**BISNIS Trades & Tenders, February4, 2000**

 

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The Business Information Service for theNewly Independent States (BISNIS) is the U.S. Department ofCommerce's information clearinghouse on trade and investment inthe emerging markets of the newly independent states of theformer Soviet Union.  BISNIS has created the "BISNIS Trades& Tenders" electronic newsletter to help U.S. companies findbusiness opportunities in these expanding markets.

 

These opportunities are provided solely asan informational service and do not represent an endorsement bythe U.S. Department of Commerce. Verification of leads is theresponsibility of the reader. BISNIS may consider other privatesector-generated trade leads and tenders, in electronic formonly, and publish on a space-available basis.  Please sendyour leads to [email protected]

 

A full selection of BISNIS leads and othermarket intelligence are available via BISNIS OnLine at: www.bisnis.doc.gov

 

Please note that a web supplement withadditional leads will be available Monday, February 7,2000

 

**Table of Contents for WebSupplement**

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Lead 1:  Early Notification on ADBLocust Management Project for Kazakhstan

Lead 2:  Power Station Construction andRehabitlitation - Kyrgyzstan

Lead 3: Wheat Flour - Moldova

Lead 4: Ukraine's Government ProcurementOpportunities - Various

Lead 5: Tender Announcement for thePrivatization Of The Lutsk Cardboard And Roofing Paper

Company - Ukraine

Lead 6: Polypropylene, Polymers Of Ethylene- Ukraine

Lead 7: Rye - Ukraine

Lead 8: EBRD Electricity Tarriff andCollection System – Uzbekistan

Lead 9: EBRD Development of AccountingSystem – Uzbekistan

Lead 10:  Various Trade Leads from theRussian Business Advertizer

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Table of Contents for this Document:

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Lead #1: Vending Machines for Newspapers andmagazines, and parts – Moscow, Russia

Lead #2: Adhesives, sealant and caulks– Moscow, Russia

Lead #3: Manufacturing Line for Wood WindowFrames – Moskovskaya Oblast, Russia

Lead #4: Tender for License for Gold MiningRights – Irkutsk Region, Russia

Lead #5: Tender for Right to Exploit MineralDeposits – Sakhalin Island, Russia

Lead #6:

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Lead #1

     ACTIONCompany                    

Contact:           Pavel Rassushin

                      Phone           7-095-207-6173

                      Fax:           7-095-207-6169

2/24, Sukharevsky Pereulok

Moscow, Russia, 103051           Email:           [email protected]

 

ProductInformation:     

Type ofLead:           DirectPurchase          

CompanyType:           Private

           

HSCode:           8476 90 000

Industry:           Advertising Services - (ADV), Printing/Graphic Arts Eq. -(PGA)

Brief Description:           Newspaper/magazine vending machines and parts

DetailedDescription:           Vending machines for newspapers and magazines,

executive mechanisms for vending machines,and money accepting mechanisms

Specifications/

TechnicalData:           n/a

U.S. DollarValue:           Negotiable       

QuantityNeeded:                      Negotiable

PaymentTerms:                      Negotiable       

ShippingTerms:           Negotiable

Is a Service ContractNeeded:           No       

Purchase NeededBy:           Within 2-6 months

Who/What is the EndUser:           ACTION Company

 

Response Information:ResponseLanguage:           English or Russian

Best Way toRespond:                     Mail; Fax; Email

From Manufacturers Only:   U.S. Manufacturers Only

Information Desired from U.S.Firm:                   Specifications/technical data, price

lists

Primary Buying Factors:Quality and price

OtherInformation:                

Intent to Buy:              Immediate purchase or delivery/investment (1-2 months)

Type of Buying or LicensingRelationship:                Regular/long term supplier with

continual sales

 

Company Information:

Type ofBusiness:                     Advertising, Distributor,Publisher                     

YearEstablished:                 1993           # ofEmployees:           50

Annual Sales:               <$500000       

US FirmsRepresented:           None

Member of BusinessChamber:           No       

Bank Name &Address:           Alfa-Bank, 11, Marii Poryvaevoy Ul.,                                                                                101078,Moscow,Russia 

SalesTerritory/Area/Countries           Russia

 

Company Description and BusinessActivity:  ACTION is a private company

involved in advertising services anddistribution of printed mass media. 

