## BISNIS TRADES & TENDERS DECEMBER 17, 1999 WEBSUPPLEMENT

 
International Copyright, U.S. & ForeignCommercial Service and U.S. Department of State,1999.   All rights reserved outside of the UnitedStates.
 
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.
 
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Table of Contents for Web Supplement:
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Lead #1: Machines for Crushing Earth /Minerals – Kazakhstan
Lead #2: Insecticides for KazakhstanMinistry of Agriculture – Kazakhstan
Lead #3: Lead Acid Batteries for StartingPiston Engines – Vladivostok, Russia
Lead #4: EBRDTender for Feasibility Studyfor Telecom Industry - Tajikistan
Lead #5:EBRD Early Warning Notification onUpcoming Projects – various countries
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Lead #1
Alash
Contact:    TatyanaChernoglasova                      
Phone:      7(3272)67-07-47                          
Fax:        7 (3272)67-11-62                          
84 Sharipova Street   Email:                                                 
Almaty, 480012                                                               
                                                                               
Product Information:
Type of Lead: DirectPurchase       Company Type:|-------------|             
                                                  | (*) Private|             
                                                  |-------------|             
                                                                               
                                                                               
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 HS Code:    |                    |              847420 - Machines For      
             |                    |              Crushing Or Grinding Earth/
             |                    |              Stone/ Ore Or Other Mineral
             |                    |              Substances/ In Solid Form  
             |                    |              847410 - Machines For      
             |                    |              Sorting/Screening/        
             |                    |              Separating OrWashing      
             |                    |              Earth/ Stone/ Ore Or Other 
             |                    |              Mineral Substances/ In     
             |                    |              SolidForm                 
              ---------------------+-------------+                            
 Industry:                                         Mining Industry Eq. - (MIN)
                                                                               
 Brief                                             ore dressing equipment     
 Description:                                                                  
                                                                               
 Detailed                                          1) fine crusher with       
 Description:                                      classifier; 2) magnet      
                                                   separator with strong      
                                                   field;3) electrostatic    
                                                   separator; 4) chain pipe   
                                                   closed conveyors; 5) mills 
                                                   fordry grinding with      
                                                   inbuild classifier; 6)     
                                                   spraydrier                
                                                                               
 Specification                                     1) capacity - 10 tons per  
 s/                                                hour, beginning fraction - 
 Technical                                         0-20 mm, final fraction -  
 Data:                                             0-1 mm; 2) capacity - 2    
                                                   tons per hour; 3) capacity 
                                                   - 2 tons per hour; 4)      
                                                   capacity - 2, 4, 8 tons per
                                                   hour, ore fraction - 0-1   
                                                   mm; 5) capacity - 2 tons   
                                                   per hour, initial fraction 
                                                   - 0-1 mm, final fraction - 
                                                   0-45 mkm; 6) capacity - 1  
                                                   tonper hour (dry), final  
                                                   moisture content - 0.5 %,  
                                                   fuel -gas.                
                                                                               
 U.S. Dollar   negotiable; 4)USD    Quantity      1)1; 2) 2; 3) 4; 4) 500    
 Value:        1,500 permeter; 6)   Needed:      meters; 5) 2; 6)1.         
              USD300,000                                                     
                                                                               
 Payment       byinstallments      Shipping      insured delivery toAstana  
 Terms:                             Terms:                                    
                                                                               
 Is a Service |---------|          Purchase      1year                      
 Contract     | ( ) Yes|          NeededBy:                                
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 Who/Whatis                                       Alash                      
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   Intentto        Will purchase inshort term (2-6months)                   
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Company Information:
                                                                              
 Typeof        Manufacturer                                                 
 Business:                                                                    
                                                                              
 Year           1994                #of        2,600                      
 Established:                        Employees:                              
                                                                              
 Annual         <$10 Million        US Firms                                
 Sales:                              Represented:                            
                                                                              
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Bank Name&                                       Alash Bank, 84 Sharipova  
 Address:                                          Street, Almaty 480012     
                                                                              
 Sales                                             Kazakhstan, CIS countries 
 Territory/Ar                                                                 
 ea/Countries                                                                 
                                                                              
