SOLICITATION NOTICE
B -- Pakistan: Habibullah Integrated Coal Mining/Power Generation Feasibility Study
- Notice Date
- 9/18/2007
- 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
- 22209-3901
- Solicitation Number
- Reference-Number-0721003B
- Response Due
- 11/1/2007
- Archive Date
- 11/15/2007
- Point of Contact
- Evangela Kunene, Procurement Data Manager, Phone 703-875-4357, Fax 703-875-4009,
- E-Mail Address
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ekunene@ustda.gov
- Description
- B - Pakistan: Habibullah Integrated Coal Mining/Power Generation Feasibility Study 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: Saeedullah Khan Paracha, Managing Director, Habibullah Energy Ltd., 1st Floor, Nacon House, 270 Moulana Din Mohammad, Wafai Rd., Karachi, Pakistan, Phone: 92-21-568-5314, Fax: 92-21-568-4423, Email: hel@cyber.net.pk Habibullah Integrated Coal Mining/Power Generation Feasibility Study. 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 that would develop a plan for the reliable supply of coal of consistent quality and quantity to an appropriately located power plant, and would also help determine the appropriate plant configuration and technology. The Grantee holds a Letter of Interest, issued through Pakistan's Private Power and Infrastructure Board (PPIB), which required the Grantee to provide a sizeable bank guarantee that it will undertake and complete a power generation Feasibility Study based on coal from its two leases in the Lakhra coalfield by October 2008. Habibullah Mines Limited (HML), a sister company of the Grantee, is concurrently looking to develop a plan to modernize its coal mining operations in anticipation of ramping up its coal supply for the power generation project. The integrated Feasibility Study would include an evaluation of coal reserves available through the two leases and identify the period that the quantity can support the operations of a 150 MW electricity generation enterprise. The Feasibility Study will also assist in developing and planning for appropriate mining operations suited to the quantity and quality of coal required, and to meet generally accepted international mine safety and health standards. Additionally, the Feasibility Study will examine the necessary aspects for establishing a modern, environmentally-friendly coal-fueled electricity generation station, including site selection, selection of coal combustion technology, compliance with acceptable environmental emission standards, optimizing the station's heat rate, and the design of the facilities including arrangements, or alternatives, for cooling water. The Feasibility Study will be used by the Grantee to negotiate the power purchase agreement (PPA), a parallel operating agreement (OA), and fuel supply arrangement (FSA) with appropriate parties, as well as the tariff structure with Pakistan's National Electric Power Regulatory Authority. Following a successful Feasibility Study, PPIB would be in the position to issue a Letter of Support, which together with the approved PPA, OA and FSA, would provide the basis for the financial closure of the project and its construction and operation. The Feasibility Study would also help determine which of three modern technologies (pulverized coal combustion, circulating fluidized bed combustion, and integrated gasification combined cycle) and which of two basic plant configurations (two 75 MW units or a single 150 MW unit) should be used. Both of these decisions will be influenced by the quality of the coal that will be supplied for the plant, as well as environmental concerns and requirements. The location of the plant, with critical factors being the plant's fresh water requirement, coal supply source selection, and proximity to the national power grid will also be a component of the Feasibility Study. The U.S. firm selected will be paid in U.S. dollars from an $810,000 grant to the Grantee from the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA). The Grantee will contribute an additional $810,000 for a total of U.S. $1,620,000 dollars. NOTE: THIS NOTICE WAS NOT POSTED TO FEDBIZOPPS ON THE DATE INDICATED IN THE NOTICE ITSELF (18-SEP-2007); HOWEVER, IT DID APPEAR IN THE FEDBIZOPPS FTP FEED ON THIS DATE. PLEASE CONTACT fbo.support@gsa.gov REGARDING THIS ISSUE.
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