gpo 07-2010

GLOBAL PROJECT OPPORTUNITIESGLOBAL PROJECT OPPORTUNITIES

JULY- 2010JULY- 2010

PROJECT EXPORTS PROMOTION COUNCIL OF INDIA(Set up by Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India)

H-118, Himalaya House, 11th floor, 23 Kasturba Gandhi Marg, New Delhi 110 001 (India)Tel : (011) 2372 2425, 2335 0367 Fax : (011) 2331 2936

E-mail : [email protected] Web-site : www.projectexports.com

1.0 FOCUS 22.0 UPDATE : 3

PROJECT EPC Members Institutions

8. PROJECT CONSTRUCTION ITEMS : 113 (PROJECT GOODS)OVERSEAS ENQUIRIES

Fittings & Fixtures

Builders’ Hardware

Global Project Opportunities: July , 2010

3.0 FORTHCOMING EVENTS : 6 A - Overseas:

(i) Fairs/Exhibitions(ii) Business Delegations (iii) Symposia/ Conferences/Training

Programmes

B - Domestic

4.0 EXPORT PROMOTION SCHEME 74.1 Financial Assistance (MDA & MAI Schemes)

5.0 PROJECT OPPORTUNITIES (Construction/Turnkey/Consultancy) 8

5.1 CONSTRUCTION / TURNKEY

Water 18Social Infrastructure 39

Energy 50

5.2 CONSULTANCY 676.0 NEW PROJECT APPROVALS /LONAS 877.0 WORLD DEVELOPMENT NEWS: 97

I News Clippings

II Market/Country news

A. World Region / markets(a) Asia (b) Africa(c) Middle East(d) Others

B. India news 112

Doors & windows Sanitary & allied products Electrical Electro-mechanical & building

automation systems Building components

Materials

StonesStones Marbles Granites Other

Tiles Ceramics Others

Glass & Glazing Systems & Architectural Products

Wood/Timber Products Engineering Plastic Based Systems Construction Chemicals & allied

products

Construction Equipmetns & accessories

Other Project goods

9.0 POLICY & PROCEDURES 12610.0 TECHNOLOGICAL BREAKTHROUGHS :

PRODUCTS & PROCESSES 12911.0 ARTICLES OF INTEREST 13412.0 COUNTRY PROFILE: SOUTH AFRICA 137 13.0 PEPC: WORKING COMMITTEE 14314.0 ANNEXURES: 145 i. MDA Scheme ii. MAI Scheme iii. Screening Committee- Guidelenes 15.0 SOURCES OF INFORMATION 154

PROJECT EXPORTS PROMOTION COUNCIL OF INDIAH-118, Himalaya House, 11th floor, 23 Kasturba Gandhi Marg, New Delhi 110 001 (India)

Tel : (011) 2372 2425, 2335 0367 Fax : (011) 2331 2936

E-mail : [email protected] Web-site : www.projectexports.com

P.S. : Our members can download this newsletter from our website www.projectexports.comThe news items and information published herein have been collected from various sources, which are considered to be reliable. While every care has been taken for authenticity of the material published, PROJECT EPC accepts no responsibility for authenticity or accuracy

of such items.

1.0 INDEX

2.0 FOCUS

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The Gulf Arab market for project finance could reach $30 billion in 2010 on improved liquidity and increased lending. "There is a potential for $25-30 billion of large to medium-sized projects in the pipeline. It could be more if some of the large projects are completed,"

Gulf loan markets were hit by high profile defaults last year and profit at regional banks was burdened by provisions for bad loans.

The fledgling Islamic finance industry is still growing thanks to new markets and an inflow of oil money, but it is struggling to leave behind the legacy of the global financial crisis in the form of a real estate crash in the Gulf Arab region.

The industry also needs to create bigger players, with local banks being too small to grab market share from the Islamic windows of Western conventional banks in syndicating loans and arranging Islamic bonds.

The Dubai debt crisis and an expected rise in borrowing costs weigh on market sentiment. Saudi real estate developer Dar Al Arkan, currently in the market for a sukuk of about $500 million, has been struggling to attract interest in what could be the first international issue from the Gulf Arab region this year.

Western companies looking to diversify their investor base are expected to help the market to a certain extent, and several issuers in the Gulf Arab region have launched fixed-income programs targeting U.S. investors.

Egypt, in a bid to boost its creaking transport system, plans to offer road, rail and other projects worth 10 billion Egyptian pounds ($1.8 billion) for public-private partnerships.

Officials have previously said they would turn to private companies to provide more social services and infrastructure through public-private partnerships (PPP). So far, work has been mostly in wastewater plants and hospitals.

'The public budget does not have enough allocated to roads and highways, which stands at 35 to 45 billion pounds, meaning the private sector needs to join in completing such projects.

One highway project would link the Shubra area of Cairo with Benha to the north to ease congestion on an existing road used by about 45,000 vehicles a day. The new 38-km (24 mile) road would be built on a build-own-transfer basis.

The heavy investment in rail centres on the planned GCC railway, which will link each of the six member states. The UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain and Oman plan to design and build their own national railway networks, which will, when finished, link up to form the wider GCC railway.

The UAE’s $11bn Union Railway is already progressing, with an award due to be made in July for the study on the impact of sand dunes on the rail tracks and its mitigation.

The majority of transport projects under way in the GCC are in the UAE, accounting for 29.3 per cent of the total value. The schemes are divided between Dubai and Abu Dhabi and include Dubai metro, Abu Dhabi airport, Jebel Ali airport, the Union Railway and the $10bn Khalifa Port and Industrial Zone project. If the value of Abu Dhabi’s $68bn public transport masterplan were also included, the total value of transport projects in the UAE would rise to $118bn, far above the other five GCC countries.

The second largest transport market is Qatar, with $46.5bn-worth of projects planned or in progress. It accounts for 27.3 per cent of the Gulf’s transport market and has the single largest airport development under way in terms of value. The first phase of the $14.5bn New Doha International airport is due to be completed in 2011, and will have a capacity of 24 million passengers a year. This will rise to 50 million passengers a year when the entire project is finished in 2015.

Qatar also has a massive $25bn railway plan in the pipeline, which involves building a national railway line and a metro in Doha. The Urban Planning & Development Authority is also reviewing plans for an estimated $1bn sub-sea tunnel in Doha to link the financial centre with the New Doha International airport.

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2.0 UPDATE

Project E.P.C.2


PROJECT EXPORTS PROMOTIONAL ACTIVITIES

Export Promotional Activities planned for the year 2010-2011 (tentative)

i. Sending Delegation to the following countries/region:

a. Africab. Asia, including Gulf regionc. Any other region/countries as deemed necessary

ii. Seminars/Workshops/Interactive Meetings, Publicity Overseas (as and when decided)

iii. Web Based Publicity

iv. Participation in following overseas exhibitions/events:

(a) Overseas

i. Interbuild Africa 2010, September 2010, Johannesburg (coinciding with Delegation to Africa)

iv. Baltic Build 2010, September 2010, St. Petersburg (Russia)v. Saudi Build 2010, October 2010, Riyadh

(b) Domestic

i. Construction Machinery & Materials Expo 2010, December 2010, Hyderabadii. India Stonemart 2011, January 2011, Jaipur

6. Besides the above, the Council has also submitted various proposals /representations to the appropriate Govt. deptts./authorities to strengthen project exports and PEPC.

MEMBERSHIP

We would like to bring to your attention that the due date for remittance of our annual membership fee for the financial year 2010-11 was 30 April 2010. The members (who hanve not remitted their membership dues to the council) are requested for thier early action on the subject.

SCREENING COMMITTEE

In accordance with the guidelines of Memorandum PEM (Project Export Manual) of the Reserve Bank of India, the Working Group considers proposals pertaining to civil construction contracts only from the Indian contractors who are on the approved list of the Ministry of Commerce & Industry(Govt. of India) on the basis of meeting the requisite criteria set by the screening committee as under:

Minimum acceptance criteria for Screening Committee clearance

Turnover Networth Experience required

Prime Contractor Rs. 10 Crores Rs. 1 Crores 10 Years

Sub-contractor to Foreign Prime Contractor Rs. 10 Crores Rs. 25 Lakhs 7 Years

Sub-contractor to Indian Prime Contractor Rs.10 Crores Rs. 10 Lakhs 3 Years

MEMBER COMPANIES L&T's electrical division to double sales to Rs 8,000 cr

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Larsen & Toubro’s electrical and electronics business division (EBG) is targeting to more than double its turnover to over Rs 8,000 crore by 2015, thanks to vibrant activity in India’s power sector to add over 200,000 Mw of installed capacity by the end of the 12th five-year plan.

Last year, L&T had reorganised its business units under various verticals termed as ‘Operating Companies’ (OCs), with its own internal boards, to spur growth and optimise internal resources. The EBG operating company, one among the eight OCs in the re-organised structure, currently generates a turnover of about Rs 3,500 crore. L&T’s total annual turnover is Rs 35,000 crore. “To achieve the target and to scale up capacities, we will invest over Rs 1,000 crore in manufacturing facilities and upgradation of existing capacity,” R N Mukhija, president (operations) and director of L&T told Business Standard.

He said the plan was to grow organically by a minimum of 15 per cent year on year to reach a target of Rs 8,000 crore. Any revenue from new acquisitions will be over and above this target. L&T hopes to garner a minimum one-fourth of its EBG turnover from overseas operations. Tamco, a switchgear company L&T acquired in Malaysia in 2008, will contribute about Rs 2,500 crore to the turnover, he said.

The EBG division offers solutions for the power sector in low and medium voltage categories. The EBG comprises an Electrical and Automation Operating Company, two standalone business units of Medical Equipment and Systems (MED) and the recently divested Petroleum Dispensing Pumps and Systems.

The company is considering a proposal to integrate the EBG division with L&T’s subsidiary, L&T Power, to bring more synergy within the group and leverage internal strengths in power and related sectors. The board of directors is yet to take a decision, said Mukhija. L&T’s EBG division had sales of Rs 2,638 crore in 2008-09 and an order book position of Rs 2,676 crore for 2008-09, according to the 2008-09 annual report.

EAOC’s business comprises of four business units — electrical standard products (ESP), electrical systems and equipment (ESE), metering and protection systems, and control and automation. ESP and ESE have production bases in Powai in Mumbai and at Ahmednagar in Maharashtra, respectively, with additional facilities for ESE and a precision manufacturing centre for tooling solutions at Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu. A control and automation business unit operates from its automation campus in Navi Mumbai, while metering and protection systems is based at Mysore in Karnataka. It also has international presence through manufacturing facilities in Wuxi (China) for switchgear standard products, at Dammam in Saudi Arabia and at Jebel in the United Arab Emirates.

Mukhija said expansion is on at Ahmednagar in Maharashtra to up capacity for medium voltage switchgear products. The company has set up a new manufacturing facility for its MED unit in Mysore.

L&T gets orders worth Rs 1,440 cr

Larsen & Toubro’s (L&T), buildings and factories operating company, which is part of its Construction Division has secured orders aggregating to Rs. 1440 crore for the construction of residential towers, township and factory buildings.

L&T, an engineering and construction major has secured new orders aggregating to Rs 1,294 crore for the construction of residential towers and township from developers and clients. The company said a majority of these orders have been secured on a design and build basis.

Additionally, orders worth Rs 146 crore have been secured from clients including add on orders from ongoing factory jobs, along with design & build contracts in airports, IT parks and commercial space.

Maytas Infra wins Rs 185 cr metro rail contract

Maytas Infra on Saturday said it has won a contract worth Rs 185 crore to build part of a metro rail network in the northern Indian city of Gurgaon.

Maytas will build a elevated viaduct and six stations within 21 months for ITNL ENSO Rail Systems, Maytas said in a statement to the Bombay Stock Exchange.

IVRCL Infra scouts for strategic investor for Rs 3,100 cr highway project

IVRCL Infrastructures and Projects is scouting for a strategic investor in its SPV for the Rs 3,100 crore Maharashtra-Goa highway project. The project stretching 122.1 km was bagged by the company from the

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National Highways Authority of India. The company currently has 11 projects in its built operate and transfer portfolio.

Punj Lloyd bags Rs 1,394 cr contract

Punj Lloyd Group subsidiary, Sembawang Engineers and Constructors, has secured a contract worth Rs 1,394 crore from Singapore's landmark integrated resort, Resorts World Sentosa. The work involves construction of the Equarious Hotel, a world class spa, beach villas, an oceanarium and a water theme park. With this contract, the order backlog for the Punj Lloyd Group on a consolidated basis has gone up to Rs 29,256 crore.

INSTITUTIONS

3.0 FORTHCOMING EVENTS

FAIRS/EXHIBITIONS

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A – OVERSEAS

13-15 August 2010, SBMEC, Colombo, Sri LankaFor details please contact:Assistant Project ManagerMr.Rikaz Mahfoel Lanka Exhibition Services (Pvt.) Ltd.4th Floor, Automobile Association Building,No. 40, Sir Mohamed Macan Marker Mawatha, Colombo 03, Sri LankaTel: +94 11 2390560-2 Fax: +94 11 2390563Email: [email protected]

Interbuild AfricaVenue: Johannesburg Expo CentreCountry: Johannesburg, South AfricaStart Date: 08-SEP-10 End Date: 11-SEP-10Industry: Building ConstructionEVENT PROFILE

Interbuild Africa will reflect all that is good about the African building industry; a place to share best practice, inform on new product development and review technological advancements. Interbuild Africa will create an exciting environment that brings buyers and suppliers together and helps to create lasting relationships for the benefit of the whole construction industry.

VISITOR'S PROFILEArchitects & Contractors, Engineers, Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, Facility Managers, Hardware Buyers and Builders Merchants, Interior Decorators, Interior Designers, Importers and Distributors, Property Developers, Private & Public, Project Managers, Urban development planners are the target audience.

EXHIBITOR'S PROFILEProfile for exhibit include Interiors, Fixtures & Fittings, Construciton Equipment, Surveying, Testing & Measuring Equipment, Cables & Accessories, Lighting & Electrical Fixtures, Pipes & Fittings, Adhesives etc.

i. Baltic Build 2010, September 2010, St. Petersburg (Russia)

ii. Saudi Build 2010, October 2010, Riyadh

iii. Interbuild Africa 2010, September 2010, Johannesburg (coinciding with Delegation to Africa)

B- INDIAi. SME Expo Infrastructure Construction 2010, August 2010, Chennai

ii. Construction Machinery & Materials Expo 2010, December 2010, Hyderabad

iii. India Stonemart 2011, January 2011, Jaipur

4.0 EXPORT PROMOTION SCHEMES (FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE)

The Union Finance Minister, Shri Pranab Mukherjee in the General Budget 2009-10, has announced the extension of the Adjustment Assistance Scheme for providing enhanced Export Credit and Guarantee Corporation (ECGC) cover of 95% up to March 2010. The Scheme was initiated in December 2008 to

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mitigate the difficulties faced by the exporters. Further the allocation of the Market Development Assistance (MDA) Scheme has been enhanced by 148% over B.E. 2008-09 to Rs.124 crores: the MDA scheme provides support to exporters in developing new markets.

In addition, Market Access Initiative (MAI) Scheme is also another export promotion scheme envisaged by the government to act as a catalyst to promote India's exports on a sustained basis. In this scheme, assistance is provided (to exporters) for enhancement of exports in accessing new markets or by increasing share in the existing markets.

MARKET DEVEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE

Under this scheme assistance is given to individual exporters for participation in following export promotion activities abroad

Trade Delegations BSMs Trade Fairs/Exhibitions

The details of scheme is given as ANNEXURE-I.

MARKET ACCESS INITIATIVE (MAI)

The scheme is formulated on focus product- focus country approach to evolve specific strategy for specific market and specific product through market studies/survey. Assistance would be provide to Export Promotion Organizations/ Trade Promotion Organizations / Exporters etc. for enhancement of export through accessing new markets or through increasing the share in the existing markets. Under the Scheme the level of assistance for each eligible activities has been fixed.

The following activities will be eligible for financial assistance under the Scheme :

Research studies consistent with the priorities;

WTO Studies for evolving WTO compatible strategy;

To support EPCs/Trade Promotion Organistions in undertaking market studies/survey for evolving proper strategies.

To support marketing projects abroad based on focus product - focus country approach. Under marketing projects, the following activities will be funded:

o Opening of Showroomso Opening of Warehouseso Display in international departmental stores o Publicity Campaign and Brand Promotiono Participation in Trade Fairs, etc., abroado Research and Product Developmento Reverse visits of the prominent buyers etc. from the project focus countrieso Export Potential Survey of the States;o Registration charges for product registration abroad for pharmaceuticals, bio-technology

and agro-chemicals;o Testing charges for engineering products abroad;o To support Cottage and handicrafts units;o To support Recognized associations in industrial clusters for marketing abroad

The details of schemes are given as ANNEXURE-II.

PROJECTS OPPORTUNITIES(Construciton/Turnkey/Consultancy)

CONSTRUCTIONCountry: Nepal

Project: UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

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Financing: United Nations System

Abstract: REPLACEMENT OF JOINERY ON THE TWO PRIMARY SCHOOL BUILDINGS

Sector: Reconstruction/Rehabilitation

Contract/Bid Number: Invitation to bid, BIH/ITB/10/006

Deadline: 22 July 2010

The United Nations Development Programme Country Office in Bosnia and Herzegovina is acting as executing and implementing agency for the Srebrenica Regional Recovery Pro-gramme – SRRP. The target area of SRRP includes Srebrenica, Bratunac and Milici. The programme is funded by a community of donor agencies, the Government of the Nether-lands, RS Government and the UNDP BiH.

This procurement is a part of the UNDP/SRRP’s Capital Investments in Infrastructure Sub-activity, aiming to reduce human poverty by directly improving conditions of public infra-structure.

Works on :

Lot 1- replacement of joinery on the building of Central Primary School in Srebrenica, and

Lot 2- replacement of joinery on the building of Primary School in Skelani, Srebrenica Municipality

All legal entities that are registered and interested in the provision of the abovementioned works are invited to obtain bidding documents and to submit their bid(s) for each lot separately.

Bidding documents will be available every working day from 24 June 2010 only at the address below or upon request through e-mail.

Note: request for BIH/ITB/10/006 documents.

All tenders must be submitted 22 July 2010 at 12:00 to the above mentioned address.

Tender opening session will take place the same day at 14:00 hours.

Contact: UNDP Bosnia and Herzegovina. 48 Marsala Tita Street, 1st floor. 71000, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. E-mail: [email protected]

Country: Moldova

Project: COMPETITIVENESS ENHANCEMENT PROJECT

Financing: World Bank

Abstract: CONSULTING SERVICES ON STRENGTHENING THE LEVEL OF COMPETENCE AND KNOW HOW TRANSFER ON OPERATION OF THE METROLOGY EQUIPMENT ((I) ELECTRICITY MEASUREMENTS; (II) TIME & FREQUENCY MEASUREMENTS AND (III) TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENTS)

Sector: Industry

Loan/Credit Number: Development credit agreement No. 4119 MD, Development grant agreement No. H187 MD, Japanese grant for co-financing No. TF055175, Project ID P089124

Contract/Bid Number: Expression of interests CEP/CS/CQ/B- 9


This request for expressions of interest follows the General Procurement Notice for this project that appeared on-line in dgMarket on February 26, 2006 and in Development Business on February 27, 2006, as well as published in the Development Business printed version of March 16, 2006 (No. 674) and in the ????????????? ????????? of March 10, 2006 (No. 9).

While Project Implementation Unit of the World Bank Competitiveness Enhancement Project has not received enough qualified expressions of interest as response to announcements dated August 03, 2009 and August 23, 2009 published in dgMarket, it was deicide to re-advertise it. The Republic of Moldova has received financing from the International Development Association toward the cost of implementation of the Competitiveness Enhancement Project (CEP), and intends to apply part

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of the proceeds under the contract for Consulting Services on Strengthening the Level of Competence and know how transfer on operation of the metrology equipment.

The main objective of the assignment will be development of appropriate technical skills among specialists of the National Institute of Standardization and Metrology (NISM) and other regional metrology centres through know-how transfer on the operation of the metrology equipment in the fields of (i) electricity measurements; (ii) time & frequency measurements and (iii) temperature measurements.

To achieve the assignment’s objectives, the Consultant will be responsible for:

1. Preparation of theoretical training materials and delivery trainings for specialists of NISM and other regional metrology laboratories on the operation of metrology equipment in the field of electricity measurements with topics as follows:

a) Basic DC and low frequency measurement: measurement units; uncertainty, types of measurements; mathematical computations, standards and traceability, etc.;

b) Evaluating the measurement system uncertainty, thermal EMFs, grounding and guarding; shielding, etc.;

c) Sources of measurement error; noise and AC to DC converters; environmental errors; technician observational errors; instrumental errors; random errors;

d) Good laboratory practices: adjustment, repair, maintenance; Safety hints for making better measurements;

e) Technical requirements of the standard ISO 17025 for the electricity laboratory.

2. Organising practical training (internship) to the Consultant’ laboratory with the aim of developing skills on operation of the electricity metrology equipment with practical training on topics as follows:

a) Practical training on the use of the laboratory DC and AC bridges; measurement of the resistances with different nominalvalues, data analysis, uncertainty evaluation, preparation of calibration certificate;

b) Practical training on the use of the high current range extender for the DC Bridge;

c) Practical training on the use of the Solid state voltage standard, Relay scanner, the null detectors, voltage sources and voltage dividers, nanovoltmeters; calculation of drift from calibration history, prognosis value, uncertainty evaluation;

d) Practical training on the use of the reference multimeters, high accuracy system multimeters, LCR meters, evaluation of uncertainty;

e) Practical training on the use of the multi-product calibrators and universal calibration systems, calibration of the multimeter, data analysis, uncertainty evaluation, preparation of calibration certificate.

3. Preparation of theoretical training materials and delivery trainings for specialists of NISM and other regional metrology laboratories on the operation of metrology equipment in the field of time & frequency measurements with topics as follows:

a) Time measurement, time scales, Universal Time, International Atomic Time, Coordinated Universal Time, etc.;

b) Time Base standards in clocks;

c) Sources of error frequency offset and oscillator aging, NIST, Loran C, GOES, GPS;

d) Frequency specifications: Universal Time, International Atomic Time, synchronization, Coordinated Universal Time;

e) Time code formats;

f) Offset phase comparison, phase deviation, measurement period, 10:1 DUR, sample graphs;

g) Stability short-term, long-term, frequency domain, time domain, standard deviation, Allan variance, sample graphs, flicker floor;

h) Frequency standards, operating principles of quartz, Atomic, Rubidium, Cesium, Hydrogen masers;

i) Performance GPS calibration methods: frequency counter, time interval method, transfer standards;

j) WWVB, Ground wave; Loran-C, GPS, Receiving equipment-pseudo-random noise, course acquisition code, precision code GPS;

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k) Technical requirements of the standard ISO 17025 for the time-frequency laboratory.

4. Organizing practical training (internship) to the Consultant’ laboratory with the aim of developing skills on operation of the time & frequency metrology equipment with practical training on topics as follows:

a) Practical training on the use of the rubidium oscillator and a GPS receiver, data analysis, uncertainty evaluation;

b) Practical training on the calibration of high frequency Oscilloscopes with the 25 to 100 ps time base generators; determination of bandwidth, rise time and pulse response of the vertical channel, bandwidth of horizontal channel, and verification of triggers;

c) Practical training on the use of the Broadband millivoltmeter;

d) Practical training on the use of the power meters, data analysis, uncertainty evaluation;

e) Practical training on the use of the Analog signal generator.

5. Preparation of theoretical training materials and delivery trainings for specialists of NISM and other regional metrology laboratories on the operation of metrology equipment in the field of temperature measurements with topics as follows:

a) Concepts of heat and temperature;

b) Temperature Scales, conversion formulas;

c) Thermometers: mercury-in-glass, alcohol-in-glass, resistance thermometers; Operating principles, calibration principles, handling of thermometers, thermometer calibration in ITS-90 fixed points, uncertainty, measurement errors;

d) Related heat sensing and measuring instruments: Principles, construction and methods of operation of thermisitors, thermocouples, and infrared sensing devices;

e) Technical requirements of the standard ISO 17025 for the temperature laboratory.

6. Organising practical training (internship) to the Consultant’ laboratory with the aim of developing skills on operation of the temperature metrology equipment with practical training on topics as follows:

a) Hand on exercise: calibration of SPRT by using ITS-90 fixed points in the ranges from –40?? to 0 and from 0 to 420 ?C; calculation corrections, and of calibration uncertainty, preparation of calibration certificate;

b) Comparison calibration of SPRT in the ranges from 0 to 420 ?C; calculation corrections and calibration uncertainty;

c) Calibration of dry block calibrators; analyzing measurement data, and of calibration uncertainty;

d) Calibration of liquid-in-glass thermometers; calculation of uncertainty;

e) Comparison calibration of thermocouples; calculation of uncertainty.

The implementation of this assignment will require a Metrology Institute with quality system in place confirmed by self-declaration or accreditation by Multilateral Agreement (MLA) member body, and which:

Has relevant competence in the field of electrical DC, AC, low frequency, RF, power and energy measurements, time & frequency and temperature measurements including relevant Calibration and Measurement Capabilities in the Bureau International des Poids et Mesures (BIPM) key comparison database;

Has demonstrated experience in providing similar internship and/or trainings in relevant subject fields;

Has experience in the implementation of the donors’ and/or IFI’s sponsored projects;

Has experience in preparation of analytical reports, training programs and training curricula.

Has capacity to undertake assessments, data entry and processing, analysis and development of reports.

The Project Implementation Unit of the World Bank Competitiveness Enhancement Project now invites eligible Metrology Institutes (Consultants) to indicate their interest in providing the services. Interested must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services (brochures, description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, availability of appropriate skills among staff, CVs of the key staff to be involved in the assignment, etc.). Consultants may associate to enhance their qualifications in form of joint venture (consortium or association), in which case the members will be

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jointly and severally liable and all members will sign the contract. This Request for Expression of Interest will lead to the preparation of a Short List of consultants. For evaluation of the expressions of interest for this assignment the following criteria will be applied:

Has relevant competence in the field of electrical DC, AC, low frequency, RF, power and energy measurements, time & frequency and temperature measurements including relevant Calibration and Measurement Capabilities in the Bureau International des Poids et Mesures (BIPM) key comparison database (50 points);

Has demonstrated experience in conducting similar assignments (30 points);

Has experience in the implementation of the donors’ and/or IFI’s sponsored projects (10 points);

Has staff with relevant experience in the field of the assignment (10 points).

A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the procedures set out in the World Bank’s Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants by World Bank Borrowers, May 2004, Para. 3.7 “Selection Based on Consultants’ Qualification”.

The assignment will be implemented in the period from September to December, 2010 and the estimated level of efforts is 100 man/days.

Interested consultants may obtain further information at the address below during office hours from 09:00 to17:00 hours (Chisinau time).

Expressions of interest must be delivered to the address below not later than July 08, 2010.

Contact: Project Implementation Unit of the World Bank Competitiveness Enhancement Project . Attn. Mr. Aureliu Casian, Executive Director. 180, Stefan cel Mare Avenue, office 815, MD-2004, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova. Tel: + 373 22 296-723. Fax: + 373 22 296-724. E-mail: [email protected]

Country: Serbia

Project: CORRIDOR X HIGHWAY PROJECT


Abstract: CONSTRUCTION OF HIGHWAY E75,

SECTION: GRABOVNICA - GRDELICA Sector: Construction

Loan/Credit Number: Loan No.: 7746-YF, Project ID P108005

Contract/Bid Number: Invitation for Prequalification, CORRX.E75.WB.PACK1.ICB

Deadline: 19 August 2010

This invitation for prequalification follows the general procurement notice for the Corridor X Highway Project (the Project) which was published in Development Business on May 27, 2009.

The Republic of Serbia has received a loan from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) toward the cost of the Project, and it intends to apply part of the proceeds of this loan to payments under the contract for construction of highway E75, section Grabovnica - Grdelica.

The Project Implementing Entity, Koridor 10 d.o.o. (K10DOO), intends to prequalify contractors and/or firms for performance of the following works:

Grabovnica - Grdelica: Road type: Highway:

Main works: --Earthworks --Asphalt works --Bridge works --Interchange --Overpasses --Supporting walls

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Length (km): 5.55 km

Road type: Parallel Road: Main works: --Earthworks --Asphalt works --Bridges --Supporting walls

Length (km): 3.7 km

It is expected that invitations for bid will be made in September, 2010.

Prequalification will be conducted through prequalification procedures specified in the World Bank's Guidelines: Procurement under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits (May 2004, revised October 2006), and is open to all bidders from eligible source countries, as defined in the guidelines.

Interested eligible applicants may obtain further information from and inspect the prequalification document at the K10DOO (address below) during office hours i.e. 10:00 to 15:00, local time (GMT+1).

A complete set of the prequalification document in the English language may be purchased by interested applicants on the submission of a written application to the address below and upon payment of a nonrefundable fee of 30,000.00 RSD or 300 EUR. The method of payment will be direct deposit to:

Recipient: Koridor 10 d.o.o. Account No. 160-318918-33, code of payment 221 Reference CORRX.E75.WB.PACK1.PREQ Bank: Banca Intesa AD Belgrade Instructions for payment of the amount in foreign currency: FIELD 32A: VALUE DATE-EUR-AMOUNT FIELD 50K: ORDERING CUSTOMER FIELD 56A: (INTERMEDIARY) BCITITMM FIELD 57A: (ACC. WITH BANK) DBDBRSBG FIELD 59: (BENEFICIARY) RS35160005010021688104 FIELD 70: DATAILS OF PAYMENT

The documents will be sent by airmail for delivery outside Serbia and surface mail for local delivery. If specifically requested by the interested eligible applicants, the documents will be sent by courier service. Firms, specificaly requesting courier dispatching, will pay additionally for such delivery.

Applications for prequalification should be submitted in sealed envelopes to the address below by 12:00 hours, local time (GMT+1), on August 19, 2010, and be clearly marked "Application to prequalify for construction of highway E75, section Grabovnica # Grdelica, prequalification No: CORRX.E75.WB.PACK1.PREQ". Applications which are received late shall be rejected and returned unopened.

Interested applicants may obtain further information from, inspect and acquire the prequalification documents and submit their applications at the following address.

Contact: Koridor 10 d.o.o.. Attn: Mr. Nenad Ivanisevic, PhD., Civ.Eng.. 19a Vlajkoviceva Street, floor VI. 11000 Belgrade, Serbia. Tel: (381-11) 334-4174. Fax: (381-11) 324-8682. E-mail: [email protected]. Web site: www.koridor10.rs

Country: Bosnia and Herzegovina

Project: SECOND SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PROJECT


Abstract: CONSTRUCTION OF THE ENTRY-EXIT ZONE ON UBORAK LANDFILL MOSTAR

Sector: Construction

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http://www.koridor10.rs/

http://go.worldbank.org/1KKD1KNT40


Loan/Credit Number: Credit No. 4540-BA; Project Id: P107998

Contract/Bid Number: BA-SSWMP-4540-ICB-001-W-10/MO

1.Deadline: 4 August 2010

2. The Government of Federation of BiH has received a credit from the International Development Association toward the cost of Second Solid Waste Management Project ID 4540-BA., and it intends to apply part of the proceeds of this credit to payments under the Contract for Construction of the entry-exit zone on Uborak landfill Mostar BA-SSWMP-4540-ICB-001-W-10/MO.

3. The J.P. Deponija d.o.o. Mostar now invites sealed bids from eligible and qualified bidders for the contract of reference. Works include the following activities:

1. PREPARING WORKS 2. EARTH WORKS 3. CONCRETE WORKS 4. REINFORCING WORKS 5. ASPHALT WORKS 6. BRICK LAYING WORKS 7. INSULATION WORKS 8. MASONR WORKS 9. SHEET-METAL WORKS 10. SHEET-METAL WORKS 11. CARPENTRY WORKS 12. TILING WORKS 13. PAINTING WORKS 14. SETTING WORKS-OUTSIDE WATER LINE, SEWAGE AND HYDRANT RETICULATION 15. PUMP FUEL STATION 16. WORKS ON ELECRIC INSTALLATIONS 17. OTHER WORKS

The construction period is one year.

4. Bidding will be conducted through the International Competitive Bidding (ICB) procedures specified in the World Bank's Guidelines: Procurement under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits edition May 2004, revised October 2006, and is open to all bidders from Eligible Source Countries as defined in the Bidding Documents.

5. Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from J.P.Deponija d.o.o. Mostar; Anto Sain; [email protected] and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

6. Qualifications requirements include: Eligibility (Nationality, Conflict of Interest, Bank Ineligibility, Government Owned Entity, Ineligibility based on a United Nations resolution or Borrower's country law), Historical Contract Non-Performance (History of non-performing contracts, Pending Litigation), Financial Situation (Historical Financial Performance, Average Annual Turnover, Financial Resources), Experience ( General Experience, Specific Experience ), Personnel and Equipment. A margin of preference for eligible national contractors/joint ventures shall not be applied.

7. A complete set of Bidding Documents in English may be purchased by interested bidders on the submission of a written Application to the address below and upon payment of a non refundable fee 150,00 BAM or 80,00 EUR. The method of payment will be direct deposit to specified account number The Bidding Documents will be sent by mail.

8. Bids must be delivered to the address below at or before 12.00 noon, on 4 th August, 2010. Electronic bidding shall not be permitted. Late bids will be rejected. Bids will be opened physically in the presence of the bidders' representatives who choose to attend in person at the address below at 12.00 noon, on 4th August 2010.

9 All bids shall be accompanied by a Bid Security, of 45.000 BAM.

10. The address referred to above is:

Contact: J.P. Deponija d.o.o. Mostar. Bisce polje bb. 88000 Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Telephone: +387 36 576 332.

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Facsimile number: +387 36 576 332. Electronic mail address: [email protected]

Country: Armenia

Project: SECOND JUDICIAL REFORM PROJECT

Financing: World Bank Abstract: DATALEX PUBLIC INFORMATION KIOSK TERMINALS IN COMMUNITY POINTS AND COURTS

Sector: Miscellaneous

Loan/Credit Number: Project Id: P099630; Credit No. 4265-ARM

Contract/Bid Number: JR2/DG6/001

1. Deadline: 26 July 2010

2. The Republic of Armenia has received a grant funding from the Dutch Government administered through trust fund of International Development Association toward the cost of Second Judicial Reform Project, and it intends to apply part of the proceeds of this grant to payments under the Contract for "DATALEX public information kiosk terminals in Community Points and Courts", Contract JR2/DG6/001. Bidding will be governed by the World Bank's eligibility rules and procedures.

3. The Judicial Reform PIU now invites sealed bids from eligible and qualified bidders for submission of offer to supply the following goods:

DATALEX PUBLIC INFORMATION KIOSK TERMINAL (50)

DATALEX PUBLIC MONITOR TERMINAL (25)

4. Bidding will be conducted through the International Competitive Bidding (ICB) procedures specified in the World Bank's Guidelines: Procurement under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits (Edition May 2004, Revised October 2006), and is open to all bidders from Eligible Source Countries as defined in the Guidelines.

5. Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from the Judicial Reform PIU (Attn: Mr. Artur Tunyan, Director; [email protected]) and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below from 09.00AM to 6.00 PM (Yerevan local time).

6. Qualifications requirements include:

Financial Capability to perform the contract: (a) good financial standing with a commercial bank serving checking accounts in the country of registration.

Experience and Technical Capacity: (a) The sales of the similar goods (public information kiosks and/or monitors) in aggregate valued not less than bid price for period 2008-2010 should be successfully completed; (b) availability of a valid ISO 9001:2000 certificates respecting the goods manufacturers; (c) availability of Manufacturer's authorization. A margin of preference for certain goods manufactured domestically shall not be applied. Additional details are provided in the Bidding Documents.

7. A complete set of Bidding Documents in English may be purchased by interested bidders on the submission of a written Application to the address below and upon payment of a non refundable fee AMD 45,000 or equivalent in USD. The method of payment will be direct deposit to account number 001-124346-003 at HSBC Bank Armenia. The Bidding Documents will be sent by airmail for overseas delivery and surface mail or courier for local delivery.

8. Bids must be delivered to the address below at or before 15:00 hours on 26 July 2010. Electronic bidding will not be permitted. Late bids will be rejected. Bids will be opened in the presence of the bidders' representatives who choose to attend in person or on-line at the address below at 15:00 hours on 26 July 2010. All bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security of AMD 5,000,000 or an equivalent amount in a freely convertible currency.

9. The address(es) referred to above is(are):

Contact: Judicial Reform PIU. 21/1 Tumanyan Street. Yerevan 0001 Armenia. Attn: Mr. Artur Tunyan, Director. Tel: 37410-545684.

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Fax: 37410-545683. E-mail: [email protected]

Country: Russian Federation

Project: NATIONAL HYDROMET MODERNIZATION PROJECT


Abstract: SUPPLY OF ADDITIONAL SENSORS TO SITES OF THE BAS STSGMS

Sector: Miscellaneous

Loan/Credit Number: Project Id: P082239; Loan No. 4769-RU

Contract/Bid Number: RHM/1/B.1.A.II; Invitation for

Bids Deadline: 28 July 2010

The Russian Federation has received a loan from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development toward the cost of National Hydromet Modernization Project, and it intends to apply part of the proceeds of this loan to payments under the agreement(s) resulting from this IFB: RHM/1/B.1.a.ii

The Bureau of Economic Analysis Foundation (hereinafter BEA) serves as the implementing agency for the project and now invites sealed bids from eligible Bidders for Supply of Additional Sensors to Sites of the BAS STsGMS, to enhance the quality and quantity of information about current meteorological conditions to be used by Roshydromet for issuing forecast products and for fulfilling Russia's international obligations of information exchange about the conditions of the environment.

The Supplier shall provide fulfillment of the following tasks:

Working out of the operational documentation;

Supply equipment;

Installation services;

Warranty services.

Bidding will be conducted using the International Competitive Bidding (ICB) procedures specified in the World Bank's Guidelines: Procurement under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits, edition of May 2004, and is open to all Bidders eligible as defined in these Guidelines, that meet the following minimum qualification criteria

(a) Financial Capability

The Bidder's (single Bidder or Joint Venture) average annual turnover shall be not less than equivalent of USD 1.5 million for the last three (3) years (2007-2009).

The Bidder shall provide, as documentary evidence for the above information, copies of the auditor's conclusions for the above mentioned period or balance reports certified by tax service of the Bidder's country (as a rule for the Russian companies).

(b) Experience and Technical Capacity

The Bidder should be certified in accordance with ISO 9001:2008 or GOST R ISO 9001:2008 quality management standards. This certificate shall be submitted by the Bidder to the Purchaser before signing of the Contract Agreement.

The Bidder should have specialists certified/authorized by the manufacturers of AWC/AWS or data loggers installed at the Roshydromet meteorological network to connect additional equipment (including sensors to be supplied).

The Bidder (or, if the Bidder is a Joint Venture, one of the members; or its authorized subcontractor) shall have warranty service centers or must submit the detailed plan for setting up such warranty service centers to provide warranty services and technical support on the terms indicated in these Bidding Documents.

Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from BEA and inspect the bidding documents at the address given below from 10.00 a.m. to 02.00 p.m.

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A complete set of bidding documents in Russian and English languages may be purchased by interested Bidders on submission of a written application to the address below and upon payment of a nonrefundable fee of 3,000.00 Russian Rubles (no VAT is charged) or in USD 100.00. The method of payment will be direct transfer to the following accounts:

for payment in Russian Rubles:

Payee: Federal Treasury Department for Moscow City (Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation) INN: 7710168360 KPP: 771001001; OKATO 45286585000 KBK 092 1 10 07000 01 0000 180 Payee's Bank: Division 1 of Moscow GTU of the Bank of Russia, Moscow BIC 044583001 Acc.: 40101810800000010041 (please indicate: non-refundable fee of bidders under the loan No. 4769-RU, Lot No. RHM/ 1/B.1.a.ii; VAT exempt);

for payment in USD: Payee: Federal Treasury of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation Payee's Bank: OPERU-1 of the Bank of Russia Acc.: 40105840000000015900 Corr. Acc. of the Bank of Russia in JP Morgan Chase Bank NY, New York US (CHASUS33) acc. 001-1-907227 (please indicate: non-refundable fee of bidders under the loan No. No. 4769-RU, Lot No. RHM/ 1/B. 1.a.ii; VAT exempt).

The document will be sent by airmail for overseas delivery and surface mail for local delivery.

Bids must be delivered to the address below at or before 14:00 Moscow time July 28, 2010. Bids need to be secured by a Bid Security. The amount of Bid Security required is: USD 6,500.00 or an equivalent amount in the currency of Bid, or an equivalent amount in other currency. Late bids will be rejected. Bids will be opened in the presence of Bidders' representatives who choose to attend at the address below at 14:00 Moscow time July 28, 2010.

The attention of prospective Bidders is drawn to (i) the fact that they will be required to certify in their bids that all software is either covered by a valid license or was produced by the Bidder and (ii) that violations are considered fraud, which can result in ineligibility to be awarded World Bank-financed contracts.

Contact: Foundation "Bureau of Economic Analysis". National Hydromet Modernization Project. Attn. Mr. S. Lavrov, Executive Director. Zubovsky blvd., 27, bld. 3. Moscow 119021, Russia. Tel: +7 (495) 937-6750. Fax: +7 (495) 937-6753. E-mail: [email protected]

Country: Mozambique

Project: TRANSFRONTIER CONSERVANTION AREAS AND TOURISM DEVELOPMENT PROJECT

Financing: World Bank Abstract: CONSTRUCTION WORKS FOR FACILITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURES IN THE BANHINE NATIONAL PARK

Sector: Construction

Loan/Credit Number: Credit No. 4130-MZ; Project ID: P076809

Contract/Bid Number: IFB No.: UC-ACTF/001-W/09, Invitation for

Bid Deadline: 26 July 2010

The Government of Mozambique has received a credit from the “International Development Association” toward the cost of the Transfrontier Conservation Areas and Tourism Project, and it intends to apply part of the proceeds of this credit to payments under the Contract for Construction Works for Facilities and Infrastructures in the Banhine National Park.

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The Ministry of Tourism now invites sealed bids from eligible and qualified bidders for the Construction Works for Facilities and Infrastructures in the Banhine National Park, Mozambique. The construction period is 12 (twelve) months.

Bidding will be conducted through the International Competitive Bidding (ICB) procedures, specified in the World Bank’s Guidelines: Procurement under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits, and is open to all bidders from Eligible Source Countries as defined in the Bidding Documents.

Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from:

MINISTRY OF TOURISM Unidade de Coordenação das Áreas de Conservação Transfronteira Av. 25 de Setembro, 1123, 4-Andar Flat C Maputo, Moçambique Attn: Dr. Bartolomeu Soto or Mr. Rafael Muchate Fax: +258 21 302373 E-mail: [email protected] or [email protected]

and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below from 8:30am to 15:00pm during working days.


Liquidity/credit facilities equivalent to: USD 180,000

Experience as prime contractor in the construction of at least three works of a nature and complexity equivalent to the Works over the last three years"

7. A margin of preference for eligible national contractors/joint ventures shall be applied.

8. A complete set of Bidding Documents in English or Portuguese may be purchased by interested bidders on the submission of a written Application to the address below and upon payment of a non refundable fee of hundred (USD100) American Dollar or the equivalent in Meticais (local currency) or any other freely convertible currency. The method of payment will be in cash or via a cashier’s check. The Bidding Documents may be sent by courier at Bidders request against the payment of a non refundable fee of fifty (USD50.00) American Dollars or the equivalent in local or any other convertible currency.

9. Bids must be delivered to the address below at or before 26 July 2010, 14:30 hours, local time. Electronic bidding shall not be permitted. Late bids will be rejected. Bids will be opened physically in the presence of the bidders’ representatives who choose to attend in person or on-line at the address below at 26 July 2010, 14:30 hours.

10. All bids shall be accompanied by a Bid Security of: USD 6,000.00 (Six thousand US dollars).

The address referred to above is:

Contact: MINISTÉRIO DO TURISMO. Attn: Dr. Bartolomeu Soto, TFCA Unit Head and Project Coordinator. Unidade de Coordenação das Áreas de Conservação. Av. 25 de Setembro, 1123, Prédio Cardoso, 4-Andar, Flat C. Maputo Mozambique. Tel: +258 21 302 362. Fax: +258 21 302 373

5.1 ENGINEERING /TURNKEY

WATERCountry: Iran

Project: NORTHERN CITIES WATER SUPPLY AND SANITATION PROJECT


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Abstract: ANZALI WASTEWATER COLLECTION SYSTEM; EASTERN AREA MAIN PUMPING STATION & TRANSMISSION LINE

Sector: Water Supply/Sanitation

Loan/Credit Number: Loan No.4783-IRN; Project ID: P076884

Contract/Bid Number: AWW8/10


2. The Islamic Republic of Iran has received a loan from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development toward the cost of Northern Cities Water Supply and Sanitation project, and it intends to apply part of the proceeds of this loan to payments under the contract AWW8/10 for the construction of Anzali Wastewater Collection System Eastern Area Main Pumping Station. The loan closing date is December31, 2010.

