MODIFICATION
B -- B - Algeria: Port of Algiers Second Container Terminal Feasibility Study
- Notice Date
- 12/9/2002
- Notice Type
- Modification
- Contracting Office
- United States Trade and Development Agency, TDA, USTDA, C/O US TDA 1000 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1600, Arlington, VA, 22209-3901
- ZIP Code
- 22209-3901
- Solicitation Number
- Reference-Number-0210003A
- Response Due
- 12/16/2002
- Archive Date
- 12/31/2002
- Point of Contact
- Evangela Kunene, Procument Data Manager, Phone 703-875-4357, Fax 703-875-4009,
- E-Mail Address
-
ekunene@tda.gov
- Description
- ALGERIA: PORT OF ALGIERS SECOND CONTAINER TERMINAL FEASIBILITY STUDY Reference Number: 0210003A, Posted Date: 10/31/02 Per request of the grantee, the RFP closing date is hereby extended to December 31, 2002 at 4:00 p.m. local Algerian time. Submission Place: Mr. Ali Ferrah President ? Directeur General Entreprise Portuaire d?Alger 2, Rue d?Angkor, Alger Port Algeria Telephone: (213-21) 42-36-25 Fax: (213-21) 42-36-03/42-36-06 All other information contained in the Federal Business Opportunities announcement and the RFP remains the same. Proposal Submission Place: Mr. Ali Ferrah, President-Directeur General, Entreprise Portuaire d'Alger, 2, Rue d'Angkor, Alger Port, Algeria, Telephone: (213-21) 42-36-25, Fax: (213-21) 42-36-03/42-36-06 POC Evangela Kunene, USTDA, 1621 N. Kent Street, Suite 200, Arlington, VA 22209-2131, Tel: (703) 875-4357, Fax: (703) 875-4009. Algeria: Port of Algiers Second Container Terminal 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 to upgrade the productivity of the existing container facility at the Port of Algiers and possibly develop a second container terminal that satisfies its needs. Of the eleven major multipurpose ports in Algeria, the Entreprise Portuaire d'Alger (EPAL) has the largest container traffic. At present, seventy percent of Algerian container traffic passes through the Port, and this activity has increased rapidly over the past seven years. EPAL plans to address the increased demand by adding additional rows for storage containers and improving cranes for lifting and stacking containers. To accommodate growth, the construction of a second container terminal has been proposed. In addition to examining the potential market for the proposed second container terminal, the feasibility study will evaluate options for increasing productivity at the existing container terminal through logistics management and information technology improvements. The study represents Phase I of an assessment of the viability of this project. Upon the completion of the Phase I study, the U.S. firm selected by EPAL to perform the Phase I study shall submit a final report to EPAL and TDA. TDA would then consider, subject to the availability of funds, providing additional funds to cover Phase II study costs. TDA authorization to proceed with TDA grant funding for Phase II would be set forth in a letter to EPAL and the selected Contractor. TDA is under no obligation to cover expenses incurred by the Contractor or any other entity for such a Phase II study if TDA does not provide such specific written authorization to proceed. The Contractor must be capable of completing both Phase I and Phase II. The objective of this Feasibility Study is to assess upgrading the productivity of the existing container facility at the Port of Algiers in Algeria and possibly develop a second container terminal that satisfies its needs. The tasks for Phase I are as follows: 1.1) review of existing cargo demand and development of projections, 1.2) development of alternatives, and 1.3) Phase I final report. The proposed Phase II tasks are as follows: 2.1) selection of alternative, 2.2) detailed improvement planning for the existing container terminal, 2.3) conceptual design for a second container terminal, 2.4) cost estimating, investment plan and financial analysis, 2.5) environmental assessment, 2.6) financing options and privatization analysis, and 2.7) Phase II final report. The U.S. firm selected will be paid in U.S. dollars from a $217,050 grant to the Grantee (EPAL) 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 English and in French directly to the Grantee by 4:00 P.M. local Algerian time on Monday, December 16, 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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