Nazario Vasquez, President, Philippines National Oil Company and Coal Corporation (PNOC-CC), PNOC Complex, Merritt Road, Fort Bonafacio, Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines, Telephone: 632-815-8961, Fax: 632-816-2287

R -- FEASIBILITY STUDY TO REVIEW KEY ASPECTS OF THE EXISTING COAL LOGISTICS SYSTEM IN THE PHILIPPINES AND ASSESS THEIR FUTURE SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS BASED ON THE DEMAND FOR COAL FROM INDUSTRY AND THE POWER SE DUE 030196 POC Carol Stillwell, USTDA, Room 309, SA-16, Washington, D.C. 20523-1602, Tel: (703) 875-4357, Fax No.: (703) 875-4009 Philippines National Oil Company and Coal Corporation ( the ''project sponsor'') invites submission of qualification from interested US firms which are qualified on the basis of experience and capability to carry out the feasibility study on the Philippines national coal logistics system (''the Project''). Philippines National Oil Company and Coal Corporation (PNOC-CC) plans to implement a project to expand and modernized their national coal logistics system. Specifically, the study has the following key objectives: 1. A review of the key aspects of the existing coal logistics system and an assessment of the future system requirements based on the demand for coal in the industry and power sectors. 2. Further development of the specific requirements for system including port modifications, railcar development, trucking operations, coal blending facilities, distribution platforms, and all related equipment. 3. Development of preliminary layouts for all aspects of the proposed coal logistics system including sub systems, including the development of specifications and standards for all equipment. 4. Development of all facility cost estimates and investment requirements and a detailed financial analysis, including a financing plan for specific components of the overall logistics system. PNOC-CC has stressed that their most important requirement is in the area of the overall structure of the project and financing plan. PNOC-CC will devote some of its own resources and staff to the study, and will assist in any finance follow-up design work to take the project to implementation. The consultant will carry out a number of tasks as part of the proposed feasibility study. These will include the following: 1. Review of Existing Data and Facilities, 2. Develop equipment requirements, specifications, and a procurement plan, 3. Develop capital and operations cost estimates, 4. Conduct a revenue analysis and a financial analysis, 5. Assess economic and financial viability of the project, 6. Development of a financing plan, 7. Prepare and submit all reports. A bid package, including the Terms of Reference, and a background desk study report are available from the US 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. Please include your firms name, contact person, address, and telephone number. Some firms have found that RFP materials sent by U.S. mail do not reach them in time for preparation of an adequate response. Firms that want TDA to use a courier delivery service should include the name of the courier company and your firm's account number in the request for the RFP. No telephone requests will be honored. The selected US firm will be paid in US dollars from a $510,000 grant to PNOC-CC by USTDA. Interested firms, their subcontractors and employees of all participants must qualify under TDA's nationality requirements as of the due date for submission of qualifications and proposals and, if selected to carry out the TDA-financed activity, must continue to meet such requirements throughout the duration of the TDA-financed activity. All goods and services to be provided by the selected firm shall have their nationality, source and origin in the U.S. or host country. The U.S. firm may use subcontractors from host country for up to 20 percent of the TDA grant amount. Details of TDA's nationality requirements and mandatory contract clauses are also included in the RFP. Interested U.S. firms should submit five copies of their Prequalification Statements as outlined in the RFP in English directly to the Grantee at the above address. Evaluation criteria for the Prequalification Statements and the Technical Proposals are included in the RFP. Price will NOT be a factor in contractor selection, and therefore, cost proposals should NOT be submitted. The Grantee reserves the right to reject any and/or all Prequalification Statements or Technical Proposals. The Grantee also reserves the right to contract with the selected firm for subsequent work related to the project. The Grantee is not bound to pay for any costs associated with the preparation and submission of Proposals. Tenderers must ensure that Tender Documents sent by post must reach the above address not later than the specified tender closing date above. USTDA/PNOC-CC shall not be accountable for any delay in the Postal Service. Evaluation criteria will consist of the following: 1. Corporate experience in designing and operating ports and coal logistics and coal blending facilities, including developing specifications, procurement, installation and operations. Additional corporate experience should be in preparing financial feasibility studies and investment and revenue generation documents, and training (35%). 2. International experience of the consultant, particularly in similar size projects in other countries (10%). 3. Proposed methodology and soundness of the approach to manage the study and develop and submit all reports (20%). 4. Background and experience of the proposed experts, particularly field experience in designing, operating and managing port and coal logistics and blending facilities (30%). 5. Proposed experts' experience in coal logistics and handling projects overseas (5%). Price will not be a factor in contractor selection, and therefore, cost proposals should NOT be submitted. PNOC-CC reserves the right to reject any and/or all Proposals. PNOC-CC also reserves the right to contract with the selected firm for subsequent work related to the project. PNOC-CC 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, PNOC-CC will develop a short list of qualified firms which will be invited to submit formal proposals to carry out the proposed feasibility study. (0036)

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