Mr. M. Ismail, Engineering General Manager, Middle East Oil Refinery "MIDOR", 22 El-Badiya Street -- From Orouba Street, Heliopolis, Cairo, Egypt, Tel: 011-20-2-414-5449/5502/5503, Fax: 011-20-2-414-5936

B -- MIDDLE EAST OIL REFINERY ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT FEASIBILITY STUDY POC Evangela Kunene, USTDA, 1621 N. Kent Street, Suite 300, Arlington, VA 22209-2131, Tel: (703) 875-4357, Fax: (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 an environmental assessment feasibility study. To improve its high value production capabilities, the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC) is embarking upon a $4 billion modernization plan of its refinery facilities. TDA funded an Orientation Visit in October 1997 to examine the opportunities presented by this ambitious expansion and modernization. Included in that visit was the privately-owned Middle East Oil Refinery (MIDOR), a company in which the EGPC has a 40% stake. While on regional travel in December 1997, TDA followed up with the introductions made at the OV by meeting with the EGPC and MIDOR representatives. Through these discussions, it was determined that TDA could best participate in this newest refinery project by helping the company to complete its environmental assessment. Located in Alexandria and with a capacity of 100,000 BPD, MIDOR is being developed at a cost of $1.3 billion. Work is already underway. The project is owned by Egyptian and Israeli business concerns including the EGPC. The refinery will be linked to the Sumed terminal by a crude pipeline (length 14 km) and by products pipelines to the Dekheila port (length 25 km). MIDOR is complying with the Egyptian regulatory authority (EEAA) and Law Number Four, a sweeping environmental framework statute that authorizes the enforcement of air, water, and waste protection measures across the country. The timetable set by the Law requires that all Egyptian industries come into compliance with the associated regulations between 1998 and 2005. This law is also in compliance with the agenda set by the joint U.S.-Egyptian Gore-Mubarek Round's environmental subcommittee. All new industrial facilities must demonstrate compliance with the Law in order to gain the licenses necessary to begin construction. As required, MIDOR completed an environmental impact assessment (EIA) with the assistance of a foreign consulting firm. The EIA was submitted in February 1997, and the EEAA has requested a more detailed examination of a number of key environmental issues. The FS will address these additional concerns of the EEAA. Tasks examined in the FS will include an oil spill analysis and assessment of environmental impact, an air quality assessment, a plan to monitor environmental emissions (e.g., odor, noise, pollutants), and an assessment of risk. The TDA-funded FS also includes the additional task of making recommendations for equipment and services to suit the determinations of the Study and those of the previously conducted assessment. The U.S. firm selected will be paid in U.S. dollars from a $193,000 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 TDA, at 1621 N. Kent Street, 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 by 4:00 p.m., June 8, 1998, at the above address. Evaluation criteria for the Proposal are included in the RFP. Price will notbe 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. (0114)

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