State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) signed the agreement to provide consultations for management and inspection of the company’s carbamide plant in Sumgait city.
The State Agency for Acquisitions reported that the company has been selected by the tender. The Finnish company has estimated its services at 14,419,552 AZN.
Construction of SOCAR’s carbamide plant started in December 2011. Since 2013 its general contractor is South Korean Samsung Engineering Co Ltd. Construction of the plant is estimated at $500 million and is funded at the expense of the state budget.
According to the project worked out by Dutch and Danish companies, the capacity of the plant will total 1200 tons of ammonia and 2000 tons of carbamide a day. The plant is planned to be put into operation at the end of 2016.