Investing in Uruguay

Why Uruguay?

Uruguay is geographically at the centre of a market inhabited by more than 215 million consumers, with the highest per capita income in the continent, and a GDP of US$ 600 billions. MERCOSUR has its best “gateway” in Uruguay, greately enhanced with the conditions that the MERCOSUR agreement has created for the developement of trade and business among the members of the block. Easy access to that large market (specially to the core of business in the region, situated in a 1.500 km. radius area), and to other regions and countries in the world is assured by an extensive and varied communications network, together with strongly competitive financial and business support services. Uruguay qualifies as an ideal platform from where business opportunities are launched to the region and the world, based on its economic and political stability, along with an open and cosmopolitan society.

The Investors Support Center

The Investors Support Center (ISC) was created by the Uruguayan government seeking to facilitate and simplify the process of evaluation of investment projects. According to it, the ISC:

Centralizes the information for national and foreign investors.

Avoids delays based on formal defects of the projects by a previous formal evaluation.

Manages efficiently the investment projects’ steps through the different public agencies which evaluate them.

If you are focused to invest in our country, visit our office where we will help you turning your project into reality.

You can access to further information or to know the status of your project by visiting our Web Gateway or by e-mail.

Business Opportunities

Ongoing International Public Bids

May 2008

Public offering inviting interested to participate on:

- Roadwork on Route 10 Bridge over Santa Lucia River and its surrounding area

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Procuring entity: Corporación Vial del Uruguay S.A.

Tender documentation available at http://www.cvu.com.uy.

For more information please contact Dra. Karina Martinez, Corporación Vial del Uruguay S.A., tel: +598 2 916 2680 ext.240, email: kmartinez@cvu.com.uy

March 2008

Public offering inviting interested to participate on:

- Roadwork on Route 10 Bridge over Jose Ignacio River

- Roadwork on Route 30 Bridge over Yucutuja and Sangrador River

- By Pass project in Nueva Palmira City, Uruguay

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Procuring entity: Corporación Vial del Uruguay S.A.

Tender documentation available at http://www.cvu.com.uy.

For more information please contact Ing. Ramiro Rodriguez, Corporación Vial del Uruguay S.A., tel:+598 2 916 2680 ext.240

February 2008

Public offering inviting interested on

- Illumination work on National Route 102 (from route 101 to Route 8):

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Procuring entity: Corporación Vial del Uruguay S.A.

Tender documentation available at http://www.cvu.com.uy.

For more information please contact Dra. Karina Martinez, Corporación Vial del Uruguay S.A. tel: +598 2 916 26 80 ext.240, email: kmartinez@cvu.com.uy

January 2008

1. Corporación Vial del Uruguay S.A. - Public offering inviting interested on

a) Maintenance of services and rehabilitation roadwork on:
- Route Interbalnearia
- National Route 9 (65km100 in route 8 and 92k850 in route 99)
- National Route 101 (Airport 18k100 and Route Interbalnearia 21k300)

b) Roadwork in national route 10:
- Puente Carrasco-Avenida del Parque and Route 10-Av.Giannattasio

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Procuring entity: Corporación Vial del Uruguay S.A.

Tender documentation available at http://www.cvu.com.uy.

For more information please contact Dra. Karina Martinez, Corporación Vial del Uruguay S.A. tel: +598 2 916 26 80 ext.240, email: kmartinez@cvu.com.uy

2. The Ministry of Tourism and Sport (MINTUR) calls for bidders related with the concession of the commercial exploitation of Hotel Casino Rivera and the exploitation of its Casino"

Opening date: April 22nd, 2008

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Contact name: Ms. Marcela Helbling Leal. Ministry of Tourism and Sport, tel: +598 2 1885 336, email: mhelbling@mintur.gub.uy or secretariadeadministracion
@mintur.gub.uy, http://www.mintur.gub.uy/
licitaciones.html

3. The Municipal Government of Montevideo (IMM) call for bidders related with the remodeling and maintenance of "Hotel Casino Carrasco" s infrastructure, the concession for its commercial exploitation and its Municipal Casino.

