sign in sign up
<<
Home , Arzamas, Klyazma, Kovrov, Kstovo, Moscow, Murom

Engineering Surveys and Designing of The — 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 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 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, Region, Chuvash Republic, Republic, Republic of 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 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 District 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 1,268,840 Vladimir 142,164 Dzerzhinsk Bor 350,529 124,217 248,000 123,523 700,000 475,481 11,979,529 Vladimir Region 66,989 18,961 1,176,187 Kazan Volzhsk 1,600,000 Gus 54,881 Khrustalny 121,820 61,720 30,798 Moscow Region 105,344 Chuvash Republic of Tatarstan Republic 92,073 Region

Mordovia 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 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 Shumerly Arzamas a Moscow Region 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 (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, of Facilities for major international cultural More than RUB 15 billion More than 1 million tourists per year the natural resources 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 year commercial real estate cultural and sports events

Fig. 3. Economic centers 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 Zavolzhye Mari El Kolchugino Republic Kovrov Vladimir Moscow Bor Cheboksary Dzerzhinsk Sobinka Novocheboksarsk - Pavlovo Kstovo Vladimir Region Nizhnekamsk Likino- Zuevo Kazan Dulevo Murom Electrostal Shumerlya Arzamas Moscow Region Vyksa Chuvash Republic of Tatarstan Sarov Republic Boldino Ryazan Region

Mordovia Ulyanovsk Samara Region HSR-2 route Republic Region

Ranking of cities by volume of industrial Strategic state production and retail turnover, billion RUB corporations Oil & Gas Engineering Steel Industry Petrochemical Industry

Volume of industrial GAZ UGMK SIBUR production, billion RUB TATNEFT More than 2,000 From 250 to 500 GROUP

Turnover of retail trade, TRAKTOR OMK TAIF billion RUB From 25 to 100 GROUP

From 100 to 250 Less than 25

_10 _Information Memorandum

2.3 State Support of the Project

Since 2012, the HSRL project implementation has been on the agenda of our country’s top leadership, and it has been backed by the state, as demonstrated by the outcomes of the following meetings and documents:

Step Outcome

A meeting chaired by the President Received approval for initiation of HSRL of the Russian Federation projects in (26 April 2012) Exposure draft of the Russian The draft envisages construction of Transport Strategy 2030 dedicated high-speed and fast rail lines (December 2012) in Russia Approved social and economic The forecast includes construction of forecast of the Russian Federation Moscow – Saint-Petersburg, Moscow – until 2030 Kazan – Yekaterinburg, Moscow – (March 2013) -on- – Adler HSRL’s Updated Russian Railroad The plan includes construction of high- Development Master Plan speed and fast rail lines (April 2013) A meeting chaired by the President Received approval for the Moscow – of the Russian Federation Kazan HSRL pilot project implementation (May 2013) Economic Forum in St. Petersburg Identified priority infrastructure projects (June 2013) in Russia, including HSRL A meeting chaired by the President Deadline for the delivery of key solutions of the Russian Federation for the Moscow – Kazan HSRL project (31 July 2013) Russian Ministry of Transport Head of the Russian Government drafts a project schedule for approves the Moscow – Kazan HSRL the Moscow – Kazan HSRL construction project implementation schedule (No. 5858p-P9 dated 30 September 2013)

11_ _Information Memorandum

3. Technical Characteristics of the Project

3.1 Brief Description Of Technical Assignment

The Tender will be held for engineering surveys for development of design documentation for construction of the Moscow – Kazan HSRL section, and for development of design documentation for construction of the Moscow – Kazan HSRL section.

3.2 Moscow – Kazan HSRL Route Map

See Fig. 4.

3.3 Key Engineering Considerations (requirements to the designed Moscow – Kazan HSRL, associated infrastructure, rolling stock, train speed, etc.)

Table 1 below outlines the main technical and economic parameters of the Moscow – Kazan HSRL.

