ESSAR: Tender for Kalimantan coal exploration contract

(February 19, 2009)--Essar Minerals Limited seeks ?Expression of Interest? from reputed and experienced Geological Consultants & Drilling contractors for Coal Exploration Job at its upcoming projects in Tanah Bumbu, South Kalimantan & Kutai Kartanegara, East Kalimantan, Indonesia. Interested Parties may send their Expression of Interest and proposal for one or more Items listed below: The vendors should have experience of having successfully conducting similar exploration work in the last three (3) years and the equipment should be operational as on date.

No	Job Description	Approx. Requirement
1	Geological Survey	8,000 Hectare
2	Topographic Survey	1,000 Hectare
3	Bore Hole Drilling	7,000 Hectare
4	Geophysical Logging	7,000 Hectare
5	Core Sample Analysis	200 Samples
6	Preparation of Exploration Report and estimation of coal resources as per JORC standards
7	Feasibility Study Report
8	Mine Planning & Scheduling

All tender documents are available on http://www.essar.com/tender only in soft copies as PDF / ZIP files. For viewing Tender Files, use Adobe Acrobat 6 Reader or later version. Vendors, who want to bid for tenders, are requested to fill in the online vendor registration form on the site.

Mode of tendering:

a) Technical bid in electronic form at our web site.

b) Technical and Commercial price bid in a sealed envelope to be posted to address given below.

Physical copy of Commercial price bid in a separate sealed Envelop subscribing the Tender Number, Tender due Date, and ?Techno-commercial price bid? must be sent to below mentioned address within Twenty (20) days from the date of the advertisement.

Indonesia Address:
C/o Dy General Manager - Business Development
PT Essar Indonesia
Menara Karya, 19th Floor, Jl. H. R. Rasuna Said
Blok X-5, Kav 1-2
Jakarta 12950
TEL: +62 21 57944800
E-mail: sanjay@essar.co.id

India Address:
Mr Manoj K Agarwal
Vice President ? Bussiness Development
Essar House, 5-A, Sector 3
Noida (U.P.) -201301
India
TEL: +91 120 6626666
Email:manoj.agarwal@essar.com