APPROVED First Deputy Minister of Forestry of the Republic of Belarus ______________________ "____" _________________________2019 Country Republic of Belarus Borrower Republic of Belarus Project title: Belarusian Forestry Development Project Project No P147760 GEF grant No: TF0А1173 Project Management Unit: UE "Bellesexport" Date of approval of the Procurement Plan by the Bank (IBRD): Date of publication of the General Procurement Notice: April 23, 2015 Period for which the Procurement Plan is made up: January 2020 Loan closing date: October 15, 2035 Package No. Description Procurement Bank Review Domestic Bidding Publication of SPN/IFB Opening of Bids Bid Evaluation Award of Contract Signing Contract Commentaries Method (Prior/Post) Preference Documents Contract Completion А. Goods/Non-Consulting Services COMPONENT 1: IMPROVING SILVICULTURE AND THE SUSTAINABILITY OF FOREST MANAGEMENT Sub-component 3: Developing Revised forest nurseries for afforestation and reforestation Enhancing the physical infrastructure of a tree Mar-16 May-16 Jun-16 Jun-16 Jun-16 Jul-16 Oct-16 nursery (Procurement of a mechanical shovel for Supply of the goods was planned for Baranovichy State soil cultivation, a vertical and horizontal root Shopping Post No Forest Enterprise. The Supplier is LLC trimmer and a plant lifter for planted stock that 01.03.2016 11.10. 2016 28.10.2016 Nov-16 11.11.2016 19.12 2016 13.02 2017 "Inchenso"(Belarus). The Contract is completed. ensures soil removal from roots of plants) (1.3.1) BFDP/GEF/Shopping/ Jun-16 Jun-16 Jun-16 Jul-16 Oct-16 Enhancing the physical infrastructure of forestries Mar-16 May-16 16/08 (Procurement of a soil cultivation mechanism to Three Contracts were concluded for supply of Goods create microliftings in forest cultivation sites, a disc for Ivatsevichy State Forest Enterprise and Polesye State mechanism for soil cultivation and removal of Shopping Post No 28.04.2017; Forest Enterprise. The Contracts were concluded in weeds, a plant treatment mechanism for 1-5 year 01.03.2016 08.11.2016 23.11.2016 Dec-16 21.12.2016 01.02. 2017 Euro and in Belarusian Rubles. The Supplier is LLC 29.05.2017 old plants in felling sites and a site clearence "Inchenso"(Belarus). The Contracts are completed. machines) (1.3.2) COMPONENT 2: IMPROVING FOREST FIRE PREVENTION, MONITORING, DETECTION AND SUPPRESSION Sub-component 2: Improving Forest Fire Prevention, Monitoring, Detection and Suppression Enhancing the physical infrastructure of the forest Apr-16 May-16 May-16 Jun-16 Jun-16 Jul-16 Jul-16 fire protection service (2.2.1), including: The Supplier is JV "Scanlink". The Contract is completed. BFDP/GEF/Shopping/ Mud motor pump, 6 items 01.03.2016 27.04.2016 18.05.2016 Jun-16 24.06.2016 18.08.2016 19.08.2016 Shopping Post No 16/16 Fire hose, 15 items Fire hose, 50 items The Supplier is PE Filimonov A.B. (Russia). The 01.03.2016 08.11.2016 23.11.2016 Dec-16 20.12.2016 26.01.2017 27.01.2017 Combined hand fire nozzle, 13 items Contract is completed. Shoulder sprayer, 40 items COMPONENT 3: CAPACITY BUILDING FOR SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT Aug-16 N/A N/A N/A Oct-16 Oct-16 Nov-16 The Suppliers are Vimek AB (Sweden ) the Supplier is Development of physical infrastructure for the BFDP/GEF/DC/16/33 DC Prior No OJSC "Amkodor" (Belarus). The Contracts are training of staff in the forest sector (3.3.2) 26.08.2016 N/A N/A N/A N/A 28.11.2016 31.03.2017 completed. Jun-16 Jul-16 Jul-16 Aug-16 Aug-16 Sep-16 Feb-17 The Supplier is LLC "Cifrovie Technologii"(Belarus). 17.10.2016 23.01.2017 08.02.2017 Feb-17 15.03.2017 31.03.2017 15.06.2017 The Contract is completed. 