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Contracts Awarded in February 2006

TA No.	:	4414-PAK
Sector	:	Nonformal Education
Project Name	:	Non-Formal Primary Education and Functional Literacy For Rural Women in Selected Barani Areas of Punjab
Executing Agency	:	Department on Literacy NonFormal Basic Education, Government of Punjab
Name of Consultant	:	Society for Promoting Education, Health (Pakistan)
Address	:	180-G, Model Town Lahore, Pakistan
Contract Description	:	Advisory and Operational
Amount of Contract	:	US$245,000
Date of Contract	:	1 February 2006

TA No.	:	4627-LAO
Sector	:	Public Finance & Expenditure Management
Project Name	:	Public Expenditure Planning for National Growth & Poverty Eradication Strategy
Executing Agency	:	Ministry of Finance
Name of Consultant	:	PDP Australia (Australia)
Address	:	Level 8, 23-25 O'Connell Street Sydney, NSW 2000 Australia
Contract Description	:	Advisory and Operational
Amount of Contract	:	US$680,000
Date of Contract	:	2 February 2006

TA No.	:	4217-UZB
Sector	:	Agriculture Sector Development
Project Name	:	Furthering Reforms in the Grain Sector
Executing Agency	:	Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources
Name of Consultant	:	Anzdec Ltd (New Zealand)in association with UBI Consulting (Uzbekistan)
Address	:	Level 1, 2 Manukau Road P.O. Box 99 608 New Market Auckland, New Zealand
Contract Description	:	Advisory and Operational
Amount of Contract	:	US$289,400
Date of Contract	:	2 February 2006

TA No.	:	4606-PAK
Sector	:	Multisector
Project Name	:	North-West Frontier Province Devolved Social Services Program
Executing Agency	:	Planning & Development Department
Name of Consultant	:	Semiotics Consultants Pvt Ltd (Pakistan)
Address	:	Flat 6-7, 2nd Floor, Block-13 Pearl Center, Super Market Islamabad, Pakistan
Contract Description	:	Project Preparation
Amount of Contract	:	US$179,901
Date of Contract	:	7 February 2006

TA No.	:	4649-PRC
Sector	:	Renewable Energy Generation
Project Name	:	Alternative Energy Supply for Rural Poor in Remote Areas
Executing Agency	:	Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region
Name of Consultant	:	IT Power Ltd (United Kingdom)
Address	:	Grove House, Chineham Court Lutyens Close, Basingstoke Hampshire RG24 8AG, United Kingdom
Contract Description	:	Advisory and Operational
Amount of Contract	:	US$425,100
Date of Contract	:	8 February 2006

TA No.	:	4626-BAN
Sector	:	Energy Sector Development
Project Name	:	Corporatization of the Bangladesh Power Development Board
Executing Agency	:	Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources
Name of Consultant	:	PA Consulting, (New Zealand)in association with HB Consultants Ltd. (Bangladesh)
Address	:	P.O. Box 4178, Level 8 8-10 Whitaker Place Auckland, New Zealand
Contract Description	:	Advisory and Operational
Amount of Contract	:	US$758,000
Date of Contract	:	9 February 2006

TA No.	:	4631-PRC
Sector	:	Environment & Biodiversity
Project Name	:	Dryland Farming in the Northern Region
Executing Agency	:	Ministry of Agriculture
Name of Consultant	:	URS Australia Pty Ltd, (Australia)
Address	:	25 North Tce Hackney Sa 5069 Australia
Contract Description	:	Project Preparation
Amount of Contract	:	US$390,780
Date of Contract	:	10 February 2006

TA No.	:	4128-IND
Sector	:	Public Finance & Expenditure Management
Project Name	:	Budget Procedure Reform,Computerization & Expenditure Management (ASSAM)
Executing Agency	:	Finance Department
Name of Consultant	:	Total Synergy Consulting Pvt Ltd, (India)
Address	:	S-85, 11 Floor, Greater Kailash New Delhi 110 048 India
Contract Description	:	Advisory and Operational
Amount of Contract	:	US$170,000
Date of Contract	:	13 February 2006

