BISNIS Trades & Tenders, October 25, 1999

BISNIS Trades & Tenders, October 25, 1999

The Business Information Service for the Newly Independent States (BISNIS) is the U.S. Department of Commerce's information clearinghouse on trade and investment in the emerging markets of the newly independent states of the former Soviet Union. BISNIS has created the "BISNIS Trades & Tenders" electronic newsletter to help U.S. companies find business opportunities in these expanding markets.

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Table of Contents:

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Lead #1: State Oil Company of Azerbaijan - Tender for Wire

Lead #2: FinCombank of Moldova Tender for 30% stake - Moldova

Lead #3: Computer Peripherals - Moscow, Russia

Lead #4: Medical Equipment Tender - Sakhalin Island, Russia

Lead #5: Reconstruction of Water Supply Tender - Sakhalin Island, Russia

Lead #6: Food Processing Equipment - Moscow, Russia

Lead #7: Refrigerator Chests, display cases, etc. - Moscow, Russia

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The State Oil Company of the Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) has announces an

open tender on the procurement of 12.5 tons of bandage wire of PPI-u 2.24

make.

For participation in the tender, companies should submit the following

documents to the Department of Marketing and Import Operations Section of

the Foreign Economic Relations Department (FERD) of SOCAR:

- Application for participating in the tender;

- Bank document/receipt for payment of US$200 transferred to the

account of the FERD of SOCAR, or a bank guarantee for payment of the

participation fee in the above amount; the following bank account should be

used for the participation fee payment: International Bank of Azerbaijan:

CEN-312207 - USD - 3038 - 01;

- Documents about the participating company;

- When submitting the application, the participating company should

also present the guarantee of the bid at 2% of its cost. It can be paid in

US Dollars or in Azerbaijani Manats (Exchange Rate: USD1 = AZM 4,300).

Deadline for submission of these documents is 9 December, 1999.

The bid should be in a written form, signed, sealed, and presented by the

participating company one day before the start of the tender procedure, at

the latest. The bids should be submitted in two envelopes both signed and

sealed by the participant.

All the documents should be submitted to the following address. For

additional information about the tender and information packet about the

tender, including main technical requirements to the subject of the tender,

may be obtained at the same source:

Foreign Economic Relations Department

State Oil Company of the Azerbaijan Republic

28, S.Orujov Street,

370025 - Baku, Azerbaijan

Telephone: (99 412) 93-19-56

Fax: (99 412) 93-13-62

The bids will be disclosed on December 21 at 11.00 at the conference hall of

the Main Building of the SOCAR at Neftchilar Avenue, 73.

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FINANCE AND TRADE BANK (FinComBank)

International Tender of October 1, 1999

Sale of equity interest to Foreign Investor

Finance and Trade Bank JSC (FinComBank) calls for international tender to sell a 30 percent stake worth of $ 1 million in one of the country's top banks.

Interested parties or their duly authorized representatives may obtain the Request for Proposal documents from the following address, as and from October 1, on payment of five hundred (500) dollars non-refundable, in cash or by certified check made out to the order of the FinComBank:

FinComBank

26, Pushkin Street,

MD-2012 Chisinau, Moldova

Correspondent Banks

Bank of New York, USA

Account No. 890-0067-810

Currency: USD

Commerzbank, Frankfurt/Main, Germany

Account No. 4008867665/00

4008867665/01

4008867665/00

Currency: DEM EUR USD

Deutsche Bank, Frankfurt/Main, Germany

Account No. 9472523 00

9472523 00

Currency: EUR USD

The Bids should be sent inside two sealed envelopes. The inner envelope, should be marked: "Invitation to tender - Not to be opened by the internal mail department". If self-adhesive envelopes are used, they must be sealed with adhesive tape and the sender must sign across this tape. The outer envelope should be marked "FinComBank's International tender of October 1,1999 - Do not open."

Tenders should be sent to the following address by registered mail or Express Mail:

FinComBank

26, Pushkin Street,

MD-2012 Chisinau, Moldova

Closing date/time : 12:00 noon on December 1, 1999.

