Ing. Antonio Castillet, Petrsleos de Venezuela S.A., Gerencia de Infraestructura y Servicios, Desarollo Armonico de Oriente, Av. Libertador,Edif. PDVSA Sur, piso 2, Caracas, VE. Tel: 011-582-706-6658, Fax: 011-582-706-6770

B -- VENEZUELA -- MATURIN AIRPORT PROJECT FEASIBILITY STUDY -- MODIFICATIONS TO THE REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS POC Evangela Kunene, USTDA, 1621 N. Kent Street, Suite 300, Arlington, VA 22209-2131, Tel: (703) 875-4357, Fax: (703) 875-4009 Maturin Airport Project in Venezuela. Reference is made to the January 22, 1999 announcement, record number 2267PRB0008, inviting submission of qualifications and proposal data (collectively referred to as the "Proposal") for the above study for Petrsleos de Venezuela S.A., Gerencia de Infraestructura y Servicios, Desarollo Armonico de Oriente. This is to notify interested U.S. firms that at the request of the Grantee, the following three (3) changes have been made to this CBD project announcement: 1. The following new selection criteria will be used for the ranking of proposals: Experience of the Firm (30 points). The Grantee will consider experience as it applies to specific aspects of the project, such as similar experience in the study of airports, degree of success with infrastructure project concession schemes, and experience carrying out studies in Latin America. Work Plan (40 points). When examining the work plan for the study, the evaluation committee examine to what degree the Consultant has understood the nature of the tasks, the quality of suggested innovative ideas, and whether the focus for each task of the Terms of Reference is professionally correct. Personnel (30 points). The quality and experience of the personnel proposed will be examined with minute detail, because the success of the study depends greatly on the personnel. Using the C.V.'s presented in the proposal, the criteria used to evaluate the proposed personnel will be: experience in carrying out similar studies; academic background; appropriateness of key personnel for the project; knowledge of the Spanish language and experience in the region. 2. Three (3) Spanish language copies of the proposal must be submitted in addition to the previously requested four (4) English language copies of the proposal. 3. The closing date for this competition has been extended to March 12, 1999, 4:00pm local Caracas, Venezuela time, to accommodate for the above changes. Posted 02/05/99 (I-SN295710). (0036)

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