17.10.2016 11.05.2017 29.05.2017 Jun-17 08.06.2017 cancelled cancelled The Suppliers refused to sign the Contract BFDP/GEF/Shopping/ Procurement of office hardware Shopping Post No 16/36 The Supplier is LLC "Astline"(Belarus). The Contract is 17.10.2016 04.09.2017 15.09.2017 Sep-2017 25.09.2017 27.09.2017 05.10.2017 completed. The Supplier is LLC "Friendly"(Belarus). The Contract 17.10.2016 06.09.2017 15.09.2017 Sep-2017 26.09.2017 18.10.2017 19.10.2017 is completed. В. Consultants' Services Opening of Technical Bank Opening of Selection Publication of Proposals/Openi Combined Contract Contract Package No. Description Review Technical Evaluation Financial Draft Contract Comments Method REI, RFP ng of Evaluation Signing Completion (Prior/Post) Proposals Expressions of Interest COMPONENT 1: IMPROVING SILVICULTURE AND THE SUSTAINABILITY OF FOREST MANAGEMENT Sub-Component 3: Developing Improved Forest Nurseries Jan-17 Mar-17 N/A N/A N/A Apr-17 May-17 May-19 The Consultant is "Institute of Forest of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Belarus". Identification and creation of a collection of forest Negotiations for the implementation of the Activity were woody plants resistant to climatic stress, rare and held 3 times (28 February, 2017; 25 August 2017; BFDP/GEF/CQS/16/09 economically valuable wood species on the CQS Post September 11, 2017) in order to justify the increase in premises of the National Forest Selection-Seed 09.11.2016 23.11.2016 N/A N/A N/A Aug-17 20.10.2017 cost (up to USD 200 000), the terms for the Production Center (1.3.3) implementation, the list of forest wood species and the places for the collection. The contract is being executed. It is planned to conclude a Contract with RUE Development of computerized accounting of Jan-19 Feb-19 N/A N/A N/A Apr-19 May-19 Dec-20 "Belgosles" in accordance with p.3.9 (a),( с), (d) of the planting materials for development of forest seed BFDP/GEF/SSS/16/10 SSS Post Guidelines and p.62 of the Project Appraisal Document, and forest nursery bases of forest enterprises. N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Jun-19 Jun-19 approved by the World Bank Executive Board on March (1.3.4) 06, 2015. COMPONENT 2: IMPROVING FOREST FIRE PREVENTION, MONITORING, DETECTION AND SUPPRESSION Sub-Component 2: Improving Fire Detection and Monitoring The Consultant is "Institute of Forest of the National Jan-16 Feb-16 N/A N/A N/A Mar-16 Apr-16 Jun-17 BFDP/GEF/CQS/16/15 Updating the firefighting zoning of Belarus (2.1) CQS Post Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Belarus". The Contract is completed. 19.02.2016 01.03.2016 N/A N/A N/A May-16 18.05.2016 31.05.2017 Creation of the animated commercial in order to Feb-18 Feb-18 N/A N/A N/A Mar-18 Аpr-18 Sep-18 strengthen the measures on forest fires prevention The Consultant is FAUE "Hepta Group". The Contract BFDP/GEF/CQS/16/17 CQS Post and its airing on TV, internet, in cinemas, subway is being executed stations and the bus station "Centralny" (2.2.2) 07.02.2018 21.02.2018 N/A N/A N/A Mar-18 17.05.2018 A targeted inventory of depleted peatlands and May-18 Jun-18 N/A N/A N/A Jul-18 Sep-18 Dec-19 The Consultant is "Institute of Forest of the National those peatlands that are no longer used for BFDP/GEF/CQS/17/18 CQS Post Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Belarus". The agricultural purposes and that pose a high risk of 27.03.2018 18.04.2018 N/A N/A N/A Aug-18 14.09.2018 Dec-19 Contract is being executed. fires (2.3) COMPONENT 3: BUILDING THE CAPACITY FOR SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT Sub-Component 1: Creating the Enabling Environment Improvement of the national forest policy with account of requirements set forth in international Jun-19 Jul-19 Aug-19 N/A N/A Sep-19 Oct-19 Dec-20 agreements, of sustainable forest management and BFDP/GEF/CQS/16/19 CQS Post The REI was published on May 24, 2019 use requirements, and principles of biodiversity conservation and mitigation of consequences of 24.05.2019 18.06.2019 N/A N/A Jul-19 Sep-19 Nov-20 climate change (3.1.1.1.) Opening of Technical Bank Opening of Selection Publication of Proposals/Openi Combined Contract Contract Package No. Description Review Technical Evaluation Financial Draft Contract Comments Method REI, RFP ng of Evaluation Signing Completion (Prior/Post) Proposals Expressions of Interest Improvement of