ACTION Company is seeking to enlarge itsdistribution network by

introducing a network of newspaper/magazinevending machines.

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Lead #2

DIL Company             

Contact:           Semen Zhuravlev

                      Phone:           7-095-784-6655

                      Fax:           7-095-784-6634

36, Tovarischensky Pereulok

Moscow,  Russia, 109004           Email:           [email protected]

 

Product Information:

Type ofLead:           Distributor       

CompanyType:           Private

           

HSCode:                               3214 90 000

                                             4005 20 000

Industry:                                Building Products - (BLD)

BriefDescription:           Adhesives, sealants, and caulks

DetailedDescription:           n/a

Specifications/

TechnicalData:           n/a

U.S. DollarValue:           Negotiable       

QuantityNeeded:                      2-5 containers per month

PaymentTerms:                      100 percent advancepayment           

ShippingTerms:           Ex-works

Is a Service ContractNeeded:           No       

Purchase NeededBy:           ASAP

Who/What is the End User: Dealers andRetailers

 

Response Information:ResponseLanguage:           English and Russian

Best Way toRespond:           Mail; Phone; Fax; Email

From Manufacturers Only:  Agents andDistributors Acceptable

Information Desired from U.S.Firm:           Price-lists (ex-works prices),

                                                                    catalogues, samples

Primary Buying Factors:Price and quality

OtherInformation:                

Intent to Buy:              Immediate purchase or delivery/investment (1-2 months)

Type of Buying or LicensingRelationship:                Regular/long term supplier with

                                                                                           continual sales

 

Company Information:Type ofBusiness:              Distributor, Wholesaler            

YearEstablished:           1994           # ofEmployees:           135

Annual Sales:               <$2.5 Million 

US FirmsRepresented:           Heartland Building Products

Inc., Bird Vinyl Products Ltd., A.M. MidwestExchange Ltd., ICI (the

Glidden Company/Macco)

Member of BusinessChamber:           No       

Bank Name &Address:           Commercial Bank "PROMINVESTRUSCHET", Spassky Tupik 2,

                                             Bldg. 1, Moscow, 129010, Russia 

SalesTerritory/Area/Countries           Russia, NIS

 

Company Description and BusinessActivity:           DIL Company is one of the

Russian market leaders in high qualityconstruction and decorative

building materials trade.  DIL Companyimports building products from

Europe, mostly from Germany, and theUSA.  The company trades on a

wholesale basis, and orders consignments inlarge volumes.  DIL is a

manufacturer of isolated glass and plastic window frames.

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Lead #3

Wood Processing Plant"Marko-Vatulino"                     

Contact:           Anastasiya Yakovleva

                      Phone:           7-095-962-1595, 7-095-963-0010

                      Fax:           7-095-962-1595, 7-095-963-0010

Zhivotnovod Complex, Vatulino Village

Ruza, Moskovskaya  Oblast, 143100

Russia             Email:           [email protected]

 

Product Information:

Type ofLead:           DirectPurchase          

CompanyType:           Private

           

HSCode:                    3553

Industry:                     Wood Products - (WOD)

BriefDescription:           Technological line for manufacturing window frames of

                                             solid wood

DetailedDescription:           Technological line for manufacturing window frames of

                                             solid wood

Specifications/

TechnicalData:                      n/a

U.S. Dollar Value:   $250,000           

QuantityNeeded:                      One line

PaymentTerms:                      Negotiable       

ShippingTerms:           CIP Moscow

Is a Service Contract Needed:No                 

Purchase NeededBy:           March-April 2000

Who/What is the End User:  Buyer

 

Response Information:

ResponseLanguage:                   Russian

Best Way toRespond:                     Email

From Manufacturers Only:   Agents and Distributors Acceptable

Information Desired from U.S.Firm:                   Catalogues, specifications/technical

                                                                                data

Primary BuyingFactors:           Quality

OtherInformation:                

Intent to Buy:              Immediate purchase or delivery/investment (1-2 months)

Type of Buying or LicensingRelationship:                One-time purchase only

 

CompanyInformation:     

Type ofBusiness:                     Manufacturer               

YearEstablished:                 1993           # ofEmployees:           100

Annual Sales:               <$1 Million 

US FirmsRepresented:           none

Member of BusinessChamber:           No

           

Bank Name &Address:           Wood Processing Plant "Marko-Vatulino" does not have a

                                             hard currency account 

SalesTerritory/Area/Countries           Moscow, Moscow Region, export

 

Company Description and BusinessActivity:  Wood Processing Plant

"Marko-Vatulino" produces commercial timber,unedged timber, clean-cut

timber, squared timber, floor timber, andother wood products.   In order

to diversify its products line the companywould like to install a

production line to manufacture wood framewindows.

