BISNIS Trades & Tenders, April 5, 1999 -- Part 1

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Table of Contents for web supplement:
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Lead #1: Wireless Cards by Lucent Technologies - Armenia
Lead #2: Medical Supplies, Various - Georgia
Lead #3: Kaztransoil Tender for Purchasing of Equipment and Goods to Repair Pipelines - Kazakhstan
Lead #4: Baguette (molding), Passe Partout, Picture Reproductions - Moscow, Russia
Lead #5: Strand Board Plant - Novgorod Region, Russia
Lead #6: Proprolyne Bag Production Line - Moscow, Russia
Lead #7: Dried and Concentrated Juices - Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Russia
Lead #8: Polygraphic Equipment - Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Russia
Lead #9: Tender for Road and Bridge Construction Design - Sahkalin Region, Russia
Lead #10: Tender for Nebitdag Dairy Plant - Turkmenistan
Lead #11:Tender for EBRD Investigation of Schlamm and Culm Stocks - Consultancy Svcs. - Ukraine
Lead #12: Tender for EBRD Nuclear Safety Project - Ukraine
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TABLE OF CONTENTS FOR THIS DOCUMENT:
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Lead #1: Tender Announcement for Construction of Pedestrian Underpasses in Moscow - Russia
Lead #2: Production Line for Producing Infant Diapers - Moscow, Russia
Lead #3: Bread Production Equipment - Tomsk, Russia
Lead #4: Equipment for Beer Production - Tomsk, Russia
Lead #5: Water Distribution Project - Tender Prequalification - Uzbekistan
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Lead #1
PREQUALIFICATION TENDER ANNOUNCEMENT ON CONSTRUCTION OF PEDESTRIAN UNDERPASSES ON THE GARDEN RING IN MOSCOW CITY
MOSCOW
DATE OF REPORT: 990318
AUTHOR: LUBOV SAVCHENKO

We would appreciate your feedback on this report. If as a result of this report your firm seeks to participate in the above mentioned auction, please contact us at:

U.S. & Foreign Commercial Service
23/38, Bolshaya Molchanovka, Entrance 2
121069, Moscow, Russia
Tel: 7-095-737-5028/30
Fax: 7-095-737-5033
E-mail: Omoscow@cs.doc.gov

Moscow City Government has applied for a loan from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development towards the cost of a Moscow Urban Transport Project.
The Moscow City Government and the Department of Investment Policy and Financing from the Municipal Budget have issued an invitation for prequalification for contractors for construction of five pedestrian underpasses in downtown Moscow. The bidding will be governed by the World Bank's eligibility rules and procedures.

Construction of the pedestrian underpasses (Aperekhody@) is essential component of the Moscow Urban Transport Project which includes construction of five such underpasses on the Garden Ring Highway of Moscow City, exclusive of utilities relocation works:
* No. 1, underpass in Sadovaya-Spasskaya Street between Bolshaya Spasskaya Street and Skornyazhny Lane;
* No. 2, underpass in Sadovaya-Chernogryazskaya street near the intersection with Bolshoy Kharitonievsky Lane;
* No. 3, underpass in Sadovaya-Chernogryazskaya Street near Krasnye Vorota Metro station;
* No. 4 and No. 5 underpasses on the Garden Ring or near it; locations to be determined.

The facilities are situated in the center of Moscow on main streets with heavy traffic. Other specific conditions are winter weather, density of the utility systems on the site, shallow depth below road surfaces. The detailed engineering will be based on open cut construction using precast and/or in-situ concrete. However, alternative designs and methods may be considered upon submission. Utilities relocation works will be carried out under a separate contract by a locally certified contractor. The contract documents will include provisions for coordination between construction and utilities relocation contractors.

Competitive bidding may be carried out for each facility separately or for several facilities simultaneously; bidders will be qualified accordingly. Bidding invitations are scheduled to be issued by mid-1999.

