NADBank News Vol. IX, Edition 12, March 25, 2005

NADBank News Vol. IX, Edition 12, March 25, 2005 In this edition: 1. NORTH AMERICA DEVELOPMENT BANK GOVERNMENT OF TAMAULIPAS JUNTA DE AGUAS Y DRENAJE DE MATAMOROS COMPREHENSIVE WATER AND WASTEWATER PROJECT BID NOTICE 2. NORTH AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK IMPERIAL IRRIGATION DISTRICT (IID) BID #05-15 CONCRETE LININGS - TRIFOLIUM LATERAL 12, ACACIA LATERAL 4, & EUCALYPTUS LATERAL 10 INVITATION FOR BIDS This Invitation for Bids 05-15 follows the General Procurement Notice for this project which was published in the NADBank News on June 9, 2003. ******************************* 1. NORTH AMERICA DEVELOPMENT BANK GOVERNMENT OF TAMAULIPAS JUNTA DE AGUAS Y DRENAJE DE MATAMOROS COMPREHENSIVE WATER AND WASTEWATER PROJECT BID NOTICE This invitation for bids follows the General Procurement Notice for this project, which was published in the Diario Oficial de la Federación, on July 30, 2003. The Matamoros water utility, Junta de Aguas y Drenaje de Matamoros, Tamaulipas (JAD), intends to use part of the proceeds of a grant from the Border Environment Infrastructure Fund (BEIF), established with funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and administered by the North American Development Bank (NADB), through BEIF Contract 43-79/03, to finance the construction of the following works which are included in the Comprehensive Water and Wastewater Project (PIAS) of Matamoros, Tamaulipas. Bid: JAD-NADB-PIAS-001/05. Works: Construction of the storm pressure line and adjustment of feed to Pump Station EB 1 38 Minimum net worth required: $ 6,000,000 pesos Deadline for purchase of bid documents: April 18, 2005 Site visit: April 19, 2005 at 8:30 a.m. Pre-bid meeting: April 19, 2005 at 2:00 p.m. Bid submission and opening: May 9, 2005 at 9:00 a.m. Anticipated start-up date: June 13, 2005 Estimated duration: 180 days. Bid: JAD-NADB-PIAS-002/05. Works: Construction of Pump Station No. 8 Minimum net worth required: $ 7,000,000 pesos Deadline for purchase of bid documents: April 18, 2005 Site visit: April 19, 2005 at 11:00 a.m. Pre-bid meeting: April 19, 2005 at 6:00 p.m. Bid submission and opening: May 9, 2005 at 2:00 p.m. Anticipated start-up date: June 14, 2005

Estimated duration: 264 days. Bid: JAD-NADB-PIAS-003/05. Works: Construction of Pump Station EB - 40 Minimum net worth required: $ 7,500,000 pesos Deadline for purchase of bid documents: April 19, 2005 Site visit: April 19, 2005 at 8:30 a.m. Pre-bid meeting: April 19, 2005 at 2:00 p.m. Bid submission and opening: May 10, 2005 at 9:00 a.m. Anticipated start-up date: June 15, 2005 Estimated duration: 272 days. Bid: JAD-NADB-PIAS-004/05. Works: Construction of the storm pressure line and adjustment of feed to Pump Station EB 40, including adjustments to the Lauro Villar Drain Minimum net worth required: $ 2,500,000 pesos Deadline for purchase of bid documents: April 19, 2005 Site visit: April 20, 2005 at 11:00 a.m. Pre-bid meeting: April 20, 2005 at 6:00 p.m. Bid submission and opening: May 10, 2005 at 2:00 p.m. Anticipated start-up date: June 16, 2005 Estimated duration: 175 days. Bid: JAD-NADB-PIAS-005/05. Works: Construction of the storm pressure lines for Pump Stations No. 13, 19 and 8, including adjustments to the Lagunar Storm Drain System Minimum net worth required: $ 3,500,000 pesos Deadline for purchase of bid documents: April 20, 2005 Site visit: April 21, 2005 at 8:30 a.m. Pre-bid meeting: April 21, 2005 at 2:00 p.m. Bid submission and opening: May 11, 2005 at 9:00 a.m. Anticipated start-up date: June 17, 2005 Estimated duration: 222 days. Bid: JAD-NADB-PIAS-006/05. Works: Construction of Pump Station EB - 19 Minimum net worth required: $ 3,500,000 pesos Deadline for purchase of bid documents: April 20, 2005 Site visit: April 21, 2005 at 11:00 a.m. Pre-bid meeting: April 21, 2005 at 6:00 p.m. Bid submission and opening: May 11, 2005 at 2:00 p.m. Anticipated start-up date: June 20, 2005 Estimated duration: 259 days. Bid: JAD-NADB-PIAS-007/05. Works: Construction of Pump Station EB - 13 Minimum net worth required: $ 5,000,000 pesos Deadline for purchase of bid documents: April 21, 2005 Site visit: April 22, 2005 at 8:30 a.m. Pre-bid meeting: April 22, 2005 at 2:00 p.m. Bid submission and opening: May 12, 2005 at 9:00 a.m. Anticipated start-up date: June 21, 2005

