The contract for the development of transport planning documents of Bashkiria, as well as Ufa and Sterlitamak agglomerations was awarded to the FAA "Russian Road Research Institute" (ROSDORNII). The customer of the works was the regional Ministry of Transport.
The winner reduced the initial contract price by 1 million rubles to 79 million rubles. Three more companies applied for the work, all of them offered to perform the work at a lower price — from 63 million to 77.1 million rubles. However, the institute scored more points based on qualifications.
The works will be financed from the regional budget and should be completed in 14 months from the date of the contract.
The contractor's responsibilities will include the development of a program for the integrated development of transport infrastructure and a scheme for organizing public transport services. A comprehensive traffic management scheme should also be created for Ufa and Sterlitamak.
RosdorNII will conduct a survey of the parameters of the transport system of the republic and two agglomerations, develop its mathematical model, set targets for its development and prepare forecast scenarios. The Institute should also plan measures for the construction and reconstruction of road infrastructure and for the organization of comprehensive public transport services.
In February, the Ministry of Transport of Bashkiria announced the start of the introduction of an intelligent transport system (ITS). Up to 1 billion rubles will be required to finance the project, including 850 million rubles planned to be raised from the federal budget. Such a system will allow automating traffic management in the city and optimizing traffic flows using a single digital platform.