Opening date: May 9th, 2008 at 14:30 (Uruguay time)

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Contact name: Mr. Rafael Mendive, Comisión de Inversión, Intendencia Municipal de Montevideo, tel: +5982 1950 2137, email: rmendive@piso8.imm.gub.uy, www.montevideo.gub.uy

August, 2007, International Public Bids related with the concession for commercial and industrial exploitation of "Frigorifico Municipal Salto," slaughter.

Opening date: June 28th, 2007 at 4:00 pm (Uruguay time)

Closing date: August 13th, 2007 at 4:00 pm (Uruguay time)

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Contact name: Andrea Giraldez, Secretaria, Programa Ganadero MGAP/BID, Constituyente 1476, piso 1, Montevideo-Uruguay, tel:+ 598 2 419 8644, fax: +598 2 413 14 16

June, 2007, Ministry of Transport and Public Work (MTOP), Ministerio de Transporte y Obras Públicas.

A. Public Offering inviting interested on maintenance of service and rehabilitation road work on

Route 2, 182k400, Cardona and 308k500, International Bridge Gral San Martin

Route1, between route 45 and city of Colonia

B. Public Offering inviting interested on maintenance of service and rehabilitation road work on

North of Montevideo (capital city)

National Route 102

National Route 5 (Av. Instrucciones (C-36))

National Route 8 (Av. Instrucciones (C-37))

New deadline

May/April, 2007, Ministry of Transport and Public Work (MTOP), Ministerio de Transporte y Obras Públicas.

A. Public Offering inviting interested on maintenance of service and rehabilitation road work on

National Route 9, 105k650 (Ruta Interbalnearia) and 210k00 (Rocha)

National Route 5, 245k000 (Centenario), and 502k700 (Rivera)

National Route 11: 167k000 (Atlantida), and 12k700 (Ecilda Paullier, city)

New deadline

B. Public Offering inviting interested on illuminate road work on

National Route 3, (entrance to Paysandu's city) and intersection national route 5 and 30

National Route 3, (San Jose's city) and Old National Route 1 (Plata's city)

C. Public Offering inviting interested on Maintenance work on bridges on

National Route 8, km 222 -km 249

National Route 11, km133-155

New deadline

Procuring entity: National Division on Road within the Ministry of Transport and Public Work (MTOP) and Corporacion Vial del Uruguay S.A.

Tender documentation available on http://www.cvu.com.uy.

For more information please contact to Dra. Karina Martinez, Corporacion Vial del Uruguay S.A. tel: +598 2 916 26 80 ext.118

January, 2007, Ministry of Transport and Public Work (MTOP), Ministerio de Transporte y Obras Públicas.

Public Public Offering inviting interested on Pavement reinforcement on

Route 3, Arroyo Chapicuy Grande, 426k200, Uruguay

Route 3, 256k000, Arroyo Grande

Route 2, Florencio Sanchez-Jose Enrique Rodo

Procuring entity: National Division on Road within the Ministry of Transport and Public Work (MTOP) and Corporacion Vial del Uruguay S.A.

Tender documentation available on http://www.cvu.com.uy.

For more information please contact to Dra. Karina Martinez, Corporacion Vial del Uruguay S.A. tel: +598 2 916 26 80 ext.118

September, 2006, National Administration for Fuel, Alcohol and Portland (ANCAP, Administración Nacional de Combustible, Alcohol y Portland).

Public Offering n.4/0918 inviting interested purchase.

Product: Sismica Marina 2d Off-shore

Procuring entity: ANCAP (Oil refining and importation).

Sum payable for the tender documents:

U$S 1,000.00

Tender documentation available here.

For more information please write to Ms. Maria Nélida Sena,

Purchase Section, ANCAP, at:

msena@ancap.com.uy.

Information for Investors

Information you need to know to develop business in our country.

New regulation of the Law of Investments #16906.

Investment Law.

How to create a company?