One full set of prequalification bidding documents may be received by interested eligible bidders upon submission of a written request to the Fund AMoscow Project Implementation Unit@, clearly stating the project name (ARequest for Prequalification Documents for Moscow Urban Transport Project, Construction of Pedestrian Underpasses on the Garden Ring in Moscow City, Contract Nos. MUTP-PU 1,2,3,4,5"), and upon payment of a non-refundable fee of $ 150, VAT included, for applicants within Russia . Payment must be made:

-by bank transfer in the amount equivalent to $ 150 in rubles at the exchange rate of the Central Bank on the date preceding the day of payment into Mezhdunarodny Joint-Stock Bank, Leningradsky Prospect 37, Bldg. 12, 125167 Moscow; account # 40702810400000059201, BIK 044583832, correspondent account # 30101810000000000832;
Receiver: OOO ASpetsmoststroy@, INN 7706177958.
3, B.Tolmachevsky Pereulok, Bldg. 1-8
109017, Moscow, Russia

Intended potential applicants can receive a set of documents by courier for a cost of $ 200. Payment must be made:

-by bank transfer into the OOO @Spetsmoststroy@ currency account at Mezhdunarodny Joint-Stock Bank, Leningradsky Prospect 37, Bldg. 12, 125167 Moscow; account # 40702840200000200592, SWIFT code INTJRUMM.
Correspondent banks:
The Bankers Trust Company, New York, account # 04-402-701;
The Antwerpse Diamantbank N.V., Antwerpen, account # 640-0093401-33.
Receiver: OOO ASpetsmoststroy@
3, B.Tolmachevsky Pereulok, Bldg. 1-8
109017, Moscow, Russia
Applications for prequlification should be submitted in sealed envelopes and delivered either by hand or by registered mail no later than April 30, 1999, and be clearly marked AApplication to Prequalify for Moscow Urban Transport Project, Construction of Pedestrian Underpasses on the Garden Ring, Moscow City, Contract Nos. MUTP-PU 1,2,3,4,5".

Applications should be submitted to:
Ekaterina V.Popova, Project Implementation Unit Director
Moscow Urban Transport Project
Fund AMoscow Project Implementation Unit@
29 Prospect Vernadskogo, Room # 804
117331, Moscow, Russia
Tel/fax: 7-095-138-1081, 138-2380
Tel: 7-095-133-4039
E-mail: mutpgrp@dol.ru

The Fund AMoscow Project Implementation Unit@ is acting as the executive agency for the Employer, the Department for Investment Policy and Financing from City Budget of the Moscow City Government.

All preliminary questions and inquiries must be forwarded to the above indicated address.
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Lead #2
6A. CONTACT:
6B. OLEG MORDUKHAYEV,
COMMERCIAL DIRECTOR
6C. JOINT-STOCK COMPANY ACONCERN GEFEST@
55-1-68, VARSHAVSKOYE SHOSSE,
MOSCOW, RUSSIA
7. PHONE: 7-(095)-111-4184/974-6573
8. FAX: 7-(095)-111-4184
9. 101
10A. COMPLETE PRODUCTION LINE FOR MANUFACTURING INFANT DIAPERS.
11. COMMENTS:

PRODUCT DATA
A. HS CODE:NA
B. DETAILED PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: COMPLETE LINE FOR MANUFACTURING INFANT DIAPERS.
C. PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS/TECHNICAL DATA: THE COMPANY WILL BUY NEW OR USED EQUIPMENT AS WELL.
D. QUANTITY: 1 COMPLETE PRODUCTION LINE
E. U.S. DOLLAR VALUE: MUTUAL AGREEMENT
F. PURCHASE NEED BY: JULY,1999.
G. END-USER: BUYER
H. OTHER INFORMATION:NA

RESPONSE DATA
A. RESPONSE LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
B. BEST WAY TO RESPOND: BY PHONE/FAX
C. DIRECT MANUFACTURER ONLY: N
D. INFORMATION DESIRED FROM U.S. FIRM: CATALOGUES, PRICE-LISTS, TECHNICAL DATA.
E. PRIMARY BUYING FACTOR: PRICE, TERMS AND DATES OF DELIVERY, QUALITY.
F. OTHER INFORMATION:NA

