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|**BISNISHome PageSearchBISNISEmbassyReportsCountryReportsIndustryReportsPublicationsSourcesof FinanceLeadsand EventsExchangeRatesState ExportsOtherSources** |  | June 1998World Bank--The Republic of Moldova has received a loan from the World Bank to
procure irrigation pipes and equipment.  The Moldovan Ministry of Agriculture and
Food is accepting sealed bids for the supply of pipe and equipment in five lots.  The lots
cover similar types of equipment, suitable for  bidding by specialty suppliers.  Lots are divided as
follows: lot 1--sprinklers (540 sets), lot 2--portable diesel pumps (nine sets), lot 3--high-density
polymer distribution pipes (various diameters), lot 4--high-density polymer irrigation pipe with
drip outlets every two-meter length, lot 5--electrical pumps (various capacities).  For more
information, visit BISNIS Online at http://www.mac.doc.gov/bisnis/cables/980528m3.htm.U.S. Department of Commerce/Commercial Service-- The Kazakhstan Ministry of
Transport has announced a list of priority projects for repair and maintenance services for road
and railway lines, as well as for transport and telecommunications services.  U.S. transport and
construction companies are encouraged to participate in these projects.  Competitive tenders will
be announced once financing is identified for each project. U.S. companies are encouraged to
remain in contact with the ministry and the American Embassy in Almaty for updates on financing. 
Selected projects include upgrading of the  Aktogai-Druzhba section of the Trans-Asian Railway
Mainline project, development of high-speed traffic on the Astana-Almaty railway line, renewal of
rolling stock and container fleet, reorganization of trans-Caspian ferry service at the Aktau
seaport, and rehabilitation of the road network in western Kazakhstan.  For more information,
visit BISNIS Online at http://www.mac.doc.gov/bisnis/cables/980513kz.htm.This report is provided courtesy of the Business Information Service for the Newly
Independent States (BISNIS)