SOLICITATION NOTICE
B -- Vietnam: Sub-Sovereign Urban and Infrastructure Financing
- Notice Date
- 12/17/2004
- 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-0430007A
- Response Due
- 1/13/2005
- Archive Date
- 1/28/2005
- Description
- POC Evangela Kunene, USTDA, 1000 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1600, Arlington, VA 22209-3901, Tel: (703) 875-4357, Fax: (703) 875-4009. PLEASE DO NOT CONTACT CONTRACTS OFFICE. PROPOSAL SUBMISSION PLACE: Ms. Giao Thi Yen, General Director, Ho Chi Minh City Investment Fund for Urban Development, 33-39 Pasteur Str., District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Phone: (84-8) 821-4248, Fax: (84-8) 821-4243. 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 technical assistance to examine Vietnam?s legal, regulatory and institutional framework for sub-sovereign financing, perform a case study of Ho Chi Minh City?s (HCMC) municipal bond issuance, and review the possibility of revenue-backed infrastructure financing for other cities in Vietnam. . Developing-country governments and donor countries have shown a growing interest in addressing sub-sovereign financing issues. This interest reflects fiscal decentralization and increasing concerns by local governments to improve access to financial markets, attract capital, and involve the private sector in participation in infrastructure development at the provincial and municipal levels. In 2003, the World Bank conducted a stocktaking reconnaissance study to examine the current status of and future prospects for sub-sovereign debt finance of infrastructure in four East Asian countries: China, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam. The Bank examined existing studies and project reports to identify the most promising areas for involvement. The study updated prior investigations with the goal of generating realistic plans that will help countries to access domestic financial markets. The Bank?s work provides the foundation for this Sub-Sovereign Urban and Infrastructure Financing technical assistance. The Government of Vietnam since requested sub-sovereign financing assistance from the Bank. In particular, it requested a review of HCMC?s recent municipal bond issuance in view of improving its subsequent issue. It would also like to replicate a similar model for other provincial-status large cities such as Hanoi and Haiphong. The proposed U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) technical assistance would assemble the latest information and assess the best path for promoting or accommodating local government access to the credit markets, including a case study on HCMC. The other critical component of the assistance is to suggest how existing national, multinational, and bilateral credit assistance programs might be modified to support the development of private-market access. The purpose of this assistance is to examine Vietnam?s legal, regulatory and institutional framework for sub-sovereign financing, perform a case study of HCMC?s municipal bond issuance, and review the possibility of revenue-backed infrastructure financing for other cities in Vietnam. One objective of this assistance is to identify infrastructure projects that could be developed through the issuance of municipal bonds. The Terms of Reference (TOR) for this technical assistance is attached at Annex 5, as part of the Grant Agreement. The U.S. firm selected will be paid in U.S. dollars from a $350,000 grant to the Grantee from USTDA. A detailed Request for Proposals (RFP), which includes requirements for the Proposal, the TOR, and a background 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 5:00 P.M., JANUARY 13, 2005 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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