COMPANY DATA
A. TYPE OF BUSINESS: MANUFACTURER OF FOOD AND HYGIENIC PRODUCTS, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL BUSINESS.
B. YEAR ESTABLISHED: 1993
C. NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES: 367
D. ANNUAL SALES: TURNOVER IN 1998 -USD 9.00 MLN
E. MEMBER OF BUSINESS CHAMBER: N
F. BANK NAME AND ADDRESS: MOSCOW BRANCH OF THE AKRASNODARBANK@; 26, PETROVKA STR., MOSCOW, RUSSIA.
G. U.S. FIRMS REPRESENTED:N
H. OTHER INFORMATION: THE COMPANY HAS FIVE REGIONAL SUBSIDIARIES IN RUSSIA (NIZHNIY NOVGOROD, ROSTOV-DON, STAVROPOL, REPLIC OF BASHKIRIYA AND REPUBLIC OF KABARDINO-BALKARIYA).

POST REMARKS: THE COMPANY WOULD LIKE TO IMPORT EQUIPMENT FOR ITS OWN USE TO START MANUFACTURING INFANT DIAPERS.
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Lead #3
Company name: TomskKhlebMakaronServis
Contact: Vladimir Vinogradov, deputy director
101, Michurin St.
Tomsk, Russia 634063
Tel: 7-3822-738474, 737079
Fax: 7-3822-737079

Product Data:

A. Detailed Product Description: equipment for production of
high-quality bread, rolls & buns with therapeutic effect
B. Product Specification/Technical Data: production capacity: up to 1000
tons/year
C. Quantity: one set
D. Dollar Value: up to US$300,000
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 fax
C. From Manufacturers Only: N/A
D. Information Desired From US Firm: price-list, catalogs, supply
conditions
E. Primary Buying Factor: price, supply conditions, payment terms
F. Other Information: N/A

Company Data

A. Type of Business: bakery products producer
B. Year Established: 1996
C. Number of Employees: 284
D. Production Volume: 2400 tons/year
E. Member of Business Chamber: No
F. Bank Name: TomskPromstroibank
G. US Firm Represented: No
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Lead #4
Company name: Tomskoe Pivo JSC
Contact: Ivan Klyne, director general
46, Moskovsky Tract
Tomsk, Russia 634028
Tel: 7-3822-423835
Fax: 7-3822-423741

Product Data:

A. Detailed Product Description: new or used equipment for beer
production
B. Product Specification/Technical Data: production capacity: up to 1000
deciliters/year
C. Quantity: one set
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

Company Data

A. Type of Business: beer producer
B. Year Established: 1994
C. Number of Employees: 263
D. Production Volume: US$10,000,000
E. Member of Business Chamber: No
F. Bank Name: Neftenergobank
G. US Firm Represented: No

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Lead #5
SUBJECT: IMI: WATER DISTRTBUTION PROJECT - TENDER PRE-
QUALIFICATION

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SUMMARY
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1. THE GOVERNMENT OF UZBEKISTAN HAS RECEIVED A LOAN FROM
THE KUWAITI FUND FOR ARAB ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (KFAEO) TO
REHABILITATE WATER DISTRTBUTION SYSTEMS IN THE CITIES OF
NUKUS AND URGENCH. PRE-QUALIFICATION FOR TENDERING OF THIS
PROJECT IS CURRENTLY UNDERWAY WITH APPLICATIONS FOR PRE-
QUALIFICATION OUE ON MARCH 26, 1999. THE TEXT OF THE
INVITATION TO PRE-QUALIFY FOLLOWS. U.S. COMPANIES WISHING
TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS AND UPCOMING TENOERS ARE ENCOURAGES
TO NOTIFY THE COMMERCIAL SERVICE IN TASHKENT USING THE
CONTACT INFORMATION IN PARA 11. END SUMMARY.

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THE REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN INVITATION TO PRE-QUALIFY FOR A
PROJECT REHABILITATING WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS.
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2. THE MINISTRY OF MACROECONOMICS AND STATISTICS OF THE
REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN, HEREINAFTER CALLED THE EMPLOYER
INTENDS TO PRE-QUAIJFY CONTRACTORS FOR THE FOLLOWING
CONTRACT UNDER THIS PROJECT:

CONTRACT 20/25: REHABILITATION OF WATER DISTRIBUTION
SYSTEMS IN THE TOWNS OF NUKUS AND URGENCH.

