FOREIGN GOVERNMENT TENDER

UNCLAS ASUNCION 000468

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/T0009

2. 040506

3. P.O'Reilly

4. 353

5. N
6A. Contact --
6B. Unidad Central de Inversion Publica
6C. Ministerio de Hacienda
Calle Presidente Franco 173, Piso 7
Asuncion, Paraguay
Fax: (595-21) 442743

7. Refer to: (see comments)

8. Bid Deadline: 050205 09:00 AM

9. 201
10A. S8742 Preselection of consulting firms to
audit the accounting and management of the state-
owned telecommunications utility, COPACO.

11. Comments. Refer to: Licitacion Publica
Internacional LPI MH/UCIP No. 06/2005. The
Ministerio de Hacienda is the government's
Ministry of Finance. Tender is to be financed
with funds from the IDB--Interamerican Development
Bank loan No. 1143/OC-PR. Bidders must be from
IDB member countries, and must participate only
thru their duly registered local agents. Tender
specifications can be viewed on the web pages
http://www.contratacionesparaguay.gov.py and
www.undp.org.py. Specs cost Guaranies 200,000
deposited in the UNDP account PNUD No. 1-0003544/1
at Interbanco, Asuncion. The present free
floating exchange rate is approx. Guaranies 6,250
per U.S. Dollar. Interested parties must purchase
specs through a note on company letterhead,
enclosing the bank deposit slip, and addressed to
Proyecto PAR/02/010 Programa de Preinversion, at
the Ministerio de Hacienda address, or the UNDP
address: PNUD, Av. Mariscal Lopez y Saravi,
Asuncion, Paraguay, Fax (595-21) 611980.

12. Prep: FSN/BSchaerer - Appr: FSO/PO'Reilly.

KEANE