<p> WORKS CONTRACT PRIOR INFORMATION NOTICE Construction of Çerkezköy - Kapıkule Section of Halkalı - Kapıkule Railway Line</p><p>Location - Turkey</p><p>1. Publication reference</p><p>EuropeAid/139362/IH/WKS/TR</p><p>2. Procedure</p><p>Open</p><p>3. Programme title</p><p>Multi-annual country Action Programme for Turkey on Transport 2014/031-877 </p><p>4. Financing</p><p>IPA budget item 22.02 03 02 of the General Budget of the EU and National Contribution. </p><p>5. Contracting Authority</p><p>Ministry of Transport, Maritime Affairs and Communications, Directorate General for Foreign Relations and European Union Affairs, Department for European Union Investments, Ankara, Republic of Turkey</p><p>6. Description of the contract</p><p>The contract will cover the construction of a new railway line consists of double track line with a maximum operational speed of 200 Km/h complete with telecommunication, signaling and electrification systems between Çerkezköy and Kapıkule Section of Halkalı - Kapıkule Railway Line Project. The existing electrified single line will be realigned at the stations of Çerkezköy and Edirne in order to connect to the new line. </p><p>7. Indicative number and titles of lots</p><p>One lot only</p><p>8. Scheduled publication date of the contract notice</p><p>1st quarter of 2018</p><p>9. Other information</p><p>N/A</p><p>15 January 2016 Page 1 of 2 d1_priorinfo_en.doc 10. Legal basis1</p><p>Regulation (EU) N°236/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2014 laying down common rules and procedures for the implementation of the Union's instruments for financing external action and Regulation (EU) No 231/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2014 establishing an Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (IPA II) (OJ L 77, p.11-26).</p><p>The conclusion of the tender and the award of any contract is subject to the availability of funds and the adoption by the European Commission of the relevant financing decision.</p><p>The contracting authority reserves the right to cancel the tendering procedure at any time. </p><p>Notes: There must be an interval of at least 30 calendar days between the publication of this prior information notice and the publication of the corresponding contract notice. No applications or requests for further information should be sent at this stage.</p><p>1 Please state any specificity that might have an impact on rules on participation (such as geographic or thematic or long/short term). 15 January 2016 Page 2 of 2 d1_priorinfo_en.doc</p>