PROCUREMENT PLAN General 1. Project information Region : Bhutan Borrower : RGOB Project Name and Brief : Strengthening Intergovernmental Fiscal Systems and Capacity Building Project I.D. : P131088 TF/Grant No. : TF014439 Project Implementing Agency (PIA) :Department of National Budget, Ministry of Finance 2. Bank’s approval Date of the procurement Plan:----------------------------- 3. Date of General Procurement Notice: 12/12/2013 4. Period covered by this procurement plan: The procurement period of project covered from year August, 2013 to December 2014 (Eighteen months). II. Goods, Works and Non-consulting services 1. a) Procurement Methods and Thresholds Category Method of Procurement Threshold (USD Equivalent) Goods and ICB >200,000 Non- LIB wherever agreed by Bank consultant NCB Up to 200,000 services Shopping Up to 50,000 DC As per para 3.7 of Guidelines Force Account As per para 3.9 of Guidelines Works ICB >1,500,000 NCB Up to 1,500,000 Shopping Up to 50,000 DC As per para 3.7 of Guidelines Force Account As per para 3.9 of Guidelines b. Prior Review Threshold: Works: All contracts more than USD 3 million equivalent Goods: All contracts more than USD 600,000 equivalent Non-Consultant Services: All contracts more than USD 600,000 equivalent 1 The justifications for all contracts to be issued using LIB ordirect contracting shall be subject to prior review. For prior review contracts, the amendments for increasing the cost or extension of time beyond 15% of original value shall also be subject to Bank’s prior review. 2. Pre-qualification: Not Applicable 3. Proposed Procedures for CDD Components: (As per paragraph. 3.19 of the Guidelines.) 4. Reference to (if any) Project Operational/Procurement Manual: -- :-- All the contracts issued under the project will follow the World Bank’s “Guidelines: Procurement of goods, works and non- consulting services under IBRD loans and IDA credits & grants by World Bank borrowers” dated January 2011. 5. Any Other Special Procurement Arrangements: The evaluation committees will have external experts, as and when required, apart from in-house experts. 6. Procurement Packages with Methods and Time Schedule 1 2 3 4 7 8 9 Estimated Review Expected Ref. Contract Procurement Cost by Bank Bid-Opening Comments No. (Description) Method (Prior/ Post) Date Video Conferencing $ 1000 Shopping Post 28/2/2014 Equipment Laptops (7 nos) $ 7000 Shopping Post 28/2/2014 GRAND TOTAL 2 III. Selection of Consultants 1. a) Procurement Methods and Thresholds: Category Method of Procurement Threshold (USD Equivalent) Consultants’ CQS/LCS Up to 100,000 Services SSS As per para 3.8-3.11 of Guidelines Individuals As per Section V of Guidelines Selection of Particular As per para 3.15-3.21 of Guidelines Types of Consultants QCBS/QBS/FBS for all cases b) Prior Review Threshold: Selection decisions subject to Prior Review by Bank as stated in legal agreement: Selection Method Prior Review Threshold Comments 1. Competitive Methods (Firms) >$200,000 2. Competitive Methods (Individuals) >$60,000 First contracts issued shall be subject to prior review irrespective of the value. The contracts for external auditors will also subject to prior review of the Bank irrespective of the value. In addition, the justifications for all contracts to be issued on single-source basis shall be subject to prior review. In case of selection of individuals, the qualifications, experience, terms of reference and terms of employment shall be subject to prior review. For prior review contracts, the amendments for increasing the cost or extension of time beyond 15% of original value shall also be subject to Bank’s prior review. 2. Short list comprising entirely of national consultants: Short list of consultants for services, estimated tocost less than $200,000 equivalent per contract, may comprise entirely of national consultants in accordance with the provisions of the World Bank Consultant Guidelines. 3. Any Other Special Selection Arrangements:The evaluation committees will have external experts, as and when required, apart from in-house experts. 4. Consultancy Assignments with Selection Methods and Time Schedule Amount in US$ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Ref. Description of Assignment Estimated Selection Review Expected No. Cost Method by Bank Proposals Comments (Prior / Post) Submission Date Strengthening Intergovernmental 195,700 FBS Prior 24/2/2014 Fiscal Systems and Capacity Building 3 IV. Implementing Agency Capacity Building Activities with Time Schedule 1. In this section the agreed Capacity Building Activities are listed with time schedule Amount in US$ Estimated Costs S. Expected outcome / Estimated Total Estimated Start Date Comments No. Activity Description Cost per Cost Duration Head TOTAL ***** 4