MODIFICATION
B -- B. Vinccler Gas Production and Processing Facility Project
- Notice Date
- 1/8/2003
- 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-0150034B
- Response Due
- 1/15/2003
- Archive Date
- 1/30/2003
- Point of Contact
- Evangela Kunene, Procument Data Manager, Phone 703-875-4357, Fax 703-875-4009,
- E-Mail Address
-
ekunene@tda.gov
- Description
- New Information: Per request of grantee, due to transportation and mailing difficulties in Venezuela, all bidders must send an RFP hard copy AND electronic copy to the new address and email listed below. It will be the bidder?s responsibility for the successful arrival and delivery of his/her submission. PLEASE NOTE: THE NEW ADDRESS IS LOCATED IN CALIFORNIA. Please note the following changes: Submission Place: Vinccler C/O Pacific Petroleum, LLC, 1180 Eugenia Place Suite 103, Carpinteria, CA 93013, Telephone: 805- 684- 1399, Fax: 805-684-1396, Email: clancycottman@cs.com, Attention: Mr. Clarence Cottman. All other information contained in the Federal Business Opportunities announcement and the RFP remains the same. POC: Evangela Kunene, Procurement Data Manager, Tel: 703-875-4357, Fax: 703-875-4009, E-mail: ekunene@tda.gov : PLEASE DO NOT CONTACT THE CONTRACTS OFFICE : Proposal Submission Place: Juan Francisco Clerico A., Executive Director, Vinccler Oil and Gas, C.A., Prolongacion Avenida La Salle,Edificio Fiorela, P.B., Colinas de Los Caobos, Caracas 1050, Venezuela, Phone: 011-58-212-793-1411 or 782-4666, Fax: (58-2) 793.6331, e-mail: vinccler@vinccler.com : 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 natural gas pipeline that would originate from the gas field at East Falcon Block, and extend west to the edge of the Gulf of Venezuela, where it would join up with an existing cross-country gas transmission pipeline owned by PDVSA. The project sponsor, Venezuela de Inversiones y Construcciones Clerico, C.A. (Vinccler), is a privately held Venezuelan firm that was founded in 1956 by the Clerico family. Vinccler is a leading Venezuelan construction firm with its own in-house engineering and design capabilities. Vinccler was the first Venezuelan company to participate in the country?s Field Reactivation Program, which began in 1992. The company owns interests in the South Monagas Unit in eastern Venezuela, and the East Falcon Block in western Venezuela. Vinccler, together with Pacific Petroleum LLC (of California), are planning to develop and further expand the existing East Falcon Block located in the northwestern part of Venezuela, approximately 200 km northeast of Lake Maracaibo. Pacific Petroleum?s role in the project is as a developer, and they have no long-term interest in operating the gas field development. The proposed study is needed in order to fully exploit the proven oil and gas reserves. Due to the enormous quantities of gas associated with the oil from East Falcon, Vinccler and Pacific have entered into discussions with Petroleos de Venezuela S.A. (PDVSA) to expand the original scope of the project to now include the exploitation and commercialization of gas. The gas project would encompass the construction of a new natural gas pipeline that would originate from the gas field at East Falcon Block, and extend west to the edge of the Gulf of Venezuela, where it would join up with an existing cross-country gas transmission pipeline owned by PDVSA. The project consists of gas gathering and treatment equipment to be located in the East Falcon exploration and production block, a compressor station, and underground 12-inch diameter pipeline with an approximate length of 100 km, and control and metering devices. The total estimated project cost is $60 million, of which $34 million represents potential US exports. This project is being carried out under terms of an Operating Service Agreement (OSA) signed in 1995 between PDVSA and Vinccler. The terms of reference for the feasibility study would include the following tasks: 1) Pipeline and Flow Line Route Study, 2) Pipeline and Flow Line System Study, 3) Cost Estimate & Outline Program, and 4) Study Report. The U.S. firm selected will be paid in U.S. dollars from a $375,000 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 desk study report are available from USTDA, at 1000 Wilson Blvd. Suite 1600, Arlington, VA 22209-3901. Requests for the RFP should 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 local Caracas time, January 15, 2003 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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