Mr. S. Hotimavorakul; Power Proj. Engin. and Gen. Electric. Generat. Auth. of Thailand Nonthaburi 11130 TH; Tel: 662-433-9774;Fax:662-433-6317

B -- FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR A NORTH BANGKOK REPOWERING PROJECT, THAILAND POC Evangela Kunene, USTDA, 1621 N. Kent Street, Suite 200, Arlington, VA 22209-2131, Tel: (703) 875-4357, Fax: (703) 875-4009 The Grantee invites submission of Prequalification Statements from interested U.S. firms which are qualified on the basis of experience and capability to develop a feasibility study for the North Bangkok Repowering Project. Based upon the Prequalification Statements, the Grantee will develop a short list of qualified firms which will be invited in writing to submit a formal Technical Proposal to carry out the study. The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) currently controls an installed power generation capacity of 16,980 MW with a current peak demand of 14,506 MW. Indigenous power sources include coal, oil, and gas account for 76.5% of generated power. Imported oil fulfills most of the remaining energy demands. EGAT seeks to reduce reliance on imported oil and maximize its reliance on gas. To pursue this goal, EGAT is proposing to repower an existing 237.5 MW oil-fired conventional thermal plant into a 700 MW gas fired facility using modern gas turbine cycle technology. EGAT desires a feasibility study that will determine the technical and economic feasibility of repowering existing steam turbine generators, address the construction of the gas pipeline, and result in sufficient project documentation to develop the terms, conditions, and requests for proposals for the project. The scope of work that would be performed by the U.S. firm for EGAT include the following: (1) Review existing reports, records and studies relating to the North Bangkok Power Station; (2) Conduct a gas demand and supply study as well as identify pipeline route options, descriptions, hydraulics and sizing; (3) Develop fuel pricing scenarios; (4) Conduct an environmental assessment; (5) Examine all existing systems and equipment; (6) Develop conceptual design of the repowered facility; (7) Assess plant needs for optimum safety; (8) Assess training needs; (9) Develop budget capital cost estimates; (10) Develop milestone schedule for the project; (11) Perform economic and financial analyses with consideration of sensitivity to fuel prices and other potential factors; (12) Prepare a report summarizing study results. The U.S. firm selected will be paid in U.S. dollars from a $525,000 grant to the Grantees from the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (TDA). A detailed Request for Proposals (RFP), which includes the requirements for submission of the Prequalification Statements and the Technical Proposal, the Terms of Reference, and a background desk study report are available from TDA, at 1621 N. Kent Street, Suite 200, Arlington, VA 22209-2131. 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 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 Prequalification Statements as outlined in the RFP in English directly to the Grantee by 4:00 P.M., July 16, 1999 at the above address. Evaluation criteria for the Prequalification Statements and the Technical Proposals 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 Prequalification Statements or Technical 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. Posted 07/02/99 (I-SN349939). (0183)

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