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 WASTE OIL STORAGE PIT AND LAGOONS CLEANUP 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 management plan for remediation and materials recovery at MARAVEN waste oil pits and storage lagoons. MARAVEN has approximately 9 major waste disposal lagoons and over 200 minor waste disposal pits which have been in use an average of 20 years. The largest of these waste disposal sites is 50 acres and has been in use for 70 years. These disposal lagoons and pits receive oil and waste materials from drilling and production operations. The wastes include both inert materials and toxic or other hazardous chemicals. The study will help MARAVEN to develop a management strategy for the cleanup activities for the various waste pits and lagoons. The study scope of work will include identification of all waste sites, waste characterization of all major sites, detailed waste analysis of the largest (5 to 7) sites, and development of treatment and cleanup plans, including engineerings services, identification of testing, dredging, and treatment equipment needed, and design of treatment facility and laboratory facilities. The scope will also include development of cost estimates and a financial implementation strategy that would integrate cost recovery incentives for the implementing contractors. The total costs of the study has been established at U.S.$772,000. The U.S. firm selected will be paid U.S.$540,500 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 $231,500 from MARAVEN. 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. 20523-1602. 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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