3. The Guilan Water & Wastewater Company now invites sealed bids from eligible and qualified bidders for the construction of Main Pumping Station along with building of electrical installations, guard house, site civil works as well as execution of approximately 4km of pumping line with a diameter of 800mm and gravity transmission line with a diameter of 1200mm of GRP pipes. The delivery/construction period is 610 days.

4. Bidding will be conducted through the International Competitive Bidding (ICB) procedures specified in the World Bank's Guidelines: Procurement under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits, and is open to all bidders from Eligible Source Countries as defined in the Bidding Documents.

5 Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from IRANAB Consulting Engineers and inspect the bidding documents at the address (10.1) given below from 9:00 am to 16:00 pm local time from Saturday to Wednesday.


The minimum required annual volume of construction work for the successful Bidder in average of the last five successive years should be 110,000 million Rials, or 11 million USD (Eleven million USD).

The minimum amount of liquid assets and/or credit facilities net of other contractual commitments of the successful Bidder shall be 19,000 million Iranian Rials or 1.9 million USD $.

Experience as prime contractor in the construction of at least two works of a nature and complexity equivalent to the works over the last 5 years.

A margin of preference for eligible national contractors/joint ventures shall not be applied.

Iranian bidders must submit evidence of their President Deputy Strategic Planing and Control (SPAC) Grade 2 for Water Works & 3 for Equipment & Installation works.

7. A complete set of Bidding Documents in English and Farsi may be purchased by interested bidders on the submission of a written application to the address (10.1) below and upon payment of a non-refundable fee of 3,500,000 Rials (Three million five hundred Iranian Rials) or 350 USD (Three hundred fifty USD). The method of payment will be cash or direct deposit to account number 136-2-3784129-1 Eghtesad Novin Bank Shariati-Mirdamad Tehran, branch No.136 in name of Iranab Consulting Engineers, for both local currency and USD. The Bidding Document will be sent by express mail or alternatively may be picked up at address below on interested bidder's discretion.

8. Bids must be delivered to the address (10.2) below at or before 10:30 am of 10 Aug. 2010. Electronic bidding "shall not" be permitted. Late bids will be rejected. Bids will be opened physically in the presence of the bidders' representatives who choose to attend in person at the address (10.3) below at 11 am of 10 Aug. 2010.

9. All bids shall be accompanied by a Bid Security of 1,400,000,000 IRR (One thousand four hundred million, Iranian Rials) or 140,000 USD (One hundred fourty thousand USD) or an equivalent amount in a freely convertible currency in the form of bank guarantee at the selling exchange rate published by The Central Bank of The Islamic Republic of Iran on 3 Aug. 2010.

10. The addresses referred to above are:

Contact: 1.Address to inspect and purchase Bidding Document. IRANAB Consulting Engineers. No.5 Jhila Alley, Basiri St.,Do Rahi Gholhak,Dr.Shariati Ave. 1949643941,Tehran, Iran, Islamic Republic of.

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Tel: +98-21-22633047-56. Fax: +98-21-22602780. Email: [email protected]. . 2. Address to deliver Bidding Document:. Guilan Water and Wastewater Co.. Central Secretariat. Next to Ghods Park, Hafez st. Rasht, Iran, Islamic Republic of. Tel: +98-131-3221025,6,7. Fax: +98-131-3225020. Email:[email protected]. . 3. Address to open Bidding Document:. Guilan Water and Wastewater Co.. Conference hall, 3rd floor of main building. Next to Ghods Park, Hafez st. Rasht, Iran, Islamic Republic of. Tel: +98-131-3221025, 6, 7. Fax: +98-131-3225020. E-mail:[email protected]

Country: Ukraine

Project: POWER TRANSMISSION PROJECT


Abstract: SUPPLY OF HIGH VOLTAGE CIRCUIT BREAKERS FOR 750 KV

Sector: Power

Loan/Credit Number: Loan No. 4868-UA, Project Id: P096207

Contract/Bid Number: Invitation for Bids No UE/003


2. The Ukraine has received a loan from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development toward the cost of the Power Transmission Project, and it intends to apply part of the proceeds of this loan to payments under the Contract for the supply of High Voltage Circuit Breakers for 750 kV.

3. The State Enterprise National Power Company “Ukrenergo” now invites sealed bids from eligible and qualified bidders for the supply of High Voltage Circuit Breakers for 750 kV.

4. Bidding will be conducted through the International Competitive Bidding (ICB) procedures specified in the World Bank’s Guidelines: Procurement under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits, Procurements of Goods, May 2004, Revised May 2005, September 2006 and May 2007 and is open to all bidders from Eligible Source Countries as defined in the Guidelines.

5. Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from:

NPC “Ukrenergo” Kominternu Str., 01032 Kyiv Ukraine Mr. Lyssykh, Head of Investment and Credit Policy Division [email protected] tel.: +38 044 238 32 93, +38 044 238 32 93, +38 044 238 39 38 fax: +38 044 238 39 81 Mr. Ilienko, Deputy Chief Dispatcher for Modernization and Reconstruction of Power Facilities Tel.: +38 044 238 31 45

6. A complete set of bidding documents may be purchased by interested bidders on the submission of a written application to the above and upon payment of a non-refundable fee of 200 (two hundred) USD or equivalent in UAH, and includes expenses for duplication, delivery via registered express courier and

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communication services (VAT inclusive and exclusive of Bank commission and other fees, which shall be paid by the bidder).

Payment should be transferred to the account of the Employer:

For non-residents of Ukraine (USD): Intermediate bank: Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, New York, Account number 04-182-382, S.W.I.F.T.: BKTRUS33 Beneficiary’s bank: S.W.I.F.T. : UPIB UA UX KIEV CITY BRANCH, MFO 322250 CODE 09322254 8A CHERNOVOLA STR. KIEV, UKRAINE Beneficiary: ACCOUNT NUMBER: 26008301241445/840 CODE: 00100227 National Power Company “UKRENERGO” 25 Kominternu Str., 01032 Kyiv Ukraine. For residents of Ukraine (UAH): Acc. ?26008301241445 Kiev city branch of PromInvestBank MFO 322250 NPC “Ukrenergo” Kominternu Str., 01032 Kyiv Ukraine (in UAH at NBU exchange rate as of payment date).

The documents will be promptly dispatched by courier at the cost of bidders, but no liability can be accepted for loss or late delivery. Authorized representatives of bidders may collect the bidding documents personally at the address, given above, against presentation of evidence of the effected bank transfer as well as a copy of the authorization letter (on company letter head).

7. Bids must be delivered to the office at the address, given above, on or before 3:00 pm, Kyiv time on August 11, 2010 and must be accompanied by a security of 350 000 USD or equivalent in a convertible currency.

8. Bids will be opened in the presence of bidders’ representatives who choose to attend at 3:00 pm Kyiv time on August 11, 2010 the office of NPC “Ukrenergo” 25 Kominternu Str., 01032 Kyiv Ukraine, office No. 232.

Contact: NPC “Ukrenergo” . Kominternu Str., 01032 Kyiv Ukraine . Mr. Lyssykh, . Head of Investment and Credit Policy Division . E-mail: [email protected] . Tel.: +38 044 238 32 93, +38 044 238 32 93, +38 044 238 39 38 . Fax: +38 044 238 39 81 . Mr. Ilienko, . Deputy Chief Dispatcher for Modernization and Reconstruction of Power Facilities . Tel.: +38 044 238 31 45

Country: Tajikistan

Project: DUSHANBE SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PROJECT

Financing: European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

Abstract: PROCUREMENT OF WASTE CONTAINERS


Loan/Credit Number: Project ID: 38901 Contract/Bid Number: Invitation for Tenders


The City of Dushanbe hereinafter referred as the Purchaser, intends to use part of the proceeds of a loan and grant from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (the Bank) towards the cost of the Dushanbe Solid Waste Management Project.

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The purchaser now invites sealed tenders from suppliers for the following contract to be funded from part of the proceeds of the loan and grant:

--Procurement of 8 000 units of three types of metallic waste containers of capacity of 0.60 to 0.75m3 /each container

Tendering for contract to be financed with the proceeds of the loan and grant from the Bank is open to firms from any country.

To be qualified for the award of a contract, tenderers must satisfy the following minimum criteria:

Average annual turnover is not less than US$ 5.6 million, calculated as total certified payments received for contracts in progress or completed, within the last three years.

Experience as Supplier, in at least three contracts within the last five years, each with a value of at least US$ 1.8 million that have been successfully and substantially completed and that are similar to the proposed Goods.

Suppliers will have to deliver the goods within the timeframe of 12 months from the date of subsequent contract entering into force.

Tender documents may be obtained from the office at the address below upon payment of a non-refundable fee of US$ 150 or its equivalent amount in a convertible currency by cash or bank transfer to the account:

Name of Beneficiary: Dushanbe Solid Waste Management Project Implementation Unit (PIU) Account Number: 20206 840 100 000 003 391 US$ Name of Bank: OJSC “TOJIKSODIROTBNK” Address of Bank: 734013, Behzod , Street 47, Dushanbe, Tajikistan SWIFT CODE: TOJITJ22 Corres. Bank: Commerzbank, Frankfurt, Germany Account: 400 88 666 75 00 SWIFT: COBADEFF

Upon receiving appropriate evidence of payment of the non-refundable fee, the documents will be promptly dispatched by curries, however, no liability for loss or late delivery. If requested the documents can also be dispatched electronically after the presentation by the prospective tender of appropriate evidence of payment of the non-refundable fee ,in the event of discrepancy between electronic and hard copies of the documents, the hard copy shall prevail.

All tenders must be accompanied by a tender security of 2.5 percent of the total tender price in US$ or its equivalent amount in a convertible currency.

Tenders must be delivered to the office at the address below on or before 6 August 2010 at 10:00 hours (local time), at which time they will be opened in the presence of those tenderers’ representatives who choose to attend.

Prospective tenderers may obtain further information from, as well as inspect and acquire the tender documents at, the following office:

Contact: Dushanbe Solid Waste Management Project. Project Implementation Unit. Jamshed Lakaev, Acting Director. N. Karabaev 48 str.. Dushanbe, 734018, Tajikistan. Tel: (992-37) 233-3536. E-mail: [email protected]

Country: Yemen

Project: WATER SECTOR SUPPORT PROGRAM


Abstract: PROCUREMENT OF LOCALIZED IRRIGATION SYSTEM FOR 300 HA


Loan/Credit Number: Project ID: 1070937

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Contract/Bid Number: Invitation for bids (IFB), IFB No. 11/G/ICB/IRR/WSSP/10


2. The Republic of Yemen has received a Grant from the International Development Association and the governments of the Netherlands and Germany toward the cost of implementation of the National Irrigation Program (NIP) under the Water Sector Support Program (WSSP), and it intends to apply part of the proceeds of this grant to payments under the Contract for Procurement of Localized Irrigation system for 300ha Bid No. 11/G/ICB/IRR/WSSP/10.

3. The Ministry of Agriculture and irrigation, represented by the NIP now invites sealed bids from eligible and qualified bidders for Procurement of Localized Irrigation system for 300ha (Sana'a,Amran and Dhamar).

4. Bidding will be conducted through the International Competitive Bidding (ICB) procedures specified in the World Bank's Guidelines: Procurement under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits May 2004 (Revised October1, 2006)., and is open to all bidders from Eligible Source Countries as defined in the Guidelines.

5. Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from the NIP office and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below from 8.30 a.m. to 2.30 p.m. during working days.

6. Qualifications requirements include: technical, financial and legal aspects . A margin of preference of certain goods manufactured domestically shall not be applied. Additional details are provided in the Bidding Documents.

7. A complete set of Bidding Documents in English may be purchased by interested bidders on the submission of a written Application to the address below and upon payment of a non refundable fee of US$ 100 or its equivalent in exchangeable international currency. The method of payment will be in cash, cashier's check.

8. Bids must be delivered to the address below at or before 11.00 a.m. on 14 th August, 2010. Electronic bidding will not be permitted. Late bids will be rejected. Bids will be opened in the presence of the bidders' representatives who choose to attend in person at the address below at 11.00 a.m. on 14 th August , 2010 . All bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security shall be lump sum amount of US$ 30,000.00 (US$ thirty thousand), or its equivalent in free convertible currency valid for 120 days from date of bid opening.


Contact: Director National Irrigation Program. MAI Office for irrigation and Land Reclamation Sector. Al-Mithak Street, Near Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation. Sana'a, Yemen. Tel 967(1) 228593. Fax (967)1 228626. E-mail: [email protected]

Country: Yemen

Project: WATER SECTOR SUPPORT PROGRAM


Abstract: PROCUREMENT OF LOCALIZED IRRIGATION SYSTEM FOR 300 HA



Contract/Bid Number: Invitation for bids (IFB), IFB No. 11/G/ICB/IRR/WSSP/10


2. The Republic of Yemen has received a Grant from the International Development Association and the governments of the Netherlands and Germany toward the cost of implementation of the National Irrigation Program (NIP) under the Water Sector Support Program (WSSP), and it intends to apply part of

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the proceeds of this grant to payments under the Contract for the Procurement of Localized Irrigation system for 300ha Bid No. 11/G/ICB/IRR/WSSP/10.

3.The Ministry of Agriculture and irrigation, represented by the NIP now invites sealed bids from eligible and qualified bidders for the Procurement of Localized Irrigation system for 300ha (Sana'a,Amran and Dhamar).

4.Bidding will be conducted through the International Competitive Bidding (ICB) procedures specified in the World Bank's Guidelines: Procurement under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits May 2004 (Revised October1, 2006)., and is open to all bidders from Eligible Source Countries as defined in the Guidelines.

5. Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from the NIP office and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below from 8.30 a.m. to 2.30 p.m. during working days.

6. Qualifications requirements include: technical, financial and legal aspects . A margin of preference of certain goods manufactured domestically shall not be applied. Additional details are provided in the Bidding Documents.

7. A complete set of Bidding Documents in English may be purchased by interested bidders on the submission of a written Application to the address below and upon payment of a non refundable fee of US$ 100 or its equivalent in exchangeable international currency. The method of payment will be in cash, cashier's check.

8. Bids must be delivered to the address below at or before 11.00 a.m. on 14th August, 2010. Electronic bidding will not be permitted. Late bids will be rejected. Bids will be opened in the presence of the bidders' representatives who choose to attend in person at the address below at 11.00 a.m. on 14th August 2010. All bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security shall be lump sum amount of US$ 30,000.00 (US$ thirty thousand), or its equivalent in free convertible currency valid for 120 days from date of bid opening.


Contact: Director National Irrigation Program. MAI Office for irrigation and Land Reclamation Sector. Al-Mithak Street, Near Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation. Sana'a, Yemen. Tel: 967(1) 228593. Fax: (967)1 228626. E-mail: [email protected]

Country: Uzbekistan

Project: SURKHANDARYA WATER SUPPLY AND SANITATION PROJECT

Financing: Asian Development Bank

Abstract: CONSTRUCTION OF WATER SUPPLY AND SANITATION SYSTEMS


Loan/Credit Number: Loan No: 2466-UZB

Contract/Bid Number: Contract No. and Title : 2466/ICB/02; Invitation for Prequalification


The Republic of Uzbekistan has received a loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) towards the cost of Surkhandarya Water Supply and Sanitation Project.

Uzbek Communal Services Agency (UCSA) (hereinafter referred to as the Employer) intends to prequalify firms for the following contract under this project: Construction of Water Supply and Sanitation Systems in Muzrabad District of Surkhandarya Province.

It is expected that the Invitation for Bids will be made in August 2010.

Interested eligible applicants may obtain further information from the office of UCSA and inspect the prequalification document at the addresses given below from 09:00 to 18:00 hours.

The Prequalification Document, in the English language, may be purchased by interested Applicants upon submission of a written application to the address above and upon payment of a nonrefundable fee of US$ 200 for foreign participants and US$ 200 converted to Uzbek Soums by official rate of the Central

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Bank of the Republic of Uzbekistan by the day of purchase of Prequalification Document for local participants. The method of payment will be direct deposit to the account number indicated below. The document will be given to the person authorized by a power of attorney. For foreign Applicants, the Prequalification Document may be sent by express mail or courier. For this purpose, an additional fee of US$ 75 shall be paid by the Applicants. No liability will be accepted for loss or late delivery. Name and address of Payee's Bank and Account Number:

Bank name: Open Joint-Stock Commercial AgroBank Bank address: 43, Muqimiy street, Tashkent, Republic of Uzbekistan, 100096 Payee's Account No.: --For Foreign Applicants: 2021 0840 1042 4046 4008 --For Local Applicants: 2021 0000 9042 4046 4008 SWIFT Code: PAKH UZ 22 Bank Code: 00394

Applications must be delivered to the address below at or before 15:00 hours (Tashkent time) on 27 July 2010. UCSA reserves the right to accept or reject late applications.

UCSA will not be responsible for any costs or expenses incurred by applicants in connection with the preparation or delivery of their applications.

The employer will notify all applicants in writing of the names of those applicants, who have been prequalified.

Contact: Project Management Unit of Uzbek Communal Services Agency. Akmal Gafurov, Procurement Specialist. Niyozbek yuli street 1, floor 2, room 209. Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Tel/fax: (998-71) 234-0839, 234-0981, 234-0983. E-mail: [email protected], [email protected]

Country: Romania

Project: PROJECT FOR THE SUPPORT OF THE MAINTENANCE AND DEVELOPMENT OF WATER INFRASTRUCTURE IN BRASOV COUNTY


Abstract: GENERAL PROCUREMENT NOTICE - UPDATED


Loan/Credit Number: Project ID: 6149-GPN-18595

Deadline: 15 June 2011

Compania APA Brasov (CABv) has received a loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (the Bank) and intends using the proceeds for a project for the support of the maintenance and development of water infrastructure in Brasov County.

The Water Company in Brasov (CABv) will be the implementing agency. The proposed project is almost complete and the balance of loan funds will be used for the acquisition of equipment necessary for maintenance and repairing of the water and wastewater networks.

Hand operated Compaction Plate

Three phase electric generator unit

Mono-phase electric generator unit

Motor-compressor

Pneumatic jackhammer for wrecking

Asphalt and concrete cutting machine

Motor-driven power pumps for waste water

Machine for HDPE welding by electrofusion

HDPE head to head welding equipment

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Electric power and welding set generator

Rotating percussion hammer

Submerged electro-pump and control panel

Pneumatic horizontal drill/earth borer DN 68 mm and DN 90 mm

Portable equipment for pump groups vibration assessment and laser alignment

Full land survey station with GPS receiver

Contracts to be financed with the proceeds of a loan from the Bank will be subject to the Bank's Procurement Policies and Rules and will be open to firms from any country. The proceeds of the Bank's loan will not be used for the purpose of any payment to persons or entities, or for any import of goods, if such payment or import is prohibited by a decision of the United Nations Security Council taken under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations or under a law of official regulation of the Purchaser's country.

Interested suppliers should contact:

Contact: Mr. Doru Sopterean. Programme Manager, CABv. 13 Vlad Tepes Str.. Brasov, Romania. Tel: (40-268) 408-606. Fax: (40-268) 408-613

Country: Tajikistan

Project: SOUTHERN TAJIKISTAN WATER REHABILITATION


Abstract: HYDRO GEOLOGICAL RESEARCH OF THE KOREZ WATER INTAKE TERRITORY


Loan/Credit Number: Project ID: 6148-IFT-37656

Contract/Bid Number: Invitation for Tenders


The State Unitary Enterprise (SUE) «Khojagiyu Manziliyu Kommunali» hereinafter referred to as the Client, intends using part of the proceeds of a loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (the Bank) towards the costs of the South Tajikistan Water Rehabilitation Project.

The client now invites sealed tenders from consultants for the following contract to be funded from part of the proceeds of the loan: Hydro geological research of the Korez Water Intake territory in Dangara city.

Tendering for contracts to be financed with the proceeds of a loan from the Bank is open to firms from any country.

Tender documents may be obtained from the office at the address below upon payment of a non-refundable fee of 100 US$ in dollars or for the respective amount in Tajik Somoni according to the exchange rate of the National Bank of Tajikistan at date of tender document issuance to the following bank account:

US Dollar account OJSC "Orienbank" Dushanbe, Tajikistan, 734001 Account number: 20206840816901000692 Bank identification code: 350101369 Taxpayer identification number: 020012792 Correspondent account: 20402972413691

Tajik Somoni account OJSC “Orienbank” Dushanbe, Tajikistan, 734001 Account number: 20202972716902000692

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Bank identification code: 350101369 Taxpayer identification number: 020012792 Correspondent account: 20402972413691

Tenders must be delivered to the office at the address below on or before 15-00 (local time) 09 August 2010, at which time they will be opened in the presence of those tenderers’ representatives who choose to attend.

A register of potential tenderers who have purchased the tender documents may be inspected at the address below.

Prospective tenderers may obtain further information from, and inspect and acquire the tender documents at, the following office:

Contact: The State Unitary Enterprise (SUE) «Khojagiyu Manziliyu Kommunali». Mr. Musso Gafurov. N. Karabaeva street 56. Postal code: 734018. Dushanbe, Tajikistan. Tel: (992-37) 221-0691, (992-37) 233-6014. Fax: (992-37) 221-0691, (992-37) 221-7798. E-mail: [email protected]

Country: Armenia

Project: MUNICIPAL WATER AND WASTEWATER PROJECT, ADDITIONAL FINANCING Financing: World Bank

Abstract: IMPROVEMENT OF THE WATER SUPPLY AND WASTEWATER REMOVAL SYSTEMS OF HRAZDAN TOWN


Loan/Credit Number: Credit No. 4514-AM; Project Id: P063398

Contract/Bid Number: ICB No. MWWP II-C2.13/1-05 (2 lots)


1. The Republic of Armenia has received a credit from the International Development Association toward the cost of Municipal Water and Wastewater Project, additional financing and it intends to apply part of the proceeds of this credit to payments under the Contract for Improvement of the Water Supply and Wastewater Removal Systems of Hrazdan town (2 lots), ICB MWWP II-C2.13/1-05 (2 lots)

2. The Armenia Water and Sewerage CJSC (AWSC) now invites sealed bids from eligible and qualified bidders for:

Lot-1: Improvement of the Water Supply and Wastewater Removal Systems "North" area of Hrazdan town, MWWP II-C2.13/1-05/1.

The works should include: a) Supply and installation 61.5 km of water distribution mains in sizes DN20-300 made of PE (61.0 km) and steel (0.5 km ) including fittings, valves and chambers; b) Supply and installation of 1.2 km of water pumping main of steel pipes in size 300mm; c) Installation of 1190 chambers for customer water meters; d) Supply and installation of 2 pumps each with capacity of 200m3/hour at a head of 64m; e) Supply and installation of 260 m of sewer pipes in size 200mm made of PVC.

Lot-2: Improvement of the Water Supply and Wastewater Removal Systems "South" area of Hrazdan town, MWWP II-C2.13/1-05/2.

The works should include: a) Supply and installation of 63 km of water distribution main in sizes DN 20-300 made of PE including fittings, valves and valve chambers; b)Supply and installation of 1.7 km of water pumping main of steel pipes in size 300mm; c)Installation of 1744 chambers for customer water meters; d)Rehabilitation of a 400m3 balancing storage tank; e) Construction of a 57 meter long suspension passage over Hrazdan river.

2. Bidders may bid for one or more lots under this invitation. Each lot shall be evaluated and contract awarded separately to the firm offering the lowest evaluated total price for each lot.

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3. The construction period is:

Lot-1: 410 calendar days. Lot-2: 410 calendar days.

4. Bidding will be conducted through the International Competitive Bidding (ICB) procedures specified in the World Bank's Guidelines: Procurement under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits (May 2004, Revised 1 October 2006), and is open to all bidders from Eligible Source Countries as defined in the Bidding Documents.

5. Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from Armenia Water and Sewerage CJSC (AWSC IPCD Director, Investment Programs Coordination Department, 8 Vardanants Blind Alley, 0010, Yerevan, RA, floor 3, room No. 1) and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below from 9:00am to 5:00 pm on working days.


Lot-1:

Minimum average annual construction turnover of US$ 5,9million calculated as total certified payments received for contracts in progress or completed, within the last five years (2005-2009);

Participation as contractor, management contractor, or subcontractor, in at least one (1) contract within the last five (5 ) years, with a value of at least 2,700,000US$ (two millions seven hundred thousand US dollars)

Non-performance of a contract did not occur within the last three (3) years prior to the deadline for application submission,.

The minimum amount of liquid assets and/or credit lines of the successful Bidder shall be: US$1.0 million.

Experience under contracts in the role of contractor, subcontractor, or management contractor for at least the last five (5)(2005-2009) years prior to the applications submission deadline, and with activity in at least nine (9) months in each year.

Lot-2:

Minimum average annual construction turnover of US$ 4,5 million calculated as total certified payments received for contracts in progress or completed, within the last five years (2005-2009);

Participation as contractor, management contractor, or subcontractor, in at least one (1) contract within the last five (5 ) years, with a value of at least:2,000,000US$(two million dollars)

Non-performance of a contract did not occur within the last three (3) years prior to the deadline for application submission,

The minimum amount of liquid assets and/or credit lines of the successful Bidder shall be: US$800,000.

Experience under contracts in the role of contractor, subcontractor, or management contractor for at least the last five (5)(2005-2009) years prior to the applications submission deadline, and with activity in at least nine (9) months in each year.

The essential equipment to be made available for the Contract by the successful Bidder shall be for each lot:

No. 1: Dumping truck

--Min. Characteristics: Load capacity: 7.5 t --Minimum No. required: 6

No. 2: Truck --Min. Characteristics: Load capacity: 10 t --Minimum No. required: 8

No. 3: Sandblaster --Min. Characteristics: Output for concrete surface: 25m2/hour --Minimum No. required: 2

No. 4: Concrete mixer --Min. Characteristics: Capacity: 5 m3 --Minimum No. required: 3

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No. 5: Autoloader --Min. Characteristics: Load capacity: 12 t --Minimum No. required: 4

No. 6: Bulldozer --Min. Characteristics: Power: 96 kW --Minimum No. required: 2

No. 7: Hydraulic hammer on excavator base --Min. Characteristics: Output: 6m3/hour --Minimum No. required: 2

No. 8: Compressor with jackhammer --Min. Characteristics: Output: 10m3/minute --Minimum No. required: 6

No. 9: Manual pneumatic compactor --Min. Characteristics: 40 kg --Minimum No. required: 8

No. 10: Excavator --Min. Characteristics: Capacity of bucket: 0.25-0.5 m3 --Minimum No. required: 5

No. 11: Internal vibrator --Min. Characteristics: Standard --Minimum No. required: 12

No. 12: Table vibrator --Min. Characteristics: Standard --Minimum No. required: 1

No. 13: Welding machine --Min. Characteristics: Standard --Minimum No. required: 3

No. 14: Polyethylene pipe welding machine --Min. Characteristics: Standard --Minimum No. required: 3

No. 15: Mobile electric power station – 30 --Min. Characteristics: Power: 30 kW --Minimum No. required: 2

No. 16: Drainage pump --Min. Characteristics: Standard --Minimum No. required: 1

No. 17: Self-propelled roller --Min. Characteristics: Weight: 10 t --Minimum No. required: 1

No. 18: Crab winches --Min. Characteristics: 3-5 t --Minimum No. required: 4

No. 19: Asphalt laying machine --Min. Characteristics: Engine power: 37 kW --Minimum No. required: 1

Please consider the above table separately for each lot, which means that for two lots the number of equipment shall be multiplied by two.

7. A complete set of Bidding Documents in English may be purchased by interested bidders on the submission of a written Application to the address below and upon payment of a non refundable fee US$100.00 or 37,000.00 Armenian Drams. The method of payment will be direct deposit to Armenia Water and Sewerage CJSC's specified account numbers:

For US Dollars: account No. 160483054419 with VTB Bank Armenia (SWIFT Code: ARMJAM22), 46, Nalbandyan Street, 0010, Yerevan, Armenia or

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For Armenian Drams: account No. 247010078175 with ARDSHININVESTBANK (SWIFT Code: ASHBAM22), 13, Grigor Lusavorich Street, 0010, Yerevan, Armenia.

8. Bids must be delivered to the address below at or before 03 August, 2010, 15:00 hours local time. Electronic bidding shall not be permitted. Late bids will be rejected. Bids will be opened physically in the presence of the bidders' representatives who choose to attend in person at the address below at 03 August, 2010, 15:00 hours local time.

9. All bids shall be accompanied by a Bid Security:

Lot-1:67 000 USD Lot-2:50 000 USD


Contact: Armenia Water and Sewerage CJSC. Investment Programs Coordination Department. Mr. Norik Gevorgyan, Director. Floor 3, 8, Vardanants Blind Alley. 0010, Yerevan, Armenia. Tel/Fax: (+374 10) 54 28 77. E-mail: [email protected], kghambarya

Country: Bosnia and Herzegovina

Project: ENERGY COMMUNITY OF SOUTH EAST EUROPE APL 3 (COMPONENT FOR BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA (ECSEE APL3-BiH)


Abstract: RECONSTRUCTION OF THE WASTE WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM IN THERMAL POWER PLANT GACKO


Loan/Credit Number: Credit No. 4197-BOS; Project ID: P090666

Contract/Bid Number: ECSEE APL3 /WB-06/10-EPRS


2. The Bosnia and Herzegovina has received a credit from the International Development Association toward the cost of ECSEE APL3-BiH Project, and it intends to apply part of the proceeds of this credit to payments under the contract for:

Reconstruction of the Waste Water Treatment System in Thermal Power Plant Gacko

3. The The Elektroprivreda of the Republic of Srpska-Project Implementation Unit now invites sealed bids from eligible bidders for:

Reconstruction of the Waste Water Treatment System in Thermal Power Plant Gacko

The Bidder shall quote for all items. Partial bids will not be considered and will be rejected as non-responsive.

The award will be made to the lowest evaluated substantially responsive bid provided the bidder meets the post-qualification criteria.

4. Qualification requirements for bidders, including members of joint ventures,subcontractors or vendors:

Bidders or Equipment Manufacturers shall have a minimum 6 years experience in Design, Manufacturing and Installation of Waste Water Treatment Systems of capacity not less than 150 m 3 /hour and Waste Water Treatment Processes in Thermal Power Plants and similar objects which are subject of this Bidding documentation requirements.

Bidders shall demonstrate their financial viability in last three years, by their audited Balance Sheets, which should indicate profit in each of last three years.

The offered Waste Water Treatment System shall be current manufacturer's version which is already in service for at least 18 (eighteen) months. Prototypes of the new solution shall not be acceptable.

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Partners or subcontractors responsible for supply, installation of Technological Equipment must have at least 3 (three) years of experience with providing allocated services, on at least 2 (two) objects of similar nature which shall be listed with complete reference contact information.

5. The criteria to be used in the bids evaluation are:

Mandatory compliance with technical requirements

The lowest total bid price

6 Bidding will be conducted through the international competitive bidding procedure specified in the World Bank's Guidelines: Procurement under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits, and is open to all bidders from eligible source countries as defined in the guidelines.

7. Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from Elektroprivreda of the Republic of Srpska - Project Implementation Unit, Banja Luka Petra I Karadjordjevica 83 A/II and inspect the bidding documents at the address given below from 8.00 am to 3.00 pm.

8. A complete set of bidding documents in English may be purchased by interested bidders on the submission of a written application to the address below and upon payment of a nonrefundable fee of 500 KM or EUR 250. The method of payment will be:

a) For payment within Bosnia and Herzegovina, in KM: bank transfer to the Volks Bank AD, Banja Luka filijala Trebinje on the account of ELEKTROPRIVREDA OF REPUBLIC OF SRPSKA, Trebinje Acc No. 567-443-10000445-42, with note: For Elektroprivreda RS, with identification of purpose: Purchase of Bidding Documents No. ECSSE APL3/WB-06/10-EPRS.

b)For payment from outside BiH by bank transfer to the Volks Bank AD, Banja Luka, RS/B&H; SWIFT VBBLBA22 on the account EUR 9909011 on the account of ELEKTROPRIVREDA OF REPUBLIC OF SRPSKA, Trebinje Acc No. BA 395674440000006503, through LHB INTERNATIONALE HANDELSBANK AG, Frankfurt/Main Germany, Swift LHBIDEFF, with note: For Elektroprivreda RS, with identification of purpose: Purchase of Bidding Documents No. ECSSE APL3/WB-06/10-EPRS.

Upon request, the documents will be promptly dispatched by courier, but no liability can be accepted for loss or late delivery. Electronic version of Bidding document, or any part thereof, cannot be acquired.

9. Bid must be delivered to the address below at or before 13.00 hours local time, on August, 31, 2010. Bid must be accompanied by a bid security of two (2) percent of bid price or an equivalent amount in a freely convertible currency. Late bids will be rejected. Bids will be opened in public, in the presence of the bidders' representatives who choose to attend at 13.00 hours local time, on August, 31, 2010, at the address below:

Contact: MH Elektroprivreda Republike Srpske MP a.d.,Trebinje. Project Implementation Unit. Attn: Mr. Milan Bejat. Kralja Petra I Karadjordjevica 83 A/ II. 78 000 Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina/ The Republic of Srpska. Tel: + 387 51 215 658/654; +387 59 277 145. Fax: + 387 51 215 667/617; +387 59 277 120. E-mail: [email protected]

Country: Iran

Project: NORTHERN CITIES WATER SUPPLY AND SANITATION PROJECT - UPDATE Financing: World Bank

Abstract: RASHT WASTEWATER COLLECTION SYSTEM: SUB-ZONE X1 PUMPING STATION & TRANSMISSION LINE


Loan/Credit Number: Loan No.4783-IRN; Project ID: P076884

Contract/Bid Number: Ref no. SS5/10

1.Deadline: 17 July 2010

2. The Islamic Republic of Iran has received a loan from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development toward the cost of Northern Cities Water Supply and Sanitation project, and it intends to

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apply part of the proceeds of this loan to payments under the contract SS5/10 for the construction of Rasht Wastewater Collection System Sub-Zone "X1" Pumping Station. The loan closing date is December31, 2010.

3. The Guilan Water & Wastewater Company now invites sealed bids from eligible and qualified bidders for the construction of Main Pumping Station along with building of electrical installations, guard house, site civil works as well as execution of approximately 3.7km of pipe line with a diameter of 1000mm of GRP. The delivery/construction period is 610 days.

4. Bidding will be conducted through the International Competitive Bidding (ICB) procedures specified in the World Bank's Guidelines: Procurement under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits, and is open to all bidders from Eligible Source Countries as defined in the Bidding Documents.

5 Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from IRANAB Consulting Engineers and inspect the bidding documents at the address (10.1) given below from 9:00 am to 16:00 pm local time from Saturday to Wednesday.


The minimum required annual volume of construction work for the successful Bidder in average of the last five successive years should be 76,000 million Rials, or 7.6 million USD (Seven million six hundred thousand USD).

The minimum amount of liquid assets and/or credit facilities net of other contractual commitments of the successful Bidder shall be 13,000 million Iranian Rials or 1.3 million USD $.

Experience as prime contractor in the construction of at least two works of a nature and complexity equivalent to the works over the last 5 years.

A margin of preference for eligible national contractors/joint ventures shall not be applied.

Iranian bidders must submit evidence of their President Deputy Strategic Planing and Control (SPAC) Grade 2 for Equipment & Installation works.

7. A complete set of Bidding Documents in English and Farsi may be purchased by interested bidders on the submission of a written application to the address (10.1) below and upon payment of a non-refundable fee of 3,500,000 Rials (Three million five hundred Iranian Rials) or 350 USD (Three hundred fifty USD). The method of payment will be cash or direct deposit to account number 136-2-3784129-1 Eghtesad Novin Bank Shariati-Mirdamad Tehran, branch No.136 in name of Iranab Consulting Engineers, for both local currency and USD. The Bidding Document will be sent by express mail or alternatively may be picked up at address below on interested bidder's discretion.

8. Bids must be delivered to the address (10.2) below at or before 10:30 am of 17 July 20 10. Electronic bidding "shall not" be permitted. Late bids will be rejected. Bids will be opened physically in the presence of the bidders' representatives who choose to attend in person at the address (10.3) below at 11 am of 17 July 2010.

9. All bids shall be accompanied by a Bid Security of 980,000,000 IRR (Nine hundred eighty million, Iranian Rials) or 98,000 USD (Ninety eight thousand USD) or an equivalent amount in a freely convertible currency in the form of bank guarantee at the selling exchange rate published by The Central Bank of The Islamic Republic of Iran on 22 June 2010.

10. The address(es) referred to above is(are):

Contact: 1. Address to inspect and purchase Bidding Document. IRANAB Consulting Engineers. No.5 Jhila Alley, Basiri St.,Do Rahi Gholhak,Dr.Shariati Ave., 1949643941,Tehran, Iran, Islamic Republic of.

Tel: +98-21-22633047-56. Fax: +98-21-22602780. Email: [email protected]. . . 2. Address to delivere Bidding Document:. . Guilan Water and Wastewater Co. . Central Secretariat. . Next to Ghods Park, Hafez st. Rasht, Iran, Islamic Republic of. . Tel: +98-131-3221025,6,7. . Fax: +98-131-3225020. . Email:[email protected]. .

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. . 3. Address to open Bidding Document:. . Guilan Water and Wastewater Co. . Conference hall, 3rd floor of main building. . Next to Ghods Park, Hafez st. Rasht, Iran, Islamic Republic of. . Tel: +98-131-3221025,6,7. . Fax: +98-131-3225020. . Email:[email protected]

Country: Tanzania

Project: WATER SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (WSDP)


Abstract: PREPARATION OF FEASIBILITY STUDY, DETAILED DESIGN FOR LUGODA/NGALENGE DAMS AND MALULUMA HYDROPOWER ON NDEMBERA RIVER


Loan/Credit Number: Project Id: P087154

Contract/Bid Number: Expression of interest (EOI), Tender No. AE-063/2009-2010/C/01


The Government of the United Republic of Tanzania has received financing from Development Partners toward the cost of the Water Sector Development Program and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consultant services for Preparation of Feasibility Study, Detailed Design for Lugoda/ Ngalenge Dams and Maluluma Hydropower on Ndembera River. The services include the preparation of Feasibility Study, Detailed Design, for Lugoda dam( and/or Ngalenge dam) , detailed study of a proposed hydropower scheme at Maluluma and design of dam approach roads from the Kinyanambo-Madibira road (access roads) in the Rufiji Basin .

The Rufiji Basin Water Office now invites eligible consultants to indicate their interest in providing the above services. Interested consultants must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services (brochures, descriptions of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, the names and contact addresses of clients served, availability of appropriate skills among staff, etc). Consultants may associate with other firms to enhance their qualifications.

A Consultant will be selected in accordance with procedures set out in the World Bank's Guidelines: "Selection and Employment of Consultants by World Bank Borrowers dated May 2004; Revised October 2006.

Interested consultants may obtain further information at the address below during office hours from 8:00 to 15:30 hours, Monday to Fridays inclusive, except on public holidays.

Expressions of interest in a sealed envelope clearly marked "T ender No: AE-063/2009-2010/C/01 "Expression of Interest for the Preparation Of Feasibility Study, Detailed Design For Lugoda/Ngalenge Dams And Maluluma Hydropower On Ndembera River" must be delivered to the address below by 09 th July, 2010 at 15.30 hours, local time.

Contact: Postal Address:.

Attn: Mr. Willie Mwaruvanda. Basin Water Officer. Rufiji Basin Water Office. P. O. Box 1798. Iringa, TANZANIA. Tel: 0754-998260. Fax: +255 26 2720952. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.rufijibasin.com . . Physical Address:. . Rufiji Basin, Old TRM area, Dodoma Road. Iringa, TANZANIA

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Country: Ethiopia

Project: KOGA IRRIGATION AND WATERSHED MANAGEMENT PROJECT

Financing: African Development Bank

Abstract: PROCUREMENT OF OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT

Sector: Irrigation

Contract/Bid Number: Contract Identification Nr. ICB/Koga/O&M/01/2010; INVITATION FOR BIDS


The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Ministry of Water Resources, has received a loan from the African Development Fund toward the cost of the Koga Irrigation and Watershed Management Project, and it intends to apply part of the loan proceeds to eligible payments under the contracts for the supply of operation and maintenance equipment. Bidding is open to all eligible bidders.

The Ministry of Water Resources now invites sealed bids from prospective bidders for any or all of the following lots:

Lot 1: Hydraulic Excavators, Skid steer; Loaders, Tractor with trailer, Graders; Rear Mounted Land Planner, Backhoe Loader (Required Bid Security: ETB 100,000)

Lot 2: Earth Compactors/Tampers, Self priming; Centrifugal Water Pumps (Required Bid Security: ETB 5,000)

Lot 3: Dump Truck and Self Loading Flat-Bed/ Tray; Truck, Low bed/Loader (Required Bid Security: ETB 45,000)

The bid security should be in the form of C.P.O or Bank Guarantee.

Complete sets of bidding documents may be purchased from the address below upon payment of a non-refundable fee of Ethiopian Birr 200, or its equivalent in a freely convertible currency, payable to the Ministry, for each set. Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information and inspect the bidding documents at the same address below.

The instructions to bidders and general conditions of contract contained in the bidding documents comply with the African Development Bank’s Standard Bidding Documents for the Procurement of Goods.

Bids must be accompanied by the aforementioned security bonds in local currency, or its equivalent in a freely convertible currency, and be delivered to the Ministry of Water Resources at or before 14:00 hours (local time) on 28 July 2010. They will be opened on 28 July 2010 at 14:30 hours (local time), in the presence of the bidders’ representatives who choose to attend, at Room Number 211 of the Ministry of Water Resources. Bids must be valid for a bid period of 120 days after Bid Opening.

Contact: Ministry of Water Resources. Procurement and Property Administration Sub-Directorate. Haile Gebre Selassie Road. Room No. 202. PO Box 5744. Tel: (251-11) 662-7368, 661-1111 Ext. 379/558. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Country: Tajikistan

Project: KHUJAND WATER SUPPLY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT II


Abstract: REHABILITATION OF WATER SUPPLY TRANSMISSIONS AND DISTRIBUTION NETWORK


Loan/Credit Number: Project ID 6140-IFT- 38746 Contract/Bid Number: Invitation for Tenders


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The Khujand Water Company (employer) intends to apply part of the proceeds of a loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and part of the proceeds of a grant from the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) toward the cost of the Khujand Water Supply Improvement Project II.

The employer now invites sealed tenders from contractors for the following contracts for procurement of Package 3:

Lot 3.1: Supply of civil works and goods for the rehabilitation of the network in the microdistricts 8, 12, 13, 18 and 19 (totaling approximately 20 km of HDPE 100 pipes, PN 10, DN 50 to 225; fittings and valves) and implemented within 16 months

Lot 3.2: Supply of civil works and goods for the rehabilitation of the network in the areas Quartal 20 and Beschkappa (totaling approximately 17 km of HDPE 100 pipes, PN 10, DN 50 to 225; fittings and valves) and implemented within 16 months

Lot 3.3: Supply of civil works and goods for the rehabilitation of the network in the streets Lenina 119-219, Kvartal Bofanda, Voykova, Kamoli Khujandi, Shipko, Ozodi, Gaydar, Bauman, Khayri Rajab, Sharifa Rajabova, Asiri, Kutbiddinov, Istiklol, Tagi Sada, Sodirkhon Hofiz, Gabdullo Tukay, Said Nosir (totaling approximately 22 km of HDPE 100 pipes, PN 10, DN 50 to 315; fittings and valves) and implemented within 16 months

The Lots 3.1 - 3.3 have to be implemented concurrently.

Tenders are invited for one or more lots. Each lot must be priced separately. Tenders for more than one lot may offer discounts and such discounts will be considered in the comparison of tenders.

Tendering for contracts to be financed with the proceeds of a loan from the Bank and a grant from SECO is open to firms from any country.

In order to be qualified, an applicant must demonstrate to the employer that he substantially satisfies the requirements regarding experience, personnel, equipment, financial position and litigation history, as specified below:

The applicant must meet the following minimum criteria:

--Average annual turnover as lead contractor (defined as billing for works in progress and completed) over the last five years of € 300,000 per year equivalent

--WSuccessful experience as lead contractor in the execution of at least three projects of a nature and complexity comparable to the proposed contract within the last seven years; in addition, the following specific experience: implementation of 1.5 km of pipeline per month

The applicant must provide suitably qualified key personnel to fill the following positions. Each candidate should meet the experience requirements specified below (Total Experience / Similar Works in years)

Construction Manager: 10 / 3 years

Deputy Construction Manager: 5/ 3 years

Local Representative: 5 / 3 years

Site Supervisor: 5 / 3 years

Deputy Site Supervisor: 5 / 2 years

Civil Engineer: 5 / 3 years

Welding Specialist (PE): 5 / 5 years

The applicant must own, or have assured access to (through hire, lease, purchase agreement, availability of manufacturing equipment, or other means), at least the following key items of equipment in full working order, and must demonstrate by signing the attached form (Vol. III.iii) that, based on known commitments, the equipment will be available for use in the proposed contract. The applicant may also list alternative and additional equipment which he would propose to use for the contract, together with an explanation of the proposal.

