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This report alerts U.S. firms to US$ 500 Thousand in new, potential procurement of consulting services under the Asian Development Bank's (ADB) technical assistance (TA) grant programs which are expected to lead to a loan. Opportunities are reported for Tajikistan. For 2005, U.S. firms, including many small consulting firms, succeeded in winning US$46.26 million ADB-funded national technical assistance contracts out of a total ADB-financed consulting budget of US$410.03 million.
The ADB selects a
consultant for a TA project based on its prior Expression of Interest
(EOI). An EOI can be transmitted
on-line through the ADB's website (www.adb.org); afterward it will be
acknowledged automatically. Firms may
opt to send a hardcopy follow-up EOI addressed to Mr. Robert J. Robertson,
Director, Consulting Services Division, with a copy to the ADB Project
Officer. The EOI should relate a firm's
experience and expertise to the ADB project.
It is important for a U.S. firm to emphasize its similar project
experience in the country, or in a similar geographic area, rather than present
a general profile of its consulting activities. A separate EOI should be submitted for each project. The project name indicated in the EOI should
exactly match that listed in the ADB Business Opportunities publication to
avoid confusion.
To be considered for
employment, consulting firms must register on the ADB’s DACON (Data on
Consulting Firms) system, or for individual consultants, on the DICON (Data on
Individual Consultants) system. Otherwise, their EOIs will not be
accepted. DACON and DICON registration
can be done on-line at www.adb.org/consulting.
ADB's DACON
(http://www.adb.org/Consulting/dacon.asp) is a database of firms and other
organizations from the ADB's member countries that are qualified to provide
consulting services for ADB projects.
The DACON contains information on the experience and capacity of the
firms and organizations. ADB requires firms or organizations to register on the
DACON so that the ADB can consider them for short-listing for a technical
assistance project. The term "firm or organization" covers all
sources of consultants, such as consulting firms, government agencies, public
sector organizations, national and international institutions and
non-government organizations (NGOs).
The DICON
(http://www.adb.org/Consulting/dicon.asp) system contains the names of persons
who are citizens of ADB's member countries; are at the forefront of their
respective fields; and may be practicing consultants or employees, whose
organizations are prepared to release them for short periods to serve ADB; or
retired persons with special experience who are still active.
Firms may also send a
notification copy of their EOIs to the U.S. mailing address for the U.S.
Commercial Service Liaison Office to the ADB, Attention: Frank Foster, Senior
Commercial Officer, PSC 500 Box 33, FPO AP 96515-1000, or to the same office at
its international mailing address: 25th Floor Ayala Life-FGU Center, 6811 Ayala
Avenue, Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines 1226; Phone: (63-2) 887-1345;
Fax: (63-2) 887-1164; E-mail: manila.adb.office.box @mail.doc.gov. Information about these projects are
likewise available on our website at http://www.buyusa.gov/adb. This office works closely with the Office of
the U.S. Executive Director to the ADB to increase American awareness of, and
participation in, the ADB's activities.
The projects listed in
this report are now being actively processed by the ADB. For more information on these projects, the
name of the ADB project officer is indicated in the project brief. The U.S Commercial Service Liaison Office to
the ADB is ready to provide assistance to U.S. firms upon request.
The following
technical assistance projects are reprinted with permission from the Asian
Development Bank, from the ADB website at http://www.adb.org
and appeared for the first time in April 2006.
For more information on development in Asia and the Pacific, see
<http://www.adb.org>.
Project
Name : Pianj River Flood Protection Works
Project
No. : TAJ 40046-01
Executing
Agency : Ministry
of Water Resources and Land Reclamation
TA
Amount : US$ 500,000.00
Sector/Sub-sector : Agriculture & Natural
Resources /
Water Resources Management
Objectives
and Scope:
To assist the Government in preparing a comprehensive
investment and institutional development proposal for improved flood protection
and prevention of Khatlon province, which are fundamental to sustainable
economic growth and alleviation of the persistent rural poverty in Khatlon
province. The main purpose of the project is the preparation of a detailed
project proposal for structural and non-structural measures in the project area
to address the recurring and worsening Pianj River floods. The proposed PPTA
will: (i) assess the extent of the recurring floods and trends due to the
global warming; (ii) review the existing Government disaster
prevention/readiness plans; (iii) assess the needs and priorities for
investment in protection works; (iv) propose modern flood management plan and
measures to reduce flood risk (e.g. flood hazards, exposure to floods, land use
zoning), and vulnerability to floods.
Consulting
Services: Consulting
services yet to be determined.
Recruitment
of Consultants: Requirements for consulting
services to be completed during Fact-finding Mission.
Agriculture, Environment,
& Natural Resources Division
East and Central Asia
Department
Tel.: (63-2) 632-6758
Email: tbayarsaihan@adb.org
In-country
U.S. Embassy
Commercial
Officer : c/o
U.S. Embassy - Dushanbe
Elizabeth
Horst, Political/Economic Officer
Email: HorstEK@state.gov
Tel.:
(992-372) 210348; 210352; 241560
Fax:
(992-372) 210362; 510028
Jamshed
A. Rahmonberdiev
BISNIS
Representative in Tajikistan
Email: RahmonberdievJA@state.gov