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COMMERCE BUSINESS DAILY ISSUE OF JULY 28,1995 PSA#1398Ing. Ral Boccone, Director of Technology, Laboratorio Tecnolgico del
Uruguay (LATU), Avenida Italia 6201, C.P. 11500, Montevideo, Uruguay,
Telephone: 011 598 2 613732; Fax: 011 598 2 602290 R -- TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR LABORATORIO TECNOLGICO DEL URUGUAY
(LATU) AND ARROZUR, S.A. FOR A RICE HULL FUELED POWER PLANT PROJECT IN
URUGUAY. DUE 082895 POC Carol Stillwell, USTDA, Room 309, SA-16,
Washington, D.C. 20523-1602, Tel: (703) 875-4357, Fax No.: (703)
875-4009 Technical assistance for Laboratorio Tecnolgico del Uruguay
(LATU) and Arrozur, S.A. for a rice hull fueled power plant project in
Uruguay. LATU and Arrozur, S.A. (the ''project sponsors'') invite
submission of Prequalifications Statements from interested U.S. firms
which are qualified on the basis of experience and capability to
provide technical assistance to develop and implement the rice hull
fueled power plant project (''the project''). Based upon the
Prequalifications Statements, the Project Sponsors will develop a short
list of qualified firms which will be invited in writing to submit
formal Technical Proposals to carry out the study. LATU, a
quasi-governmental entity charged with oversight of quality assurance
and industrial research and Arrozur, S.A., an association of Uruguay's
largest milling companies, are the project sponsors. The project would
collect the rice hull waste generated by the processing of raw rice
into finished rice and burn the waste to create electric energy. The
processing takes place at a number of mills owned by the five Uruguayan
rice milling companies which participate in the Arrozur organization.
The technical assistance to LATU and Arrozur will consist of the
preparation of a power purchase agreement, solicitation preparation and
bid evaluation, and financing of their biomass fired cogeneration
facility, approximately 7 MW. Specific tasks will include the
following: 1. Contract preparations for power purchase agreement with
independent power producer and electrical and thermal contracts for
participating members of Arrozur Association. 2. Ash market survey 3.
Solicitation preparation 4. Provide assistance with bid tabulation,
negotiation, and award of concession 5. Preparation of financial
memorandum. A detailed Request for Proposals (RFP), which includes
requirements for submission of the Prequalification Statements and the
Technical Proposal, 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
20523-1621. 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 telephone requests will be honored.
The selected U.S. firm will be paid in U.S. dollars from a $125,625
grant to LATU and Arrozur by USTDA. 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. Details of the USTDA nationality requirements are included in
the RFP, as well as TDA mandatory contract clauses. Interested U.S.
firms should submit three copies of their Prequalifications Statement
in English and and three copies in Spanish directly to Ral Boccone,
Director of Technology, LATU at the above address in Montevideo by
August 28, 1995. Evaluation criteria for the Prequalifications
Statements and the Technical Proposals are included in the RFP
mentioned above. Price will not be a factor in contractor selection,
and therefore, cost proposals should NOT be submitted. LATU and
Arrozur, S.A. reserve the right to reject any and/or all Proposals.
LATU and Arrozur, S.A. also reserve the right to contract with the
selected firm for subsequent work related to the project. LATU and
Arrozur 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. (0207) Loren Data Corp. http://www.ld.com (SYN# 0102 19950727\R-0001.SOL)
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