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B -- BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA -- SCADA SYSTEMS FEASIBILITY STUDY DUE 110199 POC Evangela Kunene, USTDA, 1621 N. Kent Street, Suite 200, 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 a feasibility study for a SCADA Systems project in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). Before the war, Bosnia's power system consisted of 13 hydro power plants, 4 brown coal and lignite fired power plants, with 15 units, and interconnected transmission and distribution facilities. At that time, Bosnia's power system was operated by one enterprise: Elektroprivreda Bosnia and Herzegovina (EPBiH), which was an integral part of the former Yugoslav network. The network was interconnected with Croatia, Montenegro and Serbia and coordinated by the Union of Yugoslav Electric Power Industry's (Jugel) dispatch center in Belgrade. The power system in BiH is now de facto operated by three regional companies: (1) Elektroprivreda Bosnia i Herzegovina (EPBiH), in the Federation; (2) Elektroprivreda Mostar (EPM), inthe Federation and (3) Elektroprivreda Republika Srpska (EPRS), in Republika Srpska. A Joint Power Coordination Center (JPCC, also known by the acronym of ZEKC in the Bosnian language) was created in early 1999 with the objective of coordinating electricity movements between the Elektroprivredas, the international exchange of energy, outage coordination and so forth. The World Bank is seeking to remedy these issues by including a SCADA investment in their third power sector loan to Bosnia. A SCADA system for Bosnia would provide an essential contribution to the country's energy sector. SCADA would decrease costs and improve efficiency of Bosnia's power generation, distribution and transmission systems. Cost savings could then be applied to infrastructure investments. SCADA would also improve the quality of delivered power, which is an essential demand for an industrializing economy. The World Bank's proposed SCADA investment would also defer the need for costly traditional hardware investments at Bosnia's power generation facilities. TDA's financial assistance would lay the groundwork for the Bank's SCADA investment. The feasibility study will include the following tasks: Define the functions and configuration of the SCADA /EMS (Energy Management System) required to operate the electrical power system in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Identify the most appropriate telecommunications routes to meet the defined needs of the SCADA control system. Identify the hardware requirements for the Power Line Carrier (PLC), Optic Fiber Ground Wire (OPGW), and communication systems in each of the substations (including those not included in the World Bank loan). Identify the hardware requirements for the teleprotection intertripping channels required for the distance protection on each of the 400, 220 and 110 kV transmission lines. The Consultant should also (a) define the staging of the implementation of the SCADA and Communications systems; (b) identify procurement packages together with implementation schedules and cost estimates; (c) survey existing communications facilities, to determine their functional status; (d) establish a plan for developing the communications system to what is ultimately required; (e) ensure that the recommended SCADA/EMS systems can interact with local distribution centers, and; (f) outline the communications required with these centers, with defined interfaces. The U.S. firm selected will be paid in U.S. dollars from a $328,200 grant to the Grantee from the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (TDA). The selected Contractor for this Feasibility Study must mobilize and dispatch its work team to Bosnia and Herzegovina within two weeks of TDA approval of the work contract between the Contractor and the Grantee. 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 200, Arlington, VA 22209-2131. Requests for the RFP should be faxed to the IRC, TDA at 703-875-4009. In thefax, 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 mailroom before calling TDA. Only U.S. firms and individuals may bid on this TDA financed activity. Interestedfirms, 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 4:00PM, November 1, 1999, at the above address. Evaluation criteria for the Proposal are included in the RFP. Although cost will not be a factor in the evaluation, cost proposals must be submitted for the purpose of evaluating proposed allotments of resources. 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 10/15/99 (W-SN392151). (0288)

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