BISNIS Trades & Tenders, December 17, 1999

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Table of Contents for Web Supplement:

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Lead #1: Machines for Crushing Earth / Minerals – Kazakhstan

Lead #2: Insecticides for Kazakhstan Ministry of Agriculture – Kazakhstan

Lead #3: Lead Acid Batteries for Starting Piston Engines – Vladivostok, Russia

Lead #4: EBRDTender for Feasibility Study for Telecom Industry - Tajikistan

Lead #5:EBRD Early Warning Notification on Upcoming Projects – various countries

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Table of Contents for this Document:

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Lead #1: Tenders for the Azerbaijan International Operating Consortium - Azerbaijan

Lead #2: Plant to Produce Decorative Bricks - Kazakhstan

Lead #3: Vacuum or Gas Packaging Machines for Mining Industry  - Kazakhstan  

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Lead #1

 

08 DEC 99

SOURCE USEMBASSY BAKU

SUBJECT: IMI: AZERBAIJAN: TENDERS FOR THE AZERBAIJAN

INTERNATIONAL OPERATING CONSORTIUM

 

1. THE AZERBAIJAN INTERNATIONAL OPERATING CONSORTIUM

(AIOC) WAS CREATED IN 1994 IN ORDER TO DEVELOP THE

AZERI, CHIRAC, AND GUNESHLI (ACG) OIL FIELD BLOCK

LOCATED IN THE CASPIAN SEA TWENTY FIVE MILES OFF THE

ABSHERON PENINSULA.  SINCE 1994, AIOC HAS SPENT OVER $2

BILLION TO DEVELOP THIS MEGASTRUCTURE WHICH CONTAINS 4.5

BILLION BARRELS OF OIL.

 

2. THE AIOC EXPECTS THERE WILL BE NO MAJOR TENDERS FOR

ITS CONTINUING OPERATIONS IN THE SHORT TERM. FULL FIELD

DEVELOPMENT OF THE ACG BLOCK WILL BE DELAYED UNTIL AIOC

IS ASSURED THAT KEY DECISIONS TO INCREASE PIPELINE

EXPORT CAPACITY HAVE BEEN MADE BY THE GOVERNMENT OF

AZERBAIJAN.  NO MAJOR TENDERS RELATED TO THE CHIRAC

FIELD ARE CONTEMPLATED UNTIL MID-YEAR 2000.

 

3. AIOC PLANS TO DEVELOP A NEW PLATFORM ON THE AZERI

FIELD HAVE NOT YET BEEN SANCTIONED BY ITS SHAREHOLDER

COMPANIES.  A NEW PLATFORM WOULD REQUIRE 6-9 MONTHS OF

DESIGN WORK FOLLOWED BY A 2-YEAR CONSTRUCTION PERIOD.

THE PROJECT WOULD BE EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE AND REQUIRE

FLOATING PRODUCTION UNITS, WHICH HAVE NEVER BEEN BUILT

BEFORE IN THE CASPIAN REGION.  IMPROVEMENTS TO THE

UNDERSEA PIPELINE NETWORK AND THE SANGACHEL TERMINAL

WOULD ALSO BE REQUIRED.

 

4. BP/AMOCO IS AIOC'S SOLE OPERATOR.  IT HAS ABOUT 650

EMPLOYEES IN AZERBAIJAN DEDICATED TO AIOC ACTIVITIES.

BP/AMOCO OFFICIALS REPORT THAT HIGHER INTERNATIONAL OIL

PRICES IN THE THIRD AND FOURTH QUARTERS OF 1999 HAVE NOT

AFFECTED AIOC'S PROCUREMENT ACTIVITY.  AIOC IS SEEKING

TO OUTSOURCE AS MUCH OF ITS ACTIVITIES AS POSSIBLE.

LOCAL SERVICE PROVIDERS MEET AIOC'S ACCOUNTING AND

SECURITY NEEDS.  74% OF AIOC PROCUREMENT IS FOR ITEMS OF

LESS THAN $5,000.

