BISNIS Trades & Tenders, August 24, 1998

BISNIS Trades & Tenders, August 24, 1998 - Part 1

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INDEX OF LEADS:
LEAD #1: DRY CLEANING EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES-RUSSIA
LEAD #2:VENDING MACHINES - RUSSIA
LEAD #3:FOOD PROCESSING EQUIPMENT -RUSSIA
LEAD #4:FOOD PROCESSING EQUIPMENT - RUSSIA
LEAD #5:REFRIGERATOR CONTAINER - RUSSIA
LEAD #6:MEDICAL SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT - RUSSIA
LEAD #7: TENDER FOR ALCOHOL PLANT CONSTRUCTION - KYRGYZSTAN
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LEAD #1 : Dry Cleaning Equipment and Supplies- RUSSIA

Contact Information: Paul Norton at: pnorton@cdc.org or Zhenia Donchenko
at: Janecdc@mail.wplus.net

LANA has notified Citizens Democracy Corps (CDC), a non-profit
organization supporting business development in Russia, that it is
interested in obtaining leads from U.S. suppliers for the supply of dry
cleaning equipment and supplies.

LANA has provided the following background information for consideration:

LANA is interested in purchasing a set of dry-cleaning and laundry
equipment to establish a dry cleaning business in St. Petersburg. The
purchase can be arranged through a letter-of-credit and proposals to
supply equipment should address the supply and installation of equipment
as well as training in the use of the equipment. The following equipment
is needed:

I Dry Cleaning Process
A. Dry Cleaning Machine - 2 units. (maximum load capacity 55 Lbs
(23kg), perchlorythylene close cycle without perchlorethylene
waste, perchlorethylene cooling system)
B. Spotting Boards (with guns) - 2 units
C. Utitlity Presses (with irons) - 2 units
D. Steam Form Finisher - 1 unit
E. Tripple Puff Iron - 1 unit
F. Automatic Pants Topper with Pleat Boards - 1 unit
G. Set of dry cleaning process chemicals for 4-6 months operation at
the rate of given production capacity.
H. Set of dry- cleaning accessories (brushes, nets, containers, tags,
hooks, etc)

II.Wet Cleaning Process:
A. Wet Cleaning Machine - 1 unit
(automatic, with steam injector, 5 compartments supply injector)
B. Dryer (electrically heated, 55Lbs) - 1 unit
C. HotHead Utility Press (electrical, with accessories: brushes, iron)
- 1unit
D. Set of wet-cleaning chemicals and accessories for 4-6 months
operation at the rate of given production capacity.

III. Dying Process:
A. Spray Booth (cabinet for fininshing/ dying leather and sheepskin)
with accessories - 1unit
B. Set of dyes and chemicals.

IV. Laundry
A. Non-coin wash machine (load capacity: 5-9kg) - 3 units
B. Dryer machine (load capacity: 5-9 kg) - 3 units
C. Roller (width: 1.70 - 2.00m) - 1 unit
D. Iron Board (with iron) - 1 unit
E. Steam Generator (model FBL-100, Return System Tank, Blowoff
Separator
(water purification system)) - 1 unit
F. Compressor ( 50Hz, 5HP, completed with starter) - 1 unit
G. Air Vacuum Unit RP-5 - 1unit

LANA is also interested in purchasing essential chemicals for specialized
treatment and cleaning and
other store supplies associated with a dry cleaning business (brushes,
hallstands, packaging material, etc.) It is interested in receiving
quotations for a four to six month supply of materials based upon an
average of 1,000 pieces per day.

Prospective suppliers should be prepared to respond with product
specifications and price-lists. LANA has a business plan and is capable of
conducting business in English.

E-mail responses should include your company contact information, product
information and any questions. All such responses will be forwarded to
LANA by CDC. LANA's contact information will be provided to readers upon
receipt of an e-mail response.
Additional information about CDC can be found at: http://www.cdc.org
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LEAD #2: VENDING MACHINES - RUSSIA
CONTACT: Oleg Skvortsov
Director
4/8, Yaroslavskaya street,
Moscow, RUS 129164
Phone: +7-095-956-0440
Fax: +7-095-956-2915

Please send a copy of your response to:

COMMERCIAL SECTION (FCS-TOP)
Ekspress-Lider
American Embassy / Moscow
PSC-77
APO, AE 09721
Ref# 462-01-000165-T

Description of Product(s):
8476 Automatic vending machines for foodstuffs and goods
Industry: FOODS - PROCESSED