Any bid not fully complying with all the conditions will be automatically rejected. Tenders are legally binding for six months as and from the closing date. Your questions, comments or requests, please send to:

Alexander Babarykin

Public Relations Manager

Tel: (3732) 22 16 60

Email: bas@fcb.mldnet.com

FINCOMBANK: MOLDOVAN BANK OFFERS WESTERN INVESTORS TO EXPAND GEOGRAPHY OF THEIR INTERESTS IN EASTERN EUROPE

Chisinau, Moldova - FinComBank -- one of Moldova's top commercial private banks -- announced today international tender to sell its 25 percent stake worth 1 million US dollars. The Bank's official tender notice is published on its web site: http://www.fincombank.com.

"The equity investment, through participation in FinComBank's capital increase, would support the Bank's fast-growing operations and help us to meet our goals and objectives for 2000, to raise the capital, introduce new banking products and technologies and expand our ability to meet our clients needs," says Victor Khvorostovsky, Chairman of Managing Board.

"For the time being western banks are not hurrying into Eastern European market, limiting their activities mostly to Poland, Hungary and Czech Republic. However, for acquisitive western banks and financial companies this tender presents an ideal opportunity to expand into a new region and significantly increase their earning streams because their core markets have matured," remarked Khvorostovsky.

FinComBank may not have long to wait for foreign investors. Its dynamic growth, high profitability and solid reputation makes it attractive for potential business partners. Due to the fact that the Bank is one of the country's fastest growing financial services organizations, using its branching network to deliver the full range of financial products and services customers demand, it has been selected already to be a participating bank in the World Bank Small and Medium Sized Enterprise Credit Line, USAID Program of Microenterprise and Small Business Development, The Citizens Network for Foreign Affairs' Mortgage Lending Program.

Since 1995 FinComBank has had annual financial audits conducted according to international standards by Coopers & Lybrand, now known as PriceWaterhouseCoopers.

In August 1999, FinComBank was named as Moldova's leading bank in a survey of the top 23 commercial banks, conducted by the local financial magazine Profit.

For more information on FinComBank's tender, simply dial +(3732) 221660, or visit the Bank's web site at http://www.fincombank.com/4000e.html

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SOURCE: Maria Breiter, U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service, Moscow

Email: Maria.Breiter@mail.doc.gov

TRADE OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM: Moscow

Inkjet Joint Stock Company

Contact: Pavel Kniazev

Phone: 7-095-429-7902; 429-7952; 429-7992

Fax: 7-095-429-7992

23a, Obrucheva Ul., Office 718

Moscow, Russia,

Email: frolik@dialup.ptt.ru

Company Type: Private

HS Code: 9017208040

Industry: Computers/Peripherals - (CPT)

Brief Description: Equipment for laser printers

Detailed Description: Equipment for regeneration of

cartridges for laser printers and accessories for such

equipment

Specifications/

Technical Data:

U.S. Dollar Value: Negotiable Quantity Needed: One complex for

the start

Payment Terms: Any Shipping Terms: CIF Moscow or FOB port of

the sender or according to an agreement

Is a Service Contract Needed: Yes

Purchase Needed By: December 1999

Who/What is the End User: Enterprises in Russia

Response Information:Response Language: Russian, English

Best Way to Respond: Fax; Email

From Manufacturers Only: U.S. Manufacturers Only

Information Desired from U.S. Firm: Technical

specifications, catalog of accessories

Primary Buying Factors:Price

Other Information:

Intent to Buy: Immediate purchase or delivery/investment

(1-2 months)

Type of Buying or Licensing Relationship: Regular/long term

supplier with continual sales

Company Information:Type of Business: Distributor

Year Established: 1994 # of Employees: 9

Annual Sales: US Firms Represented: None

Member of Business Chamber: No

Bank Name & Address: Roslesinterbank, 23a Obrucheva Ul.,

Moscow, Russia

Sales Territory/Area/Countries: Russia

Company Description and Business Activity: Inkjet is a

private Russian company engaged in trade for accessories

for printing devices

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TENDER: Medical Equipment (Sakhalin Island, Russia)

The Oblast Health Department of Sakhalin Region announces a

tender to supply medical equipment for local hospitals.