 

5.  AS A MATTER OF POLICY, BP/AMOCO OPERATES A

SELECTIVE, COMPETITIVE TENDERING PROCESS FOR DETERMINING

AWARD OF CONTRACTS.  SUPPLIERS AND CONTRACTORS WILL NEED

TO BE REGISTERED WITH BP/AMOCO BEFORE ANY BUSINESS CAN

BE AWARDED.  COMPANIES THAT ARE INTERESTED IN

INFORMATION ON UPCOMING TENDERS OR THAT WISH TO REGISTER

WITH AIOC SHOULD CONTACT THE BP/AMOCO GROUP IN BAKU.

BP/AMOCO CONTRACTS AND PROCUREMENT REGISTRATION FORMS

CAN BE OBTAINED VIA E-MAIL FROM PETER ADEY, MANAGER,

CONTRACTS.

 

6. CONTACT INFORMATION:

 

MR. PETER ADEY

MANAGER, CONTRACTS

BP/AMOCO GROUP

VILLA PETROLEA, 2 NEFTCHILAR PROSPEKTI (BAYIL)

BAKU, AZERBAIJAN

TEL. (994-12) 979000

FAX. (994-12) 979653

E-MAIL: ADEYP(AT)BP.COM

 

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Lead #2

Alash

Contact:    Tatyana Chernoglasova                      

Phone:      7 (3272) 67-07-47                          

Fax:        7 (3272) 67-11-62                          

84 Sharipova Street    Email:      alashbnk@online.ru                         

Almaty,  480012                                                                

 

Product Information:

Type of Lead: Direct Purchase       Company Type: |-------------|             

                                                   | (*) Private |             

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 HS Code:  8419895075 - Industrial Machinery/ Plant Or Equipment For The Treatment Of Materials/ Involving A  Change In Temperature/ Nesoi                      

               ---------------------+-------------+                            

 Industry: Mining Industry Eq. - (MIN)

 Brief         brick producing plant      

 Description:                                                                  

                                                                               

 Detailed       a plant to produce         

 Description: decorative bricks, roofing 

                      tiles, acid proof tiles and

                      bricks.                    

                                                                               

 Specification  capacity - 10 million units

 s/per year, fuel - gas or    

 Technical  fuel oil, fully automated  

 Data: process of placing bricks  

          into a kiln                

                                                                                

 U.S. Dollar   USD 3 - 4 million     Quantity      1                           

 Value:                              Needed:                                   

                                                                               

 Payment       by installments       Shipping      insured delivery to Astana  

 Terms:                              Terms:                                    

                                                                               

 Is a Service  |---------|           Purchase      1 year                      

 Contract      | ( ) Yes |           Needed By:                                

 Needed:       | (*) No  |                                                     

               |---------|                                                     

                                                                               

 Who/What is                                        Alash                      

 the End User:                                                                  

 Response Information:

                                                                               

 Response                                                                      

 Language:                                                                      

                                                                               

 Best Way to        |-----------|                                              

 Respond:           | [ ] Mail  |                                               

                    | [ ] Phone |                                              

                    | [X] Fax   |                                              

                    | [X] Email |                                               

                    |-----------|                                              

                                                                               

 From               U.S. Manufacturers Only                                     

 Manufacturers                                                                 

 Only:                                                                         

                                                                               

 Information        promotion literature, prices                               

 Desired from                                                                  

 U.S. Firm:                                                                    

                                                                                

 Primary Buying     price, quality, terms and conditions of delivery           

 Factors:                                                                      

                                                                                

 Other                                                                         

 Information:                                                                  

                                                                                

   Intent to        Will purchase in short term (2-6 months)                   

   Buy:                                                                        

   Type of          Irregular purchase based on best price and terms available 

   Buying or                                                                   

   Licensing                                                                   

   Relationship:                                                                

  Company Information:

                                                                              

 Type of         Manufacturer                                                 

 Business:                                                                     

                                                                              

 Year            1994                 # of         2,600                      

 Established:                         Employees:                               

                                                                              

 Annual          <$10 Million         US Firms                                

 Sales:                               Represented:                            

                                                                               

 Member of                                          |---------|               

 Business                                           | ( ) Yes |               

 Chamber:                                           | (*) No  |               

 

 Bank Name &                                        Alash Bank, 84 Sharipova  

 Address:                                           Street, Almaty 480012     

                                                                               

 Sales                                              Kazakhstan, CIS countries 

 Territory/Ar                                                                 

 ea/Countries                                                                  

                                                                              