_12 _Information Memorandum

Fig. 4. Moscow – Kazan High-Speed Rail Work Map

Length of the Moscow – Kazan rail: 770 km Moscow 210 km 1 h 45 min 187 km 57 min

251 km 2 hrs 10 min Vladimir 222 km 1 h 30 min

479 km 6 hrs 41 min Nizhny 227 km 50 min Novgorod

using high- speed rail Cheboksary 230 km 3 hrs 51 min 134 km 40 min Moscow – Kazan 14 hrs 7 min 3 hrs 30 min Moscow – Nizhny Novgorod 3 hrs 55 min 2 hrs 00 min Yekaterinburg Kazan Nizhny Novgorod – Kazan 10 hrs 32 min 1 hrs 30 min Perm 1 h 45 min using the existing infrastructure 210 km 198 km 55 min using high-speed rail

Within one hour Naberezhnye Chelny

13_ _Information Memorandum

Table 1. Key engineering considerations for the Moscow – Kazan HSRL

Parameter Quantity

1. Track length, km between • Moscow – Kazan 770 • Moscow – Cheboksary 636 • Moscow – Nizhny Novgorod 409 • Moscow – Vladimir 187 2. Maximum speed, km/h up to 400 3. Minimal horizontal curve radius, m • in separate tracks 2,000 • in the Moscow rail corridor 350 4. Maximum slope, ‰ 24 5. Number of interstations, ea., including 33 • start/terminal stations 3 • principal stations 3 • intermediate stations 7 • passing stations 3 • dispatch stations 17 Number of interstations with embarkation / disembarkation of passengers, in different regions, ea. Start/termi- Principal Intermedi- Passing Total nal stations stations ate stations stations

Moscow 1 1 2 (Moscow (Moscow Kurskaya) Karacharovo) Moscow Region 1 1 2 (Noginsk) (Orekhovo- Zuevo) Vladimir Region 3 1 4 (Petushki, (Gorok- Vladimir, hovets) Kovrov) Nizhny 1 1 1 1 4 Novgorod (Nizhny (Dzerzhinsk) (Airport) (Niva) Region Novgorod) Chuvash 1 1 2 Republic (Cheboksary) (Polyanki)

Mari El 1 1 Republic (Pomary)

Republic Of 1 1 Tatarstan (Kazan)

Total 3 3 7 3 16

_14 _Information Memorandum

Parameter Quantity

6. Automatic train control (ATC) Continuous * Automatic Train ALSN and ALS-EN* Signaling (ALSN) 7. Communication Dual fiber optic and ALS-EN (ATC with double 8. Traction power system 2 х 25 kV, 50 Hz phase difference • in Moscow feeds 3 kV modulation carrier frequency) 9. Travel time, hrs, between • Moscow – Kazan 3 hrs 30 min • Moscow – Cheboksary 2 hrs 50 min • Moscow – Nizhny Novgorod 2 hrs 00 min • Moscow – Vladimir 57 min 10. Estimated number of carried passengers in 2030, 10,095.12 thousand people/a 11. Number of main tracks 2 12. Volume of earthwork, million m³ 215.79 of which related to the roadbed 207.70 including: • embankment 124.40 • excavation 83.30 13. Volume of earthwork per 1 km, thousand m³ 189.35 14. Double-track engineering structures • large bridges, ea. / lm 53/31,967 • medium bridges, ea. / lm 78/5,246 • viaducts, ea. / lm 49/77,098 • railway overpasses, ea. / lm 33/3,453 15. Road overpasses, ea. / lm 128/23195

** To be updated at 16. Length of the trackwork, km, including** 1,600.00 design stage • ballastless tracks 1,517.00 • ballast tracks 83.00 17. Length of the main station tracks, km 164.00 18. Volume of auxiliary buildings and facilities, thousand m³ 2,000.24 19. Total headcount of Moscow-Kazan HSRL (directly involved in 5,572 transportation) the same per 1 km 7.2 20. Construction time, years 4 21. Required high-speed rolling stock, ea. 29