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Lead #4

 

Tender on Acquiring Licenses For the Rightto Exploit Deposits of Gold In Irkutsk Region.

Prepared by Azim Mamanov, BISNISrepresentative in Novosibirsk

Irkutsk region is rich with naturalresources, such as oil, gas, and gold. Irkutsk region is thethird largest in Russia in terms of the amount of gold extracted.Eleven tons of gold is being mined annually in the region. In1999, 12 tons of gold was mined, which the best result for theregion since 1915. Over 94 percent of gold was mined in theBodaibinsky district. However, the local authorities have beenattempting to develop gold deposits in other districts.

Irkutsk Regional Administration and NaturalResources Management Committee announce tender on acquiringlicenses for the right to exploit deposits of gold. Even thoughonly Russian legal entities may acquire the licenses, thoseAmerican companies involved in the mining industry and operatingin Russia, might be interested in participating in the tenderthrough their Russian partners or subsidiaries.

Note: All the prices indicated below are inRubles. Exchange rate is US$1=28.54 RUR as of January 28,2000.

 

LOCATION OF NATURAL DEPOSIT #1: UnguraRiver, Olkhonsky District

    1.. Amount and Categoryof Resources: P3-20;

    2.. License Type:Geological Investigation and Mining;

    3.. Average Annual Amountof Gold To Be Mined (no less than): 10 kg;

    4.. Fee For Participatingin Tender and Issuing License: 9,265 RUR;

    5.. Starting One-TimePayment: 10 percent from a regular payment calculated based onannual anticipated amount of gold mined;

    6.. Starting RegularPayments:

    a.. For searching: 1.2percent

    b.. For exploring: 3.0percent

    c.. For mining: 2.9percent

G) Cost of Geological Information On TheDeposit: 5,164 RUR

LOCATION OF NATURAL DEPOSIT #2:Takhtykan-Berikan River (upper reaches), Bodaibinsky District

    1.. Amount and Categoryof Resources: C1-40, P1-20;

    2.. License Type:Geological Investigation and Mining;

    3.. Average Annual Amountof Gold To Be Mined (no less than): 15 kg;

    4.. Fee For Participatingin Tender and Issuing License: 9,265 RUR;

    5.. Starting One-TimePayment: 30 percent from a regular payment calculated based onannual anticipated amount of gold mined;

    6.. Starting RegularPayments:

    a.. For searching: 1.4percent

    b.. For exploring: 3.4percent

    c.. For mining: 2.8percent

G) Cost of Geological Information On TheDeposit: 5,164 RUR

LOCATION OF NATURAL DEPOSIT #3: KabritskyRiver, Bodaibinsky District

    1.. Amount and Categoryof Resources: P3-60;

    2.. License Type:Geological Investigation and Mining;

    3.. Average Annual Amountof Gold To Be Mined (no less than): 15 kg;

    4.. Fee For Participatingin Tender and Issuing License: 9,265 RUR;

    5.. Starting One-TimePayment: 10 percent from a regular payment calculated based onannual anticipated amount of gold mined;

    6.. Starting RegularPayments:

    a.. For searching: 1.2percent

    b.. For exploring: 3.0percent

    c.. For mining: 2.7percent

G) Cost of Geological Information On TheDeposit: 5,164 RUR

LOCATION OF NATURAL DEPOSIT #4: BolshoiBarakun River (middle reaches), Bodaibinsky District

    1.. Amount and Categoryof Resources: P1-70, P2-48, P3-40

    2.. License Type:Geological Investigation and Mining;

    3.. Average Annual Amountof Gold To Be Mined (no less than): 20 kg;

    4.. Fee For Participatingin Tender and Issuing License: 9,265 RUR;

    5.. Starting One-TimePayment: 20 percent from a regular payment calculated based onannual anticipated amount of gold mined;

