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Philippines: Wastewater Treatment Systems and Facility Upgrades for Commercial Users 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 investigate onsite wastewater treatment options and/or technology upgrades for four treatment facilities to provide wastewater treatment services to commercial and industrial customers in metro Manila, Philippines.
Manila Water Company Inc. (MWCI) has a concession agreement with the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) to supply water and wastewater services to five million people in more than nine cities or municipalities. The commercial and industrial users (non-domestic customers) in the area, that primarily operate septic systems, are not the responsibility of MWCI under the terms of the MWSS concession; however, these potential customers are unable to meet regulations dictated by the Philippines Clean Water Act that require stringent wastewater discharge quality. In an effort to provide a solution to these non-domestic customers, MWCI would like to identify and implement either waste treatment strategies on-site, or pre-treatment strategies for the waste before it is transferred to one of MWCI’s operating wastewater facilities.
The U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) has provided grant funding to enable MWCI to hire a U.S. company to complete the feasibility study. The study will consider four wastewater management schemes and recommend technology solutions for each. These schemes will include: (1) directly connecting the non-domestic customers to existing wastewater treatment facilities operated by MWCI; (2) designing, constructing, and operating on-site wastewater pre-treatment systems that will reduce the contaminant level of specific effluents before being processed at the existing treatment plants; (3) designing, constructing, operating and maintaining on-site treatment facilities that will fully treat the commercial industrial effluents; and, (4) designing, constructing, operating and maintaining treatment facility that will service a group or cluster of non-domestic customers. USTDA has provided funding given the potential for U.S. technology and service providers to participate in the implementation of the project providing.
The U.S. firm selected will be paid in U.S. dollars from a $442,000 grant to the Grantee from 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 directly to the Grantee by 4:00PM, October 24, 2008 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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1000 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1600,
C/O US TDA 1000 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1600
Arlington,
Virginia
22209-3901
