BISNIS Trades & Tenders, July 12, 1999
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Please also see Web Supplement from July 6, 1999. Web Supplement includes:
Lead #1: Apparel, Various – Moscow, Russia
Lead #2: Freezers, Food and Beverage Cooling Equip., Food Processing and Packaging – Moscow, Russia
Lead #3: Harvesting or Threshing Machines, Tractors, etc. – Samara, Russia
Lead #4: Tube filling machines for Toothpaste – Moscow, Russia
Lead #5: Reflective Film, Paints and Varnishes – Russian Far East
Lead #6: Food Packaging Equipment – Russian Far East
Lead #7: Refrigeration and Freezing Equipment, Industrial – Russian Far East
Lead #8: Wood working, Grinding Machines – Russian Far East
Lead #9: Building Products – Moscow, Russia
Lead #10: Building Products – Moscow, Russia
Lead #11: Asphalt, Agricultural Chemicals – Moscow, Russia
Lead #12: Dental Hygiene Products – Yekaterinburg, Russia
Lead #13: Construction of Sturgeon Hatchery – Azerbaijan
Lead #14 Russian Business Advertiser Leads – Various
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Lead #1: Tender For The Anti-Tumor Pharmatheuticals, Sakhalin Island, Russia
Lead #2: Electric Hair Clippers/ With Self-Contained Electric Motor- Moscow, Russia
Lead #3: Telecommunications Regulatory Development Programme - Consultancy Services- Ukraine
Lead #4: Project Pipeline for EBRD – various countries
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Lead #1:
TENDER FOR THE ANTI-TUMOR PHARMATHEUTICALS, SAKHALIN ISLAND, RUSSIA
The Department for Health of the Sakhalin region is announcing a tender for
delivery of anti-tumor, hematological pharmaceuticals, and anti-tumor
therapy side-effect treatment medicine to suit the needs of regional
hospitals.
Customer: The Regional Administration Department of Health: 15,
Dzerzhynskogo Str., Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Russia 693000.
Organizer: Sakhalin Region Property Fund: 39, Kommunistichesky Ave.,
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Russia 693000
The tender is announced for the supply of 27 different drugs totalling US$
360.000.
The companies willing to participate should submit the following documents:
General information on the potential participant, bank details, main trends
of company activity, company legal forms (LTD, joint-stock company, etc.),
copies of registration and charter documents, copies of the pharmaceuticals
license;
Financial data: annual volume of purchase of specified goods for this
tender, profit and loss statement, stamped and signed copy of balance sheet
of the previous year, copies of contracts with manufacturers and delivery
documents for drugs specified in the tender;
Official note on company structure; number of employees, employee
qualifications;
Tender bids for the delivery of the drugs with price info, manufacturer
price-lists, terms of delivery.
Bids should be submitted to the Regional Administration Department of
Health at the following address:
15, Dzerzhynskogo Str. # 113, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, 693000. Mark your
correspondence *For Tender.*
Due date: 45 days from the announcement date (announcement date * July 02,
1999).
companies willing to participate should be registered to work in the
Russian Federation and possess a federal license issued in Moscow.
Tel. +7-4242-728390
Fax +7-42422-35594
Contact person: Stjopkina Galina Gennadjevna
If interested, contact an ABC Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk for the list of necessary
pharmaceuticals and their quantity.
AMERICAN BUSINESS CENTER, YUZHNO-SAKHALINSK
32 Kommunisticheskii Pr., # 517A,
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Russia 693000
Tel\Fax: +7-4242-727124; 727125
Int'l tel.: +7 509 95 1545
Int'l fax: +7 509 95 1540
E-mail bisnisys@fraec.org
Elena Sabirova, BISNIS
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Lead #2
Contact: Sergey Melentyev
Phone: (095) 290-1687
Fax: (095) 290-1687/911-3190
7 Leontyevskiy pereulok, office 11 Moscow,
Email: cinderella@obninsk.com
Product Information:Type of Lead: Distributor Company Type:Private
HS Code: 851020 - Electric Hair Clippers/ With Self-Contained Electric Motor
Industry: Cosmetics/Toiletries - (COS)
Brief Description: Electric hair clippers.
Detailed Description: Preferrably models 616-91 and 113-98, manufactured by OSTER
Specifications/
Technical Data: Capacity 6-35 wt, changable blades.