PRODUCT DATA
A. DETAILED PRODUCT DESCRIPTION:
coin operated vending machines for drinks, snacks,
confectionery, chewing gum and cigarettes.
B. PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS/TECHNICAL DATA:
coin or bill operated
C. QUANTITY: 100-200
D: U.S. DOLLAR VALUE: negotiable
E. PURCHASE NEEDED BY: 10/98
F. OTHER INFORMATION:
PAYMENT TERMS:
cash
IS A SERVICE CONTRACT NEEDED: No
SHIPPING TERMS:
C.I.F. Moscow
WHO/WHAT IS THE END USER:
Company Ekspress-Lider and its customers

RESPONSE DATA
A. RESPONSE LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
B. BEST WAY TO RESPOND: By Phone, Fax, or Mail.
C. FROM MANUFACTURERS ONLY? Yes
D. INFORMATION DESIRED FROM U.S. FIRM:
Catalogues and price-lists
E. PRIMARY BUYING FACTORS:
Price, quality and terms of delivery
F. OTHER INFORMATION:
INTENT TO BUY:
Strong
TYPE OF BUYING OR LICENSING RELATIONSHIP:
Single purchase. In the future, additional purchasing
decision can be made based on price and terms of
delivery in each separate case.

COMPANY DATA
A. TYPE OF BUSINESS: Distributor
B. YEAR ESTABLISHED: 1994
C. NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES: 5
D. ANNUAL SALES: Over $1 Million
E. MEMBER OF BUSINESS CHAMBER: none
F. BANK NAME AND ADDRESS:
1. AKB Slaviya
4, Yaroslavskaya
G. U.S. FIRMS REPRESENTED:
n/a
H. OTHER INFORMATION:
TYPE OF COMPANY: Private
SALES TERRITORY/AREA/COUNTRIES:
Moscow
COMPANY DESCRIPTION AND BUSINESS ACTIVITY:
The company was established to set up a chain of
ice-cream and foodstuffs stands in Moscow. It sells
ice-cream, confectionery and cigarettes.
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LEAD #3 : FOOD PROCESSING EQUIPMENT - RUSSIA
CONTACT: Niolai Bulatkin
general manger
8, Gladkova,
Penza
Phone: (8412) 55-31-76/63-66-66
Fax: (8412) 55-33-24

Please send a copy of your response to:
COMMERCIAL SECTION (FCS-TOP)
Unitron
American Embassy / Moscow
PSC-77
APO, AE 09721
Ref# 462-01-000169-T
Description of Product(s):
843780 peanut grinding equipment
Industry:
FOOD PROCESSING/PACKAGING EQ.
FOOD PROCESSING/PACKAGING EQ.

PRODUCT DATA
A. DETAILED PRODUCT DESCRIPTION:
fried peanut grinding equipment to produce peanut fractions
of various sizes: 3-5 mm, 4-6mm, 5-7 mm.
B. PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS/TECHNICAL DATA:
The equipment is produced by URSCHELL company from
Pennsylvania
C. QUANTITY: one
D: U.S. DOLLAR VALUE: negotiable
E. PURCHASE NEEDED BY: negoitable
F. OTHER INFORMATION:
PAYMENT TERMS:
negotiable
IS A SERVICE CONTRACT NEEDED: Yes
SHIPPING TERMS:
negotiable
WHO/WHAT IS THE END USER:
Unitron company is an and user of the equipment.

RESPONSE DATA
A. RESPONSE LANGUAGE: ENGLISHN
B. BEST WAY TO RESPOND: By Phone, Fax, or Mail.
C. FROM MANUFACTURERS ONLY? Yes
D. INFORMATION DESIRED FROM U.S. FIRM:
catalogues, specifications, price-lists.
E. PRIMARY BUYING FACTORS:
quality, price, terms of payment and delivery time.
F. OTHER INFORMATION:
INTENT TO BUY:
strong
TYPE OF BUYING OR LICENSING RELATIONSHIP:
single purchase with after sale services

COMPANY DATA
A. TYPE OF BUSINESS: Distributor
B. YEAR ESTABLISHED: 1994
C. NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES: 20
D. ANNUAL SALES: Over $1 Million
E. MEMBER OF BUSINESS CHAMBER: none
F. BANK NAME AND ADDRESS:
1. Sberbank Rossii Penza branch
1-A, Kuraeva street,
G. U.S. FIRMS REPRESENTED:
Cargill Enterprises, Inc.
H. OTHER INFORMATION:
TYPE OF COMPANY: Private
SALES TERRITORY/AREA/COUNTRIES:
the Volga River region, the Urals and Siberia.