15_ _Information Memorandum

3.4 Design Factors for the Moscow – Kazan HSRL section

Artificial structures on the Moscow – • C400 obstruction clearance: height – Kazan high speed rail line will 8,200 mm, half-width – 2,450 mm be designed for permanent and (for bridge superstructures with temporary water courses, at a roadway below, tunnels, etc.); crossings of different levels with existing automobile roads and • distance between axes of the main rail roads as well as for passage of track on bridges, overpasses and pedestrians, farm machinery and viaducts matches the intertrack livestock, and on migration routes of space at approaches; wild animals. • distance from the structure bottom Artificial structure design solutions to the roadway of public road shall be developed in accordance overpasses – 5.50 m; with the Special Specifications for Design, Construction and • height of pedestrian bridges with Operation of High-Speed Rail Lines overhead bracings is 3.0 m; and guidelines of SP35.13330.2011 Bridges & Pipes. • height of pedestrian tunnels – 2.5 m;

Key requirements for designing of • distance from the bottom of HSRL artificial structures: bridge structures and viaducts to the ground on animal migration • vertical elastic deflection of routes – not less than 3.50 m; superstructures vs. the rated burden of high-speed train may • bridge underclearances for passage not exceed 1/2200 L (where L is of field roads and cattle driving: the effective span, m); height – not less than 4.50 m, width – not less than 10.0 m; • horizontal elastic deflection of superstructures vs. the rated • bridge underclearances over burden of high-speed train may navigable rivers – in accordance not exceed 1/5000 L (where L is with GOST 26775-97; the effective span, m); • width of the ballast section for HSR • maximum static axle load of maintenance using track repair a special (service) train is 23 tons – 8.7 m; (230 kN) at a maximum speed of 90 km/h. Сlass C-11 load according • thickness of the ballast under a tie – to SP 35.13330.2011 Bridges 45 cm; & Pipes (updated version of SNIP 2.05.03-84*); • artificial structures intended for passage of pedestrians should meet • size of T train according to the needs of people with limited GOST 9238: height – 5,300 mm, mobility and people with disabilities half-width – 1,875 mm ; (lifts, ramps, etc.)

_16 _Information Memorandum

• artificial structures should enable made to use double-track reinforced installation of noise barriers and concrete structures. The decision utilities in special boxes; is underlain by greater vertical, horizontal and torsional rigidity, as • bridge structures should span up well as good vibration characteristics to 150 m to enable navigation in and low cost. the main waterways of Class 1 and / or oblique intersection of multipath 16.5 to 30 m long superstructures railways and automobile roads; should be prefabricated monolithic, while the 30 to 55 m superstructures • bridges with the minimum height should be monolithic. of 3.5 m from the bottom of the superstructure to the ground Metal superstructures are designed should be designed every 7-8 km for for spans from 66.0 to 150.0 m. Large cattle driving and passage of wild spanning is required in case of an animals on their migration routes if oblique intersection of the main there are no other structures. railways and motor roads, as well as navigable rivers. The design of bridges, overpasses and viaducts includes double-track In some cases, it is considered superstructures, which provides good appropriate to use metal spans vibration performance and meets high 33.0-55.0 m in length, with low demands for vertical, horizontal and overhead clearance. torsional rigidity. Design of piers should be based on cast Based on best practices, results in-situ reinforced concrete. of test calculations and cost-and- technical comparison of options, The main type of pier foundation is the superstructure design solutions, a pile grid resting on bored piles with ranging from 16.5 m to 150.0 m, were a diameter of 1.5 m. It is possible to developed for this stage. use bored piles with a diameter of 0.8 to 1.7 m and driven prism piles. Multi-span beam systems are designed for HSRL large bridges and In the areas with periodic water viaducts. Uncut multi-span beam streams with the height of systems will be applied to reduce the embankment from 2.5 to stress in continuous welded rail tracks 6.0 m and estimated low flow of in case of high piers or bad ground up to 2.8 m³/s, culverts should be conditions. used with a diameter of 1.5 m, made of corrugated metal spiral Based on the analysis of various structures (15sp Grade according superstructure designs, test to GOST 1577 — 93, 250, 02, GOST calculations, cost-and-technical R52246, S250GD per standard EN comparison of options, and taking 10326:2006, DX51D standard EN into account best practices for 10327:2006), with thickness of up superstructures in the range from to 3.5 mm, which are approved by 16.5 to 55.0 m, the decision was the Tracks & Structures Department

