SOLICITATION NOTICE
B -- Croatia: Underground Natural Gas Storage Project
- Notice Date
- 10/21/2003
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- United States Trade and Development Agency, TDA, USTDA, 1000 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1600, C/O US TDA 1000 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1600, Arlington, VA, 22209-3901
- ZIP Code
- 22209-3901
- Solicitation Number
- Reference-Number-0270069B
- Response Due
- 12/1/2003
- Archive Date
- 12/16/2003
- 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, USTDA, 1000 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1600, Arlington, VA 22209-3901, Tel: (703) 875-4357, Fax: (703) 875-4009, ekunene@tda.gov. PLEASE DO NOT CONTACT THE CONTRACTS OFFICE. PROPOSAL SUBMISSION PLACE: Ms. Davora Tancer; Head of Undreground Natural Gas Storage Project Team; INA-Industrija Nafte d.d. Zagreb; Subiceva 29; 10000 Zagreb, Croatia; Phone: 385-1-459-2129; Fax: 385-1-459-3063. 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 examining the technical and economic feasibility of expanding INA?s current underground natural gas storage capacity. Industrija Nafte d.d. Zagreb (INA), also known as INA Matica, is a joint stock company founded on January 1, 1964 when Naftaplin, an oil and gas exploration and production company (E&P), merged with the refineries of Rijeka, Sisak and Zagreb. Presently, INA is a vertically integrated group of oil and gas companies comprising INA d.d., the parent company, and a number of wholly owned subsidiaries. INA presently produces about 1.54 Bm3/y (billon cubic meters per year) of gas and imports 1.08 Bm3/y. Of the 2.62 Bm3/y transported throughout the system, a portion goes into underground storage to balance out the demand requirements during the year. INA plans to steadily increase its natural gas supply to the domestic market over the next few years to meet growing demands. Additional natural gas from the offshore gas fields will be available to INA?s domestic consumers in 2005, after a new natural gas pipeline between Pula and Karlovac is constructed. The new gas pipeline will connect offshore gas production facilities with the existing natural gas pipeline system in the northern part of the country. INA anticipates an increase in the natural gas consumption to an annual rate of 4.0 Bm3 by the year 2010. The residential sector?s gas consumption is expected to reach a market share of 30%. In a pre-feasibility study conducted by INA in 2002, they explored the possibility of expanding their Underground Gas Storage capacity. The study considered four possible reservoirs for seasonal balance and three for possible daily balance. INA estimated the investment required for each reservoir. These investment estimates included: cushion gas; wells; and facilities. The preliminary results of the pre-feasibility study determined that the most promising field/layers were: Okoli b2 and Okoli b4+5. The aim of the Feasibility Study is to evaluate the technical and economic feasibility of expanding INA?s existing gas storage facility into the Okoli b2 and b4+5 layers of the existing Okoli field. In addition, the Feasibility Study will include a review of the environmental impacts of the project as well as a financial analysis presented in a format that can be used to explore potential joint ventures, satisfy INA?s internal requirements and be satisfactory for initial applications to major international financial institutions such as the U.S. Export-Import Bank and EBRD. The U.S. firm selected will be paid in U.S. dollars from a $290,000 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 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 P.M., December 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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