SOLICITATION NOTICE
B -- B-Panama City Traffic Signalization Project
- Notice Date
- 3/25/2002
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- United States Trade and Development Agency, TDA Contracts Office, TDA Contracts Office, 1621 North Kent Street, Suite 200, Arlington, VA, 22209-2131
- ZIP Code
- 22209-2131
- Solicitation Number
- Reference-Number-0250004B
- Response Due
- 4/25/2002
- Archive Date
- 5/10/2002
- Point of Contact
- Evangela Kunene, Procurement Data Manager, Phone 703-875-4357, Fax 703-875-4009,
- E-Mail Address
-
ekunene@tda.gov
- Description
- Submission Proposal Place: Autoridad del Tr?nsito y Transporte Terrestre (ATTT), Attention: Doctor Pablo Quintero Luna, Director General, Apartado 3371, Balboa Anc?n, Panama City, Panama, Phone: 507 290 0514, Fax: 507 232 6136 : 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 a new traffic signaling and control system for Panama City. The feasibility study will allow the ATTT to access an existing World Bank transportation loan that expires in late 2003. The feasibility study will also include assistance with the preparation of tender documents for the procurement. With the tremendous growth and expansion in Panama City, saturated streets and insufficient traffic control measures have combined to make for terrible gridlock. As part of the broader efforts to improve transportation in Panama City, and in part in anticipation of the new bridge over the Canal and new access routes, one of the most immediate needs for the city is a completely revamped and modernized traffic signalization and control system for the entire city. According to TDA?s Definitional Mission, given the existing situation, implementation of even a simple traffic signalization system in Panama City should have a dramatic impact. Simply by effectively synchronizing signals in the major corridors, traffic delay may be reduced by as much as 25% and combining them into a centralized system will have an even greater impact, particularly if complemented with minor intersection and other operational improvements, particularly with respect to bus operations. Panama City?s expansion has created the need for several transportation initiatives. One of the priorities that the government has focused on most recently (apart from the new bridge and Light Rail project) is improvement of the city?s traffic signalization. Therefore, the ATTT requested TDA assistance for funding a feasibility study that will evaluate the technical and financial feasibility to design, supply, implement, operate, and maintain a centralized traffic signalization system for Panama City. In addition, the government hopes to assess the possibility of developing a complementary Traffic Control Center as part of the project. The current traffic signaling system in Panama is inadequate, unresponsive to the current conditions and in many cases not used. At the most critical and busiest intersections, white-gloved police officers manually direct traffic. Therefore, the ATTT has made it a priority to develop a system that provides Panama City with a modern, flexible system that is responsive to the current and future needs of the city, and its growth; a system that is integrated and allows for interoperability. The goal is to install a system that manages traffic, reduces congestion and provides improved traffic flow and capacity for the city?s thoroughfares, all the while having a positive impact in terms of safety for motorists and the many pedestrians in the city. A two-phase assistance is envisioned for the implementation of this project. Phase I will consist of a feasibility study to develop an implementation plan for an improved traffic signalization system in Panama and will consist of the following tasks: Document Review; Assessment of Existing Traffic and Development of Traffic Forecasts; Define the Technical Requirements and Cost Estimates for the New System; Prepare the Pre-Qualification Documents; and, Economic and Financial Analysis. Phase II will comprise technical assistance to develop tender documents for international competitive bidding, to assist in the selection of suppliers/contractors, and to assist contract negotiations with the preferred bidder for the procurement of equipment systems and works identified by the feasibility study in Phase I. The U.S. firm selected will be paid in U.S. dollars from a $364,000 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 definitional mission report are available from TDA, at 1621 N. Kent Street, Suite 200, Arlington, VA 22209-2131. 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 Spanish and English directly to the Grantee by 5 p.m., April 25, 2002 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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