UZBEKISTAN:  CREDIT ADVISORY SERVICES -

INVITATION FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST

 

INTERNATIONAL COPYRIGHT, U.S. AND FOREIGN COMMERCIAL

SERVICE AND U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE, 2000.  ALL RIGHTS

RESERVED OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.

 

1.   IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONCLUDED LOAN AGREEMENT

DATED ON 1 DECEMBER, 1999, THE EUROPEAN BANK FOR

RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT (EBRD) IS EXTENDING A

CREDIT LINE TO THE UZPROMSTROYBANK (UZBEK JOINT STOCK

COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL CONSTRUCTION BANK) FOR SMALL AND

MEDIUM ENTERPRISES IN UZBEKISTAN.  UZPROMSTROYBANK

INTENDS TO HIRE A SENIOR CREDIT ADVISOR TO ASSIST IN THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROJECT.

 

2.   THE MAIN OBJECTIVES OF THE ASSIGNMENT ARE:

-  TO REVIEW EACH LOAN SUBMITTED UNDER THE CREDIT LINE;

-  TO PROVIDE ON-THE-JOB TRAINING IN CREDIT ASSESSMENT

  TECHNIQUES AND METHODOLOGIES TO CREDIT OFFICERS;

-  TO ENSURE THAT EBRD'S PROPOSED CREDIT LINE CONTRIBUTES

  TO A SOUND PORTFOLIO OF LOANS TO CREDITWORTHY CLIENTS.

THE SENIOR CREDIT ADVISOR TO BE HIRED BY UZPROMSTROYBANK

SHOULD HAVE SIGNIFICANT EXPERIENCE IN THE FIELD OF

EVALUATION, CREDIT ANALYSIS AND MONITORING OF INVESTMENT

PROJECTS, AND IS EXPECTED TO BE ON SITE DURING MOST OF

THE TERM OF ASSIGNMENT.  THE ASSIGNMENT IS EXPECTED TO

START IN MARCH 2000 AND LAST ABOUT 3 YEARS.

 

3.   THE CONTRACT WILL BE FINANCED FROM THE PROCEEDS OF

THE EBRD LOAN TO UZPROMSTROYBANK AND/OR FROM

'UZPROMSTROYBANK'S' OWN FUNDING RESOURCES.  CONSULTING

FIRMS FROM ALL COUNTRIES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR SHORTLISTING

AND SELECTION.  THE CONTRACT WILL BE BETWEEN

UZPROMSTROYBANK AND THE CONSULTANT.

 

4.   INTERESTED FIRMS ARE INVITED TO SUBMIT EXPRESSION OF

INTEREST.  A SHORT LIST OF QUALIFIED FIRMS WILL BE

FORMALLY INVITED TO SUBMIT PROPOSALS FOLLOWING THIS

INVITATION. IN ORDER TO DETERMINE THE CAPABILITY AND

EXPERIENCE OF CONSULTING FIRMS SEEKING TO BE SHORTLISTED,

THE INFORMATION SUBMITTED SHOULD INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:

 

-  COMPANY PROFILE, ORGANIZATION AND STAFFING;

-  DETAILS OF EXPERIENCE OR SIMILAR ASSIGNMENTS UNDERTAKEN

  IN THE PREVIOUS FIVE YEARS, INCLUDING THEIR LOCATIONS;

-  C.V.'S OF STAFF WHO COULD BE AVAILABLE TO WORK ON THE

  ASSIGNMENT.

 

THE ABOVE REQUESTED INFORMATION IN ENGLISH AND/OR RUSSTAN

SHOULD BE SUBMITTED TO THE ADDRESS BELOW, AND DELIVERED

NOT LATER THAN 1 FEBRUARY 2000.

 

5.   FURTHER INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED FROM:

MR. JAMOL NORBOYEV, HEAD OF SME SECTOR

UZPROMSTROYBANK-EBRD'S CREDIT LINE SECTOR

3, SHAHRISABZ STREET

TASHKENT, UZBEKISTAN 7OOOOO

TEL: (998-71) 133-16-74

FAX: (998-71) 133-59-41

E-MAIL: JAMOL@UZPSB.COM

 

6.   THE U.S. COMMERCIAL SERVICE OFFERS A WIDE RANGE OF

ADVISORY SERVICES AND LOGISTICAL SUPPORT TO ASSIST U.S.

COMPANIES PURSUING COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY IN THIS EMERGING

MARKET.  FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT HOW THE

COMMERCIAL SERVICE CAN HELP YOUR BUSINESS, OR FOR ANSWERS

TO SPECIFIC QUESTIONS, PLEASE DIRECT INQUIRIES TO:

 

MS. BARBARA CATES, ACTING SENIOR COMMERCIAL OFFICER

MR. MUROD MAJIDOV, COMMERCIAL ASSISTANT

TELEPHONE: [998](71) 120-67-05 OR 120-67-06

FAX: [998](71) 120-66-92 OR 120-66-76

E-MAIL: MUROD MAJIDOV@MAIL.DOC.GOV (ALL LOWERCASE)

 

INTERNATIONAL MAILING ADDRESS:

41 BUYUK TURON STREET, 3RD FLOOR,

TASHKENT 7OOOOO

UZBEKISTAN

 

U.S. MAILING ADDRESS:

U.S. EMBASSY TASHKENT - COMMERCIAL SERVICE

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE, BOX 7110

WASHINCTON, DC, 20521-7110

 

FOR GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT DOING BUSINESS IN

UZBEKISTAN AND OTHER PARTS OF THE FORMER SOVIET UNION,

VISIT THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE'S BUSINESS

INFORMATION SERVICE FOR THE NEWLY INDEPENDENT STATES

(BISNIS) WEBSITE AT: HTTP//WWW.BISNIS.DOC.GOV.  (ALL

LOWERCASE)

 

NOTE: BECAUSE OF THE DIFFICULT COMMERCIAL ENVIRONMENT,

THE COMMERCIAL SERVICE ADVISES U.S FIRMS TO PROCEED

CAUTIOUSLY AND EXERCISE APPROPRIATE DUE DILLIGENCE BEFORE

DOING BUSINESS IN UZBEKISTAN

 

(USFCS/MAJIDOV/CATES) PRESEL

 

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