procurement notice

The Northern Dimension Environmental Partnership (NDEP) Support Fund administered by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) was established in 2002 with the aim of improving the environmental situation in North-West Russia and reduce risks caused by the nuclear legacy.

The Federal State Unitary Enterprise “Federal Centre for Nuclear and Radiation Safety” (FSUE “FCNRS”) is the Recipient of the Grant Implementing Agreement signed with the EBRD for funding the work prior to the unloading of the spent nuclear fuel (SNF) and retrieving of radwaste (RW) from the FMB “Lepse” in a safe and efficient manner.

The following services, works and goods are planned to be covered by the project: improvement of the radiation situation on board the Lepse ship, purchase, manufacture and supply of equipment and tools for the discharge of SNF, development of infrastructure at shipyards in the Murmansk region, relocation of the Lepse from the Atomflot site to the Nerpa Shipyard, development of the detailed design, working and organisational documentation to perform the work and international assistance to project management.
The estimated cost of the project is approximately Euro 40 million. It is expected that the project will be completed in three years. Tendering for the contracts to implement the above tasks is expected to begin in the third quarter of 2008.

The tendering process will be subject to the EBRD's Procurement Policies and Rules. Procurement shall be limited to goods and services produced or supplied from the Countries of Contributors to the NDEP Support Fund or the EBRD’s Countries of Operation.

The proceeds of the EBRD's grant will not be used for the purpose of any payment to persons or entities, or for any import of goods, if such payment or import is prohibited by a decision of the United Nations Security Council taken under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations or under a law of official regulation of the Purchaser's country.
Interested suppliers, contractors and consultants should contact:

Mrs. Tatyana Makarchuk
Deputy Chief Engineer,
FSUE “FCNRS”
5 Pyzhevsky per., Moscow, 119017,
Russian Federation
Tel/Fax +7(495)239-95-38
Tel +7(495)913-67-15
Fax. +7(495)913-67-16
E-mail: makarchuk@fcnrs.ru