 Company                                           Alash, one of the largest 
 Description                                       private Kazakhstani mining
 andBusiness                                      companies, was established
 Activity:                                         in 1994. Alash specializes
                                                   in the development of     
                                                   several major deposits of 
                                                   minerals in Kazakhstan and
                                                   quartzite, limestone,     
                                                   manganese,and other ores 
                                                   processing. Since 1994,   
                                                   Alash has expanded into a 
                                                   groupof companies, which 
                                                   nowincludes:             
                                                   Centrgeologosyemka        
                                                   (Karaganda);UTRU         
                                                   (Karaganda region);       
                                                   Kramds-Quartzit (Karaganda
                                                   region); Kent (Karaganda);
                                                   Alash-Sauda (Almaty);     
                                                   Alash-Service (Almaty);   
                                                   TemirtauChemical         
                                                   Metallurgical Combinate   
                                                   (Temirtau);               
                                                   Akmolastroyfaians         
                                                   (Astana);and AlashBank   
                                                   (Almaty). Alash holds more
                                                   than 20 licenses for the  
                                                   explorationand           
                                                   development of some of    
                                                   Kazakhstan?,s largest      
                                                   deposits(opencast        
                                                   mining).                  
                                                                              
                                                   Alash currently employs   
                                                   2,600 people.Its         
                                                   production volume in 1998 
                                                   totaled: limestone ?) 1.3  
                                                   million tons; quartzite   
                                                   concentrate ?) 284,000     
                                                   tons;manganese           
                                                   concentrate ?) 50,000 tons;
                                                   calcium carbide ?) 12,000  
                                                   tons; and slack and burnt 
                                                   lime?) 1,000 tons.        
                                                   According to the company?,s
                                                   representative, Alash is  
                                                   thesole producer of      
                                                   calcium carbidein        
                                                   Kazakhstan. The largest   
                                                   industrialplants and     
                                                   joint-venture companies   
                                                   from Kazakhstan, Russia,  
                                                   Latvia,Lithuania,        
                                                   Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, 
                                                   and Kyrgyzstan are among  
                                                   Alash?,s clients and        
                                                   business partners. Alash  
                                                   plans to expand its       
                                                   operations to include the 
                                                   productionof quality     
                                                   construction materials for
                                                   Kazakhstan and other CIS  
                                                   countries.The firm is    
                                                   conducting negotiations   
                                                   with equipment suppliers  
                                                   fromFrance, Italy,       
                                                   Germany, Russia, and      
                                                   Byelorussia.              
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Lead  #2
KAZAKHSTANI MINISTRY OFAGRICULTURE: PROCUREMENT OF INSECTICIDES
POST OFORIGIN:                     ALMATY
DATE OFREPORT:           991208
AUTHOR:                  OKSANA CHUKREYEVA
 
INTERNATIONAL COPYRIGHT, U.S. & FOREIGNCOMMERCIAL SERVICE AND U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE, 1999. ALL RIGHTSRESERVED OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.
 
1. The Kazakhstani Ministry of Agriculturehas announced a procurement tender for insecticides to combatlocust. The deadline for submitting a bid is January 5, 1999.Post urges interested U.S. firms to follow-up on this tradeopportunity.
 
2. Locust infestation, backgroundinformation.
Kazakhstan faces a growing locust threat.Indications are that locust have laid eggs in up to 9 millionhectares.  All effected agricultural land should be treatedwith chemicals to avert mass locust reproduction in the spring of2000.  The Kazakhstani Government allocated 1.3 billiontenge (about $9.4 million) for the purchase of insecticides.
 
 
3. The insecticides should be delivered toAstana, Kazakhstan -- February-March, 2000. 
 
4. A Tender documentation package can beobtained free of charge at the Ministry of Agriculture’sState Purchasing Department.
 
5. Tender bids should be submitted to theMinistry of Agriculture’s State PurchasingDepartment.  The deadline for submitting a bid is January 5,2000.
 
6. Envelopes with tender bids will be openedon
January 7, 2000 at the Ministry ofAgriculture’s State Purchasing Department in the presenceof all potential suppliers who have submitted their bids.
 