    6.. Starting RegularPayments:

    a.. For searching: 1.0percent

    b.. For exploring: 3.0percent

    c.. For mining: 2.6percent

G) Cost of Geological Information On TheDeposit: 9,626 RUR

LOCATION OF NATURAL DEPOSIT #5:Akanak-Nakatami River (upper reaches), Bodaibinsky District

    1.. Amount and Categoryof Resources: P3-1400;

    2.. License Type:Geological Investigation and Mining;

    3.. Average Annual Amountof Gold To Be Mined (no less than): 100 kg;

    4.. Fee For Participatingin Tender and Issuing License: 13,891 RUR;

    5.. Starting One-TimePayment: 10 percent from a regular payment calculated based onannual anticipated amount of gold mined;

    6.. Starting RegularPayments:

    a.. For searching: 1.2percent

    b.. For exploring: 3.0percent

    c.. For mining: 2.8percent

G) Cost of Geological Information On TheDeposit: 9,626 RUR

LOCATION OF NATURAL DEPOSIT #6: MurkhoiRiver, Nizhneudinsky District

    1.. Amount and Categoryof Resources: P3-720;

    2.. License Type:Geological Investigation and Mining;

    3.. Average Annual Amountof Gold To Be Mined (no less than): 70 kg;

    4.. Fee For Participatingin Tender and Issuing License: 13,891 RUR;

    5.. Starting One-TimePayment: 10 percent from a regular payment calculated based onannual anticipated amount of gold mined;

    6.. Starting RegularPayments:

    a.. For searching: 1.0percent

    b.. For exploring: 3.0percent

    c.. For mining: 2.7percent

G) Cost of Geological Information On TheDeposit: 9,626 RUR

LOCATION OF NATURAL DEPOSIT #7: Maly IsseleiRiver, Nizhneudinsky District

    1.. Amount and Categoryof Resources: P2-27, P3-35;

    2.. License Type:Geological Investigation and Mining;

    3.. Average Annual Amountof Gold To Be Mined (no less than): 15 kg;

    4.. Fee For Participatingin Tender and Issuing License: 9,265 RUR;

    5.. Starting One-timePayment: 15 percent from a regular payment calculated based onannual anticipated amount of gold mined;

    6.. Starting RegularPayments:

    a.. For searching: 1.0percent

    b.. For exploring: 3.0percent

    c.. For mining: 2.6percent

G) Cost of Geological Information On TheDeposit: 5,164 RUR

LOCATION OF NATURAL DEPOSIT #8: BolshoiIsselei River, Nizhneudinsky District

    1.. Amount and Categoryof Resources: P2-60, P3-70;

    2.. License Type:Geological Investigation and Mining;

    3.. Average Annual Amountof Gold To Be Mined (no less than): 20 kg;

    4.. Fee For Participatingin Tender and Issuing License: 9,265 RUR;

    5.. Starting One-timePayment: 15 percent from a regular payment calculated based onannual anticipated amount of gold mined;

    6.. Starting RegularPayments:

    a.. For searching: 1.0percent

    b.. For exploring: 3.0percent

    c.. For mining: 2.6percent

G) Cost of Geological Information On TheDeposit: 5,164 RUR

LOCATION OF NATURAL DEPOSIT #9: ChanchurRiver (upper reaches), Kachugsky District

    1.. Amount and Categoryof Resources: P3-80;

    2.. License Type:Geological Investigation and Mining;

    3.. Average Annual Amountof Gold To Be Mined (no less than): 15 kg;

    4.. Fee For Participatingin Tender and Issuing License: 9,265 RUR;

    5.. Starting One-timePayment: 10 percent from a regular payment calculated based onannual anticipated amount of gold mined;

    6.. Starting RegularPayments:

    a.. For searching: 1.2percent

    b.. For exploring: 3.0percent

    c.. For mining: 2.9percent

    1.. Cost of GeologicalInformation On The Deposit: 5,164 RUR

LOCATION OF NATURAL DEPOSIT #10: ChanchurRiver (location Bezymyanny), Kachugsky District

    1.. Amount and Categoryof Resources: P3-28;

    2.. License Type:Geological Investigation and Mining;

    3.. Average Annual Amountof Gold To Be Mined (no less than): 10 kg;

