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03COLOMBO336
2003-02-28 03:57:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Colombo
Cable title:
SRI LANKA: MISSION ASSISTANCE TO US
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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 05 COLOMBO 000336
SIPDIS
DEPARTMENT FOR EB/CBA MICHAEL A. GARCIA
COMMERCE FOR ITA AADLER AND THE ADVOCACY CENTER
E.O 12958:N/A
TAGS: BEXP BBSR ECON ETRD EINV CE ECONOMICS
SUBJECT: SRI LANKA: MISSION ASSISTANCE TO US
BUSINESSES OVERSEAS
REF: STATE 29441
FOLLOWING IS POST'S RESPONSE TO REFTEL REQUESTING
INFORMATION ON MISSION'S ASSISTANCE TO US BUSINESS
OVERSEAS.
GE ENERGY RENTALS
--------------
Type of Assistance: General advocacy, political risk
insurance support by OPIC.
Status: successful
Local Company: Not Available
Parent Company: GE Energy Rentals, 1000 New York Avenue,
N.W., Washington D.C. 20527-0001, Phone. 202-335-8400
Fax: 202-408-9859
Value: US Dollar 5 million
Other Information: To provide 44 Cummins Generator KTA50-
GE and 20 fuel tanks to generate 40 MW of power.
Tamsco
--------------
Type of Assistance: General advocacy, to prepare Cabinet
paper.
Status: on-going
Local Company: Not available
Parent Company: Tamsco, 4041 Power Mill Road, Suite 500,
Calverton, MD 20705
Value: US Dollars 3 million
Other Information: to provide spare radar parts to the
Sri Lankan Army.
Caterpillar Inc.,
--------------
Type of Assistance: General Advocacy on reversal of
decision.
Status: on-going
Local Company: Not available
Parent Company: Caterpillar Inc, 100-T N.E. Adams Street,
Peoria, IL 61629
Value: not available
Other Information: 200 mw general power
Cummins
--------------
Type of Assistance: General Advocacy
Status: unsuccessful
Local Company: Not available
Parent Company: Cummins, Inc., Box 3005, Columbus, IN
47202-3005
Value: not available
Other Information: Short term power tender
Northrop Grumman's Park Air
--------------
Type of Assistance: Advocacy letter
Status: on-going
Local Company: Not available
Parent Company: Northrop Grumman's Park Air Systems Ltd,
Northfields, Market Deeping, Peterborough, PE6 8UE,
England (wholly owned subsidiary of Northrop Grumman USA)
Value: US $ 12 million
Other Information: Airport communication System
Cornell Group
--------------
Type of Assistance: General Advocacy
Status: project awarded to British firm, deciding whether
to appeal
Local Company: not available
Parent Company: Cornell Group, 4085 Chain Bridge Road,
Suite 401, Fairfax, VA 22030-4106
Value: not available
Other Information: ADB Port Project
IMC Global
--------------
Type of Assistance: Commercial dispute
Status: on-going
Local Company: not available
Parent Company: IMC Global, 100 South Saunders Road,
Suite 300, Lake Forest, IL 60045-2561
Value: US $ 300 million (over 20 years)
Other Information: Eppawela Phosphate mining project
Navini Networks
--------------
Type of Assistance: General advocacy
Status: Completed Sale
Local Company: Not available
Parent Company: Navini Networks, 2240 Campbell Creek
Blvd., Suite 110 Richardson, TX 75082 Phone: 214-261-
6382; fax: 214-498-3674
Value: US $ 9 millon
Other Information: sale of antennas for telecom
Lanka Internet
--------------
Type of Assistance: Many issues of advocacy since 1994,
commercial dispute.
Status: court case withdrawn, negotiations on getting
long denied VOIP circuits.