BASIC INFORMATION:

Customer:

Sakhalin Regional Administration Department of Health

15 Dzerzhynskogo Str., Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Russia 693000.

Organizer:

Sakhalin Region Property Fund:

39 Kommunistichesky Ave., Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Russia 693000

Total Equipment Price: US$ 55.5 thousand

Due Date: November, 23rd

For details on the equipment please refer to the Department of Health (contact

information below).

1. Laminator set with vertical air stream - 1 unit;

2. Laminator stand, 70 cm height -1 unit;

3. Front panel with ultraviolet lamp - 1 unit;

The amount allocated for these three items should not exceed USD 14,500.

4. Dental chair - fully equipped; quantity will depend on price, recommended

price per unit USD 5,000.

TENDER BIDS MUST INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:

-- General information on the potential participant;

-- Bank details (bank name and account number, any additional details if

available);

-- Main areas of company activity;

-- Company legal form (LTD, joint-stock company, etc.);

-- Copies of registration and charter documents;

-- Copies of the pharmaceutical license;

Required 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 the

equipment specified in the tender;

-- Official note on company structure, number of employees, employee

qualifications;

-- Tender bid for the delivery of the equipment listed above with price

info, manufacturer price-lists, terms of delivery.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

Companies willing to participate should possess a license to sell such an

equipment. Offered brands should be of the kind already existing on the Russian

market (check with the Department) - should be adapted for it.

SUBMISSION OF TENDER BIDS:

Bids should be submitted to:

Sakhalin Regional Administration Department of Health

15 Dzerzhynskogo Str. # 113, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, 693000.

Mark your correspondence "For Medical Tender."

Contact person: Stjopkina Galina Gennadjevna

Tel. +7-4242-728390

Fax +7-42422-35594

Source: BISNIS Representative, ABC Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk

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TENDER: Municipal Water Supply System Reconstruction (Poronajsk, Sakhalin

Island, Russia)

The Administration for Capital Construction of the Sakhalin Region announces a

tender for reconstruction of the municipal water supply system in Poronajsk,

Sakhalin region.

BASIC INFORMATION:

Customer-investor:

Administration of the Sakhalin Region;

39 Kommunisticheski Ave.

Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Russia 693000.

Building Customer:

Administration for Capital Construction of Sakhalin Region:

15 Dzherzhynskogo Str., office 211

Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Russia 693000

Total Contract Amount: to be offered by bidders.

Source of finance: Non-budget Fund of the Sakhalin region.

The company that is awarded the tender will first receive an advance payment of

30% of the contract amount. In order to prove contractor's reliability, the

company should present a guarantee of a highly reliable bank for this amount.

Due Date: November, 10th, 1999

Beginning of construction - 1999

A tender package, including detailed requirements for the design documentation,

is available from the Administration for Capital Construction (contact

information below). Cost of a package is RUR 1,425 (about US $55), payable in

cash or wire transfer to the Administration's account at Iturup Commercial Bank,

account #40603810400000000006, Inter-Branch Transactions 046401772,

correspondent account #30101810300000000772, Tax Identification Number

6501073667, statistics code 97400, statistics code 00095851. The packages may be

picked up at the Administration offices upon presenting an invoice (marked by

the bank as "paid");

SUBMISSION OF TENDER BIDS:

Bids should be submitted to:

Administration For Capital Construction of Sakhalin Region:

15 Dzherzhynskogo Str., office 211

Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Russia 693000

Tel/fax +7-4242-728381

Source: BISNIS Representative, ABC Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk

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Contact: Boris Markin

Phone: +7-095-287-8762/287-8767

Fax: +7-095-785-2920/214-5131

Suite BMT, 106 Prospect Mira,

Moscow, Russia, 129626
Email: ars.57@arster.ru, glaphira@aha.ru

Product Information:Type of Lead: Direct Purchase
Company Type: Private

HS Code: 5910 - Transmission Or Conveyor Belts Or Belting/ Of Textile

Material/ Whether Or Not Reinforced With Metal Or Other Material Or Coated

Impreg With Plastics

Industry: Food Processing/Packaging Eq. - (FPP)

Brief Description: Conveyor belts

Detailed Description: Teflon coated fabric & process conveyor belts

Specifications/

Technical Data: Teflon coated fabric & process conveyor belts of KEVLAR or

glass. The belts should combine PTFE (Teflon) with dimensionally stable

glass or KEVLAR woven fabric/mesh for following applications:

