Companhia do Metropolitano de Sao Paulo, Av. Paulista, 402, 13th = andar, Sao Paulo, S.P. Brazil, CEP 01310-903, Phone: (55)11 281-6101, = Fax: (55) 11 285-0323

B -- FEASIBILITY STUDY ON INTEGRATION OF EAST AND WEST COMMUTER RAIL = LINES AND REHABILITATION OF EAST LINES POC Carol Stillwell, USTDA, Room 309, SA-16, Washington, D.C. = 20523-1602, Tel: (703) 875-4357, Fax No.: (703) 875-4009 Companhia Paulista de Trens Metropolitanos (CPTM), Sao Paulo, = Brazil. CPTM 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 = undertake a financial and technical feasibility study of CPTM's plan for = commuter rail lines integration and for rehabilitation of the East Line; = definition of conditions for possible privatization of these CPTM = projects; and development of tender solicitation packages. The overall = commuter rail system consists of 270 km of rail lines, serving 91 = stations. The East corridor provides services over 83 km, with an = infrastructure and rolling stock equipment in need of rehabilitation. A = new line of 7.3 km is necessary in order to link the east and west lines = which would allow for uninterrupted service. The U.S. firm selected will = be paid in U.S. dollars from a $553,300 grant to CPTM from the U.S. Trade = and DevelopmentAgency (TDA). The contractor for the study will be = selected on the following criteria: 1) Proposed Personnel and relevant = experience of specific Work Team, including language capabilities, in = particular in South America (20%); 2) Experience of Offeror = Company/Companies on rail transportation systems, safety systems, = multi-modal rail transportations systems requiring track-sharing = arrangements (20%); 3) Experience with privatization or project planning = for concessions on rail transportation projects (20%); 4) Experience and = capabilities in conducting financial analyses and structuring financing = plans for public infrastructure projects to be privatized or concesssioned, in particular rail projects (20%); 5) = Proposed Work Plan Methodology for completing the study (20%). 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 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. Please check your internal fax verification receipt. Because of = the large number of RFP requests, TDA cannot respond to requests for fax = verification. Requests for RFPs received before 4:00 PM will be mailed = the same day. Requests received after 4:00 PM will be mailed the = following day. Please check with your courier and/or mail room before = calling TDA. Only U.S. firms and individuals may bid as prime contractors = on this TDA financed activity. However, U.S. firms may use subcontractors = from the host country for up to 20 percent of the TDA grant amount. While = not mandatory, firms are encouraged to do so by CPTM. 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 Brazil. 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 Portuguese (1 original, 4 = copies) and English (1 copy) directly to CPTM in Sao Paulo, Brazil by = 4:00pm local time February 5, 1997. Price will not be a factor in = contractor selection, and therefore, cost proposals should NOT be = submitted. CPTM reserves the right to reject any and/or all Proposals. = CPTM also reserves the right to contract with the selected firm for = subsequent work related to the project. CPTM is not bound to pay for any = costs associated with the preparation and submission of Proposals. (0348)

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