 Company                                            Alash, one of the largest 

 Description                                        private Kazakhstani mining

 and Business                                       companies, was established

 Activity:                                          in 1994. Alash specializes

                                                    in the development of     

                                                    several major deposits of 

                                                    minerals in Kazakhstan and

                                                    quartzite, limestone,     

                                                    manganese, and other ores 

                                                    processing. Since 1994,   

                                                    Alash has expanded into a 

                                                    group of companies, which 

                                                    now includes:             

                                                    Centrgeologosyemka        

                                                    (Karaganda); UTRU         

                                                    (Karaganda region);       

                                                    Kramds-Quartzit (Karaganda

                                                    region); Kent (Karaganda);

                                                    Alash-Sauda (Almaty);     

                                                    Alash-Service (Almaty);   

                                                    Temirtau Chemical         

                                                    Metallurgical Combinate   

                                                    (Temirtau);               

                                                    Akmolastroyfaians         

                                                    (Astana); and AlashBank   

                                                    (Almaty). Alash holds more

                                                    than 20 licenses for the  

                                                    exploration and           

                                                    development of some of    

                                                    Kazakhstan?,s largest      

                                                    deposits (opencast        

                                                    mining).                  

                                                                              

                                                    Alash currently employs   

                                                    2,600 people. Its         

                                                    production volume in 1998 

                                                    totaled: limestone ?) 1.3  

                                                    million tons; quartzite   

                                                    concentrate ?) 284,000     

                                                    tons; manganese           

                                                    concentrate ?) 50,000 tons;

                                                    calcium carbide ?) 12,000  

                                                    tons; and slack and burnt 

                                                    lime ?) 1,000 tons.        

                                                    According to the company?,s

                                                    representative, Alash is  

                                                    the sole producer of      

                                                    calcium carbide in        

                                                    Kazakhstan. The largest   

                                                    industrial plants and     

                                                    joint-venture companies   

                                                    from Kazakhstan, Russia,  

                                                    Latvia, Lithuania,        

                                                    Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, 

                                                    and Kyrgyzstan are among  

                                                    Alash?,s clients and       

                                                    business partners. Alash  

                                                    plans to expand its       

                                                    operations to include the 

                                                    production of quality     

                                                    construction materials for

                                                    Kazakhstan and other CIS  

                                                    countries. The firm is    

                                                    conducting negotiations   

                                                    with equipment suppliers  

                                                    from France, Italy,       

                                                    Germany, Russia, and      

                                                    Byelorussia.              

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Lead #3

Alash

Contact:    Tatyana Chernoglasova                      

Phone:      7 (3272) 67-07-47                          

Fax:        7 (3272) 67-11-62                          

84 Sharipova Street    Email:      alashbnk@online.ru                         

Almaty,  480012                                                               

Product Information:

Type of Lead: Direct Purchase       Company Type: |-------------|             

                                                   | (*) Private |             

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 HS Code:     |                     |               8422309030 - Vacuum Or Gas 

              |                     |               Packaging Machines For     

              |                     |               Filling/ Whether Or Not    

              |                     |               Capable Of Performing Other

              |                     |               Operations                 

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 Industry:                                          Mining Industry Eq. - (MIN)

Brief                                              packaging equipment        

 Description:                                                                   

Detailed                                           1) automatic line for      

 Description:                                       placing friable materials  

                                                    in sacks; 2) line to        

                                                    produce polymer containers 

                                                    for underpaint putty and   

                                                    emulsion paint; 3) line to 

                                                    package jars and sacks on  

                                                    trays with thermal film.   

                                                                               

 Specification                                      1) capacity - 30,000 tons  

 s/                                                 per year, 50 kg sacks; 2)  

 Technical                                          types of containers: 20    

 Data:                                              litres - 60,000 units per  

                                                    year, 10 litres - 120,000  

                                                    units per year, 5 litres - 

                                                    120,000 units per year, 1-3

                                                    litres - 240,000 units per 

                                                    year                       

                                                                                

 U.S. Dollar   negotiable            Quantity      1) 3; 2) 2; 3) 4            

 Value:                              Needed:                                   

                                                                                

 Payment       by installments       Shipping      insured delivery to Astana  

 Terms:                              Terms:                                    

                                                                               

 Is a Service  |---------|           Purchase      1 year                      

 Contract      | ( ) Yes |           Needed By:                                