    4.. Fee For Participatingin Tender and Issuing License: 9,265 RUR;

    5.. Starting One-timePayment: 10 percent from a regular payment calculated based onannual anticipated amount of gold mined;

    6.. Starting RegularPayments:

    a.. For searching: 1.2percent

    b.. For exploring: 3.0percent

    c.. For mining: 2.9percent

G) Cost of Geological Information On TheDeposit: 5,164 RUR

Main Requirements For Participating In TheTender:

    1.. Applicants to thetender must be Russian legal entities;

    2.. Applicants must betechnically equipped, have sufficient finances and qualifiedstaff to be able to investigate deposits and conduct mining workaccording to the tender*s conditions;

    3.. Mining works shouldbe started no later than II quarter of 2001;

    4.. Licenses will begranted for 25 years;

    5.. After purchasingGeological Information, an applicant must develop a work plan fora deposit, containing calculations of technical and economicindicators. Deadline for submitting the work plan: April 6,2000;

    6.. An applicant mustprovide copies of documents that permit conducting activitiesrelated to exploration of natural resources;

    7.. Tender will beconducted in the building of the Regional Administration, office138

    8.. Applications must besubmitted at the following address:

    Natural ResourcesManagement Committee of the Irkutsk Oblast,

    7 Kievskaya St.,

    Irkutsk, Russia664003

    Phone: 7-3952-335075

    9.. Deadline forsubmitting applications: March 14, 2000;

For further details on the tender, pleasecontact:

Mr. Vladimir Sklyarov, head of the NaturalResources Management Committee of the Irkutsk Oblast,

7 Kievskaya St.,

Irkutsk, Russia 664003

Phone: 7-3952-335075

Fax: 7-3952-276760

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Lead #5

 

TENDER:  Right for the development ofOktyabrski deposit of Uglidarski field of gabbro-dioriteporfirites (Sakhalin Island, Russia)

 

Sakhalin Regional Administration and theRegional Natural Resources Committee announce a tender for theright for the development of Oktyabrski deposit of Uglidarskifield of gabbro-diorite porfirites.

 

BASIC INFORMATION:

 

Customer: 

Regional Natural Resources Committee

 

49, Kommunistichesky Ave.,Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Russia 693000.

 

Organizer:

Regional Natural Resources Committee

 

49, Kommunistichesky Ave.,Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Russia 693000.

 

Total amount of minerals available: The deposit is represented by the apical part of the intrusion ofgabbro-diorite, seam sickness 380-410 meters (1247-1345 feet) ,length up to 800 m.  Construction stone reserves areestimated at about 41386 thousand cubic meters (1460897 thousandcubic feet). Stripping coefficient on the deposit is1:4. 

 

REQUIREMENTS:

 

 

Companies willing to participate should beregistered to work in the Russian Federation.

 

 

 

The following documents should besubmitted-

 

1)      Anapplication;

 

2)      Documentsstating that the company has a right to develop mineralsdeposits;

 

3)      Documentsstating that the company has (or will have at the moment when thework begins) all the necessary qualified personnel to develop thedeposit, all the necessary finance, technology and equipmentnecessary for safe work on the object, as well as certificatesstating that the company had paid all the taxes due for budgetsof all levels, including payments to the Fund of MineralRecourses reproduction.  All the certificates should bestamped and signed by the tax inspectorate. 

 

4)      Licensingfee for the right to participate should be paid (RUR 7,852,approximately US $ 280)

 

5)      Projectedwork scope and output (in sealed envelope) on the field duringits development.

 

The program should include the estimatedimpact on environment and analysis of this ecologicalimpact. 

 

6)  A separate sealed envelope shouldcontain the estimated amount to be paid (competitive fee), whichshould be not less than the minimal estimated RUR 10,000 (aboutUS $ 357).

 

SUBMISSION OF TENDER BIDS:

Bids should be submitted to:

Regional Natural Resources Committee

 

49, Kommunistichesky Ave., office 14

 

 Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Russia 693000.

 

Tel  +7-4242-37940

 

Fax  +7-4242-34102

 

 

Deadline for bids submission - March 28th,2000

 

Tender results announcement  - afterApril 17th, 2000

 

 

 Source: BISNIS Representative, ABCYuzhno-Sakhalinsk, [email protected]

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