Local Company: Lanka Internet Services (Pvt) Ltd. 443
Galle Road, Colombo 3
Parent Company: Not Available
Value: US $ 3 million
Other Information: Commercial dispute on voice data
Raytheon's HISAR
--------------
Type of Assistance: commercial advocacy
Status: sale complete
Local Company: Not available
Parent Company: Raytheon's HISAR, 141 Spring Street,
Lexington, MA 02421
Value: US $ 11 million
Blue Bird Corporation
--------------
Type of Assistance: Commercial Advocacy
Status: unsuccessful, LOI to buy Indian buses
Local Company: Not available
Parent Company: Blue Bird Corporation, 402 Blue Bird
Boulevard, P.O. Box 937, For Valley, GA 31030
Value: US $ 120 million
Other Information: to supply 2000 Buses
Northwest Regional Power
--------------
Type of Assistance: Commercial Advocacy
Status: unsuccessful
Local Company: not available
Parent Company: Northwest Regional Power
Value: not available
Other Information: Midterm power, 60mw power plants, GE
general equipment
ARD,Inc
--------------
Type of Assistance: Advocacy letter
Status: Successful tender award, project being
implemented.
Local Company: Not available
Parent Company: ARD, Inc., 159 Bank Street, 3rd Floor,
Burlington, VT 05402
Value: US $ 3 million
Other Information: ADB - Wildlife Management Project
GE - GXS Asia
--------------
Type of Assistance: General Advocacy
Status: tender awarded, final negotiations underway
Local Company: Not available
Parent Company: GE - GXS Asia, GE Company 3135 T. Easton
Tpk., Fairfield, CT 06431-0001
Value: US $ 3 - 4 million
Other Information: "EDI switch" to track customs
imports/exports
Lockheed Martin
--------------
Type of Assistance: General Advocacy
Status: on going
Local Company: not available
Parent Company: Lockheed Martin Corp., 6801-T Rockledge
Dr., Bethesda, MD 20817
Value: not available
Other Information: to sell comprehensive airspace
management systems
Sony Music/Universal Studio
--------------
Type of Assistance: Continuous advocacy for
International Property Rights (IPR) protection
Status: new improved IPR law to be presented in
parliament
Local Company: Not available
Parent Company: Sony Music Entertainment (India) Pvt.
Ltd. Span Center, South Avenue Road, Santa Cruz (W),
Mumbai 400054, India
Value: not available
General Electric International
-------------- --------------
Type of Assistance: Business outreach and market
development
Status: successful business meetings held
Local Company: General Electric International Operations
Co. Inc
Liaison Office, AIFACS Building, 1 Rafi Marg, New Delhi
110-001 India
Parent Company: Not available
Project Value: not available
Other Information: Business outreach and market
development for GE power systems, GE Medical Systems, GE
Capital.
Warburg Pincus US
--------------
Type of Assistance: Continuous advocacy for expediting
dispute.
Status: Ongoing court case
Local Company: Northpole Lanka Ltd., 568/2 Maradana Road,
Colombo 10
Parent Company: Warburg Pincus LLC, 466 Lexington Avenue,
New York, NY 10017-3147
Project Value: $7.73 million
Other Information: Commercial dispute with local
insurance companies.
IBM
--------------
Type of Assistance: Commercial advocacy
Status: tender awarded
Local Company: IBM World Trade Corporation, 48 Nawam
Mawatha, Colombo 2. Sri Lanka
Parent Company: IBM Corporation, 1133 Westchester Avenue,
White Plains, New York 10604
Project Value: $1.1 million
Other Information: IBM business partner awarded a tender
to provide 1,100 computers to schools under ADB loan.
World Water
--------------
Type of Assistance: Commercial Advocacy
Status: on going, in final selection
Local Company: Not available
Parent Company: World Water Corp., 55 Route 31 S.
Pennington, NJ 08534-2513
Value: US $ 19.2 million
Other Information: solar power units to provide
electricity and water
Coastal Engineering Consultants, Inc.
--------------
Type of Assistance: Commercial advocacy
Status: tender awarded to another bidder, not officially
informed.
Local Company: Not available
Parent Company: Coastal Engineering Consultants, Inc.,
3106 S. Horseshoe Dr., Naples, FL 34104
Value: US $ 3 million
Other Information: Consultancy in coastal reconstruction
Mihaly Coal Power Project
--------------
Type of Assistance: Trade dispute
Status: On-going
Local Company: Not Available
Parent Company: Mihaly Coal Power Project
Value: US $ 300 million
Other Information: to build a coal fired power plant
GE Harris
--------------
Type of Assistance: Tender advocacy
Status: tender awarded but project delayed up to now.