the national legislation and the regulatory technical framework of the forestry Nov-15 Jan-16 Jan-16 N/A N/A Jan-16 Feb-16 Jul-17 sector with account of principles of sustainable forest management and use, practice of The Consultant is Mr. Igor Kusenkov (Belarus). The BFDP/GEF/IC/15/20 IC Post implementation thereof, and international Contract is completed. experience (3.1.1.2) Task 01-1/15. Improving the system of forest 19.11.2015 30.11.2015 21.12.2015 N/A N/A Dec-15 06.01.2016 31.12.2017 management planning of the Republic of Belarus. Improvement of the national legislation and the regulatory technical framework of the forestry Nov-15 Jan-16 N/A N/A N/A Jan-16 Feb-16 Jul-17 sector with account of principles of sustainable forest management and use, practice of The Consultant is RUE "Belgosles" (Belarus). The BFDP/GEF/SSS/15/20 SSS Prior implementation thereof, and international Contract is completed. experience (3.1.1.2) 31.12.2015 N/A N/A N/A N/A Feb-16 05.03.2016 31.04.2017 Task 02-2/15. Improving the system of forest monitoring of the Republic of Belarus. Development of methods and techniques for the Jul-19 Aug-19 N/A N/A N/A Sep-19 Oct-19 Dec-20 preservation of biological and landscape diversity BFDP/GEF/CQS/16/21 CQS Post during the conduct of forest management activities and forest use (3.1.1.3) Sep-19 Oct-19 Nov-19 N/A N/A Nov-19 Dec-19 Dec-20 Consolidation and publication of recommendations BFDP/GEF/IC/17/22 on applying the experience of forest managment IC Post abroad (3.1.2.2) N/A N/A Apr-18 May-18 N/A N/A N/A Jun-18 Jul-18 Dec-19 Implementation of specialized forest surveying that Following the results of the Single Source Selection takes into account the requirements on climate BFDP/GEF/SSS/16/23 SSS Post procedure the Contract was signed with the RUE change adaptation, biodiversity conservation, and "Belgosles". The Contract is being executed. expansion of the forest use sphere (3.1.3.1) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Jun-18 29.06.2018 Undertake assessment and monitoring of soil nutrient levels, soil carbon and biodiversity in main Feb-18 Feb-18 N/A N/A N/A Mar-18 Apr-18 Oct-19 felling sites were felling waste in addition to timber has been harvested according to the criteria on The Consultant is Belarusian State Technological BFDP/GEF/CQS/16/24 developed by the Round Table on Ensuring CQS Post University(Belarus). The Contract is being executed. Sustainable production and Use of Biomass . This will be done on a number of pilot sites with annual monitoring and writing up of results over the 14.03.2018 30.03.2018 N/A N/A N/A 30.07.2018 24.08.2018 lifetime of the project. (3.1.3.3) Update of the Strategy for the Adaptation of the Belarusian Forest Sector to Climate Change until May-17 Jun-17 N/A N/A N/A Jun-17 Jul-17 Dec-18 The Consultant is Belarusian State Technological BFDP/GEF/CQS/16/25 CQS Post 2050, development of Forestry Adaptation Strategy University(Belarus). The Contract is being executed. until 2030 (3.1.4) 14.07.2017 31.07.2017 N/A N/A N/A 25.09.2017 23.10.2017 Improvement and testing of a technology for the Apr-18 May-18 N/A N/A N/A Jun-18 Jul-18 Dec-19 The Consultant is "Institute of Forest of the National reconstruction of low-value plantations for the BFDP/GEF/CQS/17/26 CQS Post Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Belarus". The purpose of increasing the share of broadleaved Contract is being executed. species (3.1.5) 27.03.2018 18.04.2018 N/A N/A N/A Aug-18 14.09.2018 Jan-20 Apr-18 May-18 N/A N/A N/A Jun-18 Jul-18 Dec-19 Improvement and testing of a technology for the The Consultant is "Institute of Forest of the National reforestation of drying coniferous felling sites for BFDP/GEF/CQS/17/27 CQS Post 28.03.2018 The Procedure was cancelled due to the lack of the Expressions of Interest received. Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Belarus". The the purpose of creating sustainable plantations Contract is being executed. (3.1.6) 06.08.2018 30.08.2018 N/A N/A N/A Sep-18 01.10.2018 Jan-20 Monitoring research of transformation of the The Consultant is State Scientific Institution "The V.F. forest fund in respond to climate change, human Apr-16 May-16 N/A N/A N/A Jun-16 Jul-16 May-19 Kuprevich Institute of Experimental Botany"(Belarus). impact, and forestry activity with dvelopment of BFDP/GEF/CQS/16/28 CQS Post Following the negotiotions the increase of the budget up suggestions for preserving natural origin and to USD 300 000 was justified. The Contract is being biological diversity of plants during reforestation, 19.04.2016 06.05.2016 N/A N/A N/A Oct-16 19.12.2016 Feb-19 executed. afforestation and forest use (3.1.7) Undertake monitoring and analysis of stands with Feb-18 Feb-18 N/A N/A N/A Mart-18 Apr-18 Dec-19 and without project thinning and removal of felling The Consultant is Belarusian State Technological BFDP/GEF/CQS/16/29 CQS Post waste interventions to assess Greenhouse Gas University(Belarus). The Contract is being executed. (GHG) emissions reductions (3.1.8) 15.03.2018 30.03.2018 N/A N/A N/A 30.07.2018 14.09.2018 Jan-20 Sub-Component 2: Improvement of the Forest Management Information System and Forest Management Development and introduction of an automated Feb-19 Mar-19 N/A N/A N/A Apr-19 May-19 Dec-20 system for forestry planning, accounting and BFDP/GEF/CQS/17/30 CQS Post reporting with account of principles of biodiversity conservation (3.2.1) Opening of Technical Bank Opening of Selection Publication of Proposals/Openi Combined Contract Contract Package No. Description Review Technical Evaluation Financial Draft Contract Comments Method REI, RFP ng of Evaluation Signing Completion (Prior/Post) Proposals Expressions of Interest N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Jun-17 Jul-17 Jun-19 Development of the "Reforestation Management The Consultant is RUE "Belgosles" (Belarus). The BFDP/GEF/SSS/17/30 SSS Post Information System" (3.2.1.1) Contract is being executed. N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Jun-17 31.07.17 Development of a subsystem of evaluation and Mar-17 Apr-17 N/A N/A N/A Jun-17 Jul-17 Dec-19 display of forest resources according to their CO2 The Assignment will be executed under the Republican BFDP/GEF/CQS/17/31 absorption capacity on the basis of the National CQS Post Budget financing. Geoinformation System of Forest Management and the Forest Cadaster (3.2.2) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Sub-Component 3: Development and Training in the Use of Advance Technologies Following the results of the evaluation, the BSTU was selected as the winner. They presented a simplified Nov-18 Dec-18 N/A N/A N/A Jan-19 Feb-19 Dec-19 technical and financial proposal in the amount of USD 94 000,00. Following the negotiations, the BSTU re- Development of the thematic area in the field of submitted their simplified technical and financial BFDP/GEF/CQS/16/32 training, retraining and professional development of CQS Post proposal in the amount of USD 62 450,00. Due to the staff in the forest sector (3.3.1) failure of BSTU to reduce the costs, The Bidding Committee decided not to conclude a contract with 14.01.2019 29.01.2019 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A BSTU and to consider the feasibility of implementing the Project Activity 3.3.1 under the GEF Grant funding at the next meeting of the Coordination Council. Preparation and publication of semi-popular and educational publications on the issues of forest Jul-19 Aug-19 N/A N/A N/A Sep-19 Oct-19 Jun-20 BFDP/GEF/CQS/17/34 sector adaptation to climate change, preservation of CQS Post biodiversity in the forests of Belarus, sustainable forest managment, etc. (3.3.4) Development of an extensive system of support for Dec-15 N/A N/A N/A N/A Jan-16 Feb-16 Mar-18 decision-making concerning forest management in The Consultant is State Enterprise for Forest Protection BFDP/GEF/SSS/16/35 radioactive contamination areas, real-time SSS Post and Monitoring "Bellesozaschita" (Belarus). The informing about