The official Gazprom’s website has published a notice #64/081008-3K of a request for quotations. During the period from 8-17 October, the tender Committee of OAO Gazprom (contact person is Sergei Anatolyevich Bronnikov) has been gathering applications for “the right of signing the supply contract for equipment for the stable belonging to the branches of OAO Gazprom, and intended to satisfy the needs of OAO Gazprom. Delivery point is the branch of OAO Gazprom, DP Bogorodskoe, situated the village of Bogorodskoe, Leninsky District of Moscow region.          

Gazprom needs a Warendorfer solarium of Standart II model with a set of built in thermal showers (2 pieces) and put-on-neck elements (2 pieces). The delivery is to be done at the 4th quarter of 2008. The maximum price of the contract including VAT comes up to 338,000 rubles. The tender participants must “possess necessary professional qualifications and experience of delivery of qualitative equipment for stables”.   

Sure thing, solarium is exactly what the gas monopolist needs at the moment most of all! Horses must get a tan and have their health improved. It does not seem that anyone is going to dare asking a question of what Gazprom needs a stable for. 

Well, Gazprom must be given its due; it’s not only horses they care about there. A request for applications has been announced in other positions too.  

That way, the company is ordering a medical and cosmetologist equipment for its holiday hotel “Morozovka” in Solnechnogorsky district of Moscow region. The order comes up to 4.2 million rubles. The requirements to that supply are as to follow. “Whirlpool bath Florida 300, the vertical solarium “Aurora”, the apparatus “Oberon” with a notebook, the therapy equipment Thermo SPA with Aqua Jet option, the laser physiotherapy complex Milta K, the sofa for damp massage Orient, the massage sofa LOMI-LOMI, the ultrasonic instrument ALGODERM, the cosmetologist’s chair Beauty Star III, the towel-dryer HOT CABI, the cosmetologist chair Rondo.” Well, despite the crisis the Gazprom employees must take care of their health, as this is our national heritage as well as the company on the whole.