Border Environment Cooperation Commission (BECC), P.O. Box 221648, El Paso, Texas 79913

C -- REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS FOR MULTI-DISCIPLINARY IDIQ CONTRACTS/US-MEX BORDER REGION SOL RFQ99-001 DUE 061099 POC Maria C. Appelzoller, 011-52-16-25-91-60 (Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico WEB: www.cocef.org, www.cocef.org. E-MAIL: www.cocef.org, mappelzoller@cocef.org. The Border Environment Cooperation Commission (BECC) intends to award a minimum of 10 Multi-disciplinary Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts for services (including, but not limited to: Architect and Engineering, Financial, Environmental and Public Participation services) for projects located along the U.S./Mexico border. These contracts will be awarded based on the following regional breakdowns (a minimum of two contracts per region will be awarded): Region 1 includes California and Baja California; Region 2 includes Arizona and Sonora; Region 3 includes New Mexico and Texas, above Presidio County, and Chihuahua; Region 4 includes Texas, from Presidio County to Mavrick County, and Coahuila; and Region 5 includes Texas from Laredo to the Gulf of Mexico and Nuevo Leon and Tamaulipas. No more than one contract will be awarded per consultant. Firms from the U.S., Mexico, and other countries are strongly encouraged to participate. Task orders shall be issued by authorized BECC Contracting Officers against approved contracts with consultants selected for each Region. All BECC contracts will be executed on an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity. Firm-Fixed Unit Price (IDIQ) contracts are contemplated for a basic year and one (1) option year. Contracts awarded cannot exceed a total two-year period. No minimum or maximum number of task orders has been designated. The expected maximum total contract amount shall not exceed $2,500,000. No minimum contract amount has been designated. The contractor must possess sufficient qualifications and experience to provide the full range of services necessary for performance assigned task orders as described further below. Contracts will be issued for project concept development and project development assistance. Project concept development activities may include, but are not limited to: Baseline Conditions Reports, preliminary planning to evaluate alternatives and identify the best alternative to define the project, preliminary financial feasibility studies and rate studies, site evaluations, public outreach, and identification of issues as related to the development of a specific infrastructure project. Project development assistance activities may include, but are not limited to: Project specific capacity building, preliminary engineering studies, environmental assessments, project management studies, preliminary design (maximum 30% of final design), development of operation and maintenance plans, and other tasks as related to the development of the BECC's project certification documentation (BECC Certification Criteria general project information; human health and environment; technical feasibility; financial feasibility; project management; community participation; and sustainable development). Final design assistance and construction phase services are specifically excluded from this requirement. Consultants will be rated on their ability to conduct business in English and/or Spanish. EVALUATION FACTORS, will be based on the following criteria in descending order of importance: (1) Specialized experience and technical competence in the type of work required under this contract (30%). Evaluation will be based upon demonstrated experience (in the U.S., Mexico, or U.S./Mexico) within the past five years in the following types of projects: Solid Waste (General Planning, Landfill Design, Economic/Financial Analysis, Environmental Assessment/Environmental Impact Evaluation, Community Participation, Institutional Strengthening/Capacity Building, Evaluation of Social/Sustainability Aspects of Projects, Analysis of Legal Issues Related to Solid Waste); Water and Wastewater (General Planning, Collection and Distribution Design Systems, Wastewater Collection and Treatment Design, Wastewater Reuse System Design, Economic/Financial Analysis, Environmental Assessment/Environmental Impact Evaluation, Community Participation, Institutional Strengthening/Capacity Building, Evaluation of Social/Sustainability Aspects of Projects, Analysis of Legal Issues Related to Water and Wastewater). (2) Professional qualifications necessary for satisfactory performance of requires services (30%): (a) environmental, electrical, civil, and architects; (b) State registration/licensing for architects and engineers in CA, AZ, NM, TX, and Mexico as required; (c) Technical support staff, including: CAD operators, sampling technicians, geotechnical personnel, natural resources specialists. (3) Past performance on public/private industry contracts in terms of cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules (15%): (a) Quality of Work; as evidenced by, but not limited to, past performance evaluations as cited in Standard Forms (SFs) 254 and 255 or similar