Business Opportunities

Contracts Awarded in December 2003

TA No.	:	3986-TIM
Sector	:	Water Supply and Sanitation
Project Name	:	Integrated Water Resources Management
Executing Agency	:	United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor
Name of Consultant	:	Anutech Pty Ltd (Australia) in association with Actew Agl (Australia)
Address	:	P.O. Box 4, Canberra A.C.T. 2600 Australia
Contract Description	:	Advisory and Operational
Amount of Contract	:	US$530,000
Date of Contract	:	4 December 2003

TA No.	:	4058-PAK
Sector	:	Agricultural Support Services
Project Name	:	Agribusiness Development
Executing Agency	:	Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock
Name of Consultant	:	Rural Partnerships Limited (United Kingdom) in association Enterplan Ltd. (United Kingdom); and Sebcon (Pvt) Limited (Pakistan)
Address	:	3 Hanbourough Park Long, Hanbourough, Oxford OX29 8SG United Kingdom
Contract Description	:	Project Preparation
Amount of Contract	:	US$676,000
Date of Contract	:	9 December 2003

TA No.	:	4136-BAN
Sector	:	Ports and Shipping
Project Name	:	Chittagong Port Trade Facilitation
Executing Agency	:	Chittagong Port Authority
Name of Consultant	:	Tera International Group, Inc. (United States) in association with Sodev Consults Limited (Bangladesh); and HB Consultants Ltd. (Bangladesh)
Address	:	107 East Holly Avenue, Suite 12, Sterling Virginia, 20164-5405 U.S.A.
Contract Description	:	Project Preparation
Amount of Contract	:	US$453,000
Date of Contract	:	10 December 2003

TA No.	:	4135-LAO
Sector	:	Development Finance Institution
Project Name	:	Rural Finance Development Loan
Executing Agency	:	Bank of the Lao People's Democratic Republic
Name of Consultant	:	Enterplan Ltd. (United Kingdom) in association with Pricewaterhousecoopers (Laos) Ltd
Address	:	1 Northfield Road, Reading RG1 8AH, United Kingdom
Contract Description	:	Project Preparation
Amount of Contract	:	US$150,000
Date of Contract	:	10 December 2003

TA No.	:	4144-INO
Sector	:	Ports and Shipping
Project Name	:	Facilitating Private Sector Participation in Ports Infrastructure under Decentralization
Executing Agency	:	Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs
Name of Consultant	:	Rogge Marine Consulting G.M.B.H. (Germany) in association with Rekapola Bahari Pt. (Indonesia)
Address	:	AM Leuchtturm 3, 27568 Bremerhaven, Germany
Contract Description	:	Advisory and Operational
Amount of Contract	:	US$304,235
Date of Contract	:	18 December 2003

TA No.	:	4167-PAK
Sector	:	Irrigation and Rural Development
Project Name	:	Sustainable Livelihood in Barani Areas
Executing Agency	:	Agency for Barani Area Development
Name of Consultant	:	Halcrow Pakistan (Pvt) Ltd. (Pakistan)
Address	:	1-B, Mezzanine Floor, Awan Arcade, Jinnah Avenue, Blue Area, Islamabad, Pakistan
Contract Description	:	Project Preparation
Amount of Contract	:	US$397,000
Date of Contract	:	18 December 2003

TA No.	:	4148-INO
Sector	:	Fisheries
Project Name	:	Sustainable Aquaculture Development for Food Security and Poverty Reduction
Executing Agency	:	Ministry of Marine Affairs & Fisheries
Name of Consultant	:	Pacific Rim Innovation & Management Exponents, Inc. (Philippines) in association with Overseas Agro-Fisheries Consultants (Japan); and Trans Intra Asia, Pt. (Indonesia)
Address	:	502, Manila Luxury Condominium, 30 Pearl Drive, Ortigas Center, Pasig City, Philippines
Contract Description	:	Project Preparation
Amount of Contract	:	US$663,000
Date of Contract	:	18 December 2003

TA No.	:	3925-MLD
Sector	:	Others
Project Name	:	Revenue Diversification
Executing Agency	:	Ministry of Finance and Treasury
Name of Consultant	:	Maxwell Stamp Plc. (United Kingdom)
Address	:	Abbot's Court, Farringdon Lane, London, EC1R 3AX, United Kingdom
Contract Description	:	Advisory and Operational
Amount of Contract	:	US$338,000
Date of Contract	:	18 December 2003