Equipment Type and Characteristics (quantities):

Excavator (> 18 t operating weight) with different buckets – backhoe bucket with teeth, backhoe bucket with cutting edge, clamshell bucket, sorting grapple) (1)

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Wheel loader (> 5 t operating weight and > 3.5 t tipping load) with bucket and fork carrier (1)

Off road truck with 4 or 6 wheels and charge weight > 8 t (1)

Single drum vibratory roller >150 kg (1)

Tamper for use in trenches > 60 kg (2)

Asphalt/concrete cutting machine (1)

Drainage pump with minimal capacity of 30 m3/h (1)

Welding equipment for PE pipes – DN 50 – 315 (1)

The applicant must demonstrate that has access to � or availability of �liquid assets, unencumbered real assets, lines of credit, and other financial means sufficient to meet the construction cash flow for the contract for a period of four months, estimated as not less than € 120,000 equivalent, taking into account the applicant's commitments for other contracts.

The balance sheets and income statements (preferably audited) for the last three years must be submitted and must demonstrate the soundness of the applicant's financial position, showing long-term profitability. Where necessary, the employer will make inquiries with the applicant's bankers.

The applicant must sign the form in Vol. III.iii confirming that he is not involved in any current or past litigation or arbitration resulting from contracts completed or under execution by him over the last five years.

Joint ventures (including) consortiums must satisfy the following minimum qualification requirements:

--The lead partner must meet not less than 70 per cent of all the qualifying criteria for general experience and financial position specified above.

--The other partners must meet not less than 30 per cent of all the qualifying criteria for general experience and financial position specified above.

--The joint venture must satisfy collectively the criteria for personnel and equipment capabilities stated above, for which purpose the relevant figures for each of the partners must be added to arrive at the joint venture's total capacity. However, individual partners of the joint venture must each satisfy the requirements for the financial position (preferably audited) and litigation.

Tender documents may be obtained from the office at the address below and will be dispatched as electronic documents in pdf - format. No hardcopies will be sent. No payments for tender document fees are required.

tenders must be delivered to the office at the address below on or before 23 July 2010 at 11:00 hours (local time), at which time they will be opened in the presence of the tenderers’ representatives who choose to attend.

A register of potential tenderers who have ordered the tender documents may be inspected at the address below.

Prospective tenderers may obtain further information from—and inspect and acquire the tender documents at—the following office:

Contact: Khujand Water Company. Directors’s Office. SCUE Khujandvodokanal. 27th Microdistrict. Khujand 735700 Tajikistan. Tel: (992-3422) 24749. Fax: (992-3422) 29362. E-mail: [email protected]

Country: Tanzania

Project: WATER SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (WSDP) - UPDATE


Abstract: SUPPLY OF PUMPING TEST EQUIPMENT FOR MOWI AND BWOS (RE-ADVERTISED)


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Contract/Bid Number: IFB No. ME - 011/ 2008-2009/G/01


2. The Government of the United Republic of Tanzania has received funds from the Development Partners toward the cost of Water Sector Development Programme (WSDP) and it intends to apply part of the proceeds of these funds to eligible payments under the Contract for Supply of Pumping Test Equipment.

3. The Ministry of Water and Irrigation now invites sealed bids from eligible and qualified bidders for supply of Pumping Test equipment as follows (with quantities indicated):

Lot 1: Heavy Duty Pumping Test Equipment: 1. Truck with Hydraulic Crane (1 nr) 2. Electric Power Generating set (1 nr) 3. Pump set complete with accessories 3 (a) Submersible Centrifugal Pumps (6 nr) 3 (b) Electric Starters (6 nr) 3 © Electric cables (6 nr) 3 (d) Pump cut outs (6 nr) 3 (e) Electrical Motors (6 nr) 4. Galvanized Pipes of size 20mm, 80mm. 150mm, 200mm and clamps (200 nr) 5. Flexible Delivery Hose pipe of 200mm diameter and length 3m (12 nr) 6. Tools set 6 (a) Pipe wrenches of size 150mm to 900mm (1 set) 6(b) Chain Spanner of size 150mm – 1200mm (1 set)

Lot 2: Flow meters 1. Flow Meters with diameter 80mm (9 nr) 2. Conventional (magnetic) Flow Meters with diameter ranging 25mm – 300mm with accessories (2 nr) 3. Portable Ultrasonic Flow Meters with diameter ranging 25mm – 300mm with accessories (19 nr)

Lot 3: Light Duty Pumping Test Equipment 1. Electric Generating Set (9 nr) 2. Submersible Pump complete with accessories (18 nr) 3. Galvanized pipe of sizes 80mm diameter for a length of 200mm – 300mm with dipper line of 25 mm and clamps (9 sets) 4. Tool- Adjustable chain spanner (9 nr) 5. Dipper of 300m operating depth (9 nr) 6. Stop watch (9 nr) 7. Manila rope of diameter 16mm of total length 210m (9 nr)

Bidders may bid for one or two or all the three lots, but in each case bidders must quote for all the items and quantities specified in a lot. Bidders not quoting for all items and quantities in a lot will be considered non responsive and their bids will be rejected.

4. Bidding will be conducted through the International Competitive Bidding (ICB) procedures specified in the World Bank's Guidelines: Procurement under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits, and is open to all bidders from Eligible Source Countries as defined in the Guidelines.

5. Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from: The Secretary, Ministerial Tender Board, Ministry of Water and Irrigation, email address: [email protected] and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below from 07:30 hours to 15:30 hours Mondays to Fridays inclusive except on Public Holidays.

6. Qualifications requirements include: (a) Manufacturer's authorization, (b) a copy of certified financial audit reports of the past two years, © documentary evidence to demonstrate that the bidder or his authorized local agent has at least three years of experience as a supplier of similar equipment. A margin of preference for certain goods manufactured domestically shall not be applied. Additional details are provided in the Bidding Documents.

7. A complete set of Bidding Documents in English may be purchased by interested bidders on the submission of a written application to the address below and upon payment of a non refundable fee of Tanzania shillings one hundred thousand (Tshs 100,000) or an equivalent amount in freely convertible currency. The method of payment will be either by Cash, Banker's Draft, or Banker's Cheque, payable to Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Water and Irrigation, Dar es Salaam. Bidding Document will be sent by

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airmail or courier for overseas delivery and surface mail or courier for local delivery. Ministry of Water and Irrigation will not be held responsible and accountable for delays or non-receipt of the Bidding Documents. Any authorized person may collect the Bidding Documents from the address below.

8. Bids must be delivered to the address below at or before 10.00 hours local time on 23 July 2010. Electronic bidding will not be permitted. Late bids will be rejected. Bids will be opened in the presence of the bidders' representatives who choose to attend in person at the address below immediately after deadline for bids submission. All bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security of 2% of Bid price payable to the Permanent Secretary Ministry of Water and Irrigation, Dar es Salaam.

9. The addresses referred to above are:

Contact: Address for Seeking Information, Purchase of Bidding Documents and Submission of Bids:.

The Secretary. Ministerial Tender Board, Block L, Room 4. Ministry of Water and Irrigation, MAJI-Ubungo. P.O. Box 9153. Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Facsimile: +255-22-245 1825. E-mail address: [email protected]. . Address for Opening of Bids:. Conference Room, Block T. Ministry of Water and Irrigation. Maji Ubungo, along Morogoro Road (opposite TANESCO Headquarters). Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania

SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURECountry: Nepal

Project: TRANSPORT PROJECT PREPARATORY FACILITY


Abstract: GENERAL PROCUREMENT NOTICE

Sector: Transport

Loan/Credit Number: Proposed Loan (43216)-NEP

Deadline: not specified

The Government of Nepal (the Government) intends to request for a grant from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to help finance the cost of Transport Project Preparatory Facility (the Project).

The main objective of the Project is to enhance project implementation efficiency, in terms of implementation readiness and capacity, by preparing in advance various transport projects to be funded by the Government and bilateral or multilateral development partners. Candidate projects include road and air transport infrastructure improvement works. The project preparatory outputs will include, but not limited to, (i) technical and economic due diligence, (ii) social and environmental assessments, (iii) preliminary and/or detail engineering design, (iv) cost engineering and estimate, (v) bidding documents, and (vi) procurement assistance.

The proceeds of the grant are intended to finance various consulting services. International and domestic consultants, individual and/or firms, will be recruited in accordance with ADB's Guidelines on the Use of Consultants (2010 as amended from time to time). Indicative consulting services packages are:

Feasibility Study and Detail Design for Road Transport Enhancement Project

Feasibility Study and Detail Design for Air Transport Capacity Enhancement Project II

Interested consultants from ADB member countries who wish to obtain additional information may contact:

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Road Transport:

Contact: Ministry of Physical Planning and Works. Department of Roads - Project Directorate ADB. Mr. Dinker Sharma, Project Director. Bishal Nagar. Kathmandu, Nepal. Tel: (977-1) 443-7492. Fax: (977-1) 443-7488. E-mail: [email protected]. . Air Transport:. . Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal. Mr. Ram Prasad Neupane, Director General. Head Office. Babar Mahal. Kathmandu, Nepal. Tel: (977-1) 426-2326. Fax: (977-1) 426-2516. E-mail: [email protected]

Country: Afghanistan

Project: UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME


Abstract: QUALITY INSPECTION SERVICES FOR ARMORED VEHICLES DURING THE PRODUCTION STAGE

Sector: Transport

Contract/Bid Number: Request for Proposal (RFP), RFP No. UNDPAFG/2010/0138


Interested offerors are requested to submit a proposal for the provision of Quality Inspection Services for Armored vehicles during the production stage for UNDP Afghanistan, as per enclosed Terms of Reference (TOR).

All proposals are subject to the Instructions to Offerors and such other provisions, specifications and instructions as indicated in the website given below herein by reference (hereinafter collectively called Request for Proposal or RFP). Solicitation documents hereunder include:

Instructions to Offerors (Annex I)

General Conditions of Contract (Annex II)

Terms of Reference (TOR) (Annex III)

Bid Data Sheet (Annex IV)

Proposal Submission Form (Annex V)

Price Schedule (Annex VI)

Acknowledgement Letter (Annex VII)

Technical Form (Annex VIII)

Model Contract form (Annex IX)

To enable interested parties to submit a proposal, the offer comprising the Technical Proposal and the Financial Proposal, in separate sealed envelopes should reach the following address no later than 6 July 2010 at 15:00 hours Kabul time.

Interested parties are welcome to send any queries they may have with regard to this RFP through email given below up to five days prior to the last date for submission of proposal. If information is requested, UNDP Afghanistan would endeavor to provide information expeditiously, but any delay in providing such information will not be considered a reason for extending the submission date of proposal.

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The submission will be considered upon the provision with this RFP the following, failure in providing the requested documents may grounds for disqualification of the Offeror.

Company Profile

Minimum of three years of experience in the relevant field

Reference list (Client list)

The recipients of this RFP are requested to acknowledge receipt of this solicitation document and any amendments thereto to UNDP Afghanistan by completing the Annex VII acknowledgement letter. The acknowledgement letter must be signed stamped and should be sent via email five days after receipt of this RFP.

UNDP reserves the right to enter into contract with more than one company.

Contact: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) . Procurement Unit . Shah Mahmood Ghazi Watt . Kabul, Afghanistan. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.undp.org.af/Operations/Procurement/Notices/OpenNotices/060710_RFP_ArmVehInspection.pdf

Country: Brazil

Project: SAO PAULO METRO LINE 5


Abstract: SUPPLY OF TWENTY SIX TRAINS, WITH SIX CARS EACH, FOR LINE 5 - LILAC OF COMPANHIA DO METROPOLITANO DE SÃO PAULO - METRÔ.

Sector: Railways

Loan/Credit Number: Project ID: P116170

Contract/Bid Number: International Bidding No. 41278212


The GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF SÃO PAULO, represented by State Secretary of Metropolitan Transport - STM and Companhia do Metropolitano São Paulo - METRÔ is contracting a loan from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development toward the cost of SÃO PAULO METRO LINE 5 PROJECT, and it intends to apply part of the proceeds of this loan to payments under the contract for SUPPLY OF 26 (TWENTY-SIX) TRAINS WITH 06 (SIX) CARS EACH FOR LINE 5 - LILAC OFCOMPANHIA DO METROPOLITANO DE SÃO PAULO.

The COMPANHIA DO METROPOLITANO DE SÃOPAULO - METRÔ, hereinafter called COMPANHIA DO METRÔ, responsible for the implementation of part of the Project, now invites sealed bids from eligible and qualified bidders for the supply of twenty-six (26) trains with six (06) cars each.

The Bidding will be conducted through the International Competitive Bidding (ICB)procedures specified in the World Bank's Guidelines: Procurement under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits, and is open to all bidders from Eligible Source Countries as defined in the Guidelines.

Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information COMPANHIA DO METROPOLITANO DE SÃO PAULO - METRÔ and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below from 09:00 to 11:30 hours and 13:30 to 16:30 hour.

A complete set of Bidding Documents in English will be available for consultation and/or download in the site http://www.metro.sp.gov.br, in the period of June16th, 2010 to July 30th, 2010.

Bids must be delivered to the address below. Electronic bidding will not be permitted. Late bids will be rejected. Bids will be opened in a public audience at the address below, at 10h00 (am) August 2nd, 2010.

All bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security R$ 6.000.000,00 (six million Reais) or an equivalent amount in a freely convertible currency. The exchange rates to be used by the Bidder in arriving at the local currency equivalent shall be the selling rates for similar transactions established by the Central Bank

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http://www.undp.org.af/Operations/Procurement/Notices/OpenNotices/060710_RFP_ArmVehInspection.pdf


of Brazil (Banco Central do Brasil) prevailing on the date 28 days prior to the original deadline for submission of this Bid Security.


Contact: Companhia Do Metropolitano De São Paulo. Gerência de Contratações e Compras (Purchasing And Procurement Management). Rua Boa Vista, 175 2nd Floor. 01410-001 São Paulo, SP, Brazil. Tel: 5511-32915494. Web site: [email protected]

Country: Zambia

Project: ROAD REHABILITATION AND MAINTENANCE PROJECT


Abstract: CONSULTING SERVICES FOR THE DESIGN AND SUPERVISION OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE MOTOR VEHICLE INSPECTION CENTRE IN LUSAKA

Sector: Consultants

Loan/Credit Number: Credit No. 46540-ZA, Project ID: P106596

Contract/Bid Number: RTSA/ORD/115/2010


The Government of the Republic of Zambia has received financing from the International Development Association (IDA) for the Road Rehabilitation and Maintenance Project (RRMP) Phase II and intends to apply part of the proceeds of this Credit for Consulting Services for the design and supervision of the construction of the Motor Vehicle Inspection Centre (MVIC) of excellence in Lusaka

As part of the implementation of ROADSIP II the Road Safety and Safety Agency (RTSA) intends to construct a Motor Vehicle Inspection Centre (MVIC) of excellence (hereinafter called the Works). The RTSA therefore intends to engage the services of a consultant to design and supervise the works. The objective of the consultancy services is to provide technical and financial supervision of the works in order to ensure that the construction works are carried out in accordance with the contract specifications and to the satisfaction of the Road Transport and Safety Agency.

The services required shall include but are not limited to:

1. To assess the current manual motor vehicle inspection procedure in order to identify points of enhancement;

2. Undertake literature review relating to motor vehicle inspection legislation, existing procedure manuals and any other relevant documentation such as the ZS560, ZS 669 and the SADC Standard for inspection of used motor vehicles for certification of roadworthiness;

3. To identify, re-engineer and recommend the most appropriate automated process, procedure and equipment and requisite specifications suitable for motor vehicle inspection for roadworthiness in line with the Zambian and Regional (SADC) standard;

4. To assess the capacity available in the RTSA against the human resource requirement for the effective operation of the motor vehicle inspection centre of excellence and make appropriate training recommendations to create the necessary capacity within the RTSA;

5. Design the Motor Vehicle Inspection Centre;

6. Assess the capacity available in the RTSA against the human resource requirement for the effective operation of the Motor Vehicle Inspection Centre and to make appropriate training recommendations to create the necessary capacity within the RTSA;

7. Prepare the contract documents and drawings and make necessary recommendations to the Client for adoption ;

8. Be part of the evaluation team for the selection of a suitable contractor;

9. Supervise the works and manage the contract.

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The Road and Safety Agency now invites eligible consultants to express their interest in providing the services mentioned above. Interested consultants must provide information to demonstrate that they are qualified to perform the services (brochures, firm’s qualification or experience in the field of assignment, core business, financial reports, experience in similar conditions/Regional experience and availability of appropriate skills among staff). Consultants may associate to enhance their qualification.

A consultant will be selected in accordance with the procedures set out in the World Bank’s Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants by World Bank Borrowers, May 2004, revised October 2006.

Interested Consulting firms may obtain further information and the Terms of Reference at the address below from 08:00 to 17:00 or by sending an e-mail request to [email protected].

Expressions of Interest should be addressed and delivered to the address below by 17:00 hours on Friday, 9th July 2010. Electronic submissions will also be accepted and should be sent to the email address below.

Contact: The Procurement Specialist, Road Transport and Safety Agency. P.O. Box 32167, Dedan Kimathi Road. Lusaka, Zambia. Tel: (260 -1) 228-798. Fax: (260-1) 231-601. E-mail: [email protected], [email protected]

Country: Moldova

Project: CHISINAU INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT MODERNIZATION PROJECT II Financing: European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

Abstract: SPECIAL AERODROME EQUIPMENT

Sector: Airports

Loan/Credit Number: Project ID: 6141-IFT-37879

Contract/Bid Number: Invitation for Tenders


S. E. Chisinau International Airport hereinafter referred to as the purchaser, intends using part of the proceeds of a loan from the European Investment Bank (the Bank) towards the cost of Chisinau International Airport Modernization Project II jointly financed by the Bank and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.

The purchaser now invites sealed tenders from suppliers for the following contract(s) to be funded from part of the proceeds of the loan:

Lot 1. Combined liquid and solid runway de-icing and washing machine (1 no.)

Lot 2. Universal machine and additional equipment for runway maintenance (1 no.)

Lot 3. Runway vacuum sweeper (1 no.)

Lot 4. Runway sweeper (1 no.)

Tenders are invited for one or more lots. Each lot must be priced separately. Tenders for more than one lot may offer discounts and such discounts will be considered in the comparison of tenders.

Tendering for contracts to be financed with the proceeds of a loan from the bank is open to firms from any country.

To be qualified for the award of a contract, tenderers must satisfy the following minimum criteria. In the case of the tenderer being a consortium, these selection criteria will be applied to the consortium as a whole:

Economic and financial capacity of the tenderer:

--the tenderer´s average annual turnover during the last three years is not less that the tender amount multiplied by two

Technical capacity of the tenderer:

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--The tenderer has satisfactorily supplied similar goods and services to other purchasers, i.e. at least three contracts of similar size (each contract a minimum 80 percent of the tender amount) and nature (airfield maintenance equipment) during last five years

--The tenderer or its agent has in place, or can demonstrate a legally binding commitment (subject to award of contract) to put in place, the necessary means to fulfil its maintenance, repair and spare parts stocking obligations prescribed in these tender documents

--In the case of a tenderer offering to supply goods under the contract which the tenderer does not manufacture or otherwise produce, the tenderer has been duly authorised by the goods’ manufacturer or producer to supply the goods in the Purchaser’s country. Where a particular item to be supplied comprises major components from different manufacturers, an authorisation from each manufacturer must be provided.

Tender documents may be obtained from the office at the address below upon payment of a non-refundable fee of Euro 200 or equivalent in a convertible currency.

Account No. 22514019784138 in favour of Chisinau International Airport in BANCA DE ECONOMII SA filiala nr.1 Chisinau, Moldova, Chisinau Branch code BECOMD2X609, SWIFT: BECOMD2X609 Correspondent bank: Account No. 400886819201 in COMMERZBANK AG, Germania, Frankfurt an Main, SWIFT: COBADEFF.

If requested, the documents will be promptly despatched by courier, but no liability can be accepted for loss or late delivery. The documents can also be transmitted electronically upon request.

All tenders must be accompanied by a tender security of Euro 10,000 for each lot for which a tender is submitted or its equivalent in a convertible currency.

Tenders must be delivered to the office at the address below on or before 10 August 2010, 10-00 local time, at which time they will be opened in the presence of those tenderers’ representatives who choose to attend.

A register of potential tenderers who have purchased the tender documents may be inspected at the address below.

Prospective tenderers may obtain further information from, and inspect and acquire the tender documents at, the following office:

Contact: S. E. Chisinau International Airport. Mr.Jardan A., Ms. Marzac E.. 80/3 Dacia Av.. Chisinau, Moldova. Fax: (373-22) 526-087. Phone: (373-22) 525-418, 526-060. E-mail: [email protected], [email protected]

Project: PAN-EUROPEAN CORRIDORS (REHABILITATION OF THE ROAD)


Abstract: CONSULTANCY SERVICES – LOTE 2

Sector: Roadways


Contract/Bid Number: Invitation for Expressions of Interest


Supervision of Works for M06 Road Rehabilitation (Pan-European Corridors M06 Kiev – Chop Road Rehabilitation Phase Ia) Lot 2 (Contract 3 (km 69 – km 40), Contract 4 (km 40 – km 14))

This notice follows the General Procurement Notice (GPN) for this project published on the Bank's Website on 21 April 2010.

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The State Road Administration of Ukraine - Ukravtodor (the Employer) intends applying the proceeds of a loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and European Investment Bank (the Bank) toward the cost of repair of sections of the M06 Road Kiev - Chop.

The works to be carried out include the rehabilitation of two sections of M06 Road (29 km and 26 km, long) and include roads, bridges, drainage and ancillary works.

The Works are situated to the east of Zhytomyr and follow the line of the existing M06 Road, between the cities of Zhytomyr and Kiev.

The Employer invites expressions of interest from suitably qualified firms who are interested in providing the services and carrying out the duties of ‘the Engineer’ in accordance with the contract for all of the above works which will be based upon the FIDIC Conditions of Contract for Works of Civil Engineering Construction (Forth Edition 1987).

The assignment is expected to start in the late November 2010 and last up to 18 months.

The consultancy contract is expected to be financed from the proceeds of the loan and consulting firms from any country are eligible for short listing and selection. The proceeds of the Bank’s Loan will not be used for the purpose of any payment to person or entities, or for any import of goods, it such payment is prohibited by a decision of the United Nations Security Council taken under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations

Short-listed 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 short-listed, the information submitted shall include the following:

Company profile, organisation and staffing;

Details of experience or similar assignments undertaken in the previous five years, including their locations (the information submitted shall include for each project, as a minimum, the following: project title; contractual role of the firm; the presence of any affiliate or parent companies and their respective roles; location; start and completion dates; value; name of the Client; funding source; objectives and brief narrative description of the project, functions and tasks carried out, including applicable national and/or international codes and standards, and certification)

CVs of staff available to work on the assignment

If consulting firm has been found by a judicial process or other official enquiry to have engaged in corrupt or fraudulent practices, details of the basis for the outcome of such process or enquiry shall be provided with the expression of interest.

The employer reserves the right not to shortlist consulting firms that have been found to have engaged in corrupt or fraudulent practices regardless of the results of technical evaluation of the expressions of interest

If a firm considers it does not possess all the required expertise for the assignment, it may consider forming a joint venture partnership with other firms. In such cases the Expression of Interest should provide the aforementioned details for each partner and an indication which firm is the lead partner.

The above information should not exceed 40 pages.

Three copies of the above information in Russian and one copy in English should be submitted to the address below in a sealed envelope marked Expression of Interest for the Pan-European Corridors M06 Kiev – Chop Road Rehabilitation Phase Ia, Lot 2 (Contract 3 (km 69 – km 40), Contract 4 (km 40 – km 14)) – Supervision Consultant, for delivery not later than 12:00 Kiev time on 14 July 2010.

Further information may be obtained from:

Contact: Mr. M. D. Klympush, Director. SE Ukrdorinvest - Projects Implementation Unit. 51 Antonovicha (Gor`kogo) Str., office 708. Kiev 03150, Ukraine. Tel/fax: (38-44) 451-4716 . E-mail: [email protected]

Country: Kenya

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Project: MUNICPAL PROGRAM (KMP)

Financing: World Bank Abstract: SUPPLY OF FIRE FIGHTING VEHICLES (FOAM TENDERS)

Sector: Transport

Loan/Credit Number: Project ID P066488

Contract/Bid Number: Invitation for Bids (IFB), Tender No. MOLG/UDD/KMP/DS/01


1. The Government of Kenya has applied for a credit from the International Development Association (IDA) toward the cost of Kenya Municipal Program (KMP) and it intends to apply part of the proceeds of this credit to payments under the Contract for Supply of Fire Fighting Vehicles (Foam Tenders); Contract No. MOLG/UDD/KMP/DS/01.

2. The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and Ministry of Local Government now invites sealed bids from eligible and qualified bidders for Supply of Fire Fighting Vehicles (Foam Tenders) as detailed below:

Description of the goods: Fire Fighting Vehicles (Foam Tenders), Capacity: 10,000 Litres, Quantity (No.): Seven (7)

3. Bidding will be conducted through the International Competitive Bidding (ICB) procedures specified in the World Bank's Guidelines: Procurement under IDA Credits published by the Bank in May 2004 and revised in October 2006, and is open to all bidders from Eligible Source Countries as defined in the Bidding Documents.

4. Bidders will be expected to meet the following post qualification criteria:

a) Financial Capability: The Bidder shall furnish documentary evidence that it meets the following financial requirement(s): cash flow/access to credit requirements as follows - Ksh 240,000,000 or equivalent amount in a freely convertible currency.

b) Experience and Technical Capacity: The Bidder shall furnish documentary evidence to demonstrate having undertaken and successfully completed one contract of a similar nature within the last ten (10) years.

5. Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below from 0800 hours to 1630 hours local time from Monday to Friday, except during lunch hour (1230 hours to 1400 hours), during weekends and public holidays.

6. A complete set of Bidding Documents in English language may be purchased by interested bidders upon payment of a non-refundable fee of Ksh. 5,000.00 (or equivalent in freely convertible currency) at the Cash Office Located on the 1st Floor Jogoo House "A" and collect the Document from room 257, 2nd Floor Jogoo House "A" on production of the payment receipt. The method of payment will be cash or bankers cheque from a reputable bank in Kenya.

7. Sealed bids in Plain Envelopes bearing only the tender number must be addressed to:

THE PERMANENT SECRETARY OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER AND MINISTRY OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT, JOGOO HOUSE "A" P.O. BOX 30004-00100 NAIROBI, KENYA. Tel: 254-20-2217475 Fax: 254-20-2217869 E-mail: [email protected]

8. And must be delivered in the Tender Box located on the 1st Floor Jogoo House "A" on or before 1200 hours East Africa time on 21st JULY 2010 Electronic bidding shall not be permitted. Late bids will be rejected. Bids will be opened physically in the presence of the bidders' representatives who choose to attend in person at the immediately thereafter in the Conference Room, 1st Floor Jogoo House "A" on 21st JULY 2010. All bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security of Ksh. 4.4 Million (Kenya Shillings Four Million and Four Hundred Thousand) or equivalent amount in freely convertible currency.

Contact: The Permanent Secretary. Office Of The Deputy Prime Minister And Ministry Of Local Government. JOGOO HOUSE "A". P.O. BOX 30004-00100 Nairobi, Kenya.

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Tel: 254-20-2217475. Fax: 254-20-2217869. E-mail: [email protected]

Country: Ghana

Project: AWOSHIE-POKUASE ROAD AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECT


Abstract: CONSTRUCTION OF AWOSHIE-POKUASE ROAD

Sector: Roadways

Loan/Credit Number: Loan No. 2100150020893

Contract/Bid Number: Contract No. ADF/BD/WP/2010/01; Invitation for Bids


The Government of Ghana has received a loan from the African Development Fund (ADF) in the amount of 53.59 million UA (about US$ 78.64 million) to finance the cost of Awoshie–Pokuase Road and Community Development Project; it is intended that part of the loan proceeds be applied to eligible payments under the contract for the construction of Awoshie–Pokuase Road (Construction of Main Road – Section 2) from Km 3 + 000 to Km 15 + 120. Bids are invited from bidders from all countries as defined in the Rules and Procedures for Procurement of Goods and Works of the African Development Fund.

The Ministry of Roads and Highways, acting through the Department of Urban Roads, now invites sealed bids from bidders for the construction and completion of Awoshie – Pokuase Road (Construction of Main Road – Section 2).

The project road is located in the western corridor of the Greater Accra Metropolitan Assembly Area and runs through the Ga West and Ga South Municipal Assemblies.

The works will consist of the construction of three lanes dual carriage road from Km 0 + 000 at Awoshie to Km 1 + 100 at Odorgono with service roads on both sides. This reduces to two lanes dual carriage road from Km 1 + 100 to Km 10 + 000 at Ablekuma with service roads on both sides. Two service roads are included from the exit of Ablekuma at Km 10 + 000 to Nsawam Road Junction at Km 15 + 120. Also included the works is a reservation in the median portion along the entire stretch of the road.

Approximate quantities of major components of the works are as follows;

Site Clearing (67,554 Ha)

Demolition of concrete 4,313 m3)

Excavation for cuttings 531,088 m3)

Excavation – general and foundations (526,150 m3)

Excavation – rock (55,836 m3)

Filling – embankment (624,473 m3)

Filling – other works (288,474 m3)

Gravel sub-base – excluding excavation (505,398 m3)

Crushed Rock Base – 100 mm thick (370,100 m2)

Extra over for haulage of natural gravel material (5,367,848 m3.Km)

Extra over for haulage of chippings (44,436 m3.Km)

Concrete – in-situ (15,899 m3)

Concrete – precast (34,824 m3)

Reinforcement – in insitu concrete (80 t)

Formwork –to insitu concrete (5,669 m2)

Asphaltic Concrete – 50 mm thickness (370,100 m2)

Road Marking (9,720 m)

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Road Signs (212 m)

Crash Barrier / Guard Rail (25,681 m)

The contract duration will be 36 months.

Interested bidders may obtain further information, inspect and acquire the bidding documents at the office of the employer (between the hours of 09:00 and 16:00 GMT) at the address below.

A complete set of bidding documents may be purchased by interested bidders at the same office upon payment of a nonrefundable fee of GH¢ 400 or an equivalent amount in a freely convertible currency.

All bids must be accompanied by a security of US$ 1,200,000 or an equivalent amount in a freely convertible currency, and be delivered on 29 July 2010 at 10:00 hours (GMT) at the address below. Bids will be opened ~29 July 2010 at 10:15 hours (GMT) in the presence of the bidders’ representatives who choose to attend at the same address.

Contact: Department of Urban Roads. Attn: Dr. D. D. Darku. No.1 Foreign Affairs Road. Room No. 301, 2nd Floor. Tel: (233-21) 685-682. Fax: (233-21) 685-683. E-mail: [email protected]

Country: Tanzania

Project: TANZANIA ROAD SECTOR SUPPORT PROJECT I


Abstract: CIVIL WORKS CONTRACTS FOR UPGRADING OF ROADS

Sector: Roadways

Contract/Bid Number: Bid No. AE/001/2009-10/HQ/W/25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30; Invitation for Bids


Submission of Bids: 3 and 10 August 2010

The Government of Tanzania has received loans from the African Development Fund and the Japan International Cooperation Agency to finance jointly the above-mentioned Project, and it intends to apply part of the proceeds to eligible payments under the six civil works contracts for which this invitation for bids is issued.

The Tanzania National Roads Agency (TANROADS), an executing agency of the Ministry of Infrastructure Development, now invites sealed bids from eligible bidders for the upgrading of Iringa – Dodoma and Namtumbo - Tunduru Roads to bitumen standard of 7.0 m wide surfaced carriageway with 1.5 m shoulders on either side. The two roads have been divided into three lots each as follows:

Iringa – Dodoma Road

--Lot 1 (Bid No. AE/001/2009-10/HQ/W/25): Iringa – Migori (Length: 95.2 km) --Lot 2 (Bid No. AE/001/2009-10/HQ/W/26): Migori – Fufu Escarpment (Length: 93.8 km) --Lot 3 (Bid No. AE/001/2009-10/HQ/W/27): Fufu Escarpment – Dodoma (Length: 70.9 km)

Namtumbo - Tunduru Road

--Lot A (Bid No. AE/001/2009-10/HQ/W/28): Namtumbo – Kilimasera (Length: 60.7 km) --Lot B (Bid No. AE/001/2009-10/HQ/W/29): Kilimasera – Matemanga (Length: 68.2 km) --Lot C (Bid No. AE/001/2009-10/HQ/W/30): Matemanga – Tunduru (Length: 58.7 km)

The Iringa - Dodoma and Namtumbo – Tunduru Roads to be upgraded under these contracts form part of the National Trunk Roads, located in the Southern Highlands part of Tanzania.

The works to be undertaken will include—but not be limited to:

Clearing and grubbing

Common Excavation (including spoil)

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Improved Sub grade (G15)

Fill Material (G3)

Improved Sub grade (G7)

Natural gravel Sub base class G 45

Crushed stone base course class CRS

Crushed Aggregate Base course (CRR)

Prime Coat

Single seal

Double surface dressing

Concrete Pipe Culverts

Stabilised layer, material Class C1

Asphalt Wearing Course (AC)

Invitation is open to firms and voluntarily formed joint ventures in accordance with the African Development Bank’s Rules of Procedure for Procurement of Goods and Works. Invitation applications may be made for a maximum of three lots of one of either roads.

Bidders should note that to qualify for award of the contract, they are required to meet certain minimum qualifying criteria. In brief, bidders must be able to demonstrate that their capacity as prime contractors, they have successfully completed at least two projects of similar nature within the last five years. Bidders are required to provide full and detailed particulars of their financial capability to perform such works and to demonstrate that they have experienced key personnel with appropriate qualifications.

Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information and inspect the bidding documents at the office of the Secretary, TANROADS Headquarters Tender Board (address below), from 08:00 to 16:30 hours. Monday through Friday, except on Public Holidays.

Site visits and pre-bid meetings will be arranged on 22 June 2010 at 09:00 hours (local time) at the offices of the Regional Manager, TANROADS, Iringa Region for Iringa – Dodoma Road; and on 29 June 2010 at 09:00 hours (local time) at the Regional Manager’s Office Ruvuma for the Namtumbo – Tunduru Road. The visits will commence at the Regional Manager’s Offices.

A complete set of bidding documents (and additional copies) may be purchased by interested bidders from the above-mentioned office, on submission of a written application to the address below and upon payment of a non-refundable fee of TShs 200,000 (Tanzania Shillings) or its equivalent in a freely convertible currency for each set payable by banker's check, banker’s draft, or cash to the Chief Executive, TANROADS (PO Box below).

Applicants can collect the bidding documents between 08:00 and 16:30 hours, Monday through Friday, at the employer’s head office in Dar es Salaam. Documents will not be dispatched by courier service.

Bids must be submitted in sealed envelopes, either delivered by hand or by registered mail to the Secretary, TANROADS Headquarters Tender Board, at the address below as follows: For the Iringa-Dodoma Road no later than 3 August 2010 at 10:00 (local time); and (ii) For the Tunduru-Namtumbo Road no later than 10 August 2010 at 10:00 (local time). Bids must be clearly marked with the names of the respective lots. All bids received by the closing date and time will be read out in public at the address below. Late bids, partial bids, and bids sent by fax/telex will not be opened.

Contact: TANROADS Headquarters Tender Board. Attn: Secretary. 3rd Floor, Maktaba Complex. Bibi Titi Mohamed Road. PO Box 11364. Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania

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ENERGYCountry: Kosovo

Project: ENERGY SECTOR CLEAN UP AND LAND RECLAMATION PROJECT


Abstract: WASTE REMOVAL AND ON-SITE TREATMENT FOR A FORMER GASIFICATION PLANT

Sector: Power

Loan/Credit Number: Grant No. H 319 KOS, Project ID. P105870

Contract/Bid Number: Contract/Bid No. ICB No. 4


The Kosovo Energy Corporation j.s.c.(KEK) has received financing from the International Development Association toward the cost of the Kosovo Clean-Up and Land Reclamation Project, and it intends to apply part of the proceeds of this grant to payments under the contract for Waste Removal and On-Site Treatment for a Former Gasification Plant

The PMU for Energy Sector Clean up and Land Reclamation now invites sealed bids from eligible bidders for the Waste Removal and On-Site Treatment for a Former Gasification Plant contract. The works will include, but are not limited to: removal of ca. 20'241 t chemicals /wastes from the tank storage facilities und dumped tar deposits, drums; local treatment of watery phases with low organic content. The local treatment covers approximately 75 % of the total volume of the works; shipment of concentrated chemical hazardous waste to certified treatment facilities outside of Kosovo, in particular, hazardous waste incineration plants and cement plants; occupational health and safety; environmental compliance. The delivery time will be 8 months.

Bidding will be conducted through the international competitive bidding procedures specified in the World Bank's Guidelines: Procurement under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits, (May 2004), and is open to bidders from all countries as defined in the guidelines. In order to be qualified for contract award, bidders must satisfy the following minimum qualification criteria:

a) Minimum average annual turnover of Euro ten million (10.000.000), or an equivalent amount in a freely convertible currency, calculated as total certified payments received for contracts in progress or completed, within the last three (3) years, in case of joint venture the partners shall jointly meet this amount, while at least one partner must meet not less than 40% of the amount and each of the joint venture member shall meet not less than 25% of the amount.

b) Minimum liquid assets and/or credit facilities, net from other contractual commitments, shall be Euro 1.2 million. In case of joint venture the partners shall jointly meet this amount, while at least one partner must meet not less than 40% of the amount and each of the joint venture member shall meet not less than 25% of the amount.

c) General experience under contracts in the role of contractor, subcontractor, or management contractor for at least the last three [3] years prior to the applications submission deadline, and with activity in at least nine (9) months in each year. In case of joint venture, the partners shall jointly meet this requirement, or at least one partner.

d) Participation as contractor, management contractor, or subcontractor, in at least two (2) contracts within the last three(3 ) years , each with a value of at least Euro three (3 million), that have been successfully and substantially completed and that are similar to the proposed Works. The similarity shall be based on the physical size, complexity, methods/technology or other characteristics as described in Section VI, Employer's Requirements.

e) Experience in the following key activities; handling with chemical wastes and dangerous substances in site remediation and in management hazardous waste disposal, knowledge of all relevant safety rules referring to handling, transferring, treatment, packing and transporting of these substances, experience with international transport of hazardous waste (as classified under Basel Convention) and acquiring required authorizations and permits for this. In case of joint venture, the partners shall jointly meet this requirement.

f) The Bidder must demonstrate that it has the personnel for the key positions that meet the following requirements: One Clean up Project Leader with 20 years total work experience and 15 years of similar work experience, one On Site project Manager with 15 years total work experience and 10 years of similar

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work experience, one Manager of Environmental Compliance with 10 years of similar work experience, one Health and Safety Specialist with 10 years of similar work experience, and one Logistics, Transport, Permitting Specialist with 15 years total work experience and 10 years of similar work experience. The bidder should provide evidence in regard to above requirements, along with the CV of the required personnel.

A Pre-Bid meeting/site visit is scheduled to take place on July 21, 2010.

Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from Project Management Unit, attn. Bendis Boçari, Procurement Specialist at [email protected] and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below from 9.00.a.m. to 04.00.p.m, from Monday to Friday.

A complete set of Bidding Documents in English may be obtained by interested bidders on the submission of a written Application to the address below. The Bidding Documents will be sent by ordinary mail or handed to interested bidder's representative. The bidders must provide in the Application the detailed address where the Bidding Documents should be sent. The Bidding Documents will be provided in printed format (hard copy). In addition to the hard copy bidders may ask for electronic copy of the Bidding Documents. The electronic copy will be in a CD format or will be sent via email to interested bidder.

Bids must be delivered to the address below at or before 03.00 p.m, August 17, 2010. All bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security of Euro sixty five thousands (65,000). Electronic bidding will not be permitted. Late bids will be rejected. Bids will be opened in the presence of the bidders' representatives who choose to attend in person at the address below at 03.00 p.m., August 17, 2010.


Contact: Project Management Unit. Energy Sector Clean up and Land Reclamation . Kosovo Energy Corporation (KEK j.s.c). Address: Mother Teresa Street, No. 36 (Rear Entrance). First Floor, CLRP Office,. Attn. Trandelina Cakaj, Project Director. Prishtina, Kosovo. Tel: +381 38 222-224. E-mail: [email protected]

Country: Kosovo

Project: ENERGY SECTOR CLEAN UP AND LAND RECLAMATION PROJECT


Abstract: WASTE REMOVAL AND ON-SITE TREATMENT FOR A FORMER GASIFICATION PLANT

Sector: Power

Loan/Credit Number: Grant No. H 319 KOS, Project ID. P105870

Contract/Bid Number: Contract/Bid No. ICB No. 4


The Kosovo Energy Corporation j.s.c.(KEK) has received financing from the International Development Association toward the cost of the Kosovo Clean-Up and Land Reclamation Project, and it intends to apply part of the proceeds of this grant to payments under the contract for Waste Removal and On-Site Treatment for a Former Gasification Plant

The PMU for Energy Sector Clean up and Land Reclamation now invites sealed bids from eligible bidders for the Waste Removal and On-Site Treatment for a Former Gasification Plant contract. The works will include, but are not limited to: removal of ca. 20'241 t chemicals /wastes from the tank storage facilities und dumped tar deposits, drums; local treatment of watery phases with low organic content. The local treatment covers approximately 75 % of the total volume of the works; shipment of concentrated chemical hazardous waste to certified treatment facilities outside of Kosovo, in particular, hazardous waste incineration plants and cement plants; occupational health and safety; environmental compliance. The delivery time will be 8 months.

Bidding will be conducted through the international competitive bidding procedures specified in the World Bank's Guidelines: Procurement under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits, (May 2004), and is open to bidders from all countries as defined in the guidelines.

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In order to be qualified for contract award, bidders must satisfy the following minimum qualification criteria:

a) Minimum average annual turnover of Euro ten million (10.000.000), or an equivalent amount in a freely convertible currency, calculated as total certified payments received for contracts in progress or completed, within the last three (3) years, in case of joint venture the partners shall jointly meet this amount, while at least one partner must meet not less than 40% of the amount and each of the joint venture member shall meet not less than 25% of the amount.

b) Minimum liquid assets and/or credit facilities, net from other contractual commitments, shall be Euro 1.2 million. In case of joint venture the partners shall jointly meet this amount, while at least one partner must meet not less than 40% of the amount and each of the joint venture member shall meet not less than 25% of the amount.

c) General experience under contracts in the role of contractor, subcontractor, or management contractor for at least the last three [3] years prior to the applications submission deadline, and with activity in at least nine (9) months in each year. In case of joint venture, the partners shall jointly meet this requirement, or at least one partner.

d) Participation as contractor, management contractor, or subcontractor, in at least two (2) contracts within the last three(3 ) years , each with a value of at least Euro three (3 million), that have been successfully and substantially completed and that are similar to the proposed Works. The similarity shall be based on the physical size, complexity, methods/technology or other characteristics as described in Section VI, Employer's Requirements.

e) Experience in the following key activities; handling with chemical wastes and dangerous substances in site remediation and in management hazardous waste disposal, knowledge of all relevant safety rules referring to handling, transferring, treatment, packing and transporting of these substances, experience with international transport of hazardous waste (as classified under Basel Convention) and acquiring required authorizations and permits for this. In case of joint venture, the partners shall jointly meet this requirement.

f) The Bidder must demonstrate that it has the personnel for the key positions that meet the following requirements: One Clean up Project Leader with 20 years total work experience and 15 years of similar work experience, one On Site project Manager with 15 years total work experience and 10 years of similar work experience, one Manager of Environmental Compliance with 10 years of similar work experience, one Health and Safety Specialist with 10 years of similar work experience, and one Logistics, Transport, Permitting Specialist with 15 years total work experience and 10 years of similar work experience. The bidder should provide evidence in regard to above requirements, along with the CV of the required personnel.

A Pre-Bid meeting/site visit is scheduled to take place on July 21, 2010.

Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from Project Management Unit, attn. Bendis Boçari, Procurement Specialist at [email protected] and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below from 9.00.a.m. to 04.00.p.m, from Monday to Friday.