U.S. Dollar Value: Up to US$40 per unit, depending on quality
Quantity Needed: 3,000 units per year
Payment Terms: mutual agreement
Shipping Terms: mutual agreement
Is a Service Contract Needed: Yes
Purchase Needed By: september 1999
Who/What is the End User: Beauty and hair salons
Response Information:
Response Language: English
Best Way to Respond: Phone; Fax; Email
From Manufacturers Only: Agents and Distributors Acceptable
Information Desired from U.S. Firm: Catalogs, price-lists, samples
Primary Buying Factors: Quality and price
Other Information:
Intent to Buy: Will purchase in short term (2-6 months)
Type of Buying or Licensing Relationship: Regular/long term supplier with continual sales
Company Information:
Type of Business: Distributor, Importer, Retailer, Wholesaler
Year Established: 1994
# of Employees:8
Annual Sales: <$500000
US Firms Represented: None
Member of Business Chamber: No
Bank Name & Address: Sberbank of Russia Affiliate 77/86/036, Obninsk,
Moscow region, 249020.
Sales Territory/Area/Countries: Moscow and Moscow region, Saint-Petersburg,
Urals, Tyumen
Company Description and Business Activity: The company is a wholesler and
retailer of professional beauty products and cutting tools for beauty
industry. It has a retail store of professional products and instruments
for beauty industry. It is also an official distributor of Schwarzkopf
professional beauty products scince 1994. The company would like to
establish a long term business relationship to purchase hair clippers on a
permanent basis
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Lead #3
Subject: International Market Insight (IMI): Procurement
Opportunities, July 1999, Ukraine, Telecommunications
Regulatory Development Programme - Consultancy Services -
Invitations for Expressions of Interest.
Summary: This cable announces a tender for an approved EBRD-funded public sector and technical assistance project in Ukraine. Telecommunications regulatory development programme- consultancy services - invitations for expressions of
Interest. End summary.
International copyright U.S. & Foreign Commercial Service and
U.S. Department of State, 1999. All rights reserved outside
of the United States.
Note: complete contact information provided at end of report.
Post of origin: European Bank for Reconstruction and
Development (EBRD)
Country: United Kingdom
Author: Gene R. Harris, Senior Commercial Officer
Ukraine Telecommunications Regulatory development Programme
Consultancy services
Invitation for expressions of interest
The EBRD intends engaging consultants to assist in a telecommunications regulatory development programme in Ukraine.
The main objective of the assignment will be:
- Elaboration of an adequate legal and regulatory framework for
the telecommunications sector
- The elaboration of a telecommunications sector policy;
- The preparation of a modern telecommunications law;
- The elaboration of a licensing policy and the drafting of the
- Main licences of public fixed telecommunications networks,
- GSM networks, public voice telephony, data networks etc;
- The establishment of an independent regulatory authority with the powers and the means to enforce the telecommunications regulatory framework;
- The elaboration of a sound interconnection and tariff policy;
- And the improvement of general awareness on telecommunications law and policy.
The team of consultants should comprise a mix of legal, technical and economic expertise in the telecommunications legal and regulatory field.
The assignment is expected to start in October 1999 and last about 18 months.
It is anticipated that the contract will be financed through the EBRD's donor-funded technical cooperation funds programme. Consultant selection will be subject to availability of funding from an appropriate donor. There are no restrictions for short-listing and selection.
Interested firms are hereby invited to submit expressions 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 (maximum 5 pages, excluding C.V. material):
- Company profile, organisation and staffing. In the case of associations or groups of firms, please include name, address and profile of the participating firm(s). The lead firm must
be clearly identified. (company brochure material is not required);
- Details of experience of similar assignments undertaken in the previous five years, including their locations; focus on your role in similar assignments in the CIS/Central and Eastern Europe;
- C.V.s of staff who could be available to work on the assignment- summary C.V.s are preferred.
- Four copies of the above information in English and two in Russian should be submitted to the address below in an envelope marked "Expression of interest for telecommunications regulatory development programme in Ukraine", for delivery not later than 30 July 1999.
Ginny Makepeace Awosunle
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
One Exchange Square
London EC2A 2JN
United Kingdom
Tel: 44 207 338 6369
Fax: 44 207 338 7451
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Note: subscription information for European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Bank (EBRD) procurement opportunities and an updated list of EBRD publications (and order information) may be obtained by contacting the following: EBRD subscription department, 82-84 Peckham Rye, London SE15 4HB United Kingdom, tel: 44 171 639 0333, fax: 44
171 358 9568. Email address: procopporsub@compuserve.com.
(ebrd website: http://www.ebrd.com)
For additional information on the EBRD and project opportunities, 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 Electronic Bulletin Board (EBB) operated by the U.S. Department of Commerce,
Tel: +(202) 482-1986;
- The Central and Eastern Europe Business Information Center, (ceebic), (ceebic website:
http://www.mac.doc.gov/eebic/ceebic.html) tel: +(202) 482-2645,
Fax: +(202) 482-4473,
- And the Business Information Service for the Newly Independent States, (BISNIS), (BISNIS website: http://www.mac.doc.gov/bisnis) Tel: +(202) 482-4655, fax: +(202) 482-2293.
