Puerto Ventanas, S.A., Miraflores 222, Piso 16, Santiago, CL; Att: Gamaliel Villalobos Aranda; Tel: 56-2-638-4199, Fax: 56-2-638-4252

B -- CLEAN PETROLEUM PRODUCTS TERMINAL PROJECT IN CHILE POC Evangela Kunene, USTDA, 1621 N. Kent Street, Suite 300, Arlington, VA 22209-2131, Tel: (703) 875-4357, Fax: (703) 875-4009 Puerto Ventanas Clean Petroleum Products Terminal Project in Chile 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 augmentation of the Port of Ventanas through construction of a clean petroleum products terminal that will allow the port to respond to the increase in demand by providing the capacity to receive large tankers and storage facilities at the port for the petroleum products. The Port of Ventanas is a medium sized, privately owned and operated, port in Chile. It is one of several installations found in the Bay of Quintero and is located about 160 km northwest of Santiago. The Port began operations in 1991 and has firmly established itself in the Chilean port sector and maritime transportation industry. The majority of the cargo handled by the Port of Ventanas is bulk solids and liquids, but general cargo is also handled. The Port of Ventanas in Chile has established itself as one of Chile's primary facilities for handling bulk solids and liquids. The Port has recently begun examining possible areas in which the Port could expand and modernize its services and capacity. Pre-feasibility and market studies conducted by the Port of Ventanas has led them to believe that there is an increase in market demand for clean petroleum products. Therefore, based upon the Port's geographic location and the port's ability to handle bulk liquids, the management of the Port of Ventanas believes that it is well-positioned both geographically and operationally to respond to an increase in market demand for clean petroleum products by increasing their capacity to handle such cargo. Augmentation of the Port of Ventanas through construction of a clean petroleum products terminal will respond to the increase in demand by providing the capacity to receive large tankers and storage facilities at the port for the petroleum products. Preliminary studies done by the Port of Ventanas translate to a potential for handling 600,000 tons per year for one or more clients of clean petroleum products. The Port of Ventanas envisions developing the terminal at Berth 6 to the west of the existing facilities using a multibuoy mooring arrangement in 20 meters of water. Tankers of 45,000 to 150,000 DWT would be received, connected to unloading arms and their products pumped to the storage facility, also to be developed at the Port of Ventanas. As part of this development plan, the Port also envisions the development of common user facilities, such as navigational aids, multibuoy mooring arrangements, unloading connections and pipeline and pipe support structures. For development of the storage facilities and storage tank area at the Port of Ventanas, the port has set aside 10 hectares of land. This parcel of land would be developed by the users of the facilities under lease from the Port of Ventanas. The feasibility study for the Clean Petroleum Products project will help the Port of Ventanas develop site investigation programs and an overall project plan and schedule for engineering, design, procurement, and construction of the terminal and ancillary facilities for the clean petroleum products terminal. The U.S. firm selected will be paid in U.S. dollars from a $250,000 grant to the Grantee from the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (TDA). The total cost of the Feasibility Study is estimated at U.S. $292,000. The Contractor and/or its subcontractors must cover the remaining costs, or U.S. $42,000, to complete the full Terms of Reference for the Feasibility Study. 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 firm's name, contact person, address, and telephone number. Somefirms 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 Spanish and English directly to the Grantee by 5:00 p.m., September 24, 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 08/24/99 (I-SN371595). (0236)

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