Amd02-AttachmentA-MSGQproject.doc

ATTACHMENT A

Amendment 02 To Solicitation No. S-WHARC-09-R-0005 Renovation & Expansion of Marine Security Guard Quarters

La Reina District – Santiago, Chile The solicitation is hereby amended as follows:

A. The Due Date for proposals has been revised to July 7, 2009. As stated in Section L in the solicitation, the following additional instructions are applicable for the submission of proposals:

The complete offer shall be submitted to one of the addresses listed below, and by the date and time as specified for each address:

Address #1:

Regional Procurement Support Office

4000 N. Andrews Avenue

Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33309

Proposals submitted to the above address must be submitted in a sealed envelope marked "Proposal Enclosed", and must include the project name and location, and the company’s name. Proposals should be addressed to Mr. Robert Lindquist, and must arrive at the Regional Procurement Support Office, 4000 N. Andrews Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33309, on or before July 7, 2009. Proposals must be received by 4:00 P.M. local (Fort Lauderdale) time. No proposal will be accepted at our Florida office after this time.

Address #2: (Hand Deliveries Only!!)

United States Embassy

AV. Andres Bello 2800

Las Condes, Santiago Chile

The Embassy will only accept proposals if hand delivered. Any proposals delivered to the Embassy must be received by the Embassy no later than 3:00 p.m. local (Santiago) time on July 7, 2009. No proposal will be accepted by the Embassy after this time. Proposals submitted to the Embassy must be in a sealed envelope and marked “Attn: Facilities Manager – Proposal Enclosed.”

Any deviations, exceptions, or conditional assumptions taken with respect to any of the instructions or requirements of this solicitation shall be identified and explained/justified in the appropriate volume of the offer.

For any proposals which are hand-delivered to the Embassy, offerors must keep in mind that proposals must be received by the Embassy no later than 3:00 p.m. on the day they are due, and no proposals received by Embassy staff after this time will be accepted. Therefore, offerors are advised to arrive earlier than necessary and to allow for additional time to contact the appropriate Embassy staff to receive proposals. The point of contact at the Embassy for hand delivered proposals is the Facilities Manager. He can be contacted at telephone number 330-3360.

B. Solicitation Section H, Item H.1.1 (Bonds Required), is revised as follows:

H.1.1 Bonds Required

Following contract award, the Contractor shall furnish (1) a performance/guarantee bond on a form provided by and from a surety acceptable to the Government. During the contract performance period, the performance/guarantee bond shall be in the amount of 10% of the contract price (excluding VAT); or (2) comparable alternative performance security approved by the Government such as a letter of credit/guarantee (see example in Section J, Attachment 3).

Any bonds and/or letters of credit submitted by the Contractor shall be submitted in either English or Spanish.

Note: The amount of the bond during the warranty period (Item H.1.4) shall remain at 5%.

C. Solicitation Section H, Item H.19 (Zoning Approvals and Building Permits), is revised as follows:

H.19

ZONING APPROVALS AND BUILDING PERMITS

The Contractor will not be responsible for obtaining any building permits that may be required for this project.

Attachment A – Solicitation Amendment 02 – RFP No. S-WHARC-09-R-0005