Business Opportunities

Contracts Awarded in June 2006

TA No.	:	6301-REG
Sector	:	Energy Sector Development
Project Name	:	Developing the Greater Mekong Subregion Energy Sector Strategy
Executing Agency	:	Asian Development Bank
Name of Consultant	:	IRM Integriertes Ressourcen Management (Austria)
Address	:	Wienerbergstasse 31-39 1120 Vienna, Austria
Contract Description	:	Regional TA
Amount of Contract	:	US$500,000
Date of Contract	:	1 June 2006

TA No.	:	4680-PRC
Sector	:	Energy Sector Development
Project Name	:	Alternative Livelihood Options to Facilitate Coal Sector Restructuring
Executing Agency	:	China National Coal Association
Name of Consultant	:	Pricewaterhouse Coopers Pvt. Ltd.(India)
Address	:	5th Floor, Shriram Bhartiya Kala Kendra 1 Copernicus Marg, New Delhi, India
Contract Description	:	Advisory and Operational
Amount of Contract	:	US$265,000
Date of Contract	:	2 June 2006

TA No.	:	4775-IND
Sector	:	Multisector
Project Name	:	Support for the Jawaharial Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission Pjt
Executing Agency	:	Ministry of Urban Development and Poverty Alleviation
Name of Consultant	:	Pricewaterhousecoopers Pvt Ltd - Finance & Governance(India) in association With Lea Associates South Asia Pvt. Ltd.(India)
Address	:	PwC Centre, Saidulajab Opposite 'D' Block, Saket Mehrauli-Badarpur Road, New Delhi 110 03 India
Contract Description	:	Advisory and Operational
Amount of Contract	:	US$ 1,900,000
Date of Contract	:	2 June 2006

TA No.	:	6305-REG
Sector	:	Health Systems
Project Name	:	Strengthening Epidemiological Surveillance and Response for Communicable Diseases in Indonesia, Malaysia and Philippines
Executing Agency	:	Asian Development Bank
Name of Consultant	:	Pacific Rim Innovation & Management Exponents, Inc(Philippines) in association with Singapore Health Services Pte Ltd (Singapore)
Address	:	502 & 504 Manila Luxury Condominium 30 Pearl Drive, Pasig City, Metro Manila
Contract Description	:	Regional TA
Amount of Contract	:	US$1,063,797
Date of Contract	:	2 June 2006

TA No.	:	4732-VIE
Sector	:	Finance Sector Development
Project Name	:	Financial Sector Development Program III
Executing Agency	:	State Bank Of Viet Nam
Name of Consultant	:	The Aries Group, Ltd. (United States) in association with Private Enterprise Devt. Corp. of Asia (Philippines)
Address	:	1745 Jefferson Davis Highway #507 Arlington, Virginia 22202 U.S.A.
Contract Description	:	Project Preparation
Amount of Contract	:	US$ 600,000
Date of Contract	:	2 June 2006

TA No.	:	6304-REG
Sector	:	Energy Sector Development
Project Name	:	GMS: Power Trade Coordination and Development
Executing Agency	:	Asian Development Bank
Name of Consultant	:	Soluziona Ingenieria, S.A.(Spain) in association with Mercados Energeticos(Spain)
Address	:	Calle Piquer 7 Madrid 28033 Spain
Contract Description	:	Regional TA
Amount of Contract	:	US$755,845
Date of Contract	:	5 June 2006

TA No.	:	4707-BAN
Sector	:	Multisector
Project Name	:	Participation of the Urban Poor in Municipal Governance
Executing Agency	:	Local Government Division ,Ministry of Local Government Rural Devt & Coop
Name of Consultant	:	Centre for Development Studies (Bangladesh)
Address	:	38/1, Block-F, Ring Road Shyamoli, Dhaka 1207 Bangladesh
Contract Description	:	Advisory and Operational
Amount of Contract	:	US$420,000
Date of Contract	:	7 June 2006

TA No.	:	4506-BAN
Sector	:	Ports, Waterways, & Shipping
Project Name	:	Chittagong Port Efficiency Improvement
Executing Agency	:	Chittagong Port Authority
Name of Consultant	:	Kellogg Brown & Root Pty. Ltd(Australia) in association with Hb Consultants Ltd.(Bangladesh)
Address	:	186 Greenhill Road Parkside South Australia 5063 Australia
Contract Description	:	Advisory and Operational
Amount of Contract	:	US$460,000
Date of Contract	:	8 Jun 2006

