SOLICITATION NOTICE
B -- Sulfur Recovery Feasibility Study
- Notice Date
- 9/2/2003
- 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-0370035A
- Response Due
- 10/1/2003
- Archive Date
- 10/16/2003
- Point of Contact
- Evangela Kunene, Procument Data Manager, Phone 703-875-4357, Fax 703-875-4009,
- E-Mail Address
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ekunene@tda.gov
- Description
- POC: Evangela Kunene, USTDA 1000 Wilson Boulevard Suite 1600, Arlington, VA 22209. Tel: 703-875-4357, Fax: 703-875-4009, email: ekunene@tda.gov. PLEASE DO NOT CONTACT THE CONTRACTS OFFICE. PROPOSAL SUBMISSION PLACE: Mr. Cantemir Mambet, QHSE Management Director, Rompetrol S.A., Rompetrol Building, 222 Calea Victoriei, 71104 Bucharest, Romania, Phone: (40) 21 30 30 859, Fax: (40) 21 31 45 337. 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 on the modernization of existing sufur recovery and sour water stripping system at Rompetrol Refining’s Petromidia oil refinery in Romania. The modernization efforts would also include the development and operation of an integrated system for the recovery of solid sulfur and production of sulfuric acid, known as a Gas Desulfurization and Sulfur Recovery (GDSR) system. Since Romania aspires to join the European Union (EU), it must comply with the EURO 3 regulatory standards set forth for gasoline. Improvements to the Petromidia refinery would fulfill the required EU oil product standards. As part of its admission requirements to enter the EU, Romania has passed legislation to lower sulfur content in fuels, and passed stringent air, water, and waste environmental regulations. Petromidia has the capability to currently produce low sulfur fuels, however, the advent of upgraded GDSR systems will allow Petromidia to improve its throughput capability by nearly 20%, resulting in an estimated $6 million a year in addition profits. In addition, more efficient GDSR units would allow for Petromidia to purchase cheaper high sulfur crude oil from the Caspian Sea and still comply with EU low sulfur gasoline and diesel fuel standards. Founded in 1974, Rompetrol is today the international arm of the Romanian oil and gas industry with nearly 30 years of experience in providing equipment, labor, and services to the global oil and gas industry. Rompetrol has substantial upstream, downstream and refining assets, which are principally located in Romania. The original state-owned entity, Rompetrol S.A., privatized in 1994 to become the largest private company in the oil and gas field in Romania. In February 2001, the Rompetrol Group acquired the Petromidia refinery and petrochemical plant. Petromidia is Romania's largest and most modern refinery. Designed and built from 1975-1977 and modernized in the early 1990s, Petromidia processes a wide variety of crude oils, from low to medium sulphur content. It is the only Romanian refinery producing Jet A-1 fuel and plans to become the prime supplier of jet fuel for aviation companies operating in Romania and Moldova. Petromidia is an important source of gasoline, liquefied petroleum gasoline (LPG), and diesel supply to Rompetrol's and other retail networks. Additionally, Petromidia’s strategic location on the Danube River - Black Sea channel makes Petromidia the Romanian "flagship" refinery with a maximum rated capacity of 14,000 tons/day. In acquiring the refinery, the Rompetrol Group committed to performing $205 million in investment in the refinery over the next five years, as well as an additional $20 million in environmental investment. The current technology units used to refine gasoline products at the Petromidia refinery are outdated and operated in a manner that reduces the effectiveness of sulfur recovery, and fails to meet environmental requirements. The complex processes that Petromidia currently undertakes to recover sulfur from sour water and acid gases creates excess pollution, increased quantities of hydrogen sulfide (which impacts air quality), and in some cases excess ammonia, which affects wastewater. In order to achieve environmental requirements, produce additional salable products and improve production rates, Petromidia’s GDSR systems must be modernized. The new design would remove ammonia from the water and air, remove hydrogen sulfide and severely limit sulfur dioxide emissions, produce an additional 8,000 tons of solid sulfur for sale each year, and produce about 12,500 tons per ear of sulfuric acid for internal use or sale. The U.S. firm selected will be paid in U.S. dollars from a $331,045 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 definitional mission 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 PM, OCTOBER 1, 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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