The Azerbaijan Ground Transport Agency has launched a tender to select operators for 29 regular bus routes across the country. Applications will be accepted until 17:00 on December 10 this year.
The Azerbaijan Ground Transport Agency (AYNA), which operates under the Ministry of Digital Development and Transport, has announced a bus route tender covering 29 directions nationwide. The list includes city and suburban lines in the capital as well as intercity routes linking regions across the country.
Among Baku’s city routes are lines numbered 9, 41, 45, 93 and 96. The suburban routes on offer include lines 213, 539 and 557.
The intercity list includes routes connecting Baku to Sinig Korpu, Khankendi-Shusha, Mingachevir, Goychay, Horadiz, Gabala, Ismayilli, Guba and Gusar. A number of additional routes linking regional cities to one another have also been added to the tender list.
Candidates wishing to submit documents must send their applications by 17:00 on December 10 this year to AYNA’s office at 5 Haji Mammadov Street in Baku. Those with questions about the process can contact coordinator Firdovsi Jahangirov at 077-455-99-06 or by email at cahangirov@ayna.gov.az. The agency said participants must also provide backup vehicles in addition to their main buses.
Review dates for the lots
Submitted bids will be reviewed by a commission in several stages. Twelve lots covering routes linking Baku with other regional centers will be considered on December 11.
A further 12 lots covering inter-regional routes will go to review on December 15. On December 18, three lots will be examined: route 539, which runs from the DOST Center in Absheron district to the Bina shopping center; route 557, which runs from the Mushfigabad settlement to the Sadarak and Absheron shopping centers; and route 9, which connects the Yasamal residential complex (MIDA) with Narimanov metro station.
On December 22, three lots will be reviewed covering Baku’s city routes: line 41, from Azadliq Avenue metro station to the Binagadi settlement; line 45, from the same station to the M.A. Rasulzade settlement; and line 93, linking the Sabunchu settlement with Darnagul metro station. The final stage is scheduled for December 25, when two lots will be discussed — route 96, from the Avtovagzal LLC bus terminal to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and route 213, linking the Amirjan settlement with Qara Qarayev metro station.