TA No.	:	4706-PRC
Sector	:	Energy Sector Development
Project Name	:	Energy Conservation and Resource Management
Executing Agency	:	Power Division of the Economic Operations Bureau
Name of Consultant	:	Optimal Energy, Inc.(United States) in association with The Regulatory Assistance Project (United States)
Address	:	14 School Street, Bristol VT 05443 United States
Contract Description	:	Advisory and Operational
Amount of Contract	:	US$575,130
Date of Contract	:	8 June 2006

TA No.	:	4665-PAK
Sector	:	Transmission & Distribution
Project Name	:	Power Transmission Enhancement
Executing Agency	:	Ministry of Water and Power
Name of Consultant	:	British Power International Ltd.(United Kingdom)
Address	:	Century House South, Riverside Colchester, England, CO1 1RE United Kingdom
Contract Description	:	Project Preparation
Amount of Contract	:	US$484,000
Date of Contract	:	8 June 2006

TA No.	:	4708-PHI
Sector	:	Fishery
Project Name	:	Strategy for Sustainable Aquaculture Development for Poverty Reduction Project
Executing Agency	:	Bureau Of Fisheries & Aquatic Resources
Name of Consultant	:	Worldfish Center (Malaysia) in association with Pacific Rim Innovation & Management Exponents, Inc (Philippines)
Address	:	Jalan Batu Maung, Batu Maung 11960 Bayan Lepas, Penang, Malaysia
Contract Description	:	Advisory and Operational
Amount of Contract	:	US$600,000
Date of Contract	:	8 June 2006

TA No.	:	4717-PHI
Sector	:	Economic Management
Project Name	:	Debt and Risk Management Project
Executing Agency	:	Department of Finance
Name of Consultant	:	Centennial Group(United States)
Address	:	3105, 38th Street N.W., Washington, DC 20016-3726 United States
Contract Description	:	Advisory and Operational
Amount of Contract	:	US$685,000
Date of Contract	:	13 June 2006

TA No.	:	4638-VIE
Sector	:	Microfinance
Project Name	:	Implementing the Regulatory & Supervisory Framework For Microfinance
Executing Agency	:	State Bank Of Viet Nam
Name of Consultant	:	Pricewaterhousecoopers Vietnam Ltd.(Viet Nam) in association with Enterplan Ltd.(United Kingdom)
Address	:	Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam
Contract Description	:	Advisory and Operational
Amount of Contract	:	US$240,000
Date of Contract	:	14 June 2006

TA No.	:	4745-MLD
Sector	:	Small & Medium Scale Enterprises
Project Name	:	Small & Medium Enterprise Development Project
Executing Agency	:	Ministry of Finance and Treasury
Name of Consultant	:	GFA Consulting Group Gmbh (Germany)
Address	:	82, Eulenkrugstrasse Hamburg 22359 Germany
Contract Description	:	Project Preparation
Amount of Contract	:	US$550,000
Date of Contract	:	14 June 2006

TA No.	:	9089-TAJ
Sector	:	Renewable Energy Generation
Project Name	:	Community-Based Rural Power Supply Project
Executing Agency	:	Ministry Of Energy
Name of Consultant	:	Entec AG (Switzerland)
Address	:	4,Bahnhofstrasse, St. Gallen, 900 Switzerland
Contract Description	:	Poverty Reduction
Amount of Contract	:	US$1,889,000
Date of Contract	:	15 June2006

TA No.	:	4746-PRC
Sector	:	Banking Systems
Project Name	:	Bank of China Ltd for Improving Corporate Governance
Executing Agency	:	Asian Development Bank
Name of Consultant	:	Ernst & Young Transactions Ltd.(Hong Kong, China)
Address	:	18th Floor, Two International Finance Ce 8 Finance Street, Central Hong Kong, China
Contract Description	:	Advisory and Operational
Amount of Contract	:	US$187,800
Date of Contract	:	16 June 2006

TA No.	:	4602-PAK
Sector	:	Multisector
Project Name	:	Support to Implementation of Gender Reform Action Plans
Executing Agency	:	Ministry of Finance
Name of Consultant	:	Resource Monitoring & Development Group Pvt Ltd (Pakistan)
Address	:	House 9, Street 15, F-8/3, Islamabad Federal 44000 Pakistan
Contract Description	:	Advisory and Operational
Amount of Contract	:	US$286,000
Date of Contract	:	19 June 2006