COMPANY DESCRIPTION AND BUSINESS ACTIVITY:
The company supplies confectionery, bakery and dairy
industries with ingredients and sells cacao products,
fats for the confectionery industry, peanuts, almonds
and dried fruits.
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LEAD #4 : FOOD PROCESSING EQUIPMENT - RUSSIA

CONTACT: Olesya Kozlova
Business development manager
1, Melkombinat,
Chelyabinsk
Phone: (3512) 494609
Fax: (3112) 494709/494775

Please send a copy of your response to:
COMMERCIAL SECTION (FCS-TOP)
Makfa
American Embassy / Moscow
PSC-77
APO, AE 09721
Ref# 462-01-000170-T

Description of Product(s):
843880 potato chips equipment
Industry:
FOOD PROCESSING/PACKAGING EQ.
FOOD PROCESSING/PACKAGING EQ.

PRODUCT DATA
A. DETAILED PRODUCT DESCRIPTION:
Potato chips production line.
B. PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS/TECHNICAL DATA:
Production of 500 kilos of potato chips an hour.
C. QUANTITY: negotiable
D: U.S. DOLLAR VALUE: negotiable
E. PURCHASE NEEDED BY: 12/98
F. OTHER INFORMATION:
PAYMENT TERMS:
L/C
IS A SERVICE CONTRACT NEEDED: Yes
SHIPPING TERMS:
C.I.F. Chelyabinsk
WHO/WHAT IS THE END USER:
Makfa company itself is the end user.

RESPONSE DATA
A. RESPONSE LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
B. BEST WAY TO RESPOND: By Phone, Fax, or Mail.
C. FROM MANUFACTURERS ONLY? Yes
D. INFORMATION DESIRED FROM U.S. FIRM:
Catalogues, advertising materials and price- lists.
E. PRIMARY BUYING FACTORS:
Quality of the product and price.
F. OTHER INFORMATION:
INTENT TO BUY:
Strong.
TYPE OF BUYING OR LICENSING RELATIONSHIP:
The company wants to establish a long-term business
relationship and make purchases on a regular basis.

COMPANY DATA
A. TYPE OF BUSINESS: Agent
B. YEAR ESTABLISHED: 1937
C. NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES: 500
D. ANNUAL SALES: Over $1 Million
E. MEMBER OF BUSINESS CHAMBER: none
F. BANK NAME AND ADDRESS:
1. Promstroibank, Chelyabinsk branch
26, Engels,
G. U.S. FIRMS REPRESENTED:
none
H. OTHER INFORMATION:
TYPE OF COMPANY: Public
SALES TERRITORY/AREA/COUNTRIES:
All Russia from St. Petersburg to Vladivostok.
COMPANY DESCRIPTION AND BUSINESS ACTIVITY:
The conpany specializes in production of macaroni foods
and bakery products.
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LEAD # 5: REFRIGERATOR CONTAINER - RUSSIA

CONTACT: Sergey Drozdov
Director
55-40, Verchnyaya Pervomaiskaya
Moscow
Phone: +7-095-965-6035
Fax: +7-095-965-6035
Baltprodbaza can also be reached through E-mail:
drozdov@mail.sitek.ru

Please send a copy of your response to:
COMMERCIAL SECTION (FCS-TOP)
Baltprodbaza
American Embassy / Moscow
PSC-77
APO, AE 09721
Ref# 462-01-000171-T
Description of Product(s):
860900 refrigeration containers for sea transportation
Industry: PACKAGING EQ.

PRODUCT DATA
A. DETAILED PRODUCT DESCRIPTION:
40' sea refrigeration containers, used, in working
condition, temperature range - +5C to -25C, with power
station (preferably diesel generator) 3 X 380 V/50 Hz
B. PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS/TECHNICAL DATA:
Temperature range - +5C to -25C.
Diesel generator.
Voltage - 3 X 380V/50 Hz.
C. QUANTITY: 4
D: U.S. DOLLAR VALUE: negotiable
E. PURCHASE NEEDED BY: by 09/98
F. OTHER INFORMATION:
PAYMENT TERMS: Cash transfer.
IS A SERVICE CONTRACT NEEDED: No
SHIPPING TERMS:
CIF Kaliningrad, or CIF Klaipeda, or CIF St. Petersburg.
WHO/WHAT IS THE END USER:
Baltprodbaza will be the end user of the containers
itself.

RESPONSE DATA
A. RESPONSE LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
B. BEST WAY TO RESPOND: By Phone, Fax, or Mail.
C. FROM MANUFACTURERS ONLY? Yes
D. INFORMATION DESIRED FROM U.S. FIRM:
Catalogues and price-lists.
E. PRIMARY BUYING FACTORS: Price and quality.
F. OTHER INFORMATION:
INTENT TO BUY: Very strong.
TYPE OF BUYING OR LICENSING RELATIONSHIP:
First order will be small but the volume can be
increased in the future.

