MODIFICATION
B -- Kazakhstan - Transmission Lines Feasibility Study Project
- Notice Date
- 2/11/2011
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- 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
- 2010-81029A
- Archive Date
- 3/29/2011
- Point of Contact
- Nina Patel, Phone: (703) 875-4357
- E-Mail Address
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npatel@ustda.gov
(npatel@ustda.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- POC Nina Patel, 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: Kazakhstan Electricity Grid Operating Company Joint Stock Company 37, Beibitshilik St., Saryarka District Astana 01000, Republic of Kazakhstan Phone: (7172) 31 95 22 Fax: (7172) 97 04 55 Farida Zharmagambetova Zharmagambetova@kegoc.kz tel: +77172970174 Nurbol Nurtaza Nurtaza_N@kegoc.kz tel: +77172970659 Kamilya Zhenussova zhenusova@kegoc.kz tel: +77172970177 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 500 kV Kazakhstan - Kyrgyzstan (Almaty - Kemin) and 500 kV Shulbinsk HPP - Aktogai - Taldykorgan - Almaty Transmission Lines Projects including: 1. Evaluation of the technical feasibility of construction of two potential transmission line expansions; 2. Evaluation of the economic and financial feasibility, including potential risks of the construction, as well as potential funding sources of the construction of the two transmission line projects. KEGOC owns and is responsible for operating the grid and all electric power high voltage (220 kilovolts and higher) transmission lines in Kazakhstan, which constitute about 24,000 kilometers (km) of transmission lines. As part of its system, KEGOC owns and operates 74 substations. The company is 100% owned by the national state holding company, Samruk-Kazyna. KEGOC invested more than $200 million in electric power transmission expansion and improvements in 2009, and over the next 15 years it plans to invest more than $3.5 billion. The company has prioritized transmission lines to Kyrgyzstan and to connect existing and future hydropower facilities with significant load centers (net consumption areas). In particular, KEGOC is planning to construct a 920 kilometer (km) 500kV transmission line that will connect an existing hydropower plant at Shulbinsk (702 MW) and the planned 68 MW Bulak hydropower plant (which will also through water storage upstream allow for increased power delivery from Shulbinsk) to load centers in Aktogai (primarily to be used for electrification of a railway line) and Almaty, the largest city in Kazakhstan. A second 200km 500kV transmission line from Almaty to Kemin, Kyrgyzstan will connect Kazakhstan, which already imports some hydropower-generated electricity from Kyrgyzstan, to the expanding transmission grid in Kyrgyzstan, and potentially through Kyrgyzstan to Tajikistan. The U.S. firm selected will be paid in U.S. dollars from a $988,004 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 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/businessopps/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 and Russian directly to the Grantee no later than 4:00, on FEBRUARY 21, 2011 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 Nina Patel, 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 FEBRUARY 21, 2011 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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