Business Opportunities

Contracts Awarded in March 2007

TA No.	:	4895-ARM
Sector	:	Roads and Highways
Project Name	:	Preparing the Rural Roads Rehabilitation Project I
Executing Agency	:	Armenian Roads Directorate
Name of Consultant	:	Padeco Co. Ltd. (Japan)
Address	:	Jimbocho-Kyodo Bldg. 2-2 Kanda Jimbocho Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0051, Japan
Contract Description	:	Project Preparation
Amount of Contract	:	US$145,000.00
Date of Contract	:	20 March 2007

TA No.	:	4916-BHU
Sector	:	Energy Sector Development
Project Name	:	Bhutan Power Development Project
Executing Agency	:	Department of Energy
Name of Consultant	:	Pricewaterhouse Coopers Pvt. Ltd. (India) in association with Nippon Koei Co., Ltd.(Japan)
Address	:	5th Floor, Shriram Bhartiya Kala Kendra 1 Copernicus Marg, New Delhi India 110 001
Contract Description	:	Project Preparation
Amount of Contract	:	US$1,450,000.00
Date of Contract	:	19 March 2007

TA No.	:	4724-PRC
Sector	:	Multimodal Transport & Sector Development
Project Name	:	APLN of Public-Private Partnership in Urban Rail-Based Transportation Project
Executing Agency	:	Ministry of Finance
Name of Consultant	:	MTR Corporation (Hong Kong, China) in association with Institute of Investment of National Dev & Reform.(China, People's Rep. of)
Address	:	33 Wai Yip Treet, Kowloon Bay Hong Kong
Contract Description	:	Advisory and Operation
Amount of Contract	:	US$487,000
Date of Contract	:	1 March 2007

TA No.	:	4842-NEP
Sector	:	Roads and Highways
Project Name	:	North-South Fast Track Roads Project
Executing Agency	:	Ministry of Physical Planning and Works
Name of Consultant	:	Oriental Consultants Company Limited (Japan) in association with ITECO Nepal (P) Ltd. (Nepal)
Address	:	Nissei Shin Mizonokuchi Bldg. 3-5-7, Hisamoto Takatsu-ku Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa, Japan
Contract Description	:	Project Preparation
Amount of Contract	:	US$496,000
Date of Contract	:	12 March 2007

TA No.	:	4905-NEP
Sector	:	Economic Management
Project Name	:	Supporting Preparation of the 3-Year Interim Development Plan
Executing Agency	:	National Planning Commission
Name of Consultant	:	New Era (Nepal)
Address	:	P.O. Box 722 Kathmandu Nepal
Contract Description	:	Advisory and Operation
Amount of Contract	:	US$294,000
Date of Contract	:	8 March 2007

TA No.	:	4260-PAK
Sector	:	Finance Sector Development
Project Name	:	Strengthening Secured Transactions
Executing Agency	:	State Bank of Pakistan
Name of Consultant	:	International Securities Consultancy Ltd. (Hong Kong, China)
Address	:	9A Carfield Commercial Bldg. 75-77 Wyndham Street, Central Hong Kong, China
Contract Description	:	Advisory and Operation
Amount of Contract	:	US$436,500
Date of Contract	:	8 March 2007

TA No.	:	4870-PAK
Sector	:	Energy Sector Development
Project Name	:	Establishment and Commencement of Operations for the CPPA
Executing Agency	:	Ministry of Water and Power
Name of Consultant	:	Mercados Energy Market (Spain) in association with IPA Energy + Water Consulting Ltd. (United Kingdom)
Address	:	Orense 34-8th Flr., Madrid Spain
Contract Description	:	Advisory and Operation
Amount of Contract	:	US$950,000
Date of Contract	:	14 March 2007

TA No.	:	6358-REG
Sector	:	Telecommunications and Communications
Project Name	:	SASEC Information Highway
Executing Agency	:	Asian Development Bank
Name of Consultant	:	Illawarra Technology Corporation Ltd. (Australia)
Address	:	Building 39, University of Wollongong Northfields Avenue, New South Wales 2500 Australia
Contract Description	:	Regional TA
Amount of Contract	:	US$430,000
Date of Contract	:	21 March 2007

TA No.	:	6383-REG
Sector	:	Energy Sector Development
Project Name	:	Central Asia-South Asia Regional Electricity Market Project
Executing Agency	:	Asian Development Bank
Name of Consultant	:	SNC-Lavalin, Inc. (Canada)
Address	:	1200-1075 West Georgia Street Vancouver, British Columbia Canada V6E 3C9
Contract Description	:	Regional TA
Amount of Contract	:	US$2,220,000
Date of Contract	:	13 March 2007

TA No.	:	4738-SAM
Sector	:	Basic Education
Project Name	:	National Teacher Development
Executing Agency	:	Ministry of Finance
Name of Consultant	:	SPAN Consultants (Netherlands) in association with CCI Australia
Address	:	Hooghiemstraplein 167 3514 AZ Utrecht
Contract Description	:	Advisory and Operation
Amount of Contract	:	US$332,000
Date of Contract	:	13 March 2007

TA No.	:	4889-UZB
Sector	:	Roads and Highways
Project Name	:	Regional Infrastructure (Roads) Project
Executing Agency	:	Ministry of Finance
Name of Consultant	:	Islohotkonsaltservis, Ltd. (Uzbekistan) in association with Road Research Institute (Uzbekistan)
Address	:	Uzbekistan
Contract Description	:	Project Preparation
Amount of Contract	:	US$241,000
Date of Contract	:	29 March 2007

TA No.	:	4856-VAN
Sector	:	Finance Sector Development
Project Name	:	Financial Services Commission on Institutional and Legal Reforms
Executing Agency	:	Vanuatu Financial Services Commission
Name of Consultant	:	Vinstar Consulting International (New Zealand)
Address	:	Unit 5, 21 Williamson Avenue Ponsonby, Auckland New Zealand
Contract Description	:	Advisory and Operation
Amount of Contract	:	US$739,000
Date of Contract	:	27 March 2007

TA No.	:	4845-VIE
Sector	:	Conventional Energy Generation
Project Name	:	Preparing the Support for Public-Private Development of the O Mon Thermal Power Complex Project
Executing Agency	:	Electricity Viet Nam
Name of Consultant	:	Vattenfall Power Consultant AB (Italy)
Address	:	Jamtlandsgatan 99 Stockholm SE-162 16 P.O.Box 527 Sweden
Contract Description	:	Project Preparation
Amount of Contract	:	US$1,048,000
Date of Contract	:	27 March 2007