A complete set of Bidding Documents in English may be obtained by interested bidders on the submission of a written Application to the address below. The Bidding Documents will be sent by ordinary mail or handed to interested bidder's representative. The bidders must provide in the Application the detailed address where the Bidding Documents should be sent. The Bidding Documents will be provided in printed format (hard copy). In addition to the hard copy bidders may ask for electronic copy of the Bidding Documents. The electronic copy will be in a CD format or will be sent via email to interested bidder.

Bids must be delivered to the address below at or before 03.00 p.m, August 17, 2010. All bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security of Euro sixty five thousands (65,000). Electronic bidding will not be permitted. Late bids will be rejected. Bids will be opened in the presence of the bidders' representatives who choose to attend in person at the address below at 03.00 p.m., August 17, 2010.


Contact: Project Management Unit. Energy Sector Clean up and Land Reclamation . Kosovo Energy Corporation (KEK j.s.c). Address: Mother Teresa Street, No. 36 (Rear Entrance). First Floor, CLRP Office,. Attn. Trandelina Cakaj, Project Director. Prishtina, Kosovo.

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Tel: +381 38 222-224. E-mail: [email protected]

Country: Suriname

Project: SUPPORT TO ENERGY: RENEWABLE ENERGY AND BIO-ENERGY

Financing: Inter-American Development Bank

Abstract: GENERAL PROCUREMENT NOTICE (GPN)

Sector: Power Loan/Credit Number: Grant No.: ATN/SF-11911-SU


The Government of Suriname (GOS) has received from the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) a Technical Cooperation (TC) grant totaling US$400,000 for the Support of a Renewable Energy Project and Bio-Energy Project.

The Executing Agency for the project will be the Ministry of Natural Resources, and the execution period for the TC is 24 months.

The TC objective is to promote and support the use of renewable sources of energy in Suriname in order to ensure a sustainable development of Hinterlands, providing alternatives to reduce the dependency on fossil fuels and the adequate use of its natural resources. The objective would be achieved through the following components:

Support the GOS to determine potential sites in the country for the development of commercial RE projects

Explore and support alternatives for the use of RE for the development of Hinterlands

Provide technical assistance in the preparation of the bio-energy program for Suriname

It is intended that proceeds of the TC will be applied to the procurement of consultancy services through international competitive bidding and other methods of procurement in accordance with the procedures set forth GN-2350-7 (Policies for the selection and contracting of consultants financed by the IADB) dated July 2006 and the TC contract.

The Specific Procurement Notice (SPN) for Expressions of Interest (EOI) from consultancy firms for the above-mentioned consultancy services will be placed in the Development Business, and in at least one of the most widely circulated newspapers in Suriname. SPN’s will be published on the website of UNDB as well as the Bank’s (IADB) website.

Request for additional information should be sent to:

Contact: Renewable Energy Project. Sustainable Technical Solutions N.V. Attn.: ir. Michael J. Kopinsky (Project Manager). Fresolaan 2. Paramaribo, Suriname. Tel: (597) 440-144. Mobile: (597) 861-5111. E-mail: [email protected]. . Bio - Energy Project. Armudo Consultants. Attn.: Mr. Armand Dongen (Project Manager). Germastraat 8. Paramaribo, Suriname. Tel: (597) 530-363. Mobile: (597) 817-2941. E-mail: [email protected]

Country: Bangladesh

Project: SIDDHIRGANJ PEAKING POWER PROJECT F

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inancing: World Bank

Abstract: GAS TRANSMISSION LINE

Sector: Power

Loan/Credit Number: Credit No. 4508-BD; Project ID: P095965

Contract/Bid Number: IFB No. GTCL-G1

Deadline: 20 September 2010

1. The People’s Republic of Bangladesh has received a credit from the International Development Association (IDA) in various currencies towards the cost of the Siddhirganj Peaking Power Project. It is intended that part of the proceeds of this credit will be applied to eligible payments under the Contract for Bakhrabad-Siddhirganj Gas Transmission Pipeline Project.

2. The Gas Transmission Company Limited (GTCL) now invites sealed bids from eligible bidders for the construction and completion of the followings Facilities on TURNKEY and on a single responsibility basis:

(a) A 30? dia gas transmission pipe line with approximate length of 60 km which includes river crossings, other crossings etc. from Bakhrabad Gas Field under Muradnagar thana of Comilla district to Siddhirganj Power Station under Siddhirganj thana of Narayanganj district along with associated above ground and underground installations, valve stations, scraper trap stations, etc including khal, pond, ditch and road crossings along the route;

(b) Six (6) river crossings by HDD method (the Gomuti-1900 meter, the Kajla-850 meter, the Meghna-1650 meter, Asariar Char-750 meter, the Old Brahmaputra-550 meter and the Sitalakhya-550 meter; all are bank to bank distances);

(c) One (1) Metering Station at Bakhrabad;

(d) One (1) Regulating & Metering Station (RMS) at Haripur;

(e) One (1) Regulating & Metering Station (RMS) at Siddhirganj;

(f) Cathodic Protection System of the pipeline and facilities;

(g) SCADA/Tele-communication facilities;

(h) Laying of Optical fiber cable; and

(i) Hook up with existing SCADA networks at Meghnaghat, Haripur, Siddhirganj and hook up with existing SCADA and proposed SCADA network at Siddhirganj to existing Master Control Center at Demra.

3. International competitive bidding will be conducted in accordance with the Bank's "Single-Stage" Bidding Procedure.

4. Bidder(s) having experience of successfully completing at least one (1) gas transmission pipeline of ANSI # 600, 24? or larger diameter and a minimum 30 km length on design, engineering, procurement, installation, commissioning on TURNKEY and a single responsibility basis within the last twelve (12) years are eligible to participate in the bidding procedure. The experience and qualification criteria of the bidder, partner(s) in case of JV, and of the sub-contractor(s), manufacturers are described in the Bidding Documents.

5. Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from and inspect the Bidding Documents at the office of the following:

Project Director Bakhrabad-Siddhirganj Gas Transmission Pipeline Project Gas Transmission Company Limited Red Crescent Borak Tower (Level-3) 71-72 Old Elephant Road Eskaton, Dhaka-1000 Bangladesh. Telephone: 88-02-8311011 Facsimile number: 88-02-9358100/9342307 Electronic mail address: [email protected]

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6. A complete set of Bidding Documents may be purchased by interested bidders from June 20, 2010 to September 19, 2010 during office hours on submission of a written application to the above and upon payment of a non-refundable fee of Taka Twenty Five thousand (Tk.25,000.00) or US Dollar Three hundred and Sixty (USD360.00). The method of payment will be by cash or pay order or demand draft in favor of Gas Transmission Company Limited.

7. The provisions in the Instructions to Bidders and in the General Conditions of Contract are the provisions of the Bank Standard Bidding Documents: Procurement of Plant.

8. Bids must be delivered to the above office on or before 12:00 hours (BST) on September 20, 2010 and must be accompanied by a security (unconditional Bank Guarantee) of US Dollar of Eight hundred thousand (USD 800,000) or Bangladesh Taka of Five crore and Fifty lakh (Tk. 5,50,00,000.00) or an equivalent amount in a freely convertible currency issued by a scheduled bank of Bangladesh or by a bank from an eligible country duly endorsed by a scheduled bank of Bangladesh. Late bids will be rejected.

9. Bids will be opened in the presence of bidders’ representatives who choose to attend at 12:30 hours (BST) on September 20, 2010 at the following office:

Committee Room Gas Transmission Company Limited Red Crescent Borak Tower (Level-3) 71-72, Old Elephant Road Eskaton, Dhaka-1000 Bangladesh.

Contact: To obtain information and purchase bidding documents:. Project Director. Bakhrabad-Siddhirganj Gas Transmission Pipeline Project. Gas Transmission Company Limited. Red Crescent Borak Tower (Level-3). 71-72 Old Elephant Road. Eskaton, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh. Tel: (880-2) 831-1011. Fax: (880-2) 935-8100, 934-2307. E-mail: [email protected]

Country: Nepal

Project: ENERGY ACCESS AND EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT


Abstract: ACSR CONDUCTOR, INSULATORS AND HARDWARE

Sector: Power Loan/Credit Number: Loan No: 2587-NEP (SF)

Contract/Bid Number: Invitation for Bids


Deadline: 15 August 2010 (Package B3), 16 August 2010 (Package B4)

Contract Nos. and Title:

DSAP-066/67-03: Supply and Delivery of ACSR Conductor

DSAP-066/67-04: Supply and Delivery of Insulators and hardware

Nepal has received a loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) toward the cost of Energy Access and Efficiency Improvement Project. It is intended that part of this loan will be applied to payments under the contracts named below.

Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA), the Employer, now invites sealed bids from eligible bidders for Supply and delivery of materials for construction of 33 kV and 11 kV lines as specified below:

Name of Project: Energy Access and Efficiency Improvement Project

--Distribution System Augmentation Project Package-B3

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Tender No. and name of ICB: DSAP-066/67-03: Supply and Delivery of ACSR Conductor

--Contact: Project Manager, Distribution System Augmentation Project-Package B3, address (1) below

--Price of Bidding Documents:

NRs.10,000 (if bid document is to be picked up by the Bidder)

NRs.15,000 (if bid document is to be sent by courier)

--Bid Security: US$ 20,000

--Deadline for Bid Submission: 12:00 hours on 15 August 2010

--Bid Opening Date: 12:30 hours on 15 August 2010

Name of Project: Energy Access and Efficiency Improvement Project

--Distribution System Augmentation Project Package-B4

Tender No. and name of ICB: DSAP-066/67-04: Supply and Delivery of Insulators and hardware

--Contact: Project Manager, Distribution System Augmentation Project-Package B4, address (2) below.

--Price of Bidding Documents:

NRs.4,000 (if bid document is to be picked up by the Bidder)

NRs.9,000 (if bid document is to be sent by courier)

--Bid Security: US$ 4,000 --Deadline for Bid Submission: 12:00 Noon on 16 August 2010 --Bid Opening Date: 12:30 hours on 16 August 2010

International Competitive Bidding will be conducted in accordance with ADB's Single-Stage: One-Envelope Bidding Procedure and is open to all bidders from eligible source countries.

To obtain further information and inspect the Bidding Documents, bidders should contact the respective Project Offices. Complete Bidding Documents are also posted on NEA website at www.nea.org.np.

To purchase the Bidding Documents in English, eligible bidders should either:

Visit the office of NEA, Distribution and Consumer Services (NEA) at the address indicated above and pay a non-refundable fee of specified above amount by bank voucher to the NEA, Distribution and Consumer Services (NEA) account no. 610003 at Nepal Rastra Bank, Thapathali, Kathmandu or bank draft drawn in favour of Nepal Electricity Authority;

Request for delivery by sending a written application to NEA, Distribution and Consumer Services (NEA) requesting the Bidding documents for desired tender number at the address indicated above. The application must be supported by payment as given above by bank draft or Manager's Check in favor of Nepal Electricity Authority. The documents will be sent by courier. However no liability will be accepted for loss or late delivery.

Bidders must deliver their bids at the address of project office on or before the specified deadlines together with a Bid Security of the specified amount in US$ or an equivalent amount in a freely convertible currency. The exchange rates to be applied for determining an equivalent amount in a freely convertible currency for the bid security shall be the rates of exchange prevailing on the date 28 days prior to the deadline for bid submission, published by Nepal Rastra Bank. Bids will be opened at the date and time specified above for each tender.

The NEA will not be responsible for any costs or expenses incurred by bidders in connection with the preparation or delivery of bids.

When comparing bids, ADB's Domestic Preference Scheme will be applied in accordance with the provisions stipulated in the Bidding Documents.

Contact: (1) Project Manager. Distribution System Augmentation Project-Package B3. Technical Service/ Commercial Department. Durbar Marga, Kathmandu, Nepal. Tel: (977-1) 415-3153. Fax: (977-1) 415-3155.

(2) Project Manager.

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Distribution System Augmentation Project-Package B4,. Technical Service/ Commercial Department. Durbar Marga, Kathmandu, Nepal. Tel: (977-1) 415-3153. Fax: (977-1) 415-3155

Country: Ukraine

Project: HYDROPOWER REHABILITATION PROJECT


Abstract: REHABILITATION OF TURBINES FOR DNIPRO-2 HYDRO POWER PLANT

Sector: Power

Loan/Credit Number: Loan No. 7791-UA; Project ID No. P115515

Contract/Bid Number: Bid No. UHE/T-TD2-24/09

1.Deadline: 27 September 2010

2. The Government of Ukraine has received a loan from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development toward the cost of Hydropower Rehabilitation Project. It is intended that part of the proceeds of this loan will be applied to eligible payments under the contract for the plant design, supply and installation of Rehabilitation of Turbines for Dnipro-2 Hydro Power Plant (Bid No. UHE/T-TD2-24/09).

The maximum Completion period is:

one hundred thirty nine (139) weeks for the 1st unit

one hundred eighty three (183) weeks for the 2nd unit

two hundred twenty six (226) weeks for the 3rd unit.

3. The Open Joint-Stock Company �UkrHydroEnergo � now invites sealed bids from eligible bidders for the design, manufacturing, erection and commissioning of three rehabilitated turbines, including runner, distributor, runner chamber, draft tube cone, turbine shaft, guide bearing, shaft seal (“the Facilities”). International competitive bidding will conducted in accordance with the Bank's single stage Bidding Procedure as specified in the World Bank’s Guidelines: Procurement under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits, published in May 2004, revised October 2006 and is open to all eligible bidders as defined in the guidelines that meet the following minimum qualification criteria:

(a) Financial criteria:

(i) current soundness of the bidders financial position and its prospective long term profitability

(ii) average annual turnover, within the last three (3) years, representing not less than twentyfive millions US dollars (25 000 000 USD).

(iii) financial resources sufficient to meet:

(1) the following cash-flow requirement: six millions (6 000 000) USD (2) the overall cash flow requirements for this contract and its current works commitment.

(b) Experience criteria

(i) Experience for at least the last ten (10) years and with activity in at least nine (9) months in each year in the field of hydro turbines.

(ii) Participation within the last ten (10) years, in at least five (5) contracts with a value of at least five millions US dollars (5 000 000 USD) each, that have been successfully and substantially completed and that are similar to the proposed Plant and Installation Services.

(iii) a minimum experience in the following key activities, each of them being related to KAPLAN turbines with capacity above one hundred megawatts (100 MW): hydraulic and mechanical design, scaled model testing, manufacturing of main components (runner, distributor, shaft, bearings), dismantling of the shaft line of an existing turbine, assembling on site, and commissioning.

(c) Historical Contract non-performance criteria

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(i) Non-performance of a contract did not occur within the last three (3) years (ii) All pending litigation shall in total not represent more than ten percent (10%) of the Bidder’s net worth

(d) The Bidder must have and maintain Quality Management System or Quality Insurance Certification (ISO9000 series or equivalent)

(e) Personnel: The Bidder shall provide suitably qualified personnel to fill the following positions: Contractor’s representative, Design Manager, Construction Manager, Site Erection Engineer and Commissioning Engineer. For each of these five positions, the Bidder shall provide information (in here after forms) on a first choice candidate and an alternate, each of whom should meet the experience requirements specified below:

No. 1. Contractor’s Representative; total work experience; total work experience: 10 years; experience in similar works: 5 years

No. 2. Design Manager; total work experience: 10 years; experience in similar works: 5 years

No. 3. Construction Manager; total work experience: 15 years; experience in similar works: 10 years

No. 4. Site Erection Engineers; total work experience: 10 years; experience in similar works: 5 years

No. 5. Commissioning Engineers; total work experience: 10 years; experience in similar works: 5 years

(f) Subcontractors

(i) Subcontractors in charge of the Major Items of Plant and Installation Services, must comply with experience criteria

(ii) Subcontractors which part represent more than 25% of the Bid Price must partially fulfill the financial criteria

(iii) Subcontractors above mentioned must provide Manufacturer’s Authorization

These qualification requirements are detailed in the Bidding Documents.

4. Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from and inspect the bidding documents at the office of OJSC “UkrHydroEnergo” at the address below from June 29th, 2010 during office hours 08-00 to 17-00 of local time.

5. A complete set of bidding documents in English may be purchased by interested bidders on the submission of a written application to the above and upon payment of a non-refundable fee of three hundred US dollars (300 USD) (not taking into bank fees). The method of payment (only in US dollars) will be direct deposit to any of the specified account numbers:

For non-residents of Ukraine:

COR.ACC. USD 890-0060-077 BANK OF NEW YORK, NEW YORK S.W.I.F.T. BIC: IRVT US 3N PROMINWESTBANK, SHEVCHENKA STR.12, KYIV, UKRAINE S.W.I.F.T. UPIBUAUX Benef. OJSC "UkrHydroEnergo" ACC. 26009301330916/840 PIB VYSHGOROD NABEREZHNA 8A MFO 321143

COR.ACC. USD 04-182-382 DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, NEW YORK S.W.I.F.T. BIC: BKTR US 33 PROMINWESTBANK, SHEVCHENKA STR.12, KYIV, UKRAINE S.W.I.F.T. UPIBUAUX Benef. OJSC "UkrHydroEnergo" ACC. 26009301330916/840 PIB VYSHGOROD NABEREZHNA 8A MFO 321143

COR.ACC. USD 949 8296 00 DEUTSCHE BANK AG, FRANKFURT AM MAIN S.W.I.F.T. BIC: DEUT DE FF PROMINWESTBANK, SHEVCHENKA STR.12, KYIV, UKRAINE S.W.I.F.T. UPIBUAUX Benef. OJSC "UkrHydroEnergo"

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ACC. 26009301330916/840 PIB VYSHGOROD NABEREZHNA 8A MFO 321143

COR.ACC. USD 30112840600000000284 Savings Bank Of The Russian Federation, Moscow S.W.I.F.T. BIC: SABR RU MM PROMINWESTBANK, SHEVCHENKA STR.12, KYIV, UKRAINE S.W.I.F.T. UPIBUAUX Benef. OJSC "UkrHydroEnergo" ACC. 26009301330916/840 PIB VYSHGOROD NABEREZHNA 8A MFO 321143

For residents of Ukraine:

BAT «YKP-i-poEhepro» 20588716 M-O 321143 p/p No. 26009301330916

or by a direct payment to the OJSC “UkrHydroEnergo” cashier in the equivalent according to the National Bank of Ukraine exchange rate at the day of Bidding Documentation purchase at the address specified below.

The document will be sent by express-mail (i.e. DHL) or by special delivery.

6. The provisions in the Instructions to Bidders and in the General Conditions of Contract are the provisions of the Bank Standard Bidding Documents: Procurement of Plant Design, Supply and Installation.

7. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before 11.00 am (local time) on 27 September 2010 and must be accompanied by a security of 2% of the bid amount.

8. Bids will be opened in the presence of bidders’ representatives who choose to attend at 11.00 am (local time) on 27 September 2010 at the address below.

Contact: Open Joint-Stock Company “UkrHydroEnergo”. Attn: Mrs. Zhanna Gutina. OJSC “UkrHydroEnergo” office 207. 07300, Vyshgorod, Kyiv region, Ukraine. Tel: +38 04596 582 27. Fax: +38 04596 220 07. E-mail: [email protected]

Country: Lesotho

Project: LESOTHO ELECTRICITY SUPPLY PROJECT


Abstract: SUPERVISION OF DISTRIBUTION NETWORK CONSTRUCTION

Sector: Power

Loan/Credit Number: Loan No.: 2100150018794

Contract/Bid Number: Contract Identification No. : LEC/PO-242/2010/11;

Request for expressions of interest Deadline: 16 July 2010

The Government of Lesotho has received a loan and a grant from the African Development Funds towards the cost of LESOTHO ELECTRICITY SUPPLY PROJECT and intends to apply part of the proceeds of the loan to cover eligible payments under the contract for the consultancy service for Supervision of Distribution Network Construct. The services include:

Review design done by LEC

Supervise construction and commissioning of Maseru (33/11kV 2x10MVA) and Hlotse (33/11kV 2 x 5MVA) substations

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Supervise construction and commissioning of 33 KV lines

Supervise Construction and commissioning of 11kV lines

Supervise installation and commissioning of Distribution transformers and LV lines (0,4 kV) networks in Mantsonyane and 250 connections

Supervise installation of service connections in Maseru and Hlotse

Capture GPS coordinates of service connections to e done by the project in Maseru and Hlotse

The Implementing agency, Lesotho Electricity Company, now invites eligible consultants to submit an Expressions of Interest in providing the above mentioned services. Interested firms must provide a statement of capability and experience indicating that they are qualified to perform the services (brochures, description of similar assignments, availability of appropriate skills among staff, annual financial report over five years, litigation or cases of arbitration relating to contracts implemented or under implementation, etc.). .

A shortlist of six firms will be compiled in accordance with the procedures set out in the African Development Bank’s Rules and Procedures for the use of consultants (May 2008 edition).

Written Expressions of Interest must be delivered in sealed envelopes to the address below by hand or by registered mail latest by 12.00 noon local time on 16 July 2010. E-mail, late and faxed applications will not be accepted. Applications must be clearly marked “Request for Expression of Interest for Supervision of Distribution Network Construction”.

Contact: Lesotho Electricity Company (Pty) Ltd. LESP Project Implementation Team. Atn: Mr. Motlatsi Mohau – Procurement Officer. 53 Moshoeshoe Road. Industrial Area . P.O. Box 423. Maseru 100, Lesotho. Tel: (266) 2231-2236, 5227-2127, 5881-8970. Fax: (266) 2232-7647. E-mail: [email protected], [email protected]

Country: Egypt

Project: BANHA POWER STATION - 750 MW COMBINED CYCLE PROJECT

Financing: Government Notices

Abstract: COMBUSTION TURBINE GENERATORS PACKAGE

Sector: Power

Contract/Bid Number: Procurement Notice

Deadline: 5 September 2010

The Government of Arab Republic of Egypt has applied for loans from the Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development (AFESD) and the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED), the proceeds of which will be relent to Middle Delta Electricity Production Company (MDEPC) to finance the CTG and other packages for Banha Power Station – 750 MW Combined Cycle Project, which will consist of two 250 MW combustion turbine generators, two heat recovery steam generators, and one 250 MW steam turbine generator.

Middle Delta Electricity Production Company (MDEPC), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Egyptian Electricity Holding Company (EEHC), is inviting International Manufacturers to submit Tenders for the Combustion Turbine Generators Package. The scope of work includes, but is not limited to, design, fabricate, furnish, deliver, transport to the Site, unload, store, erect, test, start-up, commission and maintain until issuance of Taking Over and Acceptance Certificate of 2 x 250 MW Combustion Turbine Generators including all related mechanical and electrical works necessary for placing a complete operational system for Banha Power Station – 750 MW Combined Cycle Project.

The tender document for the above package will be available at MDEPC’s offices on 20 June 2010. Tenderers may receive the tender document by submitting an application, in one original and two copies,

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accompanied by a payment receipt of US$ 3,000 from Banque du Caire, Gomhoreya Branch, Al Mansoura, Egypt (Account No. 593/601/603) at the address (1) shown below.

Tenderers may obtain additional information by contacting MDEPC’s Authorized Representative at the address (2) shown below.

The tender must be submitted on 5 September 2010 in two envelopes. Envelop A must contain all the required information, except the schedules of quantities and prices, and must be accompanied by a tender security in an acceptable form equal to 3.0 Million US$. Envelop B must include the schedules of quantities and prices.

Only Envelopes A of tenders will be opened on the same day at 12:00 noon (Egypt local time), in the presence of tenderers’ representatives who choose to attend, at the headquarters of MDEPC at the address (1) shown below. Tenderers whose tenders have been determined to be substantially responsive will be informed of the opening date for Envelopes B.

EEHC wishes to advise potential bidders that it will be tendering concurrently with this tender the CTG units for Giza North Power Station. For specific details see separate procurement notice.

Contact: (1) Middle Delta Electricity Production Company (MDEPC). Dispatch Building, Talkha, Dakahlia, Egypt. Attention: Head of Procurement Sector . Tel: (20-050) 254-6302. Fax: (20-050) 254 6302.

(2) Power Generation Engineering and Services Company (PGESCo). Att: Project Procurement Manager. 41 Al Salam Avenue, Central District, New Cairo. Cairo, Egypt. Tel: (20-2) 2617-6497 (Cairo). Fax: (20-2) 2617-6519 (Cairo)

Country: El Salvador

Project: FOMILENIO - MCA Financing: Millennium Challenge Corporation

Abstract: SUPPLY AND INSTALLATION OF 1000 PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS

Sector: Power

Loan/Credit Number: No. FOM-CO-CB-90/2010

Contract/Bid Number: Competitive Bidding


The United States of America acting through the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) and the Government of El Salvador (the Government) have entered into a Millennium Challenge Compact for Millennium Challenge Account assistance to help facilitate poverty reduction through economic growth in El Salvador (the Compact) in the amount of approximately US$ 460.9 million (MCC Funding). The Government, acting through Fondo del Milenio (FOMILENIO) (MCA-El Salvador) intends to apply a portion of the MCC Funding to eligible payments under a contract to fund procurement of supply and installation of 1000 photovoltaic systems in the Northern Zone of El Salvador in a transparent and fiscally sound manner; for which this Invitation For Bidding is issued.

The goal of the Compact is to advance economic growth and poverty reduction in the Northern Zone of El Salvador. The Program includes the following Projects: (1) Human Development Project, (2) Productive Development Project, and (3) Connectivity Project.

The payments to be done by FOMILENIO will be subjected to the terms and conditions, including restrictions on the use of funds from MCC indicated in the Compact. No other party but GOES and FOMILENIO will have any rights on the Compact or will have any rights to claim funds from the MCC resources.

Any person or entity that has been blacklisted from participation in procurements funded with World Bank assistance or debarred or suspended from participation in procurements funded by the United States Federal Government or otherwise prohibited by applicable United States law or Executive Order or United States policies, including under any then-existing anti-terrorist policies, shall be excluded from procurements awarded under the Compact.

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The services to be contracted under this Bidding Documents will be selected under the Competitive Bidding (CB) method, described in this document, in accordance with the MCC Program Procurement Guidelines of 23 October 2009, Section 1A, which are found at: www.mcc.gov/documents/mcc-guidelines-programprocurement.pdf.

The participants are advised that while these procedures are similar to those set out in the World Bank Guidelines there are several very significant differences. For that reason it is recommended that the participants review carefully the Bidding Documents and the pertaining sections of the MCC Procurement Guidelines.

The object of this procurement is to supply, install and put in service 1000 photovoltaic systems, as well as protectors, controls, electrical wiring, cabinets, all materials and works needed for the systems to work and be ready to use. Also a stock of spare parts has to be supplied and the necessary training to the communities on the operation and maintenance of the systems.

Please note that a visit, to the site and pre-proposal conference will be held on 22 and 23 June 2010 respectively. The interested firms can obtain the Bidding Documents at no cost, and additional information in the address indicated below starting 14 June 2010 from Monday through Friday from 9:00 to 16:00 hours (El Salvador local time). The Bidding Documents can also be downloaded from FOMILENIO’s web page, in the Section Procurement, starting on the indicated date above.

All bids must be submitted in Spanish according to the renewed MCC’s Spanish Language waiver dated 12 March 2009. The bids have to be presented and be registered at the address indicated below by 19 July 2010, no later than 10:00 hours (El Salvador local time). All bids must be accompanied by a $20,000.00 Bid Security, in the form specified in the Bid Documents. Firms should be aware that distance and customs formalities may require longer than expected delivery time. Bids received after this time and date will not be considered and will be returned unopened.

Contact: Procurement Unit Office (ACI) - FOMILENIO. Boulevard del Hipódromo #441, Colonia San Benito. San Salvador, El Salvador. Tel: (503) 2524 – 6150. Fax: (503) 2524- 6161. E-mail: obras @fomilenio.gob.sv. Website: www.fomilenio.gob.sv

Country: El Salvador

Project: FOMILENIO - MCA

Financing: Millennium Challenge Corporation

Abstract: SUPPLY AND INSTALLATION OF 1000 PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS

Sector: Power

Loan/Credit Number: No. FOM-CO-CB-90/2010

Contract/Bid Number: Competitive Bidding


The United States of America acting through the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) and the Government of El Salvador (the Government) have entered into a Millennium Challenge Compact for Millennium Challenge Account assistance to help facilitate poverty reduction through economic growth in El Salvador (the Compact) in the amount of approximately US$ 460.9 million (MCC Funding). The Government, acting through Fondo del Milenio (FOMILENIO) (MCA-El Salvador) intends to apply a portion of the MCC Funding to eligible payments under a contract to fund procurement of supply and installation of 1000 photovoltaic systems in the Northern Zone of El Salvador in a transparent and fiscally sound manner; for which this Invitation For Bidding is issued.

The goal of the Compact is to advance economic growth and poverty reduction in the Northern Zone of El Salvador. The Program includes the following Projects: (1) Human Development Project, (2) Productive Development Project, and (3) Connectivity Project.

The payments to be done by FOMILENIO will be subjected to the terms and conditions, including restrictions on the use of funds from MCC indicated in the Compact. No other party but GOES and

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FOMILENIO will have any rights on the Compact or will have any rights to claim funds from the MCC resources.

Any person or entity that has been blacklisted from participation in procurements funded with World Bank assistance or debarred or suspended from participation in procurements funded by the United States Federal Government or otherwise prohibited by applicable United States law or Executive Order or United States policies, including under any then-existing anti-terrorist policies, shall be excluded from procurements awarded under the Compact.

The services to be contracted under this Bidding Documents will be selected under the Competitive Bidding (CB) method, described in this document, in accordance with the MCC Program Procurement Guidelines of 23 October 2009, Section 1A, which are found at: www.mcc.gov/documents/mcc-guidelines-programprocurement.pdf.

The participants are advised that while these procedures are similar to those set out in the World Bank Guidelines there are several very significant differences. For that reason it is recommended that the participants review carefully the Bidding Documents and the pertaining sections of the MCC Procurement Guidelines.

The object of this procurement is to supply, install and put in service 1000 photovoltaic systems, as well as protectors, controls, electrical wiring, cabinets, all materials and works needed for the systems to work and be ready to use. Also a stock of spare parts has to be supplied and the necessary training to the communities on the operation and maintenance of the systems.

Please note that a visit, to the site and pre-proposal conference will be held on 22 and 23 June 2010 respectively. The interested firms can obtain the Bidding Documents at no cost, and additional information in the address indicated below starting 14 June 2010 from Monday through Friday from 9:00 to 16:00 hours (El Salvador local time). The Bidding Documents can also be downloaded from FOMILENIO’s web page, in the Section Procurement, starting on the indicated date above.

All bids must be submitted in Spanish according to the renewed MCC’s Spanish Language waiver dated 12 March 2009. The bids have to be presented and be registered at the address indicated below by 19 July 2010, no later than 10:00 hours (El Salvador local time). All bids must be accompanied by a $20,000.00 Bid Security, in the form specified in the Bid Documents. Firms should be aware that distance and customs formalities may require longer than expected delivery time. Bids received after this time and date will not be considered and will be returned unopened.

Contact: Procurement Unit Office (ACI) - FOMILENIO. Boulevard del Hipódromo #441, Colonia San Benito. San Salvador, El Salvador. Tel: (503) 2524 – 6150. Fax: (503) 2524- 6161. E-mail: obras @fomilenio.gob.sv. Website: www.fomilenio.gob.sv

Country: Nigeria

Project: NIGER BASIN WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABLE ECOSYSTEMS MANAGEMENT PROJECT (APL 1)


Abstract: DESIGN, SUPPLY AND INSTALLATION OF PLANTS AND EQUIPMENT FOR THE REHABILITATION OF KAINJI HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANT

Sector: Power

Loan/Credit Number: Credit No. 4348-UNI, Project Id: P093806

Contract/Bid Number: IFB No. KR1A

Deadline: 14 October 2010

1. The Federal Republic of Nigeria has received a credit from the International Development Association (IDA) in US Dollars towards the cost of the Niger Basin Water Resources Development and Sustainable Ecosystems Management Program being coordinated by the Niger Basin Authority. It is intended that part of the proceeds of this credit will be applied to eligible payments under the contract for Rehabilitation of Kainji Hydroelectric Power Plant (KR1A)

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2. The Power Holding Company of Nigeria Plc - Project Management Unit (PHCN-PMU) as the National Implementation Agency (NIA) of the Project for Nigeria now invites sealed bids from eligible bidders for the construction and completion of the design, supply and installation of plant and equipment for the rehabilitation of Kainji Hydroelectric Power Plant (Units 1G5 & 1G6 (120MW each); Unit 1G12(100MW). International competitive bidding will be conducted in accordance with the Bank's "Single –Stage" Bidding Procedure.

A brief description of the scope of works at Kainji Hydroelectric Power Plant shall include but not limited to the following:

(a) Design, Supply and Installation of new 2No. 120MW Kaplan turbines units to replace all but the embedded parts of the existing Propeller Turbines for 1G5 and 1G6 units.

(b) Rehabilitation of 100MW Kaplan turbine for 1G12 unit.

(c) Rehabilitation of plant auxiliary services

(d) Design, Supply and Installation of New Distributed Control Systems (DCS) for 1G5, 1G6, 1G12 and auxiliary / common services.

Time of Completion for all Facilities is thirty one (31) to thirty four (34) months from contract effective date.

The main qualification criteria that shall apply for the bid are as follows:

a) Bidders must meet a minimum average annual turnover of fifty million US Dollars (US$50m), calculated as total certified payments received for contracts in progress or completed, within the last five (5) years

b) Participation as contractor, management contractor, or subcontractor, in at least Two (2) contracts within the last twenty (20) years, each with a value of at least thirty million US Dollar (US$30m), that have been successfully and substantially completed which is similar to the proposed Plant and Installation Services. The similarity shall be based on the physical size, complexity, methods / technology.

c) In addition to the Bidders' general experience stated in (b) above, the minimum specific experience for the bid requires that a Bidder must have executed other contracts on the following key activities:

(i) supply and installation of at least one (1) Kaplan turbines with a unit capacity of at least 40 MW.

(ii) supply and installation of at least one powerhouse Distributed Control System (DCS) in an Electric Power Station

3. Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from and inspect the bidding documents at the office address (1) below from 14th June, 2010.

4. A complete set of bidding documents may be purchased by interested bidders on the submission of a written application to the office address (2) below and upon payment of a non-refundable fee of thirty thousand Naira (N30,000.00) or two hundred US Dollars (US$200.00).

The method of payment will be by Certified Bank Cheque in favour of PHCN. The Bidding Documents will be sent by courier upon additional payment of fifteen thousand Naira (N15,000) or one hundred US Dollars (US$100) for Europe and West Africa or thirty thousand Naira (N30,000) or two hundred US Dollars (US$200) for all other countries payable to the Manager, PHCN – PMU at Abuja not later than two (2) weeks before bid closing to cover the cost of the delivery to bidders by courier.

5. The provisions in the Instructions to Bidders and in the General Conditions of Contract are the provisions of the Bank Standard Bidding Documents: Procurement of Plant.

6. Bids must be delivered to the office address (1) below on or before 12:30 pm on 14th October, 2010 and must be accompanied by a security of one million, US Dollar USD1,000,000.00) or an equivalent amount in a freely convertible currency.

7. Bids will be opened in the presence of bidders' representatives, who choose to attend at 12:30 pm on 14th October, 2010. (4 months bidding period) at the office address (1) below.

Contact: Address (1). . Attn: M. A.Ganiyu. Manager, Project Management Unit. 7, Kampala Street, Wuse II,. Abuja 900288, NIGERIA. Tel/Fax: 234-9-4136684 or 4136685.

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E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.nepapmu.org. . Address (2). . Attn: Engr Husaini S. Labo. Attn: Manager – Project Management Unit. Executive Vice Chairman/ CEO. Power Holding Company Nigeria PLC. Plot 441, Zambezi Crescent, Maitama. Abuja, NIGERIA

Country: Ukraine

Project: HYDROPOWER REHABILITATION PROJECT - ADDITIONAL FINANCING


Abstract: GENERAL PROCUREMENT NOTICE

Sector: Power

Loan/Credit Number: Loan No. 7791-UA, Project ID No. P115515


The Government of Ukraine has received an additional financing in the amount of US$ 60 million equivalent from the World Bank toward the cost of the Hydropower Rehabilitation Project , and it intends to apply part of the proceeds to payments for goods, works, related services and consulting services to be procured under this project.

The present project will include rehabilitation of hydro turbines of Kremenchuk and Dnipro-2 hydropower plants. The project will include two bidding packages under international competitive bidding to rehabilitate (i) three hydro turbines in Dnipro-2 hydropower plant and (ii) three hydro turbines in Kremenchuk hydropower plant.

The main objectives of the Project are: (i) to improve operational stability and reliability of power supply through increased regulating capacity, efficiency and safety of hydroelectric plants; (ii) to enhance the institutional development of UHE. Additional objective is to support the MFE and NERC in developing and implementing an energy sector reform and development program, including the WEM concept.

Procurement of contracts financed by the World Bank will be conducted through the procedures as specified in the World Bank's Guidelines: Procurement under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits ( May, 2004; revised in October 2006 ) , and is open to all eligible bidders as defined in the guidelines. Consulting services will be selected in accordance with the World Bank's Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants by World Bank Borrowers ( May, 2004; revised in October 2006 ).

Specific procurement notices for contracts to be bid under the World Bank's international competitive bidding (ICB) procedures and for contracts for consultancy services will be announced, as they become available, in UN Development Business and dgMarket.

Interested eligible bidders who wish to be included on the mailing list to receive invitations to bid under ICB procedures or those requiring additional information should contact the address below.

Contact: OJSC UkrHydroEnergo. Attn: Mrs. Zhanna Gutina, First Deputy Director E&I Department, Project Coordinator. 07300 Vyshgorod. Kyiv region, Ukraine. Tel: +38-04596-22-006, +38-04596-58-227. Fax: +38-04596-22-007. E-mail: [email protected] , [email protected]

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CONSULTANCYCountry: Papua New Guinea

Project: MINING SECTOR INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROJECT 2


Abstract: CONSULTING SERVICES FOR INSTITUTIONAL ANALYSIS AND DESIGN FOR THE AUTONOMOUS BOUGAINVILLE GOVERNMENT (ABG) DEPARTMENF OF MINING

Sector: Consultants

Loan/Credit Number: Project No. P102396

Contract/Bid Number: Expressions of interest, Contract No. S2010-ABG-C4-I.62-063


1. The Government of Papua New Guinea has received a credit from the International Development Association toward the cost of a Mining Sector Institutional Strengthening Project and intends to apply part of the proceeds of this credit to payments under the contract for Consulting Services for the “Institutional Analysis and Design for to the Autonomous Bougainville Government’s (ABG) Department of Mining” which will be under the administration, supervision, and control of the following component.

Component 4: Institutional Development and Capacity Building for the Bougainville Department of Mining

2. The Services is primarily to Review current ABG Mining Division corporate structure and operational facilities and advise on appropriate institutional strengthening strategies to address or alleviate shortfalls including amenities. Review reports, materials and existing documents on corporate structures including the Mineral Resources Authority (MRA), Department of Mineral Policy and Geo Hazard Management (DMPGM) and the ABG Mining Division and advice on the appropriate structure for the establishment of the structure to carry out the mining regulation functions within the Authonomous Bougainville Government. All other services required are presented in detail in the Terms of Reference. The studies will be carried out over a period of approximately 16 weeks from the execution of the contract.

3. The Autonomous Bougainville Government (ABG) through the Special Project Units of the Mineral Resources Authority now invites eligible consultants (firm or individual) to indicate their interest in providing the Services. Interested consultants must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the Services (brochures, description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, availability of appropriate skills among staff, etc.). Consultants may associate to enhance their qualifications.

4. The consultant will be selected based on Consultant’s Qualification Selection method (CQS) in accordance with the procedures set out in the World Bank’s Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants by World Bank Borrowers.

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5. Interested consultants may obtain further information and copy of the Terms of Reference and other documents at the address given below

6. Expressions of interest must be delivered not later than 23 July, 2010 to the address below.

Contact: Attn: Mr. Philip Samar, Manager, Special Projects Unit. P.O. Box 1906, Port Moresby. NCD, Papua New Guinea. Phone: (675) – 321-3511. Fax: (675) -321-01-53. E-mail: [email protected] or [email protected]

Country: India

Project: UTTAR PRADESH SODIC LANDS RECLAMATION III PROJECT (UPSLRIIIP)


Abstract: HIRING THE SERVICE OF SPECIALIZED BUSINESS SUPPORT ORGANIZATION

Sector: Consultants

Loan/Credit Number: Project ID No.: P-112033(CR. 4640 IN)

Contract/Bid Number: Expression of Interest


The Government of India has received a credit from the International Development Association towards the cost of the Uttar Pradesh Sodic Lands Reclamation III Project currently implemented by Uttar Pradesh Bhumi Sudhar Nigam and intends to apply part of the proceeds of this credit for payments under the contract for the services of Specialized Business Support Organization.

Uttar Pradesh Bhumi Sudhar Nigam (UPBSN) now invites eligible organizations/firms to indicate their interest in providing the Services. I

nterested organizations/firms must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the Services (brochures, description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, availability of appropriate skills among staff etc.)

The interested organizations/firms may associate to enhance their qualifications. The ‘Association’ may take the form of a Joint Venture (with joint and several liabilities).

Organizations/firms will be selected in accordance with the procedures set out in the World Bank's Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants by World Bank Borrowers, May 2004 (Revised October 2006).

The scope of services, detailed TOR and criteria for selection of Specialized Business Support Organization, etc is available on the UPBSN's website: www.upbsn.org . The deadline for submission of EOI is July 15, 2010.

Contact: UTTAR PRADESH BHUMI SUDHAR NIGAM (A Government of Uttar Pradesh Undertaking) . TC/19-V, Vibhuti Khand Gomti Nagar, Lucknow – 226010 . Tel: (0522) 2720050, 2720428. Fax: (0522) 2720416 – 417 . E-mail: [email protected]


Project: REGIONAL FISCAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROJECT


Abstract: ESTABLISHMENT OF A SYSTEM FOR SEARCH, SELECTION AND RESTRUCTURING OF PROJECTS FINANCED IN FORM OF GRANTS AND AIMED AT DEVELOPMENT OF THE RF REGIONS

Sector: Consultants


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Contract/Bid Number: RFTAP/SBCQ/2.21


The Russian Federation has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Regional Fiscal Technical Assistance Project, and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consultant services under the contract RFTAP/SBCQ/2.21 « Establishment of a system for search, selection and restructuring of projects financed in form of grants and aimed at development of the RF regions ».

The services include: carrying out of research of the Russian and international experience in the sphere of organization and implementation of national development projects, financed by international grants, as well as in the sphere of experience in management of received grants for the purposes of regional development, inter alia at the subnational level; development of recommendations on modernization of the projects search, selection and restructuring system, financed in the form of grants and focused on development of the Russian regions.

The services are to be implemented from September 2010 to June 2011.

The Non-commercial Foundation for Enterprise Restructuring and Financial Institutions Development hereby invites eligible consultants to indicate their interest in providing the services. Interested consultants must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services (brochures, description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, availability of appropriate skills among staff, etc.). Consultants may associate to enhance their qualifications.

A consultant will be selected in accordance with the procedures set out in the World Bank's Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants by World Bank Borrowers dated January 1997 and amended in September 1997 and in January 1999.

Interested consultants may obtain further information at the address below during office hours from 10:00am to 6:00pm Moscow time Monday through Friday.

Expressions of interest must be delivered to the address below by July 27, 2010.

Contact: Non-commercial Foundation for Enterprise Restructuring. and Financial Institutions Development. Attn: Ms. Kira Orekhova, Deputy Head Contracts Department. Address: Luzhnetskaya Naberejnaya str., 2/4, building 16, 2 nd floor. Moscow, 119270, Russian Federation. Tel: (7-495) 792 30 10. Fax: (7-495) 792 58 11. E-mail: [email protected]. Web site: www.fer.ru


Project: JUDICIAL REFORM SUPPORT PROJECT


Abstract: SUPPLY AND INSTALLATION OF THE INTEGRATED DOCUMENT FLOW MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND THE AUTOMATED SYSTEM OF INFORMATION POSTING IN THE INTERNET PORTAL OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL COURT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Sector: Consultants


Contract/Bid Number: JRSP/1/B.1.1.1.A


The Russian Federation has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Judicial Reform Support Project, and it intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for Supply and Installation of the integrated document flow management system and an automated system of information posting on the CC Internet portal. The Foundation Bureau of Economic Analysis (hereinafter BEA) serves as the implementing agency for the Project now invites sealed bids from eligible bidders for Supply and Installation of the integrated document flow management system and an automated system of information posting on the CC Internet portal.