the radioactive conditions in the Contract is completed. territory of the forest fund (3.4) 29.01.2016 N/A N/A N/A N/A Mar-16 18.05.2016 23.04.2018 Development of a new version of Information Jan-19 Feb-19 N/A N/A N/A Mar-19 Apr-19 Dec-20 System “Radioactive Contamination of Forests. BFDP/GEF/CQS/16/35-1 CQS Post RadFor”, Procurement of Mapping Information and Software Following the results of the selection of the firm to Mar-17 Mar-17 Apr-17 Apr-17 N/A Apr-17 Apr-17 May-17 conduct the financial audit for the period from July 31, BFDP/LCS/16/37 Financial Audit 2015-2016 LCS Prior 2015 to December 31, 2016 the Contract was signed with the LLC "BDO" (Belarus). The Contract is 15.03.2017 05.03.2017 17.04.2017 18.04.2018 N/A 19.04.2017 21.04.2017 27.06.2017 completed. N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Mar-18 Apr-18 May-18 Following the results of the Single Source Selection BFDP/SSS/16/37-1 Financial Audit 2017 SSS Post procedure the Contract was signed with the LLC "BDO" N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Mar-18 10.04.2018 28.06.2018 (Belarus). The Contract is completed. N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Mar-19 Apr-19 May-19 Following the results of the Single Source Selection procedure the Contract was signed with the LLC "BDO" BFDP/SSS/16/37-2 Financial Audit 2018 SSS Post (Belarus). The Auditor's Report was prepared and sent N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Mar-19 15.04.2019 to the World Bank for the approval. N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Mar-20 Apr-20 May-20 BFDP/SSS/16/37-3 Financial Audit 2019 SSS Post N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Dec-20 Dec-20 Jan-21 BFDP/SSS/16/37-4 Financial Audit 2020 SSS Post Following the results of the selection of the individual Aug-16 Sep-16 Sep-16 Sep-16 N/A Oct-16 Oct-16 Jan-17 consultant the Contract was signed with Ms. Olga Selection of Procurement Specialist under GEF BFDP/GEF/IC/16/38 IC Prior Chabrovskaya (Belarus). The Contract is being Grant 2015-2020 Jun-17 24.07.2017 10.08.2017 25.08.2017 N/A 11.09.2017 19.10.2017 Aug-19 executed. Additional Agreement was signed to extend the terms of the Contract execution. Jan-19 Jan-19 N/A N/A N/A Feb-19 Mar-19 Jan-20 Following the results of the selection of the individual Selection of Financial Specialist under GEF Grant BFDP/GEF/IC/16/39 IC Post consultant the Contract was signed with Mr. Alexei 2015-2020 28.01.2019 14.02.2019 N/A N/A N/A Mar-19 12.04.2019 Vdovichev. The Contract is being executed. Opening of Technical Bank Opening of Selection Publication of Proposals/Openi Combined Contract Contract Package No. Description Review Technical Evaluation Financial Draft Contract Comments Method REI, RFP ng of Evaluation Signing Completion (Prior/Post) Proposals Expressions of Interest C. Training N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A The following Contracts were concluded: 1. With Private Touristic Unitary Enterprise "Bonus Travel" (hereinafter - PTUE "Bonus Travel") on November 9, 2016 in the amount of USD 9 225 (this amount does N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Oct-16 09.11.2016 02.12.2016 not include USD 441,99 per diems); 2. With PTUE "Bonus Travel" on November 24, 2017 in the amount of USD 7 082,83 (this amount does not include USD BFDP/GEF/Shopping/16/4 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Nov-17 24.11.2017 27.12.2017 386,24 per diems); 3. With PTUE "Bonus Travel" on Study visits for PIU 2015-2020 Shopping Post 0 April 13, 2018 in the amount of USD 3 894,41 (this amount does not include USD 170,59 per diems); 4. N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Apr-18 13.04.2018 15.05.2018 With PTUE "Bonus Travel" on April 9, 2018 in the amount of USD 830 (this amount does not include USD 773,37 per diems). 