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US army prepping $45 million order in Bulgaria
Bulgarian and US soldiers take part in a Bulwark 2004 military exercise at Novo Selo military base near the town of Sliven, about 350km east of Sofia.
The US armed forces will invite infrastructure and construction projects with a combined price tag of $45 million for their Bulgarian bases.
The announcement posted at the www.fbo.gov website, which publishes proposals for orders to the private sector, does not pin down the precise projects. The contractors will design and construct buildings and roads as well as maintain and renovate existing projects. They will also lay down power and water transmission systems as well as overhaul the bases.
A total of $15 million will be split between subcontractors in the first of the three years of the project.
One or the bulk of the companies to be assigned contracts are expected to have the capacity to run projects ranging between $500 000 and $5 billion a year, with an option to award more than one order.
The notice is most likely aimed at attracting prospective candidates and assessing their capabilities without any further commitments. The candidates could establish contact with the assigners by the end of August. They are required to have experience in the field over the past five years.
Before September 2008, the US armed forces earmarked $61.15 million to finance construction works at its training area in Novo Selo. Eleven of the 13 contracts were awarded to Bulgarian companies.
Source: Dnevnik.bg
The announcement posted at the www.fbo.gov website, which publishes proposals for orders to the private sector, does not pin down the precise projects. The contractors will design and construct buildings and roads as well as maintain and renovate existing projects. They will also lay down power and water transmission systems as well as overhaul the bases.
A total of $15 million will be split between subcontractors in the first of the three years of the project.
One or the bulk of the companies to be assigned contracts are expected to have the capacity to run projects ranging between $500 000 and $5 billion a year, with an option to award more than one order.
The notice is most likely aimed at attracting prospective candidates and assessing their capabilities without any further commitments. The candidates could establish contact with the assigners by the end of August. They are required to have experience in the field over the past five years.
Before September 2008, the US armed forces earmarked $61.15 million to finance construction works at its training area in Novo Selo. Eleven of the 13 contracts were awarded to Bulgarian companies.
Source: Dnevnik.bg
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American contractors CAN bid on the contract. In fact, they're encouraged to do so. Just go to the announcement on fbo.gov (search for Bulgaria).
Why is it that American contractors can't bid on this work as well, we have better trained workers and no corruption as in Bulgaria. At least here you would gete a fair days work for a fair day's pay. I understand that Bulgarian contractors should get some of the contracts but allow American contractors to bid as well. I'm sure there bid will be fair and not allow for cost over runs which is more then I can say for our Bulgarian counterparts, they will milk every dollar out of the American tax payers, it's what they do and they [...]
Read the full comment are good at it. So if you want quality work for the price quoted then hire American.