3. NUKUS IS THE CAPITAL OF KARAKALPAKISTAN (AN
AUTONOMOUS REPUBLIC WITHIN UZBEKISTAN) CLOSE TO THE ARAL
SEA. THE POPULATTON TS 250,000 PEOPLE OF WHICH LESS THAN
TWO-THIRDS RECEIVE AN ADEQUATE WATER SUPPLY. THIS CONTRACT
IS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF APPROXIMATELY 48 KILOMETERS OF
NEW PIPELINES VARYING IN DIAMETERS FROM 150 MM TO 600MM,
THE STRUCTURAL RELINING OF ABOUT 1.5 KILOMETERS OF
EXISTING PIPELINES (300 TO 400 MM DIAMETER) AND
CONNECTIONS TO THE EXTSTING SYSTEM.

4. URGENCH IS THE PROVINCIAL CAPITAL OF KHOREZM (A
PROVINCE OF UZBEKISTAN, BORDERING KARAKALPAKSTAN). THE
POPULATION IS 200,000 PEOPLE OF WHICH LESS THAN TWO-THIRDS
RECEIVE AN ADEQUATE WATER SUPPLY. THIS CONTRACT IS FOR THE
CONSTRUCTION OF APPROXIMATELY 36 KILOMETERS OF NEW
PIPELINES VARYING IN DIAMETER FROM 150MM TO 600 MM, THE
STRUCTURAL RELINING OF ABOUT 1.5 KILOMETERS OF EXISTING
PIPELINES (300 TO 400 MM DIAMETER) AND CONNECTIONS TO THE
EXISTING SYSTEM.

5. TWO ITEMS ARE COMBINED INTO ONE CONTRACT WHICH WILL
BE CONSTRUCTED BY A SINGLE CONTRACTOR. THE CONTRACT
DOCUMENTS WILL CONSIST OF A BILL OF QUANTITIES AND A SET
OF TYPICAL DRAWINGS. THE DETAILED DESIGN DRAWINGS WILL
NOT BE AVAILABLE TO THE CONTRACTOR AT THE BIDDING STAGE.

6. IT IS EXPECTED THAT INVITATIONS TO BID WILL BE MADE
IN MID-APRIL 1999. PRE-QUALIFICATION IS OPEN TO FIRMS AND
VOLUNTARILY FORMED JOINT VENTURES FROM ELIGIBLE SOURCE
COUNTRTES. NOTE: INFORMATION ABOUT WHICH COUNTRIES ARE
ELIGIBLE SOURCE COUNTRIES WAS NOT PROVIDED. END NOTE. IN
THE FINAL EVALUATION OF BIDS, A MARGIN OF PREFERENCE WILL
BE ALLOWED FOR CONTRACTORS FROM EITHER KUWAIT OR
UZBEKISTAN.

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OBTAINING PRE-QUALIFICATION DOCUMENTS
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7. UPON PAYMENT OF THE FEES STATED BELOW, ELIGIBLE
APPLICANTS MAY OBTAIN THE PRE-QUALIFICATION DOCUMENTS BY
CALLING, WRITING, FAXING OR TELEXING:

MR. NARULLA MAKHMUDOV, HEAD
PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION UNIT
MINISTRY OF MACROECONOMICS AND STATISTICS
45-A UZBEKISTANSKAYA AVENUE
TASHKENT, UZBEKISTAN 700003
TEL: [988](71) 132-64-39
FAX: [998](71) 132-63-19
E-MAIL: UZBWATER@PIU.CO.UZ

THE REQUEST MUST CLEARLY STATE: REQUEST FOR PRE-
QUALIFICATION DOCUMENTS FOR THE REHABILITATION OF WATER
DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS IN NUKUS AND URGENCH. THE DOCUMENTS
ARE AVAILABLE FOR A NON-REFUNDABLE FEE OF USD 100 IF
COLLECTED BY HAND FROM THE MTNTSTRY OF MACROECONOMICS AND
STATISTICS. FOR AN ADDITIONAL FEE OF USD 50 THE MINISTRY
WILL DISPATCH THE DOCUMENTS BY COURIER, BUT UNDER NO
CIRCUMSTANCES WILL IT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR LATE
DELIVERY OR LOSS OF THE DOCUMENTS SO DISPATCHED.

