Bukhara's New Airport Goes to a Turkish-Qatari Consortium: What It Means for Suppliers
Limak and HBK Contracting won the tender for the New Bukhara airport. Here is where local suppliers and subcontractors may find work, and how to get ready.
A consortium of Turkey's Limak İnşaat and Qatar's Hamad Bin Khalid Contracting (HBK Contracting) won the international tender for the New Bukhara airport project. Daryo.uz, Spot.uz, Kun.uz and Gazeta.uz reported the result on 12 November.
The plan is a 23-year public-private partnership. The investor builds the terminal and runs it; the state builds the airfield itself. Kun.uz puts the new airport's capacity at 1,200 passengers per hour.
For the market, this means a large infrastructure project in Bukhara is moving from selection to delivery. Only the winners and the PPP outline are public so far. The sources do not give the procurement schedule, the work timeline or local content rules. Suppliers still have time to prepare before the first lots appear.
What it means for suppliers
A foreign consortium winning does not send all the work abroad. Big construction sites usually pull in local subcontractors and suppliers of materials, equipment and services. Several areas look promising:
- Building materials and structures
- Engineering equipment and machinery
- Security and communications systems
- Furniture and terminal fittings
- Cleaning, security, transport and logistics
- Staff catering
Some of this will go through tenders. Some will be bought directly by the main contractor.
No one knows yet when the buying starts. The consortium must first close the agreement and set up the site. Public lots are unlikely before that. Watch for announcements from the client and the main contractor, and for tenders on the state side, the airfield complex.
Competition will be heavy. According to TenderLabs data for 13 November 2026, Construction is the largest category, with 2,402 open lots. That figure is not about the airport, but it shows how many bidders you will face.
What to do now
- 1Assemble your documents: proof of experience, certificates for materials and equipment, and details of your capacity. A foreign partner will prefer suppliers who are ready in advance.
- 2Decide which items you can actually supply or deliver, and write a short commercial offer in Russian and English.
- 3Track construction, equipment and service tenders in the Bukhara region. Set up alerts so you see them early.
- 4Check your finances and get an electronic digital signature. You cannot submit a bid without one.
- 5Find contacts at the main contractor and the client. Ask how they plan to buy works and materials, through tenders or directly.
The project has only just started, so do not jump to conclusions. But suppliers who prepare now will be in a stronger position when the first tenders open. TenderLabs can help you follow construction lots in Bukhara and across Uzbekistan.
Photo: Daryo.uz