format; (b) Demonstration of managerial ability for multiple projects through documented history of timely completion of projects through documented history of timely completion of past projects with efficient organizational framework; (c) Regional and national awards; (d) Demonstration of satisfactory performance, providea list of five recent, similar or relevant projects (as defined above) with a point of contact (will be used to verify performance level). (4) Capacity to accomplish the work in the required time (15%): (a) Number and availability of personnel/current staff workload; composition of team (in-house or subcontracted); (b) Demonstration of availability of equipment, facilities, and other resources needed to perform all required data analysis, design work, and preparation of plans and specifications including, but not limited to, computer hardware and software; field equipment, vehicles; (c) Demonstration of availability of personnel to perform short turn around, high priority work at various locations in the awarded Regions defined above. (5) Location in the general geographical area of the project and knowledge of the locality of the project; provided, that application of this criterion leaves an appropriate number of qualified firms, given the nature and size of the projects (10%): (a) Demonstrated knowledge of and familiarity with border area, including water, wastewater, and/or solid waste infrastructure along the U.S./Mexico border and 100KM on either side of the border; (b) An established office for Project Manager and key personnel, preferably in the Region selected. Consultants must specify Region of preference (i.e., Region 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5) by priority if applying for more than one region. This procurement is open to all firms who are qualified. Submission of subcontracting plans are required as part this request for qualifications. Joint Ventures, Partnerships, and other contracting arrangements will be considered. No minimum or maximum number of pages for qualifications has been established; however, all information must be relative to the work being advertised under this announcement. All firms who meet the requirements described in this announcement are invited to submit SF 254, Architect-Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire, and SF 255 Architect-Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire for Specific Project, or a similar format. Copies of the request for qualifications, and these forms are available on line under Technical Assistance at BECC's web site located at www.cocef.org, or by contracting Abril Quiroz at 011-52-16-25-91-60 or via e-mail at aquiroz@cocef.org. SF 254s and 255s must be submitted for all proposed subcontractors, joint ventures, partnerships, etc. Information requested shall be submitted in sets of six (6) copies each. The SF 255 must clearly indicate the office where the work will be performed and the qualifications of the individuals and subcontractors proposed to work on the contract and their geographical location. The SF 255 should also address the firm's capability to perform in any or all services. A non-mandatory clarifications briefing will be held at Cibeles, Blvd. Tomas Fernandez 8450, Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahuha, Mexico on May 20, 1999, at 11:00 a.m. Confirmation should be provided to Abril Quiroz ASAP. The SF 254s and 255s must be received in this office no later than 5:00 p.m. (Cd. Juarez local time) on June 10, 1999. Any submittals received after this date will not be considered and will remain at the BECC office unopened. Consultants will be notified if their respective submittals are received late. The BECC mailing address is: Border Environment Cooperation Commission, Blvd. Tomas Fernandez, No. 8069, Fracc. Los Parques, Cd. Juarez, Chihuahua, C.P., 32470, Mexico. Consultants are cautioned that mail delivery and courier service into Mexico is unpredictable. It is the responsibility of Consultants to assure that their qualification packages are received at the Commission on or before the time and date stipulated. Hand-delivered proposals shall be delivered to the Receptionist at the Commission's office so they may be logged-in. Telephone calls and personal visits are discouraged during the evaluation period (30-45 days after the date for receipt of forms). The selection process will be a two-step process: 1) technical evaluation; and 2) price negotiations. Consultants may be asked to make an oral presentation at the BECC offices in Cd. Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico, as part of the technical evaluation. Upon completion of the technical evaluation, the BECC will enter into negotiations with the most qualified firms for establishment of disciplines/rate charges, overhead, general and administrative expenses, profit factor, etc. These disciplines/costs will be the basis used for issuance of task orders. Administrative and procedural questions shall be directed to Maria C. Appelzoller via fax at 011-52-16-25-61-80, or via e-mail at mappelzoller@cocef.org. Posted 05/12/99 (W-SN330572). (0132)

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