TA No.	:	6296-REG
Sector	:	Subnational Government Administration
Project Name	:	Developing Pro-Poor Governance Capability and Knowledge
Executing Agency	:	Asian Development Bank
Name of Consultant	:	Public Affairs Centre (India)
Address	:	#422, 80 Feet Road IV Block, Koramangala Bangalore 560 095, India
Contract Description	:	Regional TA
Amount of Contract	:	US$104,600
Date of Contract	:	20 June 2006

TA No.	:	6308-REG
Sector	:	Social Protection
Project Name	:	Scaling up of the Social Protection Index for Committed Poverty Reduction
Executing Agency	:	Asian Development Bank
Name of Consultant	:	Halcrow China Ltd.(Hong Kong, China)
Address	:	Suite 401, 4/F, Devon House Taikoo Place, 979 King's Road Quarry Bay, Hong Kong
Contract Description	:	Regional TA
Amount of Contract	:	US$871,000
Date of Contract	:	20 June 2006

TA No.	:	4506-BAN
Sector	:	Ports, Waterways, & Shipping
Project Name	:	Chittagong Port Efficiency Improvement
Executing Agency	:	Chittagong Port Authority
Name of Consultant	:	Nathan Associates Inc.(United States) in association with Sheltech Consultants (Pvt.) Ltd.(Bangladesh)
Address	:	Two Colonial Place, 2101 Wilson Blvd. Suite 1200 Arlington, Virginia 22201 United States
Contract Description	:	Advisory and Operational
Amount of Contract	:	US$231,000
Date of Contract	:	20 June 2006

TA No.	:	4684-AZE
Sector	:	Roads & Highways
Project Name	:	Southern Road Corridor Improvement Project
Executing Agency	:	Road Transport Service Department
Name of Consultant	:	TERA International Group, Inc.(United States)
Address	:	107 East Holly Avenue, Suite 12 Sterling Virginia 20164-5405 USA
Contract Description	:	Project Preparation
Amount of Contract	:	US$420,000
Date of Contract	:	21 June 2006

TA No.	:	4697-IND
Sector	:	Multimodal Transport & Sector Development
Project Name	:	Development of Road Agencies in the North Eastern States
Executing Agency	:	Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region
Name of Consultant	:	SMEC International Pty. Ltd. - Transportation (Australia) in association with Vicroads International(Australia)
Address	:	220 Sharp Street Cooma, Nsw 2630 Australia
Contract Description	:	Advisory and Operational
Amount of Contract	:	US$815,000
Date of Contract	:	22 June 2006

TA No.	:	4666-AFG
Sector	:	Energy Sector Development
Project Name	:	Natural Gas Development
Executing Agency	:	Ministry of Mines and Industry
Name of Consultant	:	Gustavson Associates, Inc.(United States) in association with Afghan American Engineering, Llc(United States)
Address	:	5757 Central Avenue Suite D, Boulder, Colorado 80301, United States
Contract Description	:	Project Preparation
Amount of Contract	:	US$664,000
Date of Contract	:	22 June 2006

TA No.	:	6318-REG
Sector	:	National Government & Administration
Project Name	:	Civil Society Initiatives on Anti-Corruption
Executing Agency	:	Asian Development Bank
Name of Consultant	:	Partnership for Transparency Fund (United States)
Address	:	4355 Klinge St. Nw Washington 20016 United States
Contract Description	:	Regional TA
Amount of Contract	:	US$150,000
Date of Contract	:	23 June 2006

TA No.	:	4773-PRC
Sector	:	Roads & Highways
Project Name	:	Xinjiang Regional Road Improvement Project
Executing Agency	:	Xinjiang Communications Department
Name of Consultant	:	SMEC Asia Limited (Hong Kong, China) in association with Winlot Consulting Ltd.(People's Republic of China)
Address	:	14/F, Hua Fu Comm. Bldg. 111 Queen's Road West Sheung Wan, Hong Kong
Contract Description	:	Project Preparation
Amount of Contract	:	US$495,000
Date of Contract	:	28 June 2006

TA No.	:	4700-SOL
Sector	:	Law & Judiciary
Project Name	:	Supporting Business Law Reform
Executing Agency	:	Department of Commerce, Industries and Employment
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$588,000
Date of Contract	:	29 June 2006