MODIFICATION
R -- TECHANICAL ASSISTANCE FOR ALUTO LANGANO GEOTHERMAL PLAN IN ETHIOPIA
- Notice Date
- 4/15/2004
- Notice Type
- Modification
- NAICS
- 541990
— All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- Contracting Office
- United States Trade and Development Agency, TDA Contracts Office, USTDA, 1000 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1600, Arlington, VA, 22209-3901
- ZIP Code
- 22209-3901
- Solicitation Number
- USTDA04-Q-1-167
- Response Due
- 4/27/2004
- Archive Date
- 5/12/2004
- Point of Contact
- Forestine Winters, Contract Specialist, Phone 703-875-4357, Fax 703-875-4009, - Della Glenn, Contracts Officer, Phone 703-875-4357, Fax 703-875-4009,
- E-Mail Address
-
contract@tda.gov, contract@tda.gov
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- PART 2 OF STATEMENT OF WORK 3.11 Justification-The Contractor shall provide an explanation of why USTDA?s grant funding is needed. 3.12 Terms of Reference-The Contractor shall provide Terms of Reference (TOR) for the feasibility study. The TOR which must be endorsed by the Project Sponsor, shall include, at a minimum, the following: Purpose and objective of the study and; a technical analysis of the project; An economic analysis of the project (This section will usually include attention to competing alternative methods of achieving the same or similar host country objectives); 3.12.3 A financial analysis of the project; 3.12.4 An appropriate environmental analysis of the project; 3.12.5A review of regulatory issues related to the project; 3.12.6 A summary of key host country economic development benefits expected from projects (e.g., job creation, new technologies introduced, productivity enhancements, new production/transport/communications capacities that will result from the project). 3.12.7 A list of proposed equipment and services for project implementation, including a list of potential U.S. sources of supply (company names and contact information); 3.12.8 An implementation plan (anticipated next steps necessary to implement the project); and 3.12.9 A Final Report that summarizes the findings of the study and/or other appropriate deliverables. The TOR must be designed to meet the requirements of the most likely source(s) of implementation financing. The requirements of some of the potential financing sources may be found at the following web sites: www.opic.govfinance/home.htm;www.exim.gov/tools/index.html;www.ifc.org/proserv/;www.adb.org/privatesector/finance/default.asp;www.ebrd.com/apply/index.html;www.iadb.org/iic/english/pdf.htm;www.afdb.org/opportunities/business_general_proc_notices_country.htm; 3.13 Feasibility Study Budget The Contractor shall provide a budget a detailed budget and task breakdown for the feasibility study prepared in accordance with the Feasibility Study Budget Format and Budgeted Labor Requirements, which can be found at Attachment 3. Section J.3. The budget should be supported with sufficient detail to enable USTDA staff or others reviewing the material to understand completely, not only the budgeted amounts, but also the methodology that justifies the budget amounts. The budget should include: 1.Labor, budgeted by position title and task for each of the positions on the feasibility study team. Positions should be identifiable, with descriptions of the positions and proposed team members included in the proposal. Person-Days should reflect the proposed number of days of work effort proposed for each position for each task. The unit cost should be the actual loaded daily rate for each position. The proposed budget may not include fee or profit. 2.Itemization should be prepared for per diem, transportation, communications, subcontracts, translation of Final Report, and other direct costs. Per Diem must be based on U.S. Government rates, which are available on the State Department web site (http://www.state.gov/www/perdiems/index.html). The budget should support the feasibility study terms of reference. 3.14 Recommendations The Contractor shall provide recommendations as to: 3.14.1whether or not the project meets USTDA?s basic funding criteria; 3.14.2 the appropriate TOR for the proposed study; and 3.14.3 the appropriate budget for the proposed study. 3.15 Contacts-The Contractor shall submit a list of individuals contacted during the DM, with their addresses, phone and fax numbers, and e-mail addresses. 4 Contractor Interim Status Reporting and Deliverables-The Contractor shall provide verbal updates to the COTR when necessary. The deliverables may also take the form of information, advice, opinions, alternatives, analyses, evaluations, recommendations, interim and final reports, or other oral or written work products needed for successful performance. 5 Contractor -- USTDA Report (Section 1.13)-The Contractor shall prepare a report to USTDA that addresses all the issues in the report requirements as outlined in Section 1 through 1.13. Since this report will be available for public distribution, any sensitive or business proprietary information shall be included in a separate confidential attachment to the report. 5.1 USTDA Final Report Draft -- COTR Approval-The Contractor shall provide the report in draft form to USTDA for COTR review within ten (10) working days after completion of the overseas visit. The report should be clearly marked ?Draft? on the cover.5.2 USTDA Revised Final Report Draft ? COTR Approval-Within five (5) working days after receiving the COTR?s comments on the draft report, the Contractor shall submit a revised copy for COTR review. The Contractor shall revise the report as necessary until securing final COTR approval. 5.3USTDA Final Report ? COTR Approval-The final report shall incorporate all mutually agreed upon material and revisions. The report shall include any supporting documentation. It shall be grammatically and factually correct in all respects, internally consistent, and all statements and tables shall be clear and easily understood by a competent reader, and contain no typographical errors. Upon notification from the COTR that the report is considered acceptable, the Contractor shall submit twenty (20) copies, and one (1) unbound original to USTDA and EEPCO. All reports must be paginated and submitted in Microsoft Word on a 3.5-inch disk or on a CD-Rom. The Contractor shall also submit the report to the COTR as an e-mail attachment, and also in Microsoft Word format. 6 Contractor Selection-The Contractor will be selected utilizing the following criteria: 1.Advisory experience in selection of International Tenders. 