8. PAYMENTS FROM ABROAD ARE TO BE MADE TO THE PROJECT
SPECIAL, ACCOUNT NO: 20204840600101021003 (USO), CODE
00416, AT THE TASHKENT BRANCH OF SPECIAIJZED STATE JOINT
STOCK COMMERCIAL, BANK ASAKA (SWIFT CODE ASKBUZ 22).
RESIOENTS OF THE REPUBLIC OF UZBEKTSTAN SHOULD ARRANGE FOR
PAYMENT IN LOCAL CURRENCY TO THE PROJECT ACCOUNT NO:
20204000900101021001 (SUMS) COOE 0416 AT TASHKENT BRANCH
OF THE SPECIALIZED STATE JOINT STOCK COMMERCIAL BANK
ASAKA.

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MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS TO QUALIFY
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9. THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENT FOR QUALIFICATION WILL BE:
A) ANNUAL TURNOVER TN CONSTRUCTTON WORK OF USD 40 MILLTON
EQUIVALENT;
B) SUCCESSFUL EXPERIENCE AS A PRIME CONTRACTOR IN THE
EXECUTION OF AT LEAST TWO PROJECTS OF A NATURE AND
COMPLEXITY COMPARABLE OT THE WORKS WITHIN THE LAST FIVE
YEARS; THIS EXPERIENCE SHOULD INCLUDE PIPE-LAYING FOR
DRINKING WATER PIPELINES IN VARIOUS SIZES;
C) A PROJECT MANAGER TO WORK ON THE PROJECT WITH 10 YEARS
EXPERIENCE IN WORKS OF A COMPARABLE NATURE AND COMPLEXITY,
TNCIJJDTNG NOT LESS THAN FIVE YEARS AS MANAGER;
0) LIQUID ASSETS AND/OR EVIDENCE OF ACCESS TO OR
AVAILABILITY OF CREDIT FACILITIES OF NO LESS THAN USD 2.5
MILLION EQUTVALANT; AND
E) BIDDERS MUST DEMONSTRATE EXPERIENCE OF AT LEAST 5
CONTRACTS PERFORMEO UNOER FIDIC OR SIMILAR INTERNATIONAL
CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT.

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PRE-QUALIFICATION APPLICATIONS OUE MARCH 26, 1999
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10. SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS FOR PRE-QUALIFICATION MUST
BE RECEIVEO TN SEALED ENVELOPES, WHTCH MUST BE EITHER
DOELIVERED BY HAND OR BY REGISTERED MAIL, TO:
MR. BAKHOIR KHOOJAEV,
MINISTRY OF MACROECONOMICS AND STATISTICS
45-A UZBEKISTANSKAYA AVENUE
TASHKENT, UZBEKISTAN
DEADLINE: MARCH 26, 1999
AND BE CLEARLY MARKED APPLICATION TO PRE-QUALIFY FOR THE
REHABILITATION OF WATER OTSTRTBUTTON SYSTEMS TN NUKUS AND
URGENCH. CONTRACT NO:20/25".
THE GOVERNMENT OF UZBEKISTAN RESERVES THE RIGHT TO ACCEPT
OR REJECT LATE APPLICATIONS. APPLICANTS WILL BE AOVISED,
IN DUE COURSE, OF THE RESULT OF THEIR APPLICATION. ONLY
FIRMS AND JOINT VENTURES PRE-QUALIFIED UNDER HIS PROCEDURE
WILL BE INVITED TO BID.

