BRAMA, March 2, 2001, 11:00am EST

Ukraine, Power Generation: EBRD-Funded Opportunity For Chernobyl Shelter Equipment
March 1st 2001

This report announces a tender for an approved EBRD funded public sector project in Ukraine, Shelter Implementation Plan, General Procurement Opportunity. International copyright U.S. & Foreign Commercial Service and U.S. Department of State, 2001. All rights reserved outside of the United States.
NOTE: COMPLETE CONTACT INFORMATION PROVIDED AT END OF REPORT.

Post of Origin: European Bank For Reconstruction And Development (EBRD)
Country: United Kingdom
Author: Gene R. Harris, Senior Commercial Officer

The following notice refers to goods, works and services to be procured through tendering for a project financed by the Chernobyl Shelter Fund which is administered by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). Potential tenderers desiring additional information on the procurement in question or the project in general should contact the Project Management Unit and not the EBRD.

Ukraine
Shelter Implementation Plan
General Procurement Notice
This notice updates the General Procurement Notice for this project published on the EBRD Web site on 29 February 2000.

NATIONAL NUCLEAR ENERGY GENERATING COMPANY - ENERGOATOM (Client) intends to use the proceeds of the Chernobyl Shelter Fund for the procurement of goods, works and services contracts in the following areas over the next twelve months:

• Computer Hardware and Software Equipment
• Management Support Equipment
• Civil Engineering and Construction
• Operations and Monitoring
• Emergency Systems
• Fuel Containing Material
• Radiation Protection and Monitoring Equipment and Services
• Support Facilities and Utilities

The Procurement of the above contracts has a total estimated cost of approximately US Dollars 200 million equivalent.

The Project Management Unit (PMU) which ensures that the Shelter Implementation Plan (SIP) is completed on time, with a budget within limit and within defined quality standards, will conduct the tendering process.

Tendering for the above contracts is expected to begin in the first quarter 2001.

Contracts to be financed with the proceeds of a grant will be subject to the Bank’s Procurement, Policies and Rules and will be open to eligible firms under the Chernobyl Shelter Fund. * The proceeds of the Bank’s grant will not be used for the purpose of any payment to persons or entities, or for any import of goods, if such payment or import is prohibited by a decision of the United Nations Security Council taken under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations or under a law of official regulation of the Purchaser’s country.

Interested suppliers, contractors and consultants should contact:

Mr. Valery Kulishenko
Co-Director
Project Management Unit (PMU)
7/1, 77 Gvardeyskaya Diviziya Str.
Slavutych 07100
Ukraine

Mr. Paul W. Emch, Procurement & Contracts Manager
Mrs. Aelita Shumilina, Procurement & Contracts Manager
Tel: +380 (44) 792 9026 Fax: +380 (44) 792 8838

* The eligible countries as at 31 January 2001 are: Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK, USA, and EBRD’s countries of operations.

For additional information on the EBRD and project opportunities, readers are referred to the U.S. Commercial Liaison Office, EBRD contact: Gene R. Harris, Senior Commercial Officer, Office of the U.S. Executive Director, EBRD, One Exchange Square, London, EC2A 2EH, United Kingdom.

Tel: 44-20-7588-4027/28 or 7338-7490, fax: 44-20-7588-4026 or 7338-6487. EMAIL: LONDON.EBRD.OFFICE.BOX@MAIL.DOC.GOV OR MCKAINN@EBRD.COM.

Note: view EBRD procurement opportunities at WWW.EBRD.COM/ENGLISH/PROCURE/OPPORTUNITIES/MAIN.HTM.
An updated list of EBRD publications can also be found on the main website, www.ebrd.com.

For general information on doing business in the CEE/NIS and export and investment opportunities world wide, readers are referred to the following sources: the U.S. National Trade Data Bank (NTDB), (NTDB Website: http://www.stat-usa.gov/)

Tel: +(202) 482-1986; the Electronic Bulletin Board (EBB) operated by the U.S. Department of Commerce,
Tel: +(202) 482-1986; the Central and Eastern Europe Business information center, (CEEBIC), (EEBIC Website: www.mac.doc.gov/eebic/ceebic.html) fax (202) 482-3898.
Tel: +(202) 482-2645,
Fax: +(202) 482-4473, and the Business Information Service for the Newly Independent States, (BISNIS), (BISNIS Website: http://www.bisnis.doc.gov)

Tel: +(202) 482-4655, fax: +(202) 482-2293. For information on other Multilateral Development Bank funded projects, contact the Multilateral Development Bank office, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, D.C. tel: +(202) 482 3399.

For general trade information call: 1-800-USA-Trade.

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