- curtains for bakery ovens of tunnel type. thickness: 0.08-0.12 mm

- full range of Teflon conveyor belting materials based on woven fabric

and meshes

U.S. Dollar Value: negotiable
Quantity Needed: for bakery ovens - 100 sq.

meters annually

for conveyor belts - 100-200 sq. meters annually

Payment Terms: 100% advance payment
Shipping Terms: CPT Moscow, by Lufthansa

only

Is a Service Contract Needed: No
Purchase Needed By: November 1999

Who/What is the End User: The VTM Company will be the end-user of the

products.

Response Information:Response Language: English/Russian

Best Way to Respond: Mail; Fax; Email

From Manufacturers Only: U.S. Manufacturers Only

Information Desired from U.S. Firm: Price lists, catalogues, samples of A4

format size and samples of mechanical and welded jointing for conveyor

belts.

Primary Buying Factors: Price, terms of delivery and quality

Other Information:

Intent to Buy: Immediate purchase or delivery/investment (1-2 months)

Type of Buying or Licensing Relationship: Regular/long term supplier with

continual sales

Company Information:Type of Business: Manufacturer, Retailer, Wholesaler

Year Established: 1996 # of Employees: 15

Annual Sales: <$1 Million US Firms Represented: None

Member of Business Chamber: No

Bank Name & Address: OrgBank, Moscow

Sales Territory/Area/Countries Russian and NIS countries

Company Description and Business Activity: The company manufactures various

technical products from rubber, including conveyor belts.

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Company: Servi, OOO

Contact:Sergey Vitalyevich Pronin

Phone: 7-08422 384 24

Fax: 7-08422 392 70

Address: 102,Tulskaya Street, office 25, Kaluga, 248003

Email: servi@kaluga.ru

Product Information:

Type of Lead: Direct Purchase

Company Type: Private

HS Code: 841850 - Refrigerating Or Freezing Chests/ Display Counters/

Cabinets/ Showcases And Similar Equipment/ Nesoi

940330 - Wooden Furniture (Except Seats) Of A Kind Used In Offices

940380 - Furniture Of Materials Nesoi/ Including Cane/ Osier/ Bamboo Or

Similar Materials

940390 - Parts Of Furniture/Nesoi

Industry: Air Conditioning/Refrigeration Eq. - (ACR), Hotel/Restaurant Eq.

- (HTL), Used/Reconditioned Eq. - (USD)

Brief Description:

Detailed Description: The company is interested in refrigeration equipment

& supplies, as well as tables/chairs and other supplies (used or new) for

use by stores, restaurants, tavens/cafes, etc.

Specifications/Technical Data:

U.S. Dollar Value: n/a

Quantity Needed: seaship container

Payment Terms: partial prepayment, letter of credit or leasing

Shipping Terms: n/a

Is a Service Contract Needed: Yes

Purchase Needed by: 1-2 months

Who/What is the End User: Buyer

Response Information:

Response Language:English or Russian

Best Way to Respond: Email

From Manufacturers Only: Agents and Distributors Acceptable

Information Desired from U.S. Firm: Catalogs, price-lists, commercial

pamphlets

Primary Buying Factors:Commodity quality, payment and shipment terms

Other Information:

Intent to Buy: Immediate purchase or delivery/investment (1-2 months)

Type of Buying or Licensing Relationship: Regular/long term supplier with

continual sales

Company Information:

Type of Business: Manufacturer, Wholesalor, Retailer

Year Established: 1993

# of Employees: 70

Annual Sales: <$2.5 Million

US Firms Represented: No

Member of Business Chamber: Yes

Describe: A memeber of the Kaluga Chamber of Commerce since 1995.

Bank Name & Address: n/a

Sales Territory/Area/Countries: Greater Moscow metropolitan area, along

with the nearby Tula, Kaluga and Tver regions.

Company Activity Description: The company is the largest seller of

merchandising equipment in the region. The company is interested in

long-term cooperation with U.S. firms and has extensive experience in

foreign trade with German, Bulgarian and Baltic countries.