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CONTACT INFORMATION FOR THE COMMERCIAL SERVICE IN TASHKENT
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11. U.S. COMPANIES THAT CHOOSE TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS
TENDER ARE ENCOURAGED TO NOTIFY THE COMMERCIAL SERVICE IN
TASHKENT OF THEIR INTEREST. THE COMMERCIAL SERVICE,
TOGETHER WITH THE AMERICAN BUSINESS CENTER (ABC), OFFERS A
WIDE RANGE OF ADVISORY SERVICES AND LOGISTICAL SUPPORT TO
ASSIST U.S. COMPANIES WITH ENTERING THIS EMERGING MARKET.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT HOW THE COMMERCIAL
SERVICE AND ABC CAN HELP YOUR BUSINESS OR FOR ANSWERS TO
SPECIFIC QUESTIONS REGAROING SPECIFIC SECTORS, PLEASE
DIRECT INQUIRIES TO:
MR. JACK TUCKER, SENIOR COMMERCIAL OFFICER
MR. KEITH L. SILVER, ABC MANAGER
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: OFFICE@ABC.FREENET.UZ

INTERNATIONAL MAILING ADDRESS: 41 BUYUK TURON STREET, 3RD
FLOOR, TASHKENT 700000 UZBEKISTAN

U.S. MAILING ADDRESS: U.S. EMBASSY TASHKENT - COMMERCIAL
SERVICE/ABC, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE, WASHINGTON, DC,
20521-7110

FOR GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT DOING BUSINESS IN UZBEKISTAN
OR OTHER PARTS OF THE FORMER SOVIET UNION, LOG ONTO THE
WEBSITE OF THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE'S BUSINESS
INFORMATION SERVICE FOR THE NEWLY INDEPENOENT STATES
(BISNIS) AT: HTTP//WWW.MAC.DOC.GOV/BISNIS
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SUBJECT: IMI: ADB TENDER FOR RAILS RELAUNCHED

SUMMARY
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1. UZBEKISTAN'S STATE OWNED RAILWAY COMPANY "UZBEKISTAN
TEMIR YULLARI" ANNOUNCED A TENDER FOR 14,300 TONS OF RAILS
IN OCTOBER 1998. DUE TO THE WEAK RESPONSE TO THIS TENDER
ANNOUNCEMENT, THE STATE RAILWAY HAS BEEN REQUIRED BY ASIAN
DEVELOPMENT BANK (ADB) REGULATIONS TO REPEAT THE TENDER TO
SUPPLY 14,300 TONS OF R65 TYPE RAILS. THIS PROCUREMENT
WILL BE FINANCED WITH A LOAN OF US$ 70 MILLION FROM THE
ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (ADB) FOR REHABILITATION OF THE
RAILWAY (PROJECT NUMBER UZB30457). U.S. SUPPLIERS OF
RAILWAY GOODS AND SERVICES WISHING TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS
AND UPCOMING TENDERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO NOTIFY THE
COMMERCIAL SERVICE IN TASHKENT USING THE CONTACT
INFORMATION IN PARA 7. THE TEXT OF THE TENDER
ANNOUNCEMENT FOLLOWS. END SUMMARY.

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THE REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE IN
THE INTERNATIONAL TENDER TO PURCHASE RAILS
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2. THE STATE JOINT-STOCK RAILWAY COMPANY UZBEKISTAN
TEMIR YULLARI (UZBEKISTAN RAILWAYS) INVITING POTENTIAL
COMPANIES FROM ANY COUNTRIES TO BID FOR SUPPLY OF RAILS.
TENDER IS OPEN FOR SUPPLIERS FROM ANY COUNTRY WITHOUT ANY
PRE-QUALIFICATION, WHICH WILL BE DETERMINED DURING THE
EVALUATION OF BIDS. FOR THIS PURPOSE, INDIVIDUAL COMPANIES
OR CONSORTIUMS ARE TO MEET FOLLOWING CRITERIA FOR
QUALIFICATION:
- ANNUAL VOLUME OF SUPPLIES HAS TO BE EQUIVALENT OF US$ 10
MILLION;
- EXPERIENCE OF SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF SIMILAR
SUPPLIES FOR LAST 5 YEARS;
- QUALITY OF RAILS SHOULD MEET ALL STANDARDS ACCEPTED IN
THE REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN.

