October 29 (SeeNews) - North Macedonia invited pre-qualification offers for a tender envisaging the implementation of a bus rapid transit (BRT) system in the capital Skopje, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) said.
The tender includes works on the implementation of the BRT Line 1 Corridor and the Novo Lisiche Depot, as well as upgrades in the Gjorche Petrov Depot, a notice published on the website of the EBRD earlier this week showed.
The deadline for submitting prequalification documents to the city of Skopje is December 12.
The EBRD said earlier this year it is lending 70 million euro ($81.6 million) to North Macedonia for the implementation of the project.
The system will include priority lanes for energy efficient or hybrid buses and is expected to reduce emissions of carbon monoxide by over 95%, particulate matter by approximately 90% and both nitrogen oxide and carbon dioxide by at least 25%
The project is part of EBRD Green Cities, an innovative programme to support sustainable urban development which North Macedonia's capital joined in 2019.
($ = 0.8574 euro)