SOLICITATION NOTICE
B -- Colombia - Cartagena Wastewater Treatment System Start-Up
- Notice Date
- 12/29/2011
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- 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, Virginia, 22209-3901
- ZIP Code
- 22209-3901
- Solicitation Number
- 2012-51002A
- Archive Date
- 2/28/2012
- Point of Contact
- Robin Yavuz, Phone: 703-875-4357
- E-Mail Address
-
ryavuz@ustda.gov
(ryavuz@ustda.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- POC Robin Yavuz, 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: Luis Alfonso Pinzón Corcho Manager for Projects and Civil Works Aguas de Cartagena, S.A. E.S.P. Gerencia de Proyectos y Obras Planta de Tratamiento del Acueducto Barrio Paraguay, Loma del Marión Transversal 45 No. 26a -160 Cartagena de Indias D. T. y C. Código postal: 130015 Colombia Telephone: + (+57) 5 6622727 Ext.: 650 The Grantee 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 conduct technical assistance for the start-up of a comprehensive wastewater treatment system for the city of Cartagena, on Colombia's Caribbean coast. ACUACAR has operated as the water public services provider for the city of Cartagena since 1995. With the support of financing from the World Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) that entailed the backing of the Colombian government, the Grantee and the City of Cartagena have jointly invested more than $300 million in the design and implementation of the Master Plan for Water and Sewerage for Cartagena, of which $85 million have been invested since 2003 in the design and construction of a new wastewater treatment plant in Punta Canoa; a collector system that will bring wastewater to the new plant, including a 19.3 kilometer conveyance pipeline and a pumping station; a 1.6 kilometer terrestrial pipeline connecting the wastewater treatment plant to the marine outfall; and a 4.3 kilometer marine outfall that will discharge treated water into the Caribbean Sea. Many of the primary components of the wastewater system have been completed and the physical installation of the submarine outfall is expected to be completed by the end of calendar year 2011. The remainder of the primary infrastructure was built and installed over two years ago; the overall system can operate once the outfall is in place. The TA has two main objectives: (i) to provide technical assistance during the critical phase of integrating subsystems and the start-up of the new wastewater system and (ii) the creation of the environmental water quality baseline and design of an ongoing water quality monitoring program, including recommendations for environmental remediation in the Cienaga de la Virgen, a sea inlet surrounded by the city and suburbs. This TA ensures that Cartagena's new wastewater system will start operating in the shortest possible time. Moreover, this TA will also be an input for the expansion of the water and wastewater treatment system in the city of Cartagena. Currently the Grantee also has plans for expansion and construction of a new water supply treatment plant to the immediate south of Cartagena. It is expected that the design and construction of the expansion will also benefit from this TA, especially as it relates to automation and control, monitoring and equipment necessary for operations. The U.S. firm selected will be paid in U.S. dollars from a $513,000 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 portions of a background definitional mission report are available from USTDA, at 1000 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1600, Arlington, VA 22209-3901. To request the RFP in PDF format, please go to: https://www.ustda.gov/businessopps/rfpform.asp Requests for a mailed hardcopy version of the RFP may also 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 and Spanish directly to the Grantee by 5 pm on February 13, 2012, 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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