2.Engineering and/or operating experience with special emphasis on the operation of small process/power generation facilities. Implementation and operations experience with power projects in Africa (especially Ethiopia) and other developing countries. Experience working with geothermal projects. 7 Project Descriptions and Profile-USTDA contracted with a desk study consultant, Intratech, Inc., (USTDA Activity No. 2004-10024A) to provide recommendations to USTDA about the Terms of Reference and Budget for this project. Some of Intratech's analysis for this project is re-printed below. Desk Study Report for Ethiopia Aluto-Langano Project For U.S. Trade and Development Agency -Contract TDA2004-10024A March 2004-Submitted by:INTRATECH, Inc.-1350 Beverly Road,McLean, Virginia 22101,Tel No: (703) 680 2192 USTDA has included only parts of Intratech's desk study report in this RFP. Project Description. The Aluto-Langano Geothermal Pilot Power Plant (ALGPPP) The ALGPPP is the first geothermal power plant to generate electricity in Ethiopia. The designed power output of the pilot plant is 8.52 MW (gross) and 7.28 MW (net). Nevertheless, due to problems described below, the current power output is less than two MW. The pilot power plant is supplied with steam and brine from four production wells (LA3, LA4, LA6 and LA8) at between 2000 m and 2500 m depth. There is one re-injection well (LA7), which is an original field exploration well. The working fluid in the binary units is iso-pentane. Ambient air is the cooling media for the condenser in both units. The ALGPPP is composed of two separate units. The first unit, the Geothermal Combined Cycle Unit (GCCU), is comprised of two subsystems, a back pressure steam turbine using geothermal steam and a binary type unit with pentane as its working fluid. After the steam expands in the backpressure turbine, the remaining heat is fed into the binary unit that creates additional power. The GCCU uses the higher-pressure outputs from wells LA3 and LA6. The second unit, known as the ORMAT Energy Conversion unit, is a binary type unit that uses the output from the lower pressure wells LA4 and LA8. Ormat handed over the Power plant to EEPCo in June 30, 1998. Since that time, the power plant has exhibited problems that have resulted in the shutdown of the installation. The problems include: Fluctuation of the output of the wells; Decline of overall well outputs; Scaling; Wellhead valve lockups; Sand, rock, mud deposition from well LA-8; Cracking of the wellhead civil engineering structures; Premature wearing of the cooling tower fan shafts and belts; Pentane leakage from the Ormat Energy Converter (OEC) unit;Interference between the operation of wells LA-3 and LA-6; Excess geothermal fluid drainage to a surface pond;Overly high level of automation of the power plant that prevents manual operation in case of computer malfunction;Failure of feed pump to the OEC unit to recycle pentane fluid;Small size of the site and wellhead rock mufflers that results in the overflow of accumulated brine;Issues related to the 15kv transmission line, communication system, operational monitoring system and location of dwelling areas;Inadequate training of the project staff;Lack of spare parts. U.S. Export Potential-The ?East Africa Geothermal Market Acceleration Conference? held in Nairobi Kenya in April 2003 (co-funded by TDA) identified a number of projects in the East African Region. Cumulatively these projects amounted to a total of 120 MW. We estimate that this represents a potential market for U.S Exports of approximately $180 million. The major components will be steam turbines, generators and switchgear, instrumentation and engineering and management. For the immediate rehabilitation of the Aluto-Langano Power Plant, our discussion with ORMAT indicates that total spare parts needed for rehabilitation will be of the order of $100,000. G. Foreign Competition-Foreign geothermal Technology ? Israel, Italy, New Zealand.Engineering, Goods and Services-Foreign supply of hardware and service can be expected to very competitive in the East African Region. Aggressive competition can be expected from Europe (Italy, France) and Asia (Japan and Korea) for high tech material i.e. rotating equipment, instrumentation, electrical and specialty valves fitting etc. For less specialized equipment i.e. piping, civil, piping and structural India, South Africa and regional suppliers will be the major competition.L. Terms of Reference-The EEPCO Tender -On December 3, 2003, EEPCO issued a Tender Document for Consultancy Services that is open only to international geothermal companies and will be financed by EEPCO without external assistance. The objectives of the tender are to: Assess the status, solutions and costs to bring the plant back to its 7. 28 MWe design capacity to supply the nearby Adami Tulu substation and provide backup power for the national grid. Confirm the suspected 30 MW capacity of the Aluto resource and plan for its exploitation to that level. Additional objectives of the tender include: Plan a site laboratory for assessing geothermal fluids and other resource parameters; Prepare specifications and bid documents for the actual rehabilitation work Provide assistance to EEPCO during the bidding process to respond to inquiries, issue addenda, etc. Evaluate bid submissions and assist EEPCO in contract negotiations with the successful bidder; Supervise the rehabilitation work carried out by the successful bidder; Commission the rehabilitation work upon completion; In order to carry out the work, the successful bidder is expected to set up, staff and equip an office in Addis Ababa, and purchase a vehicle as well as testing and monitoring equipment. The complete tender document is attached. Objectives of the Present Technical Assistance (TA) Program-The Consultant will assist EEPCO to review bids received in response to its international tender and select and negotiate a contract with the winning geothermal contractor to carry out a study the results of which will guide EEPCO in its efforts to (a) return the ALGPPP to its operating specifications as designed on a sustainable basis and (b) assess the potential for increased power generation from the Aluto resource.
- Place of Performance
- Address: 1000 Wilson Blvd. - Suite 1600, Alexandria, VA
- Zip Code: 22209
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 22209
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