscow Region 105,344 Chuvash Republic of Tatarstan Sarov Republic 92,073 Ryazan Region Mordovia Ulyanovsk Samara Region HSR-2 route Republic Region Population density Population in cities Persons/km2 Thousand people More than 150 From 100 to 200 From 500 to 1,000 From 50 to 150 Population in agglomerations More than 1,000 From 35 to 50 From 50 to 100 From 200 to 500 Less than 35 2,100,000 Less than 50 9_ _Information Memorandum Fig. 2. Major investments in the Moscow – Kazan HSRL-2 attraction zone Central Federal Volga Federal District District Yaroslavl Kirov Region Region Tver Region Nizhny Novgorod Region Ivanono Region Nizhny Novgorod Gorodets Yoshkar-Ola Aleksandrov Zavolzhye Mari El Kovrov Republic Karabanovo Vladimir Moscow Bor Cheboksary Dzerzhinsk Sobinka Novocheboksarsk Volginsky Pavlovo Kstovo Vladimir Region Volzhs Kazan Nizhnekams k k Gus Khrustalny Murom Navashino Shumerly Arzamas a Moscow Region Vyksa Chuvash Republic of Tatarstan Sarov Republic Boldino Bolgar Ryazan Region Mordovia Ulyanovsk Samara Region HSR-2 route Republic Region Investments in manufacturing Investments in residential construction Investments in higher education, Investments in commercial real estate Investments in sports and culture Investments in tourism (potential increase of the (total declared investments) (total volume of housing stock) science and research tourist flow as a result of projects) Federal universities / exclusive Major development projects, including More than 5 million m economic zones / R&D / centers of international / regional, headquarters of Facilities for major international cultural More than RUB 15 billion More than 1 million tourists per year the natural resources industry major corporations and sports events From 1 to 5 million m Regional universities / regional innovation projects / R&D centers of Facilities for cultural and sports events Large development projects, including From RUB 5 to 15 billion the natural resources industry on federal level From 500,000 to 1 million tourists per year on federal level From RUB 0.5 to 5 billion Other major development projects in Facilities for regional and interregional From 100,000 to 500,000 tourists per