COMPANY DATA
A. TYPE OF BUSINESS: Agent
B. YEAR ESTABLISHED: 1996
C. NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES: 9
D. ANNUAL SALES: Less than $1 Million
E. MEMBER OF BUSINESS CHAMBER: none
F. BANK NAME AND ADDRESS:
1. Rossisky Natsionalny Kommerchesky Bank
40, Dolgorukovskaya
G. U.S. FIRMS REPRESENTED: none
H. OTHER INFORMATION:
TYPE OF COMPANY: Private
SALES TERRITORY/AREA/COUNTRIES:
Moscow, Kaliningrad, Ufa, Surgut, Chelyabinsk, Samara, etc.
COMPANY DESCRIPTION AND BUSINESS ACTIVITY:
Meat and fish processing and wholesale.
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LEAD #6 : MEDICAL SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT - RUSSIA
CONTACT: Valentina Smirnova, manager
SibMedDesign, Closed Joint Stock Company
Shamshinykh St., 99
Novosibirsk, Russia, 630005
Phone/Fax: 7-3832-112029, 112226
email: smd@online.ru

Product Data:
A. Detailed Product Description: medical knitted wear, corset belts,
other corset items and means of rehabilitation
B. Product Specification/Technical Data: to be negotiated
C. Quantity: to be negotiated
D. Dollar Value: to be negotiated
E. Form of Payment: to be negotiated
F. Purchase needed by: N/A
G. Other Information: N/A

Product Data:
A. Detailed Product Description: wheelchairs, and spare parts
B. Product Specification/Technical Data: to be negotiated
C. Quantity: to be negotiated
D. Dollar Value: to be negotiated
E. Form of Payment: to be negotiated
F. Purchase needed by: N/A
G. Other Information: N/A

Response Data
A. Response Language: English or Russian
B. Best Way To Correspond: by email or fax
C. From Manufacturers Only: N/A
D. Information Desired From US Firm: price-list, catalogs
E. Primary Buying Factor: price
F. Other Information: N/A

Company Data
A. Type of Business: production of wheelchairs (2,000 items a year), sales of medical
equipment and pharmaceuticals, medical knitted wear and orthopedics,
vaccine, and snowmobiles
B. Year Established: 1992
C. Number of Employees: 50
D. Annual Sales: $4,000,000
E. Member of Business Chamber: No
F. Bank Name: Inkombank
G. US Firm Represented: ITA-MED
H. Post Remarks: The company is also in close cooperation with
Ron-Pulenk (France), Bombardier (Canada).
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LEAD #7: TENDER FOR ALCOHOL PLANT CONSTRUCTION - KYRGYZSTAN
1. THE KYRGYZALKO STATE JOINT-STOCK COMPANY (JSC)
ANNOUNCED A TENDER TO ATTRACT PRIVATE FOREIGN
INVESTMENTS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN ALCOHOL
PRODUCTION PLANT WITH ANNUAL CAPACITY OF 15,000,000
LITERS OF ETHYL ALCOHOL. END SUMMARY.
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BID OVERVIEW
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2. INTERAGENCY COMMISSION ESTABLISHED BY THE
KYRGYZALKO JSC IS RESPONSIBLE FOR INVITATION,
EVALUATION, FINALIZING BIDS AND SIGNING CONTRACTS.

3. INTERESTED PARTIES CAN SUBMIT THEIR BIDS TO THE
COMMISSION, WHICH MUST CONTAIN THE FOLLOWING
INFORMATION:
-- AMOUNT OF INVESTMENT AND TERMS OF INVESTING INTO THE
CONSTRUCTION OF THE PLANT;
-- GUARANTEE REGARDING TERMS OF THE CONSTRUCTION AND
PUTTING THE PLANT INTO OPERATION;
-- DRAFT AGREEMENT ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PLANT
WITH TERMS OF EXPECTED OBLIGATION OF THE KYRGYZALKO JSC
FOR REPAYMENTS.

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BID PROCEDURES
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4. ALL BIDS MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY DOCUMENTS PROVING
FINANCIAL RELIABILITY OF AN INVESTOR (AS OF THE DATE OF
THE TENDER ANNOUNCEMENT) AND SHOULD BE IN RUSSIAN. IF
NECESSARY, THE COMMISSION CAN REQUEST ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION ABOUT BIDDERS.

5. BIDS MUST BE DELIVERED TO THE ABOVE COMMISSION
BEFORE SEPTEMBER 15, 1998. BIDS RECEIVED AFTER THE
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF BIDS WILL BE REJECTED.
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CONTACT INFORMATION
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INTERAGENCY COMMISSION
96-B KIEVSKAYA STREET, #416-417,
BISHKEK 720030, KYRGYZSTAN
TEL:996(3312) 22 75 42, 22 05 93, 22 69 60
FAX:996(3312) 66 36 23

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