14 November 2008. JSC Stantsiya Ekibastuzskaya GRES-2 (Republic of Kazakhstan) re-invites a public tender for the provision of services of the Customer's Engineer under the project to upgrade and expand Ekibastuzskaya GRES-2 by installing power-generating unit No. 3. The Customer's Engineer is expected to monitor the project at all stages from the development of Tender Documentation for the selection of an EPC contractor to the commissioning of the third power-generating unit.

Under the tender terms, the winner of the tender is expected to provide comprehensive project management and monitoring services, including the organization of tendering to select an EPC contractor and the obtainment of such enabling documentation as may be required for the performance of construction work. Construction has been scheduled to complete by December 20, 2012.

Initially, the tendering procedure was announced October this year. On November 7, the opening of tender envelopes was held. A total of two tender applications were filed – by Russia’s CJSC "SWECO SOYUZ Engineering" and Bulgaria’s Worley Parsons Europe Energy Services Ltd. On November 10, the Tender Board reviewed the applications and unanimously recognized the tender as failed. Such a decision was reasoned by incompliance of the participants’ applications with qualifying requirements and the requirements imposed by the tender documents.

The opening of envelopes with tender applications to be received under the new tendering procedure shall take place on November 25, 2008. As before, the Tender Board comprises representatives of OJSC INTER RAO UES, JSC Samruk-Energo and JSC Stantsiya Ekibastuzskaya GRES-2. The Board Chairman is the representative of JSC Stantsiya Ekibastuzskaya GRES-2.