17_ _Information Memorandum

of the Central Infrastructure In the areas where the embankment Directorate of Russian Railways JSC, adjoins abutments of bridges and No. 2644/TsDI dated 02/20/2012). overpasses, the following should be Waterproofing of these culverts is provided: done by applying a TC2 two-side coating (HDPE coating with the • broadening of the dirtbed by 1.0 m thickness of 250 microns on each on each side of a 20.0 m section. side). The transition from the broad to normal width should be smooth and In permanent watercourses with 50 m long; the embankment height of up to 6.0 m and the estimated flow up to • at least 50 m of section with 10.0 m³/s, rectangular reinforced transitional rigidity; concrete pipes should be used with a side of 1.5-3.0 m. Pipes are designed • counter-brackets (for bridges longer individually for each case. than 20 m) which are installed in rows at least 20 m long, behind the rear Foundations of pipes are arranged of the abutment. in the natural beds. The depth of the foundation is designed in accordance The Moscow – Kazan section of the with the engineering and geological Moscow – Kazan – Yekaterinburg HSRL-2 conditions and the estimated depth is located at the territory of seven regions of soil freezing. In some case of of the Russian Federation. Table 2 lists complex geological conditions loose quantity of all artificial structures that are soil can be replaced. supposed to be built in this section.

_18 _Information Memorandum

Table 2. Artificial structures in the Moscow – Kazan HSRL section

Type of structure Moscow Vladimir Nizhny Chuvash Mari El Republic Of Total Region Region Novgorod Republic Republic Tatarstan Region

1 Large bridges, ea. 2 28 14 8 1 53 incl. Total length, m 392 12,600 8,225 10,499 251 31,967 bridge 1 5 (km 221), ea. length, m 1,583 Klyazma bridge 1 (km 341), ea. length, m 4007 bridge 1 (km 416), ea. length, m 4,817 18,920 bridge 1 (km 576), ea. length, m 3,936 Volga bridge 1 (km 685), km length, m 4,577 2 Medium bridges, ea. 10 12 34 16 5 1 78 Total length, m 685 757 2,359 1,119 263 63 5,246 3 Viaducts, ea. 6 13 18 8 1 3 49 Total length, m 4,437 10,305 40,971 7,084 567 13,734 77,098 4 Railway overpasses, 2 6 9 4 5 7 33 ea. Total length, m 195 843 975 386 379 674 3,453 5 Road overpasses, ea. 15 37 33 36 3 4 128 Total length, m 2,152 8,252 5,513 6,088 511 680 23,195 Total, ea. 35 96 108 72 15 15 Total length, m 7,862 32,757 58,044 25,175 1,972 15,151 6 Culverts, ea. 18 44 86 43 24 22 237 Total length, m 630 5,822 3,953 1,800 1,018 881 14,105

19_ _Information Memorandum

Table 3. Main Scope of Artificial Structure Construction

Type of Qty, Length, Precast Monolithic Metal, structure ea. m reinforced reinforced t concrete, m³ concrete, m³

Large 53 31,967 35,465 214,430 30,340 bridges Medium 78 5,246 100,620 361,710 42,750 bridges Viaducts 49 77,098 29,410 2,728,160 201,518

Railway 33 3,453 40,248 144,684 16,150 overpasses Road 128 23,195 141,986 510,413 60,325 overpasses * * Approximate length Pipe 454 14,528 34,504 32,234 3,178 culverts

** No road overpasses and culverts Total 795 117,764 ** 382,233 3,991,631 354,261

The total length of railway bridges, overpasses and viaducts is 117,764 linear meters, or 15% of the length of the Moscow – Kazan HSRL section

