Ricardo Mucci, Presidente, Grupo Ideal, S.A., Alvarez Thomas 3521, 2000 Rosario - Santa Fe, Argentina, Phone and Manual Fax: 011-54-41-55-77-80

B -- COMODORO RIVADAVIA GAS-FIRED ELECTRIC GENERATING STATION AND WINDPOWER STATION DUE 111795 POC Carol Stillwell, USTDA, Room 309, SA-16, Washington, D.C. 20523-1602, Tel: (703) 875-4357, Fax No.: (703) 875-4009 Grupo Ideal, S.A. (''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 Gas-Fired Electric Generating Station and Windpower Station in Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina. The project sponsors are Grupo Ideal, S.A., an Argentine power developer, and the Sociedad Cooperativa Popular Ltda. de Comodoro Rivadavia (SCPL), the local electric cooperative in Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut Province, Argentina. TDA is providing funding to carry out a feasibility study for a proposed 30-50MW gas-fired, simple combustion turbine project and a 10-15 MW windpower station. The SCPL is seeking to expand its generation capacity in order to meet its growing demand and to provide low-cost electricity service to existing and new customers, including industrial customers such as the local petroleum industry. The objective of the study is to define the projects in terms of technical specifications and costs and to confirm the technical, economic, institutional, environmental, and financial feasibility of the projects. Specific tasks of the feasibility study will include the following: 1. Market and Resource Analysis 2. Project Formulation 3. Economic and Financial Analysis 4. Environmental and Approvals Assessment 5.Technical Specifications and Scope 6. Development of a Financing Plan 7. Documentation and Reporting. The U.S. firm selected will be paid in U.S. dollars from a $343,219 grant to the Grantee 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 is available from TDA, at Room 309, SA-16, Washington, D.C. 20523-1621. Requests for the RFP should be faxed to the IRC, TDA at 703-875-4009. Please include your company name, contact person, address, and telephone number. If you would like the RFP sent to youvia courier delivery service, include the name of the courier company and your firm's account number. No telephone requests for the RFP will be honored. 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 Spanish and English directly to Ricardo Mucci of Grupo Ideal in Rosario by November17, 1995. Evaluation criteria for the Proposal will consist of the following: 1. Experience selecting equipment and assessing the technical, economic, and institutional feasibility of power projects, including gas-fired CT and windpower projects. 2. Capability and experience in evaluating and/or developing power projects in Latin America, preferably in Argentina. 3. Experience structuring/securing nonrecourse and multilateral development bank financing and support for privately owned power projects. 4. Experience with electric utility resource planning; previous work in a de-regulated, spot electric market environment (e.g. Argentina, U.K.) is also desirable. 5.Experience managing resource and environmental issues (e.g., wind resource management, fuel deliverability, siting, water supply). Each criterion will be given equal weight. 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. (0270)

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