USTDA, 1621 N. Kent Street, Suite 200, Arlington, VA 22209-2131

B -- OSTRAMO OIL SLUDGE LAGOONS PROJECT DUE 062800 POC Evangela Kunene, USTDA, 1621 N. Kent Street, Suite 200, Arlington, VA 22209-213 1, 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 for technical assistance for the remediation of the Ostramo oil sludge lagoons. In 1990, the refinery at Ostramo was sold to an individual during the first wave of privatization. Realizing that the refinery was not economically viable, the new owner decided to process waste oils, whereby distillation sludges were dumped into lagoons, and many waste hydrocarbons, filter cloths, filter media, and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) were released. Confronted with these problems and new environmental laws, the owner sold the refinery back to the government for one Czech crown. The four Ostramo sludge lagoons are located on the river Oder flood plain and were gradually developed by constructing berms from mine spoils. The berms (concrete ring roads) are approximately 16 feet high. The waste in the Ostramo lagoonsincludes: residue from waste oil refining, waste acidic resins, caustic water and sludge, waste bleaching clay with oil, and oily and inorganic sludge. Through an agreement between the City of Ostrava and the Czech Ministry of Environment, the site will be rendered safe for use as a public area, covered and planted with vegetation. It will then be donated to the City. The remediation of this site will consist of logistics and management, supporting construction activities, waste handling and equipment installation facilities, waste excavation/pumping, on/off site disposal, environmental monitoring and sampling and reporting and engineering work. The purpose of the technical assistance is to help Diamo select among the potential technologies to accomplish the task and prepare the bid documents for tender in the summer of 2000. First, it must be decided whether to require all remediation to take place on site, off?site, or at a combination of locations. Bioremediation techniques can be applied to some of the less contaminated areas, which could take as long as 15 years. If oily waste and contaminated material are taken off site for treatment and disposal, the Ministry of Transportation must review an Environmental Impact Statement and give approval. There is some concern that the transport approval process might delay the start of remediation, especially now that the Ministry is attempting to meet the EU's new ABR transport conditions which apply to hazwaste. Conversely, if the oily waste is treated on site, then it likely will be oxidized via burning in a thermal desorber. This could present problems to residents who live in apartment towers, the closest of which is only about 300 meters from the site. Additionally, in order to destroy the PCBs thermally, a desorber temperature of at least 1800 degrees F is required. Such high temperature requirements will increase the cost of remediation substantially. The contractor would have to be monitored to make sure that the minimum temperature is maintained. The U.S. firm selected will be paid in U.S. dollars from a $131,460 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 is available from TDA, at 1621 N. Kent Street, Suite 200, Arlington, VA 22209?213 1. 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 pm local time, June 28, 2000, 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 05/15/00 (W-SN454767). (0136)

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