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Bidding will be conducted through the international competitive bidding procedures as specified in the World Bank's Guidelines: Procurement under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits, (edition of May 2004), and is open to all eligible bidders as defined in the guidelines, that meet the following minimum qualification criteria:

a) Financial Capabilities

(1) The Bidder's (single Bidder or Joint Venture) average annual turnover shall be at least equivalent of USD 25 million for the last 3 years (2007-2009).

If the Bidder is a Joint Venture, the average annual turnover of the P artner in charge shall be at least equivalent of USD 15 million for the last 3 years (2007-2009).

The Bidder shall provide, as documentary evidence for the above information, copies of the auditor's conclusions for the above mentioned period or balance sheets certified by tax service of the Bidder's country (as a rule for the Russian companies).

b) Specific Experience with Similar Projects

(1) The Bidder shall confirm experience in implementation of at least 2 contracts for Supply and Installation of each of the following systems: the integrated document flow management system and an automated system of information posting on portal, for 2 million USD of each for the last 3 years (2007-2009).

(If both systems are implemented within one contract, such contract can be indicated for confirmation of qualification under two systems simultaneously).

c) Production Capacities

(1) The Bidder shall be certified in accordance with ISO 9001 or GOST R ISO 9001:2001 or GOST R ISO 9001:2008 quality management standards. This certificate shall be submitted by the Bidder to the Purchaser before signing of the Contract Agreement.

(2) The Bidder or its designated subcontractor shall have warranty service center in St. Petersburg and in Moscow, or must submit as a part of Preliminary Project Plan the detailed plan for setting up such warranty service center to provide warranty services and technical support. The Bidder shall submit to the Purchaser the copies of signed subcontracts with warranty service center(s) before signing of the Contract Agreement.

(3) The Bidder shall confirm availability of the following specialists proposed for fulfillment of the Contract:

Microsoft Windows Server 2003, 2008 certified specialist;

DBMS Microsoft SQL Server 2008 certified specialist.

Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from and inspect the bidding documents from BEA at the address below during office hours i.e. 10.00 to 14.00 hours Moscow time.

A complete set of bidding documents in Russian and English languages may be purchased by interested bidders on the submission of a written application to the address below and upon payment of a nonrefundable fee of of 3,000.00 Russian Rubles (no VAT is charged) or in USD 100.00. The method of payment will be direct transfer to the following accounts:

for payment in Russian Rubles:

Payee: Federal Treasury Department for Moscow City (Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation)

INN: 7710168360 KPP: 771001001; OKATO 45286585000 Payee's Bank: Division 1 of Moscow GTU of the Bank of Russia, Moscow BIC 044583001 Acc.: 40101810800000010041 (please indicate: non-refundable fee of bidders under the loan No. 4849-RU, Lot No. JRSP / 1/B.1.1.1.a; VAT exempt);

for payment in USD:

Payee: Federal Treasury of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation Payee's Bank: OPERU-1 of the Bank of Russia Acc.: 40105840000000015900 Corr. Acc. of the Bank of Russia in JP Morgan Chase Bank NY, New York US (CHASUS33) acc. 001-1-907227

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(please indicate: non-refundable fee of bidders under the loan No. No. 4849-RU, Lot No. JRSP/1/B.1.1.1.a; VAT exempt).

The document will be sent by airmail for overseas delivery and surface mail for local delivery.

All bids must be accompanied by a bid security of USD 100,000.00 or an equivalent amount in the currency of Bid, or any currency, and be delivered to the address below by 14.00 Moscow time on August 15, 2010. They will be opened immediately thereafter, in the presence of bidders' representatives, who choose to attend, at the address below. Late bids will be rejected.

The attention of prospective Bidders is drawn to (i) the fact that they will be required to certify in their bids that all software is either covered by a valid license or was produced by the Bidder and (ii) that violations are considered fraud, which can result in ineligibility to be awarded World Bank-financed contracts.

Contact: Foundation "Bureau of Economic Analysis". Judicial Reform Support Project. Attn. Mr. S. Lavrov, Executive Director. Zubovsky blvd., 27, bld. 3. Moscow 119021, Russian Federation. Tel. +7 (495) 937-6750. Fax +7 (495) 937-6753. E-mail: [email protected]

Country: Tanzania

Project: WATER SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (WSDP)

Financing: World Bank Abstract: PREPARATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT FOR THE PROPOSED FARKWA DAM AND WATER CONVEYANCE SYSTEM TO DODOMA CITY

Sector: Consultants

Loan/Credit Number: Project Id: P087154; Credit No. 4259-TAN

Contract/Bid Number: REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI); TENDER NO: ME-011/2009-10/C/14


2. The Government of the United Republic of Tanzania has received financing from Development Partners toward the cost of the Water Sector Development Program and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consultant services. The services will include; undertaking detailed qualitative and quantitative Environmental and Social Assessment for the proposed Farkwa Dam and Water Conveyance System to Dodoma City in the Internal Drainage Basin.

3. The Ministry of Water and Irrigation now invites eligible consultants to indicate their interest in providing the above services. Interested consultants must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services (brochures, descriptions of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, the names and contact addresses of clients served, availability of appropriate skills among staff, etc). Consultants may associate to enhance their qualifications.

4. A Consultant will be selected in accordance with procedures set out in the World Bank's Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants by World Bank Borrowers, dated May 2004; Revised October 2006.

5. Interested consultants may obtain further information at the address below during office hours from 8:00 to 15:30 hours, Monday to Fridays inclusive, except on public holidays.

6. Expressions of interest in a sealed envelope clearly marked "Tender No. ME-011/2009-10/C/14, Expression of Interest for the Consultancy Services for Environmental and Social Assessment for Farkwa Dam and Water Conveyance System to Dodoma City in the Internal Drainage Basin" must be delivered to the address below by 16th July, 2010 at 15.30 hours local time.

Contact: Postal Address:. The Secretary, Ministerial Tender Board. Ministry of Water and Irrigation.

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P. O. Box 9153, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Fax: +255 22 2451825. E-mail: [email protected]. . Physical Address:. The Secretary. Ministerial Tender Board, Block L, Room 4. Ministry of Water and Irrigation. Maji Ubungo, along Morogoro Road. Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Country: Tanzania

Project: LOW COST RURAL ELECTRIFICATION PILOT DESIGN - TANZANIA


Abstract: CONSULTING SERVICES

Sector: Consultants

Loan/Credit Number: TF096044 - Support to Electricity Access and regulation In Tanzania



Econsult selection no. 1009405

Oversight: The direct client will be the Government of Tanzania.

Eligibility: There are no eligibility restrictions.

Firm Profile:

The consultant will be a firm or consortium providing relevant and proven skills and experience consistent with the description of the Assignment (see also Consultant Expertise below).

Scope of Services:

Background

The rural electricity connection cost and connection charges are high in Tanzania compared to similar countries in the region and other countries in the world (the connection costs are the total costs of connecting a customer including the MV, LV lines, drop, internal installation, meter etc; the connection charge is the amount that customers is required to pay in order to get connected.) The connection charges in Tanzania ranges from USD 270-1957 per connection, about a half to four times national per capita GDP. They are well reflected in low electrification rates (14% at national level and only 2% in rural areas). The high connection charges are mainly due to high connection costs incurred to customers and the lack of connection subsidy or other financing schemes that would make the access to electricity affordable.

The Rural Energy Agency (REA) with its mandate of increasing rural electricity access aims at reducing the costs of connection. This low cost design initiative is one of the key components for reducing these costs in the long term, increasing affordability of rural customers to electricity, thus extending the access to electricity. The project is implemented under the Additional Financing for Tanzania Energy Development and Access Expansion Program approved by the World Bank on April 6th, 2010.

The proposed assignment is aimed at analyzing the rural electrification programs in Tanzania, identifying potential issues leading to current high connection costs and proposing recommendations. The scope of work will include the following tasks:

Task 1: New Technical standards and design - Identify the drivers of the current high distribution and connection costs of the national utility, TANESCO, analyze best practices for low cost design and propose appropriate rural oriented technical standards that adequately serve the load conditions of rural networks while avoiding costly design elements and improving performance.

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Task II: Effective Procurement Analyze the current procurement practices, the national, regional and international markets of key technical components and the implication on the distribution and connection costs, develop innovative, effective procurement models to ensure the best quality/price products, propose model technical bid documents that can be used by the national institutions for rural electrification projects.

Task III: Financing schemes to ensure the affordability of rural households to electricity Analyze the existing subsidy programs for rural electrification in Tanzania. Pursue in-depth socio-economic analysis of the rural areas in Tanzania that would provide a better understanding of the willingness to pay and provide recommendations on possible partnerships and financing schemes (capital subsidies, revolving funds, credit schemes etc) based on the lessons learned from other countries and their applicability in Tanzania.

Consultant Expertise

Interested Consultants must provide brochures and other information describing their qualifications for the assignment and past experience in designing and implementing low cost distribution projects in developing countries.

QUALIFICATION CRITERIA

1. Interested consultants should provide information showing that they are qualified on designing successful low cost distribution projects and financing schemes for the poor.

2. Interested consultants should provide information on the capabilities of the firm to pursue the tasks I, II and III described above.

3. Interested consultants should provide information on their core business and experience in designing and implementing low cost distribution projects and financing schemes for the poor in developing countries.

4. Interested consultants should provide information on the technical aspects of rural electrification, procurement, and economic/financial qualifications of key staff.

Submission Requirements. Consultants may associate to enhance their qualifications. The Expression of Interest must include: name of company, name of responsible officer, title, address, telephone and fax numbers, and email address. If the Expression of Interest is for a joint venture or other type of partnership among firms, please provide contact information for each associated firm.

Interested consultants are hereby invited to submit Expressions of Interest.

Expressions of Interest should be submitted in English electronically through World Bank Group eConsultant2 https://wbgeconsultant2.worldbank.org

Notes: Consultants will be selected in accordance with the procedures set out in the current edition of the World Bank's Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants by World Bank Borrowers.

Following this invitation for Expression of Interest, a shortlist of qualified firms will be formally invited to submit proposals. Short listing and selection will be subject to the availability of funding.

1. Interested consultants should provide information showing that they are qualified on designing successful low cost distribution projects and financing schemes for the poor.

2. Interested consultants should provide information on the capabilities of the firm to pursue the tasks I, II and III described above.

3. Interested consultants should provide information on their core business and experience in designing and implementing low cost distribution projects and financing schemes for the poor in developing countries.

4. Interested consultants should provide information on the technical aspects of rural electrification, procurement, and economic/financial qualifications of key staff.

Contact: Dana Rysankova. Tel: (202) 458-9514. [email protected]. https://wbgeconsult2.worldbank.org/wbgec/index.html

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Country: Ethiopia

Project: HARAR WATER SUPPLY AND SANITATION PROEJCT (HWSSP)


Abstract: CONSULTANCY SERVICE CONTRACT FOR INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY BUILDING COMPONENT

Sector: Consultants Contract/Bid Number: Request for expressions of interest


The government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia has received a loan and a grant from the African Development Fund and intends to apply part of the proceeds of this loan and grant to eligible payments under the consultancy service contract for Institutional Capacity Building component of the captioned project.

The services under the subject contract include:

Review and implement the business plan on the bases of the prepared document (Utility, Technical, Financial, and Commercial, etc. management) for Harar Water Supply and Sanitation Authority (HWSSA)

Provide On- Job- Training for HWSSA staff, on Utility, Technical, Financial and Commercial, etc management

Implement the capacity building program on the bases of the prepared document /benchmarking, visits, study tour, attachments, short course, seminars and workshops./

Provide technical assistance on block mapping and surveying

Prepare tender document and technical specification for procurement of goods

The Ministry of Water Resources now invites consulting firms to indicate their interest in providing the services. Interested firms must provide a statement of capability and experience indicating that they are qualified to perform the services (brochures, description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, availability of appropriate skills among staff, etc.). This advertisement is open to all eligible consultants firms.

A short list of six firms will be compiled in accordance with the procedures set out in the ADB’s Rules and Procedures for the use of Consultants.

Written expression of interest must be delivered to the address below on or before 12:00 noon on 12 July 2010.

Contact: Ministry of the Resources. Harar Water Supply & Sanitation Project Coordination Office. Haile Gebre Selassie Road. 2nd Floor, Room No. 216. P. O. Box 5744. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Tel: (251-11) 651-8498. Fax: (251-11) 663-0459

Country: Jordan

Project: ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROJECT Financing: World Bank

Abstract: ESTABLISHMENT OF JORDAN RENEWABLE ENERGY AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY FUND

Sector: Consultants


Contract/Bid Number: Call for Expression of Interest for Consulting Services


The Government of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan through the Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation has received financing in the amount of US$ (1) million from the Global Environmental Facility (GEF) through the World Bank and Euro (1.56) million from the French Global Environmental Facility (FFEM) through the Agence Francaise de Developpement (AFD) for the development of a

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framework for supporting Energy Management in Jordanian industrial and service sectors. The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources will be the implementing agency of the grants.

Part of the proceeds will be applied for technical assistance in the establishment of the Jordan Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Fund (Jordan REEF). The establishment of Jordan REEF is based on articles (11-15) of the Jordan Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Law, which came into force in February 2010. The Jordan REEF was designed in an extensive World Bank supported study and is the main instrument of the government for promoting renewable energy and energy efficiency investments. The main goal of the Fund is to raise awareness of energy savings potential among industry, commercial and household consumers and provide technical and financial support to overcome existing investment barriers. The Fund will channel financial support provided by international donors and the Government of Jordan and set up different windows for renewable energy (RE) and energy efficiency (EE) projects. These may, eventually, include a RE Subsidy window, a RE and EE Guarantee window, a Studies and Technical Cooperation window, a RE and EE Interest Rate Subsidy window and an Equity Window.

The main objectives of the consultancy services are to provide technical, financial, legal and institutional advisory services for the establishment and first operational phase of the Fund. In addition, they should provide support for enhancing capacities and awareness with regards to energy efficiency in the industrial and commercial sector in Jordan as a prerequisite for the successful operation of the Fund. The consultant(s) will be expected to work side by side with the JREEF staff at the JREEF premises in Amman and help increase the staff capacity for successful fund operation. The consultant company should have a proven record of successful projects in the area of structuring Renewable Energy and/or Energy Efficiency Funds or investment support funds in general.

This assignment will therefore consist of support to the Jordan REEF and concerned institutions in the following areas:

Support REEF strategy and operations

Select co-financing partners and establish long-term relationships with key participants on the market

Identification, developing and structuring of RE and EE projects eligible for financing

Assessment and evaluation of projects

Awareness & market development

Capacity building

Draft necessary by-laws for the Fund and related energy efficiency and renewable energy policies

Establish REEF Monitoring and Evaluation system.

Review and update REEF governance structure after first year, based on a review of the existing operational manual

The GOJ now invites eligible international consulting firms to indicate their interest in providing these services. Interested firms should provide sufficient information which will allow the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources to evaluate their capabilities to perform the services (brochures, description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, general qualifications and number of key staff, which should include, but not be limited to: a legal expert, financial expert, renewable energy expert, energy efficiency expert). Consultant firms may associate to enhance their qualifications.

A consultant firm will be selected, following Quality and Cost Based Selection (QCBS) in accordance with the procedures set out in the World Bank's Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants by World Bank Borrowers, May 2004 (revised in October 2006). Interested consultants having further queries may contact the address below.

Expressions of interest should be delivered or sent by e-mail to the same address no later than 12:00 Noon time (Jordanian time) on Thursday July 15th 2010.

Contact: Eng. Farouq Al-Hiyari. Secretary General. Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources. Jabal Amman, 7th Circle, Zahran Street. PO Box 140027. Amman 11814, Jordan. Tel: 962-6-5828971. Fax: 962-6-5821398. E-mail: [email protected], cc: [email protected]

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Country: Yemen

Project: POWER SECTOR PROJECT


Abstract: CONSULTANCY SERVICES: UPDATING PEC MASTER PLAN

Sector: Consultants

Loan/Credit Number: Project ID: P086865;

Credit No. 4172-YEM Contract/Bid Number: Request for Expressions of Interest (EOI)

1. Deadline: 13 July 2010

2. The Republic of Yemen has received a Credit (No.4172-YEM) from the International Development Association (IDA) toward the cost of the Power Sector Project, and it intends to apply part of the proceeds of this credit to payments under the Contract for Updating PEC Master Plan – Consultancy Services.

3. The services include; (i) Study previous Master Plan/s; (ii) Perform Load forecasting and least cost Generation and Transmission programs and; (iii) Develop investment plan. The implementation period is 8 (eight) months.

4. The Public Electricity Corporation now invites eligible consultants to indicate their interest in providing these services. Interested consultants must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services (brochures, description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, general qualifications and number of key staff, etc). Consultants may associate to enhance their qualifications.

5. A consultant will be selected in accordance with the procedures set out in the World Bank's Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants by World Bank Borrowers (May 2004).

6. Interested consultants may obtain further information from the address below during official working hours (08:00 hours - 15:00 hours) on any working day between Saturday and Wednesday.

7. Expression of interest must be delivered to the address below at or before 13 July 2010.

Project address:

Contact: Ministry of Electricity and Energy. Public Electricity Corporation (PEC). Power Sector Project (PSP). Airport Road, Western of Althawrah Park. Sana'a, Republic of Yemen. To: PEC –Managing Director. Att: project director, Project Managing Unit. Tel: + 967 1 312 956, + 967 1 313 569. Fax: + 967 1 312 958. E-mail: [email protected]

Country: Cambodia

Project: PROVINCIAL AND RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT


Abstract: INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANT FOR TECHNICAL AUDIT OF YEAR 2 PRIP COMPONENTS PRIP10CKP-SIC003

Sector: Consultants

Loan/Credit Number: Credit No. 3822-KH; Project Id: P071207

Contract/Bid Number: REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST; PRIP10CKP-SIC003


1. The Royal Government of Cambodia has received a credit toward the Provincial and Rural Infrastructure Improvement Project (PRIP), Cr. No 3822-KH, from the International Development

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Association and it intends to apply part of the proceeds of this credit to payments under the Contract for Consulting Services for a Technical Audit of Year 2 PRIP Components by an Individual Consultant.

2. The Royal Government of Cambodia represented by the Ministry of Economy and Finance has appointed Charles Kendall and Partners as Procurement Agents for selected World Bank funded projects in Cambodia (CKP-SWBAPC). CKP-SWBAPC acting for and on behalf of the Provincial and Rural Infrastructure Project PRIP. (Cr. 3822-KH) of the Ministry Of Public Works and Transport the Implementing Agency, and the Ministry of Rural Development, now invites Expressions Of Interest from qualified Individual Consultants.

3. Scope of work: The proposed Consultant, referred to as the Senior Highway Engineer (International), acting as an independent auditor, will ascertain the effectiveness of selected Year 2 PRIP components in achieving the project objectives. This audit will encompass the effectiveness of road maintenance implementation, with emphasis to be given on quality control of the construction and the safeguard provision using the established indicators to measure progress. The quality of the PRIP will be closely reviewed. The Audit will encompass, expenditure review, works progress, quality against specifications, environmental safeguards, project documentation and payment processes and the Consultant will be expected to provide detailed Reports, identify issues and provide recommendations.

4. The Consultant will be selected based on “Selection of an Individual Consultant” and in accordance with the “Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants by World Bank Borrowers” published by the Bank in January 1997 and revised in September 1997, January 1999 May 2002.

5. Interested Consultants should therefore provide comprehensive documentary evidence in the form of a CV for consideration in this selection process. Only the most qualified and suitable candidate will be invited to negotiate a Contract. Documentary evidence should include;

6. General Qualifications

i. The Consultant is to be a qualified Engineer from a recognised University ii. Demonstrable previous experience – 15 years experience, with 10 years of relevant experience with similar highway project in developing countries. iii. Fluency in written and spoken English iv. He/she should be fully conversant with maintenance contract implementation, salient regional construction and systems practices, environmental monitoring, procedures of international financial agencies and national government, experience in the evaluation of road conditions and surface treatments, and supervision of road contracts Desirable Qualifications/Experience v. Experience in Southeast Asia is considered an advantage

7. Interested Consultants may obtain further information and the TOR at the address below from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, from Thursday 17th June 2010 at the address nominated below, or by email from [email protected].

8. Expressions of Interest, must be delivered to the address below at or before 5pm on Monday 5th July 2010 and should be clearly marked “Expression Of Interest For Consulting Services For the Technical Audit of Year 2 PRIP Components Reference Number PRIP10CKP-SIC003” and addressed to Attention: Charles Bayley. Electronic Submissions will be accepted at [email protected].

9. Address for Submission of Expressions of Interest

Contact: CHARLES KENDALL & PARTNERS LIMITED, CKP-SWBAPC. No 6, Street 86, Sangkat Srash Chok. Khan Doun Penh, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Tel: +855 23 724064. [email protected]

Country: Ghana

Project: LAND ADMINISTRATION PROJECT

Financing: World Bank Abstract: DEVELOPMENT OF JOB EVALUATION AND GRADING SYSTEMS

Sector: Consultants

Loan/Credit Number: Credit No. 3817-GH; Project ID P071157

Contract/Bid Number: REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI)

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The Government of Ghana has obtained a credit from International Development Association (IDA) to support the implementation of the Land Administration Project (LAP). It is intended that a portion be used to finance consultancy service for Job Evaluation and Grading Systems for two Land Sector Agencies (LSAs): The Lands Commission (LC), and the Office of Administrator of Stool Lands (OASL).

OBJECTIVE OF THE ASSIGNMENT

The objective of the assignment is to align the human capital of the LC and OASL with their business direction. It will involve an analysis of current workforce, determining future workforce needs, identifying the gap between the present and the future and recommend solutions so that the agencies can accomplish their respective missions, goals and objectives. The analysis will include job classification, identification of skills and competencies, compensation and performance management that reflect a leading Government economic semi-autonomous organization.

SCOPE OF SERVICE

The services to be provided under the contract shall include the following:

a. Undertake an analysis of human resource requirements for two LSAs based on their established mandates;

b. Undertake workload projections and turnover analysis;

c. Undertake a review and analysis of all jobs required by the agencies to accomplish their tasks

d. Determine the numbers of staff, types of skills and competencies needed to accomplish the tasks for the agencies;

e. Carry out updating of existing job descriptions and development of detailed descriptions of jobs that have none, including new jobs that have been created as a result of the institutional reform and the review.

f. Develop and propose appropriate methodology for the job evaluation process and carry out a comprehensive job evaluation and reclassification of the evaluated jobs into a new grading structure.

g. Carry out a remuneration survey of selected semi –autonomous public and private sector organisations to establish the compensation paid to clearly defined jobs and in comparison with remuneration of the two LSAs.

h. On the basis of the above, propose revision of job classification, staffing and skill requirements, remuneration packages that are competitive, motivating and comparable to the market and consistent with semi –autonomous public and private sector organisations.

i. Prepare procedures for job performance reviews and resolving problems arising from individual job evaluation in a manner that is transparent, understandable and acceptable to both employees and management and establish a staff appeals procedure on the job grading results.

j. Carry out a comprehensive programme to re-orient staff of the new system of compensation in the light of the concept of job evaluation and that of ‘equal pay for equal work’ to facilitate employee buy-in and ensure a smooth implementation of the results of the evaluation.

k. Prepare and submit report on the outcomes, issues and recommendations emanating for the job evaluation and grading systems as well as development of appropriate salary structure for the two LSAs.

The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources now invites a Consultancy Firm to indicate their interest in providing the services.

EXPERTISE REQUIRED

The firm is expected to provide a team of qualified experts for the assignment (international or local). Any technical backstopping provided by the consultant is deemed to be included in the fees.

Qualifications and Experience of Team Leader

The Team Leader shall have:

a. A Masters level Degree in Human Resource Management/Development, organizational Development, Compensation, Reward and Motivation Schemes and Strategies, Business Administration, or related discipline.

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b. At least fifteen years (15 yrs) relevant post qualification experience.

c. Demonstrated experience in activities related to the development and implementation of job evaluation and grading systems;

d. Demonstrated relevant experience at the national or international level (preferably regional) in providing HR advisory services, human resource planning, job analysis, organizational development and staffing operational systems;

e. Proven experience in setting, managing and leading the adoption of new job descriptions and dealing with the complexities that job reclassification entails;

f. Proven capacity to communicate the outcomes of complex job evaluation exercises or assignments to the three institutions for acceptance;

g. Capacity and experience in backstopping and advising on the implementation of policies and strategies related to job evaluation and grading;

h. Experience in public sector job evaluation and pay reforms.

Qualifications and Experience of Team Members

The Team Members shall have:

a. A Bachelor level degree in Human Resource or Business Management or related qualification;

b. At least 7 years hands on experience in civil service/public service administration, particularly on post/job/pay classifications and grades;

c. Good and proven skills in preparing job descriptions and dealing with the complexities of job reclassifications;

d. Sound knowledge of conducting effective comparator wage surveys in an international environment, if domestic, it should be nationwide or sector wide experiences;

e. Experience in training in job evaluation methodologies, and in facilitating grade structure solutions for land administration agencies will be an advantage;

DURATION AND LOCATION OF ASSIGNMENT

The proposed assignment shall be carried over a maximum period of sixty (60) working days.

“The Consulting firm will be selected using consultant qualifications with the procedures set out in the World Bank's Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants by World Bank Borrowers, (May 2004), revised in October 2006, revised May, 2010.

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF EXPRESSION OF INTEREST

Expressions of interest must be delivered to the address below by 1700 hours on Monday July 26, 2010.

Interested firms may obtain further information at the address below from 0900 to 1700 hours on working days.

Contact: The Project Director. Land Administration Project Unit (LAPU). Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources. P. O. Box MB 212. Accra, Ghana. Tel: 233-21-66523 / 666711. Fax: 233-21-684459 / 666801. E-mail: [email protected]

Country: Zambia



Abstract: CONSULTING SERVICES FOR THE DESIGN AND SUPERVISION OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE MOTOR VEHICLE INSPECTION CENTRE IN LUSAKA

Sector: Consultants

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The Government of the Republic of Zambia has received financing from the International Development Association (IDA) for the Road Rehabilitation and Maintenance Project (RRMP) Phase II and intends to apply part of the proceeds of this Credit for Consulting Services for the design and supervision of the construction of the Motor Vehicle Inspection Centre (MVIC) of excellence in Lusaka

As part of the implementation of ROADSIP II the Road Safety and Safety Agency (RTSA) intends to construct a Motor Vehicle Inspection Centre (MVIC) of excellence (hereinafter called the Works). The RTSA therefore intends to engage the services of a consultant to design and supervise the works. The objective of the consultancy services is to provide technical and financial supervision of the works in order to ensure that the construction works are carried out in accordance with the contract specifications and to the satisfaction of the Road Transport and Safety Agency.


1. To assess the current manual motor vehicle inspection procedure in order to identify points of enhancement;

2. Undertake literature review relating to motor vehicle inspection legislation, existing procedure manuals and any other relevant documentation such as the ZS560, ZS 669 and the SADC Standard for inspection of used motor vehicles for certification of roadworthiness;

3. To identify, re-engineer and recommend the most appropriate automated process, procedure and equipment and requisite specifications suitable for motor vehicle inspection for roadworthiness in line with the Zambian and Regional (SADC) standard;

4. To assess the capacity available in the RTSA against the human resource requirement for the effective operation of the motor vehicle inspection centre of excellence and make appropriate training recommendations to create the necessary capacity within the RTSA;

5. Design the Motor Vehicle Inspection Centre;

6. Assess the capacity available in the RTSA against the human resource requirement for the effective operation of the Motor Vehicle Inspection Centre and to make appropriate training recommendations to create the necessary capacity within the RTSA;

7. Prepare the contract documents and drawings and make necessary recommendations to the Client for adoption ;

8. Be part of the evaluation team for the selection of a suitable contractor;

9. Supervise the works and manage the contract.

The Road and Safety Agency now invites eligible consultants to express their interest in providing the services mentioned above. Interested consultants must provide information to demonstrate that they are qualified to perform the services (brochures, firm’s qualification or experience in the field of assignment, core business, financial reports, experience in similar conditions/Regional experience and availability of appropriate skills among staff). Consultants may associate to enhance their qualification.




Contact: The Procurement Specialist, Road Transport and Safety Agency. P.O. Box 32167, Dedan Kimathi Road. Lusaka, Zambia. Tel: (260 -1) 228-798. Fax: (260-1) 231-601. E-mail: [email protected], [email protected]

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Country: Zambia



Abstract: CONSULTING SERVICES FOR THE DESIGN AND SUPERVISION OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE ROAD SAFETY SCHOOL PARK IN LUSAKA

Sector: Consultants




The Government of the Republic of Zambia has applied for financing from the International Development Association (IDA) for the Road Rehabilitation and Maintenance Project (RRMP) Phase II and intends to apply part of the proceeds of this Credit for Consulting Services for the design and supervision of the construction of the Road Safety School Park in Lusaka

As part of the implementation of ROADSIP II the Road Safety and Safety Agency (RTSA) intends to construct a Road Safety School Park (hereinafter called the Works). The RTSA therefore intends to engage the services of a consultant to design and supervise the works. The objective of the consultancy services is to provide technical and financial supervision of the works in order to ensure that the construction works are carried out in accordance with the contract specifications and to the satisfaction of the Road Transport and Safety Agency.


i. Assess the land for optimization of its use;

ii. Undertake literature review relating to the design and operations of road safety school parks in the region and internationally for best practice;

iii. Design the road safety school park with marked and signed dummy roads including an office block with two offices, one class room and a store room;

iv. Identify appropriate equipment for use at the road safety school park such as driving carts, bicycles tri cycles, mini traffic lights, road signs, pedestrian crossings etc;

v. Assess the capacity available in the RTSA against the human resource requirement for the effective operation of the road safety school park and to make appropriate training recommendations to create the necessary capacity within the RTSA;

vi. Prepare the designs, bidding and contract documents and drawings relevant for tendering and construction phases.

vii. Advise the client and the evaluation team for the selection of a suitable contractor and carryout supervision of the works including all associated responsibilities including inspection, measurement and certification of works

The Road Transport and Safety Agency now invites eligible consultants to express their interest in providing the services mentioned above. Interested consultants must provide information to demonstrate that they are qualified to perform the services (brochures, firm’s qualification or experience in the field of assignment, core business, financial reports, experience in similar conditions/Regional experience and availability of appropriate skills among staff). Consultants may associate to enhance their qualification.




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Contact: The Procurement Specialist, Road Transport and Safety Agency. P.O. Box 32167, Dedan Kimathi Road. Lusaka, Zambia. Tel: (260 -1) 228-798. Fax: (260 -1) 231-601. E-mail: [email protected], [email protected]

Country: India

Project: KARNATAKA STATE HIGHWAYS IMPROVEMENT PROJECT – II


Abstract: HIRING OF TRANSACTION ADVISORY SERVICES FOR PROCUREMENT OF ANNUITY CONTRACTS

Sector: Consultants Loan/Credit Number: Project ID: P107649

Contract/Bid Number: KSHIP-II: Annuity-WB:TA: 2010-11 Dated 16/06/2010,

Expression of interest Deadline: 19 July 2010

The Government of Karnataka through the Government of India has applied for a loan from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) for upgrading State Highways and intends to apply part of the proceeds of this loan towards payments for Transaction Advisory Services for procurement of annuity contracts under KSHIP II with World Bank Loan Assistance.

The Government of Karnataka intends to award four construction contracts under DBFOT (annuity) for development of total road length of 562 Km throughout the State of Karnataka to a standard two-lane of 7.5 m plus 2.5 m paved/unpaved/partially paved shoulders. The procurement of concessionaires for the four Contracts will be carried out by adopting two-stage bidding process, i.e., pre-qualification stage and bidding stage. The Karnataka State Highways Improvement Project (KSHIP) has prepared the Annuity Concession Documents for procuring concessionaire and the same are under finalization in consultation with the World Bank. The ‘Request for Qualification’ for prequalifying bidders is likely to be invited by the end of July 2010.

The main objective of the Transaction Advisory services is to assist the client in the

Administration of the procurement process, including prequalification, bid evaluation, negotiations, and financial closure.

Undertaking value-for-money analysis of the selected bidder

Preparing a comprehensive contract management plan and dispute resolution mechanism for post-concession period.

Developing a communication and marketing strategy to promote the concession and engage stakeholders during concession and operations period.

The PIU KSHIP- II now invites eligible firms to indicate their interest in providing the above services. Interested firms must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services. The Expressions of Interest should include details of the company’s financial situation (details of fee, income earned, etc.), experience in Transaction Advisory services in core / highway sectors (details of projects including brief description of project, project Cost, period services, joint venture partners and their role Fee earned, etc.). Further details of similar services carried out for external aided projects in highway sector, references from previous employers and staffing resources etc to be furnished. All the credentials for the last five completed financial years shall be furnished. Consultants may associate to enhance their qualifications. [The “Association” may take the form of a joint venture (with joint and several liability) or of a sub-Consultancy].

A firm will be selected in accordance with the World Bank’s Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants by World Bank Borrowers, May 2004 (revised October 2006) on QCBS procedure. It is anticipated that RFP for this service will be issued by Sept’2010. Interested Consultants may obtain further information, if required, at the address given below from 10.30 to 17.30 hours on working days.

Expressions of Interest must be in sealed envelopes, clearly marked “Expressions of Interest” for “Transaction Advisory Services for procurement of annuity contracts under KSHIP II with World Bank Loan

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Assistance” and delivered to the address given below by 16.00 hours (local time) on or before 19/07/2010.

Contact: The Project Director. Project Implementation Unit. Karnataka State Highways Improvement Project. 1st Floor, PWD Annexe Building. K.R. Circle. Bangalore – 560 001. Karnataka, India. Tel: +91 80 22126758-61. Fax: + 91 80 2222 9666. E-mail: [email protected]

Country: India

Project: SUSTAINABLE URBAN TRANSPORT PROJECT


Abstract: DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, SUPPLY, INSTALLATION, TESTING, COMMISSIONING, TRAINING, OPERATION AND MANAGEMENT OF INTELLIGENT TRANSPORT SYSTEM (ITS) FOR KARNATAKA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION (KSRTC), MYSORE

Sector: Consultants

Loan/Credit Number: Project ID: P100589 Contract/Bid Number: IFB Number: ITS-KSRTC-Mysore/2010/Tender Notice No. 001


2. The Government of India has applied for a Grant from Global Environment Facility (GEF) toward the cost of the Global Environment Facility: Sustainable Urban Transport Project (GEF: SUTP) , and intends to apply part of the proceeds of this Grant to payments under the agreement[s] resulting from this Notice Number ITS-KSRTC-Mysore/2010/Tender Notice Number 001 dated 04-06-2010.

3. The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation serves as one of the implementing agency for the project and now invites sealed bids from eligible Bidders for Design, Development, Supply, installation, testing, commissioning, training, operation, and Management of Intelligent Transport System for Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC), Mysore. The project is planned to cover 500 buses, 105 bus stops, 6 bus terminals, 45 platforms in Mysore. The ITS will cover Automatic Vehicle Location Information system, Passenger Information System (PIS) providing information display in vehicles, bus stops, bus terminals, bus terminal platforms, one Central Control Station (CCS), and generation of MIS reports. The successful bidder shall implement, operate and manage the ITS solution for a minimum period of three years from the time of commercial launch of the services.

4. Bidding will be conducted using the International Competitive Bidding (ICB) procedures specified in the World Bank’s Guidelines: Procurement under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits, (current edition), and is open to all bidders eligible, as defined in these Guidelines, that meet the following minimum qualification criteria.

a) The bidder should have been an IT solution provider for the transportation sector for the last 5 years as on date of bid opening. The bidder should have successfully deployed the proposed solution in a minimum of two Transport organizations with at least 100 buses in public or private sector environment in India or outside the country.

b) The bidder should have an average annual financial turnover of at least INR 250 million in the last three consecutive financial years.

c) The technical and experience qualifications of Subcontractors can count for the provision of the following key components:

I. Automatic Vehicle Location Tracking Network System.

II. Passenger Information system.

III. Setting up the Central Control Station including the network systems.

IV. Providing the GSM/GPRS connectivity.

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d) The ability of the company to support the implementation and maintenance of the systems hosted at Mysore, India, either through partners or by itself. The company should be willing to establish project and services support office at Mysore over the period of the project and provide appropriate training to personnel identified by KSRTC for its efficient ITS operations.

5. Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from Controller of Stores and Purchases, KSRTC, Transport House, K.H. Road, Shanthinagar, Bangalore – 560027 and inspect the bidding documents at the address given above from 10:30 am to 4:00 pm on all working days, other than Saturdays and Sundays and other official holidays. A pre-bid meeting which potential bidders may attend will be held on 24-06-2010 @ 11 Hrs at Conference Hall, KSRTC, Transport House, K.H.Road, Shanthinagar, Bangalore -560 027.

6. A complete set of bidding documents may be purchased from the Controller of Stores and Purchase, KSRTC on or before 02-08-2010 up to 1500 Hrs on submission of a written application to the address below, and upon payment of a non-refundable fee of INR 5000 or USD 100. The method of payment will be by demand draft in favor of The CAO-FA, KSRTC, payable at Bangalore along with their application. The documents will be sent by airmail for overseas delivery and surface mail [Registered Post Acknowledgement Due] or courier for local delivery. A complete set of bidding documents may also be downloaded from the website www.ksrtc.in for reference purpose only. However, bids must be submitted on the basis of bidding documents issued as described above. In case of any discrepancies between downloaded version of the bidding document and paper copy issued by KSRTC, the latter shall prevail.

7. Bids must be delivered to the address below at or before 15:00 Hrs on 03-08-2010. Bids need to be secured by a bid security. “The amount of Bid Security required is Rs.25 Lakhs (USD 0.05 million)”. Late bids will be rejected. The Bids will be opened in the presence of Bidders’ representatives who choose to attend at the address below at 15:30 Hrs on 03-08-2010.

8. The attention of prospective Bidders is drawn to (i) the fact that they will be required to certify in their bids that all software is either covered by a valid license or was produced by the Bidder and (ii) that violations are considered fraud, which can result in ineligibility to be awarded World Bank-financed contracts.

Contact: Controller of Stores and Purchase. KSRTC, Transport House. KH Road, Shanthinagar. Bangalore – 560027, India. Tel: +91 80 2222-1321. Fax: +91 80 2222-4369. E-mail: [email protected]

Country: Regional - Africa

Project: EAST AFRICAN TRADE AND TRANSPORT FACILITATION PROJECT


Abstract: STUDY ON EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY CUSTOMS INTERCONNECTIVITY

Sector: Consultants

Contract/Bid Number: Request for Expressions of Interest


The East African Secretariat has received a grant from the African Development Fund in various currencies toward the cost of the East African Trade and Transport Facilitation Project. It is intended that part of the grant proceeds be applied to eligible payments under the contract for a study on EAC Customs interconnectivity.

The East African Community (EAC) Secretariat (executing agency) now invites expressions of interest from suitably qualified and experienced consulting firms for the provision of the above-named services. The scope of services will include—but not limited to—the following:

Design regional high availability interconnectivity architecture with a centralised data bank

Develop appropriate specifications for seamless exchange of information and propose secure approach for information handling

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Define the information security requirements and recommend appropriate policy, legal and technical specifications

Develop technical specification for telecommunications links required for the smooth functioning of the proposed regional customs interconnectivity network

Draft detailed management, legal & regulatory framework for the operation of the proposed customs interconnectivity network

Propose rules and regulations related to the access and use of information handled through the proposed regional interconnectivity network, including the provisions for privacy and integrity of data

Determine hardware and software requirements for EAC customs interconnectivity

Identify EAC capacity gaps that need to be addressed to ensure sustainable EAC interconnectivity

Determine the cost estimate of implementing an EAC Customs Interconnectivity network

Draw terms of reference to guide the procurement and installation of hardware and software to facilitate seamless flow and exchange of electronic trade information in the region

Develop a roadmap for implementation of EAC Customs interconnectivity

The desired firm should demonstrate ICT experience in business process re-engineering (BPR), ICT infrastructure development and systems integration, experience/exposure to modern International customs best practices and processes, knowledge and experience in regional initiatives on trade facilitation; and experience in developing projects and consultancy of similar magnitude at regional/national level.

Interested firms must provide statements of capability indicating their experiences and qualifications to provide the services through submission of brochures, description of comparable assignments in similar conditions and availability of resources and appropriate skills among staff. The outer envelope of the EOI should clearly be marked “Expression of Interest for Consultancy Study on EAC Customs Interconnectivity” and must be received to the address below no later than 15 July 2010. (E-mail submissions can be submitted to: [email protected].)

A short list of six firms will be compiled in accordance with the procedures set out in the African Development Bank’s Rules of Procedure for the Use of Consultants, May 2008.

Contact: East African Community. Attn: Secretary, Tender Committee. 5th Floor, AICC Building. PO Box 1096 – Arusha, Tanzania. Tel: (255-27) 250-4253/8. E-mail: [email protected]

Country: Iraq

Project: TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS FOR COMMISSION OF INTEGRITY


Abstract: PROVISION OF TRAINING ON DEVELOPING STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES AND BUSINESS ANALYSIS

Sector: Consultants

Contract/Bid Number: RFP-P-061/10


UNDP-Iraq is seeking to hire a qualified firm/consultant to train Commission of Integrity (CoI) staff on developing Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), Business Analysis and establishing SOPs for the Iraqi CoI. It is expected that these technical assistance programs will enhance the skills of the various CoI staff.

The firm/consultant will be responsible for the provision of such services based on a thorough understanding of the CoI business and the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) Order 55, specifically in the areas of Investigation.

Scope and expected outputs:

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Preparatory phase and review – conduct business analysis training and mapping exercise of current processes and procedures

Liaising with and engaging stakeholders in the process of developing and implementing activities to incorporate their expertise and promote national ownership

Identification of the key issues in developing SOPs for the CoI

Develop methodology and plan for SOP manual

Providing substantive expertise on both best practices and the substance in the specific areas of specialized training

Develop manual for business process improvement based on best practice - Implementation of the training activities with key staff from different CoI

Review and revise with heads of units and committee prior to submitting final SOPs manuals

Submit final draft of SOPs manuals

In this connection, UNDP-Iraq is calling for expressions of interest from experienced reputable firms for submitting their proposals to provide the above-mentioned scope of services.

Interested firms may submit their request by e-mail to obtain a copy of the RFP.

The RFP will be available up to no later than 18 July 2010.

Contact: UNDP-Iraq. E-mail: [email protected]

6.0 NEW PROJECT APPROVALS/LOANS

PROJECT REPORTSProject in the Gulf.

BAHRAIN

Bahrain Science and Technology Park

Owner: Kuwait Finance House (KFH)

Budget: $1 billion

Scope of work: The project calls for the design and construction of a 2-million-sq-m science and technology park in the south of Bahrain to provide information, services, studies and research that deals with learning, training and environmental issues.

Update: The project is still in the early stages of study.

Diyar Al Muharraq – Phase One – 1,200 Residential Units


Budget: $600 million

Scope of work: The project calls for the design and construction of 1,200 residential units that will form part of Diyar Al Muharraq development in Bahrain. The project will also include the associated facilities.

Update: Tenders are still to be issued for the main contract.

North Bahrain New Town (NBNT) – Phase One

Owner: Bahrain’s Ministry of Works

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Scope of work: The project calls for the design and construction of 1,500 housing units of a total of 15,000 housing units to be built at North Bahrain New Town (NBNT) development.

Update: Construction work is expected to start this month.

Diyar Al Muharraq – Phase One – Infrastructure



Scope of work: The project calls for the design and construction of water, electricity and sewerage networks and internal roads and bridges for the 6-sq-km first phase of the Diyar Al Muharraq mixed-use development.

Update: Tenders are still to be issued for the main contract.

Energy Tower

Owner: Bahrain National Oil and Gas Authority (Noga)


Scope of work: The project calls for the design and construction of a 50-storey tower that will be the headquarters for Bahrain National Oil and Gas Authority (Noga). The tower, which will occupy an 11,000 sq m plot, will use solar technology to generate power.

Update: The project is still under design. Construction work is expected to start in September.

Bahrain Financial Harbour – Northern Residential Complex

Owner: Omniyat Properties – Investate Realty JV


Scope of work: The project calls for the design and construction of Northern Residential Complex located at Bahrain Financial Harbour in Manama. The project will include residential and commercial facilities.

Update: Sources indicate that Omniyat Properties and Investate Realty have launched the Northern Residential Complex in Bahrain Financial Harbour.

Diyar Al Muharraq – Phase One – Dredging & Reclamation – Stage One



Scope of work: The project calls for the dredging and placement of 35 million cu m of marine borrow material to reclaim 6 million sq m of the mixed-use Diyar Al Muharraq development. The project will be located north of Bahrain airport in Muharraq.

Update: About 95 per cent of construction work is complete.