TA No.	:	4015-PAK
Sector	:	Capital Market Development
Project Name	:	Enhancing Capacity for Resource Management and Poverty Reduction in Punjab
Executing Agency	:	Planning & Development Dept.,Government of Punjab
Name of Consultant	:	A. F. Ferguson & Co. (Pakistan)
Address	:	State Life Building No. 1-C I.I. Chundrigar Road, PO Box 4716, Karachi 74000, Pakistan
Contract Description	:	Advisory and Operational
Amount of Contract	:	US$280,000
Date of Contract	:	19 December 2003

TA No.	:	4159-INO
Sector	:	Others
Project Name	:	Flood Management in Selected River Basins
Executing Agency	:	Ministry of Settlements & Regional Infrastructure
Name of Consultant	:	DHV (Environment & Infrastructure) (Netherlands) in association with Mott Macdonald (United Kingdom); Delft Hydraulics (The Netherlands); PT Tata Guna Patria (Indonesia); Indec and Associates Ltd. (Indonesia); PT Geo Issec (Indonesia); PT Gracia Widyakarsa (Indonesia); and PT Mitra Lingkungan Dutaconsult (Indonesia)
Address	:	35, Laan 1914, Amersfoort, PO Box 1076, 3800 BB, Netherlands
Contract Description	:	Project Preparation
Amount of Contract	:	US$1,049,000
Date of Contract	:	19 December 2003

TA No.	:	4099-FIJ
Sector	:	Airports and Civil Aviation
Project Name	:	Civil Aviation and Airports Improvement
Executing Agency	:	Airports Fiji Limited
Name of Consultant	:	The Ambidji Group Pty. Ltd. (Australia)
Address	:	Level 4, 493 St. Kilda Road Melbourne, Victoria 3004, Australia
Contract Description	:	Project Preparation
Amount of Contract	:	US$680,000
Date of Contract	:	19 December 2003

TA No.	:	4117-PRC
Sector	:	Electric Power
Project Name	:	Power Pricing Strategy: Tariff Setting and Regulation
Executing Agency	:	State Electricity Regulatory Commission
Name of Consultant	:	PA Government Services, Inc.(United States)
Address	:	1750 Pennsylvania Avenue Suite 1000, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20006, U.S.A.
Contract Description	:	Advisory and Operational
Amount of Contract	:	US$495,000
Date of Contract	:	19 December 2003

TA No.	:	4216-IND
Sector	:	Irrigation and Rural Development
Project Name	:	Chhattisgarh Irrigation Development Sector
Executing Agency	:	Water Resource Department
Name of Consultant	:	Hydrosult Inc. (Canada) in association with Consulting Engineering Services (India)
Address	:	3333 Cavendish Blvd., Suite 400/410, Montreal, Quebec H4B 2M5 Canada
Contract Description	:	Project Preparation
Amount of Contract	:	US$821,000
Date of Contract	:	22 December 2003

TA No.	:	4153-IND
Sector	:	Others
Project Name	:	Administration of Justice
Executing Agency	:	Department of Justice, Ministry of Home Affairs
Name of Consultant	:	Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (Canada)in association with Tata Consultancy Services (India); and Jignesh V. Shah & Co. (India)
Address	:	600-350 Albert Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1R 1B1, Canada
Contract Description	:	Advisory and Operational
Amount of Contract	:	US$478,000
Date of Contract	:	22 December 2003

TA No.	:	6131-REG
Sector	:	Others
Project Name	:	South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation Tourism Development Plan
Executing Agency	:	Asian Development Bank
Name of Consultant	:	Tourism Resource Consultants (New Zealand)
Address	:	Level 3, 29 Brandon Street PO Box 2515, Wellington, New Zealand
Contract Description	:	Regional TA
Amount of Contract	:	US$368,000
Date of Contract	:	23 December 2003

TA No.	:	4140-BAN
Sector	:	Others
Project Name	:	Supporting Good Governance Initiatives
Executing Agency	:	Ministry of Finance
Name of Consultant	:	Intl. Business and Technical Consultants, Inc. (United States) in association with Uniconsult International Limited (Bangladesh)
Address	:	86914 Westwood Center, Suite 400 Vienna, VA 22182 U.S.A.
Contract Description	:	Advisory and Operational
Amount of Contract	:	US$521,000
Date of Contract	:	23 December 2003

TA No.	:	4169-CAM
Sector	:	Electric Power
Project Name	:	Capacity Building of Electricity Authority of Cambodia
Executing Agency	:	Electricity Authority of Cambodia
Name of Consultant	:	National Economic Research Associates (United Kingdom)
Address	:	15 Stratford Place, London W1N 9AF United Kingdom
Contract Description	:	Advisory and Operational
Amount of Contract	:	US$232,400
Date of Contract	:	24 December 2003