Local Company: Not Available
Parent Company: GE Harris
Value: US $ 10 million
Other Information: central computer system for the entire
hydro generated network
Wills
SIPDIS
DEPARTMENT FOR EB/CBA MICHAEL A. GARCIA
COMMERCE FOR ITA AADLER AND THE ADVOCACY CENTER
E.O 12958:N/A
TAGS: BEXP BBSR ECON ETRD EINV CE ECONOMICS
SUBJECT: SRI LANKA: MISSION ASSISTANCE TO US
BUSINESSES OVERSEAS
REF: STATE 29441
FOLLOWING IS POST'S RESPONSE TO REFTEL REQUESTING
INFORMATION ON MISSION'S ASSISTANCE TO US BUSINESS
OVERSEAS.
GE ENERGY RENTALS
--------------
Type of Assistance: General advocacy, political risk
insurance support by OPIC.
Status: successful
Local Company: Not Available
Parent Company: GE Energy Rentals, 1000 New York Avenue,
N.W., Washington D.C. 20527-0001, Phone. 202-335-8400
Fax: 202-408-9859
Value: US Dollar 5 million
Other Information: To provide 44 Cummins Generator KTA50-
GE and 20 fuel tanks to generate 40 MW of power.
Tamsco
--------------
Type of Assistance: General advocacy, to prepare Cabinet
paper.
Status: on-going
Local Company: Not available
Parent Company: Tamsco, 4041 Power Mill Road, Suite 500,
Calverton, MD 20705
Value: US Dollars 3 million
Other Information: to provide spare radar parts to the
Sri Lankan Army.
Caterpillar Inc.,
--------------
Type of Assistance: General Advocacy on reversal of
decision.
Status: on-going
Local Company: Not available
Parent Company: Caterpillar Inc, 100-T N.E. Adams Street,
Peoria, IL 61629
Value: not available
Other Information: 200 mw general power
Cummins
--------------
Type of Assistance: General Advocacy
Status: unsuccessful
Local Company: Not available
Parent Company: Cummins, Inc., Box 3005, Columbus, IN
47202-3005
Value: not available
Other Information: Short term power tender
Northrop Grumman's Park Air
--------------
Type of Assistance: Advocacy letter
Status: on-going
Local Company: Not available
Parent Company: Northrop Grumman's Park Air Systems Ltd,
Northfields, Market Deeping, Peterborough, PE6 8UE,
England (wholly owned subsidiary of Northrop Grumman USA)
Value: US $ 12 million
Other Information: Airport communication System
Cornell Group
--------------
Type of Assistance: General Advocacy
Status: project awarded to British firm, deciding whether
to appeal
Local Company: not available
Parent Company: Cornell Group, 4085 Chain Bridge Road,
Suite 401, Fairfax, VA 22030-4106
Value: not available
Other Information: ADB Port Project
IMC Global
--------------
Type of Assistance: Commercial dispute
Status: on-going
Local Company: not available
Parent Company: IMC Global, 100 South Saunders Road,
Suite 300, Lake Forest, IL 60045-2561
Value: US $ 300 million (over 20 years)
Other Information: Eppawela Phosphate mining project
Navini Networks
--------------
Type of Assistance: General advocacy
Status: Completed Sale
Local Company: Not available
Parent Company: Navini Networks, 2240 Campbell Creek
Blvd., Suite 110 Richardson, TX 75082 Phone: 214-261-
6382; fax: 214-498-3674
Value: US $ 9 millon
Other Information: sale of antennas for telecom
Lanka Internet
--------------
Type of Assistance: Many issues of advocacy since 1994,
commercial dispute.
Status: court case withdrawn, negotiations on getting
long denied VOIP circuits.
Local Company: Lanka Internet Services (Pvt) Ltd. 443
Galle Road, Colombo 3
Parent Company: Not Available
Value: US $ 3 million
Other Information: Commercial dispute on voice data
Raytheon's HISAR
--------------
Type of Assistance: commercial advocacy
Status: sale complete
Local Company: Not available
Parent Company: Raytheon's HISAR, 141 Spring Street,
Lexington, MA 02421
Value: US $ 11 million
Blue Bird Corporation
--------------
Type of Assistance: Commercial Advocacy
Status: unsuccessful, LOI to buy Indian buses
Local Company: Not available
Parent Company: Blue Bird Corporation, 402 Blue Bird
Boulevard, P.O. Box 937, For Valley, GA 31030
Value: US $ 120 million
Other Information: to supply 2000 Buses
Northwest Regional Power
--------------
Type of Assistance: Commercial Advocacy
Status: unsuccessful
Local Company: not available
Parent Company: Northwest Regional Power
Value: not available
Other Information: Midterm power, 60mw power plants, GE
general equipment
ARD,Inc
--------------
Type of Assistance: Advocacy letter
Status: Successful tender award, project being
implemented.
