Business Opportunities

Contracts Awarded in October 2003

TA No.	:	4111-TON
Sector	:	Others
Project Name	:	Rationalization of Public Enterprises
Executing Agency	:	Ministry of Finance
Name of Consultant	:	Vinstar Consulting International (New Zealand)
Address	:	Suite 5, 21 Williamson Avenue, Ponsonby, P.O. Box 78277, Auckland, New Zealand
Contract Description	:	Project Preparation
Amount of Contract	:	US$410,000
Date of Contract	:	2 October 2003

TA No.	:	4119-PRC
Sector	:	Roads and Road Transport
Project Name	:	Guangxi Roads Development II
Executing Agency	:	Guangxi Communications Department (GCD)
Name of Consultant	:	Lea International Ltd. (Canada)
Address	:	802, 595 Howe Street Vancouver, BC V6C 2T5, Canada
Contract Description	:	Project Preparation
Amount of Contract	:	US$412,200
Date of Contract	:	3 October 2003

TA No.	:	6100-REG
Sector	:	Electric Power
Project Name	:	Study for a Regional Power Trade Operating Agreement in the GMS
Executing Agency	:	Asian Development Bank
Name of Consultant	:	Union Fenosa Soluzonia, S.A. (Spain) in association with Mercados Energeticos (Spain)
Address	:	Infanta Mercedes, 31 Madrid, 28020 Spain
Contract Description	:	Regional TA
Amount of Contract	:	US$493,000
Date of Contract	:	7 October 2003

TA No.	:	4075-SRI
Sector	:	Roads and Road Transport
Project Name	:	Passenger Transport Services Improvement
Executing Agency	:	Ministry of Transport Highways and Civil Aviation
Name of Consultant	:	Wilbur Smith Associates, Inc. (United States) in association with Resource Development Consultants (Sri Lanka)
Address	:	1301 Gervais Street, P.O. Box Columbia, SC 29202, U.S.A.
Contract Description	:	Advisory and Operational
Amount of Contract	:	US$454,000
Date of Contract	:	9 October 2003

TA No.	:	4116-PAK
Sector	:	Roads and Road Transport
Project Name	:	North-West Frontier Road Development Sector
Executing Agency	:	Communication and Works Department
Name of Consultant	:	Dainichi Consultant Inc. (Japan), in association with Pacific Environmental Pte Ltd. (Singapore) , Associated Consultancy Centre (Pakistan) and; Global Environmental Technologie (Pakistan)
Address	:	3-1-21 Yabuta-Minami Gifu 500-8384, Japan
Contract Description	:	Project Preparation
Amount of Contract	:	US$484,000
Date of Contract	:	10 October 2003

TA No.	:	3618-PAK
Sector	:	Others
Project Name	:	Institutional Strengthening for Government-NGO Cooperation
Executing Agency	:	Ministry of Finance
Name of Consultant	:	Semiotics Consultants Pvt. Ltd. (Pakistan)
Address	:	Flat 6-7, 2nd Floor, Block-13, Pearl Center, Super Market, Islamabad, Pakistan
Contract Description	:	Advisory and Operational
Amount of Contract	:	US$298,000
Date of Contract	:	10 October 2003

TA No.	:	4052-TAJ
Sector	:	Agricultural Support Services
Project Name	:	Farm Debt Resolution and Policy Reforms
Executing Agency	:	Ministry of Water Resources and Land Reclamation
Name of Consultant	:	Scanagri Denmark A/S (Denmark) in association with National Institute of Agriculture (Tajikistan) and; MNT Consulting (Kyrgyz)
Address	:	Granskoven 8 2600 Glostrup, Denmark
Contract Description	:	Advisory and Operational
Amount of Contract	:	US$853,000
Date of Contract	:	13 October 2003

TA No.	:	4113-SRI
Sector	:	Electric Power
Project Name	:	Energy Sector Master Plan
Executing Agency	:	Ministry of Power and Energy (MOPE)
Name of Consultant	:	Nexant, Inc.(United States)
Address	:	44 South Broadway 5th Floor, White Plains, New York 10601, U.S.A.
Contract Description	:	Advisory and Operational
Amount of Contract	:	US$473,000
Date of Contract	:	14 October 2003

TA No.	:	4164-PHI
Sector	:	Roads and Road Transport
Project Name	:	Preparation of Cadastral Surveys for the Rural Roads Development
Executing Agency	:	Department of Interior and Local Government
Name of Consultant	:	Intercontinental Consultants and Technocrats Pvt.(India)
Address	:	A-8, Green Park, New Delhi-110 016 India
Contract Description	:	Project Preparation
Amount of Contract	:	US$149,000
Date of Contract	:	14 October 2003

TA No.	:	4055-PNG
Sector	:	Agricultural Support Services
Project Name	:	Agriculture and Rural Development
Executing Agency	:	Department of National Planning & Rural Development
Name of Consultant	:	Uniquest Pty. Limited (Australia) in association with Anzdec (New Zealand) and Tanorama Limited (Papua New Guinea)
Address	:	Cumbrae Stewart Building Research Road, The University of Queensland 4072, Australia
Contract Description	:	Project Preparation
Amount of Contract	:	US$975,000
Date of Contract	:	17 October 2003

TA No.	:	3617-TAJ
Sector	:	Others
Project Name	:	Improving Aid Coordination and External Debt Management
Executing Agency	:	Office of the President
Name of Consultant	:	Teamwork International Consultants Pte. Ltd.(Singapore), in association with MNT Consulting (Kyrgyz)
Address	:	2 Balestier Road #03-641-645 Balestier Hill Shopping Centre, Singapore 320002
Contract Description	:	Advisory and Operational
Amount of Contract	:	US$418,000
Date of Contract	:	20 October 2003

TA No.	:	4133-NEP
Sector	:	Privatization
Project Name	:	Market Access and Productivity Growth For The Private Sector
Executing Agency	:	Ministry of Industry
Name of Consultant	:	Global Development Solutions, LLC (United States) in association with Thompson Coburn, LLP (United States)
Address	:	11921 Freedom Drive Suite 550/5548, Reston, Virginia 20190, U.S.A.
Contract Description	:	Project Preparation
Amount of Contract	:	US$390,000
Date of Contract	:	20 October 2003

TA No.	:	4097-NEP
Sector	:	Multisector
Project Name	:	Social Protection Study
Executing Agency	:	Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare
Name of Consultant	:	Anutech Pty Ltd (Australia) in association with Metcon Consultants (Nepal)
Address	:	P.O. Box 4 Canberra A.C.T. 2600 Australia
Contract Description	:	Advisory and Operational
Amount of Contract	:	US$234,450
Date of Contract	:	23 October 2003

TA No.	:	4085-BAN
Sector	:	Multisector
Project Name	:	Social Protection for Disadvantaged Women and Children
Executing Agency	:	Ministry of Women and Children Affairs
Name of Consultant	:	Uniconsult International Limited (Bangladesh) in association with LD Slee and Associates (New Zealand) and Cowater International Inc. (Canada)
Address	:	Sena Kalyan Bhaban (7th Floor) 195 Motijheel Commercial Area, GPO Box No. 2608, Dhaka, 1000, Bangladesh
Contract Description	:	Project Preparation
Amount of Contract	:	US$328,000
Date of Contract	:	23 October 2003