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C -- INTERESTED IN PORT AND AIRPORT OPPORTUNITIES IN SOUTH AFRICA POC Stephanie Mattes, The Louis Berger Group Inc. (202) 331-7775 The letters TDA stands for U.S. Trade and Development Agency. That's the only change in the description. ATTENTION ENGINEERING, CONSTRUCTION AND EQUIPMENT SUPPLY COMPANIES INTERESTED IN PORT AND AIRPORT OPPORTUNITIES IN SOUTH AFRICA On May 18th in Baltimore, the U.S. Trade and Development Agency has organized a unique opportunity to provide U.S. engineering companies-including small and medium sized U.S. engineering firms -- construction companies and equipment suppliers in the port and airport sectors the opportunity to not only meet with representatives of The Airports Company of South Africa and South Africa's Port Agency (Portnet) but selected South African Black owned engineering companies with whom you can partner and thereby qualify with a local South African entity for the $800 million in upcoming procurement and service opportunities. Airports $500 million. Johannesburg and Durban Airports upgrade including terminal expansion, public transport terminus, hotel and retail development, runway extension, holding bays and more. Seaport $300 million. Coega Port construction, Port Elizabeth car terminal construction and facility upgrades to Richard's Bay and Durham Ports including berth expansions, intermodal integration, information technology management systems, cranes, fork lifts and more. TDA BUSINESS BRIEFING, GARRETT-JACOBS MANSION, 11 West Mount Vernon Place, Baltimore, MD, 9:30 AM to 1:30 PM, Project Briefing and Lunch, 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM, One-On-One Meetings, Registration $60.00, Contact Stephanie Mattes, The Louis Berger Group Inc. (202) 331-7775, smatter@louisberger.com Posted 04/26/00 (W-SN448866). (0117)

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