Local Company: Not available
Parent Company: ARD, Inc., 159 Bank Street, 3rd Floor,
Burlington, VT 05402
Value: US $ 3 million
Other Information: ADB - Wildlife Management Project
GE - GXS Asia
--------------
Type of Assistance: General Advocacy
Status: tender awarded, final negotiations underway
Local Company: Not available
Parent Company: GE - GXS Asia, GE Company 3135 T. Easton
Tpk., Fairfield, CT 06431-0001
Value: US $ 3 - 4 million
Other Information: "EDI switch" to track customs
imports/exports
Lockheed Martin
--------------
Type of Assistance: General Advocacy
Status: on going
Local Company: not available
Parent Company: Lockheed Martin Corp., 6801-T Rockledge
Dr., Bethesda, MD 20817
Value: not available
Other Information: to sell comprehensive airspace
management systems
Sony Music/Universal Studio
--------------
Type of Assistance: Continuous advocacy for
International Property Rights (IPR) protection
Status: new improved IPR law to be presented in
parliament
Local Company: Not available
Parent Company: Sony Music Entertainment (India) Pvt.
Ltd. Span Center, South Avenue Road, Santa Cruz (W),
Mumbai 400054, India
Value: not available
General Electric International
-------------- --------------
Type of Assistance: Business outreach and market
development
Status: successful business meetings held
Local Company: General Electric International Operations
Co. Inc
Liaison Office, AIFACS Building, 1 Rafi Marg, New Delhi
110-001 India
Parent Company: Not available
Project Value: not available
Other Information: Business outreach and market
development for GE power systems, GE Medical Systems, GE
Capital.
Warburg Pincus US
--------------
Type of Assistance: Continuous advocacy for expediting
dispute.
Status: Ongoing court case
Local Company: Northpole Lanka Ltd., 568/2 Maradana Road,
Colombo 10
Parent Company: Warburg Pincus LLC, 466 Lexington Avenue,
New York, NY 10017-3147
Project Value: $7.73 million
Other Information: Commercial dispute with local
insurance companies.
IBM
--------------
Type of Assistance: Commercial advocacy
Status: tender awarded
Local Company: IBM World Trade Corporation, 48 Nawam
Mawatha, Colombo 2. Sri Lanka
Parent Company: IBM Corporation, 1133 Westchester Avenue,
White Plains, New York 10604
Project Value: $1.1 million
Other Information: IBM business partner awarded a tender
to provide 1,100 computers to schools under ADB loan.
World Water
--------------
Type of Assistance: Commercial Advocacy
Status: on going, in final selection
Local Company: Not available
Parent Company: World Water Corp., 55 Route 31 S.
Pennington, NJ 08534-2513
Value: US $ 19.2 million
Other Information: solar power units to provide
electricity and water
Coastal Engineering Consultants, Inc.
--------------
Type of Assistance: Commercial advocacy
Status: tender awarded to another bidder, not officially
informed.
Local Company: Not available
Parent Company: Coastal Engineering Consultants, Inc.,
3106 S. Horseshoe Dr., Naples, FL 34104
Value: US $ 3 million
Other Information: Consultancy in coastal reconstruction
Mihaly Coal Power Project
--------------
Type of Assistance: Trade dispute
Status: On-going
Local Company: Not Available
Parent Company: Mihaly Coal Power Project
Value: US $ 300 million
Other Information: to build a coal fired power plant
GE Harris
--------------
Type of Assistance: Tender advocacy
Status: tender awarded but project delayed up to now.
Local Company: Not Available
Parent Company: GE Harris
Value: US $ 10 million
Other Information: central computer system for the entire
hydro generated network
Wills