FOREIGN GOVERNMENT REQUEST FOR PRE

UNCLAS COLOMBO 000878 SIPDIS USDOC FOR 4530/ITA/MAC/ANESA/OSA EMBASSIES FOR FCS OFFICES E.O 12958:N/A TAGS: BTIO CE ECONOMICS SUBJECT: FOREIGN GOVERNMENT REQUEST FOR PRE QUALIFICATIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION - EXPRESSWAY ¶1. 542/01/T0007 ¶2. 051205 ¶3. RCMERRIN ¶4. 542 ¶5. N 6A. CONTACT 6B. PROJECT DIRECTOR COLOMBO KATUNAYAKE EXPRESSWAY PROJECT ROAD DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY 200 PANNIPITIYA ROAD, BATTARAMULLA, SRI LANKA ¶7. PHONE: NONE AVAILABLE ¶8. FAX: NONE AVAILABLE ¶9. 201 ¶10. S1611.... ROAD CONSTRUCTION S6111.... CREDIT AGENCIES ¶11. COMMENTS: Product data ¶A. DETAILED PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: APPLICATION FOR PRE-QUALIFICATIONS FOR PLANNING, DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, DEVELOPMENT, FINANCE AND MAINTENANCE OF THE "COLOMBO- KATUNAYAKE EXPRESSWAY" (CKE) ¶B. Other information: (A) Request for pre-qualification (RFQ) documents will be available from May 16 - July 01, 2005. (B) RFQ Documents can be obtained by writing to the Project Manager at the above address. (B) The written request should be clearly marked "request for qualification - Colombo Katunayake Expressway" (C) The request should be accompanied by a non- refundable fee of Sri Lanka Rupees fifty thousand (Rs. 50,000/-) drawn in favor of the General Manager, Road Development Authority, Sri Lanka. (US Dollar = Sri Lanka Rupees 101) (D) RFQ documents can also be down loaded from the web sites: (1) www.mohsl.gov.lk (2) www.boi.lk (E) An information seminar has been scheduled on June 02, 2005. (F) Applicants who download the RFQ documents will be required to pay the non-refundable fee at the time of registration for the information seminar. (G) Submission of RFQ documents will close on July 15, 2005 at 1700 hrs. Local time. CKE is the first of many expressway project the Government of Sri Lanka is the process of implementing. CKE is a 25.6 km four lane expressway-connecting Colombo International Airport with the city center and will be the first Public Private Partnership (PPP) road project. Over 90 percent of the land for the main trace has been acquired and progress has been made in sand placement and soft ground treatment. REMARKS: U.S. firms interested in this proposal should also notify the Commercial Section of the U.S. Embassy in Colombo. The address is as follows: Commercial Attach U.S. Embassy 210 Galle Road, P.O. Box 106 Colombo, Sri Lanka Phone: +94-11-2448007 Fax:+94-11-2437345 E-mail: commercialcolombo@state.gov Lunstead