SOLICITATION NOTICE
B -- ROMANIA: TULCEA WATER AND WASTEWATER SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT
- Notice Date
- 4/8/2009
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- 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, Virginia, 22209-3901
- ZIP Code
- 22209-3901
- Solicitation Number
- 2009-81008A
- Archive Date
- 6/11/2009
- Point of Contact
- John Kusnierek, Phone: (703) 875-4357
- E-Mail Address
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jkusnierek@ustda.gov
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- POC John Kusnierek, 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: MR. SORIN ZAHARCU, GENERAL MANAGER, AQUASERV S.A. TULCEA, 2 REZERVORULUI STR., 820131 TULCEA, ROMANIA, TEL.: +40 240 52 43 10, FAX: +40 240 52 43 10. ROMANIA: TULCEA WATER AND WASTEWATER SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT. 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 (a) examine and propose rehabilitation methods for neglected water distribution and sewerage systems in the developed areas of Tulcea County, Romania; and (b) examine alternatives to the use of gaseous chlorine for potable water disinfection in Romania’s easternmost city of Sulina, as well as in Tulcea. Throughout Tulcea County, the availability of potable water is unreliable because water treatment stations and distribution pipelines have not been adequately maintained and upgraded. Sewerage infrastructure has also fallen into disrepair. The Grantee, which is the regional water company, was established in 2004 and is responsible for water infrastructure in Tulcea County, which includes both groundwater well fields and surface water from the Danube River. The Grantee’s current treatment technologies range from no treatment for some of the groundwater well fields to rapid sand infiltration and disinfection for the treatment of Danube River water. County authorities have prepared a master plan to improve local water infrastructure through 2025. A projected $517 million will be spent to upgrade water and wastewater systems within the county. The first phase of this effort has already been scoped and funded, and is proceeding in the municipalities of Tulcea, Sulina, Macin, and Iasccea. A second phase, to take place primarily in the City of Tulcea and the town of Sulina, is slated to begin after December of 2010, when the feasibility study for which the Proposal is hereby invited will support an application to the EU for project funding. There are two components to the second project phase, the first of which is water infrastructure rehabilitation. The Grantee has identified water distribution and wastewater collection system piping that requires rehabilitation and expansion based on age (some piping dates back to 1900), disrepair (leakage approaches 75% in Tulcea and Sulina) and insufficient service to some developed areas. The project will include the rehabilitation of approximately 68.1 km of subsurface water distribution piping and 68 km of wastewater collection system piping located in three separate zones in Tulcea. Given the locations of the existing piping infrastructure beneath developed areas, rehabilitation by excavation would be both time-consuming and costly. Accordingly, The Grantee is interested in employing “trenchless” rehabilitation of the existing piping through the use of cured-in-place technology. This will improve the efficiency of rehabilitation and minimize excavation, costs and interruptions. A second project component of phase 2 will be the replacement of the current chlorine gas disinfection system in Tulcea and Sulina with the on-site generation of sodium hypochlorite, which forms a sanitizing bleach solution when dissolved in water. This will help alleviate the environmental risk involved in the monthly transport of eight tons of chlorine gas from the producer to Tulcea over a distance of 300 km. Currently, transport is made by land and involves significant environmental and social risks. The monthly transport of chlorine gas from Tulcea to Sulina is done by boat because the water treatment plant in Sulina is not accessible by road; as such the 1 ton of chlorine gas is handled in both the ports of Tulcea and Sulina. Alternatives to sodium hypochlorite, such as the use of ultraviolet light, ozone, nanofiltration, chloramines, chlorine dioxide, or potassium permanganate, appear less suitable and less cost-effective for Sulina. The U.S. firm selected will be paid in U.S. dollars from a $339,400 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 definitional mission/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 directly to the Grantee by 4:00 PM, MAY 27, 2009 at the above address. Evaluation criteria for the Proposal are included in the RFP. Requests for clarification on any aspect of the RFP should be directed to POC John Kusnierek, USTDA, 1000 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1600, Arlington, VA 22209-3901, Tel: (703) 875-4357, Fax: (703) 875-4009. Any such request must be received no later than 4:00 PM, May 13, 2009 in order to be honored. 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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