05 APR 96
FROM AMEMBASSY DUSHANBE 000895
1. PLEASE PASS TO U.S. COMPANIES, UNIVERSITIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS WITH POTENTIAL INTEREST IN THIS PROCUREMENT ACTION. BESIDES BANKING/PRIVATIZATION, THIS LOAN OPERATION INCLUDES AN AGRICULTURE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE COMPONENT. MORE THAN ONE CONTRACT MAY RESULT.
2. TAJIKISTAN HAS SIGNED ITS FIRST TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE LOAN WITH THE WORLD BANK FOR $5.5 MILLION. THE LOAN WILL FINANCE CONSULTING SERVICES FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN THE AREAS OF BANKING, PRIVATIZATION, AND AGRICULTURAL RESTRUCTURING. COMPUTERS AND PHOTOCOPYING EQUIPMENT ALSO WILL BE PROCURED.
3. KEY OFFICIALS INVOLVED WITH THIS PROCUREMENT ARE:
REZA GHASSIMI, TASK MANAGER, WORLD BANK/IDA, WASHINGTON, D.C. TEL: 202-473-6856
RAZI BATLEY, PROCUREMENT ADVISOR, WORLD BANK, DUSHANBE TAJIKISTAN TEL: 7-3772-21-67-97
SHARIF RAHIMOV, FIRST DEPUTY CHAIRMAN, NATIONAL BANK OF TAJIKISTAN TEL: 7-3772-21-26-79, 21-54-51
4. THE FOLLOWING PROCESS WILL BE FOLLOWED:
-- INTERESTED COMPANIES OR INSTITUTIONS PROVIDE EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST TO CHERIF RAHIMOV, FIRST DEPUTY CHAIRMAN, NATIONAL BANK OF TAJIKISTAN
-- GOTI SHORTLISTS COMPANIES/ORGANIZATION (3-6)
-- WORLD BANK/IDA OKAYS SHORTLIST
-- PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION UNIT, DUSHANBE, SENDS OUT LETTERS OF INVITATION WITH (A) SUPPLEMENTARY INFO (B) DRAFT CONTRACT DOCUMENT (C) TERMS OF REFERENCE
-- INTERESTED COMPANIES SUBMIT FINAL OFFERS
-- GOTI EVALUATES/SELECTS CONTRACTOR(S)
-- WORLD BANK/IDA ISSUES NO-OBJECTION .
-- IMPLEMENTATION BEGINS WITH MANAGEMENT BY PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION UNIT AND SUPERVISION BY RESIDENT PROCUREMENT ADVISOR.
5. SINCE REGIONAL EXPERIENCE WILL BE A SELECTION CRITERION, U.S. CONSULTING FIRMS WHICH HAVE BEEN OPERATING IN OTHER CENTRAL ASIAN COUNTRIES SHOULD BE INFORMED OF THIS OPPORTUNITY. THIS IS THE FIRST WORLD BANK OPERATION IN TAJIKISTAN, AND THERE IS NO INCUMBENT INSTITUTIONAL CONTRACTOR. THIS OPPORTUNITY IS BEING PUBLICIZED AS A GENERAL PROCUREMENT NOTICE IN THE PUBLICATION, BUSINESS NEWS OF THE UN. TACIS IS THE LEAD TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AGENCY FOR AGRICULTURAL POLICY IN TAJIKISTAN. U.S. EMBASSY/USAID HAVE COORDINATED CLOSELY WITH TACIS AND OTHER DONORS, AND CAN PROVIDE BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON AGRICULTURAL RESTRUCTURING. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON PRIVATIZATION/BANKING ALSO CAN BE PROVIDED BY DUSHANBE NET OFFICE AND USAID EMBASSY/USAID.
6. THIS MESSAGE SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A HEADS-UP. U.S. EMBASSY/DUSHANBE CANNOT GUARANTEE THE ACCURACY OF ALL STATEMENTS. WE DO NOT HAVE A FINAL COPY OF THE LOAN DOCUMENT NEGOTIATED RECENTLY BETWEEN GOTI AND WORLD BANK/IDA OFFICIALS IN WASHINGTON, D.C.