Tender for the supply of Fork Lift Trucks for Empty Containers (the "Tender") Tender No. ASH-1015-3.2009 Amendment of Pre-Requisites

Ashdod Port Company Ltd. ("APC") wish to amend the provisions of the announcement dated on April 23, 2009 (the: "Original Announcement") with respect to the Tender, as follows:

1. Authorized distributors of manufacturers of the Proposed FLTs (in addition to manufacturers themselves as outlined in the Original Announcement) shall be entitled to participate in this Tender, provided that all the following conditions are met upon submission of proposals to the Tender:
   
   1.1. Proposer is authorized by the manufacturer of the proposed FLTs to distribute the proposed FLTs in Israel; and
   1.2. Proposer owns a valid permit from the Ministry of Transportation of Israel to import the proposed FLTs to Israel; and 
   1.3. Proposer shall prove compliance by the manufacturer of the proposed FLTs with all the following conditions:
   1.3.1. Manufacture of at least twenty (20) FLTs, of at least 12 to 22 ton lifting          capacity, per year, during the last three (3) years (2006-2008); and
   1.3.2. Manufacture of at least ten (10) FLTs for empty containers (for ISO containers 20' — 40' with side telescopic spreader), of at least 7 ton lifting capacity and at least 5 containers (9'6") stacking height, per year, during the last three (3) years (2006-2008); and
   1.3.3. Certified according to ISO 9001:2000 quality standards or corresponding quality standards approved by APC; and
   1.4. Compliance with all mandatory items specified in the Technical Specifications of this Tender; and
   1.5. Proposer has submitted all certifications required according to the Public Corporations' Transactions Law, 1976 ( (חוק עסקאות גופים ציבוריים, תשל"ו-1976as specified in the Tender documents;
   
   Regarding compliance with preconditions of sections 1.3.1, 1.3.2 and 1.3.3, APC may recognize, at the APC Tender Committee's sole discretion, such conditions as fulfilled by Affiliated Companies of the manufacturer and/or by companies that have been sold to and/or merged into the manufacturer, insofar as this took place before issue of this Tender, as being fulfilled by the manufacturer itself. “Affiliated Company” means a company wholly owned by the manufacturer, or the manufacturer's parent company, or other affiliated companies of the manufacturer which are to be approved by APC Tender Committee at it sole discretion and subject to any conditions which the APC Tender Committee shall decide to apply.   
2. Proposals should be submitted not later than June 30, 2009 at 14:00 IL Time.
   Proposals should be submitted to the Tender Box, at the chamber of the head of Equipment Procurement Department, Equipment Department Building, 1^st floor, Port of Ashdod.
3. For further information regarding the purchase of the Tender documents please call Mrs. Liat Ohayon, Tel: +972-8-8517152.