7. U.S. companies wishing to obtain furtherinformation on the terms and conditions of the tender, shouldcontact:
State Purchasing Department
Kazakhstani Ministry of Agriculture
Address: 49 Abay Prospect, room 206
               Astana 473000, Kazakhstan
Tel: 7 (3172) 32-39-53
Fax: 7 (3172) 32-45-41
Contact: Mr. Ermek Usmanov, Head of theDepartment
Ms. Nina Kirpichnikova, Leading Specialist
 
7. Contacts at the U.S. Embassy CommercialService Almaty, Kazakhstan:
Address: 531 Seyfullin Street,3rd floor
    Almaty 480091, Kazakhstan
Tel:      7 (3272)58-79-18, 58-79-20
Fax:      7 (3272)58-79-22
Contact:           Mr. Patrick Smeller, Commercial Officer
Ms. Oksana Chukreyeva, Commercial Clerk
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Lead #3
6A. CONTACT:
6B.  MR. IGOR SEGROVETS, MANAGINGDIRECTOR
6C.  AUTOMOTIVE ACCESSORIES
13 PEREULOK TRUDOVOY
            VLADIVOSTOK, RUSSIA 690000
TEL: 7(4232) 487-802, 411-476
8a.       FAX: 7(4232) 411-476
8b.      E-MAIL:
9. 101
10A. HS 8507100030 – LEAD-ACIDBATTERIES OF A KIND USED FOR STARTING PISTON ENGINES
11. COMMENTS: N/A     
     
PRODUCT DATA
 
A. DETAILED PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: AUTOMOTIVE BATTERIES FOR PASSENGER CARS, SMALL TRUCKS, AND SMALLBUSES 
B. PRODUCT SPECIFICATION/TECHNICAL DATA:124FO408AA, 124FO610AA, 124FO714AA, 124FO611AA, 122NF509AA,131PO719AA, 131PO515AA;
CCA:350-1,000; RC: 70-200;AH:45-200  
C. QUANTITY:  1-2 20-FOOR CONTAINERSMONTHLY
D. DOLLAR VALUE:  N/A
E. PURCHASE NEEDED BY:  REGULAR
F. OTHER INFORMATION:  N/A
 
RESPONSE DATA
 
A. RESPONSE LANGUAGE:  ENGLISH
B. BEST WAY TO RESPOND:  E-MAIL, FAX ORPHONE
C. FROM MANUFACTURERS ONLY:  N/A
D. INFORMATION DESIRED FROM U.S. FIRM:PRICE-LISTS AND CATALOGUE/PICTURES OF EACH TYPE BATTERY
E. PRIMARY BUYING FACTOR:  PRICE,QUANTITY
F. OTHER INFORMATION:  N/A
 
COMPANY DATA
 
A. TYPE OF BUSINESS:  DISTRIBUTOR,RETAILER
B. YEAR ESTABLISHED:  1996
C. NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES:  40
D. ANNUAL SALES:  USD 5 MILLION
E. MEMBER OF BUSINESS CHAMBER:  N/A
F. BANK NAME AND ADDRESS: N/A
G. U.S. FIRMS REPRESENTED:  CHEVRON
H. OTHER INFORMATION:  AUTOMOTIVEACCESSORIES, WHICH STARTED AS THE MITSUBISHI MOTOR OILS COMPANYIN 1996, HAS QUICKLY BECOME THE LARGEST AUTO PARTS SUPPLIER INTHE RUSSIAN FAR EAST WITH ANNUAL SALES AT 5 MILLIONDOLLARS.  THE COMPANY BECAME AN AUTHORIZED CHEVRONDISTRIBUTOR AND IS EXPANDING ITS BUSINESS IN RUSSIA, BOTHGEOGRAPHICALLY AND PRODUCT-WISE.  AUTOMOTIVE ACCESSORIESSEEKS A REGULAR SUPPLIER AND IS INTERESTED IN DISTRIBUTORSHIPAGREEMENTS WITH A U.S. COMPANY 
I.                POST REMARKS: N/A
 
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Lead #4
SUBJECT: INTERNATIONAL MARKET INSIGHT (IMI):PROCUREMENT
OPPORTUNITIES, DECEMBER 1999, TAJIKISTAN.
 
