Agencia de Desenvolvimento Tiete-Parana, Contact: Mr. Carlos Roberto Silvestrin, Executive Director, R. Jeronimo da Veiga, 164, 150 andar, Itaim, Sao Paulo, BRAZIL, Tel. 55-11-282-2100; Fax 55-11-282-2464

B -- GUARAREMA THERMAL POWER PLANT POC Carol Stillwell, USTDA, Room 309, SA-16, Washington, D.C. 20523-1602, Tel: (703) 875-4357, Fax: (703) 875-4009 Agencia de Desenvolvimento Tiete-Parana ("ADTP") 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 performance to work with ADTP in the completion of a study to evaluate the feasibility, economics, commercial restraints, financing and development required for a gas-fired power plant of approximately 200 -- 300 MW in the Sao Paulo -- Rio de Janerio region of Brazil ("Study"). Firms which are experienced in developing private power projects and obtaining limited recourse financing for large electric power generation projects, and which will commit specific experienced personnel to work on the project with ADTP, will be preferred. The U.S. Trade and Development Agency ("TDA") has provided a US$283,000 grant to ADTP to facilitate development of this feasibility study. The TDA Grant Agreement is intended to partially fund the cost of goods and services required for the Study,which is valued at US$566,000. In addition to the TDA Grant, the Offeror selected by ADTP will be expected to contribute the balance ($283,000) in expenses and/or in-house costs incurred to complete the full $566,000 Terms of Reference ("Offeror Cost Share"). The Offeror selected to complete the Study will also sign a letter agreement which will provide for reimbursement of the TDA portion of the Study funds if the selected Offeror obtains additional work on this proposed project ("Success Fee"). Examples of all relevant documents are included in the RFP package available from TDA. The Study will be divided into two phases. The first phase will support initial evaluation of energy demand and generation planning data to be obtained in cooperation with local energy authorities (CESP, COMGAS, ELECTROBRAS), site evaluation, preliminary project configuration reviews and development of appropriate supply and energy purchase letters of intent. At the conclusion of the first phase, TDA, ADTP and the Offeror will meet to determine if the results of the first phase analysis warrant continuation of the Study into the second phase. If it is agreed by all parties to complete the full study, the second phase of the Study would include optimization and other facility studies, environmental reviews and analysis, development of project commercial structure, and financial modelling and development of draft financing memoranda for the project. A detailed Request for Proposals (RFP), which includes requirements for the Proposal, the Terms of Reference, and a background desk study report are available from TDA, at Room 309, SA-16, Washington, D.C. 20523-1602. 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 on this TDA financed activity. The U.S. firm may use subcontractors from Brazil for up to 20 percent of the TDA grant amount and are encouraged by ADTP to do so. All goods and services to be provided by the selected firm shall have their nationality, source and origin in the U.S. or Brazil. Interested firms, their subcontractors and employeesof 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. Details of TDA's nationality requirements and mandatory contract clauses are also included in the RFP. Interested U.S. firms should submit one original and two (2) copies of their Proposal in Portuguese and one (1) in English directly to the Grantee in Brazil by April 11, 1997. 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 is not bound to pay for any costs associated with the preparation and submission of Proposals. (0063)

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