Contracting and Participant Training Unit, USAID/Mozambique, Washington, DC 20521-2330

R -- REHABILITATION OF LIMPOPO RAIL LINE SOL 00-005 DUE 070800 POC Gail Warshaw, Regional Contracting Officer: USAID/Mozambique, Department of State, Washington, D.C. 20521-2330, Tel: (258-1) 491689; Fax: (258-1) 492098; E-mail: gwarshaw@usaid.gov WEB: http://www.info.usaid.gov/procurement_bus_opp/procurement/announce/cbd, http://www.info.usaid.gov. E-MAIL: http://www.info.usaid.gov, gwarshaw@usaid.gov. The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in Mozambique is seeking expressions of interest for professional engineering services in railway sector. The purpose is to identify United States firms that have interest in engineering design and construction management services for the Flood Damaged Limpopo Railway Line in Southern Mozambique. Note that only partial funding is available at this time. Total funding is anticipated to be available at time of award. The period of service is anticipated to be from August 2000 for a period of approximately 24 months. The estimated value of railway construction is between $30 million and $50 million. Responses from interested firms should include references to heavy rail experience, Southern Africa rail experience and established presence or association in Southern Africa. These will be considered positive factors in the compilation of a preliminary short-list derived from the responses to this solicitation. The closing date for submission of expressions of interest is 30 days from the date of publication. This CBD notice can be viewed and downloaded using the Agency Web site. The Worldwide Web address is http://www.info.usaid.gov. Posted 06/12/00 (W-SN463868). (0164)

Loren Data Corp. http://www.ld.com (SYN# 0066 20000614\R-0002.SOL)