Contact: Mr. Sameh Madani, Managing Director, Jordan Phosphate Mining Company, Ltd., P.O. Box 30, Amman 11118 Jordan, Telephone: 011-962-6-560-7141, Fax: 011-962-6-569-1290.

B -- JORDAN: JPMC ESHIDIYA MINES SLIMES DISPOSAL AND WATER RECOVERY SYSTEMS PROJECT FEASIBILITY STUDY POC Evangela Kunene, USTDA, 1621 N. Kent Street, Suite 300, Arlington, VA 22209-2131, Tel: (703) 875-4357, Fax: (703) 875-4009. Jordan: JPMC ESHIDIYA MINES SLIMES Disposal and Water Recovery Systems Project Feasibility Study. 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 assess the proposed slime disposal and water recovery project for the Jordan Phosphate Mining Companys (JPMC) phosphate mine in Eshidiya, Jordan. JPMC, the Jordanian governments private mining company, has requested feasibility study funding for a water treatment project at the Eshidiya phosphate beneficiation plant. The company would like to increase production at the plant, but low water availability and high water consumption are impediments to this growth. In the beneficiation process, one of the major losses of water is through the disposal of "slime" from the processing of the phosphate rock. Water can be recovered and re-used in the process, but until now, for economicreasons, JPMC has simply discharged the slime into local ponds. As the company increases its production, the creation of the water-absorbing slime will increase as well. The higher cost of water to all Jordanian consumers, domestic and industrial, has made this recovery process a necessity for the companys growth. Additionally, the shortage of water has caused the Jordanian government to become more stringent with its environmental regulations. For these reasons, the company is looking at new technologies to significantly improve dewatering and water reclaiming and recovery systems. The objective of the study is to examine the options for the plant, to define the parameters/specifications of the treatment and recovery system, and to analyze the financial aspects of the implementation of the project. The tasks for the U.S. contractor to complete are summarized as follows: 1) develop an understanding of current and planned operations at the Eshidiya mine; 2) conduct screening of potential slime dewatering/treatment alternatives; 3) conduct treatability study for viable alternatives; 4) conduct preliminary environmental assessment; 5) conduct economic analysis of selected alternative; 6) prepare preliminary design of selected alternative (including recommendations for procurement based on the findings of the study); 7) identify financing alternatives; 8) preparation of summary report; and 9) preparation of bid package. The U.S. firm selected will be paid in U.S. dollars from a $241,338 grant to the Grantee from the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (TDA). The study Terms of Reference (TOR) will be performed by an independent firm which will NOT be eligible to compete as a potential contractor in response to the bid package prepared as Task 9 of this TOR. 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 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 NOON, Wednesday, April 7, 1999, 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 02/22/99 (I-SN300860). (0053)

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