5. With PTUE "Bonus Travel" on N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Apr-18 09.04.2018 15.05.2018 November 13, 2018 in the amount of USD 10 359,95 (this amount does not include USD 463,53 per diems); All the Contracts are completed. N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Nov-19 13.11.2018 30.11.2018 The following Contracts were concluded: 1. With N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A PTUE "Bonus Travel" on May 30, 2016 in the amount of Euro 4 751 (USD 5353,77); 2. With PTUE "Bonus Travel" on July 15, 2016 in the amount of USD 3 882; N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A May-16 30.05.2016 17.06.2016 Study visits for specialists and national experts with 3.With PTUE "Bonus Travel" on April 28, 2017 in the BFDP/GEF/Shopping/16/4 the aim of studying the hands-on experience of Shopping Post N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Jun-16 15.07.2016 29.07.2016 amount of USD 5 125 (this amount does not include 1 forest management (15-20 persons) USD 480 per diems); 4. With PTUE "Bonus Travel" on August 17, 2018 in the amount of USD 12 920. The N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Apr-17 28.04.2017 23.05.2017 Contracts are completed. N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 16.08.2018 17.08.2018 05.09.2018 Dec-19 Dec-19 Jan-20 N/A N/A Jan-20 Jan-20 Jan-20 Training of the forestry enterprises' staff is held in the BFDP/GEF/IC/16/42 Training the staff of a pilot forestry IC Post framework of the Contracts for the supply of machines and equipment. Dec-19 Dec-19 Jan-20 N/A N/A Jan-20 Jan-20 Jan-20 Training of the operators of multipurpose forest Training of the forestry enterprises' staff is held in the BFDP/GEF/Shopping/16/4 machinery in the nature-conserving methods of Shopping Post framework of the Contracts for the supply of machines 3 machinery operation and equipment. The funds saved (in the amount of 8 000,00 USD) were allocated to the study visits for PIU. Training forest management, forest science, education experts and experts of the framework of Dec-19 Dec-19 Jan-20 N/A N/A Jan-20 Jan-20 Mar-20 The Contract was concluded with the Training the Ministry of Natural Resources and Institution "Republican Educational Centre for Training, Environmental Protection in the issues of BFDP/GEF/SSS/16/44 SSS Post Retraining and Raising the Level of Skill of Forestry sustainable forest management and use that aim to Personnel" on October 08, 2018. The Contract is increase the sustainability of forest ecosystems and completed. the conservation of biodiversity under the N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Oct-18 08.10.2018 14.11.2018 circumstances of climate change D. Operating Costs including banking services and misc. Bank fees for cash withdrawal (for per diems payments) and misc. Head of the forestry department Head of the Economics and Investment Department Head of the Production and Sales of Products Department Expenditure Category Contract Value (USD) Bank Prior Review >=5 000 000 All contracts >=10,000,000 Works, Turnkey, S&I of <5 000 000 First contract. Plant&Equipment <200 000 First contract. NA All contracts >=10,000,000. >=2 000 000 All contracts >=2,000,000 Goods, IT and Non- <1 000 000 All contracts subject to post-review. Consultant Services <100 000 First contract. NA All contracts >= 2,000,000. >=300 000 All contracts >= 1,000,000 for firms; all contracts >=300 000 for Individual Consultants. SSS contracts subject to justification and shall follow the same prior review threshold as per relevant Consultancy services <300 000 prior review threshold for consultant services (firms) and individuals. Selection of Procurement NA Specialists and Legal Consultants (Firm or Individual) shall be subject to prior review. NA ICB – International Competitive Bidding NCB – National Competitive Bidding DC – Direct Contracting QCBS – Quality and Cost Based Selection QBS – Quality Based Selection Notes FBS – Fixed Budget Selection LCS – Least Cost Selection CQS – Selection Based on Consultants’ Qualification SSS – Single (or Sole) Source Selection IC – Individual Consultant selection procedure NA – Not Applicable