Country: Russian Federation
Project: ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PROJECT
Financing: World Bank
Abstract: GENERAL PROCUREMENT NOTICE
Sector: Environment
Loan/Credit Number: Project ID No. P008821
Deadline: not specified

The Russian Federation received a loan from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development in the amount of US$ 110 million equivalent toward the cost of the Environmental Management Project, and it intends to apply the proceeds of this loan to payments for goods, works and services to be procured under this project.

The National Pollution Abatement Facility, aimed at strengthening of financial delivery mechanisms required to address priority environmental management investments, is the major remaining component of the EMP.

Within the framework of the NPAF, the following investment initiatives have been identified and approved for financing:

(i) Sub-project ETC 40: "Reduction of adverse environmental impact on the Upper Volga basin through modernization of basic and auxiliary production units and treatment facilities of the CJSC "Ostashkov Tannery"

(ii) Sub-project E8: “Environmental Enhancement in Novoshakhtinsk-city (Rostovskay oblast) by application of heat pumps using low-grade heat of mine waters and natural gas instead of city coal heat plants in the central part of the city”

The following goods and works are expected to be procured under the above sub-projects:

ETC 40:

• Wet process automation (for liming and tanning sections with frequency converters of the drams control);
• Band-knife lime splitting machine for wet process;
• Fleshing machines;
• Shaving machine for WB;
• Stacker for dry semi-finished products;
• TPP modernization:
• equipment for fuel storage,
• modernization of boiler
• automation and gasification of boiler-house;
• Reconstruction of treatment facilities
• reconstruction of chromium precipitation station
• air blowers (BTF)
• aeration systems for aerotanks and equalization (preaeration) facilities (BTF);
• Reconstruction of dewatering shop:
• equipment for sludge dewatering (LTF, BTF).

E8:

• Design and survey works for TPS-2, TPS-3 and SHPP
• Construction of TPS-2 (Thermal pump station)
• Construction of TPS-3;
• Construction of SHPS (Small hydroelectric power station).

 
Individual items of goods may be combined into larger lots following the implementation schedule agreed upon at a later stage of the procurement process. Procurement of contracts financed by the loan will be conducted through the procedures specified in the World Bank's Guidelines: Procurement under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits, and is open to all bidders from eligible source countries as defined in the guidelines.

Specific procurement notices for contracts to be bid under the World Bank's international competitive bidding (ICB) procedures will be announced, as they become available, in UN Development Business, dgMarket, and local newspapers. It is possible, however, that some packages described above will be procured under procurement methods other than ICB and, therefore, no further notices might be published. Accordingly, interested eligible bidders are encouraged to not merely express their interest in receiving an invitation to bid under the ICB procedures, but also furnish relevant information on their qualification to perform such contracts, enabling the contracting authority to prepare lists of potential suppliers under different procurement methods. The documents should be sent to the Borrower's PIU at the first address below with copy to the concerned final borrower (second address below).

Contact: (1) Mr. Yurij Maksimenko, General Director.
Executive Directorate of the National Pollution Abatement Facility (NPAF ED).
19, Leninskiy Avenue.
119991, Moscow, Russian Federation.
Tel: (7-495) 730-40-97.
Fax: (7-495) 955-31-14.
E-mail npaf@npaf.ru.

(2) Mr. Leonid Parfenov, President.
OJSC Operating Company "Interleather".
Office 619, 73, Volokolamskoe highway.
125424, Moscow, Russian Federation.
Tel: (7-495) 780-31-46.
Fax: (7-495) 780-31-47.
E-mail: zhanna@okz.ru
Notice Number: WB852-698/07
UNDB Print Edition: Issue No. 698, 16 March 2007
Posted Online: 27 February 2007

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