_20 _Information Memorandum

21_ _Information Memorandum

3.5 Possible Environmental Impact

Design solutions should include According to calculations, noise level measures minimizing the during the operation (caused by environmental impact. the movement of trains) will meet applicable standards at a distance of Air Pollution. Main sources of air 550 metres from the tracks during pollution during the construction a day-time and at least 750 metres from stage are: construction machniery, the track at night. earth works, welding operations, etc. No air pollution will be caused during Where the residential areas are the movement of trains. located closer than the specified distance, noise control measures Calculations of pollutant dispersion should be put in place. in the air show that the air quality standard for populated areas will be One of the most effective measures to complied both duing construction protect residential areas from traffic of the line section and stations, and (including railway) noise is acoustic operation of the stations. barriers.

Emissions of pollutant are not expected A clear zone (a distance from a source to have any significant impact on the of chemical, biological and/or air quality and will not worsen the physical impact, designed to mitigate surrounding environment. the impact to health standards) is set for railway lines according to Sanitary Noise Pollution. Sources of Standards 2.2.1/2.1.1.1200-03. noise during construction will be construction machinery; and during The width of a HSRL clear zone will operation it will be the movement of vary from (in residential trains. areas with noise control measures in place) to 750 metres (where no noise Noise control measures (e.g. ban control measures are necessary). on using construction equipment at night, organization of technological In general,the air impact is assessed breaks, etc.) will be required to as insignificant, provided that ensure compliance with the existing applicable standards and developed standards during the construction environmental protection actions are stage. complied.

_22 _Information Memorandum

Geological environment and are implemented to protect historically Groundwater. Main impact on formed natural ecosystems, stimulate the geological environment and natural processes of river self-cleaning groundwater is caused during and self-restoring, and maintain a special the construction period. The key sources regime in water protection zones. of the impact during construction phase are construction equipment, temporary Topsoil and Land Resources. roads, temporary construction camps, The impact during the construction borrow pits, bridge piers and a dirtbed. period may appear in the following forms: mechanical soil disturbance and Construction may activate a number destruction; intensification of negative of exogenous geologic processes, such exogenous processes (erosion); change as: groundwater rise, water logging, of the hydrological regime of the soil landslide, erosion and karsts. profile due to water course closure and water-logging; chemical contamination The impact on the geological of soil caused by air pollutant and environment and groundwater can dust emissions and spills. Therefore, be minimized by following developed environmental protection measures environmental protection measures. should be followed during design and The residual impact is assessed to be construction which will allow limiting the insignificant and acceptable in terms of impact to the land allotment. The impact ecological criteria. quickly reduces to the insignificant level beyond the land allotment. Surface Water. The construction process may have some impact If the HSRL operation interferes with on the water bodies crossed by the hydrological regime, it may result in the railway line. The most likely soil waterlogging (over-moisturizing) impact is contamination of surface and erosion development along water bodies with pollutants from the railway line. construction sites and soil disturbance in the water protection zones of water Therefore, enviromental protection courses. Besides, the hydrological measures should be taken into account regime may change at sections during design and construction in order of rivers with bridge structures to minimize topsoil transformations. and culverts due to watercourse Overall impact on topsoil during the obstruction. However, the impact on operation phase is considered to be the water courses will be limited over insignificant. the distance. Vegetation and Flora. Construction The residual impact on surface water is can destroy vegetation as a result of assessed to be insignificant and acceptable landfill operations, forest clearing in terms of ecological criteria, provided and mechanical disturbance at the that developed water protection measures entire land allotment. The tree felling

