SOLICITATION NOTICE
B -- Colombia: Barrancabermeja Refinery Modernization Project Feasibility Study
- Notice Date
- 12/19/2006
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 541690
— Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
- Contracting Office
- United States Trade and Development Agency, USTDA, USTDA, 1000 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1600, C/O US TDA 1000 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1600, Arlington, VA, 22209-3901, UNITED STATES
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- Reference-Number-0651014A
- Response Due
- 1/25/2007
- Archive Date
- 2/9/2007
- 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. Astrid Alvarez Hernandez, Acting Administrative Manager, Ecopetrol S.A., Calle 35 No. 7-21, Edificio Caxdac, Bogota, D.C., Colombia, Fax: +57 (1) 234-4510 / 234-4015. Barrancabermeja Refinery Modernization Project, Colombia. The Grantee (Ecopetrol S.A.) invites submission of qualifications and proposal data (collectively referred to as the "Proposal") from interested U.S. firms that are qualified on the basis of experience and capability to develop a Feasibility Study to modernize, rationalize, and upgrade refinery operations at Barrancabermeja in order to match product demand with refinery output. The objective of the Feasibility Study is to develop an integrated master plan for the Barrancabermeja refinery to modernize its operations. The scope of the integrated master plan will include the entire refinery and all of its operations. Specifically, the integrated master plan will address options such as: (i) hydrocracking; (ii) fuel oil conversion; (iii) modernization of the existing solvent deasphalting unit; (iv) feasibility of installing a vacuum bottom delayed coker plant; and (v) other modernization options. The Terms of Reference (TOR) for the Feasibility Study include the following tasks: 1) Review available data and project demand for petroleum products for the next twenty years; 2) Conduct a performance assessment of the Barrancabermeja refinery; 3) Develop detailed requirements for the refinery to meet demand forecasts for petroleum products, including near-term de-bottlenecking; 4) Develop a detailed list of options for refinery rationalization and modernization; 5) Develop investment requirements for the refinery; 6) Develop an integrated master plan for the rationalization and modernization of the refinery; 7) Conduct economic and financial analyses of the required investments; 8) Develop a blueprint for financing the project; 9) Prepare a developmental impact assessment; 10) Prepare an environmental impact assessment; and 11) Final report. The U.S. firm selected will be paid in U.S. dollars from a $600,000 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 TOR, and a background Definitional Mission report is 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 RFP's 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 mailroom 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 and Spanish directly to the Grantee by 4:00 PM (local time in Bogota, Colombia), January 25, 2007, 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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