For information on other multilateral development bank funded projects, contact the Multilateral Development Bank Office, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, D.C. tel: +(202) 482 3399.
For general trade information call: 1-800-USA-TRADE.
EBRD contact is 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: harrisg@ebrd.com.
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Lead #4
SUBJECT: INTERNATIONAL MARKET INSIGHT (IMI): PROCUREMENT
OPPORTUNITIES, JULY 1999, PROJECT PIPELINE
INTERNATIONAL COPYRIGHT U.S. & FOREIGN COMMERCIAL SERVICE AND
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE, 1999. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED OUTSIDE
OF THE UNITED STATES.
NOTE: COMPLETE CONTACT INFORMATION PROVIDED AT END OF REPORT.
POST OF ORIGIN: EUROPEAN BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND
DEVELOPMENT (EBRD)
COUNTRY: UNITED KINGDOM
AUTHOR: GENE R. HARRIS, SENIOR COMMERCIAL OFFICER
AZERBAIJAN
PROJECT NAME:
ROAD RESTRUCTURING
EXECUTING AGENCY:
AZERAVTOYOL. HAJIBAYOV STREET; BAKU 370010; AZERBAIJAN.
CONTACT: MR Y I NOVRUZOV, PRESIDENT. TEL: 00 99412 930130;
FAX: 00 99412 930130
SECTOR:
TRANSPORT
ESTIMATED COST:
EUR91,213,430
PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
REHABILITATION AND UPGRADING OF THE GAZI MAMMED TO KYURDAMIR
ROAD; INTRODUCTION OF MORE EFFECTIVE SYSTEMS FOR FINANCING
THE ROADS SECTOR AND MEASURES TO IMPROVE THE PLANNING 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 UZEIR GAJIBEKOV STREET; BAKU;
AZERBAIJAN. CONTACT: MR AYDIN MAMEDOV.
SECTOR:
INFRASTRUCTURE
ESTIMATED COST:
EUR26,199,602
PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
REHABILITATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE PORT OF BAKU.
IMPROVEMENT OF FERRY TERMINAL AND GENERAL CARGO FACILITIES.
INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
TRANSACTION STATUS:
APPRAISAL
NEXT STEP:
APPROVAL
PROJECT NAME:
TRANS-CAUCASIAN RAIL LINK PROJECT
EXECUTING AGENCY:
MR Z A MAMEDOV, HEAD OF AZERBAIJAN STATE RAILWAY, 230 D
ALIYEV STREET, BAKU 3700-10, AZERBAIJAN. TEL: +99412 98 44
67; FAX: +99412 98 42 80.
SECTOR:
TRANSPORT
ESTIMATED COST:
EUR36,863,811
PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
TO IMPROVE THE AZERI SECTION OF THE TRANS-CAUCASIAN RAIL LINK
AND THE EFFICIENCY AND OUTPUT OF THE TANKER WAGON WORKSHOP IN
BAKU. TO IMPLEMENT RAILWAY RESTRUCTURING MEASURES WHICH WILL
RESULT IN THE CORPORATISATION OF THE AZERBAIJAN STATE
RAILWAYS (ASR) AS A JOINT STOCK COMPANY AND ADOPT STRATEGIES
TO IMPROVE ITS COMMERCIAL PERFORMANCE.
TRANSACTION STATUS:
APPRAISAL. GENERAL PROCUREMENT NOTICE, MAY 1998 SUPPLEMENT.
NEXT STEPS:
APPROVAL
KAZAKHSTAN
PROJECT NAME:
KTZ TRACK MAINTENANCE AND COMMERCIALISATION PROJECT
EXECUTING AGENCY:
MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATION, ASTANA 473000, ABAYA
49, REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN; FAX: +7 3172 326 288.
SECTOR:
TRANSPORT
ESTIMATED COST:
EUR82,480,229
PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
RENEWAL OF INFRASTRUCTURE, INTRODUCTION OF IMPROVED TRACK
MAINTENANCE METHODS. SETTING UP OF PRIVATE MAINTENANCE AND
LEASING COMPANY FOR TRACK MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT.
TRANSACTION STATUS:
APPRAISAL
NEXT STEPS:
APPROVAL
PROJECT NAME:
KEGOC POWER TRANSMISSION AND REHABILITATION
EXECUTING AGENCY:
KEGOC, SHEVCHENKO 162 "ZH", ALMATY 480008, KAZAKHSTAN. TEL:
+7 3272 62 62 00; FAX: +7 3272 68 43 08. CONTACT: MR YEVGENY
DAVYDOVICH FELD (PRESIDENT).