Estimated duration: 256 days. Bid: JAD-NADB-PIAS-0013/05. Works: Construction of the Teotihuacan Branch, from Km. 0+000 to Km. 2+228. Minimum net worth required: $ 3,000,000 pesos Deadline for purchase of bid documents: April 21, 2005 Site visit: April 22, 2005 at 11:00 a.m. Pre-bid meeting: April 22, 2005 at 6:00 p.m. Bid submission and opening: May 22, 2005 at 2:00 p.m. Anticipated start-up date: June 22, 2005 Estimated duration: 128 days. Language: All documents, bids and work will be in Spanish only. All of the proceedings will take place in the meeting rooms at the offices of PIAS in Plant No. 2 located at Av. Virgilio Garza Ruiz S/N Acceso a Fraccionamiento Puerto Rico, H. Matamoros, Tamaulipas C. P. 87344, Tel. 011 [52] (868) 825-4228, with Ing. Rodolfo Cazares Garza, PIAS Project Manager. Bid documents may only be purchased at PIAS offices and payment must be made in cash or by certified check issued by a Mexican bank payable to Junta de Aguas y Drenaje de Matamoros. A company or joint venture may participate in one or more of the bidding competitions, but must have the sum total of the minimum net worth required for each bid. Interested companies and joint ventures are hereby invited to participate in this bidding process. Bidding for contracts financed by NADB will be carried out in accordance with its procurement policies and procedures and is open to firms from any country. Once the contract is awarded, the legal relationship between JAD and the Contractor, as well as the interpretation and resolution of any conflicts unrelated to the bidding process, will be subject to the provisions set forth in the Law of Public Works and Related-Services and its regulations, and in the Tamaulipas State Law of Public Works. Bids may be submitted in Mexican pesos or U.S. dollars. This bidding process is not covered by any treaty. Interested companies must meet the general requirements outlined below, which will be reviewed by JAD. If necessary, bidders agree to provide the necessary facilities to substantiate compliance with the bid notice requirements. All documents submitted by foreign bidders must be translated into Spanish and certified by the nearest Mexican consulate. Bid documents will be sold to all companies that submit an application (Point 1 below). However, the general requirements that must be met in the bid are as follows: 1.- A written request addressed to JAD indicating your wish to participate in this bidding process. 2.- A copy of the company s Articles of Incorporation and latest amendments, if any, recorded in the Public Registry of Property and Commerce, or their equivalent for foreign bidders.

3.- Financial statements and income tax statement for the past fiscal year, or their equivalent for foreign bidders. The statements must be audited by an independent accounting firm with the auditor s opinion presented on the auditor s letterhead, along with his/her respective professional license, or its equivalent for foreign bidders. At least 80% of the net worth must be in capital increases through duly approved and notarized board minutes and retained earnings. 4.- Written statement that company personnel have the capacity to work in Spanish. 5.- Detailed documentation that demonstrates the technical capacity of the company, understood to be the execution of works similar to those described above carried out within the past five years. To substantiate the required experience, bidders must submit the following information: * Legal documents verifying technical capacity through contracts satisfactorily completed on time and on budget in the last five years for similar works equal to or greater in size and value than those advertised here, along with copies of the completion certificates, cover pages and contracts, as well as a brief description of the activities performed and the contact name and telephone number of at least three of those jobs that have been satisfactorily completed, as references, which will be verified. * List of the equipment owned or rented by the bidder, available and sufficient for this project, and substantiated by invoices or notarized documents to that effect and/or the letter agreements for the respective leases. * List of current contracts with both public and private entities, indicating the value of the contract, a breakdown of the amounts to be paid out and the minimum net worth requested and committed for each one. 6.- Brief description of the company, its organization and services. 7.- Curriculum vitae (CV) of the personnel available to work on the project, signed by the individual and the legal representative of the company. Consideration will only be given to the CV s of those persons that have direct experience in water infrastructure works similar to those described herein. 8.- Sworn written statement that the bidder does not fall under any of the circumstances set forth under Article 51 of the Law of Public Works and Related Services. 9.- Bid security worth five per cent (5%) of the total bid amount presented in the form of a non-negotiable check issued by bidder and payable to the Junta de Aguas y Drenaje de Matadores, or through a bond policy in favor of JAD executed by an institution authorized to operate in Mexico. 10. - Companies in joint ventures must present the original joint venture contract duly signed by their legal representatives, along with a description of the responsibilities and commitments of each party, as well as indicate the lead company and the legal representative of the joint venture. For the purposes of contract award, the joint venture contract shall have to be notarized. Compliance with the foregoing requirements must be met for each company in the joint venture.

