procurement notice

5649-GPN-36340

This notice is an update to the General Procurement Notice for this project published on the EBRD website dated 10 July 2006.

Surgutsky Rayon has received a loan of 700 mln RUB from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (the Bank) and intends using the proceeds of a loan to co-finance a priority investment programme in municipal district heating, water and wastewater services sectors in small settlements of the Surgutsky Rayon within the framework of the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug Municipal Services Development Programme.

The Priority Investment Programme will concentrate on:
(i) rehabilitation and upgrading of central heating substations, refurbishment of boiler houses and rehabilitation of district heating distribution networks with an objective to improve efficiency of services and optimise costs;
(ii) construction and rehabilitation and upgrade of water treatment facilities and water distribution networks and other auxiliary investments;
(iii) construction and rehabilitation and upgrade of wastewater treatment facilities, pumping stations and sewerage collection networks and mains and other auxiliary investments;
(iv) Establishment of the integrated municipal services company for the Surgutsky Rayon settlements and enhancement of its financial and operational performance through implementation of corporate development programme

• Water Treatment Plant construction
• Water Treatment Plan upgrade
The above contracts are to be tendered in Q4 2007. The contracts will be procured through open tendering procedure in accordance with EBRD Procurement policies and Rules.

Waste Water component:
• Upgrade of Waste Water Treatment Plant
• Construction of Waste Water treatment Plant
• Upgrade of Waste Water Pumping Stations
• Construction of a collector
• Rehabilitation of collectors
The above contracts will be tendered in Q4 2007 and Q1 2008 and will be procured through open tendering procedure in accordance with EBRD Procurement policies and Rules.

District Heating Component:
• Upgrade of boiler houses
• Construction and upgrade of District Heating Network
The contract will be tendered in Q4 2007 and Q1 2008 and will be procured through open tendering procedure in accordance with EBRD Procurement policies and Rules.

Contracts to be financed with the proceeds of a loan from the Bank will be subject to the Bank's Procurement Policies and Rules and will be open to firms from any country. The proceeds of the Bank's loan will not be used for the purpose of any payment to persons or entities, of 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. Alexey Novikov
Yugra-Consulting
37 Profsoyuzov Str.
Surgut, 628418
Russian Federation
Tel: +7 3462 52 42 11
Fax: +7 3462 52 42 06
e-mail Yugra-nov@surguttel.ru