FOREIGN GOVERNMENT TENDER

UNCLAS ASUNCION 001199 SIPDIS USDOC FOR 3310/USFCS/EPS SECSTATE FOR EB/CLP/AWHITE E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: BTIO PA SUBJECT: FOREIGN GOVERNMENT TENDER ¶1. 353/01/T0021 ¶2. 092105 ¶3. P.O'Reilly ¶4. 353 ¶5. N 6A. Contact -- 6B. Lic. Emilio Presentado, Director 6C. MOPC - U. Operativa de Contrataciones Calle Oliva y Alberdi, Piso 1 Asuncion, Paraguay Ph/Fx: (595-21)414-9820 ¶7. Refer to: LLAMADO No. 3/2005 ¶8. Bid deadline: 101805 09:00 AM ¶9. 201 10A. 842389 Platform scales, mobile, and accessories, 2 ea. 10B. 8704 (A) Van motor vehicle, and accessories, 2 ea.; (B) Pickup motor vehicle, 4x2, 1 ea. ¶11. Comments. MOPC--Ministerio de Obras Publicas y Comunicaciones is the govmt. department of public works. Tender is split into five lots, reported in T0021 /22 /23. Tender will be financed with funds from the IDB--Interamerican Development Bank Loan 933/OC-PR. Foreign bidders must be from IDB member countries, and must participate only thru their duly registered local agents or representatives. Specifications cost Guaranies 200,000 to be deposited in Account No.490/Otros Recursos at the Banco Central del Paraguay, and can be viewed at the websites http://www.mopc.gov.py and http://www.contratacionesparaguay.gov.py/app/ p_lla.j sp. The present free floating exchange rate is approx. Guaranies 6,080 per U.S. Dollar. Interested parties must purchase specifications from the MOPC address only, thru a note on company letterhead, including full contact data on the firm and its local legal agent or representative, plus copies of the money deposit slip. ¶12. Prep: FSN/BSchaerer - Appr: FSO/POReilly. KEANE