TA No.	:	4647-PHI
Sector	:	Health Systems
Project Name	:	Support For Health Sector Reform
Executing Agency	:	Department of Health
Name of Consultant	:	Indevelop Uppsala AB, (Sweden)in association with Center For Legislative Development (Philippines)
Address	:	Rehnsgatan 20 Stockholm PO Box 19090, Postal Code: S-104 32 Sweden
Contract Description	:	Advisory and Operational
Amount of Contract	:	US$670,000
Date of Contract	:	13 February 2006

TA No.	:	4621-AZE
Sector	:	National Government & Administration
Project Name	:	Participatory Strategy Development & Implementation for Achieving the MDG
Executing Agency	:	Ministry of Economic Development
Name of Consultant	:	PDP Australia Pty Ltd, (Australia)
Address	:	Level 8, 23-25 O'connell Street Sydney, NSW 2000 Australia
Contract Description	:	Advisory and Operational
Amount of Contract	:	US$535,000
Date of Contract	:	15 February 2006

TA No.	:	4617-PRC
Sector	:	Multisector
Project Name	:	Nanjing Qinhuai River Environmental Improvement
Executing Agency	:	Nanjing Municipal Government
Name of Consultant	:	Metcalf & Eddy Ltd, (Hong Kong, China)in association with Maunsell Environmental Management (Hong Kong, China), China Northwest Municipal Engineering Design & Res Ins (People's Republic of China) and; Social Development Institute of Hohai University (People's Republic of China)
Address	:	9/F Grand Central Plaza, Tower 2 138 Shatin Rural Committee Road, Sha Tin New Territories, Hong Kong, China
Contract Description	:	Project Preparation
Amount of Contract	:	US$595,000
Date of Contract	:	17 February 2006

TA No.	:	4646-TIM
Sector	:	Water Supply & Sanitation
Project Name	:	Urban Water Supply and Sanitation
Executing Agency	:	Ministry of Development and Environment
Name of Consultant	:	GHD Pty Ltd (Transportation), (Australia)
Address	:	Level 8, 180 Lonsdale St Melbourne, Victoria 3000 Australia
Contract Description	:	Project Preparation
Amount of Contract	:	US$590,000
Date of Contract	:	17 February 2006

TA No.	:	4628-PRC
Sector	:	Multisector
Project Name	:	Hefei Urban Environment Improvement
Executing Agency	:	Hefei Municipal Government
Name of Consultant	:	COWI AS, (Norway)
Address	:	Grenseveien 88 Oslo, 6412 Etterstad 0605 Norway
Contract Description	:	Project Preparation
Amount of Contract	:	US$720,000
Date of Contract	:	17 February 2006

TA No.	:	4465-AZE
Sector	:	Water Supply & Sanitation
Project Name	:	Institutional Strengthening of Water Supply & Sanitation Sector in Secondary Towns
Executing Agency	:	AzerSu JSC
Name of Consultant	:	Castalia, (New Zealand)in association with CMS Bureau Francis Lefebvre (France) and ASPI Consulting Engineers, Inc. (Azerbaijan)
Address	:	Level 2, 88 The Terrace P.O.Box 10225, Wellington New Zealand
Contract Description	:	Advisory and Operational
Amount of Contract	:	US$498,000
Date of Contract	:	20 February 2006

TA No.	:	4652-BAN
Sector	:	Roads & Highways
Project Name	:	Padma Multipurpose Bridge
Executing Agency	:	Jamuna Multipurpose Bridge Authority
Name of Consultant	:	STUP Consultants P. Ltd, (India) in association with Intercontinental Consultants And Technocrats Pvt (India) and Development Design Consultants Ltd (Bangladesh)
Address	:	P-11, Darga Road Park Circus, Kolkata-700 017 India
Contract Description	:	Project Preparation
Amount of Contract	:	US$393,000
Date of Contract	:	21 February 2006

TA No.	:	4633-SRI
Sector	:	Small & Medium Scale Enterprises
Project Name	:	Small & Medium Enterprise Sector Development Program II
Executing Agency	:	Ministry of Finance and Planning
Name of Consultant	:	International Trade Institute of Singpore (Singapore) in association with Rabo International Advisory Services -RIAS BV (Netherlands)
Address	:	111 Somerset Road #02-05 Singapore Power Building Singapore 189649, Singapore
Contract Description	:	Project Preparation
Amount of Contract	:	US$510,000
Date of Contract	:	22 February 2006