Diyar Al Muharraq – Phase One – Dredging & Reclamation – Stage Two



Scope of work: The project calls for the dredging and placement of 45 million cu m of marine borrow material to reclaim 6 million sq m of the mixed-use Diyar Al Muharraq development. The project will be located north of Bahrain airport in the Muharraq.

Update: About 45 per cent of the reclamation work is complete.

Isa Town Interchange Upgrade

Owner: Bahrain Ministry of Works


Scope of work: The project calls for upgrading Isa Town Gate Roundabout to an 1.8-km three-level interchange with a traffic light under the flyover and on top of the underpass.

Update: Nass Contracting was awarded the contract after a deal with Sungwon was cancelled.

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King Hamad General Hospital

Owner: Ministry of Works and Housing – Ministry of Health


Scope of work: The project involves the design and construction of a 312-bed hospital in Muharraq. It comprises three interconnected, four-storey blocks and a car-parking space that will be able to accommodate 950 vehicles. The hospital will cover an area of 227,000 sq m.

Update: About 98.5 per cent of construction work is complete.

KUWAIT

Kuwait Metro

Owner: Kuwait Ministry of Communications

Budget: $11.3 billion

Scope of work: Kuwait metro will be built across the inner city of Kuwait and will be linked to the new Kuwait rail network. It involves the construction of a 165-km metro network. It will consist of four lines: Line One of the Kuwait Metropolitan RTS will be 23.7-km long with 19 stations; Line Two will be 21-km long with 27 stations; Line Three will be 24 km with 15 stations; and Line Four will be 22.7-km long. An extension of 57.3 km will be made on Line One and another one of 16.4 km on Line Two. About 65 per cent of the network will have to be underground.

Update: A tender for the 135-km line that will link to the GCC rail is expected to be issued by the middle of this year following completion of a review of technical and commercial documents.

Bubiyan Island Development – Phase Three (Seaport) – 36 Berths

Owner: Mega Projects Agency (MPA)

Budget: $11 billion

Scope of work: The project calls for expanding the seaport on Bubiyan Island by 36 new berths (from 24 to 60).

Update: The Ministry of Public Works (MPW) is evaluating technical bids and expects to award Stage One of the seaport (four berths) this month. The MPW is also in talks with the Ministry of Energy to secure power for the seaport on Bubiyan Island.

Kuwait Railway



Scope of work: The project calls for the establishment of a rapid transit network within Kuwait on a design, build and operate (DBO) basis. The network will be linked to the national rail system with two new lines. The first track will run from the port city of Umm Qasr in Iraq on the northern border to Qasr on the border with Saudi Arabia in the south. The second line will run west from Kuwait City to the Saudi border at Salemy. A series of spur lines from these tracks will link the ports of Shuwaikh and Shuaiba, while a further branch will connect to Bubiyan Island. The project aims to link the GCC states to Europe.

Update: Tenders for the 135-km line that will link to the GCC rail are expected to be issued in the middle of the year following the completion of a review of the technical and commercial documents.

Bubiyan Island Development – Phase One – Stage Two (Seaport) – 12 Berths



Scope of work: The project calls for expanding the seaport on Bubiyan Island by 12 new berths (from four to 16).

Update: The Ministry of Public Works is evaluating technical bids and expects to award Stage One of the seaport (four berths) this month. The ministry is also in talks with the Ministry of Energy to secure power for the seaport on Bubiyan Island.

Kuwait Railway – GCC Link


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Scope of work: The build, operate and transfer (BOT) project calls for a 135-km rail between Sulaibiya and Nuwaiseeb at the Saudi border. The line will connect the Kuwait national rail network to the GCC rail network.

Update: Tenders for the 135-km line that will link to the GCC rail is expected to be issued in the middle of the year following the completion of a review of the technical and commercial documents.

Bubiyan Island Development – Phase Two (Seaport) – 8 Berths



Scope of work: The project calls for expanding the seaport on Bubiyan Island by eight new berths (from 16 to 24).

Update: The Ministry of Public Works (MPW) is evaluating technical bids and expects to award Stage One of the seaport (four berths) this month. The MPW is also in talks with the Ministry of Energy to secure power for the seaport on Bubiyan Island.

Bubiyan Island Development – Phase One – Stage Two (Seaport) – 4 Berths



Scope of work: The project calls for the design and construction of a container terminal, four berths and a quay wall as part of the Bubiyan Island Development. The development also includes port buildings and utilities, digging and soil improvement works and site levelling.

Update: The Ministry of Public Works is evaluating technical bids and expects to award the contract this month. It is also in talks with the Ministry of Energy to secure power for the seaport on Bubiyan Island.

New University City in Shadadiyah (Sabah Al Salem University) – Infrastructure

Owner: Kuwait University


Scope of work: The project calls for the design and construction of campus infrastructure over an area of 6 million sq m, which will include a 15-km ring road, 6 km of tunnels, landscaping components and earthworks.

Update: Heisco has been awarded an $18-million contract as the starting package of the infrastructure. The contract is 24 months.

Shuaiba Port Expansion

Owner: Kuwait Ports Authority (KPA)


Scope of work: The project calls for expanding Shuaiba port with the construction of new berths and increasing the depth and length of existing berths. The scope has two alternatives. Alternative A includes increasing depths of berth Six from 10.5 m to 18 m and berths Seven and Eight from 12.5 m to 18 m; increasing depths of berths Four and Five from 7.5 m to 18 m with 5 m extension seaward; increasing the depths of berths Nine and 10 from 14 m to 18 m; construction of new berths on the opposite side of berths 12, 13 and 14 seawards; and increasing the length of berth 20 by 120 m and depth to 18 m. Alternative B includes increasing depths of berths Seven and Eight from 12.5 m to 18 m; construction of new 18-m-deep berths of parallel to berths Six, Seven and Eight seawards; and construction of new berths of 18-m depth parallel to berths 12, 13 and 14 seawards.

Update: It is understood that the Ministry of Finance is pre-qualifying consultants.

Bubiyan Island Development – Phase One – Stage One (Infrastructure)



Scope of work: The project calls for the design and construction of a 34-km-long road from the planned port’s location on the east side of Bubiyan to Khor Subiya in the west. The scope of work also includes a

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1.4-km-long, three-lane road and land bridge from Subiya to Bubiyan, about 4 million cu m of landfill, soil treatment works and railway embankment.

Update: The Ministry of Public Works is in talks with the Ministry of Energy to secure power for the seaport on Bubiyan Island.

OMAN

Muscat International Airport Expansion (Seeb) – Phase One – Civil Works Package

Owner: Oman Ministry of Transport & Communications


Scope of work: The expansion will involve the construction of a 4.3-km runway, several taxiways, an apron, and seven bridges and roads. Muscat airport will cater for the more populated northern Oman region and the capital Muscat. The airport will have a capacity of 12 million passengers a year.

Update: Completion has been delayed to 2014 due to a change in the scope of works.

The Wave Development – Phase Two

Owner: The Wave

Budget: $1 billion

Scope of work: The project calls for the design and construction of mixed-use facilities including four hotels, beach-front villas, condominium towers, retail components, restaurants and conference centre. The development will cover an area of 2.5 million sq m.

Update: The project is in the design stage.

Muscat International Airport Expansion (Seeb) – Phase One – Passenger Terminal Package



Scope of work: The project calls for the design and construction of a new passenger terminal with a total floor area of 290,000 sq m and associated utilities at Muscat International Airport in Seeb.

Update: Bids have been submitted for the main contract.

The Wave Development – Phase Two – Fairmont Hotel

Owner: The Wave


Scope of work: The project calls for the design and construction of a 300-room five-star hotel over an area of 45,000 sq m at The Wave development in Muscat.

Update: The client is preparing the tenders for the main contract.

The Wave Development – Phase Two – Kempinski Hotel

Owner: The Wave


Scope of work: The project calls for the design and construction of 300-room five-star hotel at The Wave development in Muscat.

Update: The client is preparing the tenders for the main contract.

Ras Al Hadd Airport – Phase Three – Passenger Terminal



Scope of work: Phase Three covers the construction of a 20,000-sq-m passenger terminal building, the concourse and the air traffic control (ATC) tower, the boarding bridges, the baggage handling and security systems and the fire-fighting facilities at Ras Al Hadd Airport.

Update: The tenders for the main contract are expected next year.

Ras Al Hadd Airport – Phase Two – Airside Infrastructure

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Scope of work: Phase Two covers the airside facilities, construction of the 4-km-long, 75-m-wide runway, the taxiway, the apron and the car-parking area at Ras Al Hadd Airport.

Update: Construction work has not started yet. Phase Two will take two years to complete.

The Wave Development – Phase One – Infrastructure

Owner: The Wave


Scope of work: The project calls for the design and construction of the underground utilities and above-ground civil work including water and sewerage systems, district cooling, drainage, causeways, road construction, power supply and distribution components.

Update: The construction work is in progress on the development.

Muscat International Airport Expansion (Seeb) – Phase One – Air Traffic Control Tower


Budget: $60 million

Scope of work: The project calls for the design and construction of a 100-m-high air traffic control tower, an air traffic management centre, a data centre and other utilities to support the passenger terminal at Muscat International Airport.

Update: The main contract is still to be awarded.

The Wave Development – Golf Course

Owner: The Wave

Budget: $30 million

Scope of work: The project calls for the design and construction of an 18-hole golf course, a country club equipped with sports, banquet and conference facilities, a golf academy and a driving range which will cover an area of 750,000 sq m.

Update: The nine-hole golf course is scheduled to complete by the year-end. The opening of the entire course is expected next year.

QATAR

New Doha Port – Phase One

Owner: Higher Committee for the Co-ordination & Pursuance Executive Council


Scope of work: The project calls for design and construction of a 20-sq-km New Doha Port located on offshore land, approximately 5 km east of the new international airport. It includes five general cargo terminals and berths, four container terminals and berths.

Update: Bids have been submitted for the project.

Al Waab City

Owner: Al Waab Development Company


Scope of work: The project calls for the design and construction of 1.25-million-sq-m of Al Waab City located along Salwa and Al Bustan Road, 10 km from the corniche. It will comprise 639 villas, seven-storey apartments, 88,000 sq m of retail space, a world-class 225-room hotel, 30 serviced apartments and a 300,000-sq-m car-parking area.

Update: Oberoi Hotels & Resorts has been appointed as operator for Oberoi hotel in Al Waab City. Construction work will complete in 2014.

The Pearl-Qatar – Viva Bahriya – Seven Towers

Owner: The Land Investment & Real Estate Development Company

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Scope of work: The project calls for the design and construction of seven 26-storey residential towers at Viva Bahriya on the Pearl Qatar Island development.

Update: Construction work is in progress and is expected to be completed in December.

Energy City – Business Park – Qatar Petroleum Complex

Owner: Qatar Petroleum (QP)


Scope of work: The complex includes a main office tower and connected mid-rise office buildings as well as a medical centre, training facilities, data and telecommunication centres, multi-storey car parks, leisure and entertainment facilities and a stadium. The development will have a total built-up area of 540,000 sq m and 300,000 sq m of landscaping. In Phase One, the scope calls for enabling works including site fence, access roads, lighting, and access gates and construction of car-parks and site offices. Two parking structures, each with two basements and four levels, will have a total area of 180,000 sq m to accommodate 4,400 vehicles. The 3,500-sq-m of site offices will accommodate 150 people and will include a car park for 180 vehicles.

Update: Bids have been received for the car-park buildings and site offices.

The Pearl-Qatar – Viva Bahriya – Residential Tower

Owner: United Development Company


Scope of work: The project calls for the design and construction of a new 20-storey residential tower at the Viva Bahriyah district of The Pearl-Qatar. The tower will include two-level podium, a five-storey apartment building and tower.

Update: Construction work is on track and completion is scheduled for later this year.

Qatar Airways – Doha Airport – Oryx Rotana Doha

Owner: Qatar Airways


Scope of work: The project calls for design and construction of a four-star, 400-room airport hotel located near the existing Doha Airport. It will consists of a basement, ground and first floor plus two six-storey towers.

Update: Construction work on Oryx Rotana Doha is in the finishing stages.

Qatar Petroleum Complex

Owner: Qatar Petroleum (QP)


Scope of work: The project calls for construction of three office buildings for Qatar Petroleum in Ras Laffan.

Update: The tender has been cancelled due to commercial issues.

SAUDI ARABIA

King Abdullah Economic City

Owner: Emaar Economic City Company


Scope of work: The project calls for building an integrated city covering an area of 168 million sq m along the Red Sea between Jeddah and Rabigh. The development includes: a seaport over 13 million sq m with a capacity to handle 300,000 pilgrims; an industrial district over 63 million sq m (Phase One covers 6.24 million sq m); a financial island over 3.8 million sq m; resorts over 3.5 million sq m; a residential area over 51 million sq m, which will include 150,000 apartments; and an educational zone including a multi-university campus to accommodate 18,000 students.

Update: About 50 km of road in King Abdullah Economic City has been completed.

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King Abdullah Financial District – 28 Buildings

Owner: Public Pension Agency (PPC)


Scope of work: The project calls for the design and construction of 28 buildings that will form part of King Abdullah Financial District in Riyadh.

Update: Construction work has commenced and is on schedule.

Makkah-Madinah Railway – Civil Package

Owner: Saudi Railways Organisation (SRO)


Scope of work: The package entails all civil works for the 444-km-long railway between the holy cities.

Update: The Scott Wilson Group has been appointed to provide project management support for the Haramain Railway project.

King Khalid University (KKU) City in Abha – Faculty Accommodation

Owner: King Khalid University (KKU)

Budget: $1 billion

Scope of work: The project calls for the design and construction of faculty accommodation buildings as part of King Khalid University (KKU) City in Abha. The project will include 172 buildings ranging from six to seven storeys.

Update: The main construction contract is still to be awarded.

King Khalid University (KKU) City in Abha – Phase Two – Medical Complex for Men



Scope of work: The project calls for the design and construction of a medical complex for men which will have nine buildings ranging from four to five storeys high and a six-storey 400-bed student hospital building as part of the King Khalid University (KKU) City in Abha. The complex will include medical, dentistry and pharmacy colleges, and a library.

Update: Zuhair Fayez Partnership Consultants has been appointed as project management.

Dannat Resort

Owner: Al Khaleej Development Company (Tameer/Inovest)


Scope of work: The project calls for the design and construction of a 1-million-sq-m new resort at Half Moon Bay. It will include villas, apartments, marina, commercial areas and a hotel.

Update: Design work is in the completion stage.

Taif University – Faculty Accommodation

Owner: Saudi Arabia Ministry of Higher Education


Scope of work: The project calls for the design and construction of faculty accommodation buildings as part of the Taif University.

Update: Site mobilisation and site surveying is being conducted by the main contractor.

King Khalid University (KKU) City in Abha – 16 Colleges for Women



Scope of work: The project calls for the design and construction of a new university city in Abha which includes 16 colleges for girls with total built-up area of 480,000 sq m. The development also includes administration buildings and faculty buildings.

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Update: Sources indicate that tenders have not been issued for the main construction package yet.

King Abdullah Financial District – Six Towers – Package Two



Scope of work: The project calls for the design and construction of six residential and commercial towers of different heights that will form part of King Abdullah Financial District in Riyadh. The scope of work also includes a mosque.

Update: The project is progressing as per schedule.

King Abdullah Financial District – GCC Central Bank Tower



Scope of work: The project calls for the design and construction of a 240-m GCC Central Bank Tower that will form part of King Abdullah Financial District in Riyadh.

Update: Construction work has commenced and is on schedule.

UAE

United Square – Abu Dhabi

Owner: International Capital Trading (ICT)

Budget: $2 billion

Scope of work: The mixed-use development located at Al Khalidiya in Abu Dhabi will comprise three towers ranging from 22 to 30 storeys and associated facilities.

Update: International Capital Trading has announced plans to develop United Square, a mixed-use development in Abu Dhabi.

Gianfranco Ferre Stresa – Dubai

Owner: Galadari Investment Office (GIO) – Gianfranco Ferré JV


Scope of work: The project calls for the design and construction of mixed-use development in Dubai comprising a commercial, residential and hospitality area with associated facilities.

Update: The project is still in the study phase.

Al Raha Beach Complex – Al Raha Gardens Community – Town Centre

Owner: Aldar Properties


Scope of work: The project calls for the design and construction of a town centre located at Al Raha Gardens Community on Al Raha Beach development.

Update: The project is still in the design stage.

Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC) – Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Academic Medical Centre

Owner: Dubai Development & Investment Authority (DDIA)


Scope of work: The project calls for the design and construction of a 400-bed teaching hospital, which will form a part of Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC) scheme.

Update: Construction work is running at a slow pace.

Dubai Marina Development – Pentominium Tower

Owner: Trident International Holdings


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Scope of work: The project will involve the construction of a 512-m-high, 120-storey residential tower that will form part of the Dubai Marina development. It will comprise residential apartments and penthouses and offer a total built-up area of 171,500 sq m.

Update: Steel piles supporting the excavation corners are being removed.

Saadiyat Island Development – Cultural District – Louvre Abu Dhabi Museum

Owner: Tourism Development and Investment Company (TDIC)


Scope of work: The project calls for the construction of a dome-shaped building that will cover an area of 24,000 sq m and include 6,000 sq m of permanent galleries. It will be located on the Saadiyat Island.

Update: Piling work is being carried out by Bauer International. Award of the main construction contract is imminent.

Capital Centre – Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre Expansion Project – Capital Gate (Feature Tower)

Owner: Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company (ADNEC)


Scope of work: The project calls for the design and construction of 160-m-high, 35-storey mixed-use tower, which will form part of Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre Expansion scheme. It will include a luxury hotel ‘Hyatt Hotels and Resorts’ with 189 rooms (162 guestrooms and 27 suites) and 20,000 sq m of office and retail space.

Update: The hotel is set to open early next year.

Parallel Roads Project – Phase 3B – Dubai

Owner: Dubai Roads & Transport Authority (RTA)


Scope of work: The project calls for the design and construction of roads running through Al Barsha around the rear of Emaar Properties’ Springs Meadows and Emirates Hills developments, and past Nakheel’s Ibn Battuta mall, the Gardens residential development.

Update: Finishing work is in progress and handover is expected shortly.

Eastern Ring Road Interchanges – Abu Dhabi

Owner: Abu Dhabi Municipality


Scope of work: The project calls for the design and construction of two interchanges on the Eastern Ring road that leads onto Salam Street from the Maqta Bridge area.

Update: Construction, which is in progress, is to be completed by the first quarter of next year.

Business Bay Development – Oberoi Centre

Owner: Rani International


Scope of work: The project will involve the construction of two, 30-storey towers, which will form part of the Business Bay scheme development. One of the towers will be a world-class hotel consisting of 250 rooms and 40 apartments while the second tower will be offered for corporate offices.

Update: Ground floor structural work is in progress.

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7.0 WORLD DEVELOPEMNT NEWS

ASIA

AFRICA

INDIA’S OPPORTUNITY IN AFRICA

The market of one billion consumers in the continent has tremendous implications for business, investors, policymakers and donors; we need to reposition Africa in our minds, Say Ajay Chowdhry

It was quite an experience to be co-chairing the World Economic Forum on Africa. Concluded last week in Dar es Saalam, WEF brought together great minds from diverse backgrounds on ‘Rethinking Africa’s growth Strategy’, the theme for this edition. Everything resonated so well between our country and this optimistic, youthful, vibrant 1-billion people continent, waiting to turn into an exciting destination in the new global regime.

Enough has been said on Africa’s need for education. Health, infrastructure etc. But before one stresses on the role of technology to speed things, a simple message to the people of Africa is : ‘ Change the attitude that someone from outside will come to change Africa & chose trade over aid’. Africa needs to take advantage of her demographic dividend, and then entrepreneurship will take over. It is in hand of Africans to change Africa, become a continent of reality rather than hope. Dr. C.K. Prahalad use to A >R- aspiration is greater than resources. So, if Africans aspire, resources will never be a constraint.

Taking an example, it’s a metamorphosis story for the Republic of Rwanda. It has come a long way since the 1984 genocide, in which about 800,000 were killed, to the CNN labelling the ‘Land of a Thousand Hills’ as Africa’s biggest success story, having achieved stability and economic growth. While the rest of the world was reeling under the effect of the global financial crisis, Africa showed a remarkable 2% growth , about the same as in West Asia and more than parts of South Asia, except India and China. Further, the IMF estimates that growth in Africa will be in the vicinity of 4.8%, higher than Brazil and Eastern Europe.

With the potential of development, Africa is in need of investment in areas like ICT to improve governance, overcome poverty and deal with critical infrastructure gaps. And the continent can look at India as an example to learn from. Because, India and Africa have similar problems, therefore, the solutions can be similar. What’s been tried and tested in India, and with the technology readily available to transfer knowledge and experience from our country, it could actually be quite an African safari.

Let’s go back to India in the early nineties. Then, the government had only $ 1 billion left in the kitty. Dr. Manmohan Singh and Mr. Narasimha Rao opened up the country and the rest is history. The key to it was that entrepreneurship took over. Based on the county’s strong financial system and tech prowess, liberalization is giving banking to the unbanked, knowledge centers to villages, renewed focus on health, agriculture and education. Today, in spite of the global financial crisis last year, the country is on its way to achieve 10% growth in 2011.

In many ways the next few years will be extraordinarily decisive. Shortage of energy and Infrastructure is a ‘brick wall’ facing development. But then, progress is being made on a country – by –country basis, with government putting in place the right environment which is encouraging investors to enter their markets. Despite the hardships and all the difficulties it faces, there is another face to Africa besides despair and pessimism. A Gallup Survey of 50,000 people across the world found that Africans are the most optimistic people in the world. Further Africans entrepreneurs, too marginalized, have begun to show that they too can connect constructively to world markets, through successful ventures in exporting cut flowers, vegetables and clothing.

The market of one billion consumers in Africa has tremendous implications for business, investors, policy makers and donors. It presents a unique challenge to diverse stakeholders who have an interest in the success of the African market. All of them need to be focused on balancing social development with sustainable development.

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Authors Michel Homna and Greg Mills point out that an estimated $ 580 billion of western aid for Africa over the last 50 years has had little impact. Instead, aid has given rise to several challenges, including fear of aid reducing the recipient to the level of a victim rather than an active worker. It is clear that Africa does not need aid from western countries. What the continent needs, instead, is external support choosing trade over aid-like happened in India, last millennium- coupled with internal reforms, Interacting with the Indian diaspora at an East Africa India dinner, one clearly understood what African want i.e. partnerships and exploitation.

The Indian diaspora also felt that Indians should realize that Africa is not a dark continent, it’s a land of opportunities. We need to reposition Africa in our minds. The mid and long –term goal for Africa should be to increase developing countries’ share of global trade while supporting “South-South” flows of goods and services: countries in Africa cannot hope to grow their economies to their full potential and reduce poverty until they become fully engaged with world markets.

How can we help bring transparency in institutions and governance in Africa ? By bringing all our knowledge of e-governance, by what we have done in our financial institutions, by helping conduct elections using electronic voting machines and by idea like financial inclusion, telemedicine and tele-education. India and Africa are linked by old relationship- South Africa’s president proudly talked to me about how “one incident” in Africa transformed Barrister Gandhi into Mahatma Gandhi.

In the session at the WEFI talked about breaking away and providing ‘ access fir all’ i.e. internet /broadband access for all in Africa to overcome infrastructure, education, health issues. The work to connect Africa by opticfibre has begun- Kenya is leading and Tanzania has an ambitious plan. India can truly participate in this with our experience.

In Africa, as has been the case in many developing and emerging economies of the world, despite different types of public governance, the best hope for sustainable progress may be economic development and entrepreneurship. There is a rising spirit of optimism and determination on the continent, particularly among the growing population of youth. We need to co-opt Africa into rest of the world’s spirit of partnership.

(The author is chairman & CEO of HCL Infosystems)

Zambia: 'Road Development Agency Has Sealed Reported Loopholes'

THE Ministry of Works and Supply has said corrective measures have been taken to address the financial irregularities at the Road Development Agency (RDA) and improve the image of the institution to the public.

Speaking when he appeared before the parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC), Ministry of Works and Supply Permanent Secretary (PAC) Watson Ng'ambi said corrective measures had been taken on the matters that were highlighted in the Auditor General's report on RDA for the period January 2006 to September 2009.

Mr Ng'ambi, in the company of RDA chief executive officer Erasmus Chilundika, appeared before the committee chaired by Mbabala Member of Parliament Emmanuel Hachipuka (UPND).

During the session, two members in the gallery introduced themselves as being from the European Union (EU). They mentioned their names as Kettne Jurgen and Trville Baurens Stephanne.

Mr Ng'ambi said the Government was taking measures to address the irregularities and among them was the strict supervision of the agency and dissolving the board and appointing a new one to be headed by Laumbe Mondoloka.

Mr Ng'ambi said most of the board members had since been appointed but he could not mention their names before the committee. He said the new board would ensure that the corrective measures were implemented.

"Government is committed to resolving all the issues raised in the report and bring back the necessary credibility to the agency to enable it perform effectively the functions for which it was created," Mr Ngambi said.

Further, Mr Ng'ambi said the Government would be engaging cooperating partners in the road sector with a view of finding a common solution that would result in the frozen road sector funds from the partners to start flowing within the shortest possible time.

"This will enable us to resume the projects that have stalled due to lack of funds, especially in rural roads which are key for our agriculture production," Mr Ng'ambi said.

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Overview of the Construction Industry – South Africa

Summary

South Africa’s construction industry is emerging from decades of decline into a period of considerable growth and increasing opportunity. The construction industry is anticipated to experience an average growth rate of 6.4% per year in advance of the 2010 Football World Cup. The government has developed a two prong strategy to utilize the construction industry. First, it is using a planned $3.96 billion investment to help develop the industry and simultaneously spur economic development. Second, the government is concentrating efforts to expand and improve infrastructure between now and 2010. The construction industry plays a major role in South Africa’s economy, employing nearly 750,000 people, making it South Africa’s third largest employer. The industry will need to nearly double its output over the next 10 years to meet investment demand. Opportunities for Indian companies to enter or expand their market share in the region’s construction industry are ripe.

Market Demand and Overview

South Africa’s hosting of the 2010 FIFA World Cup is motivating a flurry of construction projects throughout the country. Construction projects are currently being planned and implemented to improve; sports stadiums, transportation, utilities generation/delivery, tourism, and to address the lack of quality low-cost housing options in townships throughout the country.

Winning rights to host the 2010 World Cup has been a boon for the South African construction industry. South Africa’s nine existing soccer stadiums are being refurbished and capacity at each is being increased through the addition of new seats. New facilities are being built in Cape Town, Kimberly, Nelspruit, Pretoria, and Port Elizabeth at an estimated combined cost of $798 million.

Considerable attention is also being given to improve transportation infrastructure to better handle the influx of international visitors expected for the World Cup. The Airports Company of South Africa (ACSA) has announced ambitious expansion plans ahead of 2010 to expand capacity at its three main and seven minor airports. The ASCA is planning to spend $460.36 million to upgrade security and terminal facilities at O.R. Tambo International Airport (Johannesburg) by 2010. Another $1.08 billion is expected to be invested in a new passenger terminal by 2012. The ACSA is also planning to spend $179.57 million to build a new domestic terminal building, upgrade the approach roads and build a second multi-story parking garage at Cape Town International Airport. There are plans for construction of a $12.21 million multi-story parking garage at Durban International Airport. And construction of the King Shaka Airport north of Durban in scheduled to begin in 2007.

Considerable attention is also being paid to the infrastructure required to move the visitors around South Africa after they have arrived. Construction of the Gautrain rapid rail link between OR Tambo International Airport and Sandton is scheduled to be complete in early 2010. The second phase between Johannesburg’s Park Station and Pretoria is scheduled to be completed nine months later. The combined investment is estimated to be more than $2.7 billion. Additionally roads throughout South Africa roads are being upgraded at a cost of $78 million.

An equal amount of attention is being given to construction of utilities generation and delivery facilities. The US construction and engineering firm Flour has been awarded a contract to provide construction, engineering,

procurement and project management services for a clean fuels project at the SAPREF refinery in Durban. Additionally, there are plans to: renovate and modernize two coal-fired power plants, build two gas-fired and one coal-fired power plant, and develop a thermal power station. A total of $20.2 billion will be spent to develop capacity to meet the expected demand.

Tourism-related construction activity is also growing. There are several four and five star hotels and approximately 10 medium-range hotels being built to correspond with venues for the World Cup. There are also several resorts and casinos that have been approved and are scheduled to be built throughout South Africa. The Western Cape provincial tourism department is planning to develop special road routes linking Cape Town with Namibia and Kruger National Park. The project includes development of tourist attractions along the route and road work including signage.

Many of the townships suffer a serious shortfall in quality housing. The government has started a National Social Housing Project to improve the quality and quantity of housing options and thereby raise living conditions throughout South Africa. The N2 Gateway in Cape Town is a pilot project of the government’s Comprehensive Human Settlement Plan, which is aimed at eliminating informal settlements around the country. The Gateway Project required construction of 28,000 housing units and is expected to house

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more than 100,000 people. Similar projects are scheduled in Soweto and Duncan Village. A $23.4 million low-income residential development is being planned in Johannesburg. The development will consist of four high-density apartment blocks.

There are also several major commercial construction projects that are being planned throughout South Africa. These projects include a golf course and retirement village, shopping centers, industrial development zones, and factories.

Best Prospects

Lucrative tenders to sub-contract to principal construction firms for 2010 upgrades and building of new stadiums offer great opportunity for U.S. firms. Local municipalities and 2010 Local Organizing Committees seek to attract foreign expertise in many facets of the construction these stadiums. The following tenders are due to published within the next 2-6 months:

Membrane Fascades Stadium Seats

Roof Covering and Acoustic Treatment Standby Generators

Cold Rooms and Refrigeration Access Control, CCTV & PA

Glazed Balustrades Audio Systems

Painting and Decorative Coatings Waterproofing

Prefabricated Toilet Cubicles Mobile Acoustic Partitions

Epoxy Floor Coverings Podium Ventilation

Fire-Shutters Roof Soft Membrane

Smoke Extraction Ventilation Louvres

Cement as well as other material shortages creates a significant opportunity for U.S. companies to penetrate the local market. According to forecasts from The Cement and Concrete Institute (C&CI), there is a continued growth in cement demand and concrete usage for 2007 and beyond, as the construction sector shifts from consumer-led building towards larger scaled civil engineering and infrastructural projects. . The extent of growth in the construction industry would depend significantly on the availability of building materials and the skills required to manage and implement construction projects. Leading firms:

The following are the leading contractors in the South African construction and engineering market:

Grinaker-LTA (owned by Aveng)

Murray & Roberts Group

Group Five (G5)

Wilson Bayly Holmes-Ovcon (WBHO)

Concor

Market Entry As South Africa continues to plan for the 2010 World Cup, firms seek to overcome the shortage of skilled labor, technology and materials. Hence, construction and engineering firms generally welcome opportunities to establish joint ventures with overseas partners. U.S. firms wishing to pursue such business relationships should contact U.S. Commercial Service South Africa (http://www.buyusa.gov/southafrica).

The construction and engineering market is dominated by the five construction firms, who share almost all of the major civil engineering projects among themselves or with overseas joint venture partners. Together they account for nearly 75% of output. The rest of the market is fragmented and performance reflects the instability of small business.

Ethiopia: Parliament Approves U.S.$150 Million in Loans for Roads

Parliament approved two loans for road construction projects, amounting to over 150 million dollars during its 30th session.

The first loan comes from an agreement with the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development, which was signed on March 16, 2010. It totals 25 million dollars, 10 million coming from the Arab Bank for Economic

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Development in Africa and 15 million from the OPEC Fund for International Development. It will be used to finance the Nekemt-Bedele Road.

The second loan, for a sum not exceeding 85 million units of account (UA), equivalent to 125.8 million dollars, was signed on January 15, 2010, between the Government of Ethiopia and the African Development Fund (ADF) for the Agere Mariam-Yabelo-Mega Road Project, which is part of the Mombasa-Nairobi-Addis Abeba Road Corridor Project.

The Nekemt-Bedele Project involves asphalting 97km of road with a seven metre width and 1.5 metre hard shoulders on each side. Expected to be completed by the end of 2012, the road will improve Western Oromia's link with Addis Abeba and other parts of the country, helping to cut transport costs. The loan, given with a grace period of four years, will be repaid in 40 instalments over 20 years with an interest of 1.5pc.

The Agere Mariam-Mega Road, which is 192km, will be rehabilitated to asphalt with a seven metre width and 1.5 metre shoulder on each side. The rehabilitation will take place in two lots, involving the 94.5km Agere Mariam-Yabelo Road and the 97.5km Yabelo-Mega road.

The project involves digging water wells along the way for the benefit of local communities. This road is expected to improve trade relations between Ethiopia and Kenya and enhance the opportunity of Ethiopia to use the Port of Mombasa.

The ADF loan of 85 million UA will cover all of the foreign currency needed and some of the local currency expenditures. The Ethiopian Government will contribute 16.57 million UA or 24.5 million dollars towards this project.

This loan has a 10-year grace period. It will be paid back with one per cent interest from the 11th to the 20th year and at three per cent thereafter.

Both projects are to be carried out by the Ethiopian Roads Authority (ERA), which is now in the process of hiring consultants through international bids, according to Samson Wondimu, Information and Public Relations Resource head.

Parliament also discussed the Trade Practice and Consumer Protection Bill and the Commercial Registration and Business Licensing Bill. Some opposition MPs voiced their concern that the Trade Practice and Consumer Protection Bill would disturb the free market and fair competition practices.

Bulcha Demeksa (MP-OFDM) was worried by the major role given to the government by the bill, he said. It was a violation of the constitution for an executive organ to share the power of the courts of law, as the new bill would require, he also said.

"The Ethiopian Peoples' Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) is marching toward the socialist camp," he said.

The Trade Registration and Licensing Bill, too, may restrict people who want to join the industry, by creating unnecessary requirements and further creating the opportunity for acts of corruption, according to another opposition MP, Abdurahman Ahmedin (EDP). Both bills have been referred to the Trade and Industry Affairs Standing Committee of Parliament for further revision.

MIDDLE EAST

BIC discusses with Turkish company housing projects

BASRA: A Turkish company has expressed desire to implement housing projects in Basra, head of the Basra Investment Commission said on Monday.

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"A delegation of a Turkish company, accompanied by the Turkish commercial attaché, discussed with the Basra Investment Commission the possibility to implement housing projects in the province, as Basra needs several projects in this field," Haidar Ali Fadel told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.

"The BIC had presented an investment project to set up 40,000 housing units throughout the province," he added.

Basra is 590 km south of Baghdad.

Hamriyah Free Zonecompletes Dh1b projects

SHARJAH - Hamriyah Free Zone Authority (HFZA), which maintained a steady growth rate since its inception, will complete mega infrastructure projects worth Dh1 billion this year, a top official said on Monday.

Five major projects costing Dh800 million have already been completed and another two mega infrastructure developments will be ready by next month, Dr Rashid Al Leem, Director-General, Hamriyah Free Zone Authority, told Khaleej Times on the sidelines of a function to celebrate the completion of mega projects at the free zone.

"This is an important moment in HFZA's history. We were able to successfully complete five mega infrastructure projects including of the Inner Harbor development. Achieving this on time and on budget, without any disruption to our current operations is a milestone in its own right. These long-term projects will benefit HFZ investors and Hamriyah Port users," Dr Rashid said.

He said two more projects worth Dh200 million approximately will be completed by end of July.

"Free Zone Interchange costing Dh120 million will be ready by mid-July while 48 big warehouses will also be completed by next month," he said.

Dr Rashid said more than 4,800 companies have been operating at Hamriyah Free Zone. He said the free zone recorded a 20 per cent growth in past two years despite difficult time on economic front due to global financial crisis.

Exploring new markets

In reply to a question, he said Hamriyah Free Zone Authority is exploring new markets to maintain a steady growth rate in days to come.

We are now focusing on African markets at the moments and the free zone attracts investors from Libya, South Africa, Ethiopia and Tunis," he said adding that Asia will remain the key market for the free zone.

He said investors and entrepreneurs from Germany, Italy and United Kingdom have also set up industrial units at the free zone.

"We are working on two more projects that will be announced shortly as their feasibility studies are at final stages," Dr Rashid said. He said work on these projects would start by year-end.

Major infrastructure projects

Earlier, T.V.Ramesh, Director Finance and Strategic Planning, HFZA, gave a presentation on five mega projects completed at the free zone. Valued at over Dh800 million ($217 million), the major projects include development of Inner Harbor Phase 3 & 4, Road Works Phase 1 & 2 and an ergonomically designed Labour Accommodation Complex to support the housing needs of investor's fast growing work force.

He said two basins were also added in the Hamriyah Inner Harbour and its depth varies from minus nine metres to minus five metres. The project also included addition of a 3.8 kilometres of quay wall and additional breakwater spanning.

With the completion of these two phases, he said Hamriyah Free Zone can now easily accommodate LPG and bulk handling vessels to match international standards and needs.

Furthermore, the new road network adds 80 kilometers of new roads to the existing HFZA road network, providing easy access to all areas of the free zone, he added. Later, Dr Rashid presented the awards to HFZA partners and investors. The companies which were acknowledged Six Construct, Halcrow International Partnership, RAD International, Sharjah General Contracting, Unger Steel, Ibtikari and major financial institutions such as BNP Paribas and HSBC.

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Special certificates of appreciation and awards were presented to the partner companies in recognition of their outstanding cooperation in executing these projects.

Dr. Julius Lauritsch, the Ambassador of Austria in the UAE and Mr. Wolfgang Penzias, Trade Commissioner of Austria have also attended the event.

Kuwait gov''t discuss development projects

KUWAIT -- Deputy Premier for Economic Affairs Sheikh Ahmad Fahad Al-Sabah briefed the cabinet late Sunday night about government projects within the country's mega development plan.

Sheikh Ahmad, also minister of state for development and minister of state for housing, briefed the cabinet about housing projects, building new hospitals and enlarging existing ones, health clinics, the new airport, power stations, highways, causeways, the Boubyan sea port, the development of Failaka Island, the Silk City and Sabah Al-Saleh University City.

Sheikh Ahmad also talked about strategic projects, the establishment of public shareholding companies like a warehousing firm, the low-cost housing firm, Al-Khairan City company and the Health Insurance firm.

The Minister also briefed the council of ministers about the development of Al-Sulaibikhat sea front, sport facilities, crude oil exporting facilities, entertainment projects, the development of Kuwait towers and other development ventures, Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Roudhan Al-Roudhan said in a statement after the cabinet meeting, chaired by His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Nasser Mohammad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah.

The cabinet, said Al-Roudhan, commended the projects and believed they would push forward development.

His Highness the Prime Minister briefed the cabinet about the participation of the representative of His Highness the Amir, His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah to 3rd Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA) that was held in Istanbul, Turkey.

Sheikh Nawaf, in his speech before CICA, condemned the Israeli assault on the Gaza-bound freedom flotilla that killed and wounded peace activists in blatant violation of the international law and principles of humanitarian law.

Sheikh Nawaf praised Turkey's support for the Palestinian cause, as well as reiterated the State of Kuwait's commitment towards the causes of Asia and backing peace and development in the continent.

The cabinet, meanwhile, took note of a message by King Mohammad VI of Morocco to His Highness the Amir, inviting him to Morocco to further cement ties.

The cabinet also took note of a message by the King of Spain to His Highness the Amir aimed at activating efforts to bring about success for GCC-EU free trade agreement negotiations.

It also took note of a letter by the Albanian President to Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah to participate in the inauguration of a major highway in the capital, Tirana, in August of this year.

The council of ministers took note of a message by the Turkish Prime Minister to His Highness the Amir, as well as welcoming the Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf who is visiting the country.

The cabinet, on the other hand, approved draft decrees about aviation services agreement with Korean Democratic People's Republic, an MoU to hold exhibitions with Lebanon, an economic and technical cooperation agreement, and commercial cooperation deal with Libya.

It also approved draft decrees over agreements to avoid double taxation and preventing tax evasion on capital and income tax with Mauritania, Japan and Djibouti, and a double-taxation prevention and tax evasion prevention on income tax with Portugal.

Gulf project finance may hit $30 bln in 2010

The Gulf Arab market for project finance could reach $30 billion in 2010 on improved liquidity and increased lending, a banker at French group BNP Paribas (BNPP.PA) said on Monday.

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"There is a potential for $25-30 billion of large to medium-sized projects in the pipeline. It could be more if some of the large projects are completed," Christophe Mariot, head of project finance in the Gulf at BNP Paribas, told Reuters.

He most of that volume would be accounted for by seven or eight projects currently planned, without elaborating. "I think banks are more cautious on mainstream lending or lending to corporates."

Gulf loan markets were hit by high profile defaults last year and profit at regional banks was burdened by provisions for bad loans.

Mariot said the market was big enough to accommodate banks, leading to little pressure on banks to bid at low prices. (Reporting by Dinesh Nair; Writing by Frederik Richter; Editing by Dan Lalor)

Islamic finance yet to move out of crisis

The fledgling Islamic finance industry is still growing thanks to new markets and an inflow of oil money, but it is struggling to leave behind the legacy of the global financial crisis in the form of a real estate crash in the Gulf Arab region.

Islamic banking is one of the world's fastest growing financial sectors, according to industry estimates. It has attracted more attention in the aftermath of the global financial crisis as investors are increasingly looking for alternative, ethical ways of investing.

But in the Gulf Arab region, alongside South East Asia, its most important regional center, a funding crunch at Bahrain-based Islamic investment house Gulf Finance House shows that the industry still has a long way to go to diversify from real estate products and investments.

"We have the same state of affairs across the region whether the companies are listed or unlisted," said Mohieddine Kronfol, managing director at Dubai-based Algebra Capital.

"This situation is very common whereby companies have gone out to get short-term funding but then put it into illiquid assets (such as real estate)," he said.

Asset management is seen as a key growth area for the industry, but experts say it needs to diversify its products by adding fixed-income components to its funds that are focused on real estate and private equity.

This week, Reuters journalists in London, Dubai, Bahrain, Geneva, Kuala Lumpur and Jakarta will bring together the industry's decision makers to ask them how they will overcome these challenges and where opportunities lie.

Interviewees at the Reuters Islamic Banking and Finance Summit include some 40 bankers and lawyers.

MARKET SHARE

Regulation also remains fragmented, with central banks, its own standard-setting bodies and scholars interpreting Islamic law all having a say in governing the industry.

The industry also needs to create bigger players, with local banks being too small to grab market share from the Islamic windows of Western conventional banks in syndicating loans and arranging Islamic bonds, or sukuk.

Sukuk is a key product of the industry, but global issuance could fall this year from 2009 levels, according to a recent Reuters poll.

The Dubai debt crisis and an expected rise in borrowing costs weigh on market sentiment. Saudi real estate developer Dar Al Arkan, currently in the market for a sukuk of about $500 million, has been struggling to attract interest in what could be the first international issue from the Gulf Arab region this year.

Western companies looking to diversify their investor base are expected to help the market to a certain extent, and several issuers in the Gulf Arab region have launched fixed-income programs targeting U.S. investors.

"Sukuk issuances in the UK could happen within the next 12 months," Islamic finance credit analyst Mohamed Damak told Reuters Insider.

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Bombardier wins rail deal

CANADA’S Bombardier has signed a $241-million sub-contract with Saudi Oger to build, operate, and maintain its next-generation Innovia monorail system in the Saudi capital Riyadh.

Bombardier’s rail division Bombardier Transportation won the contract from Saudi Oger, the contractor responsible for the turnkey construction of the new monorail system. Saudi Oger was awarded the contract by the Rayadah Investment Company, the investment vehicle of the Public Pension Agency of the Saudi government, in April.

The 3.6-km monorail transit system for the King Abdullah Financial District in Riyadh will include six driverless Innovia Monorail 300 trains, for a total of 12 cars.

Bombardier will design and supply all of the system-wide electrical and mechanical elements for the six-station monorail system, with Bombardier Cityflo 650 automatic train control technology for driverless operation as well as providing project management, systems engineering and integration, testing and commissioning.

Engineering and design for the monorail vehicles will be centered at Bombardier’s site in Kingston, Canada, and manufacturing of the 12 cars will be carried out by the company in Pittsburgh, US.

Together with Saudi Oger, Bombardier will also provide its branded Innovia O&M (operation and maintenance) services for the system for an initial period of 10 years. Completion of the monorail system is scheduled for 2012.

Fluor wins Saudi smelter deal

CONSTRUCTION and engineering company Fluor has won contracts to provide services related to the development of the Ras Az’Zawr aluminium complex in Saudi Arabia.

The $10.8-billion project, being developed by a joint venture between the Saudi Arabian Mining Company and Alcoa, will include a bauxite mine, alumina refinery, aluminum smelter and rolling mill. Fluor expects to book $3 billion of work on the project in the second quarter.

Fluor’s work will include engineering, procurement and construction management services for the project. Some services for the mine and refinery will be done in a joint venture with Australia’s WorleyParsons.