SUMMARY: THIS CABLE ANNOUNCES A TENDER FORAN APPROVED EBRD
FUNDED PUBLIC SECTOR AND TECHNICALASSISTANCE PROJECT IN
TAJISTAN.  TELECOMMUNICATIONS OFTAJIKISTAN.  END SUMMARY.
 
INTERNATIONAL COPYRIGHT U.S. & FOREIGNCOMMERCIAL SERVICE AND
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE, 1999.  ALLRIGHTS RESERVED OUTSIDE
OF THE UNITED STATES.
 
NOTE: COMPLETE CONTACT INFORMATION PROVIDEDAT END OF REPORT.
 
POST OF ORIGIN: EUROPEAN BANK FORRECONSTRUCTION AND
DEVELOPMENT (EBRD)
 
COUNTRY: UNITED KINGDOM
 
AUTHOR: GENE R. HARRIS, SENIOR COMMERCIALOFFICER
 
REPUBLIC OF TAJIKISTAN
TELECOMMUNICATIONS OF TAJIKISTAN
 
PHASE 1: DIAGNOSTIC STUDY & DEVELOPMENTOF SCENARIOS
PHASE 2: FEASIBILITY STUDY OF THERECOMMENDED SCENARIO
CONSULTANCY SERVICES
INVITATION FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
 
THE EUROPEAN BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION ANDDEVELOPMENT INTENDS
USING TECHNICAL CO-OPERATION FUNDS TOWARDSTHE COST OF A
DIAGNOSTIC AND FEASIBILITY STUDY OF THETELECOMMUNICATIONS
SECTOR IN THE REPUBLIC OF TAJIKISTAN.
 
THE MAIN OBJECTIVES OF THE ASSIGNMENT SHALLBE:
 
PHASE 1
 
TO PRODUCE AN OVERVIEW OF THE TECHNICAL,INSTITUTIONAL,
REGULATORY, FINANCIAL AND MARKET POTENTIAL,CURRENT AND
PROSPECTIVE, SITUATION OF THETELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR;
 
TO IDENTIFY AND ANALYSE THE VARIOUSDEVELOPMENT SCENARIOS;
 
TO RECOMMEND THE MOST FEASIBLE AND EFFICIENTSCENARIO FOR THE
DEVELOPMENT OF TAJIKISTAN'STELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR.
 
PHASE 2
 
TO UNDERTAKE A DETAILED FEASIBILITY STUDY OFTHE RECOMMENDED
SCENARIO, AND
 
TO SEEK AGREEMENT WITH THE MINISTRY OFCOMMUNICATIONS (MOCT)
AND THE BANK FOR THE RECOMMENDED SCENARIOAND TO SUGGEST A
CONCRETE AND DETAILED IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.
 
THE ASSIGNMENT IS EXPECTED TO START INJANUARY 2000 AND WILL
BE UNDERTAKEN OVER A PERIOD OF 20 WEEKS. THEMAXIMUM BUDGET
FOR THIS ASSIGNMENT IS EUROS 233,000.
 
INTERESTED FIRMS ARE HEREBY INVITED TOSUBMIT EXPRESSIONS OF
INTEREST. NO ELIGIBILITY RESTRICTIONS APPLY,BUT SHORTLISTING
AND SELECTION WILL BE SUBJECT TOAVAILABILITY OF DONOR
FUNDING. A SHORT LIST OF QUALIFIED FIRMSWILL BE FORMALLY
INVITED TO SUBMIT PROPOSALS FOLLOWING THISINVITATION. IN
ORDER TO DETERMINE THE CAPABILITY ANDEXPERIENCE OF CONSULTING
FIRMS SEEKING TO BE SHORT-LISTED, THEINFORMATION SUBMITTED
SHOULD INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
 
COMPANY PROFILE, ORGANISATION AND STAFFING;
 
DETAILS OF EXPERIENCE OR SIMILAR ASSIGNMENTSUNDERTAKEN IN THE
PREVIOUS FIVE YEARS, INCLUDING THEIRLOCATIONS;
 
CVS OF STAFF WHO COULD BE AVAILABLE TO WORKON THE ASSIGNMENT.
 