3. INTERESTED COMPANIES CAN GET FULL SET OF BIDDING
DOCUMENTS AFTER PAYMENT OF US$ 980 (PAID IN SOUMS AT THE
RATE OF CENTRAL BANK OF UZBEKISTAN ON THE PAYMENT DAY) TO
THE PROJECT CONSULTANT.
ACCOUNT FOR CONSULTANT: 20208000203034901001 IN ABN AMRO
BANK, MFO 00831, TASHKENT CITY, INN 201963687, 000
"VOSTOK-HOLDING".
ADDRESS FOR CONSULTANT: 15, S.AZIMOV STREET, 4TH PASSAGE,
TASHKENT, UZBEKISTAN 700047

4. PARTICIPANTS, THAT BOUGHT TENDER DOCUMENTS
PREVIOUSLY, MAY BID WITHOUT PURCHASING DOCUMENT ONCE
AGAIN. ALL BIDS FOR PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL TENDER
WITH PERFORMANCE BOND MENTIONED IN TENDER DOCUMENTATION,
MUST BE SUBMITTED BY 10:30 A.M. ON APRIL 15, 1999 TO:

MR. SHUKRAT A. IRGASHEV, PIU HEAD
INTERNATIONAL DEPARTMENT
PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION UNIT (PIU) OF THE ASIAN DEVELOPMENT
BANK
STATE JOINT-STOCK COMPANY UZBEKISTAN TEMIR YULLARI
7 T.SHEVCHENKO STREET
TASHKENT 700060
REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN
TEL: [7](371)136-45-29 OR 136-45-73
FAX: [7](371) 133-41-79

5. BIDS WILL BE PUBLICLY OPENED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE
MENTIONED DEADLINE IN THE PRESENCE OF PARTICIPANTS WISHING
TO OBSERVE, BUT UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES UZBEKISTAN RAILWAYS
CAN BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY COST ASSOCIATED WITH
PREPARATION OF DELIVERY OF BIDS. BIDS MUST BE IN RUSSIAN
AND ENGLISH.

6. U.S. COMPANIES THAT CHOOSE TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS
TENDER ARE ENCOURAGED TO
NOTIFY THE COMMERCIAL SERVICE IN
TASHKENT OF THEIR INTEREST. FURTHERMORE, U.S. COMPANIES
INTERESTED IN THIS TENDER ARE ALSO ENCOURAGED TO SEND
THEIR LETTER OF INTEREST TO THE PIU OF ADB BOTH IN ENGLISH
AND RUSSIAN BY FAX. CONTACT INFO IN PARA 4.

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CONTACT INFORMATION FOR THE COMMERCIAL SERVICE IN TASHKENT
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7. THE COMMERCIAL SERVICE, TOGETHER WITH THE AMERICAN
BUSINESS CENTER (ABC), OFFERS A WIDE RANGE OF ADVISORY
SERVICES AND LOGISTICAL SUPPORT TO ASSIST U.S. COMPANIES
WITH ENTERING THIS EMERGING MARKET. FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION ABOUT HOW THE COMMERCIAL SERVICE AND ABC CAN
HELP YOUR BUSINESS OR FOR ANSWERS TO SPECIFIC QUESTIONS
REGARDING THE TRANSPORTATION SECTOR, PLEASE DIRECT
INQUIRIES TO:

MR. JACK TUCKER, SENIOR COMMERCIAL OFFICER
MR. KEITH L. SILVER, ABC MANAGER
MR. MUROD MAJIDOV, COMMERCIAL ASSISTANT
TELEPHONE: [7](371) 120-67-05 OR 120-67-06
FAX: [7](371)120-66-92 OR 120-66-76
E-MAIL: OFFICE@ABC.FREENET.UZ

INTERNATIONAL MAILING ADDRESS: 41 BUYUK TURON STREET, 3RD
FLOOR, TASHKENT 700000 UZBEKISTAN

U.S. MAILING ADDRESS: U.S. EMBASSY TASHKENT - COMMERCIAL
SERVICE/ABC, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE, WASHINGTON, DC,
20521-7110

FOR GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT DOING BUSINESS IN UZBEKISTAN
OR OTHER PARTS OF THE FORMER SOVIET UNION, LOG ONTO THE
WEBSITE OF THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE S BUSINESS
INFORMATION SERVICE FOR THE NEWLY INDEPENDENT STATES
(BISNIS) AT: HTTP//WWW.MAC.DOC.GOV/BISNIS
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