Arabtec wins $204m Abu Dhabi energy deals

Dubai's Arabtec won three contracts related to energy projects in Abu Dhabi worth Dh747 million ($203.5 million) as construction paces ahead in the UAE capital, sending the builder's shares higher.

Target Engineering Construction Company won the contracts to undertake civil, engineering and construction works for expansion of refineries, Arabtec said in a statement.

Two of the projects relate to a refinery expansion in Ruwais awarded by Korean firm GS Engineering & Construction while the third was awarded by a joint venture of Petrofac and GS E & C for a natural gas-related project.

In March this year, Target Engineering won two marine project contracts valued at 835 million dirhams, the statement said, adding that the total value of contracts won in the first six months of this year was Dh1.6 billion.

Arabtec's shares closed 2.1 per cent higher in earlier trading on Monday, outperforming Dubai's bourse which rose 0.3 per cent. In April Arabtec and Abu Dhabi's Aabar Investments called off a $1.7 billion merger.

GENERAL INFORMATION : REPUBLIC OF IRAQ

OFFICIAL TITLE Republic of Iraq

HEAD OF STATE President Jalal Talabani

AREA 437,072 square kilometres

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POPULATION 26,783,383

MAIN CITIES Baghdad (capital), Mosul, Arbil, Kirkuk, Samarra, Al Basrah, Ar Rmadi, Karbala, Al Kut, Ar Rutbah

LANGUAGE Arabic & Kurdish (official), Turkemany, Assyrian & Armenian

BUSINESS HOURS Government OfficesWinter: 0830 – 1430 Sun to Wed 0830 – 1330 ThursSummer: 0800 – 1400 Sun to Wed0800 – 1300 Thurs

Private Companies0830 – 1300 and 1600 – 1900 Sat to Thurs

Banks0800 – 1200 Sun to Wed, 0800 – 1100 ThursOffices and banks are closed on Fridays and Saturdays.

LOCAL TIME GMT + 3 hours

(GMT + 4 from May 1 to September 30)

VISA REQUIREMENTS Required by all except nationals. The UN-sponsored economic embargo has been lifted.

Visitors to Iraq are advised to seek advice before travelling. Visitors must register for stays of more than 10 days. Contact the Directorate of Residence, 52nd Street, Baghdad.

CUSTOM REGULATIONS 200 cigarettes or 50 cigars or 250 gm tobacco; 500 ml perfume; 1 litre of wine or 1 litre of spirits.

CURRENCY 1 Dinar (IQD) = 1,000 fils

EXCHANGE RATE US$1 = IQD1,532 (June 2006)

CURRENCY REGULATIONS There is a limit on the import of foreign currency, greater than $10000 should be declared on arrival.

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Federation of Iraqi Chambers of CommerceP.O.Box 11348Al-Mustansir StreetBaghdad, IraqTel: (+964-1) 8876211/-6, (+964-1) 8880091

Egypt seeks partners for $1.8bn road projects

Egypt, in a bid to boost its creaking transport system, plans to offer road, rail and other projects worth 10 billion Egyptian pounds ($1.8 billion) for public-private partnerships, a report said.

Officials have previously said they would turn to private companies to provide more social services and infrastructure through public-private partnerships (PPP). So far, work has been mostly in wastewater plants and hospitals.

'The public budget does not have enough allocated to roads and highways, which stands at 35 to 45 billion pounds, meaning the private sector needs to join in completing such projects,' Investment Minister Mahmoud Mohieldin said.

The daily Al-Masry Al-Youm, which carried the minister's comments, also said the total value of the projects to be offered was 10 billion pounds. It did not give a timescale.

Officials could not immediately be reached for comment.

A series of road, rail and sea accidents in Egypt in recent years have triggered an outcry over the government's handling of transport safety and prompted calls for increased spending on improving road infrastructure.

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Traffic is often gridlocked in the capital of the Arab world's most populous nation. Economists say a better network of roads and public transport is essential to encouraging growth and productivity.

The Investment Ministry lists individual projects on its website (www.investment.gov.eg) that include roads and river transport.

One highway project on the website would link the Shubra area of Cairo with Benha to the north to ease congestion on an existing road used by about 45,000 vehicles a day. The new 38-km (24 mile) road would be built on a build-own-transfer basis.

The website said the aim was to attract foreign and Egyptian investors by granting concessions to build, manage and maintain highways and other roads in return for collecting tolls. Many major roads connecting cities in Egypt already demand tolls.

Separately, the newspaper said the Transport Ministry was considering offering a project to extend Cairo's underground metro to suburbs not now on the network. Cairo now has two metro lines across the capital.

As part of its efforts to encourage private initiatives, Egypt's cabinet has already approved allocating government owned land next to highways to investors to develop.

MAJOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS

Vietnam overcoming crisis better than other countries

An World Bank report on the Vietnam’s economy in the first half of this year was released, reaffirming that Vietnam has overcome the global economic crisis better than other countries. Vietnam has not seen a bank crisis, despite several instabilities in the macroeconomy. Over the past three years, Vietnam’s economy has shifted from regular growth to rapid development and then to stability, stimulus and a rebalancing of the economy. Recently, a major stimulus package together with tax exemptions, an increase in Government spending and rapid credit growth has helped to promote domestic consumption and maintain economic growth. In particularly, exports of goods and services still accounted for 67 percent of GDP, despite the impact of the global crisis in 2009.

The WEF on East Asia sucessfully concluded in Ho Chi Minh city

The 2010 World Economic Forum on East Asia sucessfully wrapped up in Ho Chi Minh on June 7, 2010 after two days of meetings. Top on the agenda was the Asia’s rising role in the region, global risks, green growth programme and future growth programmes. The meeting was attended by government and business leaders across the region, international scholars and media. High ranking officers to the meeting include Prime Minister of Lao, Cambodia, Myanmar, ASEAN General Secretary, WTO Director General and OECD Deputy Secretary General.

Vietnam to protect domestic automobile production until 2018

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) is drawing up a plan under which Vietnam will continue protecting domestic automobile production until 2018 by imposing high tariffs on cars and car parts which can be made domestically; by applying reasonably high tariffs on cars imported to Vietnam under the mode of complete built units (CBU), and car parts imports which can be made domestically, or which Vietnam encourages investment in. Zero import tariffs or the lowest possible import tariffs will be applied on car parts which Vietnam still can not produce. Only those investment projects in automobile sector will be considered projects which are on the list for investment encouragement and support will be available from the state’s investment and development capital. The projects will also be given support in terms of technology transfer, software purchase and training. Under ASEAN/AFTA, the import tariff on passenger vehicles with less than nine seats will be zero percent by 2018.

Vietnam FDI Inflows Shifting to Service after WTO Entry

Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows to Vietnam are switching from manufacturing sector to service sector, following its integration into the World Trade Organization (WTO). Registered FDI in the Vietnamese manufacturing dropped from 62.9% between 1988 and 2006 to 51.5% during 2007-2009 compared to an increase to 48.1% from 30.7% in the service sector during the same period. Among different services, hotel and restaurant projects were the most attractive to foreign investors in 2009, representing 40.9% of the country’s total pledged FDI in 2009 against just 4.2% in 2006. It was followed by management and consultant projects which accounted for 36% of the national FDI in 2009 against 15.2% in 2006. Foreign investors are estimated to disburse $19.6 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI)

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in Vietnam after the country joined the WTO in 2007. Vietnam attracted $114.15 billion between 2007 and 2009, up 3.5 folds against the value of the 2001-2006 period.

Apparel Industry seeks to raise local contents

The apparel industry will take measures to raise local conents in apparel products to 50 percent this year in an effort to lessen reliance on imports. To this end, Petrovietnam – Vinatex Dinh Vu Joint Stock Company expects to open the country’s first polyester fiber plant in Dinh Vu Industrial Zone early next year. The plant, with annual output of 175000 tons of fiber, will help the apparel industry reduce its reliance on imported materials for local production. Local producers currently can meet between 25 to 35 percent of the apparel industry’s demand for synthetic fiber but the new plant will be able to meet 40 percent of the local demand. Boosting local production of apparel accessories is one of the most important strategies for textile and garment industry in the coming years. Currently, Vietnam’s apparel products have a local content of 43 percent and local material manufacturers can supply only 20 to 60 percent of demands, depending on the kinds of apparels. Vietnam earned US$9.2 billion in export of garment and textile products in 2009 and expect to earn US$10.5 billion in 2010.

Foreign Investors to Build 900-MW Wind, Solar Power Plant in Vietnam

Foreign investors, including Siemens AG of Germany, Enfinity Group of Belgium, and JPMorgan Chase of the U.S. are seeking a suitable position to build a 900-MW wind and solar power plant in Vietnam’s central province of Khanh Hoa. The foreign firms plan to invest US$2.4-billion in the project. Currently, those investors are conducting surveys on five areas in Van Ninh and Cam Lam districts and Cam Ranh Township to prepare for the project. Vietnam boasts a huge potential to develop solar and wind energies. The country has up to between 2,000 hours and 2,500 hours of sunshine a year while as much as 8.6% of its total area is suitable for developing wind energy.

Overseas remittances hit US$1.7 billion this year

Inward remittances via Ho Chi Minh City banks in the first five months of the year topped US$1.7 billion, an increase of more than 32 percent compared to the same period last year. Overseas remittance transferred to the city was more than US$700 million. The recovery of the world economy as well as better growth of Vietnam’s economy have opened up more business opportunities in Vietnam, with more and more overseas Vietnamese transfering money to invest in their homeland. Moreover, the increasing number of Vietnamese people going aborad to work has helped increase the amount of overseas remittance.

Electricity of Vietnam signed EPC contract with Japanese firm

The Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) inked a contract worth US$981 million for the construction of a thermo-electric plant with Japan’s Marubeni Corp on June 1, 2010. With a capacity of 600MW, the Nghi Son Thermal Plant No. 1, located in Tinh Gia District of Thanh Hoa province will provide an annual power output of 3.6 billion Kwh. It will consume about 1.6 million tons of local coal and use modern coal-combustion technologies to ensure stable operation as well as environmental protection requirements. The first turbine of the plant is expected to be put into commercial operational in the fourth quarter of 2013 and the second will be operation in the second quarter of 2014. The project is funded with 85 percent of Japan Official Development Assistance through Japan International Cooperation Agency.

40 projects of Vietnam investment abroad licensed in 5 months

From the beginning of this year until now, Vietnamese businesses have had their 40 investment projects licensed in Laos, Cambodia, Russia, the US, Cuba and Algeria. Each project has cost roughly US$1 million. Apart from traditional fields such as mining and agriculture, Vietnamese businesses have expanded to others, including consultancy services, business centers, restaurants and real estate.

Bilateral Highlights

Indian ambassador bids Vietnam farewell call to Prime Minister and President

Ambassador paid farewell calls on Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on June 1 and State President Nguyen Minh Triet on June 2 upon his completion term in Vietnam. During the calls, PM Dung spoke highly of the ambassador’s contributions to the lifting of bilateral relationship to new heights during his term of office. Vietnam wants to join efforts with India to further develop the bilateral relations so as to bring practical benefits to both nations. He congratulated the Government and people of India on the achievements they have achieved in recent years, thus improving the country’s position in the international arena. He asked the Ambassador to convey his invitation to the Indian PM to pay an official visit to Vietnam and attend the ASEAN Summit in October 2010.

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During the call on the President, The President thanked the Ambassador for his contributions to developing the Vietnam-India strategic partnership and wanted to extend his best regards to the Indian President and Prime Minister.

Deals signed for $2.1bn Riyadh independent power plant

Power purchase agreements in place for Saudi Arabia power plant

A consortium headed by France’s Kahrabel GDF Suez building the $2.1bn Riyadh IPP (independent power project) in Saudi Arabia has signed a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with the Saudi Electricity Company (SEC).

The engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract is being carried out by South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries and the gas turbines will be provided by General Electric from the US. The completion date is set for March 2013, although first power is expected in May 2012. SEC will be the sole off-taker of the power produced.

The project is a greenfield gas-fired plant that will have an output of 1,729 megawatts when it is fully completed in 2013.

SEC owns 50 per cent of the project through its subsidiary Dhuruma Electricity Company. The other 50 per cent is owned by Kahrabel GDF Suez that has a 20 per cent stake and Saudi Arabia’s Aljomaih Holding Company and Japan’s Sojitz Corporation who each have a 15 per cent stake.

Special Report: Saudi Arabia

As the largest economies and most populous countries in their respective regions, Saudi Arabia and Germany have much to gain from closer ties

Germany is already the kingdom’s third-largest trade partner and, as Riyadh accelerates its diversification drive away from energy-intensive industries, its need for technology and foreign expertise will grow, offering huge opportunities for German firms.

But there is even greater potential for collaboration on the diplomatic front.

Talks between the GCC and the EU over a free trade agreement have been on and off since the start of the 1990s. If Riyadh and Berlin can come to an agreement between themselves, they could use their influence back home to bring about a speedier conclusion to the negotiations.

Official statements made in May during the visit of Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel to the kingdom, as part of a wider tour of the Gulf, shows the two countries recognise the benefits of a stronger alliance.

The global crisis has not only shaken up the financial sector, but has changed the balance of power in some regions of the world, opening the way for new partnerships. Riyadh and Berlin would do well to exploit this opportunity and the signs are they are keen to do so.

Rail investment gathers steam

A wave of projects are planned in the region, but progress on some schemes is slow

The past five years have seen a wave of investment in transportation projects in the GCC as governments strived to meet the logistics needs of their booming economies. Today, in the wake of the global financial crisis, those projects are now playing an important role creating activity in an otherwise sluggish construction sector.

GCC transport projects market ($bn)

UAE 50

Saudi Arabia 41.7

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Kuwait 10.7

Qatar 46.5

Bahrain 7.5

Oman 14

Sources: MEED; MEED Projects

According to regional projects tracker MEED Projects, there are $170bn-worth of transport projects planned or under way in the GCC. Some 12.3 per cent of this, or $20.9bn, is being invested in port projects, while 32 per cent, or $54.8bn, is being spent on airport schemes. But the bulk of the investment is being directed to railway projects. At present, some $94.5bn of rail schemes are planned or under way in GCC. This is equivalent to 55.5 per cent of the total expenditure currently earmarked for transport projects in the region.

Rail investment

The heavy investment in rail centres on the planned GCC railway, which will link each of the six member states. The UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain and Oman plan to design and build their own national railway networks, which will, when finished, link up to form the wider GCC railway.

The UAE’s $11bn Union Railway is already progressing, with an award due to be made in July for the study on the impact of sand dunes on the rail tracks and its mitigation.

The majority of transport projects under way in the GCC are in the UAE, accounting for 29.3 per cent of the total value. The schemes are divided between Dubai and Abu Dhabi and include Dubai metro, Abu Dhabi airport, Jebel Ali airport, the Union Railway and the $10bn Khalifa Port and Industrial Zone project. If the value of Abu Dhabi’s $68bn public transport masterplan were also included, the total value of transport projects in the UAE would rise to $118bn, far above the other five GCC countries.

The second largest transport market is Qatar, with $46.5bn-worth of projects planned or in progress. It accounts for 27.3 per cent of the Gulf’s transport market and has the single largest airport development under way in terms of value. The first phase of the $14.5bn New Doha International airport is due to be completed in 2011, and will have a capacity of 24 million passengers a year. This will rise to 50 million passengers a year when the entire project is finished in 2015.

Qatar also has a massive $25bn railway plan in the pipeline, which involves building a national railway line and a metro in Doha. The Urban Planning & Development Authority is also reviewing plans for an estimated $1bn sub-sea tunnel in Doha to link the financial centre with the New Doha International airport.

Saudi plans

Saudi Arabia is the other sizeable market in the region, with 24.5 per cent of the transport-related projects either planned or under way in the GCC. By far the main focus of the kingdom’s transport plans is on developing its railways, with $27.4bn-worth of projects on the cards. These include the $7bn Haramain railway, the $3bn Riyadh metro, an internal railway in Mecca and a 15-month study into building a metro in Jeddah.

One project already nearing completion is the North-South minerals railway that will be used to transport phosphate and bauxite from Jalamid in the northern region to processing sites in Ras al-Zour. This is scheduled to open at the end of 2010.

Saudi Arabia also has some of the region’s largest major airport projects, including the planned $2.4bn Medina airport and the $7bn airport at Jeddah.

The General Authority of Civil Aviation (Gaca) is currently finalising the list of companies prequalified to bid on work on Medina airport – the kingdom’s first airport to be built on a public-private partnership basis. Gaca also has $667m worth of domestic airport projects planned.

Meanwhile, the kingdom’s ports authority intends to privatise the country’s ports, and build a new port in Jeddah to handle rising food imports and support operations at Jeddah Islamic port.

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Bahrain, Kuwait and Oman have much less investment directed towards transport infrastructure. Oman has 8.2 per cent of the Gulf’s transport projects under way and is focusing primarily on developing its main airports at Muscat and Salalah.

In terms of rail, the sultanate’s Supreme Committee for Town Planning is currently prequalifying firms for the design and project management contracts for the country-wide railway network.

France’s Systra and the local National Engineering Office have carried out a feasibility study for the scheme.

Kuwait accounts for just 6.3 per cent of the total value of transport projects in the GCC, worth a combined $10.7bn. Its plans include a metro system and major air and seaport projects.

Bahrain is the smallest transport market in the Gulf with 4.4 per cent of projects by value. The biggest scheme currently underway is the $4.7bn expansion of Bahrain International airport. The Works Ministry is also planning an 11-kilometre light transport system that will run from Bahrain airport through Manama and onto the Qatar-Bahrain Causeway.

Progress slow

But while transportation megaprojects are certainly creating opportunities for consultants and contractors looking for work in the region, the majority of the $170.4bn of schemes planned in the region are still in the design stage.

Several are struggling to move onto construction. In particular, Abu Dhabi’s metro and tram projects have yet to move beyond the tendering stage and work on Dubai’s Al-Sufouh tram has recently come to a standstill.

Dubai metro’s Green line has also been delayed due to changes in the design and in June, it emerged that the estimated $4bn Qatar-Bahrain Causeway is also on hold.

OTHERS

INDIA NEWSAhluwalia Contracts wins Rs 505 cr worth of orders

Ahluwalia Contracts India, an infrastructure services provider, has won 11 new orders worth Rs 505 crore from various entities. Among the major contracts won by the company is a Rs 103.4 crore contract from Reliance infrastructure for construction work relating to the Sasan UMPP. The company has bagged civil and structural construction order worth Rs 189.4 crore from Dignity Build Con for construction of a commercial complex at Gurgaon. It has also bagged an order for the construction of the Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology, Delhi (IIIT-D), for around Rs 55.1crore. Also, it has won a Rs 25.4 crore contract for retrofit works under a Motilal Oswal project at Prabhadevi in Mumbai. In the hospitality segment, the company has bagged a Rs 52.4 crore order for a hotel project at the ITC Classic Golf Resort at Mewat in Haryana.

CLP to enter power transmission segment

CLP Power India Private Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Hong Kong-listed China Light and Power (CLP), is planning a foray into the power transmission segment. The company, which is one of the largest foreign investors in the Indian power sector with investments of Rs 9,700 crore so far, had bid for a transmission project in 2006-07 and is looking forward to bid for similar projects in the near future. Besides, it plans to bid for ultra-mega power projects (UMPPs) and new coal-fired thermal projects in India. The company also intends to expand its Bharuch project to 1,200 MW as soon as it gets an enhanced natural gas allotment. Currently, it owns and operates a 655 MW gas-fired individual power project through Gujarat Paguthan Energy Corporation (GPEC), acquired from Power Plc, UK, in 2002, in Bharuch district.

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Chennai airport will have Rs 132 cr car park

The new domestic terminal in the Chennai airport will have a multi-level car parking facility worth Rs 132 crore. It will be based on the build, own, operate and transfer (BOOT) model. The car park will be designed to accomodate 1,338 cars. The total area of the car park is 56,283 sq m out of which 7,375 sq m on the ground/mezzanine floor will be set aside for commercial use, according to a request for proposal (RFP) tender issued by Airports Authority of India (AAI) for the project.

The construction, management and operation of the car park will be the responsibility of the concessionaire. The period of concession will be for 30 years, which includes the construction period from the date of commencement/handing over of the site. As per the tender, the proposed charges will be Rs 60 up to four hours and Rs 60 for every additional block of four hours. The project is a part of the Rs 2,300 crore ongoing modernisation programme of the airport.

Rosa's second unit begins operations

The 300 MW second unit of Rosa power project in Uttar Pradesh, belonging to Anil Ambani led Reliance Power, has commenced operations and the unit has been synchronised to the UP state grid on 15 June 2010. The first unit featuring a capacity of 300 MW had become operational in December 2009. The project is expected to be the largest private sector investments in Uttar Pradesh with an outlay of more than Rs 6,000 crore.

Road Encroachments To Be Cleared For Iocl

The Orissa government has asked the district administration of Jagatsinghpur to clear the encroachments for widening the existing road linking Paradip port with the refinery project of Indian Oil Corporation (IOCL) coming up in the area. A meeting was recently convened to review the progress of the Rs 30,000 crore project, where the problem was brought to notice. The work on the 15 million tonne refinery project is expected to be commissioned by 2012. Also a three million tonne per annum product pipeline is proposed for evacuation of the products of Paradip refinery and uninterrupted supply to major parts of Orissa, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand.

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0.9 POLICY & PROCEDURES

Macroeconomic and Monetary Developments in 2009-10

Overall Assessment

With the improving growth outlook, monetary and fiscal exit measures have started.

While recovery in private demand needs to be stronger to reinforce the growth momentum, already elevated headline inflation suggests that the weight of policy balance may have to shift to containing inflation, since high inflation itself will dampen recovery in growth.

In the emerging macroeconomic scenario, monetary policy management in 2010-11 will be dominated by the challenge of moderating inflation and anchoring inflation expectations, while remaining supportive of growth impulses.

Highlights

Global Economic Conditions

Recovery in the global economy picked up momentum in the fourth quarter of 2009. The speed of recovery, however, remains significantly divergent. The projections for global output for 2010 generally point to consolidating recovery, led by the Emerging Market Economies (EMEs). The WTO projects world trade to stage a strong recovery in 2010.

The risks to the overall global macroeconomic environment have, however, increased because of large public debt in advanced economies, on the back of concerns relating to reduction in potential output, high unemployment rates, impaired financial systems and premature exit from the policy stimulus.

With stronger recovery in EMEs driven largely by domestic demand, improving exports and return of capital flows, EMEs face the risks of inflation and asset price build up.

Indian Economy

Output

The Indian economy exhibited clear momentum in recovery, and despite the impact of a deficient monsoon on agricultural production, GDP growth for 2009-10 has been estimated at 7.2 per cent, up from 6.7 per cent recorded in 2008-09.

Concerns about domestic output growth are now subdued as the recovery is getting more broad-based. This is the result of a rebound in industrial output, better prospects for the Rabi crop and continuing resilience of the services sector.

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Survey data suggest pick up in capacity utilization levels in recent months, which still remain below the previous peaks.

Output growth in 2010-11 is expected to be higher than in 2009-10, assuming a normal monsoon. Support for sustained momentum in growth can be expected from all three major components, viz., agriculture, industry and services.

Aggregate Demand

Final consumption expenditure remained subdued during 2009-10, as growth in both private final consumption expenditure and government final consumption expenditure decelerated. Investment demand, particularly gross fixed capital formation, however, showed a gradual recovery during the year.

While the momentum in investment demand is expected to continue, pick-up in private consumption demand could drive the recovery in growth. Growth in corporates sales, after remaining significantly depressed over four consecutive quarters, staged a strong recovery in Q3 of 2009-10, indicating improving private demand conditions.

The fiscal exit, as planned in the Union Budget for 2010-11, would contribute to improving the overall medium-term growth outlook, even as going forward, greater emphasis on quality of fiscal adjustment would be necessary.

External Economy

India’s external sector position improved alongside the recovery in the global economy. After declining for 12 consecutive months, exports recovered in October 2009. Similarly, imports recovered in November 2009 following a phase of decline.

Despite a lower trade deficit, the current account deficit widened during April–December 2009, as compared with the corresponding period of the previous year. This is attributable to a fall in invisibles, particularly on account of business services.

During 2009-10, foreign exchange reserves increased by US$ 27.1 billion, comprising mainly of increase in gold holdings (US$ 8.4 billion), SDRs (US$ 5.0 billion) and foreign currency assets (US$ 13.3 billion). The bulk of the increase in foreign currency assets was on account of valuation.

Net capital inflows can be expected to increase further during the current year reflecting the prospects of higher growth and larger interest rate differentials between India and the advanced economies. Like other EMEs, however, higher capital inflows could influence asset prices, domestic liquidity conditions and the exchange rate. This will have implications for monetary management.

Monetary Conditions

Reflecting the stronger recovery in economic activities, growth in broad money (M3) and flow of credit to the private sector exceeded the Reserve Bank’s indicative projections for 2009-10.

While the increase in CRR effected by the Reserve Bank in its Third Quarter Policy Review of January 2010 led to some moderation in excess liquidity, overall liquidity conditions remain comfortable as reflected in the daily reverse repo operations.

The banking system’s credit to the government was the prime driver of monetary expansion during the year. The flow of resources to commercial sector distinctly improved from both bank as well as non-bank sources.

Going forward, the demand for money may increase with acceleration in recovery and the elevated level of inflation.

Financial Markets

With market activity returning to the pre-global crisis level, volatility in the domestic financial markets was much lower during 2009-10 than in the year before, when the crisis erupted.

Despite considerable stability and the commencement of exit, markets faced concerns emerging from large government borrowings and the increase in inflation. This affected yields in the government bond market.

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The transmission of lower policy rates to the credit markets improved, albeit, slowly.

Asset prices increased at a relatively faster pace in the recent months, reflecting optimism about the economy’s prospects as well as easy liquidity conditions.

With the revival of capital inflows, nominal exchange rate appreciated. Given higher domestic inflation, the appreciation in real terms was even higher.

Inflation Situation

Headline WPI inflation firmed up significantly during the fourth quarter of 2009-10.

The initial inflationary pressure was predominantly conditioned by rising food and fuel prices, reflecting the impact of a deficient monsoon on agricultural output and the increase in international crude prices. In the second half of the year, with persistent supply side pressures, inflation became increasingly generalised.

This is evident from the acceleration of inflation in non-food manufactured products from -0.4 per cent in November 2009 to 4.7 per cent in March 2010.

Inflation, as measured by consumer price indices (CPIs) also remained high, though there was some moderation in February 2010.

These inflationary conditions, coupled with the stronger momentum seen in the pace of economic recovery, created the compelling ground for altering the Reserve Bank’s policy focus to anchoring inflation expectations.

Risks to Growth

Apart from monsoon-related uncertainty, there are downside risks to growth:

First, private consumption demand needs to improve significantly to support the growth momentum.

Second, global recovery, despite gaining strength, is expected to remain fragile, which has implications for exports.

Third, the exit from fiscal stimulus and the growth-supportive monetary policy, unless calibrated carefully, could impact the growth process.

Finally, the domestic saving rate has exhibited some decline, led by significant decline in public sector savings. This has adverse implications for the potential growth of the economy.

Reserve Bank’s Survey of Professional Forecasters suggests (median) growth for 2010-11 at about 8.2 per cent.

Inflation Outlook

Inflation can be expected to moderate over the next few months, from the peak levels seen in recent months. There are, however, upside risks to inflation:

First, international commodity prices, particularly oil, have started to increase again. In several commodities, the import option for India to contain domestic inflation is limited, because of higher international prices.

Second, the revival in private consumption demand and the bridging of the output-gap will add to inflationary pressures.

Finally, it is important to guard against the risk of hardening of inflation expectations conditioned by near double digit headline WPI inflation.

Alpana KillawalaChief General Manager

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PROCESS

Transport 2010: Railway building enjoys a revival in the Middle East

Countries across the region are upgrading their rail transport systems but investment in roads is lacking

Despite all the money spent by regional governments on building air and sea ports in recent years, many of the major transport arteries of the Middle East remain narrow, congested and run down. While international sea and air links are generally strong, overland transport users have few options beyond often overcrowded or inadequate roads.

Among the major international links, the Suez Canal is in healthy shape. In September 2009, 1,454 vessels passed through the canal. That was a significant rebound from the 1,272 vessels that used the route in February, the quietest month of this year for the canal, when the impact of the global economic downturn was at its worst.

Some other transport links, however, have fallen into disrepair or vanished completely. The Hejaz Railway, which once connected Damascus to Medina, is largely broken, although Jordan now has ambitious plans to reopen its section as part of a JD3.2bn ($4.5bn) nationwide rail-building programme.

Across the region, from Iran to Algeria, there is a revival in railway building programmes as governments seek to improve their domestic and international transport networks.

In the Gulf there are plans for the GCC Railway, which will link its six member states, and three rail lines in Saudi Arabia: the North-South, Mecca-Medina and

Given the downturn in inter-national financial markets over the past year and a half, paying for all these schemes has not been easy.

Value of current transport projects

Country Value ($bn)

Algeria 22.38

Bahrain 10.18

Egypt 8.33

Iran 27.32

Iraq 14.63

Jordan 15.18

Kuwait 35.07

Lebanon 1.41

Libya 8.18

Morocco 12.86

Oman 17.88

Qatar 43.41

Saudi Arabia 60.17

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Value of current transport projects

Syria 6.06

Tunisia 5.33

UAE 103.10

Yemen 27.93

Source: MEED Projects

Transport $14bn - Value of planned Saudi mainline rail projects

$4.5bn - Value of project to build Jordanian freight network

$11bn - Value of project to build New Doha airport

Some countries are seeking international investors to back billions of dollars worth of projects, such as the £E4.4bn ($800m) railway from Cairo to Roubiky and 10th of Ramadan cities in Egypt, and the planned Jordanian rail network.

In Saudi Arabia, the government will finance key parts of the kingdom’s infrastructure itself after banks refused to lend money to two multi-billion-dollar projects: the $7bn high-speed railway between Mecca and Medina, and the $7bn Saudi Landbridge rail link connecting the Gulf and Red Sea coasts.

In other cases, it is unclear whether the state or the private sector will finance badly needed developments. In Iraq, for example, the $1bn privatisation of the deep-sea port at Umm Qasr – the country’s marine gateway – has been on hold since September, when Transport Minister Amer Abduljabbar blocked the appointment of an international consultant, the US’ Cornell Group, to oversee the redevelopment of the site.

Iran’s ability to push ahead with its major transport projects is just as doubtful, although the financing difficulties in the Islamic Republic are further complicated by the US-led international sanctions and domestic economic problems.

High-speed lines from Tehran to Esfahan and Mashhad have been on hold since January 2008 because the government cannot afford to pay for them directly. The $18.5bn project to add 12 lines to the Tehran Metro before 2030 has also been stalled for two years.

However, a 1,100-kilometre-long rail line running the length of the country’s eastern border, from Mashhad in the northeast to the port of Chabahar on the Arabian Sea, seems likely to go ahead at a cost of at least $1bn, if only because Chinese rail firms are likely to provide the finance.

Many other international companies continue to shy away from Iraq and Iran, however, due to the inherent difficulties in working in either country and the opportunities available elsewhere.

Egypt has made significant steps to open itself to foreign investment since the government of Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif came to power in 2004, although further moves could yet be needed given the extent of Cairo’s plans. Investment Minister Mahmoud Mohieldin has drawn up a list of road, rail and port projects worth up to £E130bn that the government hopes to award by the end of June 2011.

“There is a desperate need for some of these projects in the different regions of Egypt”

Mahmoud Mohieldin

The port projects alone will require £E15bn in investment. They include plans for a £E5.2bn bulk terminal at Adabiya Port, to the south of the Suez Canal, which will import iron ore and export finished products. At the Mediterranean end of the canal, the Transport Ministry plans to build a container terminal and a ship refuelling station, and to develop the port’s logistics capabilities.

Other schemes cover less strategically important sites. For example, the Investment Ministry wants to build a 415km-long road linking the cities of Asyut, Qena and Sohag in Upper Egypt to the Red Sea coast, at a cost of £E1.6bn.

“There is a desperate need for some of these projects in the different regions of Egypt,” says Mohieldin.

In common with other countries in the region, Egypt is also expanding its rail system. Orascom Construction Industries, the country’s largest construction firm, is currently working on an upgrade to the Cairo Metro, which is due to have six new lines by 2022.

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The Transport Ministry is also looking for investors for a £E360m plan to move the section of the Matruh Railway running between the towns of Fukkah and Samalla in the northwest of the country. The ministry hopes that moving the rail line will free up beachfront land for development.

The rail projects elsewhere are even more ambitious, not least Jordan’s plans for a nationwide freight network linked to the borders of Saudi Arabia, Syria, Iraq and Israel. Its Transport Ministry launched the fundraising for the $4.5bn scheme to investors in Paris on 13 November.

To make the project more manageable, the ministry has split it into four phases, each of which will be developed in turn. The ministry plans to award the JD795m ($1.1bn) first phase, connecting its borders with Syria and Saudi Arabia via Irbid, Amman, Zarqa and Mafraq, in June 2010. A developer is expected to start work the following month, with the first freight trains running on the network in mid 2013.

For Jordan’s rail network to fulfil its potential, however, its neighbours need to build their own lines to connect with it. A line from Damascus to the border already exists, although its narrow-gauge track is too small to take the heavy freight trains Jordan wants to use, and will need to be replaced.

According to Herve de Villechabrolle, vice-president of French bank BNP Paribas, which is advising Jordan’s Transport Ministry, Syria is likely to finance and build a line between the border and Damascus.

“The Syrians are ready to start building the day that Jordan announces it is ready to start building,” he says.

Saudi Arabia’s rail building programme does include a link to the Jordanian border, as part of its North-South rail line, which will connect mines in the north of the kingdom with industrial facilities at Ras al-Zour on the Gulf coast.

“The Syrians are ready to start building the day Jordan announces it is ready to start building”

Herve de Villechabrolle, BNP Paribas

The line could also connect to the planned GCC Railway, which will run along the Gulf coast from Kuwait to Oman. The GCC Secretariat is expected to decide on the route next year, including whether to include a line through Bahrain and to extend the network as far as Oman’s border with Yemen.

Saudi Arabiais also pressing ahead with the Landbridge, which will link its east and west coasts via Riyadh, and the Mecca-Medina railway, which will provide a high-speed passenger service between the two cities.

Elsewhere in the region, city metro networks are also proceeding, if often at a slow pace. In Abu Dhabi, the Department of Transport has been weighing up bids for a consultancy contract for its two-line metro, although it is not clear when any award will be made.

Neighbouring Dubai opened the first stations on the Red Line of its metro network in September 2009, but work on further stations and lines is running late and over-budget. The Algerian government has also delayed the Algiers Metro, which was due to open in October, until the spring of 2010.

There have been some delays at the region’s ports, as operators wait for container volumes to pick up. Among those affected is Jebel Ali Port in Dubai, where the local DP Ports World has put its planned third terminal on hold.

The development of New Doha Port in Qatar is also proceeding slowly, with Doha only planning to award the dredging and breakwater work in 2010. Bubiyan Port in Kuwait is in a similar position, with the first contract for dredging and other marine works yet to be awarded.

One of the largest port expansions in North Africa, the $2.3bn construction of two new terminals at Tanger Med port in Morocco, is also on hold.

But some developments are making more progress. The first phase of the $2.1bn Khalifa Port, off the coast of Abu Dhabi emirate at Taweelah, will open in 2010, with container capacity for 2 million 20-foot equivalent units (TEUs) and 6 million tonnes of general cargo. Four subsequent phases will result in capacity rising to 22 million TEUs and 35 million tonnes of cargo by 2028.

While the slump in inter-national container traffic has hurt the region’s ports, Middle East airlines have defied the global downturn in air travel and continued to post healthy growth.

According to industry trade body the International Air Transport Association, Middle East airlines enjoyed 18 per cent growth in passenger traffic in September this year, compared with the same month in 2008, and 15 per cent growth in capacity. Such healthy growth rates have prompted the region’s airlines to increase the number of routes they fly and encouraged airport authorities to continue expanding capacity.

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In Qatar, the airport authorities invited contractors to bid for the $11bn New Doha International airport project in June. Work will begin in earnest in 2010.

Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation was also due to receive bids for the first two construction packages on the redevelopment of King Abdulaziz International airport in Jeddah in early December.

The amount spent on developing the region’s ports and airports in recent years means that in many cases, there is now less need to expand these transport links than to improve overland infrastructure, such as road and rail.

Unless the Middle East and North African economies recover more strongly than expected in the year ahead, there should be more than enough spare capacity in international trade links with other regions.

However, the investments now being made in domestic transport should help those economies perform better in future.

PRODUCT

Asphalt-Thermo-Container

Description

Schematic structure

As the ASPHALT-THERMO-CONTAINER first appeared on the market in the mid-1990s, only a few recognized the advantages of such a machine at first glance.

With increased technical progress and the need to replace outdated working methods with more rational ones in order to increase competitiveness, the ASPHALT-THERMO-CONTAINER has proven its economic and environmentally friendly working methods.

Today the ASPHALT-THERMO-CONTAINER with its modern and well thought through technology can be seen in use throughout Europe and wherever high-quality road repairs are carried out with simultaneous cost reductions.

The essential advantages of the Asphalt-Thermo-Container are:

Rational and cost-saving processing of asphalt

No unnecessary spreading of the mix by hand throughprecisely metered discharge by means of worm conveyors.

Reduced wage costs due to easier processing andconsiderably reduced laying times

Asphalt can be maintained at the required placement temperaturefor a long time without any temperature losses

No complaints as no cooled asphalt is placed

No waste due to cooled mix

No more cost-intensive part loads

Longer road construction season

No precompaction of the asphalt

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The gas burners are controlled by thermostats and only heat if the temperature falls below a previously set value, the laying temperature you require. The heating is electronically ignited.

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A worm conveyor made of HARDOX® steel in the floor of the V-shaped internal container conveys the material from the back of the container: here the material passes through a rotating V2A chute and is therefore easy to spread. The worm is hydraulically driven; this either occurs using the trucks hydraulics or alternatively with its own hydraulics, available as an extra. All moving parts are integrated in the hydraulic system - this avoids cost intensive manual work to a large extent.

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Canada: Must address worker shortfall

Canadian Construction Association head Wayne Morsky says more than 300,000 new construction employees will be needed within the next decade

Regina businessman Wayne Morsky, now serving a one-year term as Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Canadian Construction Association, is sounding the alarm for the need to address a growing shortfall in construction workers across Canada.

As a large number of workers approach retirement age, fewer are entering construction and the ancillary specialty trades. Construction Digital often speaks with companies that have implemented innovative in-house solutions such as mentoring programs designed to allow young workers to work with and be trained by one nearing retirement.

However, that won’t address the big picture as Morsky says Canada will need more than 300,000 new construction workers within seven years. He said the active recruitment of young people – particularly young aboriginal people – should be a big part of the solution to finding new workers to fill vacancies and to replace retirees.

"In Saskatchewan, we are looking at a (construction) worker shortfall of more than 6,200 employees," Morsky told the spring meeting of the Saskatchewan Heavy Construction Association. "We must enhance the industry's efforts in promoting careers in construction to our youth, particularly to Canada's First Nations, where the median age is 27.”

"Aboriginal Canadians have been part of the strong and proud history of this industry and we must find a way to get them re-engaged in construction if we are to meet the future labour challenges," he said.

Immigration of skilled workers could be another part of the solution, Morsky said. However, he said Canada's immigration system "is no longer construction-friendly and does not appear to be headed for significant retooling in the near future."

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Morsky mentioned there is serious concern that government support for infrastructure projects will be reduced as the economy improves and as efforts to control budget deficits intensify. Canada faces an infrastructure deficit (of repairs or new construction that needs to be done) which some people believe could be in excess of $200 billion, Morsky said.

He warned that a decision to cut back public funding on road, water, sewer, bridge and other infrastructure projects as the economy improves would be a repeat of mistakes made in the past that have created the existing infrastructure problems.

Construction contractors look for fresh opportunities in the Gulf

Having invested heavily in staff and equipment over the past five years, the collapse in the Gulf real estate market has left regional construction firms struggling to secure enough work. But infrastructure projects offer cause for optimism.

No one saw the crash coming. The first nine months of 2008 were record months for the Middle East’s real estate sector. Property prices continued to soar, developers dared to launch projects that were even bigger than those they started in 2006 and 2007, and the construction industry scrambled to keep up with all the work that was available.

For contractors, the place to be was the rapidly growing cities of Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Doha, where multi-billion-dollar construction deals on projects such as Dubai Marina, Al-Raha Beach and The Pearl in Qatar were signed almost every week. There was no need to look for work in less glamorous markets such as Saudi Arabia and North Africa. But that all started to change in September 2008 when, for the first time, investors began to doubt the region’s real estate dreams.

The region’s stock markets were the first to be hit and any company involved in real estate was punished. By October, developers realised that for the first time they could not sell all their properties, and by the start of November, projects began to be put on hold.

In just two months, the region’s real estate market had gone from the greatest success story in the world to an industry staring over the edge of the abyss. The crisis was felt most in Dubai, where the volume of planned projects meant that something had to give.

By the end of the year, Dubai’s largest government-backed real estate developer, Nakheel, had cancelled projects such as the $790m Trump Tower on the Palm Jumeirah and laid off more than 500 staff.

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Dubai’s market began to go into freefall as investor confidence dropped off with the admission that property was no longer guaranteed to make returns. By the end of 2008, property prices were down by 8 per cent from their peak; five months later in late May, they were down by 50-60 per cent.

The contagion has spread quickly to other markets. Property prices across the region have followed Dubai’s lead and slumped. In Kuwait, prices are down 50 per cent from their highs, and even in markets such as Qatar and Abu Dhabi, which were thought to be more robust, prices are down by 30 per cent.

Scaling backDevelopers across the Gulf are now facing the same problem that Nakheel grappled with in October, and are starting to scale back or delay the rollout of their new projects.

The crucial difference between the new projects being cancelled and those put on hold in Dubai is that the new ones do not have contractors working on them, which makes it much easier to quietly shelve them. Plans for the Doha Convention Centre Tower have been delayed for a year, Kuwait’s City of Silk remains stuck in planning, and in Abu Dhabi, the emirate’s largest developer, Aldar Properties, has admitted that it is reviewing its future plans because it does not expect to sell any new property until the end of 2009.

Aldar is not the only real estate firm in Abu Dhabi being forced into a rethink. “We cannot sell property,” says one Abu Dhabi-based developer. “We have done everything we can to stimulate sales, we have dropped prices below AED1,000 [$272] a square foot and still we cannot sell. Our only option is to scale back plans and only build what we have sold already. Other-wise we will just be losing money.”

A hamstrung real estate market is bad news for the construction industry. The boom in real estate projects had allowed contractors to fill their order books and expand. Without those projects, there is an imbalance between the amount of work available and the amount of contracting and construction resources in place across the Gulf.

In markets such as Dubai, where the real estate bubble was most inflated, there is surplus capacity. Terminated contracts, such as Trump Tower and a $1.25bn racecourse grandstand planned by the local Meydan, have had an immediate impact on construction companies, but the much larger concern is the lack of new projects coming through the pipeline.

The big contractors now have a monster to feed. Rapid growth over the past three years has allowed contracting companies to double their turnover every other year, and required heavy investment in staffing and equipment.

In Dubai, work has simply dried up. In the first five months of this year, just $4.1bn of new contracts were awarded and the figure for the first half of the year is expected to come in well below the $23bn that was awarded in the same period last year.

Although the majority of the work that has been shelved is on real estate projects, infrastructure has also slowed as the government reins in spending and utility providers realise that some planned infrastructure expansions might no longer be needed.

The Roads & Transport Authority (RTA) has shelved many of the transport links it was planning because the housing developments they would have served may not be built and, as population numbers start to fall, other infrastructure projects planned by Dubai Electricity & Water Authority (Dewa), the Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) and Dubai Municipality may not be needed.

“The market in Dubai is completely flat,” says one Dubai-based contractor. “We always planned to expand into new markets. The difference now is we have to do that to survive.”

But the imbalance in Dubai is offset by markets elsewhere in the region where there is still demand for contractors. Despite falling property prices, Abu Dhabi remains one of the prime targets. The emirate is currently tendering $7bn worth of major projects and, for contractors that were doing the bulk of their work in Dubai, it is the obvious place to search.

Although many of the residential building projects where construction work was scheduled to start this year have been delayed, a lot of tenders are still being issued, especially for hotels, as the Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority pushes ahead with its plans to more than double the number of hotel rooms in the emirate to 25,000 by 2012.

“We are looking closely at Abu Dhabi, and there is undoubtedly a lot going on as far as tendering is concerned,” says one international contractor working in the UAE. “But so far there has not been much awarded as clients play around with tenders and negotiations. I would be more bullish on the prospects if more projects started to be awarded.”