THREE COPIES OF THE ABOVE INFORMATION INENGLISH SHOULD BE
SUBMITTED TO THE ADDRESS BELOW IN ANENVELOPE MARKED
"EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FORTELECOMMUNICATIONS OF TAJIKISTAN -
DIAGNOSTIC & FEASIBILITY STUDY", FORDELIVERY NOT LATER THAN
14 DECEMBER 1999.
MRS ANGELA LEVITSKY
THE EUROPEAN BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION ANDDEVELOPMENT
ONE EXCHANGE SQUARE
LONDON EC2A 2JN
UNITED KINGDOM
TEL: +44 338 6363
FAX: +44 338 7451
 
 
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FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE EBRD ANDPROJECT
OPPORTUNITIES, READERS ARE REFERRED TO THEU.S. COMMERCIAL
LIAISON OFFICE, EBRD CONTACT: GENE R.HARRIS, SENIOR
COMMERCIAL OFFICER, OFFICE OF THE U.S.EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR,
EBRD, ONE EXCHANGE SQUARE, LONDON, EC2A 2EH,UNITED KINGDOM.
TEL: 44-171-588-4027/28 OR 338-7490, FAX:44-171-588-4026 OR
338-6487. EMAIL: [email protected] OR
[email protected].
 
NOTE: DOWNLOAD EBRD PROCUREMENTOPPORTUNITIES FROM
www.EBRD.COM/ENGLISH/PROCURE/OPPORTUNITIES/MAIN.HTM.  AN UPDATED LIST
OF EBRD PUBLICATIONS CAN ALSO BE FOUND ONTHE MAIN WEBSITE,
www.EBRD.COM.
 
FOR GENERAL INFORMATION ON DOING BUSINESS INTHE CEE/NIS AND
EXPORT AND INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES WORLDWIDE, READERS ARE
REFERRED TO THE FOLLOWING SOURCES: THE U.S.NATIONAL TRADE
DATA BANK (NTDB), (NTDB WEBSITE: http://STAT-USA.DOC.GOV)
TEL: +(202) 482-1986; THE ELECTRONICBULLETIN BOARD (EBB)
OPERATED BY THE US DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE,
TEL: +(202) 482-1986; THE EASTERN EUROPEBUSINESS INFORMATION
CENTER, (EEBIC), (EEBIC WEBSITE:
http://WWW.ITAIEP.DOC.GOV/EEBIC/CEEBIC.HTML) TEL: +(202) 482-
2645,
FAX: +(202) 482-4473, AND THE BUSINESSINFORMATION SERVICE FOR
THE NEWLY INDEPENDENT STATES, (BISNIS),(BISNIS WEBSITE:
http://WWW.BISNIS.DOC.GOV)
TEL: +(202) 482-4655, FAX: +(202)482-2293.  FOR INFORMATION
ON OTHER MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT BANKFUNDED PROJECTS,
CONTACT THE MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT BANKOFFICE, US
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, WASHINGTON, D.C.TEL: +(202) 482 3399.
FOR GENERAL TRADE INFORMATION CALL:1-800-USA-TRADE.
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Lead #5
 
SUBJECT: INTERNATIONAL MARKET INSIGHT (IMI):PROCUREMENT
OPPORTUNITIES, DECEMBER 1999, THIS CABLEGIVES `EARLY WARNING'
OF EUROPEAN BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION ANDDEVELOPMENT PUBLIC
SECTOR PROJECTS WHICH MAY RESULT INPROCUREMENT OPPORTUNITIES
FOR U.S. COMPANIES - REPORTED BY CS-EBRD.
 
SUMMARY: THIS REPORTS ON THE STATUS OFPUBLIC SECTOR PROJECTS
IN THE EBRD'S PIPELINE - FROM THE POINT OFIDENTIFICATION OF
INVESTMENTS OPPORTUNITIES TO THE APPROVAL OFPROJECTS BY THE
BANK'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS.  THEINTERVAL IDENTIFICATION OF A
PROJECT AND ITS APPROVAL VARIES IN EVERYCASE.  EACH ENTRY IN
THE PROJECT PIPELINE IDENTIFIES THE STATUSOF A PARTICULAR
PROJECT IN THE PROJECT CYCLE.  AFTERLOANS ARE APPROVED,
ENTRIES ARE DROPPED FROM THE PROJECTPIPELINE.  INCLUSION OF A
PROJECT IN THE BANK'S PROJECT PIPELINE DOESNOT IMPLY ANY
COMMITMENT ON THE PART OF THE BANK TOFINANCE THE PROJECT.
END SUMMARY.
 
