procurement notice

Ref. 5574-GPN-37598

State enterprise National Power Company “Ukrenergo” or (“NPC Ukrenergo”), Kiev applied for the loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and European Investment Bank (EIB) toward financing part of the cost of the Rivne-Kyiv High Voltage Line and the extension of the 750kV substation in Kyiv (the “Project”).

The Project includes: (i) the construction of a new 350 km 750 kV high voltage power line from Rivne NPP to Kyiv substation, (ii) construction of a new 135 km 750 kV Khmelnitsk NPP – Chernobyl NPP line diversion to 750 kV substation in Kyiv along the same Rivne NPP - Kyiv line corridor and (iii) the supply and installation of all necessary equipment for extension of Kyiv substation, aimed at its connection to 330 kV networks.

NPC «Ukrenergo» intends to apply the proceeds of the EBRD loan to payments for the appropriate works, goods and related services to be procured under single point of responsibility construction contracts as well as following consulting services:

- Project Management Consultant to assist NPC “Ukrenergo” in the implementation of the Project, and

- Lender’s Consultant to monitor the implementation of the Project.

The project will be coordinated by NPC «Ukrenergo».

Tendering for the above contracts is expected to begin in the September-October 2007 with pre-qualification of applicants for the construction contracts.

Contracts to be financed with loans from the mentioned Funding Sources will be subject to EBRD Procurement Policies and Rules and will be open to firms from any country. The proceeds of these loans 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 or official regulation of the purchaser's country.

Interested suppliers, contractors and consultants should contact:

NPC “Ukrenergo” office

25 Kominternu St., Kyiv, Ukraine

Attn: Mr. Volodymyr Buzinov,

Deputy Director for Investment Program and Capital

Construction

Tel: +38-044-238-32-49

Fax: +38-044-238-32-64

Email: kanc@nec.energy.gov.ua

Attn: Mrs. Nataliya Snezhko,

Head of Investment and Credit Policy Department

Tel: +38-044-238-30-70

Fax: +38-044-249-12-19

Email: snezhko@nec.energy.gov.ua