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COMMERCE BUSINESS DAILY ISSUE OF DECEMBER 4,1997 PSA#1985

Jaroslav Kosik, Technical Manager, Koramo Ltd., Ovcarecka, 280 26 Kolin V, Czech Republic, Tel: 011 420 321 50 496, Fax: 011 420 321 25 505

C -- CZECH REPUBLIC: FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR THE MODERNIZATION OF KORAMO DE-WAXING UNIT AND STEAM/ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION UNIT POC Evangela Kunene, USTDA, 1621 N. Kent Street, Suite 300, Arlington, VA 22209-2131, Tel: (703) 875-4357, Fax: (703) 875-4009 Feasibility Study for the Modernization of Koramo De-Waxing Unit and Steam/Electricity Production Unit. 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 for the Modernization of Koramo De-Waxing Unit and Steam/Electricity Production Unit project. Koramo is a fully privatized manufacturer of industrial lubricants, paraffins, greases, and plastic products. They plan to upgrade their de-waxing unit, which is critical to the production of many of their products and to upgrade their plant which provides steam and electricity to their facilities. The de-waxing project is expected to involve replacing compressors, drum filters, pumps, and solvent recovery equipment. The scope of work will cover the following major activities: 1. Detailed assessment of the present condition of the plant; 2. Establish basis for feed, product, utility inputs; 3. Establish feed product and utility costs; 4. Generate overall heat and material balances; 5. Evaluate technology options; 6. Develop capital cost estimate and perform financial analysis; 7. Perform environmental permitting assessment; and 8. Prepare final report. The U.S. firm selected will be paid in U.S. dollars from a $200,000 grant to the Grantee from the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (TDA). 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 USTDA, 1621 N. Kent St., Suite 300, Arlington, VA 22209-2131. 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 their Proposal in English directly to the Grantee at the above address by 3:00 PM local time, January 5 1998. 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. (0336)

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