 
INTERNATIONAL COPYRIGHT U.S. & FOREIGNCOMMERCIAL SERVICE AND
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE, 1999.  ALLRIGHTS RESERVED OUTSIDE
OF THE UNITED STATES.
 
NOTE: COMPLETE CONTACT INFORMATION PROVIDEDAT END OF REPORT.
 
POST OF ORIGIN: EUROPEAN BANK FORRECONSTRUCTION AND
DEVELOPMENT (EBRD)
 
COUNTRY: UNITED KINGDOM
 
AUTHOR: GENE R. HARRIS, SENIOR COMMERCIALOFFICER
 
AZERBAIJAN
PROJECT NAME:
ROAD RESTRUCTURING
EXECUTING AGENCY:
FOR U.S. COMPANIES - REPORTED BY CS-EBRD.
 
AZERAVTOYOL. HAJIBAYOV STREET; BAKU 370010;AZERBAIJAN.
CONTACT: MR Y I NOVRUZOV, PRESIDENT. TEL: 0099412 930130;
FAX: 00 99412 930130
SECTOR:
TRANSPORT
ESTIMATED COST:
EUR91,895,591
PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
REHABILITATION AND UPGRADING OF THE GAZIMAMMED TO KYURDAMIR
ROAD; INTRODUCTION OF MORE EFFECTIVE SYSTEMSFOR FINANCING THE
ROADS SECTOR AND MEASURES TO IMPROVE THEPLANNING OF ROAD
MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES.
TRANSACTION STATUS:
PREPARATION. GENERAL PROCUREMENT NOTICE,NUMBER 64, DATED
AUGUST 1997
NEXT STEP: APPRAISAL
 
PROJECT NAME:  BAKU PORT DEVELOPMENT
EXECUTING AGENCY:
BAKU INTERNATIONAL SEA PORT; 72 UZEIRGAJIBEKOV STREET; BAKU;
AZERBAIJAN. CONTACT: MR AYDIN KERIMOV. TEL/FAX: +99 412 93 60
27
SECTOR:
INFRASTRUCTURE
ESTIMATED COST:
EUR21,757,748
PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
REHABILITATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE PORTOF BAKU.
IMPROVEMENT OF FERRY TERMINAL AND GENERALCARGO FACILITIES.
INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
TRANSACTION STATUS:
APPROVAL. GENERAL PROCUREMENT NOTICE,OCTOBER 1999 SUPPLEMENT
 
PROJECT NAME:  TRANS-CAUCASIAN RAILLINK PROJECT
EXECUTING AGENCY:
MR Z A MAMEDOV, HEAD OF AZERBAIJAN STATERAILWAY, 230 D ALIYEV
STREET, BAKU 3700-10, AZERBAIJAN. TEL:+99412 98 44 67; FAX:
+99412 98 42 80.
SECTOR:
TRANSPORT
ESTIMATED COST:
EUR35,301,594
PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
TO IMPROVE THE AZERI SECTION OF THETRANS-CAUCASIAN RAIL LINK
AND THE EFFICIENCY AND OUTPUT OF THE TANKERWAGON WORKSHOP IN
BAKU. TO IMPLEMENT RAILWAY RESTRUCTURINGMEASURES WHICH WILL
FOR U.S. COMPANIES - REPORTED BY CS-EBRD.
 
RESULT IN THE CORPORATISATION OF THEAZERBAIJAN STATE RAILWAYS
(ASR) AS A JOINT STOCK COMPANY AND ADOPTSTRATEGIES TO IMPROVE
ITS COMMERCIAL PERFORMANCE.
TRANSACTION STATUS:
APPROVAL. GENERAL PROCUREMENT NOTICE, ISSUENO. 90, OCTOBER
1999.
 
