procurement notice

5738-GPN-R1-17149

GENERAL PROCUREMENT NOTICE

This is the extension of the General Procurement Notice published on the EBRD website on 9 May 2008 (5738-GPN-9638)

The Kozloduy International Decommissioning Support Fund (KIDSF), administered by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), was established in 2001 for the support of the decommissioning of Units 1-4 of the Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant. One of the purposes of this Fund is to finance or co-finance preparation and implementation of selected projects that aim the necessary restructuring, upgrading and modernisation in various Bulgarian industry sectors consequential to final shutdown of Units 1 - 4 of the Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant.

Pravetsgas 1 AD intends to use a grant from the Kozloduy International Decommissioning Support Fund for the design, supply and installation of main gas pipeline to village Razliv and the development of the gas distribution system within Razliv.

The budget for the project is €427,000.

Tendering for the above contracts is expected to begin in the second quarter of 2009.

Tendering for contracts to be financed from grants of the KIDSF will be in line with the EBRD Procurement Policies and Rules and will be open to firms from eligible countries as of 1 May 2009: EU member states, Switzerland and the EBRD's countries of operation.

Potential tenderers interested in the project should contact:

Mr. Ivan Minev
Executive Director
PRAVETSGAS 1 AD
Vazrazhdane 1
Pravetz, Bulgaria
Office tel: +35971333052
Fax: +35971333972;
e-mail: pravecgas@abv.bg

This notice refers to goods, works, or consultancy services to be procured through open and competitive tendering for projects financed through funds which are administered by the 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.