23_ _Information Memorandum

may also take place in the protected Given the number of environmental forest areas including the green belt. protection measures planned for Some habitats of protected species of the project, the impact on the wildlife plants, lichens and mushrooms may during the construction and operation also be destroyed. of the designed installation is assessed to be insignificant. In accordance with the accepted criteria, the impact on vegetation Nature Conservation Areas (NCAs). during the construction stage is The HSRL will not cross any federal assessed as significant. However, NCAs. There is a possibility that it will this impact is limited to the land impact some regional NCAs. Necessary allotment. Beyond the land allotment, protection measures must be in place the impact quickly reduces to the in line with environmental legislation insignificant level. in order to minimize a possible negative impact. There is no impact on vegetation during the operation stage. Impact on Historical and Cultural Heritage. Construction may constitute Wildlife. Some anthropogenic factors a major threat to historical and cultural impact the wildlife during the rail line located in the railway construction and operation, which corridor. No specific inspection of the line may either decrease or increase the corridors has been carried out, therefore biological diversity. an archaeological inspection (study) is required to identify any monuments The key factors negatively affecting within the construction . terrestrial vertebrate species are considered to be an anthropogenic No impact on historical and cultural transformation of their habitats and monuments is expected during an increasing disturbance factor. the HSRL operation.

_24 _Information Memorandum

Evaluation of the Total Impact

The HSRL construction may Appropriate protection measures and significantly affect some elements technical arrangements can prevent, of the natural environment within mitigate to an acceptable level or the land allotment area. Beyond partially compensate for the negative that area, the impact is assessed as impact. insignificant. All predictive environment impact The environmental impact during assessment must be considered during the HSRL operation is considered survey and design phases in accordance insignificant. with specific design solutions.

25_ _Information Memorandum

4. Summary of the Project’s Legal and Organizational Form; Key Terms of the Contract

The Subject of the Tender will be Contractor will carry out all the the right to enter into a Contract for work, render services and take any engineering surveys for development other actions required to prepare of design documentation for and submit a complete package of construction of the Moscow – Kazan design documentation within the section of the Moscow – Kazan – established period of time. The design Yekaterinburg high-speed rail line, documentation package should be and for development of design complete to the extent as required for documentation for construction of a full and unconditional approval by the Moscow – Kazan section of the the Russian State Expert Evaluation Moscow – Kazan – Yekaterinburg Authority (Glavgosexpertiza). high-speed rail line. Contractor will be responsible for the The Contract will be concluded completeness and accuracy of design between High-Speed Rail Lines JSC, documentation as well as of any other acting as Customer, and a winner of documentation to be developed by the Tender, acting as Contractor. the Contractor and submitted to the Customer in accordance with the The Contract scope will include Contract. Upon completion of the engineering surveys for development Contract, the achieved results must fit of design documentation for the purpose of the construction and construction of the Moscow – Kazan operation of the Moscow – Kazan HSRL HSRL section and development of section. The Contractor shall repair design documentation. all defects in the work performed by

_26 _Information Memorandum

it. The warranty period will be set in Risk sharing between the parties, the Contract. milestones, work schedules and other material terms and conditions of The Contract will stipulate Contractor’s the Contract will be specified in the obligation to provide a security Principle Terms and Conditions of (including bank guarantees) of its the Contract (hereinafter, Principle contractual performance. Terms and Conditions of the Contract) which will be published on the official Completion date under the Contract is web site of High-Speed Rail Lines 24 December 2014. JSC (www.hsrail.ru) by no later than 11 October 2013. The Contract will be governed by the Russian laws.

27_ _Information Memorandum

5 Preliminary Requirements to Tender Participants

5.1 Preliminary qualification requirements to Tender Participants

In order to participate in the Tender, • bidder has a system certified with bidders must demonstrate their ISO to control the quality of design compliance with the following (FEED) and surveys; qualification requirements: • bidder has performed design (FEED) • bidder has experience in design and survey activities in railway (FEED) and survey activities in the line construction and associated field of high speed rail construction, infrastructure in the Russian over the past 10 years preceding Federation that have been approved the tender bid submission date, by the State Expert Evaluation provided that the following Authority; conditions are met: • bidder has a valid work −− bidder must have experience of permit allowing the bidder to a designer at least in one project; perform activities related to design documentation that impact −− bidder has succefully the safety of technically sophisticated implemented at least one project, high-risk facilities, as well as a i.e. a facility has been constructed certificate allowing the bidder to and commissioned based on the perform engineering survey activities design documentation developed that impact the safety of technically by the bidder; sophisticated high-risk facilities;

