Mr. Miroslaw Grelik, Deputy Director, Finance, Ministry of Transport and Maritime Economy, Polish Motorway Agency, ul. Chalubinskiego 6, 00-928 Warszawa, Poland; Tel (011) 48-22-30-08-82; Fax 48-22-30-05-84

R -- TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO POLAND'S AGENCY FOR MOTORWAYS CONSTRUCTIONS AND OPERATION TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT THE POLISH MOTORWAYS PROGRAM. DUE 071095 POC Carol Stillwell, USTDA, Room 309, SA-16, Washington, D.C. 20523-1602, Tel: (703) 875-4357, Fax No.: (703) 875-4009 Poland's Agency for Motorways Construction and Operation (the ''Agency'') invites submission of qualification 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 provide technical assistance to develop and implement the Polish Motorways Program (the ''Program''). The overall cost of the Program is estimated at $8 billion over the next 10-15 years. It is intended that multiple segments will be separately financed, constructed and operated by the private sector using the Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) concession financing model with multilateral finance institutions providing partial risk guarantees, loans, equity investments and loan syndications. The objectives of the technical assistance assignment include: (i) the development of a phased program for the award of concessions; (ii) the preparation of an Information Brief which outlines economic, legal, financial, and technical conditions governing the Program; (iii) the identification of financially viable motorway sections; and (iv) the preparation of design and tendering documents including assistance in negotiation of the first private motorway concession. The scope of work is broken down into the following phases: Phase 1: Pre-tender Preparations (4-6 months). Assist the Agency in structuring the overall concession program, including preparation of an Information Brief and a master plan that identifies a financially viable initial concession project and develops a program for the timing and phasing of subsequent concession projects. Phase 2: Initial Concession Project (12-18 months after completion of Phase 1). Assist the Agency in designing, developing, implementing and negotiating the initial motorway concession project. Ideally, the pre-qualification and tendering processes for the initial concession project should commence in 1995. Phase 3: Subsequent Concession Projects (OPTIONAL). Assist the Agency in the design, preparation, evaluation, and negotiation of subsequent concession projects in order to ensure the successful implementation of the entire Program. The activities within Phase 1 and Phase 2 may overlap. The technical assistance assignment is for Phase I and Phase 2 only. However, at a later date and at the discretion of the Agency, the Agency may enter into negotiations with the Consultant for additional services related to Phase 3. A detailed Request for Proposals (RFP), including the Terms of Reference and a background definitional mission report are available from the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (''USTDA''), Room 309, SA-16, Washington, DC 20523-1602. Requests for the RFP should be faxed to the IRC, USTDA (fax: (703) 875-4009). Please include: your name, company name, address, and telephone number. If you would like the RFP sent to you via courier delivery service, include the name of the courier company and your firm's account number. No phone calls will be honored. The selected U.S. firm will be paid in U.S. Dollars from a $1 million grant to the Agency by USTDA. The Grant Agreement has been signed by the Agency and TDA and will become effective upon ratification by the Polish Council of Ministers. TDA anticipates a preproposal conference will be held at TDA offices on June 14, 1995. Interested firms should advise TDA at the TDA fax noted above, by June 5, 1995, of their intention to attend the preproposal conference. Time and date will be confirmed in a subsequent CBD announcement. Only U.S. firms and individuals may bid on this USTDA-financed activity. Interested firms, their subcontractors, and individuals (including employees of such firms and subcontractors) 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 and its subcontractors must have their nationality, source, and origin in the United States or Poland. In no case shall goods or services having their nationality, source or origin in Poland exceed twenty percent of the amount of the grant provided by USTDA. Details of the TDA nationality requirements are included in the RFP, as well as TDA mandatory contract clauses. Interested U.S. firms should submit eight (8) copies of their proposal in English to Mr. Grelik no later than close of business July 10, 1995. Evaluation criteria will consist of the following: Corporate experience and expertise in the proposed field of endeavor (10 points); general experience in Central Europe and Poland (10 points); proposed methodology and approach, including uniqueness of approach (40 points); expertise as reflected by the Applicant's proposed project personnel (20 points); and proposed level of effort and availability of key individuals in Poland for extended periods of time (20 points). Price will not be a factor in contractor selection, and, therefore, cost proposals should NOT be submitted. The Agency reserves the right to reject any and/or all Proposals. The Agency also reserves the right to contract with the selected firm for subsequent work related to the project. The Agency or USTDA are not bound to pay for any costs associated with the preparation and submission of Proposals. Firms agree by their response to this announcement to abide by the procedures established for the procurement in the RFP. (0144)

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