[Peakoil] Tender into studying reducing fuel quality during a 'liquid fuel crisis'

[Ian Nicholls]

As requested by Alex here is an email I sent to roeoz at yahoogroups.com

   I get an email every day listing the new tenders released by federal
government departments and this one caught my eye.....  It is publicly
available information, and scary to think they would consider this an
effective solution instead of getting people to cut back or heaven forbid,
let the market forces prevail....

https://www.tenders.gov.au/federal/shared/rftdetail.cfm?p_id=6587&p_criteria=DITR%20RFT%20Resources%20141106&p_advert=0

* Number:* DITR RFT Resources 141106  * Title:*  The Impacts of Lowering
Fuel Quality During a Liquid Fuel Emergency   *Category:*  Management and
Business Professionals and Administrative Services   *Closing Date:*  21 Dec
2006   *Closing Time:*  2:00 PM (ACT Local Time)            *Click here to
see your time zone*   [image: Agency Logo]   *Publication Date:* 14 Nov 2006
 *Location:* All States
[image: <empty>]  *Description:* This study seeks to examine the issues
associated with decreasing fuel quality as a mechanism for increasing supply
of petroleum products when responding to a liquid fuel supply emergency.

The study will examine the potential impact of lower petrol and diesel
quality on:
- vehicle operability, including emission control devices;
- air quality and other environmental impacts such as potential impacts to
groundwater;
- industry competitiveness; and
- the extent to which net product supply from refineries, other domestic
sources and from imports might be increased by the relaxation of fuels
standards during a national emergency.

The parameters to be considered for both domestically refined and imported
fuels include (for petrol):
- sulphur;
- olefins;
- aromatics/benzene; and
- methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE).

(for diesel):
- sulphur;
- polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH); and
- T95 (temperature at which 95% of a particular diesel fuel distils in a
standardised distillation test).

The study will recommend guidelines to assist decision makers by
demonstrating the impacts of decreasing fuel quality and the effect of such
action on supply. The study will most likely consider a number of scenarios
and examine: how each scenario would affect vehicle operability;
environmental impacts; industry competitiveness; and the extent to which
supply would be increased (either through increased 'yield' per barrel of
crude oil or increased availability of imports in the case where Australian
standards are more stringent than those elsewhere in the region).

The study will include surveys of manufacturers, refiners and petroleum
importers. The study will identify gaps in existing data relating to vehicle
and air quality testing. The study will be compiled into a report including
recommended guidelines to be presented to DITR and DEH.

*Conditions for Participation:*
Tenderers will initially be assessed against the conditions for
participation. If a Tenderer does not meet any of the following conditions
for participation, then the tender will be rejected and will be excluded
from any further assessment in the evaluation process:
a. The Tenderer must state any circumstances or relationships which
constitute or may constitute a conflict or potential conflict of interest in
relation to this RFT or the Tenderer's obligations under any contract
resulting from this RFT.
b. The Tenderer and its subcontractors must not be named as not complying
with the Equal Employment Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Act 1999.
c. The Tenderer must not make false or misleading claims or statements,
obtain confidential information, receive improper assistance, and engage in
collusive tendering, anti-competitive conduct or other similar conduct with
any other Tenderer or other person in relation to the preparation or
lodgement of tenders.
d. The Tenderer must indicate substantial compliance with the draft
conditions of contract.
e. A statement regarding the Tenderer's insurance coverage must be supplied.

*Timeframe for Delivery:*
The consultancy is expected to be started by 22 January 2007 and be
completed by 23 April 2007.
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