_28 _Information Memorandum

• the bidder has qualified personnel the organizational and legal form, with 100% engagement in the ownership, location and place of Project, including engineers trained capital origin, or an individual or in AutoCAD (or an equivalent several individuals eligible to act software to perform 3D modeling) as one bidder including a private to perform the work related to the entrepreneur or a group of Tender. The exact number of project entrepreneurs acting as one bidder people will be determined in the and qualifying to the requirements of tender documentation; the Customer defined in the procedure for procurement of products, work • bidder has AutoCAD software (or an performance, and provision of services equivalent software to perform 3D to execute primary business activities of modeling). High-Speed Rail Lines JSC.

Bidder may be a legal entity or a group If a bidder fails to meet qualification of several legal entities eligible to requirements, it will not be allowed to act as one bidder, regardless of participate in the Tender.

29_ _Information Memorandum

5.2 Tender Possible Qualification Criteria

Bids will be evaluated by awarding the Tender participant a relevant number of points under each criterion.

Final evaluation will be made by summing all points awarded to the participant based on each assessment criteria. The maximum number of points a tender participant may gain is 100

.

Item Criteria Description No.

1. Experience 1.1. Design experience Experience in design (FEED) related to high speed railway line construction of at least 100 km long over the past 5 years 1.2 Reputation Business reputation confirmed with testimonials provided by customers of accomplished projects 2. Bidder Qualification 2.1. Key team members A team of key members who will be full-time engaged in the design of he Project 2.2. Risk assessment system A system for assessing risks and determining mitigation 2.3. Reporting Proposed procedure that would allow the Customer to control costs and deadlines at each project stage 3. Functions or quality of Proposal for cost and time optimization the proposed solutions at the HSRL construction phase in the Moscow – Kazan section 4. Contract price

_30 _Information Memorandum

5.3 Bid Evaluation

The bid evaluation procedure includes submitted as part of the bid and verification of each bidder’s compliance other documents demonstrating with general and qualification the participant’s compliance with requirements to Tender participants, qualification requirements, terms of evaluation of bid proposals and reference and other requirements awarding points per each Tender outlined in the tender specifications. criterion. However, if a bid fails to meet the requirements outlined in the Bids shall be evaluated based on tender specifications, the bid will not a commercial and financial proposal be considered.

5.4 Bank Guarantee at the Tender Stage

To secure its bid, the bidder shall The Bank Guarantee shall be issued provide an irrevocable Bank Guarantee by a bank listed in Appendix 1 hereto. to High-Speed Rail Lines JSC for The security amount shall be 35 million the Tender time period to ensure roubles. seriousness of the bidder’s intentions.

5.5 Contract Prerequisites

Subject to the schedule, the Contract provided that the parties fulfill certain will be signed within three months prerequisites as defined in the tender after the Tender results announcement, specifications.

31_ _Information Memorandum

6 Workshop

With a view to ensuring transparent, open and fair treatment to all bidders, a Workshop will be held.

6.1. Preliminary Workshop Date

Step Deadline

Publishing of Principal Terms of Before 11 October 2013 Contract Workshop with stakeholders and 15 October 2013 potential bidders

_32 _Information Memorandum

6.2. About the Workshop

The workshop will be held on 15 October before 11 October 2013 by sending 2013 to discuss key aspects of the Project an application for workshop participation and the Tender. The Workshop agenda to: [email protected]. will include the Project presentation to be Tel.: +7 (915) 342 29 33; +7 (495) 789 98 70 made by High-Speed Rail Lines JSC, and (ext. 127) Contact person: Dmitry Remeskov. then stakeholders and potential Tender participants will have a chance to ask Proposals and comments regarding the questions. Project and the Tender can be sent to the Organizer in writing (in Russian) to the Workshop Location: Floor 16, e-mail specified above, either Kalanchevskaya 35, conference room. prior to the Workshop, or within three Entry to the building – from the security business days after the workshop. list of accredited participants. Activities held during the Workshop Registration starts on: 15 October 2013. do not constitute part of the Tender procedure and do not create any In order to participate in the Workshop, obligations or commitments for High- you must be accredited with the Organizer Speed Rail Lines JSC or any other parties.

