Mr. Prasert Attananda, Divisional Engineer, State Railway of Thailand (SRT) Civil Engineering Department Rong Muang Road Bangkok 10330 Thailand; Tel: 011 66-220-4402; Fax: 662-226-2619

C -- STATE RAILWAY OF THAILAND DOUBLE TRACKING PROJECT DUE 091395 POC Carol Stillwell, USTDA, Room 309, SA-16, Washington, D.C. 20523-1602, Tel: (703) 875-4357, Fax No.: (703) 875-4009 Part 2 of 2 U.S. firms should submit to the State Railway of Thailand five copies of their qualifications in English. The selection of the qualified firms will be on the basis of the criteria listed above. The State Railway of Thailand reserves the right to reject any and/or all qualifications statements. The State Railway of Thailand also reserves the right to contract with the selected firm for subsequent work related to the project. The qualifications documents must be received by the State Railway of Thailand before September 13, 1995. The State Railway of Thailand is not bound to pay for any costs associated with the preparation and submission of the qualifications documents. The qualifications should be addressed to the State Railway of Thailand. Price will not be a factor in contractor selection, and, therefore, cost proposals should NOT be submitted. The SRT reserves the right to reject any and/or all Proposals. The SRT also reserves the right to contract with the selected firm for subsequent work related to the project. The SRT 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. Based on the prequalifications statements, the State Railway of Thailand will develop a shortlist of qualified firms which will be invited to submit formal proposals to carry out the proposed feasibility study. The proposals will be due in the offices of the SRT within thirty days after the date of notification of the shortlist of qualified firms. A desk study which includes background information is available from the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (''USTDA''), Room 309, SA-16, Washington, DC 20523-1602. Requests for the desk study should be faxed to the IRC, USTDA (fax: (703) 875-4009). Please include: your name, company name, address, and telephone number. No telephone requests will be honored. The selected U.S. firm will be paid in U.S. Dollars from a $651,000 grant to the SRT. If you would like the report sent to you via courier delivery service, include the name of the courier company and your firm's account number. 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 Thailand. In no case shall goods or services having their nationality, source or origin in Thailand exceed twenty percent of the amount of the grant provided by USTDA. Details of the TDA nationality requirements will be included with the desk study, as well as TDA mandatory contract clauses. (0222)

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