SOLICITATION NOTICE
B -- Brazil - Salvador Wastewater Energy and Operational Efficiency Project Feasibility Study
- Notice Date
- 9/14/2015
- 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
- 2015-51023A
- Archive Date
- 11/14/2015
- Point of Contact
- Jennifer Van Renterghem, Phone: 703-875-4357
- E-Mail Address
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RFPQuestions@ustda.gov
(RFPQuestions@ustda.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Proposal Submission Place: César Silva Ramos Technical and Planning Director Avenida Alphaville, 199, Loteamento Alphaville Salvador Centro Empresarial Carlos Fabrício L. Costa, Alphaville I Salvador, Bahia CEP 41701-015, Brazil Phone: 55 (71) 3360-2261 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 develop a feasibility study to evaluate the technical, economic and financial feasibility of implementing various energy efficiency modernizations in the larger Salvador metropolitan area wastewater treatment system.. The Empresa Baiana de Águas e Saneamento ("Embasa") is the primary water supply and wastewater treatment company in the state, and the state government of Bahia is its majority shareholder. Embasa provides services to over 84% of the cities and towns in the state, operating 441 water treatment facilities and 285 wastewater treatment plants. Currently, the majority of Embasa's wastewater treatment plants do not utilize disinfection technologies, tertiary treatment systems or installations for odor control. Embasa has few mechanical dewatering systems, and sludge treatment and disposal have been a concern for the company. Wishing to upgrade its service quality, Embasa invested $1.4 billion in its water wastewater networks in the last ten years. Between 2007 and 2014, the company has doubled the number of access points to the wastewater network. This feasibility study will complement these previous efforts and help Embasa to continue to improve its quality of service and reduce energy demand at its facilities. The U.S. firm selected to carry out the feasibility study will evaluate existing operations and make recommendations for improved energy efficiency and reliability at the following sites: the Rio Vermelho Preliminary Treatment Plant, the Salvador Sewage System Pump Stations, and the Área Petrolífera and Litoral Norte Sewerage Systems. Specifically, at the Rio Vermelho Preliminary Treatment Plant, the U.S. firm will investigate actions to upgrade and replace antiquated automation system components; improve the energy efficiency of pumping stations; install an odor control treatment system; replace the mechanical grinders (comminutors), grit removal systems, and screening systems; and replace two high performance motor sets. The U.S. firm will then assess the Salvador Sewage System Pump Stations and determine whether Embasa should update, supplement, or replace the automation system; install 34 variable frequency drives (VFD); install odor control systems at ten of the largest stations; replace 170 high performance pump motor sets; and/or implement grit removal unit systems at the four largest pump stations. Finally, the U.S. firm will evaluate various smaller sewage networks in the Área Petrolífera and Litoral Norte Sewage Systems, which feed into the metropolitan Salvador area. The study will assess and make recommendations to replace or install automation systems, odor control systems, grit removal systems, sludge thickening and dewatering systems, and ultraviolent disinfection systems. The U.S. firm selected will be paid in U.S. dollars from a $651,640 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 one copy of the Proposal in English and Portuguese, as well as an electronic copy of each proposal on a flash drive, directly to the Grantee by 4:00PM October 30, 2015 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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