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C -- PREQUALIFICATION QUESTIONNAIRE-CONSULTING ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR THE ALEXANDRIA GENERAL ORGANIZATION FOR SANITARY DRAINAGE SOL RFP NO. 263-97-P-003 POC Contact Point: William Reynolds, Contracting Officer, USAID/Egypt, Tel: 011-20-2-357-3257/58, Fax: 011-20-2-356-2932. The United States Agency for International Development acting through USAID mission to Egypt invites expressions of interest and submission of prequalification questionnaires, for the purpose of shortlisting, from U.S. consulting engineering firms who can demonstrate extensive experience and capability in wastewater treatment and disposal for large metropolitan areas in developing countries. Objectives of this consultancy shall include a review of the following: project history, RFP for short listing contractors, and a design/build IFB. The engineering firm will become the construction management consultant (CMC) for the expansion of wastewater facilities serving the governorate of Alexandria, Egypt. The engineering contractor will assist the Alexandria General Organization for Sanitary Drainage (AGOSD), located in Alexandria, Egypt. AGOSD is currently operating two new primary wastewater treatment plants with a capacity of 585 MLD and a new mechanical sludge dewatering and disposal facility. AGOSD will make available information required to inform the selected consultant on alternative selection/design and the environmental assessment. The consultant will work closely with and AGOSD project team on a Host Country Design/Build contract. The CMC shall be responsible for prequalification of design/build contractors, preparation of criteria for quality control, development of cost estimates, evaluation of technical and commercial bids, management of construction activities, coordination of any development TA for AGOSD, training of AGOSD engineers in resident engineering and claims assistance. USAID will finance the US dollar costs and local currency costs. A USAID direct cost plus fixed fee contract is anticipated. Contract will be for four year with a possibility of a contract extension in order to complete all construction and contract close out activities. Funds for this procurement are not currently available, however, they are anticipated to be available shortly. Issuance of this request does not constitute an award commitment on the part of the Government nor does it commit the Government to pay for costs incurred in the preparation or submission of any information. It is a requirement that the firms must comply with AID geographic code 000 (USA) for nationality and source regulations. Consulting engineering firms will be evaluated in accordance with the evaluation criteria found in AID Acquisition Regulations, Part 736.602-3(B), listed in descending order of importance. Consulting engineering firms are expected to demonstrate the following information, which will be used for evaluation process: (A) extensive experience and capability in wastewater treatment systems for large metropolitan areas that include studies, cosultation, conceptual design, specifications and drawings, contracting for construction services and implementation services, and final designs, (B) managmeent capability, workload capacity and financial resources, (C) similar services and work experience within the past five years in the Middle East and/or Egypt and/or similar developing country environment. USAID requests that interested consulting engineering firms should submit six copies of completed US government standard forms SF 254, Architect-Engineer (A-E) and related services questionnaire and SF 255 A-E and related services questionnaire for specific projects. It anticipated that the selected consultant will sign a contract with USAID to provide services subject to availability of funds. The firm's current financial statement and an affirmative statement that the firm can meet AID's nationality and source regulations must also be submitted. Copies of interested firm's brochures and annual reports may also be of value in presenting the firm's qualification. If joint ventures seek prequalifications, information must be supplied for all firms in the venture. Consultant's data will be verified. The completed prequalification information and related statements must be received no later than 45 days from the date of publication of this announcement at the following address. Additional information submitted after that date may be rejected by USAID. Submit prequalification forms to the following address: Mr. William Reynolds, Contracting Officer, Directorate of Procurement, United States Agency for International Development, USAID/Egypt, Cairo Center Building, Sixth Floor, 106 Kasr El Aini Street, Cairo, Egypt. If sent by U.S. mail: Directorate of Procurement, Unit 64902, APO AE 09839-4902. USAID will establish a short list of at least three qualified firms as per FAR part 36.602- 3(C). USAID will provide the draft statement of work, a list of questions to be addressed and evaluation criteria to the short listed firms for purposes of holding discussions. After the final selection of the most qualified firm or joint venture to perform the work, USAID will request a cost proposal from, and will negotiate with, this top ranked firm or joint venture. If a satisfactory contract cannot be concluded, USAID may negotiate with the next ranked firm or joint venture. The U.S. Agency for International Development (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 prime contractors or subcontractors in accordance with Part 19 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. In this respect, it is anticipated that the prime contractor will make every reasonable effort to identify and make maximum practicable use of such concerns. All other evaluation criteria being found equal, the participation of such concerns may become a determining factor for selection. ''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 on 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/26397003/26397003.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 has been received from the INTERNET in its entirety and USAID bears no responsibility for data errors resulting from transmission or conversion processes.'' (0306)

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