R -- Continuation of CMC sercies for the EUM Design/Build Project in Egypt

This is a Notice of Intent to modify Contract No. 263-C-00-01-00007-00 under which Montgomery Watson Harza Americas, Inc. (MWH) Construction Management Consultant (CMC) services to the USAID Middle Egypt Utilities Project. The modification will be made using the Other than Full and Open Competition procedures allowed under USAID Acquisition Regulation (AIDAR) Subpart 706.302-70 (b) 5 "An award for the continued provision of highly specialized services when award to another resource would result in substantial additional costs to the government or would result in unacceptable delays." There will be no solicitation documents issued for the proposed action. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals. This Notice of Intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, the government will consider all expressions of interest received within forty five days (45) after date of publication of this synopsis. A determination by the government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. MWH is providing CMC services for the current host country Design/Build contract between ABB Susa, Inc. and the Minia Economic General Authority for Water and Sanitation (MEGAWS). The Design/Build contract, valued at $100,301,000 and LE21,000,000 (Egyptian Pounds), includes the construction of 9 sub-projects: 1. The Fayoum City Kohafa Wastewater Treatment Fayoum City Plant (WWTP), 2. the Fayoum City Pumping Stationsand Force Main Fayoum Improvements, 3. the Beni Suef City Water Treatment Plant (WTP), 4. the Beni Suef City WWTP, 5. the Minia City WTP Expansion, 6. the Minia City Water Distribution Improvements 7. the Minia City Wastewater Pump Station and Force Main Improvements, 8. the Sultan WTP and Water Transmission Main, and 9. the Beni Ibayd Wastewater Collection System. It is anticipated that by June 29, 2005, the Physical Construction Phase of the Design/Build Contract will be completed. The Design/Build Contract shall then move into a six month Commissionning Phase which will end on December 28, 2005, followed by a six month Advise & Assist Phase (including the defects liability period) which ends July 1, 2006. USAID Contract Number 263-C-00-01-0007-00 with MWH was executed on February 13, 2001 and currently expires on September 29, 2005. The purpose of the contract modification is to extend the MWH contract for a period of one year from September 29, 2005 to September 29, 2006, in order to allow for the continuation of CMC services through the end of the Design/Build Contract on July 1, 2006 and then to closeout both the Design/Build Contract and the CMC Contract during the remaining three months. MWH has already started demobilizing a portion of their staff as the end of the Physical Construction Phase approaches. During the Commissioning and the Advise & Assist Phases, MWH will provide a reduced staff to oversee the work of the two remaining phases along with supervision for completion of the Design/Build Contractor's punch list items. The contract modification will add $250,000 to the current MWH contract of $16,832,528.