33_ _Information Memorandum

_34 _Information Memorandum

7 Contacts

Fedor Mikhailovich Lychagin

Deputy CEO High-Speed Rail Lines JSC 34 Mashi Poryvaevoi st. Moscow 107078, Russia Tel. (office): +7 495 789 98 70 Fax (office): +7 495 789 98 71 [email protected]

Sergei Valdimirovich Strelnikov

Advisor to CEO High-Speed Rail Lines JSC 34 Mashi Poryvaevoi st. Moscow 107078, Russia Tel. (office): +7 495 789 98 70 Fax (office): +7 495 789 98 71 [email protected]

Roman Sergeevich Shiyko

Investment Department Director High-Speed Rail Lines JSC 34 Mashi Poryvaevoi st. Moscow 107078, Russia Tel. (office): +7 (495) 789 98 70 Fax (office): +7 495 789 98 71 [email protected]

35_ _Information Memorandum

Appendix 1 to the Information Memorandum

Bank

1. JSC 2. TransCreditBank JSC 3. JSC 4. VTB Bank JSC 5. VTB 24 CJSC 6. ROSBANK JSC 7. Bank of Moscow JSC 8. Russian Agricultural Bank JSC 9. UniCreditBank CJSC 10. Alfa-Bank JSC 11. KITFinance IB JSC 12. LLC 13. Nordea Bank JSC 14. Royal Bank of Scotland CJSC 15. ING Bank () CJSC 16. Absolut Bank AKB 17. RaiffeisenBank CJSC 18. NOMOS-Bank JSC 19. BNP Paribas Bank CJSC 20. Moscow Credit Bank JSC 21. Citybank CM CJSC 22. Khanty-Mansi Bank JSC 23. Credit Agricol CIB CJSC 24. MDM Bank JSC 25. PromSvyazBank JSC 26. URALSIB BANK JSC 27. Millenium Bank CB CJSC

_36 _Information Memorandum

Bank

28. AK BARS JSC 29. HSBC Bank (PP) LLC 30. Petrocommerce Bank JSC 31. Vozrozhdenie Bank JSC 32. Saint-Petersburg Bank JSC 33. Sviaz-Bank JSC 34. OTP Bank JSC 35. Rossiya Bank JSC 36. RosEvroBank AKB JSC 37. International Bank of St. Petersburg, JSC 38. CommerzBank (Eurasia) CJSC 39. OTKRITIE Bank JSC 40. NOVIKOMBANK AKB CJSC 41. SKB-Bank JSC 42. InvesttorgBank JSC 43. Ural Bank of Reconstruction and Development JSC 44. Transcapitalbank CJSC 45. VBRR JSC 46. Moscow Industrial Bank JSC 47. NOTA-Bank JSC 48. Univesal Stock Bank CJSC 49. Bank Credit Suisse CJSC (Moscow) 50. GLOBEKSBANK CJSC 51. LOKO-Bank CB CJSC 52. Bank of AKB (ELOS) JSC 53. NBK-Bank JSC

37_ _Information Memorandum

_38 _Information Memorandum

Important Notice

This Information Memorandum is designed for information purposes only and is intended to present to market participants an overview of the Project for engineering surveys and development of design documentation for construction of the Moscow – Kazan Section of the Moscow – Kazan – Yekaterinburg High Speed Rail Line. High-Speed Rail Lines JSC reserves the right to modify any terms and conditions of the Project outlined in this information memorandum, including the tender. This Information Memorandum does not constitute an offer or an invitation to make an offer and is not binding. Neither High-Speed Rail Lines JSC, nor any other party assume any responsibilities with regard to this Information Memorandum, and in no event should they be held liable for the information contained herein. The Tender documentation contents may not match the list of requirements outlined in this memorandum.

This Memorandum was made in Russian and translated into English. In the event of any discrepancies between the Russian and the English versions hereof, the Russian version shall prevail.

39_