Business Opportunities

Contracts Awarded in Mar 2005

TA No.	:	4495-UZB
Sector	:	Basic Education
Project Name	:	Information & Communications Technology in Basic Education
Executing Agency	:	Ministry of Public Education
Name of Consultant	:	Geomar International SARL (France)
Address	:	Avenue Ernest Renan, Les Arcs-Sur-Argens 83460 France
Contract Description	:	Project Preparation
Amount of Contract	:	US$539,500
Date of Contract	:	3 March 2005

TA No.	:	4393-MON
Sector	:	Banking Systems
Project Name	:	Anti-Money Laundering Regime
Executing Agency	:	Bank of Mongolia (Central Bank)
Name of Consultant	:	Illawarra Technology Corporation Ltd. (Australia)
Address	:	Building 39, University of Wollongong Northfields Avenue, Wollongong NSW 2500 Australia
Contract Description	:	Advisory and Operational
Amount of Contract	:	US$499,000
Date of Contract	:	4 March 2005

TA No.	:	4325-PRC
Sector	:	Railways
Project Name	:	World Trade Organization-Policy Reform Support to the Ministry of Railways
Executing Agency	:	Ministry of Railways
Name of Consultant	:	Tera International Group, Inc.(United States)
Address	:	107 East Holly Avenue, Suite 12 Sterling Virginia 20164-5405 USA
Contract Description	:	Advisory and Operational
Amount of Contract	:	US$395,000
Date of Contract	:	4 March 2005

TA No.	:	4405-KGZ
Sector	:	Irrigation and Drainage
Project Name	:	The Study on Pricing Systems and Cost-Recovery Mechanisms for Irrigation
Executing Agency	:	Ministry of Agriculture, Water Resources & Processing Industry
Name of Consultant	:	AFC Consultants International Gmbh (Germany) in association with MNT Consulting (Kyrgyz)
Address	:	Ubierstrasse 78 D-53173 Bonn Germany
Contract Description	:	Advisory and Operational
Amount of Contract	:	US$299,940
Date of Contract	:	8 March 2005

TA No.	:	4319-PAK
Sector	:	Multisector
Project Name	:	Determinants and Drivers of Poverty Reduction & ADB's Contribution in Rural Pakistan
Executing Agency	:	Ministry of Finance
Name of Consultant	:	International Food Policy Research Institute (International Organization)
Address	:	2033 K Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20006-1002 U.S.A.
Contract Description	:	Advisory and Operational
Amount of Contract	:	US$200,000
Date of Contract	:	8 March 2005

TA No.	:	4323-LAO
Sector	:	Hydropower Generation
Project Name	:	Greater Mekong Subregion: Nam Theun 2 Hydropower Development Phase 2
Executing Agency	:	The Ministry of Industry and Handicraft
Name of Consultant	:	Norplan A.S.(Norway) in association with Enterprise Development Consultants (Lao, PDR)
Address	:	House No. 6, Unit 19 Tha Phalanexay, Ban Sisatthanak Vientiane Municipality, Lao PDR
Contract Description	:	Project Preparation
Amount of Contract	:	US$190,000
Date of Contract	:	8 March 2005

TA No.	:	6195-REG
Sector	:	Multimodal Transport & Sector Development
Project Name	:	Greater Mekong Subregion Transport Sector Strategy Study
Executing Agency	:	Asian Development Bank
Name of Consultant	:	Padeco Co. Ltd.(Japan)
Address	:	Jimbocho-Kyodo Bldg. 2-2 Kanda Jimbocho Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo 101-0051, Japan
Contract Description	:	Regional TA
Amount of Contract	:	US$795,000
Date of Contract	:	9 March 2005

TA No.	:	4320-BAN
Sector	:	Social Protection
Project Name	:	Social Protection of Poor Female Workers in the Garment Sector in the Context of Changing Trade Environments Project
Executing Agency	:	Ministry of Women and Children Affairs
Name of Consultant	:	Adam Smith International (United Kingdom) in association with Eusuf and Associates (Bangladesh)
Address	:	3 Albert Embankment London SE1 7SP United Kingdom
Contract Description	:	Advisory and Operational
Amount of Contract	:	US$364,000
Date of Contract	:	9 March 2005

TA No.	:	3724-IND
Sector	:	Roads & Highways
Project Name	:	Enhancing the Corporate Finance Capability of National Highway Authority of India (NHAI)
Executing Agency	:	National Highways Authority of India
Name of Consultant	:	Pricewaterhousecoopers (Australia)
Address	:	215 Spring Street Melbourne, Vic 3000 Australia
Contract Description	:	Advisory and Operational
Amount of Contract	:	US$370,000
Date of Contract	:	14 March 2005

TA No.	:	4470-VIE
Sector	:	Transmission & Distribution
Project Name	:	Northern Power Transmission Expansion Sector
Executing Agency	:	Electricity Viet Nam
Name of Consultant	:	Parsons Brinckerhoff Ltd.( United Kingdom) in association with IPA Energy Consulting Limited (United Kingdom), Indochina Environmental Consultants Ltd(Viet Nam), Social & Environmental Assessment Services(Viet Nam) and; Centre for Research and Planning on Urban & Rural Environment(Viet Nam)
Address	:	Westbrook Mills, Godalming Surrey GU7 2AZ, United Kingdom
Contract Description	:	Project Preparation
Amount of Contract	:	US$472,000
Date of Contract	:	23 March 2005

TA No.	:	4408-KGZ
Sector	:	Agriculture Sector Development
Project Name	:	Study of Impact of Land Reform on Agriculture, Poverty Reduction, & Environment
Executing Agency	:	Ministry of Agriculture, Water Resources & Processing Industry
Name of Consultant	:	GRM International BV (Netherlands) in association with University of Wisconsin-Madison (United States) and KALYS (Kyrgyz)
Address	:	Steynlaan 19F, Zeist PO Box 523, 3700 Amsterdam Netherlands
Contract Description	:	Advisory and Operational
Amount of Contract	:	US$400,000
Date of Contract	:	23 March 2005

TA No.	:	9033-VIE
Sector	:	Agriculture Production, Agroprocessing, & Agrobusiness
Project Name	:	Promoting Silk Income for the Rural Poor in Central Highlands
Executing Agency	:	Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
Name of Consultant	:	Japanese Society for Wild Silk Moths (Japan) in association with Vietnam Traditional Handicrafts (Viet Nam) and Craft Link (Viet Nam)
Address	:	c/o National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences 2-1-2 Kannondai, Tsukuba Ibaraki, Japan 305 8602
Contract Description	:	Poverty Reduction
Amount of Contract	:	US$344,760
Date of Contract	:	23 March 2005