SOLICITATION NOTICE
B -- B- Romania: ELCEN Bucharest Combined Heat and Power Plant Feasibility Study
- Notice Date
- 10/26/2004
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 541690
— Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
- 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-0470052A
- Response Due
- 11/30/2004
- Archive Date
- 12/15/2004
- Description
- POC: Evangela Kunene, USTDA, 1000 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1600, Arlington, VA 22209-3901, Tel: (703) 875-4357, Fax: (703) 875-4009, E-mail: ekunene@ustda.gov "PLEASE DO NOT CONTACT CONTRACTS OFFICE". PROPOSAL SUBMISSION PLACE: Ms. Carmen Neagu, Director, International Affairs Department, Electrocentrale Bucuresti SA, 202E, Splaiul Independentei, 060021-Bucharest, ROMANIA; Phone: +40-21-407-9915; Fax: +40-21-212-6593; E-mail: carmen_neagu@elcen.ro 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 to evaluate the technical and economic feasibility of upgrading the control systems at five SC Electrocentrale Bucuresti SA (ELCEN) heat and power plants in Bucharest. ELCEN was founded in 2002 as part of the restructuring of Termoelectrica SA, the state-owned power generating company. ELCEN owns eight power plants in total, five of which are in the City of Bucharest. The city?s district heating system supplies heat to about 577,000 flats (2,000,000 people) and about 5,230 institutions (hospitals, schools, hotels, etc). ELCEN?s five generating plants represent the most important heat sources for the City of Bucharest. Each plant provides hot water to the consumers located in its immediate area. The plants can also provide heat to consumers in other areas through an interconnected steam-piping network. ELCEN has determined that the company can improve its operating efficiency if it can install a system-wide operating management procedure that will simultaneously optimize the operations of its five Bucharest plants. This will require the modernization of the control systems at each of the plants, and the installation of special software and controls in a central dispatching office. In 2002, Termoelectrica obtained a grant from the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) to perform an ?Economical Operation Survey for Thermal Power Plants?. The study focused on Romania?s major thermal power stations, which included the largest plant in the ELCEN system, Bucuresti Sud. Black and Veatch was the U.S. company selected to perform the study with the assistance of the Institute for Studies and Power Engineering (ISPE), a Romanian engineering company. The study, completed in November of 2003, included an evaluation of the control systems of 28 generating units at 9 power plants. The control system of each unit involved in the study was examined, and recommendations were made for upgrades and additions to the controls, instrumentation and optimization software at each plant. In light of the favorable results of the previous study, ELCEN would like to extend the study to include its five heat and power plants in Bucharest, including Bucuresti Sud. Although the first study surveyed Bucuresti Sud, ELCEN would like it to be included in this study as well. ELCEN does not wish to duplicate efforts as they have already upgraded most of the controls at Bucuresti Sud, but would like to implement a centralized system of controls that would coordinate controls for all five plants and optimize the entire operation. The proposed study would enable ELCEN to simultaneously control the operations at each plant to meet the overall demands for heat and power at the highest net efficiency. This, in turn, will result in generating electricity and heat at the lowest possible cost. The proposed study will incorporate the methodology used in the previous study to evaluate the controls needed at the five plants, and develop a comprehensive implementation plan for optimizing their combined operation. Note: In order to fulfill the Terms of Reference (TOR) of this Study, a Host Country subcontractor may be necessary. The Grantee has stated its preference for a Host Country subcontractor, and suggests that ISPE of Romania serve as the Host Country subcontractor for this Study. The Contractor may wish to subcontract with ISPE in order to fulfill the TOR. The subcontract should not exceed $44,000 and may be paid by the Contractor from the USTDA Grant Funds. A notional budget for the subcontract can be found in Annex 6 of the Request for Proposals (RFP). The details of the TOR and budget for the Host Country subcontract will be determined during contract negotiations between the Contractor and the selected Host Country subcontractor. The U.S. firm selected will be paid in U.S. dollars from a $220,840 grant to the Grantee from the USTDA. A detailed RFP, which includes requirements for the Proposal, the TOR, 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. local time, November 30, 2004 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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