SOLICITATION NOTICE
B -- Brazil COPASA Water Re-Use Project
- Notice Date
- 2/2/2007
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 541690
— Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
- Contracting Office
- United States Trade and Development Agency, USTDA, USTDA, 1000 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1600, C/O US TDA 1000 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1600, Arlington, VA, 22209-3901, UNITED STATES
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- Reference-Number-0651013B
- Response Due
- 3/19/2007
- Archive Date
- 4/3/2007
- Description
- POC Evangela Kunene, USTDA, 1000 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1600, Arlington, VA 22209-3901, Tel: (703) 875-4357, Fax: (703) 875-4009. PLEASE DO NOT CONTACT CONTRACTS OFFICE; PROPOSAL SUBMISSION PLACE: Dr. Carlos Goncalves de Oliveira Sobrinho, Environmental and Technical Director, Companhia de Saneamento de Minas Gerais (COPASA), Rua Mar de Espanha, 525, Bairro Santo Ant?nio, Belo Horizonte ? MG, CEP 30330-270 Brazil, Phone: (011-55-31) 3250-2050 / 3250-2022, Fax: (011-55-31) 3250-1669 Brazil COPASA Water Re-Use Project. The Companhia de Saneamento de Minas Gerais (COPASA), 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 COPASA Water Re-Use Project. COPASA, the State of Minas Gerais Water and Sanitation Company, has identified the development of water re-use facilities as an important part of its water resources management strategy. To that end, the company has targeted the Arrudas Wastewater Treatment Plant (WTP) as the site of a water re-use project, which will involve adding tertiary treatment systems in order to produce an effluent that meets water quality requirements for urban residential, commercial and industrial water needs. The Arrudas WTP is the largest plant in the state and uses a conventional activated sludge system that will provide a high quality secondary wastewater as influent to the tertiary treatment plant. Located in the state capital of Belo Horizonte, the Arrudas WTP site offers proximity to a large potential market of clients for the reclaimed wastewater. There is also land available for the installation of the tertiary treatment units. The proposed project is consistent with COPASA water conservation and environmental management policies and echoes COPASA?s interest in the preservation of fresh water resources. If successfully implemented, the project will provide a potential avenue for more rational use of fresh water resources in the study area. In addition, it will provide a beneficial precedent for other similar projects in the State of Minas Gerais. The U.S. firm selected will be paid in U.S. dollars from a $164,920 grant to the Grantee from the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA). 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 USTDA, at 1000 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1600, Arlington, VA 22209-3901. To request the RFP in PDF format, please go to: https://www.ustda.gov/USTDA/FedBizOpps/RFP/rfpform.asp. Requests for a mailed hardcopy version of the RFP may also be faxed to the IRC, USTDA 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 USTDA 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 USTDA to retrieve the RFP should allow one hour after faxing the request to USTDA 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, USTDA 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 USTDA. Only U.S. firms and individuals may bid on this USTDA financed activity. Interested firms, their subcontractors and employees of all participants must qualify under USTDA's nationality requirements as of the due date for submission of qualifications and proposals and, if selected to carry out the USTDA-financed activity, must continue to meet such requirements throughout the duration of the USTDA-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 USTDA grant amount. Details of USTDA's nationality requirements and mandatory contract clauses are also included in the RFP. Interested U.S. firms should submit their Proposal in English and Portuguese directly to the Grantee by 5:00 PM local time on March 19, 2007 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.
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