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COMMERCE BUSINESS DAILY ISSUE OF MAY 23,1997 PSA#1852

Mr. Vily Frenk Feldman; MARAVEN S.A.; Division de Operaciones de Produccion; Edificio Miranda, Oficina 1-17, Avenida Padilla (C, 93) c/1o de Mayo (Av. 23), Maracaibo, ZU 4001, Venezuela; Phone: 011-58-61-20-7427; Fax: 011-58-61-20-7442

B -- MARAVEN HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT PROJECTS STUDY POC Carol Stillwell, USTDA, Room 309, SA-16, Washington, D.C. 20523-1602, Tel: (703) 875-4357, Fax No.: (703) 875-4009 The Grantee 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 to develop a feasibility study on three hazardous waste management projects. Drill Rig Modifications: the first sub-project is the modification or modernization of drilling equipment currently used by MARAVEN to better control release of hazardous materials at the drill sites. The possible modifications would include improved pumping systems at the drill site to limit spillage and better separate petroleum from waste materials. MARAVEN is also considering procurements of new drilling rigs which would accomplish the same tasks. The study will include an evaluation of current drill site operations and equipment, identification of technology options, and specification of new procurements for equipment modifications or procurements of new drill rigs. Boiler Water Treatment: MARAVEN currently experiences significant equipment damage and pollution problems at its onshore sites through use of boiler blowdown waters which contain high amounts of corrosive materials. MARAVEN wishes to develop a system of pre-treatment and disposal of boiler blowdown water. The proposed study will evaluate options for treating the water and disposing of it in a more efficient and environmentally benign manner. Polychlorinated Biphenyl Disposal: MARAVEN wants to develop a system to treat and dechlorinate PCB oils at power equipment on storage sites and replace the PCB oils in the transformers with non-toxic transformer oils. The proposed study will evaluate the existence of PCB's in MARAVEN's equipment, identify possible treatment and disposal options, and design and implement a pilot test for the PCB treatment and disposal. The total costs of the studies has been established at U.S.$145,000. The U.S. firm selected will be paid U.S.$101,500 from a grant to the Grantee from the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (TDA) and from a cost-shared contribution of the equivalent of $43,500 from MARAVEN. A detailed Request for Proposals (RFP), which includes requirements for the Proposal, the Terms of Reference, and a background definitional mission/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. 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 two copies of their Proposal in Spanish and two copies in English directly to the Grantee in Maracaibo by 4:00 pm, July 2, 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 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. (0140)

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