Contact: Ms. Nisakorn Kostiratna, Pollution Control Department, 404 Phahon Yothin Center Bldg., Phahon Yothin Rd., Sam Sen Nal Phayathai, Bangkok 10400, Thailand, Tel: 662-619-2295, Fax: 662-619-2285

B -- THAILAND FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR THE REGIONAL SOLID WASTE FACILITY POC Evangela Kunene, USTDA, 1621 N. Kent Street, Suite 300, Arlington, VA 22209-2131, Tel: (703) 875-4357, Fax: (703) 875-4009. Thailand Feasibility Study For The Regional Solid Waste Facility. 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 a regional solid waste sanitary landfill for the provinces of Ratchaburi, Kanchanaburi, and Petchburi. The Royal Government of Thailand has identified solid waste disposal as a priority problem and requires assistance in the siting of a new regional sanitary landfill for the provinces of Ratchaburi, Kanchanaburi, and Petchburi. The landfill will initially be sized for 500 tones per day, expanding to 1,000 tons per day, in 10 years. For purposes of this study, sanitary landfill design guidance shall be as required by the Royal Government of Thailand. Following an initial screening of at least six potential sites, the siting study shall identify at least three candidate sites. These three sites will be further analyzed, and one primary site recom-mended for design. The objective the study is to conduct field investigations to confirm site selection and conduct preliminary design for regional sanitary landfill, prepare a public participation plan for the proposed regional landfill facility and a terms of reference for an environmental assessment, and prepare a detailed analysis of the potential for design, finance, construction, and operation of the regional landfill by a public-private partnership. The U.S. firm selected will be paid in U.S. dollars from a $210,142 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 firms 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 4PM, October 30, 1998 at the above address. 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. Posted 09/16/98 (I-SN250701). (0259)

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