SECTOR:
ENERGY
ESTIMATED COST:
EUR271,699,578
PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
TO SUPPORT THE RESTRUCTURING OF THE KAZAKH POWER SECTOR AND
DEVELOPMENT OF A COMPETITIVE ELECTRICITY MARKET; TO REDUCE
TRANSMISSION LOSSES AND IMPROVE QUALITY OF ELECTRICITY
SUPPLY; TO INTRODUCE TRANSFER OF KNOW-HOW BY INTRODUCTION OF
MODERN TECHNOLOGIES; TO IMPROVE KEGOC'S MANAGEMENT AND
OPERATION CAPABILITIES IN A THIRD PARTY ACCESS MARKET
STRUCTURE.
TRANSACTION STATUS:
PREPARATION
NEXT STEPS:
APPRAISAL
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
PROJECT NAME:
RUSSIA FAR EAST ANS PROJECT
EXECUTING AGENCY:
FEDERAL AVIATION AUTHORITY OF RUSSIA; 37 LENINGRADSKY PR.;
125836 MOSCOW; RUSSIAN FEDERATION. TEL: +7 095 155 5931; FAX:
+7 095 151 3355; CONTACT: MR VICTOR GALKIN, FIRST DEPUTY
DIRECTOR.
SECTOR:
TRANSPORT
ESTIMATED COST:
EUR73,911,989
PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
DEVELOPMENT OF ANS SERVICES TO THE RUSSIAN FAR EAST TO
IMPROVE DEMAND/RELIABILITY/SAFETY. SATELLITE TECHNOLOGY TO
BE USED TO COMPLEMENT RADAR EQUIPMENT.
TRANSACTION STATUS:
PREPARATION. GENERAL PROCUREMENT NOTICE, SEPTEMBER 1997,
SUPPLEMENT.
NEXT STEPS:
APPRAISAL
UKRAINE
PROJECT NAME:
DNIEPROPETROVSK DISTRICT HEATING EFFICIENCY ENHANCEMENT
EXECUTING AGENCY:
DNIEPROTEPLOSET, 37 KARL MARKS AVENUE, DNIEPROPETROVSK,
320044, UKRAINE. CONTACT: MR SVERDIUK.
SECTOR:
ENVIRONMENT
ESTIMATED COST:
EUR60,356,121
PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
TO REHABILITATE AND RATIONALISE MUNICIPAL DISTRICT HEATING.
THE PROJECT WILL CONSIST OF (I) PRIORITY INVESTMENT PROGRAMME
FOCUSING ON REHABILITATION AND ENERGY SAVING INVESTMENTS;
(II) A FINANCIAL AND OPERATIONAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMME; (III)
PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION SUPPORT.
TRANSACTION STATUS:
PREPARATION
NEXT STEPS:
APPRAISAL
PROJECT NAME:
RAILWAY COMMERCIALISATION PROJECT
EXECUTING AGENCY:
STATE ADMINISTRATION FOR RAILWAY TRANSPORT OF UKRAINE, 6,
LYSENKO STR., KYIV 252034, UKRAINE. CONTACT: MR. YURI M.
FEDIUSHYN, FIRST DEPUTY DIRECTOR GENERAL. TEL: +380 44 223 00
01; FAX: +380 44 227 03 23
SECTOR:
TRANSPORT
ESTIMATED COST:
EUR65,673,669
PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE COMMERCIALISATION OF UKRAINE STATE
RAILWAYS (UKRZALIZNITSA) BY IMPROVING INTERNATIONAL
CONNECTIONS INCLUDING TRANSIT ROUTES FROM RUSSIA TO CENTRAL
AND WESTERN EUROPE, AND FOSTERING MORE COST-EFFECTIVE NETWORK
MANAGEMENT.
TRANSACTION STATUS:
APPRAISAL. GENERAL PROCUREMENT NOTICE, FEBRUARY 1999,
SUPPLEMENT
NEXT STEPS:
APPROVAL
UZBEKISTAN
PROJECT NAME:
UZBEK RAILWAYS FREIGHT TRACTION RENEWAL & MANAGEMENT PROJECT
EXECUTING AGENCY:
UZBEK RAILWAYS, T. SHEVCHENKO KO'CHASI 7, 700060 TASHKENT,
UZBEKISTAN. TEL: +998 71 136 4414/133 7445. CONTACT: MR
VALERY L. DAVIDOVITCH
SECTOR:
RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION
ESTIMATED COST:
EUR38,814,225
PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
RESTRUCTURING AND REHABILITATION OF UZBEK RAILWAYS.
PROCUREMENT OF NEW ELECTRIC FREIGHT LOCOMOTIVES TO ENHANCE
THE PERFORMANCE OF UZBEK RAILWAYS' FREIGHT BUSINESS.
TRANSACTION STATUS:
APPRAISAL. GENERAL PROCUREMENT NOTICE, MAY 1999, SUPPLEMENT
NEXT STEPS:
APPROVAL
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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: HARRISG@EBRD.COM.