3.5 3.6 18. Participant's Cost Share (% total): Give the participant's percentage share of the total project cost. (Note must be 19. Cost by Phase: Give the cost breakdown by project phase. (Note participant's share must be 50% or larger for each phase.) Summary Environmental Data for the Commercialized Technology: As part of the strategy to comply with the requirements of the Offerors shall complete and submit, as part of volume III, Business and Management Proposal, the forms provided in Appendix K, "Summary Environmental Data for the Commercialized Technology," using that information deemed to best characterize the commercial version of the clean coal technology being proposed. Specific Business and Management Discussion: 3.6.1 COMMITMENT TO PROJECT As evidence of the commitment of top management to the proposed project: (a) State the proposer's percentage share of total project cost shown in Exhibit F of Appendix G (show only percentage, not total cost or total cost-share). The Government encourages maximum percentage cost-sharing by the participant. (b) Describe and explain the priority placed by Senior Management (President, Chairman of the Board, CEO, etc.) of the proposer on the work being proposed, other than as evidenced by the percentage of cost-sharing, including: o how the proposed project fits into the proposer's overall business, marketing, or energy utilization strategy, and the corporate investment in the technology to date. 3.6.2 MANAGEMENT PLAN The proposer must provide a detailed assessment of the management requirements associated with the proposed project and a management plan for accomplishing the project. Management philosophy and proposed implementation techniques must be discussed. The proposer must identify the management aspects of the project considered most critical to achievement of the objectives and must discuss the recommended approaches/solutions to minimize project risk. Methods to be utilized to ensure adequate discernment of risks must be delineated. Detailed information must be presented on how the overall program control will be exercised to ensure a smooth transition from one phase to the next. Management information and direction channels must be identified, along with charts and organizational responsibilities and authorities. The discussion must include, at a minimum: (a) How the proposer's Project Manager will direct and coordinate the effort, particularly if a team effort. (b) If a teaming arrangement is proposed, include the following (In addition to a letter of intent or executed teaming agreement from all parties sufficiently binding to ensure the formation of the proposed legal entity that is to be submitted under Section IV.1(f)): i. An explanation of the precise nature and form of the ii. Identification of the specific organization and indivi dual that will be directly responsible for the success of the proposed project. iii. Information, with supporting documentation, to verify and demonstrate the team's capability of providing the financial and other resources necessary to support the project over its entire proposed period of perform ance. (c) Estimates of the numbers and types of personnel required to perform each task. (d) How planned construction and subcontract management, if any, (f) How the proposer's Project Manager will relate to the Government (i) How changes in project implementation will be coordinated and controlled. 3.6.3 SUPPORT AVAILABILITY Support available to this project must be discussed. This must include both administrative and technical support activities, laboratories, special equipment, computer facilities, accounting, engineering, etc. In particular, justify the level of support deemed to be necessary for this project. Discuss the location, availability or degree of dedication of the support functions, and describe the means for coordination. Discuss how small businesses, including socially and economically disadvantaged small business concerns, will be utilized. 3.6.4 FINANCING PLAN The proposer shall provide the following information: A financing plan that specifies the source of all funds needed for the proposer's cost-share for the project as proposed for the cooperative agreement, including the status of all existing or proposed financing agreements affecting the project. Discuss the degree of certainty that the funds needed will be available when required; include a full description of any liabilities, limitations, conditions, and other factors affecting the availability of the proposer's funds for the project. |