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R -- TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO THE BUILD-OPERATE-TRANSFER (BOT) CENTER OF THE CCAP IN THE PHILIPPINES SOL RFP No. 492-95-15 DUE 092295 Contact Person, Thea R. Pura, Acquisition Specialist (Neil C. Edin is the Contracting Officer). 1) Background: In early 1992, the Government of the Philippines (GOP) launched the Philippine Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) Program to tap private sector resouces for infrastructure development. To support this Program, USAID engaged the services of an international consulting firm to provide operational support to the BOT Center, the agency tasked to promote, coordinate and monitor the BOT program. The consulting firm was contracted to: a) build an inventory of implementable BOT projects; b) promote and market the Philippine BOT program; c) develop and implement an institutional strengthening program for the BOT Center, national implementing agencies (IAs), and local government units (LGUs); and d) undertake policy and sectoral analyses that will directly contribute to improving the policy, legal, regulatory and administrative environment for BOT project implementation. Since it's launching, the Philippine BOT Program has made great strides. Most notable among these accomplishments are the passage of an improved BOT law which firmly established the policy and legal frameworks for BOT project implementation, and putting in place the basic institutional mechanisms through which a BOT Program is to be implemented. Yet, despite the initial successes, the Philippine BOT Program is still plagued with many institutional, policy, administrative and legal problems which cannot be adequately addressed by the time the current technical assistance contract ends on November 30, 1995. For this reason, USAID proposes to provide additional technical assistance support to the BOT Center, with emphasis on municipal enviornmental infrastructure. 2) Objectives of the Services: The primary goal of the follow-on technical assistance is to advance the strategic objectives of the Mission in the environmental sector by making available and promoting the BOT option for financing environmental infrastructure. The specific objectives are as follows: a) provide local governments with the capability to undertake BOT projects, particularly, environmental infrastructure; b) make the non-power sector BOT units functional; c) address the remaining policy, legal, regulartory, and administrative constraints that impede BOT implementation; d) aggressively promote and market the Philippine BOT program; e) demonstrate the feasibility of undertaking environmental infrastructure through BOT and similar schemes; and f) ensure a smooth transition in the BOT Center operation. 3) Scope of Work: To achieve the objectives stated above, the consultant will need to accomplish the following tasks: a) Strengthen the institutional organizations at the national and local levels: Provide a comprehensive human resource development program designed to provide the national and local government personnel with the motivation as well as the knowledge to effectively implement BOT projects. The Consultant shall present a training plan that builds on the institutional gains achieved under the present technical assistance program. b) Build up an inventory of implementable BOT projects: Develop new infrastructure projects, and continue to provide technical assistance to projects began under the current technical assistance program. Assistance will include project selection and prioritization, developing and reviewing terms of reference for feasibility studies (FSs) and environmental impact assessments (EIAs), conducting FSs and EIAs, evaluation of proposals, and developing negotiation strategies. c) Promote and market the Philippine BOT Program; The Consultant shall assist the BOT Center to develop and undertake an aggressive marketing and promotional campaign to attract additional BOT investments into the country. The campaign shall be directed at local and foreign investors, project developers, services contractors and others who may have interests and roles to play in the Philippine BOT program. In this regard, the Consultants's proposal will prepare a marketing and promotional plan in which the BOT Center will have a major proactive role. d) Improve the policy, legal, fiscal, regulatory and administrative frameworks for BOT implementation in the Philippines; The Consultant will undertake macro policy and sectoral studies that will make the environment more conducive to BOT project implementation. Among these studies are: futher refinement of the BOT Law and its implementing rules and regulations, revision of the Public Services Act, sectoral risk sharing templates, preparation of model implementation agreements for environmental infrastructure, fiscal incentive policy and a study on developing avoided costs. e) Procure computer hardware and software for three local government units. USAID encourages the participation to the maximum extent possible, of small business concerns, small disadvantaged business concerns and women-owned small business concerns in this activity as contractor or subcontractors in accordance with Part 19 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. In this respect, it is anticipated that the contractor will make every reasonable effort to indentify and make maximum practicable use of such concerns. all other selection evaluation criteria being found equal, participation of such concerns may determine selection. Contract services are anticipated to begin on or about December 1, 1995. Detailed information about this solicitation is contained in the RFP documents which will be available on or about August 7, 1995. To obtain the RFP, send your request to the Office of Regional Procurement, USAID/Philippines, APO 96440, or Office of Regional Procurement, USAID/Philippines, RMC Building, 1680 Roxas Boulevard, Manila, Philippines 1000. Our telephone and fax numbers are (632) 522-4411, (Ext. 3403) and (632) 522-4337, respectively. The estimated deadline for submission of proposal is September 22, 1995. This CBD notice can be viewed and downloaded using the agency gopher. The RFP, once issued can be downloaded from the agency gopher. The gopher address is GOPHER.INFO.USAID.GOV. Select USAID Procurement and Business opportunities from the gopher menu. The RFP text can be downloaded via anonymous file transfer protocol (FTP). The FTP address is FTP.INFO.USAID.GOV. logon using the user identification of ''anonymous'' and the password is your e-mail address. Look under the following directory for the RFP. pub/OP/RFP/4925015/4925015.rfp. Receipt of this RFP through INTERNET must be confirmed by written notification to the contact person noted above. It is the responsibility of the recipient of this solicitation document to ensure that it is has been received from INTERNET in its entirety and USAID bears no responsibility for data errors resulting from transmission or conversion processes. The SIC Code for this solicitation is 8742. The small business size standard is $5M. (0214)

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