Interested firms may obtain additional information at the PIAS offices of JAD, Monday through Friday, from 9.00 a.m. to 3.00 p.m. and from 4.00 p.m. to 5.00 p.m. Bid documents must be duly filled out and delivered separately for each contract, in sealed envelopes marked with the Bid number and name of the works, to the PIAS offices on the date and at the time indicated above for each contract. The envelopes will be opened in the presence of public servants and officials and those bidder representatives who wish to attend. An advance payment of 30% of the total value of each contract will be provided. None of the conditions contained in the bidding documents or in the proposals submitted by the bidders are negotiable. Based on a comparative analysis of the eligible bids, JAD will prepare an official report which will serve as the basis for the decision by which, if applicable, the contract will be awarded to the bidder whose bid meets the required conditions, guarantees satisfactory execution of the contract and work, and has presented the lowest evaluated bid under the terms defined in the bidding documents. General Manager Lic. Jesús Juan de la Garza Díaz del Guante Junta de Aguas y Drenaje de Matamoros Matamoros, Tamaulipas, March 24, 2005 ******************************* 2. NORTH AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK IMPERIAL IRRIGATION DISTRICT (IID) BID #05-15 CONCRETE LININGS - TRIFOLIUM LATERAL 12, ACACIA LATERAL 4, & EUCALYPTUS LATERAL 10 INVITATION FOR BIDS This Invitation for Bids 05-15 follows the General Procurement Notice for this project which was published in the NADBank News on June 9, 2003. Imperial Irrigation District (the Purchaser) intends using part of the proceeds of a grant from the North American Development Bank s (the Bank) Water Conservation Investment Fund towards the cost of the Concrete Linings - Trifolium Lateral 12, Acacia Lateral 4, & Eucalyptus Lateral 10. The Purchaser now invites sealed bids from canal lining contractors for furnishing all labor, materials, transportation, and services for the construction and/or installation of one or all of the following: Trifolium Lateral 12 (Start Date: May 23, 2005) Comprises improvements to an overall length 1,629.33 feet of Trifolium Lateral 12. The replacement consists of 1,629.33 feet of concrete lining of 2 bottom 30 depth, including one (1) headwall transition, two (2) check structure transitions, one (1) delivery transition, and one (1) pipe transition.

Acacia Lateral 4 (Start Date: June 6, 2005) Comprises improvements to an overall length 2,790 feet of Acacia Lateral 4. The replacement consists of 2,790 feet of concrete lining of 2 bottom 30 depth, including one (1) headwall transition, three (3) check structure transitions, three (3) delivery transitions, and two (2) pipe transitions. Two (2) additional pipe transitions in delivery head ditches will be needed. Eucalyptus Lateral 10. (Start Date: June 13, 2005) Comprises improvements to an overall length 5,003 feet of Eucalyptus Lateral 10. The replacement consists of 5,010 feet of concrete lining of 2 bottom 38 depth, including one (1) headwall transition, two (2) check structure transitions, two (2) delivery transitions, and four (4) pipe transitions. Bidding for contracts to be financed with the proceeds of a grant from the Bank is open to firms from any country and will be in accordance with the Bank s policies and procedures. Bid documents may be obtained from the office at the address below, requested via fax, or email. If requested, the documents will be promptly dispatched by courier, but no liability can be accepted for loss or late delivery. Bid documents are also available at www.iid.com (Bid/RFQ Opportunities). Bids must be delivered to the office at the address below on or before 11:00 AM (Local Time) Tuesday, April 26, 2005, at which time they will be opened in the presence of those bidders' representatives who choose to attend. Prospective bidders may obtain further information from, and inspect and acquire the bidding documents at, the following office: Imperial Irrigation District / Purchasing 235 E. Barioni Blvd. Imperial, CA 92251 Telephone: 760-339-9253 Fax: 760-339-9470 purchasing@iid.com ******************************* 2004 Copyright by the North American Development Bank Text of previous editions of NADB News may be viewed at http://www.nadb.org. For queries concerning the North American Development Bank, send a message by email to mail@nadb.org, and for queries about NADBank News call Juan Antonio Flores, Tel. (210) 231-8000.