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Contracts Awarded in Feb 2004

TA No.	:	4213-LAO
Sector	:	Electric Power
Project Name	:	Greater Mekong Subregion Nam Theun 2 Hydropower Development
Executing Agency	:	Ministry of Industry and Handicrafts
Name of Consultant	:	Norplan A.S.(Norway)in association with Ecolao(Laos)
Address	:	Hoffsveien 1A, Oslo, N- 0275, Norway
Contract Description	:	Project Preparation
Amount of Contract	:	US$360,000
Date of Contract	:	04 February 2004

TA No.	:	3983-PRC
Sector	:	Railways
Project Name	:	Strengthening the Involuntary Resettlement Practices in the Yichang-Wanzhou Railway
Executing Agency	:	Ministry of Railways
Name of Consultant	:	Fourth Survey & Design Institute of the Ministry of Railways (The) (People's Republic of China
Address	:	No.673, Heping Avenue, Wuhan 430063, P.R.C.
Contract Description	:	Project Preparation
Amount of Contract	:	US$140,000
Date of Contract	:	06 February 2004

TA No.	:	6120-REG
Sector	:	Others
Project Name	:	Social Protection Index for Committed Poverty Reduction
Executing Agency	:	Asian Development Bank
Name of Consultant	:	Halcrow China Ltd. (Hong Kong, China)
Address	:	23rd Floor, Central Plaza 18 Harbour Road, Wanchai Hong Kong, China
Contract Description	:	Regional TA
Amount of Contract	:	US$552,000
Date of Contract	:	06 February 2004

TA No.	:	4139-BAN
Sector	:	Agricultural Support Services
Project Name	:	Agribusiness Development
Executing Agency	:	Ministry of Agriculture
Name of Consultant	:	Agrico Limited (New Zealand) in association with Agrifood Consulting International (United States), Anzdec Limited (New Zealand), Sodev Consults Limited (Bangladesh), HB Consultants Ltd. Bangladesh)
Address	:	4 Kingsford Smith Place, Mangere Airpark, Mangere, Auckland, New Zealand
Contract Description	:	Project Preparation
Amount of Contract	:	US$627,000
Date of Contract	:	12 February 2004

TA No.	:	4177-AFG
Sector	:	Roads and Road Transport
Project Name	:	Herat-Andkhoy Road
Executing Agency	:	Ministry of Public Works
Name of Consultant	:	Gabinete De Estudios Tecnicos Ingenieria (Spain) in association with Sheladia Associates Inc. (United States)
Address	:	C/ Raimundo Fernandez, Villaverde, 45 2'B Ext. 28003 Madrid, Spain
Contract Description	:	Project Preparation
Amount of Contract	:	US$930,750
Date of Contract	:	16 February 2004

TA No.	:	4188-BHU
Sector	:	Electric Power
Project Name	:	Capacity Building of the Bhutan Electricity Authority
Executing Agency	:	Ministry of Trade and Industry
Name of Consultant	:	Sofreco (France) in association with Administrative Staff College of India (India) and Castalia (New Zealand)
Address	:	92-98, Bld Victor Hugo, 92115 Clichy, Cedex, France
Contract Description	:	Advisory and Operational
Amount of Contract	:	US$395,000
Date of Contract	:	17 February 2004

TA No.	:	4184-SRI
Sector	:	Water Supply and Sanitation
Project Name	:	Greater Colombo Wastewater Management Sector Review
Executing Agency	:	Ministry of Housing and Plantation Infrastructure
Name of Consultant	:	Nippon Koei Co., Ltd. (Japan) in association with Ceywater Consultants Ltd. (Sri Lanka)
Address	:	4 Kojimachi 5-Chome, Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo, Japan
Contract Description	:	Advisory and Operational
Amount of Contract	:	US$149,000
Date of Contract	:	17 February 2004

TA No.	:	6139-REG
Sector	:	Roads and Road Transport
Project Name	:	Sub-regional Transport Facilitation
Executing Agency	:	Ministry of Physical Planning and Works
Name of Consultant	:	Maunsell Ltd. (New Zealand) in association with CMS (Nepal)
Address	:	47 George Street, Newmarket, P.O. Box 4241 Auckland, New Zealand
Contract Description	:	Regional TA
Amount of Contract	:	US$395,000
Date of Contract	:	18 February 2004

TA No.	:	4179-CAM
Sector	:	Industry (Non-agriculture)
Project Name	:	Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise Sector Development Program
Executing Agency	:	Ministry of Industry, Mines and Energy
Name of Consultant	:	Dayue Consulting Co. Ltd. (P.R. of China) in association with Punleu Pich Consultants (Cambodia)
Address	:	C 810, Tongtai Plaza 33 Banking Ave., Xicheng District, Beijing, 100032, P. R. of China
Contract Description	:	Project Preparation
Amount of Contract	:	US$430,000
Date of Contract	:	19 February 2004

TA No.	:	4151-PHI
Sector	:	Electric Power
Project Name	:	Promoting Good Governance in the Restructured Power Sector
Executing Agency	:	Department of Energy
Name of Consultant	:	PA Consulting Group Ltd. (New Zealand)
Address	:	P.O. Box 4178, Level 8 8-10 Whitaker Place Auckland, New Zealand
Contract Description	:	Advisory and Operational
Amount of Contract	:	US$800,000
Date of Contract	:	20 February 2004

TA No.	:	6126-REG
Sector	:	Others
Project Name	:	Civil Society Participation in Budget Formulation in the Pacific
Executing Agency	:	Asian Development Bank
Name of Consultant	:	Australian Council of Social Service (Australia)
Address	:	Level 2, 619 Elizabeth St. Redern Locked Bag 4777, Strawberry Hills, NSW 2012, Australia
Contract Description	:	Regional TA
Amount of Contract	:	US$210,000
Date of Contract	:	26 February 2004

TA No.	:	4182-IND
Sector	:	Natural Gas
Project Name	:	Urban Clean Fuel Project
Executing Agency	:	Gas Authority of India Limited
Name of Consultant	:	Nexant (Thailand) Limited in association with The Energy and Resources Institute (India)
Address	:	15th Flr, Lake Rajada Office Complex, 193/59 Ratchadapisak Road, Klongtoey, Bangkok 10110, Thailand
Contract Description	:	Project Preparation
Amount of Contract	:	US$866,500
Date of Contract	:	27 February 2004

TA No.	:	4189-BHU
Sector	:	Electric Power
Project Name	:	Establishing the Druk Hydropower Corporation
Executing Agency	:	Ministry of Trade and Industry
Name of Consultant	:	Econ Analysis (Netherlands) in association with Norplan AS (Norway) and British Power Intl. Ltd. (United Kingdom)
Address	:	Biskop Gunnerus' Gate 14A PO Box 5, N-0051, Oslo, Norway
Contract Description	:	Advisory and Operational
Amount of Contract	:	US$452,500
Date of Contract	:	27 February 2004