Prof. Dr. Veysel Eroglu General Manager Istanbul Water and Sewer Administration (ISKI) Aksaray Meydani 34410 Istanbul, Turkey Phone: 011 90 212 588 38 00 Fax: 011 90 212 588 38 94

B -- ISKI POTABLE WATER TREAMENT PLANT UPGRADE PROJECT POC Carol Stillwell, USTDA, Room 309, SA-16, Washington, D.C. 20523-1602, Tel: (703) 875-4357, Fax No.: (703) 875-4009 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 on the upgrade of four water treatment plants in Istanbul, Turkey. ISKI is responsible for providing drinking water and sewage services to Istanbul, Turkey's largest metropolitan area with a population of over 10 million. ISKI has recognized that current potable water treatment facilities are unable to meet the needs of Istanbul, which is growing rapidly. ISKI has more than one billion dollars worth of planned water and wastewater treatment projects planned. However, ISKI has realized that these new projects will not be realized in the immediate future, and that existing facilities need to be upgraded to increase their capacity and improve operations. The purpose of this study is to provide ISKI with a clearly defined strategy and plan of action for upgarding four water treatment plants at Elmai, Kagithane, Omerli and Buy ukcekmece. This feasibility and predesign study will include a review of the effectiveness of the existing facilities, sludge handling requirements, need for additional turbidity controls, solids removal, disinfection and removal of trace organics, and mitigation of water borne diseases. The study will also provide an implementation plan including detailed descriptions of unit operations, conceptual layouts, equipment specifications and manufacturer's lists. Specifically, the consultant will perform the following tasks: Task 1: Assessment of Existing Potable Water Treatment Plants: review past performance, conditions of equipment, existing water conditions, past studies and reports, conduct site visits; Task 2: Establishment of Projected Demands and Water Quality: evaluate commercial, residential and industrial users, and identify pollutants; Task 3: Development of Comprehensive Supplemental Facility Plan: formulate various upgrade options, new technologies etc.; Task 4: Development of Upgrade Strategy and Plan of Action: provide detailed description and site layout, implementation schedules, and permit requirements; Task 5: Preparation of Predesign Summary: prepare detailed design criteria, conceptual layouts for each unit, and equipment specifications including list of manufacturers; Task 6: Other Potable Water Treatment Facility Plan Issues: review non-upgrade issues which may be important to successful operation of these water treatment facilities; Task 7: Orientation Visit: organize technical visits for three members of ISKI to similar plants in the US, and to US manufacturers. Task 8: Final Report Submitted to ISKI and TDA. The U.S. firm selected will be paid in U.S. dollars from a $300,000 grant to the Grantee from the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (TDA). The anticipated cost to complete the Terms of Reference for this study is $400,000. The selected firm will be expected to provide at least $100,000 covering expenses and/or in-house costs incurred to complete the Terms of Reference for this study. 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 TDA, at Room 309, SA-16, Washington, D.C. 20523-1602. Requests for the RFP should be faxed to the IRC, TDA 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 TDA 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 TDA to retrieve the RFP should allow one hour after faxing the request to TDA 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, TDA 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 TDA. 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 English and Turkish directly to the Grantee. 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. (0291)

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