 
KAZAKHSTAN
PROJECT NAME:  KTZ TRACK MAINTENANCEAND COMMERCIALISATION
PROJECT
EXECUTING AGENCY:
MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATION,ASTANA 473000, ABAYA
49, REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN; FAX: +7 3172 326288.
SECTOR:
TRANSPORT
ESTIMATED COST:
EUR87,985,140
PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
RENEWAL OF INFRASTRUCTURE, INTRODUCTION OFIMPROVED TRACK
MAINTENANCE METHODS.  SETTING UP OFPRIVATE MAINTENANCE AND
LEASING COMPANY FOR TRACK MAINTENANCEEQUIPMENT.
TRANSACTION STATUS:
APPRAISAL
NEXT STEPS:
APPROVAL
 
PROJECT NAME:  KEGOC POWER TRANSMISSIONAND REHABILITATION
EXECUTING AGENCY:
KEGOC, SHEVCHENKO 162 "ZH", ALMATY 480008,KAZAKHSTAN. TEL: +7
FOR U.S. COMPANIES - REPORTED BY CS-EBRD.
 
3272 62 62 00; FAX: +7 3272 68 43 08.CONTACT: MR YEVGENY
DAVYDOVICH FELD (PRESIDENT).
SECTOR:
ENERGY
ESTIMATED COST:
EUR250,073,321
PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
TO SUPPORT THE RESTRUCTURING OF THE KAZAKHPOWER SECTOR AND
DEVELOPMENT OF A COMPETITIVE ELECTRICITYMARKET; TO REDUCE
TRANSMISSION LOSSES AND IMPROVE QUALITY OFELECTRICITY SUPPLY;
TO INTRODUCE TRANSFER OF KNOW-HOW BYINTRODUCTION OF MODERN
TECHNOLOGIES; TO IMPROVE KEGOC'S MANAGEMENTAND OPERATION
CAPABILITIES IN A THIRD PARTY ACCESS MARKETSTRUCTURE.
TRANSACTION STATUS:
APPROVAL.  GENERAL PROCUREMENT NOTICE,OCTOBER 1999
SUPPLEMENT.
 
 
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
PROJECT NAME:
RUSSIA FAR EAST ANS PROJECT
EXECUTING AGENCY:
FEDERAL AVIATION AUTHORITY OF RUSSIA; 37LENINGRADSKY PR.;
125836 MOSCOW; RUSSIAN FEDERATION. TEL: +7095 155 5931; FAX:
+7 095 151 3355; CONTACT: MR VICTOR GALKIN,FIRST DEPUTY
DIRECTOR.
SECTOR:
TRANSPORT
ESTIMATED COST:
EUR73,672,891
PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
FOR U.S. COMPANIES - REPORTED BY CS-EBRD.
 
DEVELOPMENT OF ANS SERVICES TO THE RUSSIANFAR EAST TO IMPROVE
DEMAND/RELIABILITY/SAFETY.  SATELLITETECHNOLOGY TO BE USED TO
COMPLEMENT RADAR EQUIPMENT.
TRANSACTION  STATUS:
APPRAISAL. GENERAL PROCUREMENT NOTICE,SEPTEMBER 1997,
SUPPLEMENT.
NEXT STEPS:
APPROVAL
 
PROJECT NAME:
SECOND RUSSIAN RAILWAYS MODERNISATIONPROJECT
EXECUTING AGENCY:
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS, NOVOBASSMANAYA STREET,MOSCOW, 107174,
RUSSIAN FEDERATION. TEL: +7 095 2621024/9414; FAX: +7 095 262
6375. CONTACT: MR V IVANKOV, DEPUTY MINISTER
SECTOR:
RAIL TRACK AND STRUCTURES
ESTIMATED COST:
EUR195,522,534
PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
MODERNISATION OF LOCOMOTIVE EQUIPMENT,WORKSHOP FACILITIES,
TRACK STABILISATION IN PERMAFROST AREAS ANDPASSENGER
ROLLINGSTOCK.
TRANSACTION  STATUS:
PREPARATION.
NEXT STEPS:
APPRAISAL
 
 
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OPPORTUNITIES, READERS ARE REFERRED TO THEU.S. COMMERCIAL
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