This is an update of the notice previously published. The changes appear in BOLD.

The Federative Republic of Brazil has received a loan from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) toward the cost of the Pantanal Sustainable Development Program, which involves the Brazilian area of the Alto Paraguai watershed in the States of Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul. It is intended that part of the loan proceeds be applied to payments under the contract to support the program management at an estimated cost of US$ 5,7 million.

The Ministério do Meio Ambiente (MMA) now invites eligible consulting firms from the IDBs member countries to express their interest in providing the services. Interested consultants must submit information (legal, technical, financial and economical capacity) in order to participate in the prequalification process. Selected firms will then be invited to present technical and economical proposals, in accordance with the Terms of Reference for the program management.

Interested eligible firms may obtain the documents, as of 2 July 2001, from 0900 to 1200 hours and from 1400 to 1700 hours (Brasília time), on the submission of a written application to the address below and upon payment of a R$ 300 fee, to be deposited to the account No. 1705000-8, in Banco do Brasil, branch No. 3602-1, in favor of the MMA/SAA, identified deposit (code DV) No. 440001-00001003-1/ Edital Programa Pantanal. A copy of the deposit must be presented by the firm to get the documentation. The contracting characteristics, criteria and prequalification methodology, as well as the presentation method of the information necessary to the evaluation will be part of the documentation.

Requests for clarification shall be directed to the Coordenação Geral do Programa Pantanal, at the same address, until five working days prior to the deadline for receipt of the prequalification documents, which will be 1400 hours (Brasília time) on 5 September 2001.

Ministério do Meio Ambiente

Secretaria de Qualidade Ambiental nos Assentamentos Humanos

Coordenação Geral do Programa Pantanal

SHIN Centro de Atividades 05, Lago Norte

Conjunto J, Bloco B, Salas 210 a 215

CEP 70762-540 Brasília, DF, Brazil