ZE Patnow-Adamow-Konin SA, Contact: Mr. Tadeusz Zawacki, Director, ul.Kazimierska 45, 62-510 Konin, POLAND Tel. 48 63 473-000 Fax 48 63 473-030 Telex 04 82 21

B -- PATNOW POWER STATION REPOWERING PROJECT POC Carol Stillwell, USTDA, Room 309, SA-16, Washington, D.C. 20523-1602, Tel: (703) 875-4357, Fax No.: (703) 875-4009 Patnow Power Station Repowering Project. ZESPOL ELEKTROWNI PATNOW-ADAMOW-KONIN SA invites submission of qualifications 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 develop a feasibility study for Patnow Power Station Repowering Project Zespol Elektrowni Patnow - Adamow - Konin SA (ZE PAK) is planning to repower the Patnow Power Station in Poland to improve its efficiency and environmental performance. Patnow Station is situated 5 km north of Konin municipality and 200 km west of Warsaw. The plant has a total capacity of 1600 MW. It is made up of six 200 MW lignite fired units and two 200 MW heavy fuel oil fired units. Two options are being considered for repowering the plant: 1. replacement of existing boilers and turbines with four blocks of CFB boilers and reactive turbines, and 2. the replacement of existing boilers and turbines with two Combined Cycle blocks and two CFB boilers and steam turbine blocks. The refurbishment of four lignite fired units is expected to take place on a unit by unit basis during 1998-2007. In both options, the total plant capacity following refurbishment should increase by approximately 10%. The Grantee, Zespol Elektrowni Patnow-Adamow-Konin SA (ZE PAK), is a sole shareholding of the Polish State Treasury comprised of the power stations of Patnow, Adamow, and Konin. The company has a combined electrical generation capacity of 2733 MW from three power stations. Besides the 1600 MW Patnow plant, the company owns the Konin station, rated 533 MW, and Adamow station rated 600 MW. ZE PAK is the State Treasury Company and its supreme authority is the General Meeting of the Shareholders. The objective of the feasibility study is to assess the technical, economic and institutional aspects of the proposed project. The study should determine whether or not the project is viable and timely; it should also identify ways to improve the project's chances for implementation. The feasibility study will address the proposed project in terms of: the need for the project, environmental impacts, technical feasibility, capital and operating costs, availability of fuel, infrastructure requirements, social and political issues, regulatory aspects, and financing requirements. The U.S. firm selected will be paid in U.S. dollars from a $401,360 grant to the Grantee from the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (TDA). A detailed Request for Proposals (RFP), which includes requirements for the Proposal, the Terms of Reference, and a background definitional mission report are available from TDA, at Room 309, SA-16, Washington, D.C. 20523-1621. Requests for the RFP should be faxed to the IRC, TDA at 703-875-4009. In the fax, please include your firm's 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 an overnight delivery service (e.g. Federal Express) should include the name of the delivery service and your firm's account number in the request for the RFP. Firms that want to send a courier to TDA to retrieve the RFP should allow one hour after faxing the request to TDA before scheduling a pick-up. Please note that no telephone requests for the RFP will be honored. Only U.S. firms and individuals may bid on this TDA financed activity. 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 the 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 their Proposal in English directly to the Grantee at the above address. Evaluation criteria for the Proposal 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 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. (0306)

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