Office of the Southern Seaboard Development Comm., National Econ. and Social Developm. Board, 618 Nikhom Makkasan Rd., IEAT Bldg., 5th Fl., Rajathewee, Bangkok 10400, Thailand, Tel: (66-2) 255-0960/2, Fax: (66-2) 253-2727/253-3258

C -- FEASIBILITY STUDY ON THE SOUTHERN SEABOARD PORT DEVELOPMENT POC Carol Stillwell, USTDA, Room 309, SA-16, Washington, D.C. 20523-1602, Tel: (703) 875-4357, Fax No.: (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 the development of two general cargo ports located at Thong Vien Bay; Thai Muang on the west coast near Krabi, and Sichon on the east coast near Khanom. In response to tremendous growth and over concentration of industry and business around Bangkok, the NESDB published a Conceptual Master Plan which included the development of two general cargo ports. The ports will be capable of accommodating multi-purpose cargo ships for the export of indigenous agricultural products and the output of the industrial estates. The study will consist of the following elements: forecast the flow and composition of port traffic, prepare alternative port configurations and layouts to suit the projected port traffic, develop a preliminary design for the selected configuration, identify adverse social and economic impacts, prepare a detailed cost estimate, estimate economic and financial return, identify alternatives for project financing, and prepare a detailed work plan and schedule for project implementation. The cost of the study is $1 million of which NESDB will provide $500,000 and U.S. Trade and Development Agency (TDA) will provide $500,000. A detailed Request for Proposals (RFP), which includes requirements for the Proposal, the Terms of Reference, and a background definitional mission/desk study report are available from TDA, at Room 309, SA-16, Washington, D.C. 20523-1602. 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 at the above address by February 7, 1997. 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. (0003)

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