 Needed:       | (*) No  |                                                     

               |---------|                                                     

                                                                               

 Who/What is                                        Alash                      

 the End User:                                                                  

Response Information:

Response                                                                      

 Language:                                                                     

                                                                                

 Best Way to        |-----------|                                              

 Respond:           | [ ] Mail  |                                              

                    | [ ] Phone |                                               

                    | [X] Fax   |                                              

                    | [X] Email |                                              

                    |-----------|                                               

                                                                               

 From               U.S. Manufacturers Only                                    

 Manufacturers                                                                  

 Only:                                                                         

                                                                               

 Information        promotion literature, prices                                

 Desired from                                                                  

 U.S. Firm:                                                                    

                                                                               

 Primary Buying     price, quality, terms and conditions of delivery           

 Factors:                                                                      

                                                                               

 Other                                                                          

 Information:                                                                  

                                                                               

   Intent to        Will purchase in short term (2-6 months)                   

   Buy:                                                                        

Type of          Irregular purchase based on best price and terms available 

   Buying or                                                                    

   Licensing                                                                   

   Relationship:                                                               

                                                                                

                                                                               

                                                                               

 

 

Company Information:

Type of         Manufacturer                                                  

 Business:                                                                    

Year            1994                 # of         2,600                      

 Established:                         Employees:                               

Annual          <$10 Million         US Firms                                

 Sales:                               Represented:                            

Member of                                          |---------|               

 Business                                           | ( ) Yes |               

 Chamber:                                           | (*) No  |               

Bank Name &                                        Alash Bank, 84 Sharipova  

 Address:                                           Street, Almaty 480012     

                                                                              

 Sales                                              Kazakhstan, CIS countries 

 Territory/Ar                                                                  

 ea/Countries                                                                 

                                                                              

 Company                                            Alash, one of the largest 

 Description                                        private Kazakhstani mining

 and Business                                       companies, was established

 Activity:                                          in 1994. Alash specializes

                                                    in the development of     

                                                    several major deposits of 

                                                    minerals in Kazakhstan and

                                                    quartzite, limestone,     

                                                    manganese, and other ores 

                                                    processing. Since 1994,   

                                                    Alash has expanded into a 

                                                    group of companies, which 

                                                    now includes:             

                                                    Centrgeologosyemka        

                                                    (Karaganda); UTRU         

                                                    (Karaganda region);       

                                                    Kramds-Quartzit (Karaganda

                                                    region); Kent (Karaganda);

                                                    Alash-Sauda (Almaty);     

                                                    Alash-Service (Almaty);   

                                                    Temirtau Chemical         

                                                    Metallurgical Combinate   

                                                    (Temirtau);               

                                                    Akmolastroyfaians         

                                                    (Astana); and AlashBank   

                                                    (Almaty). Alash holds more

                                                    than 20 licenses for the  

                                                    exploration and           

                                                    development of some of    

                                                    Kazakhstan?,s largest      

                                                    deposits (opencast        

                                                    mining).                  

                                                                               

                                                    Alash currently employs   

                                                    2,600 people. Its         

                                                    production volume in 1998 

                                                    totaled: limestone ?) 1.3  

                                                    million tons; quartzite   

                                                    concentrate ?) 284,000     

                                                    tons; manganese           

                                                    concentrate ?) 50,000 tons;

                                                    calcium carbide ?) 12,000  

                                                    tons; and slack and burnt 

                                                    lime ?) 1,000 tons.        

                                                    According to the company?,s

                                                    representative, Alash is  

                                                    the sole producer of      

                                                    calcium carbide in        

                                                    Kazakhstan. The largest   

                                                    industrial plants and     

                                                    joint-venture companies   

                                                    from Kazakhstan, Russia,  

                                                    Latvia, Lithuania,        

                                                    Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, 

                                                    and Kyrgyzstan are among  

                                                    Alash?,s clients and       

                                                    business partners. Alash  

                                                    plans to expand its       

                                                    operations to include the 

                                                    production of quality     

                                                    construction materials for

                                                    Kazakhstan and other CIS  

                                                    countries. The firm is    

                                                    conducting negotiations   

                                                    with equipment suppliers  

                                                    from France, Italy,       

                                                    Germany, Russia, and      

                                                    Byelorussia.               

                                                                              

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