Mr. Giovanny Hernandez, Tender Dept. Manager, Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (Ice), Apartado 10032-1000, Costado Norte de la Sabana, San Jose, Costa Rica

99 -- COSTA RICA: SOL PUBLIC TENDER NO. 6216 DUE 032195 POC Tel (506) 220-7326 FAX (506) 296-0426 7208 steel plates 7216 steel Angles and U,I,H shapes 7214 steel bars, rt type and round 7407 bronze round and hexagonal bars 7218 stainless steel plates the Costa Rican institute of electricity (Ice) invites local and foreign firms to participate in Public Tender no 6216 for the acquisition of structural steel to be used in the second stage of the miravalles geothermal Project the Tender requires the following steel products 1,250 steel plates; 18 non- sliding steel plates; 15 stainless steel plates; 55 expanded steel plates; 2,550 steel Angles; 1,500 ''U'' shape steel Section; 448 steel flat plate; 55 ''H'' shape steel Section; 16 ''I'' shape steel Section; 3,391 ''rt'' shape steel Section; 1,650 stainless steel round bars; 1,171 steel round bars; 850 phosphorated bronze round bars; and 350 phosphorated bronze hexagonal bars each item has various dimensions this Tender is funded by the inter-American Development Bank (idb) and has an estimated cost of USD 288,200 participation bond is one percent of offer value and performance bond is five percent of total award procedure: Tender documents can be obtained at the iceprocurement department for a cost of approximately 30 USD U S. companies interested in participating in this representative to assist U.S. companies in identifying and contracting a local representative, we offer our gold key service, a customized appointment schedule program that allows U S. companies to meet suitable and reliable local firms this program includes an interpreter as well as a briefing and debriefing Jose at Tel (506) 220-3939 or fax. (506) 231-4783 if you desire a gold key service Please send a copy of your response to: s. Embassy in San, Commercial Section (FCS-TOP), American Embassy, San Jose, Unit 2508, APO Aa 34020, Refer to T0005.. (0048)

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