SOLICITATION NOTICE
B -- B ? Egypt: Linear Alkyl Benzene Feasibility Study
- Notice Date
- 4/28/2003
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- United States Trade and Development Agency, TDA, USTDA, C/O US TDA 1000 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1600, Arlington, VA, 22209-3901
- ZIP Code
- 22209-3901
- Solicitation Number
- Reference-Number-0310007B
- Archive Date
- 5/27/2003
- Point of Contact
- Evangela Kunene, Procument Data Manager, Phone 703-875-4357, Fax 703-875-4009,
- E-Mail Address
-
ekunene@tda.gov
- Description
- POC: Evangela Kunene, Procurement Data Manager, Tel: 703-875-4357, Fax: 703-875-4009, E-mail: ekunene@tda.gov : PLEASE DO NOT CONTACT CONTRACTS OFFICE : Proposal Submission Place: Dr. Sherif Ismail, Executive Deputy Chairman, Egyptian Petrochemical Holding Company (Echem), 3 El Mokhayam El Dayem Street, Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt, Phone: (20-2) 263-4000, Fax: (20-2) 263-1010 : The Grantee invites submission of qualifications and proposal data (collectively referred to as the "Proposal") from interested U.S. firms which are qualified on the basis of experience and capability to develop a Feasibility Study for a proposed linear alkyl benzene (LAB) facility in Egypt. The Egyptian Petrochemical Holding Company (Echem) was established in February 2002 by the Ministry of Petroleum to manage existing publicly held assets and equities in the chemical/petrochemical industry. Echem is mandated to identify and develop new petrochemical and chemical production opportunities in cooperation with its sister parastatal organizations such as the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC) and the Egyptian Gas Holding Company, as well as private companies and investors. LAB is a preferred petrochemical feedstock for synthetic detergents used in both domestic and industrial applications because of its low cost, optimal detergent properties, and a demonstrated biodegradability in all uses. The Egyptian Ministry of Petroleum has forty years of experience producing detergent feedstocks dodecylbenzene (DDB) and LAB with EGPC being a dependable supplier of quality LAB product through its 40 kilotons-per-annum (kta) plant at Amerya. A preliminary investigation performed by Echem in 2002 found that the Normal Paraffins (NP) and LAB markets indicate a growth in demand for LAB, as do the ongoing negotiations with both the local and global users of LAB. With the economic success of the existing EGPC LAB facility in Amerya, Echem believes the economic indicators for a new LAB plant in Alexandria that would produce 80 kta are encouraging. Echem?s objective is to build a petrochemical plant capable of producing 80,000 metric tons per annum (mta) of LAB while maximizing the reuse of existing utilities, and general facilities at the potential site. The current Egyptian total domestic consumption of LAB is 50,000 mta, which is met by domestic production. By the year 2006, Echem expects that the domestic consumption will increase to 70,000 mta. The proposed 80,000 mta plant would increase Egypt?s total LAB domestic production to 130,000 mta. Echem plans to export its surplus production to buyers in Europe and/or the Middle East. The objective of the study is to investigate the technical, economic and marketing feasibility of manufacturing 80,000 mta of LAB based on NPs. The tasks for the study are summarized as follows: Task A: Feedstock Assessment Task B: Marketing Assessment Task C: Technology and Technical Evaluation Task D: Existing Refinery Integration Task E: Preliminary Environmental, Health and Safety Assessment Task F: Project Cost Estimation Task G: Financial Analysis Task H: Business Briefing Task I: Final Report The U.S. firm selected will be paid in U.S. dollars from a $756,000 grant to the Grantee from the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA). A detailed Request for Proposals (RFP), which includes requirements for the Proposal, the Terms of Reference, and a background desk study report are available from USTDA, at 1000 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1600, Arlington, VA 22209-3901. Requests for the RFP should be faxed to the IRC, USTDA at 703-875-4009. In the fax, please include your firm?s name, contact person, address, and telephone number. Some firms have found that RFP materials sent by U.S. mail do not reach them in time for preparation of an adequate response. Firms that want USTDA to use an overnight delivery service should include the name of the delivery service and your firm's account number in the request for the RFP. Firms that want to send a courier to USTDA to retrieve the RFP should allow one hour after faxing the request to USTDA before scheduling a pick-up. Please note that no telephone requests for the RFP will be honored. Please check your internal fax verification receipt. Because of the large number of RFP requests, USTDA cannot respond to requests for fax verification. Requests for RFPs received before 4:00 PM will be mailed the same day. Requests received after 4:00 PM will be mailed the following day. Please check with your courier and/or mail room before calling USTDA. Only U.S. firms and individuals may bid on this USTDA financed activity. Interested firms, their subcontractors and employees of all participants must qualify under USTDA's nationality requirements as of the due date for submission of qualifications and proposals and, if selected to carry out the USTDA-financed activity, must continue to meet such requirements throughout the duration of the USTDA-financed activity. All goods and services to be provided by the selected firm shall have their nationality, source and origin in the U.S. or host country. The U.S. firm may use subcontractors from the host country for up to 20 percent of the USTDA grant amount. Details of USTDA's nationality requirements and mandatory contract clauses are also included in the RFP. Interested U.S. firms should submit their Proposal in English directly to the Grantee by 4:00 p.m. local Egyptian time on Monday, May 12, 2003 at the above address. Evaluation criteria for the Proposal are included in the RFP. Price will not be a factor in contractor selection, and therefore, cost proposals should NOT be submitted. The Grantee reserves the right to reject any and/or all Proposals. The Grantee also reserves the right to contract with the selected firm for subsequent work related to the project. The Grantee is not bound to pay for any costs associated with the preparation and submission of Proposals.
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