Business Opportunities

Contracts Awarded in November 2005

TA No.	:	4625-VIE
Sector	:	Hydropower Generation
Project Name	:	Song Bung 4 Hydropower Phase II
Executing Agency	:	Electricity Viet Nam
Name of Consultant	:	Sweco Intl AB (Sweden)
Address	:	Gjorwellsgatan 22 Stockholm Se-100 26 P.O. Box 34 044 Sweden
Contract Description	:	Project Preparation
Amount of Contract	:	US$1,475,000
Date of Contract	:	3 November 2005

TA No.	:	6108-REG
Sector	:	Health Programs
Project Name	:	Emergency Regional Support to Address the Outbreak of SARS
Executing Agency	:	Asian Development Bank
Name of Consultant	:	Pacific Rim Innovation & Management Exponents, Inc (Philippines)
Address	:	502, Manila Luxury Condominium 30 Pearl Drive, Ortigas Center Pasig City, Philippines
Contract Description	:	Regional TA
Amount of Contract	:	US$160,000
Date of Contract	:	3 November 2005

TA No.	:	4406-LAO
Sector	:	Livestock
Project Name	:	Capacity Building for Smallholder Livestock Systems
Executing Agency	:	Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
Name of Consultant	:	Centro International De Agricultura Tropical (International Organization)
Address	:	PO Box 783 Vientiane Lao PDR
Contract Description	:	Advisory and Operational
Amount of Contract	:	US$495,000
Date of Contract	:	8 November 2005

TA No.	:	4604-PRC
Sector	:	Subnational Government Administration
Project Name	:	Nanjing Water Utility Long-Term Capital Finance in Commercial Markets
Executing Agency	:	Nanjing Urban Construction Investment Holding
Name of Consultant	:	Black & Veatch Energy Services Division (United States)in association with Guodu Securities Co., Ltd (People's Republic of China)
Address	:	11401 Lamar, Overland Park, Kansas 66211 United States
Contract Description	:	Advisory and Operational
Amount of Contract	:	US$529,500
Date of Contract	:	9 November 2005

TA No.	:	4616-PHI
Sector	:	Multisector
Project Name	:	Metro Manila Urban Services for the Poor
Executing Agency	:	Housing and Urban Development Coordinating
Name of Consultant	:	IDP Consult, Inc (Philippines) in association with Planning Resources and Operations Systems (Philippines)
Address	:	Room 307, Phil. Social Science Center University Of The Phil. - Diliman Commonwealth Ave., Diliman, Q.C. 1101 Philippines
Contract Description	:	Project Preparation
Amount of Contract	:	US$633,000
Date of Contract	:	9 November 2005

TA No.	:	4614-MLD
Sector	:	Integrated
Project Name	:	Promoting Sound Environmental Management in the Aftermath of Tsunami Disaster
Executing Agency	:	Ministry of Finance and Treasury
Name of Consultant	:	Live & Learn Environmental Education (Fiji)
Address	:	87 Gordon St Suva Fiji Islands
Contract Description	:	Advisory and Operational
Amount of Contract	:	US$393,000
Date of Contract	:	10 November 2005

TA No.	:	4608-LAO
Sector	:	Health Systems
Project Name	:	Health Sector Development Program
Executing Agency	:	Ministry of Health
Name of Consultant	:	Association of Development Consultants - Coop (Germany)
Address	:	Goldstr. 31 Osnabruck Germany
Contract Description	:	Project Preparation
Amount of Contract	:	US$585,000
Date of Contract	:	15 November 2005

TA No.	:	4439-RMI
Sector	:	Finance Sector Development
Project Name	:	Improving the Environment for Private Sector Development
Executing Agency	:	Office of the President
Name of Consultant	:	Vinstar Consulting International (New Zealand)
Address	:	Suite No. 5, 21 Williamson Avenue Po Box 78277, Auckland New Zealand
Contract Description	:	Advisory and Operational
Amount of Contract	:	US$680,000
Date of Contract	:	15 November 2005

TA No.	:	4573-IND
Sector	:	Irrigation & Drainage
Project Name	:	Water Users' Association Empowerment for Improved Irrigation Management in Chhattisgarh
Executing Agency	:	Water Resource Department
Name of Consultant	:	Kellogg Brown & Root Pty. Ltd - Water Supply (Australia) in association with JPS Associates Ltd. (India)
Address	:	186 Greenhill Road Parkside South Australia 5063 Australia
Contract Description	:	Advisory and Operational
Amount of Contract	:	US$1,723,000
Date of Contract	:	22 November 2005

TA No.	:	4603-VIE
Sector	:	Education Sector Development
Project Name	:	Strategic Secondary Education Planning & Cooperation
Executing Agency	:	Ministry of Education and Training
Name of Consultant	:	Melbourne University Private Ltd. (Australia)
Address	:	442 Auburn Road, Hawthorn Victoria 3122 Australia
Contract Description	:	Advisory and Operational
Amount of Contract	:	US$437,000
Date of Contract	:	23 November 2005

TA No.	:	4622-TAJ
Sector	:	National Government & Administrat
Project Name	:	Tax Administration Modernization & Governance Enhancement
Executing Agency	:	Ministry of State Revenues and Duties
Name of Consultant	:	PDP Australia Pty. Ltd. (Australia) in association with Servaer Consulting (Uzbekistan)
Address	:	Level 8, 23-25 O'Connell Street Sydney, NSW 2000 Australia
Contract Description	:	Project Preparation
Amount of Contract	:	US$418,000
Date of Contract	:	25 November 2005

TA No.	:	6251-REG
Sector	:	Education Sector Development
Project Name	:	GMS: Rehabilitation of the Railway in Cambodia
Executing Agency	:	Ministry of Public Works and Transport
Name of Consultant	:	Japan Railway Technical Services (Japan)in association with Nippon Koei Co., Ltd. (Japan)
Address	:	27-8 Hongo 2-Chome Bunkyo-Ku, Tokyo Japan 113-0033
Contract Description	:	Regional TA
Amount of Contract	:	US$388,000
Date of Contract	:	25 November 2005

TA No.	:	6248-REG
Sector	:	Law & Judiciary
Project Name	:	Legal Empowerment For Women & Disadvantaged Groups
Executing Agency	:	Asian Development Bank
Name of Consultant	:	The Asia Foundation (United States)
Address	:	9th Floor, 465 California Street San Francisco, CA 94104 United States
Contract Description	:	Regional TA
Amount of Contract	:	US$496,203
Date of Contract	:	28 November 2005