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Construction companies are more optimistic about infrastructure projects, which with government backing are expected to go ahead. “There are a lot of projects in Abu Dhabi that might not happen,” says one UK-based consultant. “But projects such as the deep sewer scheme [planned by Abu Dhabi Sewerage Services Company] will go ahead. The government is backing it and it is ultimately something that the city of Abu Dhabi needs.”

Abu Dhabi has several other major infrastructure schemes planned. It is tendering a 350-kilometre-long highway to the border with Saudi Arabia, and is in the early planning stages of a metro system.

In Qatar, real estate activity may have slowed, but the government still plans to use its wealth by investing in the New Doha Port project in the Mesaieed area and other major infrastructure schemes such as the Qatar-Bahrain Causeway. The new port is one of the largest such projects in the world, and one of only a few major new ports that will be built in the coming years.

Saudi Arabia has even more potential. The government has a budget of $130bn for 2009, which includes generous spending on infrastructure projects for its population of 23 million, including schools, universities, hospitals, roads, railways and airports, all of which will keep contractors busy. And unlike Abu Dhabi, where work is held up in the tendering process, large volumes of work have already been awarded.

Combined, the deals in Saudi Arabia make up the largest construction contract awards in the Gulf this year, and although they are not for record-breaking skyscrapers or expensive reclaimed islands, the projects will go ahead. They include more than $8.2bn worth of work at Princess Noura bint Abdulrahman University for Women in Riyadh, $1.9bn worth of contracts on the Haramain high-speed rail network linking Mecca and Medina, and deals worth $2.1bn on a security fence covering most of the country’s borders.

Stalled developmentsInfrastructure is also the focus outside the Gulf, particularly in North Africa. Up until a year ago, a Gulf-style construction boom was expected along the southern Mediterranean coast, as developers from Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Bahrain and Qatar all launched projects aimed at tapping into both the Arab and European tourism markets.

But like the ambitious tourism schemes in the Gulf, many of these projects have been mothballed as developers from Dubai run out of funds, and the number of tourists arriving from Europe falls.

Even here, though, there are some opportunities for contractors, particularly those working on infrastructure projects in Algeria and Libya, where the governments are just starting to use their oil wealth to develop infrastructure, and in Egypt, where the country’s existing infrastructure struggles to keep pace with a large and growing population. “North Africa is definitely on our radar,” says one regional contractor. “We were originally expecting to go into markets there with Gulf-based developers that we already work with, but our strategy has changed. We will have to build the market. We will go in and help develop infrastructure, and when the market for high-end buildings returns, we will already have a presence on the ground.”

By broadening their horizons to include new markets and more sectors, contractors hope they will avoid the worst of the downturn. If this strategy is successful and turnover lost in Dubai and other slowing Gulf markets is recovered in places like Algeria, then 2009 may prove to be a transition year rather than one when the market simply disappears, as some have feared.

12.0 COUNTRY PROFILES : SOUTH AFRICA

SOUTH AFRICA

Key Facts

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2008/2009*

Population, total (millions) 49.3

Population growth (annual %) 1.07

Life expectancy at birth, total (years) 53.5 for Men and 57.2 for Women

Poverty headcount ratio at $2 a day (PPP) 34

GDP (current US$) (million) 276

GDP growth (annual %) 3.1

GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$) 5800

Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) 11.5

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) 4.5

Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 23.6

Time required to start a business (days) 22

Internet users (per 1,000 people) (2004 figure) 109

Source: World Development Indicators 2008 and South Africa Official Statistics 2009

Last updated: September 2009

South Africa ’s 1994 transition from apartheid to constitutional democracy has been one of the most astonishing political achievements of our time. It is a powerful demonstration that a peaceful, negotiated path from conflict and injustice to cooperation and reconciliation is possible. Since 1994, the African National Congress (ANC) has won landslide victories in each democratic election held. Elections are well managed and fair, and the press unrestrained. Opposition parties, among them the recently formed Congress of the People, enjoy full political freedom.

In April 2009, the country held its fourth general elections since the end of apartheid. The ANC won the elections for the fourth consecutive time and obtained a 65.9% majority, and H.E. Jacob Zuma was sworn in as President of South Africa in May 2009. A new cabinet was announced reflective of the ANC-led Tripartite Alliance. This Alliance includes the ANC, the Congress of South African Trade Unions and the South African Communist Party. The cabinet was expanded from 28 to 34 ministries to strengthen service delivery and better meet development outcomes.

South Africa is a country with extreme differences in incomes and wealth. Robust economic growth in the post-apartheid period has enabled a dramatic decline in income poverty. At the same time, inequality increased across race, gender and location. For example, inequality between racial groups as measured by the Gini coefficient rose from 0.64 to 0.69 in the period 1995-2005. Despite a 6 percentage point drop over the last six years, the country’s unemployment rate of 23.6% remains very high and poor people have limited access to economic opportunities and basic services.

Government initiatives to meet these challenges have had encouraging results. The pro-poor reorientation of spending has contributed to improved social development indicators in a range of areas,

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particularly relating to access to services and education, and progress has also been made toward meeting some of the other Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). However, HIV/AIDS-prevalence MDGs are at risk unless progress is significantly accelerated. For example, 17 percent of South Africans between the ages of 15 and 49 were living with HIV in 2009.

Economy

Economic Performance

The South African economy seemed well-poised before the onset of the global economic crisis, although with some emerging signs of vulnerability. GDP growth exceeded 5 percent for the third year running in 2007, bolstered by strong domestic demand, robust construction activity, and a marked pick-up in services and manufacturing. The private investment rate picked up to 15.1 percent in 2007; up from 10.9 percent in 2002. The budget balance was in surplus for the second straight year in 2007, allowing national government debt to GDP ratio to decrease by almost 3 percentage points to 28 percent. External debt was at a reasonable 26 percent of GDP by end-2007, and the banking sector showed solid balance sheet positions with limited exposure to foreign currency debt and interest rate fluctuations. South Africa’s revenue collection and fiscal and debt management are considered international best practice, as demonstrated by a balanced budget until recently.

Greater integration with the rest of the world has resulted in a sharp turnaround in productivity performance over the past fifteen years. Exchange controls have been liberalized, and the average (un-weighted) tariff on imports into South Africa was reduced from 22 percent to around 11 percent, while virtually all quantitative restrictions were removed. This has led to more diversified exports, reducing, in particular, the dominance of mining.

The economic outlook has worsened considerably because of the impact of the global financial/economic crisis. Following a 1.8 percent decline in the fourth quarter of 2008, GDP shrank by an annualized rate of 6.4 percent in the first quarter of 2009 and by 3.0 percent in the second quarter of 2009. The

demand for South African exports, and commodity prices have fallen sharply. A large current account deficit, financed mostly through portfolio flows, is a particular source of vulnerability for South Africa. Growing global uncertainty about future prospects has also permeated South Africa, resulting in a slump in business and consumer confidence. Consumers and businesses have become reluctant to spend just as banks have become more averse to lend. An estimated half a million workers have lost their jobs since the beginning of 2009.

In efforts to attenuate the impact of the global economic slowdown while addressing the socio-economic challenges, the government introduced a countercyclical fiscal stance, projecting a sharp decline in revenues and scaled-up expenditure to cushion the economy and reinforce the social safety net for the poor. The fiscal stimulus built into the 2009/10 budget would push the budget deficit to 3.9% of GDP in 2009/10 and the public sector borrowing requirements to over 7.5% of GDP.

Challenges ahead and Government priorities

South Africa ’s development strategy faces the twin challenges of accelerating growth and sharing its benefits, extending opportunities to all and improving the impact of public service delivery. South Africa launched its Medium Term Strategic Framework (MTSF) for 2009 – 2014 in response. The ten priorities listed in the MTSF are (i) more inclusive economic growth, decent work and sustainable livelihoods; (ii) economic and social infrastructure; (iii) rural development, food security and land reform; (iv) access to quality education; (v) improved health care; (vi) the fight against crime and corruption; (vii) cohesive and

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sustainable communities; (viii) creation of a better Africa and a better world; (ix) sustainable resource management and use; and (x) a developmental state including improvement of public services.

World Bank Group Program

Program to date

Between 1951 and 1966, the Bank made 11 loans to South Africa, totaling US$ 242 million, largely for expanding the country’s rail and harbor systems and for generating and transmitting electricity. The Bank ceased lending operations to South Africa in 1966 and the loans from that earlier period have been fully repaid.

In 1991, the Bank resumed activities in South Africa through a comprehensive program of economic policy advice and capacity building. After 1994, the Bank Group continued to provide policy advice, but also limited lending and grants. In addition, the Bank resumed project lending through the Industrial Competitiveness and Job Creation Project in 1997, now closed and fully disbursed. A Technical Assistance Loan for the Municipal Financial Management Technical Assistance Project (MFMTAP) was approved in 2002 for an amount of US$15 million. The project closed recently. There are no IBRD loans at present although one operation for the electricity sector is currently under preparation.

South Africa and Lesotho have jointly implemented the Lesotho Highlands Water Project, with the South African side repaying the two World Bank loans associated with this project for a total disbursed amount of about US$90 million. The project transfers water from the highlands of Lesotho to the Gauteng region of South Africa.

Several capacity-building activities were funded through grants from the Institutional Development Fund and infoDev. In addition, the World Bank managed a number of technical assistance grants from the Cities Alliance for South Africa’s cities.

GEF program is one of the largest with a number of national and regional GEF grants for nature conservation and renewable energy, for a total of just under US$80 million.

IFC’s committed portfolio in South Africa is currently $577 million in 20 projects. This is IFC’s second largest portfolio in Sub-Saharan Africa, after Nigeria.

MIGA has actively engaged with South African investors to promote south-south investment, particularly in Africa. Consequently, South Africa is the Agency’s seventh largest investor country, accounting for $271.9 million, or 3.73%, of its gross exposure. The current portfolio sponsored by South African investors is diverse, consisting of seven projects in the agribusiness, infrastructure, manufacturing and oil and gas sectors in such countries as Afghanistan, Kenya, Mozambique, Swaziland and Syria. While MIGA views South Africa predominantly as an investor country, it continues to facilitate inbound investment in an effort to foster South African development. Currently, the Agency has issued guarantees for two projects, financed by Swiss and Mauritian investors, in support of the country’s financial services sector. The combined gross exposure for these investments is $12.6 million.

WBI, the capacity development arm of the World Bank Group, has been active in South Africa and recently South Africa became a focus country for WBI. A detailed capacity building program has been developed focused exclusively on specific demands from stakeholders in South Africa and building partnerships with local institutions.

Country Partnership Strategy (2008-2012)

The Bank jointly with IFC and MIGA, and the South African Treasury prepared the Country Partnership Strategy (CPS), which was presented to the Board of Executive Directors in January 2008. The CPS sets out a framework for engagement with South Africa for 2008-2012. It reflects, most importantly, South Africa's own development priorities as set out in Accelerated and Shared Growth Initiative-South Africa (ASGISA) and its unique position in the region. The Bank works closely with IFC, MIGA and all other development partners active in South Africa. Priority areas for World Bank engagement include: electricity

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sector, urban development; private sector development; building partnerships for Africa; land reform and agriculture; and public sector service delivery. The Bank will present a progress report for the CPS in January, 2010. The upcoming thrust area in the partnership would be IBRD investment in South Africa’s electricity sector.

International relations

South Africa rapidly reintegrated into the international community after the isolation of the apartheid years. It was readmitted to the Commonwealth in 1994 and hosted the annual Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Durban in November 1999. South Africa was Chair of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) from August 1998 to March 2003. It hosted the inaugural meeting of the African Union (AU) in July 2002 and was the first Chair. It is a key member of the Southern African Development Community (SADC). South Africa joined other African and Asian countries in signing the New Africa Asia Strategic Partnership in Jakarta on 24 April 2005. The Chairmanship of the Group of 77 and China was held by South Africa during 2006. South Africa was a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council from 2007-2008. Its position on United Nations Reform is tied to the Common African position – 'The Ezulwini Consensus'.

South Africa's foreign policy is focussed on conflict resolution in Africa, and developing partnerships with other like-minded nations to present the South's case in multinational fora. It has backed its political activities by providing troops for peace support operations in Burundi, Darfur and the Democratic Republic of Congo and mediated on behalf of the AU in the conflict in Cote d'Ivoire. The outcome was a peace agreement signed in Pretoria on 6 April 2005; South Africa remains involved in international efforts to resolve the situation.

South Africa has been reluctant to speak out on Zimbabwe, largely because of historic loyalties. In early 2007, South Africa's president Mbeki was charged by the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) with mediating in Zimbabwean politics, in preparation for the 2008 elections. Following the MDC’s withdrawal from the second round of the elections due to ZANU(PF)-perpetrated violence against their supporters, SADC continued to negotiate a power-sharing agreement. Under pressure from South Africa, Tsvangirai agreed to sign the agreement in February 2009. SADC remains responsible for ensuring the agreement is implemented fairly, and for providing initial financial support to the new government. The African Union (AU) has endorsed SADC’s lead on Zimbabwe. The South Africans in particular are keen to see the power-sharing agreement work. Not only did President Mbeki act as the broker between Mugabe

and Tsvangirai, but there are up to three million Zimbabwean refugees still living in South Africa.

Southern Africa Development Community

African Union

Global Terrorism: South Africa responded quickly to the attacks on 11 September 2001. The Government condemned terrorism without equivocation, offering the US humanitarian support and the full co-operation of its security agencies. It opened a Financial Intelligence Centre in November 2003, which considerably strengthened its anti-money laundering capacity. In 2003, South Africa joined the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), an inter-governmental body that sets the global standards in combating money laundering and terrorist financing. South Africa is also a member of the Eastern and Southern Africa Anti-Money Laundering Group (ESAAMLG), the only FATF-style regional body in Africa.

New Partnership for Africa's Development (NePAD)

See the key theme area on this website: NePAD: New Partnership for Africa's Development.

UK-South Africa bilateral relations

Bilateral relations and links between the UK and South Africa are strong, covering fields as diverse as defence, trade liberalisation, development, and HIV/AIDS. This is underlined by the number of high-level visits in both directions. Visits to South Africa have included:

HM The Queen (State Visits in 1995 & 1999); The Princess Royal (July 2003); Prime Minister Tony Blair (January & November 1999; February 2006); Chancellor Gordon Brown (16-18 January 2005); Foreign Secretary David Miliband (July 2008); HRH The Earl of Wessex (October 2006 and April 2009); Lord Mark Malloch Brown, Minister for Africa, attended President Zuma’s presidential inauguration (May 2009) and

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met representatives of the new Government while attending the World Economic Forum on Africa in Cape Town (June 2009).

The Prime Minister and President Mbeki met twice in 2003, at a Progressive Government Summit in Hungary October 2004, at the World Economic Forum in Davos in January 2005, and during the Progressive Governance Summit in South Africa in 2006. Mr Mbeki visited the UK in May 2006 at the end of the UK-South Africa Bilateral Forum. There are regular ministerial visits in both directions.

Trade and investmentTrade and investment with the UK

The UK is one of South Africa's most significant trading partners with over £8 billion in two-way trade in goods and services. In recent years we have seen significant investment in South Africa by household British names such as Barclays Bank, Rolls Royce, Cadbury's, Vodafone, Virgin Mobile and Associated British Foods. This demonstrates that South Africa has enormous potential as an investment destination for UK companies, and with the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ in South Africa just around the corner, UK companies are already active in the country in the build-up to the world's biggest sporting event.

The strong commercial ties are an important element of the overall bilateral relationship. The UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) operation is headquartered in Johannesburg, with additional commercial colleagues in Cape Town. Collectively advice is given to over 500 UK business people, and some 15-20 trade missions and 4-5 exhibition groups per year visit South Africa and are assisted by the UKTI teams. The teams have an increasing responsibility for helping South African companies that are interested in investing in the UK.

There has been strong emphasis in UKTI activities on the opportunities likely to arise from the privatisation programme and the promotion of PPPs (Public Private Partnerships) in South Africa. These include opportunities in the water, airports, ports, healthcare, telecommunications and railway sectors. Other priority sectors include education and training, IT, tourism and the automotive industry.

Most of the provisions of the EU-South Africa Trade, Co-operation and Development Agreement (TDCA) came into force on 1 January 2000. The UK is the second largest European trader with South Africa (after Germany). The TDCA has boosted South Africa's trading prospects with Europe, and liberalisation towards a free trade area over the 12-year transition period will strengthen the UK's commercial position in South Africa.

UK Trade & Investment Country Profile: South Africa Advance fee/419 fraud

Many people and companies in the UK (and elsewhere) receive letters, faxes and e-mails, purporting to come from Nigerian, and increasingly often South African, individuals or government departments, offering them large sums of money in exchange for allowing use of their bank accounts. These are frauds, and the money does not exist. Four One Nine fraud takes its name from the relevant section of the Nigerian Criminal Code.

Four One Nine fraudsters are increasingly using the internet as e-mails are more difficult for Law Enforcement Agencies to intercept. To give the fraud an air of credibility, the e-mails are often linked to current events or high profile individuals. The fraudsters also hack into authentic websites of banks and companies and copy details of their executives. Receipt of a 419 e-mail should be reported to the abuse team of your Internet Service Provider (ISP), for example [email protected]. If you are in the UK and have actually lost money you should inform the Fraud Desk at the Metropolitan Police - Email:

[email protected]

Frozen pensions

State pensions to UK residents in South Africa are not increased annually in line with inflation. Instead, they are frozen, either from the date the person first became entitled to a state pension, or from the date that they left the UK, depending on which is the later. Some pensioners living overseas do receive increases that keep their pensions in line with inflation, but only in those countries where the UK has reciprocal social security agreements. This is not the case in South Africa.

The issue of index-linking state pensions was the subject of a landmark Court of Appeal decision in the Annette Carson (UK resident in South Africa) case. This confirmed that the Government has no duty to up-rate state pensions to those living abroad where there is no legal requirement to do so, or where there is

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no reciprocal arrangement in place. An appeal lodged by Ms Carson was rejected by the House of Lords in May 2005.

Development

In 2006 the Department For International Development Southern Africa (DFIDSA) launched the Regional Plan for Southern Africa to work on growth and poverty with South Africa across borders in Southern Africa. The Regional Plan responds to the recommendations from the Commission for Africa and commitments made by G8 leaders in 2005 to give better and more aid towards Africa’s development. The plan will support the priorities of the African Union, NEPAD and SADC in the Southern Africa region. By 2010, DFID’s support will lead to:

South African supermarkets sourcing 30% more inputs from other Southern African countries (rather than on the international market);

a 5% increase in fruit and vegetable exports from Southern Africa;

more effective border posts with a 30% reduction in waiting time;

transport costs for landlocked countries reduced by 25% due to improved roads, ports and rail infrastructure;

at least three countries in the region able to predict and plan for hunger needs of their people;

malaria-related deaths falling by 50%;

a 50% increase in Tuberculosis case detection and treatment;

a reduction in HIV infection rates.

DFID-SA will join up with the other European Union donors to support poverty reduction in South Africa. We will work more closely with South Africa to further develop its role and influence in the region. Through the Regional Plan, we will contribute £100 million to poverty reduction in Southern Africa over

the next five years.

13.0 PEPC : WORKING COMMITTEE MEMBERS-2008-10

PROJECT EXPORTS PROMOTION COUNCIL OF INDIA

WORKING COMMITTE MEMBERS: 2008-10

CHAIRMANShri V.C. Verma

Chairman, Project EPC &Executive Director

Oriental Structural Engineers Pvt. Ltd21, Commercial Complex

Malcha MargNew Delhi 110 021.

26874470,46044604

VICE CHAIRMANShri Gurjeet Singh Johar

Vice Chairman Project EPC &

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ChairmanC & C Constructions Ltd.70, Institutional Sector 32

Gurgaon-122001

MEMBERS : WORKING COMMITTEE Shri Abhijit RajanChairman & Managing DirectorGammon India LtdGammon HouseVeersavarkar Marg, Prabhadevi, Mumbai – 400 020

Shri Mohan TiwariManaging DirectorIrcon International Ltd.C-4, District Centre, SaketNew Delhi-110017Phone: 011-29565666

Dr. Som DattChairmanSom Datt Builders Pvt. Ltd56-58 Community CentreEast Of KailashNew Delhi 110 065.Ph: 26431607-09

Shri A.S. Bhandari,Chairman & Managing DirectorBhandari Builders Pvt. Ltd.Bhandari House91, Nehru PlaceNew Delhi 1100119Ph: 26432518/19, 26419267

Shri Ajit GulabchandChairman & Managing DirectorHindustan Construction Co. Ltd.Hincon HouseLal Bhadur Shastri MargVikhroli (West), Mumbai-400 083

Shri V.B. GadgilExecutive Vice President-OperationsLarsen & Toubro Ltd.Engg. Construction DivisionMount Poonamallee RoadManapakkamP.O. Box 979Chennai- 600089.

Shri Mohan Dass Saini C.E.O. (Construction Division)Shapoorji Pallonji & Co. Ltd.SP Centre ,41/44 Minoo Desai Marg,Colaba Mumbai: 400005

Shri B. SeenaiahManaging DirectorB. Seenaiah & Company (Project) Ltd.6-2-913/914, 5th FloorProgressive Towers, KhairatabadHyderabad- 500004

Shri P. N. Dhume Corporate AdvisorVoltas Ltd International Operations Business GroupVoltas House 'A', Ground FloorT.B Kadam Marg, ChinchpokliMumbai – 400033

Shri Avinash C GuptaChairman & Managing DirectorTechnofab Engineering Ltd.507 Eros Apartments56 Nehru PlaceNew Delhi110019

Shri Ashok PatniChief Executive OfficerThe Trading Corporation Of Rajasthan301, Pink Tower (Opp. Nehru Baludhyan)Tonk RoadJaipur 302015

MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRYMs. Kiran Puri

Director, EP(OP)Ministry Of Commerce & Industry

Govt. Of IndiaUdyog Bhawan

New DelhiPh: 011-230 62863

FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONSMs. Tapasi De Smt Vanitha K. Venugopal

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Dy. General Manager(Project Export Branch)ECGC of India Ltd. “The Metropolitan”, 7th FloorPlot No. C-26/27Bandra Curla ComplexBandra (E)Mumbai 400 051

General ManagerReserve Bank Of IndiaExchange Control Deptt.Amar Building, 5th FloorMumbai 400 023.

Shri Sriram SubramaniamDy. General ManagerExim Bank Of IndiaGround Floor, Statesman House148 Barakhamba RoadNew Delhi 110001 23326625, 23326254,233221622, 23321742, 23721393Fax: 23321719, 23322758E-Mail: [email protected]

EX-OFFICIO MEMBER SECRETARYMs Kiran Puri

Executive DirectorProject Exports Promotion Council Of India

14.0 FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

There is no specific scheme to promote the exporting firms in the country. However, some assistance is provided to exporters under Marketing Development Assistance (MDA) Scheme and Market Access Initiative (MAI) Scheme. Other schemes for export promotion include Duty Neutralisation Schemes like DEPB, Advance Licence, duty concession schemes like EPCG and Reward Schemes like Served from India, Vishesh Krishi and Gram Udyog Yojana, Focus Market Scheme and Focus Product Scheme.

These schemes are reviewed periodically and necessary corrective measures are taken.

ANNEXURE-I

4.1 MARKET DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE (MDA) SCHEME4.1 MARKET DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE (MDA) SCHEME

EXPORT PROMOTION ASSISTANCE GIVEN BY GOVERNMENT

The Government of India encourages Indian project/product exporters by providing financial assistance under the following export promotion assistance schemes:

a. Market Development Assistance (MDA) Schemeb. Scheme for Export Promotion by Small Scale Manufacturersc. Market Access Initiative (MAI) Scheme

MARKET DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE (MDA) SCHEME

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Under this scheme assistance is given to individual exporters for participation in following export promotion activities abroad

Trade Delegations

BSMs

Trade Fairs/Exhibitions

Eligibility Criteria/Conditions

(i) Exporting companies with an f.o.b. value of exports of upto Rs. 15 crore in the preceding year.

(ii) The exporter should have complete 12 months membership with concerned EPC etc

(iii) Assistance would be permissible on travel expenses by air, in economy excursion class fair and/or charges of the built up furnished stall. This would, however, be subject to an upper ceiling mentioned in the table per tour.

S No.(1)

Area/Sector(2)

No. of visits(3)

Maximum Financial ceilingper event

(4)1. Focus LAC 1 Rs. 1,80,000

2. FOCUS AFRICA ( including WANA Countries)

1 Rs. 1,50,000

3. FOCUS CIS 1 Rs. 1,50,000

4. FOCUS ASEAN+2 1 Rs. 1,50,000

5. General Areas 1 Rs. 80,000*

TOTAL 5

AMMENDMENTS

REVISED GUIDE LINE FOR MARKETING DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE (MDA) SCHEME FOR EXPORT PROMOTION ACITIVITIES:

The competent authority has now decided that FIEO and ITPO will henceforth be treated as eligible grantee organizations for reimbursement MDA grants to the exporters who are also the members of other EPCs etc. and participating in the events organized/sponsored by FIEO and ITPO. However, for this purpose FIEO and ITPO will obtain a ‘NO OBJECTION CERTIFICATE’ as per the Annexure from the concerned EPCs of which the exporter is the member. The existing Guidelines for MDA stand modified to that extent, superceding relevant provisions/instructions and will be effective from 1.12.2007.

(Vide MOC&I letter no.2/11/2004 E-MDA (Part) dated 26th November,2007)

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ANNEXURE

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Sl.No.

Name of the exporters alongwith address

Date of acquiring membership of PEC by the exporter

Turnover of the exporter during the last Financial Year (FY)

Number of proposals of exporter already approved in the current

Details of the participation made with MDA assistance in the current FY alongwith

Details of the participations made with MDA assistance in the past in the same event along with the

Focus Area/ General Area

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FY name of the participant

name of the participant

NO OBJECTION CERTIFICATE

This is to certify that “ ___________EPC/Commodity Board” has no objection for the participation of the firm whose details are mentioned above, in the event namely”________________________________” organized /sponsored by ITPO/FIEO.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOREPC/Commodity Board

SCHEME FOR EXPORT PROMOTION BY SMALL SCALE MANUFACTURERSThere is a separate scheme designated as Marketing Development Assistance for SSI Exporters meant to encourage small scale manufacture exporters along the following lines:

(A) Exporters eligible for assistance:

(i) Exporting unit must be registered as SSI / SSSBE.

(ii) Exporting unit must be a member of FIEO / EPC.

(iii) Exporting units with aggregate exports of Rs. 2 crores and above over the last three financial years (Rs. 1 crore for ISO 9000 certified exporters) are eligible for assistance from the Ministry of Commerce & Industry through EPCs/other grantee organisations. SSI units with aggregate exports less than this limit would now be eligible for direct assistance from the Office of DC(SSI) under this scheme. SSI units which have not yet commenced exports are not eligible for assistance.

(iv) An exporting unit would be eligible for assistance under SSI-MDA only once in a financial year.

(B) Activities eligible for financing

(i) Individual participation in overseas fairs/exhibitions.

(ii) Individual overseas study tours/as member of a trade delegation going abroad.

(iii) Production of material for overseas publicity.

(C) Permissible binding limits:

90% of cost of return ticket by economy class subject to an upper ceiling of Rs.60,000/- (Rs. 90,000/- for Latin American countries). In case excursion fare is cheaper than economy class fare, the excursion fare will be considered.

(ii) 25% of the cost of production of publicity material limited to Rs.15,000/- in a financial year.

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(D) Other conditions:

(i) Assistance shall be available for travel by one permanent employee/director/partner/proprietor of the SSI unit in economy class by Air India. Air travel by airlines other than Air India would be permissible provided that their economy class airfare is not higher than Air India.

(ii) Applications must reach the Office of the DC(SSI) at least one month before the start of the event in question.

(iii) The SSI unit should not have been charged/prosecuted/debarred/ blacklisted under the export and import policy or any other law relating to export and import business.

Total MDA assistance under SSI-M[DA scheme shall be inclusive of MDA assistance received from all Government Bodies/FIEO/EPCs/Commodity Boards/Grantee Organiations etc.

ANNEXURE-II

MARKET ACCESS INITIATIVE (MAI) SCHEME

The scheme is formulated on focus product- focus country approach to evolve specific strategy for specific market and specific product through market studies/survey. Assistance would be provide to Export Promotion Organizations/ Trade Promotion Organizations / Exporters etc. for enhancement of export through accessing new markets or through increasing the share in the existing markets. Under the Scheme the level of assistance for each eligible activities has been fixed.

The following activities will be eligible for financial assistance under the Scheme :

Research studies consistent with the priorities;

WTO Studies for evolving WTO compatible strategy;

To support EPCs/Trade Promotion Organistions in undertaking market studies/survey for evolving proper strategies.

To support marketing projects abroad based on focus product - focus country approach. Under marketing projects, the following activities will be funded:

o Opening of Showroomso Opening of Warehouseso Display in international departmental stores o Publicity Campaign and Brand Promotiono Participation in Trade Fairs, etc., abroad

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o Research and Product Developmento Reverse visits of the prominent buyers etc. from the project focus countrieso Export Potential Survey of the States;o Registration charges for product registration abroad for pharmaceuticals, bio-technology

and agro-chemicals;o Testing charges for engineering products abroad;o To support Cottage and handicrafts units;o To support Recognized associations in industrial clusters for marketing abroad

Details of approved purposes for the scheme and level of assistance

Activity Assistance Maximum AssistanceMarket Study 75% of the total cost

However, for studies assigned by the D/Commerce for the cause of export promotion, 100% assistance would be provided

Rs.75.00 lakh/each study

Opening of Showrooms and Warehouses

75%, 50% and 25% of leasing / rental charges in the first, second and the third year, respectively

Rs. 50.00 lakh for each market/ product per annum.

Display in International Departmental Stores

50% of rental charges of display space Rs. 50.00 lakh per annum/each product

Publicity Campaign

50% assistance for two years in a particulr market

Rs. 50.00 lakh per annum/ per market

Participation in Trade Fairs, BSMs etc. abroad

2/3 rd of the actual expenditure. The expenditure on TA/DA would be met by each participant.

Rs. 50.00 lakh for each fair

N.B.: More specific details can be obtained on request.

ANNEXURE-III

SCREENING COMMITTEE- GUIDELINES

Objectives

The objective of screening by the Screening Committee is to assess the suitability of an Indian engineering contracting company from all points of view- technical, financial and managerial competence- before it is allowed to participate in tenders for overseas construction engineering contracts (civil/ electro-mechanical etc.).

Screening Committee approval is generally accorded selectively for activities for which applicant companies have established capability in one or more of the following construction engineering activities involving:

i. Dams, canals, irrigation works, tunnels and earthworks.

ii. Roads, bridges, flyovers, airports.

iii. Water and sewage treatment plants, pipelines.

iv. Buildings including commercial and factory complexes, hotels, schools and hospitals.

v. Special foundations and structural works, docks and sea water works/ports.

vi. Electrification, air-conditioning and utilities.

vii. Any other structure, infrastructure, utility or activity to be determined by the Screening Committee.

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viii. General contractors with capabilities in combination of two or more areas in the above range of activities.

Scope

The coverage of Screening Committee includes all companies wishing to undertake overseas construction engineering projects involving design, construction, erection and/or commissioning. Indian companies wishing to export project construction items or consultancy services are outside the purview of the Screening Committee.

Types of Clearance

Clearance may be accorded to an applicant company for one or more of the following:

i. Prime Contractor or

ii. Sub Contractor to a Foreign Contracting Company or

iii. Sub Contractor to Indian Company

The clearance may be given either on a specific value basis or for regular overseas operations, depending on the track record within the country, financial position, management expertise and in-house capability.

Minimum Criteria:

Contractors are normally expected to fulfill following requirements before they can gain approval of the Screening Committee.

i) company should be a member of Project EPC.

ii) company should be a limited company - either private limited or public limited or a Government undertaking/department

iii) company should have a minimum turnover of Rs. 10 crores (last three years) for getting approval by the screening committee.

iv) company should have minimum tangible net worth and operating experience as under:

Contractor description Networth(Rs.) Minimum experience *

as Prime-Contractor 01 crore 10years

as Sub-Contractor to a foreign Prime-Contractor 25 lakhs 07 years

as Sub-Contractor to an Indian Prime-contractor 10 lakhs 03 years

* An applicant company being considered as Prime-contractor should have a minimum experience of 10 years, in undertaking some comparable type of works in India. Similarly in case of Sub contractor to Foreign Prime-contractor the minimum experience should be 7 years. In the case of a Sub-contractor to an Indian Prime-Contractor, the experience in the line of activity in India should be a minimum of 3 years.

iv) In respect of newly formed firms/companies, joint-ventures or SPV’s created with a view to undertaking and executing overseas projects, the criteria for any one of the Indian or overseas constituents / partners would form the basis for granting approvals

Screening Procedure:

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Applications from applicant company should be submitted in 12 copies in the prescribed form, allowing for a 4 weeks time for decision so as to enable receipt of reports from company’s bankers on the standing credit worthiness and dealings and also to enable suitable appraisal. PEPC will scrutinise and supplement data to the extent necessary to make the facts complete and ensure that the applications reach the Committee Members atleast 10 days before the scheduled date of the meeting.

Screening Committee accords clearance after taking into account the following factors:

i) Constitution of Board of Directors of a company including the qualifications, background and experience of directors;

ii) Track record of a company regarding projects executed in India and overseas, as also the nature of works undertaken. Particular emphasis is placed on record of timely completion; and value of single largest contract executed;

iii) Exposure of a company’s management and personnel in dealing with international organisations, and in executing works to international specifications. This is of particular relevance if the company seeks clearance as Sub-contractor to a foreign company (from a third country);

iv) Qualifications and experience of key-personnel currently in full - time employment of company.

v) Financial position of a company, including contingent liability and bank loans as a proportion to the net-worth; and paid up capital;

vi) Approach to international marketing and information systems. Ability of the company to furnish information required by institutions, from time to time.

vii) The plant and machinery owned by the company, the nature and size of which would commensurate with the volume of business proposed to be undertaken. Though these equipments may not be of use overseas, considering their unsuitability to the job proposed, this factor will give the Committee an idea of the applicant company’s status in the business and his familiarity in handling equipment, a factor that is very important for the purpose of deciding his suitability for undertaking contracts overseas.

These are broad criteria for approval of companies. However, the Screening Committee in its discretion may approve a particular company to take up jobs abroad or renew the approval.

Validity of Clearance:

Clearance accorded by the Screening Committee is valid for a period of three years after which company must approach Screening Committee afresh.

Renewal applications shall have to be submitted in the prescribed format for clearance by the Screening Committee of the Council.

Review of Companies already screened

Review occurs in the following situations:

i) Those seeking change in status (e.g. from Sub-contractor to Prime-contractor or from one-shot to regular)

ii) Companies whose guarantees have been invoked, or where recurring disputes have arisen either with clients or with Sub-contractors, leading to litigation etc.

iii) Company whose management/ownership has undergone major change since the date of original approval.

For the above, PEPC works out a procedure for obtaining information from their members on a quarterly basis.

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In case of adverse reports about a screened firm reported to the Screening Committee by any of its members, the Screening Committee will be entitled to take such action as it may deem fit including reduction in value limits approved or de-listing from the approved list.

Quorum of the Meeting:

Three members shall be the quorum of Meeting of the Screening Committee provided the three members shall include one member representing Government Department, one representing Financial Institution and one from industry.

Presence of Company’s representative :

The committee may ask the applicant company to depute its representative at the meeting for clarifications or the company may depute its representative with the permission of the Committee.

PROCEDURES FOR PROJECT EXPORTS – CONSULTANCY SERVICES

Under the procedures prescribed in the Project Export Manual, consultancy projects to be undertaken by Indian Consultancy Organizations are required to be approved by a Competent Authority, both at pre-tender and post tender stages. If the consultancy contract is for less than Rs. 5 crore, then these clearances have to be obtained from the respective Authorized Dealer of foreign exchange and if the value of the contract is between Rs. 5 crore and Rs.10 crore, then the approval is required from Exim Bank. If it exceeds Rs. 10 crore, the approval is to be obtained from the Working Group consisting of members form Exim Bank, RBI, ECGC and the Authorized Dealer/Commercial Bank of the Consultant.

The requirement of getting prior clearance from the concerned authorities for such consultancy contracts which are on cash basis and are with the Overseas Government Agencies and are also funded by multilateral funding agencies may be dispensed with by suitable amendments in PEM procedures and FEMA.

PROCEDURE FOR CLEARANCE OF PROPOSALS OF PROJECT EXPORTS -– Construction/turnkey Engineering

(i) All applications to the Working Group are required to be submitted by the exporters through their bankers (who must be authorised dealers in foreign exchange) in the prescribed form in the required number of copies sufficiently in advance to enable the Working Group to hold a meeting of its members for consideration of the proposal. When a proposal is approved by the Working Group, a package clearance is granted by Exim Bank, on behalf of all the members of the Working Group and conveyed to the exporters’ bankers through whom the proposal was received. The Working Group’s clearance will ordinarily be given within a period of seven days from the date of receipt of the application, provided it is complete in all respects.

(ii) Exporters desiring to submit bids for execution of projects abroad including service contracts will not be required to obtain clearance for submission of bids from the authorised dealer /Exim Bank/ Working Group. However, exporters in such cases are required to ensure that the conditions as laid down in the Memo PEM are complied with.

(iii) On the basis of experience gained over the years and in order to enable the exporters to expeditiously obtain clearance for contracts for supply of engineering goods on deferred payment terms, turnkey contracts and civil construction contracts, powers have been delegated to authorised dealers and Exim Bank to grant post-award clearances in cases where the contract value does not exceed U.S. Dollar 100 Million. Proposals for undertaking such export contracts up to the value of U.S. Dollar 100 Million will, therefore, be cleared by authorised dealers / Exim Bank . Proposals for undertaking such contracts exceeding U.S. Dollar 100 Million in value will need to be cleared by the Working Group.

“As regards civil construction contracts, the Working Group will consider proposals only from contractors who are on the approved list of Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India in order to ensure that only contractors having the necessary competence and capability undertake overseas construction contracts”.

(iv) In the case of contracts for export of services on cash payment terms requiring fund-based and/or non-fund based facilities, as also those involving deferred payment terms, authorised dealers and

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Exim Bank have been empowered to grant clearance upto the value of U.S. Dollar 100 Million. Proposals for undertaking such export contracts will, therefore, be cleared by authorised dealers/Exim Bank upto the value of U.S. Dollar 100 Million. Proposals for undertaking such contracts exceeding U.S. Dollar 100 Million in value will need to be cleared by the Working Group.

(v) Proposals for deferred payment export or turnkey projects against Buyers’ Credits as well as for export of managerial / technical consultancy services on deferred payment terms as also those on cash payment terms involving grant of any fund-based and/or non-fund based facilities in excess of the monetary limits mentioned in sub-paragraph (iv) above will need the prior approval of the Working Group.

EXPORT PROMOTION SCHEMES - SERVED FROM INDIA SCHEME

Government of India has introduced "Served from India Scheme" to facilitate exporter of various type of services. The objective of this scheme is to accelerate growth in export of services so as to create a powerful and unique 'Served From India' brand, instantly recognized and respected world over.

Under this scheme, Service Providers of more than 100 services like Professional Services, Computer Related services, Hotels, Restaurants, Educational Services, Research and Development services, Communication Services, Construction and Related Engineering Services, Distribution Service, Environmental related Services, Tourism and Transport related Services, Health Related Social Service, Recreational, Cultural and Sporting Services etc. (List is at Appendix 10 of Hand Book of Procedure on DGFT Website- http://www.dgft.gov.in under "Downloads") are entitled for Duty Credit Scrip. Service providers, who have a total foreign exchange earning of at least Rs.10 Lakhs in preceding or current financial year shall qualify for Duty Credit Scrip. For Individual Service Providers, the criterion is reduced to Rs.5 Lakhs of foreign exchange earnings.

However under Para 3.18.1 of Handbook of Procedure~ Vol. I, many types of services and / or remittances are not eligible for benefits under the scheme. These are:

1. Sources of foreign exchange earnings such as equity or debt participation, donations, receipts of repayment of loans etc. and any other inflow of foreign exchange, unrelated to rendering of service, would be ineligible.

2. Foreign Exchange remittances:

I. related to Financial Services Sector

1. Raising of all types of foreign currency Loans;2. Export proceeds realization of clients;3. Issuance of Foreign Equity through ADRs / GDRs or other similarinstruments;4. Issuance of foreign currency Bonds;5. Sale of securities and other financial instruments;6. Other receivables not connected with services rendered by financial institutions; and

II. earned through contract / regular employment abroad (e.g. labour remittances);

3. Payments for services received from EEFC Account;

4. Foreign exchange turnover by Healthcare Institutions like equity participation, donations etc. (However, remittances received on account of medical treatment, surgery, testing, consultancy and health care provided by the institution shall be eligible);

5. Foreign exchange turnover by Educational Institutions like equity participation, donations etc. (However remittances received on account of the course fees and consultancy provided by the institution shall be eligible);

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6. Export turnover relating to services of units operating under SEZ / EOU / EHTP /

STPI / BTP Schemes or supplies of services made to such units;

7. Clubbing of turnover of services rendered by SEZ / EOU / EHTP / STPI / BTP units

with turnover of DT A Service Providers; and

8. Export of Goods.

Service Providers (except Hotels, Restaurants and other Service Providers in Tourism Sector) are entitled to Duty Credit Scrip of 10% of foreign exchange earned during preceding financial year. Hotels of one-star and above (including managed hotels) and heritage hotels approved by Department of Tourism and other Service providers in tourism sector registered with Department of Tourism shall be entitled to 5% while Stand-alone restaurants are entitled for 10% of foreign exchange earned by them in preceding financial year.

"Duty Credit Scrip" may be used for import of any capital goods including spares, office equipment and professional equipment, office furniture and consumables, provided it is part of their main line of business. In the case of hotels and stand-alone restaurants, the duty credit entitlement may also be used for the import of food items and alcoholic beverages. The utilization is with AU Condition and Non-transferable except within a Group Company or Managed Hotel.

This benefit of Duty Credit Scrip is granted from Regional Offices of DGFT, spread all over the country. Duty Credit Scrip of nearly Rs.1000 Cr is granted annually, based on previous years Foreign Exchange earned by Service Providers.

Further, details of this Scheme may be seen in Chapter III of Foreign Trade Policy 2004-2007 and Chapter III of Hand Book of Procedure Vol. -I. These Documents are available at DGFT Website- http://www.dgft.gov.in

Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT),

Ministry of Commerce & Industry

New Delhi, October 31, 2007

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15.0 SOURCES OF INFORMATION

You would be pleased to know that the information that reaches your desk from PROJECT EPC including “Global Project Opportunities” is complied using various inputs both printed and electronic and are listed below:-

i) Tender Notices & Commercial Reports from Indian High Commissions & Embassies abroad

ii) Magazines/Journals:-

a) ENR (b) MEEDc) UN Development Business Print Edition (d) BCI Asia Construction Monitore) ADB Business Opportunities Print Edition (f) Business Todayg) Economic & Political Weekly (h) TIME Magazinei) Gulf News (j) The Economistk) Eximius: Export Advantage (l) Circulars from various Ministries m) Civil Engineering & Construction Review, and many others….

iii) We also subscribe to websites like UN Development Business Web edition and take inputs from various other web-sites which include:

a) Asian Development Bank Website (b) World Bankc) ENR Web-edition (http://enr.com/) (d) The Economist Web-editione) www.construction.com (f) http://www.tradeport.orgg) http://www.tradezone.com/buyers/tobuyboard.htmlh) http://trade.swissinfo.net/ (i) http://www.buyersguide.comj) http://thaipost.com (k) http://www.itenders.coml) http://www.constructionqld.asn.au/tenders.htmm) International Monetary Fund Websiten) OPEC Fund Web site (o) MEED Web-sitep) Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce & Industry (q) www.ConstructionFutures.co.ukr) Reserve Bank of India (http://www.rbi.org.in), (s) Ministry of Finance and many others….t) http://www.new-technologies.org/ECT/Other/arcad.htmu) http://www.contractorsunlimited.co.uk/v) http://commerce.nic.inw) http://www.eximbankindia.com/x) http://ficci.com/y) http://dir.indiamart.com/foreignimporters/z) devbusiness.com

While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information, PROJECT EPC is in no way responsible for any errors : typographic or otherwise. The information produced in this newsletter has been put up after considerable amount of reading & screening from various sources including the internet and as listed in the Sources of Information*

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http://dir.indiamart.com/foreignimporters/

http://ficci.com/

http://www.eximbankindia.com/

http://www.contractorsunlimited.co.uk/

http://www.new-technologies.org/ECT/Other/arcad.htm

http://www.rbi.org.in/

http://thaipost.com/

http://trade.swissinfo.net/

http://www.construction.com/


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