**EBRD -- Ukraine - Rivne-Kyiv High Voltage Line**

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has
announced the following procurement opportunity:

INVITATION FOR TENDERS

This Invitation for Tenders follows the General Procurement Notice for
this project which was published in Procurement Opportunities
No.5404-GPN-37140 dated January 22, 2009.

### PROJECT DESCRIPTION

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  **Project name** Rivne-Kyiv High Voltage Line -General update

  **Country**      Ukraine

  **Business       Transport
  sector**         

  **Project ID**   37598

  **Funding        EBRD, EIB
  source**         

  **Type of        Supply and Installation, Consultancy Services, Works
  contract**       

  **Type of        General Procurement notice
  notice**         

  **Issue date**   22 Jan 2009

  **Closing date** 22 Jan 2010 at 24:00, Kyiv time
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GENERAL PROCUREMENT NOTICE

The following notice updates the General Procurement Notice (GPN)
published on 12 July 2007 on EBRD Website under ref: 5574-GPN-37598.

State enterprise National Power Company "Ukrenergo" or ("NPC
Ukrenergo"), Kiev applied for the loan from the European Bank for
Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the European Investment Bank
(EIB) toward financing part of the cost of the Rivne-Kyiv High Voltage
Line and the extension of the 750kV substation in Kyiv (the "Project").

The Project consists of the following parts:

A. Construction of a 750 kV overhead line between Rivne NPP and the new
750/330 kV Kiev substation, length -- 353 km;

B. Construction of a diversion of the existing Khmelnytsk to Chernobyl
NPP 750 kV overhead line into 750/330kV Kiev substation, length -- 135
km;

C. Expansion and rehabilitation works at 750/330 kV Kiev substation by
an installation of the second 750/330kV automatic transformer;

D. Construction of two 60 km 330 kV lines from 750/330 kV Kiev
substation.

NPC «Ukrenergo» intends to apply the proceeds of the EBRD loan to
payments for the appropriate works, goods and related services to be
procured under single point of responsibility construction contracts as
well as following consulting services:

\- Project Management Consultant to assist NPC "Ukrenergo" in the
implementation of the Project, and

\- Lender's Consultant to monitor the implementation of the Project.

The project will be coordinated by NPC "Ukrenergo".

Tendering for the above contracts is expected to begin in September 2008
with pre-qualification of applicants for the construction contracts.

Contracts to be financed with loans from the mentioned Funding Sources
will be subject to EBRD Procurement Policies and Rules and will be open
to firms from any country. The proceeds of these loans will not be used
for the purpose of any payment to persons or entities, or for any import
of goods, if such payment or import is prohibited by a decision of the
United Nations Security Council taken under Chapter VII of the Charter
of the United Nations or under a law or official regulation of the
purchaser\'s country.

Interested suppliers, contractors and consultants should contact:

NPC "Ukrenergo" office

25 Kominternu St., Kyiv, Ukraine

Attn: Mr. Kostyantyn Yavorskyi,

Deputy Director for CapitalConstruction

Tel: +38-044-238-30-04

Fax: +38-044-238-39-81

Email: kanc@nec.energy.gov.ua

Attn: Mr. Viktor Lysykh,

Head of Investment and Credit Policy Division

Tel: +38-044-238-30-14

Fax: +38-044-238-39-81

Email: office@nec.energy.gov.ua