Mr Guntars Levans Or Mr Bengt Moreau, Ministry of Finance, 1 Smilsu Street, Riga Lv-1919, Latvia, Tel: 3712-229693, Fax: 3712-221893

99 -- UNITED KINGOM: SOL EBRD PROCUREMENT OPPORTUNITIES, POC Tel 3712 229693 FAX 3712 221893 S1623 energy sector emergency investment Program - gas metering station. Republic of Latvia this invitation for tenders follows the General procurement notice for this Project which was published in procurement opportunities, issue no 4, dated July 1992 the government of the republic of Latvia has received a loan from the European Bank for reconstruction and Development (ebrd) for a Project to assist in improving efficiency in the supply and consumption of energy in the Public and domestic sectors the Ministry of Finance of the republic of Latvia now invites sealed tenders from contractors, to be funded from part of the proceeds of the loan, for a turnkey contract for the korneti border gas metering station to be purchased by the latvian National enterprise latvijas gaze in Riga the gas metering station will be located in the North-eastern part of Latvia, close to the Estonian border and approximately 200KM from Riga the metering station shall be designed to comply with the following requirements total flow range 2,000,000 - 15,000,000 N20M cubed/day pressure range 20-54 bar G operating temperature range 0-15 degreesc Max pressure drop, total including filters 1.00 bar Max allowed gas velocity in piping 16.0 M/s service sweet, water dew point -5 degrees, off-specification conditions to be expected accuracy of gas meter 1 percent of actual flow Or better auxiliary filtration unit, service building, computer/electronic systems. The contract award is scheduled for 30 June 1995; the site visit and pre-tender meeting for 7 February 1995; the final commissioning to be accomplished by 1 July 1996 proceeds of a loan from the ebrd is open to firms from all countries 18 January 1995, May be obtained from the address below upon payment of a non- refundable fee of US$ 100 Or equivalent in any convertible currency if requested, the documents will be promptly despatched by courier, but no liability can be accepted for loss Or late delivery only parties that purchase the tender documents will be considered eligible to submit tenders all tenders must be accompanied by a tender security of US$ 60,000, Or its equivalent in any convertible currency, and must be delivered to the address below, on Or before 12 00 midday latvian time on 14 March 1995 the tenders will be opened in the presence of those tenderers' representatives who wish to attend on 14 March 1995 at 14 00 latvian time prospective tenderers May obtain further information from, and inspect and acquire the tender documents at, the following office Ministry of Finance ebrd Project implementation unit (room 412) head of unit Mr Guntars Levans Or senior Project adviser Mr Bengt Moreau 1 Smilsu Street Riga Lv-1919 Latvia potential tenderers desiring additional information on the above procurement should contact the Project agency and not the European Bank except, of course, where the Bank is the contact listed for information on how to do business with the Bank, U S. office, European Bank for reconstruction and Development, one exchange square, London EC2A 2EH, UK Tel: 44-71-338-7532, Fax: 44-71-338-6487. January supplement 1995 3/14/95 Please send a copy of your response to: Commercial Section (FCS-TOP), American Embassy, London, Psc 801 Box 33, FPO AE 09498-4033, Refer to 70.. (0032)

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